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Foreword

This book is more than the history of 50 > ears of a little inland town in Western McLean County. It Is a story of the people who built the farms, the town, the institutions, and the organizations that make the entire Roseglen area one of the better strictly rural communities of our state. And it is more than the history of 50 years. It goes back to the turn of the century, when Patrick and Mike Glennon came from Iowa to squat in a verdant coulee, years ahead of the first homesteaders. The history is admittedly incomplete, stories of many of the area pioneers are missing or shortened because of lack of information. Though the committee in charge of preparing this anniversary book has worked hard, they do apologize for any omissions or inaccuracies. This committee expresses its sincere appreciation to all who have helped us in furnishing or preparing material for this book; to some credit is given herein, many others must remain anonymous. We thank especially the many advertisers whose financial assistance has made the preparation possible. It is well that we should be proud of our heritage. And that we should record its history for succeeding generations, that they may know how their fathers and grandfathers worked here to make on the virgin prairie an American community. May our children always be as proud of their history as we are of ours!

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We dedicate this book, not to the generations gone by, but to those generations who will come marching in from the future. May this wonderful area of ours continue a land of happy homes, and prosperous family farmers; secure in ownership of its fertile fields, and in enjoyment of the fruits of those fields! Will this continue to be true? We wish we knew!

REMEMBER WHEN

I remember When we found it quite a problem to keep the fire alight. We kindled it at morning, and banked it for the night. We carried coal and kindling in; we carried ashes out. Yes, the fire was quite a problem. Of that there is no doubt. But things are very different now, for time has changed all that. To build a fire now, all we do, is set the thermostat. I remember When on wash-day we were up before the sun. When everything took second place until the wash was done. We had no running water; we had no electric power. What then took almost half a day, is now done in an hour. Don't think that I exaggerate, or try to be dramatic, But Monday's just like Tuesday since our washer's automatic. I remember When a ten or twelve mile journey took almost an entire day. We had no automobile, nor concrete-paved highway. The roads were rough and narrow, the horses slow but sure. And there were many other hardships which a traveler must endure. But now there is no limit to the distance we can go. Why, we often drive a hundred miles to see the latest show. I wonder Now as I look back on how I toiled and slaved What has become, in recent years, all of the time I've saved? Helen Lemmon Roseglen Township History

BY GORDON HILL (From a term paper prepared while studying at Minot State College in 1963.)

INTRODUCTION

This paper is a history of Roseglen Township covering the early settlement in 1902. It tells of the life of the settlers. One big threat in their early life was prairie fires. In 1916 a part of the township that had been included in the Fort Berthold Reservation was opened to homesteaders. In 1917 life was in­ terrupted from its normal course when the U.S. entered World War I and many of the boys in the area were called into the service. In the late 1920's the depression hit the area along with a series of crop failures. In 1941 the U.S. entered World War II and 24 boys from the area were called into the service of their country. As luck would have it all 24 boys returned home safe and sound after the war. The higher prices received during the war and following the war brought prosperity to the area and Roseglen became a progressive area. The farms in the area are kept up and although some of the houses are old they are modern and well kept. I would like to express my appreciation to my mother and father for all the help they gave me in finding information for this paper. I would also like to express thanks to all the other people who gave of their time and knowledge. A special thanks to my sister who typed this paper for me.

A HISTORY OF ROSEGLEN TOWNSHIP Roseglen township is made up of flat level land for the most part. The northern half is flat with one coulee intersecting for a short distance along the northwest edge, (Section 12). This coulee is known as Glennon's coulee. The extreme east and the southern half is slightly more hilly, and has more rocks than the northern half. The extreme southeast corner is rough hilly land suitable for pasture purposes. The soil in this area is more sandy than the rest of the township. The soil is generally good for crops. The area usually receives from 5 to 20 inches of precipitation a year. Crops are generally fair to good in yields. In 1961 the area received a crop failure while in 1962 many farmers re­ ceived crops of twice the normal yields. Glennon's Ranch, established in 1894, from which Roseglen received part of its name. Roseglen Township (T, 149N, R. 87W)is located in the western part of McLean County. It is surrounded by Deepwater on the west, Amundsville on the northwest, Gate on the north, Blue Hill on the northeast, T. 149, R 86W, east (unorganized), Black- water on the southeast and T. 148, R 88W( unorganized) on the west southwest. Like most small areas, Roseglen Township does not have a spectabular history yet it has a history distinctly its own. Before the settlers came in mass to this area is was open range and used by the ranchers to the south. In 1884 Patrick Glennon settled on the open range in what is now known as Glennon's coulee. He homesteaded in 1902 when the land was opened to settlers for homesteading. When the settlers first came Patrick Glennon sold hay to those who arrived too late in the fall to put up their own. The Glennons were also the gardners of the area. They had huge gardens where they grew potatoes and a large assortment of other vegetables. They made huge root cellars where they stored this food until they could use it or sell it to the neighbors. These cellars could keep the potatoes and vegetables year around without spoilage. The early settlers made their homes out of whatever materials happened to be available. Some lived in sod shantys, others in tar paper shacks. Most, as soon as they could, built their homes out of lumber which usually came from a mill across the river or from Minot. By 1904 the people of Roseglen Township felt they needed a post office since the nearest one was in what is now Bluehill Township, then known as Oscar Post Office. In 1904 a petition for a post office was signed and sent to the postal department. Along with this petition was sent a letter with the surname of six settlers from the area as suggested names for the post office. The names submitted were Hill, Glennon, Snippen, Kolden, Shea and Rostad. All these were rejected by the Postal Department. A group of men then met at the Johannes Snippen home. The purpose was to find a name for the new post office that was to be established. A picture of roses on a seed catalogue caught the eye of one of the men and he sug-

First store and post office at Roseglen. Notice the sod sides. gested that the name rose be combined with his neighbor's sur­ name Glennon and the name Roseglennon was sent to the Postal Department. The Postal Department shortened the name to Roseglen and accepted it, thus the post office became known as Roseglen. The post office was open for six months before the mail delivery route was extended to Roseglen. During this time John Snippen, the Postmaster, made the trip to Oscar everyday to pick up the mail and bring it back to the Roseglen Post Of­ fice. 8 The Post Office was to remain on the John Snippen farm (N. W. 1/4 of Section 13) until it was moved to its present site after the Reservation was moved back. At that time John Snippen sold his store too. In 1906 there was so much snow the trains could not make it into Ryder and the people were badly in need of coal. Some of the farmers in the area hauled coal to Ryder in extremely cold weather where they often got as high as forty to forty-five dollars a load. A load usually consisted of about two ton. The coal was divided among the residents of Ryder with each one getting about 500 pounds until the wagon was empty. During the first years most of the settlers got their coal down by the river where they could get it for the digging. Mr. John Hill, Sr. was the first to build a large hip roofed barn in 1907. Mr. Hill hauled lumber from Minot to build the barn. This barn is still standing on the old home place. It is presently used by his son, Arnold. Mr. Peter Kolden built the first large home in 1910. Vernon Hanson, a grandchild, now lives in this same house. The farming in this area was done mostly with horses and mules, although a few oxen were used among the early homesteaders. An average day of a farmer when farming with horses consisted of arising at 4:30 or 5 a.m., feed the horses, do the other chores needing to be done and get in the field by 7 a.m. He worked until noon, at which time he would eat, rest the horses for an hour and go back to the field until about 7 p.m. He would

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•smmt: Paul Kolden breaking prairie sod. Photo by Fred 0. Olson, pioneer commercial photographer who homesteaded in Roseglen. arrive home after 7 p.m. and unharness and feed his horses and eat his evening meal. After eating he would return to the barn to curry the horses, get them ready for the next day, milk the cows and do up any remaining chores. By this time it was 10 p.m. and the bed looked very inviting. The farmers would use the same horses day after day so it was important that they be kept in top condition so they could do the work demanded of them. Often times when a mare was about to foal she would be worked right up to the time she foaled, at which time she would be unhitched and taken back to the barn. The next day she would be put to work again and the colt would trot along beside his mother. Although tractors came early, they were used mainly for threshing and horses were worked in the field. Horses were used to a large extent for field work until the 1930's . A.C. Hill recalls using horses as late as 1928 to pull the combine. The threshing was done in the fall, after which everyone set about getting ready for winter. The grain hauling was done in the winter time. It usually took one day to make the trip to Ryder and one day to come back home, which consisted of about fifteen miles each way. John Hill, Jr. hauled grain to Ryder with his big Four tractor. He pulled seven wagons behind and usually hauled around 1100 bushels of grain. Usually one or two trips per year were made to Minot. These trips were usually to have wheat ground into flour for their own use. This trip took from three to four days, one day for the trip in (often left home around 2 a.m.), one day to rest the horses and get the flour ground, and one day for the trip home, if all went well. The trip was about fifty miles each way. 10 Bate svn

On July 29, 1913 the Plat of Batesville was approved. At this time the government controlled it because it was still on the reservation. This townsite remained inactive until the reservation was opened for settlement in 1916. In 1917 the post office was moved to Batesville. At this point there was discussion as to whether or not the name of the post office should be changed to Batesville. The Oldtimers decided they wanted the name to remain Roseglen. Officially the name of the townsite is Batesville; however, very few people remember this and in my time I have never heard it referred to as Batesville except at the Register of Deeds Office. During its history, Roseglen has had various places of business. At one time early in its history there were two general merchandise stores, a bar, barber shop, restaurant, garage, lumber yard (which sold its original lumber and left), community hall and bank. The bank was started by W.G. Conners in 1916 and was known as the Roseglen State Bank. Some of the local people bought shares in it. When things started to slow up at Roseglen, Mr. Conners decided to liquidate the bank and in 1926 the bank moved to Minot. One underlying reason for the bank moving was the fact that twice the vault was blown open and the bank robbed.

Roseglen Store 11 Part of a railroad grade remains to remind the people of Roseglen how close they came to having a railroad. Evidence of this is the news article saying, "Surveying in McLean County for new line that will eventually add 250 miles of track to the Great Northern." Work on the railroad grade was started near Roseglen and about four miles of track was built before work was stopped and the crew pulled out. John Kerzman recalls that he hauled hay up to the grade and sold it to the railroad to feed their horses. He said that at the time there was speculation that the railroad did this only to keep a federal land grant.

Grading camps on the new Turtle Lake Branch near Roseglen.

Later Settlement

In 1911 a part of the land on the reservation was opened to settlement. Those wanting a chance at the land had to register for this in Plaza or Roseglen. The land was to be distributed by lottery. The people received a disappointment on June 22, 1911 when the portion of the reservation near Roseglen was held back as a coal land reserve. In 1916 it was finally opened and the land was distributed by lottery, the people with the low numbers getting first choice. Of the settlers who came in 1916 only Arthur and Homer Skeiten are direct descendents still living on the reservation land. 12 Coal Mines

In 1919 a coal mine was opened in Roseglen Township on the N.W. 1/4 of Section 20. The mine was an underground mine located on the side of a hill. Opening this mine were Chris Prang and Bill Braasch. Later in 1921 they sold out to Carl Larson who operated the mine to its closing. The shaft of the mine ran back into the hill for about 60 to 80 rods. The coal was hauled out of the mine by a horse or mule, one half ton at a time. The coal vein they were mining was about eight feet thick. They mined only about five feet because there was too much slack in the other three feet. The coal was mined in rooms off the main shaft. There were govern­ ment regulations on the rooms. There had to be a six foot wide entry way into the room. The entry way had to be 16 feet long. The rooms could not be over 9 feet square. The only serious accident was in 1934 when Bill Drake was undermining and a huge chunk of coal fell on him. He was taken to Minot by Arnold Hill and Carl Larson. His spine was injured and he died eleven days after the accident. The price of coal was one dollar a long ton delivered, or about 75 cents at the mine. Expenses incurred by the mine owner were a royalty tax of ten cents a ton to the government due to it having been Indian land, and from ten cents a ton to twenty-five cents a ton, depending on the time, for labor to have the coal hauled out of the mine. The owner, Alex Braasch of the Roseglen Mine met with a tragic accident in the fall of 1928. He crashed through a plate glass window while sleep walking, cutting a severe gash in his arm. He crawled to the closest neighbor, who took him by car to Ryder. He died before reaching the doctor. The mine was then taken over by Carl Larson. In the middle of 1920's the mines were modernized. Carl Larson installed a Willys Knight engine and cable to pull the cars out of the mine. Sometimes the cable would break and the cars would roll back into the mine and pile up at the bottom of the in­ cline and it would take a day to make repairs. A second mine was opened in 1922 across the road (SE1/4 of Section 17). Its operation was much the same as the other mine. In 1935 Grant Shaw was burned by a powder explosion. Grant was welding in the blacksmith shop and a spark flew into a powder keg which exploded, knocking the roof loose and burning Grant. This mine closed in 1937. In 1947 Iver Vangsness and son had a field fire get out of control and burn the prairie leading to the mines. As a result, the mines caught fire and had to be dynamited shut. The en­ trances and all the air vents were blasted shut to put out the fire. 13 School District Roseglen School District was organized in 1905 with the following elected to the school board: Adolf Johnson - President Peter Kolden - Dir ;ctor Johannes Snippen - Director Henry Snippen - Treasurer John Hill, Sr. - Clerk First teachers were Elsie Nelson and Nellie Walsh. From September 4th to November 24, 1905, Elsie Nelson taught at thirty-five dollars a month. From April 23 to June 29, 1906 Nellie Walsh taught at forty dollars a month. From 1905 to 1910 school was held in a homestead shack on the Frost quarter (SE 1/4 of Section 15). In 1910 the first school was built, being referred to as the Fines School. On August 17, 1917 the portion of the township that had been within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and the former Roseglen school district combined to be known as Roseglen School District No. 53. J1"01?.,1?™ t0 1925 the district built four schools which were U U ntl 19 5 4 and 1955 when the sch001 atf Whit»i . e «LShield, ,. ' children were enrolled °? ^rvil,?;J95,?,R?seglen sch001 district officially became a part of the White Shield common school district.

First school held in Frost Homestead shack. 14 First school house in Roseglen, known as Fines School.

Township Organization

On March 8, 1923 petitions were granted and on March 24, 1923 Roseglen became an organized township. Since that time Roseglen Township has put in a road system that serves everyone in the township with all weather roads. (Presently serving the township, in 1967, are Kenneth Hill, Lloyd Kolden and Vernon Hanson as Supervisors. Art Skeiten as Clerk, has served continuously since 1932. Maurice Snippen is Treasurer, Harold Giffey, Constable and Julius Lunden, Asses­ sor. Arnold Hill served the longest number of years as Supervisor, putting in 27 years. There have been only 2 clerks and 4 assessors since the board organized. The Board is to be commended for building the best system of roads in any surrounding community, having only a few miles of ungraded roads.) 15 Reminiscences of the Snippens

By Irene Nelson & Julia Hill One stormy day in January 1967 we were reminiscing and talking over many of the pioneer incidents which had been related to us by our parents, John and Emma Snippen. In 1902 our parents were a newly married couple residing near Cyrus, Minn. They had heard of the wonderful opportunities awaiting "Out West". There was a land boom on in North Dakota and everyone was anxious to go out and file on a claim, which was considered a wonderful way of establishing a new home. So, on May 17 in the year 1903 our mother was with a group of women and children who left by train from Hancock, Minn. Their destination was Minot where they were met by their husbands who had arrived on an earlier train. From Minot they traveled by lumber wagon over well-rutted trails, neVer imagining these ever would be replaced by super highways. During the pleasant 2-day trip they saw the prairies near and far dotted with scattered shacks of the homesteaders who had already established homes here. They spent the first night at one of these homes where they were welcomed with open arms. After the big build-up Dad had so well told Mother about this new home in the West, it was a disappointment to arrive and find the shack which had been built the previous fall had fallen a victim to Northwest winds. And in a true pioneer spirit, already prevailing, they were invited to live with relatives. In a few days a tent was secured and staked on their homestead; this became their honeymoon cottage in North Dakota. A short time later their homestead shack was rebuilt. Mother wanted to make it more "homey" so she later covered the 2x4's and walls with newspapers, putting them on with a paste made of flour and water. As they gazed at the walls they could read their old copies of the Skandinaven. This also helped to keep in the heat because one of their concerns was to be ready for the coming North Dakota winter. September 11, 1903 was a pleasant day so Mother took advantage of the weather and walked to the home of her sister (Mrs. Peter Kolden) to secure a stovepipe for their laundry stove which was used as a heater and cook stove. The walking distance at that time wasn't a matter of great concern so a distance of 2 1/2 miles meant nothing to her, it was both a pleasure and business trip. The next day a blizzard hit and raged for 2 days so she was happy she had made the necessary trip the previous day. Getting ready for winter was a matter not to be taken lightly. Even after the windows had strips of material packed around them, 16 Snippen Store & Post Office built in 1908 and moved to Roseglen Townsite in 1917. the snow would find a way of filtering in, and the inside nails were covered with frost. Snow drifts were very deep that first winter and it was necessary to dig a sort of tunnel from the doorway of the shack to the top of the drifts, and walk on top of the hard snow to another tunnel which led down into the barn. What Mother described as her usual wash day is a far cry from the modern way of washing clothes. She carried snow in tubs and melted it, and we know it takes a lot of snow to get a tubful of water. The next process was to strain the water through a dish towel, then fill the copper boiler and heat it on the laundry stove, set up 2 tubs and get to work on the wash board. Imagine this washroom arrangement in their 1 room shack. During the winter the clothes were also hung to dry in this 1 room by putting up lines from one wall to another. The next day the ironing was done with a sad-iron. Water was always a big problem. To get necessary cooking and drinking water Mother would carry it from Glennon's well, a distance of 1/2 mile. Often we would go along to visit Pat and his brother Mike in their log house. Mother related of how Mrs. Jim Shea had a longer distance to go, and she, too, got their water from Glennon's well. She would pull a child's express wagon and transport the water home in gallon pails, besides having 2 small boys to add to her load most of the way. Mrs. Shea was one of the first settlers to stop at our place to greet us after we arrived in North Dakota; but years later she told us the main purpose of that first visit was to stop in to see what a Norwegian looked like as she had never seen or heard of a Norwegian before these Minnesota people came. The Sheas and our parents became very dear friends and they spent many pleasant hours together. 17 It was a joy in spring to place a barrel on the stoneboat and hitch up old Dandy, the reliable black mare, and go to a slough and fill the barrel with sparkling soft water. Dad and Mother attempted several times to dig a well. Dad would be in the hole and Mother stood at the top with a pail and rope which she lowered into the hole to pull up the dirt. On a trip to Underwood Dad's brother, Henry, secured a windmill. Before this they pumped by hand, and Mother said, "It really made me mad when I had pumped a tubful of water and homesteaders passing by would stop and water their horses, leaving an empty tub for me to refill." There were wagon trails near the shack and the folks were often awakened in the early morning hours by rumbling noises which turned out to be homesteaders in their wagons going to get a load of coal. They often longed for word and mail from relatives and friends they had left behind in Minnesota, and this was what inspired them to establish a postoffice in connection with their grocery store in the spring of 1904. These pioneers, without the activities and social affairs and means of travel of our day, were happy and contented. They looked forward to Sunday, when they would gather in the homes and have their devotional services. The rest of the day was spent in visiting and discussing the happenings of the week. While we have been reminiscing and looking at old pictures we found a picture with the caption "The Rommegrot Party, May 24, 1905". The picture was taken at the Hans Lunden home­ stead, and we noted how everyone was dressed in his best, featuring white shirts, bow ties, vests and some with plug hats. Other gatherings were ball games and ladies aids. The Diamond Hill hall, located about 3 1/2 miles south of our home, was a favorite dance hall where many wedding dances were held. Fourth of July celebrations were held at Glennon coulee. There were stands for refreshments and lunches, programs, games, fireworks and a large bowery was built where the day was ended with a big dance. Indians from Fort Berthold Reservation came in wagons and set up their tents in advance to be on hand for the big celebration. Another highlight each year was the annual Hiddenwood picnic that everyone looked forward to attending, and prepared many goodies to go into their picnic baskets. We were happy when our Grandma Snippen was here from Minnesota and went with us to some of these picnics. Mother said that for one of the first picnics Aunt Elise (Mrs. Henry Snippen) and Sophia Rhue (Mrs. A.P. Mattson) carried a spring seat from their shack to our place so they would have a seat to sit on in our wagon to ride along to the picnic. One lady even hauled along a trunk in the back of her buggy so in case of rain she would have a protection for her good hat. In those days every lady wore a beautiful hat to the picnic of the year.

18 One thing everyone feared in those days was a prairie fire. One big fire started at Palermo, burned for days, and finally ended at the Missouri River, south of here. While the men were out fighting the fire, the women were busy at home making fire breaks around their shacks and haystacks. A man to be remembered around our place was Emil Strand who set up a blacksmith shop in our yard. He was known as the country blacksmith, and people from miles around kept him busy shoeing horses and sharpening plow lays. We enjoyed watching the sparks fly from the forge, and hear the anvil ring when he pounded the plow lays. Mrs. Henry Snippen was the first teacher at Frost's shack, and looking at a picture of that first school group we recognize many familiar faces. We started school in 1912 and went 3 1/2 miles to the school situated across from the present Edward Austad farm. Minnie Johnson from Turtle Lake was our first teacher. This same old schoolhouse, now a vacant building, stands close to county road No. 9 near Roundtop in Gate Township.

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North Dakota State Library Bismarck, ND 58501 A Little Reminiscing By Art Dwelle Minot, N. Dak. Mr. Andy Anderson, who owned the Roseglen Mercantile Co. sent me to manage the store in the spring of 1918, as Mr. Strand, who had managed it, was called into the Army. I did not have an auto at that time, and whoever took us be­ tween Ryder and Roseglen, it seemed, used a different road or trail everytime. It seemed to me that they just took off across the prairie, but I soon learned all the trails. Alma Anderson, I remember was running a restaurant, and had a few sleeping rooms. Mr. A.L. Grace, who was working for the bank with Mr. Connors, and myself-there were several others—were boarding and rooming there. My family had not moved out, as there was no room for them. That spring was very rainy, especially at night, and the restaurant building had tar paper roofing, which was torn. It seemed about every night a storm would come up, and the roof would leak through enough so the horse blankets we had for bed covers would get wet, and we would have to move around and try to find a dry place. My first car, which was a Ford, was bought from Tony Rensch at Makoti who sold me his demonstrator when he was called into the army. Mrs. William Deleen, whose husband was cashier at the bank, and my wife and I used to drive all over the country in the summer, having a lot of fun, sometimes changing a tire, and cranking the old Ford by hand, but we always seemed to get home OK. That reminds me of one time a young man came into the store with his wrist dislocated by his car backfiring when cranking it. As there were no doctors around, I tried and happened to be able to snap the wrist back in place. In the winter time when the snow was too deep to drive a car, to pass the time there were sleigh rides to different farm places to play Norwegian whist. There were some real good players in those days. One winter there was no barber in Roseglen, and my hair was about long enough to braid; so one quiet day I made the first man who came into the store cut my hair. His name was Mc- Grath, and he did a good job too. The one snow storm that no one could forget was in March, 1920, when several of the Gus Wohlk children were frozen in the Hiddenwood school district. The children in the Roseglen district, where my wife was teaching at the time, were held at the school, or in town, until the storm let up. We can sincerely say we enjoyed our stay in the Roseglen area very much. 20 By Mrs. Art Dwelle Minot, N . Dak. We lived for a short time in what we called the "Wallin shack", probably about a mile from the store. When a house was built for us on the townsite, we moved there. As I remember, there were two other houses there, Aamoth's and Wood's. Then there was the bank, pool hall, restaurant, blacksmith shop and store. Mail came out three times a week. Mail days were special days. The store had no regular evening closing hours; my husband remembers getting up at night to get a postage stamp for someone who came late to mail a letter. When the school house was built, I became the first teacher, because no one else was available. I believe it was in January, 1920, that the school opened. There were four children living on the townsite: Ernest Woods, Milton Aamoth, and our two, Laura and Clark. Clark wasn't of school age, but he couldn't stay home alone, so he went to school. The Hans Lunden girls, Mildred and Gladys, came there to school—four from the August Sprenger family—there were the Bryson children—four of the Barsness family, Reuben, Oswald, Judith and Gladys. Then there were the older Halvorson boys, and for a time, four of the Albert Austad family. Frances Schoening andThroup Johnson came there for a time. Two children were living in the Schuman home and came to school also. A Scandinavian young woman lived at the Lunden home and came to school with the Lunden girls to learn English. She later became Mrs. Amund Bosman. Not all the pupils came to school on the day of the blizzard in March of 1920, but none wanted to leave when school was out. We prepared as best we could to spend the night in the school house. However we were soon rescued. John Aamoth and A.J. Grace came to the school house, using a rope to guide them back. They helped us to the store and our house. The pupils spent the night at our house.

By Aura Dwelle Scott Minot, N. Dak. I'll add a little bit to my parents accounts of the store and school. The store was the old type of establishment you read about. Groceries were on one side, and drygoods on the other. In a back shed was the entrance to the cellar and a place for testing cream. I think this was for butter fat content. Just inside the front door was the post office. Dad tells in the family about the time he got hauled out of bed to sell someone a one cent stamp. In front of the store were gasoline pumps. There was no eight hour day, or forty hour week. Saturday night dad was often in the store until two o'clock in the morning. We generally went 21 out of town Sunday, or dad was in the store all day. Someone would come and get him to open up, some other customer would come before he could close again and there he would be. The crackers, and other commodities were in big barrels which were kept open in the aisles. The reserve stock was stored in the basement. When he needed something, he placed planks on the cellar steps and rolled the barrels up by using his hips. Coffee was ground in an immense coffee mill. Cheese was in a huge cake under a round glass. Meats like bacon or hard sausage were hung from the rafters in the shed. The only refrigeration was ice from the ice house, made in the winter­ time-and not always that. There was no fresh meat, people did their own butchering. Women brought in eggs and butter for pin money. Dad had the good buttermakers spotted and had their butter promised in advance. Of course, most made their own butter. There were no tailor made cigarettes, men bought Bull Durham, some cigarette papers and rolled their own. I remember mother cleaning her old style diamond ring with these papers by twisting them and inserting them between the tines that held the set. When Indians came to trade—at first in buckboards, it took a lot of time to wait on them. They bought one thing at a time and paid for it before going on with the next. Sometimes they could not talk English, so they had to employ sign language. Once mother was alone with one of these Indians in the store. He kept measuring a spot on his arm and saying, "So long," They went all over the place and couldn't find what was wanted, until dad came in from out in the shed. Through the door the Indian saw what he wanted, a slab of bacon. Another time a buck kept slapping his leg in imitation of a trapclosing, but we couldn't understand him, until he saw what he wanted—a mouse trap. Dad always said, "I don't know what he wanted with a mouse trap, anyhow." With the advent of the car, the very last money the Indian had was spent on gas. It was bad form to go home unless you left broke. Oh yes, vanilla extract had to be watched or it walked off. It was drunk for its alcoholic content. Sometimes Indians were responsible but more often certain whites. On the dry goods side of the store, were a combination of hardware and yard goods. There were button hooks for high top shoes. Dad fitted us with shoes from stock. As I have a long narrow foot, this was harder on me than Clark, whose extremities are more standard size. At times two women would clash over both having purchased identical cloth for a blouse or dress, and appearing at the same social function as twins, especially if they didn't admire each other to begin with. I don't know if mother told you that though the school was new and up to date for those times, the children presented some problems at first. Some spoke only German or Norwegian. Ida 22 Sprenger went by Edith her first year in school, because when asked her name, she said, "Eda". It was a time before someone in the family could explain that Eda was Ida in English. Some of the children although 9 or 10 hadn't attended school. Others had had a grade or two but had forgotten much in the interval between schools. Mother couldn't find a woman to stay with Clark, so she received permission to take him to school with her. He was four at the time he started, five the later part of October. Of necessity, these first few years, she had to let her pupils go along at their own pace. Most of us in the first grade, on fin­ ishing all of the first grade readers available, progressed to the second readers, and by the end of the term were promoted to third grade. You should have been our Halloween pumpkins at our school program. You could see the light through the sides, the pumpkin had been scooped out so thoroughly—by the mothers. They weren't taking any chances that any pumpkin should be wasted. The school Christmas tree had real candles on it, fitted into snappers which fastened to each branch. Halved walnut shells, covered with foil garnered from gum wrappers and cigarette packs, were glued together with looped string as hangers, to act as tree decorations. Because of the fire hazard, the tree was lit only once during the Christmas program with someone acting as fire watcher standing handily by with a pail of water and dipper. At home I remember mother soaking peas and dyeing tooth­ picks various colors. These were used in lower grade con­ struction projects. One used the pea to join the toothpicks to­ gether. All pictures in magazines and newspapers were carefully clipped. It was par for the course to find a hole in the middle of something you were reading at our house if it was over a week old. Let's not forget the washing. At first mother must have washed by hand. I don't recall-because we weren't involved. But later she got a washing machine. This was hand propelled by a stick on the top of the washer. My brother stationed himself on one side, I on the other. Push-pull-How we hated it! I don't suppose we supplied nearly all the manual labor but enough to make a lasting impression on me. Another little chore in winter was filling all available tubs and barrels with snow, to be melted inside for soft water. Does this stir any memories of your own?

If you would have a happy family life, remember two things: in matters of princi­ ple, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current.

23 Recollections of the Aamoths This article which I am going to write is going to be very hard to compose as nearly fifty years have gone by since the start of what I am going to write about. So please excuse some mistakes in dates and spelling of people's names. Mom, Dad and I moved to Roseglen from Makoti in 1917. I was then five years old but can definitely remember this ride, but not who drove, on a spring seat atop a high side and high wheel wagon being drawn by four horses. In the wagon was our fur­ niture and household goods. The first I could see of Roseglen were several buildings and stacks of lumber were Dad's shop was to be. Our two room house, which was sixty or more feet north of the shop, was finished but the shop was just begun. Only the outside timber sills were laid. After this building was fin­ ished it was fifty feet wide by one hundred feet long, with a sloping roof of four or five foot drop towards the north. The south side or rather the high wall was the front of the building. There was a partition through the center of this building with a large sliding door. The east half being fifty feet square was the combination repair, blacksmith and later, also welding shop. The west half was office, parts room and balance for storage room. The office and parts room was about twenty feet square, built on west side of center partition and next to front of building. There was abasement under the office where in later years the 110 volt Delco light plant and battery charging room was located. There was a raised platform with agaspump in front of the office and parts room. There was a large sliding door for entrance to the work shop on the south wall, and also a large door on the west wall for entrance to the storage room. At this time, there were, as I can remember, only three other buildings a hundred or more feet west of the shop. A

Aamoth's Blacksmith Shop & Garage 24 grocery and dry-goods store and south of this was a Dame building with a shed close to the rear or west of this building. Now in sequence, I'll try to name the places as they were built. Joe Woods built a pool hall north of the store and his home dwelling was just to the east of our house and was the only tar paper covered house in town. Next a lumber yard was built between our shop and the store. A two-story house was built to the north of our house where people lived who worked in the store. A school building was built about a block south of the bank. This is where I went to second through eight grades of grammar school. Several small buildings or granaries were moved in and assembled into one building between the store and pool hall. We moved into this building and Mom operated it as an eating and rooming house. Later W.G. Conners and his wife rented the front bedroom where they lived, but they ate with us. He was a banker and both he and his wife worked at the bank. About now, Clarence Olsen came from Ryder and built a combination dry-goods, grocery and living quarters building just to the south of the bank. Then when Amund Bosman began farming, he bought our house by the garage and moved it about a quarter mile west of the stores. Dad had a large two-story house built on our original home site. Bill Deleen, a cashier at the bank, built a house east and across the road from the school building. A community hall was built across the road and east of C.A. Olsen's store. As I stated before, a light plant was installed in Dad's office basement and from this source the town was electrified. Dad wired the buildings and strung the supply power lines and installed the street lights. By this time Roseglen was a busy little town, especially on Saturdays until quite late at night. During springs work and harvest time I can remember my Dad starting to work at four or five in the morning and work until nine or ten in the evenings. During springs work, especially, there would be sharpened or repaired plow shares laid out in groups all over the shop floor, hardly leaving room to walk; there were also many other pieces of equipment that he worked on. Dad worked hard and put in long hours to help the farmers with their equipment repairs, but at times he would go on his drinking spree. During this time it was a big worry for Mom and me as we never knew where he would go or when he would return. However, when it was over, he was his normal, busy and precise self again. We were very happy living in Roseglen, as it was in a very good farming area, and wherever we went we were always treated equal to relatives, and I know Mom and Dad treated visitors in the same manner. It was a completely different type of living than of today's mad rush of go . . . go. We usually went some­ where during summer vacation, but most activities included various kinds of parties at homes or the hall that furnished some- 25 thing for the people to do, and I remember Mom, Dad and I en­ joyed these types of get-togethers very much. I have been occupied in mechanical type work for over twenty- five years now, but I have never come in contact with anyone who was as adapted to doing things as well as my Dad could. He would always cease whatever he was doing to help or explain things to me. I used to spend a lot of time around the shop and was always trying to make some thing or other. One thing I shall always re­ member is that I was taught to finish what I had started as Dad did not like a quitter, and disliked very much things that were not done right. And even now, I still consider his standards of right or wrong, as to his and other peoples work, as being very close to perfect. Both Mom and Dad have now passed away, and perhaps we will not visit North Dakota very soon, but when we do we will plan to visit Roseglen. For ten years I have been employed by the City of Stockton as maintenance mechanic and we are busy making a comfortable life for us here. Our son Gerald who is now thirty-one, is De­ sign Engineer for Lockheed Air Craft, living in Santa Clara, California. Norma, now 27 is married and lives in Maryland. Our third child, Elynor is now eleven and a half years old, so she helps keep us in a younger frame of mind. Now if any of you folks come through here just look us up in our phone book, give us a call and we will get together. By the way, it's the first private name in the phone book out here. Alma B. or Milton R. Aamoth . . . 464-4076 is our telephone number. Wishing you all the very best in your Fiftieth Anniversary, and also the years to come. John R. Aamoth's son, Milton R. Aamoth 2928 N. American St. Stockton, California 95204

Recollections of the Roseglen Mercantile Store By Norman Barsness and Mrs. Harry Peterson

Andy Anderson bought the store from John Snippen, and in 1917 he moved the store to Roseglen from the Snippen farm. He owned it for two years, selling out to Ole Olness of Ryder in 1919, with Art Dwelle as manager. Mr. Dwelle managed the Olness store until the fall of 1922 when E.C. (Elmer) Anderson took over as manager. 26 Reuben Barsness began working for Olness in the spring of 1922 at the age of 16 while Dwelle was still manager. Mr. Dwelle moved to Ryder that fall and continued working for Olness at his grocery and dry goods store there. Elmer Anderson continued the management of the store until the fall of 1925 when J.O. Lein took over. Lein stayed as manager until the spring of 1927 when Carl Hanchett became manager. Hanchett and Reuben Barsness operated the store for Olness until the fall of 1929, when Reuben and E.C. Anderson bought out Olness. Then in the fall of 1931, Reuben bought out Elmer's share. In the spring of 1932 he went into partnership with Chester Braasch. J.B. Nelson was employed as part-time butcher for Reuben these years. In August of 1932, the store burned. Later Chet and Reuben built a new store in the south end of town on highway 37 where the building still stands. In the year 1936, Reuben bought out Chet Braasch's share and he and his wife, Valdine Anderson whom he married in 1934 operated it until his death in 1946 at the age of 46. The Olness house that was used for living quarters for his help during the years the store was in operation, burned down in 1939. No one was living in it at the time. This house was di­ rectly north of the John Aamoth house, which is now owned by Julius Mattson. In January of 1947, Valdine Barsness sold the store and the stock to Donnell Haugen, and Elmer Kolden operated it for some time, later buying the stock from Donnell and managed the business until selling out the stock to Olger Lunden in 1954. He operated the store under the name of Lunden's Highway Market until the store was discontinued in 1956 and the building was sold to Harold Halvorson who converted it into a garage and repair shop.

At age 20 we don't care what the world thinks of us. At age 50 we find out it wasn't thinking of us at all.

Oldtimer: One who remembers when a baby-sitter was called Mother.

A women's idea of keeping a secret is refusing to tell who told it to her.

Marriage is like the army. Everybody complains, but you'd be surprised how many re-enlist.

27 History Highlights of Immanuel Lutheran Church

By Mrs. Earl Pederson Sixth-three years have passed since pioneers of the Rose­ glen community organized Immanuel Lutheran Congregation. In the fall of 1903, Lutheran residents of this community attended services in the Peter Kolden home, conducted by Rev. H M Hestenes. On April 20, 1904, they formally organized at a service at the John Lunden home. Charter members were Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, Mr. and Mrs. John Lunden, Mr. and Mrs. John Snippen, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kolden, Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson, Ole Rostad and Lars Kolden. The first pastor was Rev. Hestenes, who held services only every four or six weeks, as he also served other con­ gregations and travel was slow. His salary was $50.00 a year and three offerings. On December 7, 1905 at Mrs. Jode Lunden's funeral, Rev. Hestenes dedicated the cemetery. The land con­ sisting of one acre was donated by John Snippen. Succeeding Rev. Hestenes was Rev. H.A.L. Hjermstad, who served from December 1905-1906. Rev. Andrew Fimmeland was then called as pastor, and his yearly salary was $75.00. He resigned March 5, 1910, having served three years, after which Rev. C.A. Davick was called to fill the vacancy. His salary was raised to $100.00. After his resignation in 1911, the Rev. O.L. Brevig came to Immanuel, and it was during his minis­ try that the congregation was incorporated and it was called Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rose­ glen. Up until this time services had been held in the homes or in the school houses. After this, Rev. Hoffening served for a few years. It was on January 26, 1915, that definite steps were taken to plan the erection of a church building, and that same spring, building was be­ First Immanuel Lutheran Church gun. The sanctuary was destroyed by fire in 1934.

28 *$k^?m First Ladies Aid of Immanuel Lutheran Church at the Inga Sliper Homestead in summer of 1913.

used for the first time December 28, 1915 for the Christmas program. In May, 1917, Immanuel joined with Lucky Mound and Bethlehem to form a call. This arrangement continued until 1924. Rev. Adolph Fjeldsgaard who had served Lucky Mound and Bethlehem congregations was called after Rev. Brevig's resignation, and he served until 1922. The succeeding pastor was Rev. Iver Johanson who served until 1924, when the Ryder- Roseglen-Emmet parish was established. Until a regular pastor was called, Rev. C.J. Nolstad of Makoti had charge of Immanuel. Seminary graduate Joseph Eastvold was called as the first pastor of this new charge, and was installed July 19, 1925. It was not until July 11, 1926 that Immanuel Lutheran Church was dedicated in the name of the Triune God. Rev. Eastvold served our congragation until 1927, and on July 3, 1927, Rev. Elias Kristensen was installed as pastor. By 1929 the church was completely furnished and the basement had been completely remodeled. During Rev. Kristensen's pastorate, our church received a severe setback when fire destroyed the building and all the furnishings on April 25, 1934. Worship services, baptisms and confirmation classes were held in Glennon's grove, or during inclement weather at the Roseglen Hall, until the basement could be made useable. This was made possible that fall, when volun­ teer help from the congregation assisted John Braathen in building the basement. In 1935, Rev. Kristensen confirmed the first adult confir­ mation class of nine members. He served this parish during the hard depression years and here their four children, Lowell, Robert, Luther, and Constance were born. During this time, 24 boys from our congregation were called into the service of their country. In 1943, Rev. Kristensen submitted his resignation, having 29 served the congregation faithfully for sixteen years. Rev. J.P. Dragseth accepted our call as pastor in August, 1943. In 1949, plans were laid for the building of a new church in 1950, and on July 17, 1951, our hopes and dreams were realized when our beautiful new church was dedicated. The five members of the Building Committee who worked diligently and put in many long hours were Arnold Hill, Lawrence Snippen, Adolph Kolden, George Vangsness and Julius Mattson. As we write this we have just been informed of the death of Pastor Dragseth at Portageville, Missouri at the age of 76. Special recognition must be given the Ladies Aid, who through the years had worked so faithfully, and now had spent many hours helping paint, varnish and clean in general, so that everything might be ready for this important dedication day. The Aid had $1100.00 in cash, besides its Savings Bonds that was given to the Building Fund. It was in 1907 that ten ladies walked to the home of Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson to organize the Ladies Aid that is now 60 years old. Meetings were then held in the homes, and it was not unusual to see many of the ladies walking to the meetings or riding in horse-drawn buggies, which were often crowded to capacity. The Aid has been active all these years and has supported many Christian activities, as a mission­ ary group. Officers of the present American Lutheran Church Women are Mrs. Donnell Haugen, president; Mrs. James Suy- dam, vice president; Mrs. Donald Giffey, secretary, and Mrs. Ernest Giffey, Sr. treasurer.

Trustees and early pastors of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Front, left to right, Peter Lunden, Rev. Adolph Fejlsgaard, Rev. Andrew Fimmeland, Rev. Hoffrening, John J. Hill Sr., Peder Barsness, John Lunden. Standing, Peter Kolden, Rev. O.L.Brevig, Rev. H.M. Hesteness.

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Rev. Dragseth who served us faithfully for 13 years, sub­ mitted his resignation, and a young seminary graduate, Rev. A.G. Dyste accepted the call. He served from 1956-58 when he was granted a leave of absence to return to College. About 1957 the former Ryder parish was dissolved and a new rural parish consisting of Bethlehem-Immanuel-St. Peter congrega­ tions was organized and is called the Roseglen Lutheran Parish. One of its first projects was the building of a new parsonage at Roseglen. At Christmas in 1958, Pastor Dyste was married. On November 23, 1958 the new parsonage was dedicated. The Rev. A.H. Belgum served as interim pastor the next six months. He and his wife were the first to occupy the parsonage. That summer, Rev. Dyste and his wife returned to resume his work here. There son Peter was born here. In February 1962, he re­ signed to accept a call to Bonner, Montana. A letter of call was sent Rev. Byron Edwards, who accepted, but because he was unable to come until July of '62, supply pastors from neighboring towns graciously filled our needs. During his four years with us, many improvements were noted in our church; red wool carpeting was purchased for the chancel and aisle; the narthex was enlarged by remodeling the stairs, tile was laid on the steps and landings, carpeting on stairs to the balcony was installed, and the balcony was remodeled. Modern plumbing was installed a few years ago. Recently, gold carpeting was installed in our dining are a which adds a homey atmosphere. 31 Pastor Edwards submitted his resignation in May 1966, having accepted a call to serve in the Foreign Mission field. June 19 he was commissioned a Missionary to New Guinea at a special service at Makoti, and he and his family left in August for far-away New Guinea. The Edwards' family had truly en­ deared themselves to all of us, and it was sad to see them leave. However, we wish them God's richest blessing and a true obe­ dience to the Lord whom they will serve in far-away New Guinea, as they did here at Roseglen. We were fortunate to have Pastor Kearney Frantsen of Mak­ oti and others fill our pulpit during the summer months. In August a letter of call was sent Rev. Paul Jensen who accepted, and he was installed at a joint parish installation service at Im­ manuel on September 25th. We are most happy to be a part of the five sponsoring par­ ishes who are helping support our very own Missionary, Rev. Byron Edwards, his wife Lucile, and children, Kim, Kay, Perry and Michele in the foreign mission field of New Guniea. The amount needed for the full support of a missionary to a foreign mission field is $6,000.00. The goal for the five sponsoring parishes was reached and we are happy that over $1800.00 was raised by the three congregations of the Rose­ glen Lutheran Parish. Following the September general meeting of the ALCW, a get-acquainted party for our new pastor, Rev. Jensen, and his wife LaVonne and daughter Kristine had been arranged much to their surprise, and they were given a shower of gifts in the form of home baked goods, canned foods, meat, etc. We extend to them a sincere and warm welcome to our church and community that their work in our midst will be a great spiritual blessing in the sight of God. Other church-oriented activities include the Luther League which this year numbers 38 young high school students, guided by Pastor Jensen and his wife; the Vacation Bible School; Sunday School that numbers 73 enrolled members and has 12 teachers; Bible Camp; the ALCW which numbers 57 members divided into four Circles; and Junior and Senior Choirs that sing at each worship service. There are 240 baptized members and about 165 confirmed members. The Trustees of the Church are Alfred Fines, Lawrence Halvorson, Harold Giffey, Dale Johnson and Art Forsman. Ervin Kolden is vice president, Ronald Haugen, secretary and Earl Pederson, treasurer. As we relive in memory the 63 fruitful years that Immanuel Lutheran Church has been in existence, we offer thanks to the Almighty God for the blessings He has given us. We pray, O God, that we shall always live up to the terms, true devotion, dedication and love in our service of Christ, that the faith that has been given us will show itself in our entire selves.

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Dedication of new Immanuel Lutheran Church June 1951. 33 Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Roseglen, North Dakota

By Mrs. Edward Noss

History looks back over more than fifty years of God's • grace in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Roseglen, North Dakota. Once when the Rev. Nels Mehlen, pastor from near Raub, came from Ryder, he stopped to rest his horses at the A.R. Reinertson home. He was happy to learn that the Reinertsons were Lutheran people, and they were equally pleased to hear that he was a Lutheran pastor. He informed them of services at his home two miles west of Raub. They attended that service and invited him to come to their home to preach. He came on a warm and beautiful Sunday, July 12, 1913, and conducted the first public worship of the early settlers of the newly opened Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Most of these settlers were of Scandinavian Lutheran stock and their sincere interest in spiritual things was evident by the large turnout for this first service. Some came afoot, others in horse drawn vehicles of various types and descriptions. In­ deed, the barnyard was full of buggies, single seated and double, spring wagons, horses, and one lone ox team among them. In­ side the house and outside were men, women and children seated on chairs as far as chairs reached, on make-shift benches, and on the ground, while the Rev. Mehlen, their fellow-homesteader, standing in the entrance of the house, led them in worship. At the close of the service, a business meeting completed the new Lutheran organization to which fifteen family units had previously pledged membership. These units were the following: Rev. Mehlen, Andrew R. Reinertson, William K. Dahl, Helmer Selmon- son, John T. Haugen, Andrew A. Olson, Thom­ as E. Skaar, George Lund, Ole Johre, Theo­ dore Mortenson and Ole Haugen with their re­ spective families. Jo­ seph O. Amundson, John B. Nelson, Thomas Stenberg and Gustavus Bethlehem Lutheran Church

34 0. Balkan also joined them. Rev. Mehlen accepted the call to serve as temporary pastor. The first meeting of the Ladies Aid was held at the home of Tom Skaar on October 7, 1913. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Reinertson; Vice President, Mrs. Mehlen; Secretary, Hilda Johnson (Mrs. J.O. Amundson); and Treasurer, Mrs. T. Mortenson (Mrs. J.B. Nelson). In these early days people would think nothing of walking several miles to Ladies Aid meetings if they could not come by horse and buggy or wagon. For these pioneer women it was a big social event. As to mode of dress, they wore their skirts considerably longer than they do today, and the shoes were the high-topped laced or buttoned variety. There were no "bobbed tresses". None were rich in dollars and cents for material to work with. The dime for lunch at Aid meetings helped to buy material which the ladies made into garments that were sold at the annual sale. A dinner was served the day of the sale and all proceeds went into the treasury. The Aid also had basket socials, pie socials and apron sales in between the annual sales. For the time being, worship services and Ladies Aid were held in the pioneer homes of the members. The Norwegian language was used in the congregation until 1926 when it was replaced by English. In February, 1914, the northwest group of members organ­ ized separately into the Lucky Mound congregation. This decrease in membership at Bethlehem somewhat complicated the establishing of a permanent church center. As settlers moved in, new members were added to the church. William Dahl donated four acres of his homestead for a church site. A basement was scraped out and lumber hauled from town. These plans, however, were later abandoned. Aterm of parochial school was conducted during the summer of 1914 in the Henry Amundson homestead shack. On November 29, 1914, the first confirmation took place at the John Hauge farm home. The eight young people confirmed were Rudolph Reinertson, George Hauge, Helen Abrahamson, Esther Peterson, Lillian and Stewart Otterness, Gilford Ring and Elizabeth Hoffman. Rev. Mehlen returned to Harvey, N.D. in December, 1914, leaving the con­ gregations without a pastor. When attempts made to join the Makoti parish failed, Beth­ lehem and Lucky Mound together sent a call for a pastor through the Inner Mission, and the Rev. Adolph Fjeldsgaard arrived to serve. The two congregations built a house on the Reinert­ son farmstead where the pastor and his family lived until they moved to their homestead. Roseglen Immanuel joined the Bethlehem-Lucky Mound parish in 1915. It was on the 4th day of Christmas, 1915, that Bethlehem held its first Christ­ mas tree festivities at the Balkan homestead place. The summer of 1916 is most outstanding in the church's history. The opening of the government coal land immediately 35 south of Amundsville had, during the previous summer, brought a host of new settlers and some joined Bethlehem church. Old building plans were abandoned and a new church site selected. Severt Lunden donated two acres of land on the southwest corner of his homestead. A graveyard plot to the south was bargained for from Morris Christenson. Clear title, however, was hot held until years later when the lot was purchased from M.O. Alm- quist. Plans for erecting a frame building on the new site were made and work started immediately. By November the church was up and ready for use with the interior finishing being com­ pleted later. Records show that Palmer Amundson was the first pianist, Nils Sather was the first janitor and Andrew Reinert­ son held the position as Klokker for many years. Mr. Reinert­ son and Mr. Joseph Amundson were usually the song leaders. G.G. Aune was the first Sunday School superintendent. Parish rearrangements were attempted in 1918 without suc­ cess. Makoti and Ryder still formed one parish leaving five country congregations, St. Peter, St. Olaf, Roseglen Immanuel, Lucky Mound and Bethlehem, in one large parish. Rev. Fjelds­ gaard resigned in 1921, and his work was carried on by Rev. LA. Johanson. He stayed less than a year and student Nord- mark served following Johanson's resignation. In the spring of 1924, Bethlehem joined the Makoti parish and Rev. C.J. Nolstad became pastor. In 1926, Bethlehem remodeled the church, adding chancel room, tower base and basement. 1928 brought the resignation of Rev. Nolstad after four years of service. His successor was Rev. V.J. Eylands who served for two years. In the spring of 1931, Rev. G.E. Borreson was installed as pastor. He tactfully guided Bethlehem during the drought and depression. His resignation came in 1941. The Makoti parish was then served by Rev. O.E. Dolven. Work was again done on the church home to make it a more beautiful place of worship. October 24, 1943, will be remembered as "Centennial Day". The Rev. Dolven resigned as pastor in May, 1944, and the congregation was served temporarily by Rev. J.P. Dragseth of the Ryder parish. In the summer of 1946, Rev. CO. Brecto and his family came to take up the work among us. In 1950 the congregation decided to add the tower to the church; however, this became quite an undertaking as it was found that the basement walls which had been provided in 1926 had begun to crumble. There­ fore, a whole new basement with foundation was provided and the church moved. An outstanding event held in 1952 was the belated church dedication with the laying of the cornerstone on Sunday, October 12th. Rev. Brecto resigned in August, 1956, and Rev. Wiger began serving our church in Feb., 1957. Effective Jan. 1, 1958, the Bethlehem congragation separ­ ated from the Makoti parish and joined the Roseglen and Emmet

36 congragations and plans were set in motion to build a parsonage in Roseglen. Pastor Gerald Dyste of Ryder served for a time until he left to attend school. Rev. A.H. Belgum served as pastor temporarily. Pastor Dyste returned later in 1959 to once again serve our parish. He served until Feb., 1962, and the following summer, Pastor Byron Edwards accepted the call to serve the Lutheran parish. The year 1963 marked the 50th anniversary of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Special services and confirmation banquet were held July 13-14. Pastor Edwards resigned in 1966 and he and his family left to go to the mission field in New Guinea. Bethlehem became one of his sponsoring congregations. Pastor Paul Jensen, together with his wife and daughter, are presently serving our congregation. We are thankful to those pioneer men and women who had vision and spiritual concern to establish and develop the work of this portion of the Kingdom of God. Roseglen Baptist Church By Alfred E. Cole A group of Baptist families, who came to North Dakota in May 1912, organized a Sunday School in July the same year. On July 10, 1915, they organized the First Baptist Church of Amundsville. The following people are listed as Charter Members: Mrs. Hattie Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Smiley, Miss Alice C. Hod­ ges, Mr. Ralph Smiley, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mueller, Mrs. Dave Maxwell, Miss Bernice Smiley, Miss Roselle Frances Pates and Mr. John Smiley. The first pastor called to the church was Reverend C.C. Heidenberg of Kenmare, who later made his home in Old Van Hook. In 1921, the name of the church was changed to the Rose­ glen Baptist Church. The congregation met in the homes of members until 1922 when the new church was com­ pleted. In 1951, the remaining members being few in number voted to disband Wi the organized congrega­

J tion. The church building 11 11 11 was then moved and now serves the community in Drake as the Drake Bap- Roseglen Baptist Church tist Church. 37 Roseglen Church of God

The Church of God started its life in the Roseglen Com­ munity, when in the spring of 1936, Emma Noel and Hilda Thorp of Dunseith, N.D. held Evangelistical services, first in the Hall at Roseglen and later in various schools about Roseglen. Church services followed for some months conducted mostly by Max Brandt of Ryder. In 1940, the church group bought and moved on to lots in Roseglen, a church building previously owned by the Presbyterian Church of Hiddenwood. Samuel Sellick, pas­ tor of the Church of God in Ryder, worked with the movers and he conducted the first service in the church at Easter time, when the building was also dedicated. Different visiting pastors came at times, with the attendance reaching into the 40's. In 1941, the Herman Bloms. came to pastor. They, with various church folks worked at painting and varnishing the interior of the church. That summer, Rev. D.C. Boatwright, Overseer of the Church of God in N.D. at that time, held special services in the church and took in members, enrolling about 15 then. After a year or so, the Bloms left and John Daffe and wife came to pastor at Ryder and Roseglen. They were with the church at least ten years, when they moved to a church in S.D. and later to Mer­ cer, N.D. Rev. Meeks and family came to pastor about 1952, he, being the last pastor in the church at Roseglen. Thru the years following, the attendance diminished, due to the change of abode and death of various members, till about five were all that remained. This handful of folks moved their church attendance to the Ryder Church of God, some becoming members there.

Roseglen Community Club By Burton Youngs The Roseglen Community club started as a hall committee to take over the operation of the hall from the Modern Wood­ men. The first meeting was held November 14, 1951. The next year it was changed to the Roseglen Community Club. During the next year the hall was moved to its present location and during the years has been added to and modernized. The object of the Community club is and has been to serve the needs of the Roseglen community and has been doing so since its beginning. During the years a good share of the people in the community have served as its officers and on the various committies that are needed to keep such an organization going. For many years the Community club has had a Road Com­ mittee to represent us in the County and the state to obtain 38 better roads for our community. During the development of our present telephone system the Community club was active in securing the best possible for us. For many years the Com­ munity club has sent a representative to the Boy's State. They have taken an active part in the development of our school system. For many years they have bought a 4-H beef from the area 4-H achievement day. In about 1953 the Roseglen Community Club organized the March of Dimes project, which in 1957 was extended into the present Community Chest. This project had been one of our main achievements throughout the years. Another undertaking, started about the same time, was roller skating, a project also still in operation. The last few years the Community Club has featured fireworks each July 4th and have been sponsoring junior and midget baseball teams. The community hall is the center of our club. Here most of our activities take place. I'm sure anyone who has ever lived in this community will remember the whist parties as well as all the other community enjoyments that have been part of our community. Gladwyn L. Roberts Post No. 296 By Mrs. Chris Kolden The Gladwyn L. Roberts Post No. 296 was organized in August 1954 at the Roseglen hall. After 35 years, membership in the L.C. Jensen Post No. 99 of Ryder, the legionnaires of Roseglen and Raub decided to form their own Post. This Post was named for the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts of Raub, Gladwyn L. Roberts who lost his life on the battlefield in France on his 20th birthday, June 18, 1944. He was a graduate of Parshall High School and joined the Army as a paratrooper. He received his military training at Camp Roberts, California, at Nashville, Tenn., Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Marshall, N.C. before being sent to England. The Gladwyn L. Roberts Post was the 233rd Post to be or­ ganized in the state. Through membership in the American Le­ gion, we are aiding veterans and their dependents of any war in the United States. These men of the armed forces are banded together in the American Legion to carry forward their service to their country and to prevent the security and freedom of America from being lost. All of its activities are designed to pro­ mote peace and good-will on earth for God and country, community, state and nation. At present this Post has 34 members, with Joe Johnson as Commander, Clifford Jorgenson, Vice Commander, Alfred 39 Fines, Adjutant and Finance Officer, Julius Mattson, Chaplain, Athletic Officer Wes Cumings. Meetings are held once a month, alternating these at Roseglen and Raub, with the Auxiliary holding a joint meeting. Each year Veterans Day is observed. They have a Christmas party, and in March, the Legion's birthday is observed by an Oyster Stew and Card Party which is open to the public. In June they send a boy from the community of high school age, to Boys State in Fargo. Throughout the summer months, they sponsor the Babe Ruth Baseball League. We have been honored to have Gladwyn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts as members of this Post. Mr. Roberts passed away in 1966, as did a few of the Charter members. May we remember lovingly all our departed comrades who have received their reward of life everlasting. May this splendid example guide us now and forevermore. Legion Auxiliary The Raub, Roseglen, and Ryder Unit was organized under the L.C. Jensen Post 99 in Raub June 5, 1933. State Pres. Mrs. H.P. Ide was present. Election of officers were the following, Signe Deardurff, Pres., Clara Mattson, vice president, Florence Youngs, Secretary-treasurer, Hulda Olson, Chaplain, Angela Overmoen Historian, Charter Membership Roll: Aagot Bosman, Margaret Johnson, Angela Overmoen, Signe Deardurff, Viola Hanson, Anna Rostad, Pearl Hay, Anna Rice, Clara Mattson, Bertha Cooley, Grace Randol, Marie Hanson, Hulda Olson, Pearl Hove, Sigrud Anderson, Florence Youngs, Dorothy Zimmerman, Mattie Willis, Anita Hanson and Alma DeHaven. History from 1933 to 1954: The Unit put on home talent plays to make money. Distributed Jelly, toys, clothing and Thanksgiving baskets to needy families. Secured relief for a number of families in 1936. Unit sponsored a Relief Sewing circle in Roseglen where clothing which were donated through the Relief Agency. Secured layettes for members of the Legion, filled and donated Red Cross bags, and helped secure medical aid for members. Legion and Auxiliary members had picnics at Elbowoods for a number of years. Sent Christmas cards to war mothers, sponsored carnivals and in 1942 the unit was presented with gilded "V" for being first unit in the District six membership quota. The members sent boxes of candy to all exservice men's sons who were in service at Christmas time. Gold star pin presented to Mabel Roberts. A memoriam of Gladwyn, who gave his life in service, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roberts. Membership went to 68 in 1947. Sold 61 buttons for the Theodore Roosevelt celebration. Net proceeds from a for- 40 mal dance was $440.79. A halloween and waffle supper was held in Roseglen in September. Also packed a box of clothing for Korean Relief and $50.00 was given to Roseglen Hall for kitchen cupboards. Over the years from 1933 to 1954 the unit sold from 500 to 1000 poppies a year. September 5,1954, the Unit was disbanded and organized under the Gladwyn L. Roberts Post 296 of Rose­ glen and Raub. First officers of this unit were Mabel Roberts. President (Gladwyn's mother); Evelyn Kolden, vice president; Florence Youngs, secretary and treasurer; Sophie Haugen, chaplain; Clara Mattson, historian. Installing Officer was Mrs. Wayne Aamot of Makoti. Charter members were: Signe Giffey, Irene Youngs, Leah Johnson, Joan Youngs, Helen Youngs, Miriam Cumings, Josephine Hanson, Doris Vangsness, Maxine Hanson, Julia Lind, Vivian Forsman, Katherine Youngs, Hulda Olsen, Lottie Wheldon, Myrtle Rankin, Pearl Hove, Darlene Cummings, Mabel Giddings, Florence Rustad, Blenda Kolden, Valberg Drever, Ellen Johnson, Myrtle Jorgenson, Mary Catherine Youngs, Margaret Johnson, Anna Rice, Ella Mae Kolden, Pearl Hay, Lilly Cumings, Glee Kolden, Ragna Kolden, Anna Palm, Fern Johnson, Thelma Hal­ vorson and Gloria Hendrickson. Every year the Unit sends a girl to girls State. Girls that have gone are the following: Sandra Kolden, Roxy Ann Vangs­ ness, Laurene Carlson, Joyce Slocum, Sue Ellen Franklin, Linda Hovey, Linda Kolden, Anna Rose Ruhland, Jan Vangs­ ness, Maxine Hendrickson. Through child welfare the unit has given gifts to Roland Sirtola of Wing for 10 years. Every year our unit contributes gifts to the Christmas gift house at the Veterans Hospital in Minot. Christmas party with Legionnaires is a yearly event. 1967 Auxiliary Officers are Ellen Johnson, president; Mabel Roberts, vice president; Evelyn Kolden, secretary; Florence Youngs, treasurer; Evelyn Kolden, historian; chaplain Pearl Hay. Roseglen Homemaker's Club

Organized on September 23, 1924 at the home of Edith Hill. CHARTER MEMBERS President, Hilda Stoven (deceased); Vice President, Edith Hill; Secretary-treasurer, Emma Aamoth (deceased); Anna Anderson, Bella Skeiten (deceased), Clara Mattson, Berneice Ziegler, Hulda Olson, Esther Sorenson (deceased), Magda Nelson (deceased). 41 Our club works under the Extension Service of the N.S.D.U. of Fargo. They send a Home Economics representative three times a year to present lessons under "Foods", "Home Manage­ ment", and "Clothing" to our Project Leaders (two different members for each lesson) who in turn present the lesson to our club at six of our monthly meetings. Miscellaneous lessons of varied interests are presented at the remaining monthly meetings. We have an annual summer picnic for the members and their families in July and a banquet, smorgosbord or supper in Decem­ ber. Each year each member donates money towards a special Thanksgiving or Christmas project when we pack and distribute boxes of food, fruit and goodies for the needy or to the State School at Grafton. One year we took food and went in small groups to visit senior citizens of the community and have "coffee" with them. Through the years we have donated to various different charities such as Red Cross, March of Dimes, Crippled Childrens School at Jamestown, Christmas Seals, Easter Seals, International Peace Gardens, I.F.Y.E.; sponsored a clinic for polio shots and immunization at Roseglen, a glaucoma clinic at Garrison, helped sponsor swimming lesson projects at Garrison, sent water

This picture was taken at a Homemakers' Club meeting at Marvelle Giffey's home in the spring of 1926. The Easter hats were designed by the members and made out of napkins. Back row: Clara Mattson, Gertrude Hill, Irene Nelson, Val- borg Vangsness, Florence Youngs (her hat flew off into a mud puddle), Magda Nelson, Neva Shea, Margaret Johnson, Lena Hill, Rose Albrecht, Berniece Klabunde, and Donna, Beatrice Zimmerman, Anna Rice, Hulda Olsen. Front row: Julia Hill, Hazel Hill, Lottie Hill, Edith Hill, and Bertina Snippen. 42 from members' wells to have it tested. In 1948, we sponsored a carnival for 4-H club work and each of two clubs received one half of the proceeds. On September 30, 1949, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our club's organization by inviting the public to the Roseglen Hall to an evening meeting. Special invitations were extended to all former members and their families. Our two charter members were presented with lapel pins, and rose corsages were pinned on all the former members and on Mrs. Tewksbury, the County Agent's wife and Miss Sally Vanvig, Home Extension Agent. A skit, "The First Club Meeting", was presented by Club members and proved to be entertaining. In September, 1952, (28 years after organization), Edith Hill was again hostess and to celebrate the occasion, her two daughters-in-law, who are members, made and served a lovely cake decorated for the 28th anniversary. Alice Bloom baked and served a 40th anniversary cake at our meeting in October, 1964. Our organization is proud to havehadBergattaPederson serve as County President in 1964-65 and 1965-66; Merlene Dahl serve as County Secretary in 1963-64 and 1964-45; and Alice Bloom served as County Treasurer in 1961-62 and as Assistant County Treasurer in 1963-64. Each member has a secret pal to remember on different oc­ casions throughout the year and we have a drawing for a hostess prize at every meeting. Hospitalized members and new babies are remembered with gifts. When the club was organized there were no dues, later we paid 10 cents each time for lunch, later $1.50 dues; currently $2.00 per year. Our present members are: Evelyn Pederson, president; Leanne Haugen, vice president; Dorothy Hill, secretary-treasurer; Irene Austad, Alice Bloom, Lilly Cumings, Merlene Dahl, AnnaGiddings, Signe Giffey, Anna Haugen, Beulah Hill, Edith Hill, Julia Hill, Lavonne Jensen, LeAnn Kerzman, Evelyn Kolden, Clara Mattson, Bergatta Pederson, Helen Rostad, Florence Youngs, Joan Youngs. Bowling The Grandpa Bowling League of Parshall was organized in December of 1961 at the Gateway Lanes. To qualify for mem­ bership in the League you have to be 60 years old or older. This group meets every Wednesday afternoon and all eight lanes are reserved for them. The bowlers from the Roseglen League are: Art Skeiten, Scotty Skeiten, Julius Mattson, Ernest Giffey, Sr. and Julius Lunden. The Grandpa who has the highest score and top bowler for that day, has his name put on the bulletin board. The Grandma's couldn't let the Grandpa's get ahead of them 43 so they organized a League four years ago at the Parshall Gateway Lanes in 1963. The Grandma's bowl each Monday and the members are Edith Hill, Gladys Lunden, Clara Mattson and Lilly Cumings. Lilly bowled a 210 game this year. Mrs. Ernest Giffey, Sr. is their secretary. Every month there is a birthday party for its members. There are several other bowling teams and their sponsors are: Kolden Store; Jack's Bar; Northern Founders Insurance; Triple R. & M.; American Family Insurance; The Wes Taxider­ mist; the Phillips 66 (in this team Valborg Drever bowled a 230 game one night, the highest game any woman has bowled in League); Coffee League, sponsored by Phillip 66; Kolden's (Lloyd) Trucking; Ernie's Cabinet, and West McLean Insurance. Each year bowling is culminated with a banquet for every team with the presentation awards for top bowlers, top teams and any spectacular bowling that has been done during the season of bowling. Royal Neighbors of America In March of 1926 a group of local ladies met and organized the first R.N.A. lodge of Roseglen. First officers were Oracle Hulda Olsen; Vice Oracle, Stella Aaby; Chancellor, Emma Aamoth; Recorder, Gertrude Hill; Receiver, Cecelia Youngs. There were many other officers besides these five. Some purchased the insurance but many came as social members as it gave the ladies an opportunity to meet twice a month. Much good work was accomplished by the members for the community. In those days of few cars people could come to the hall for social doings and enjoyed many a good supper and entertainment there. The Lodge flourished and had many members come and go. Finally in May 1950 there was such poor attendance that they decided to disband and join other lodges. Most of the insured members joined in Minot and still belong there. Modern Woodmen of America In 1922 a Modern Woodmen membership drive was staged in Ryder, and spread into Roseglen the next year. The fraternal features of the Lodge, together with the insurance program, appealed to Roseglen men, and a large membership was signed up. Russel Shea was the first Supreme Counsel of the lodge, and Clarence Olson was clerk. Later Art Skeiten became Clerk, and remained so until the lodge disbanded. The first meetings were held in the Ready pool hall, but that was rather inconvenient, so the lodge decided building a hall to hold their meetings and other community affairs 44 was in order. A building committee of Art Skeiten, Hilmer Hill, and Russel Shea was appointed. Donations were solicited from business men of the neighboring towns, and a special deal for lumber was worked out with a Ryder yard. Harley Jones of Ryder was hired as head carpenter. All other labor and lum­ ber hauling was donated and a 30 foot by 50 foot building was completed in a hurry. The lodge remained active until 1950. By then so many members had left the community, or dropped out, that it was impossible for the few remaining members to continue to support the hall. The members remaining were transferred to Minot for insurance purposes, and an area wide community club was or­ ganized to take over the operation of the hall. Since then the hall has been moved from its original location, which was slightly north of the present site. A water system, stoker heating plant, kitchen and rest rooms, plus a large stage have been added, plus ten feet to the main hall length. The hall remains the center of all community gatherings, and a monument to the old Modern Woodmen of America Lodge. Reservation Telephone Cooperative Reservation Telephone Cooperative, like the McLean Electric Co-op, was born in Roseglen. It was the offspring of local init­ iative and federal financing. Many young folk no longer remember the old telephone system that served the Roseglen area out of Ryder. That company, the Queen City Telephone Co., had been organized in Ryder in 1907 by L.S. (Spence) Officer and I.E. Officer, who was the first manager. Lines were built into the East Roseglen area in 1911 to 1914, and extended into the new Reservation area in 1917 and 1918. One line served the entire east Roseglen community. At one time there were 28 telephones on this line. After the Res­ ervation was opened and settled, another line was built to serve west of Roseglen. The Roseglen State Bank was served by a private line. After the bank was gone, that line was used by the C.A. Olson store. The private line was a metallic, or two wire circuit, but the two farm lines were grounded, or one wire systems. When REA came in 1947 and 1948, these lines were more than 30 years old. They were hard to maintain then, and the high voltage REA interference made them noisy and harder yet to keep up. They did have several advantages. Each subscriber heard all the other rings on his line and could listen in (rubber) at any time. That was one way of keeping up with the news of the day. And the Ryder operators were really invaluable. They provided countless services to the patrons. For instance, if a Roseglen lady wanted to talk to her husband who was in Ryder, 45 they would call around town until he was located. Also they could ring all the phones on line at the same time, to give a fire alarm or other general information. They gave the daily grain market changes in this way also. Ten short rings was the signal for someone in each farm house to drop anything they were doing, and dash for the phone. And the rates were really low, only $1.50 a month for rural party line phones. But the old lines became harder to maintain and use as the years went by. This was true, too, of all of the similar farm telephone systems that operated out of neighboring communities. REA was doing such a good job of helping farmers provide themselves with the electricity they needed so badly, and that the private utilities could not afford to provide for them; that in 1950 Congress amended the REA act to provide federal government financing for rural telephone systems. The telephone amendment to the REA act gave existing com­ panies six months preference in securing REA loans for rural telephone service. When the six month period was over, several Roseglen people, among them Julius Mattson and Donnell Hau­ gen decided it was time to act. They invited representatives of the phone companies serving Parshall, Plaza, Makoti, Ryder, Van Hook, and Sanish com­ munities; as well as the Garrison-Emmet farmers to a meet­ ing in Roseglen in January of 1951. At this meeting it was decided to organize a rural tele­ phone cooperative to serve the entire area along the Soo Line from Sanish to Douglas, and down to Emmet, and to ask for an REA loan to build a modern up to date telephone system. A temporary board of directors was selected, consisting of Don­ nell Haugen from the Roseglen area, John Conklin from Gar­ rison-Emmet, George Klemenhagen of Makoti, Wayne Jones of Ryder, Robert Van Eckout of Plaza, John Hanzel of Parshall, and Bill Nissen from the Sanish-Van Hook area. It was de­ cided to call the new company the Reservation Mutual Aid Rural Telephone Corporation, because it would serve much of the Fort Berthold area; and because it was organized under a state mutual aid statute. Garrison Dam was being completed at this time, and New Town was being planned to replace Sanish and Van Hook, as they were to be drowned out by the Garrison Lake. So it was nec­ essary to build the first new dial telephone exchange in New Town. This was completed in 1954, and was celebrated by holding the co-op's annual meeting at New Town that year. In the mean time the originally planned area of service had been expanded to include Keene and Arnegard west of the Lake, and a large rural area in the Kenmare community, reach­ ing to the Canadian border. Douglas was the last locally owned farm system to be acquired and become part of the Reservation Co-op system. 46 The company's new office building at Parshall was ded­ icated in 1957. Senator Milton Young was the principal speaker. In this year dial telephone service began in the Roseglen ex­ change. In 1960 the company's name was shortened to Reservation Telephone Cooperative. The tenth annual meeting of RTC was held in Roseglen during 1961. On the committee in charge of local arrangements were Beulah Hill, Irene Austad, Lydia Daleness, Burton Youngs, and Irwin Nelson. This was one of the best attended and most interesting meetings ever for RTC. Coming of the Minuteman Missile construction program to Reservation's area in 1960, '61 and '62 brought increased work, but also increased revenue to RTC. Seven of the fifteen launch control centers in the Minot Minuteman complex are served by Reservation Telephone Co-op. In 1964 the Northwestern Bell Co. sold their long distance lines along the railroad to RTC. Substantial new revenue came to the cooperative through this acquisition, as well as opportunity to provide DDD (direct distance dialing) for subscribers in seven exchanges, including Roseglen. At present (1967) RTC is making plans fo convert its entire system to one party operation, which will mean private line service to every subscriber, with over 90% of its lines in weatherproof buried cable. Present directors of RTC are: Donnell Haugen, Roseglen; John Hanzel, Parshall; John Conklin, Garrison; John Rowe, Plaza; Floyd Hauge, New Town; Lyle Washburn, Keene; and Silas Nass, Coulee. Gary Lerberg of Parshall is the co-op's secretary and at­ torney; and Fred Ahlgren of Parshall has been manager since operations began in 1952. Altogether Roseglen can be proud of having a large part in the organization of Reservation Telephone Cooperative. It is one of the best managed and most forward looking cooperative telephone companies in North Dakota. McLean Electric Cooperative

The McLean Electric Cooperative was incorporated August 27, 1945. Much work had been done before this by different individuals to bring electricity to the farms of McLean County. Earlier, at one of the first meetings to talk about this subject, which was held in the Roseglen Hall, it had been decided that McLean County should join the Verendrye Electric Cooperative at Velva, N.D. Membership was signed up accordingly. This went on until Claude Wickard, then the REA Administrator, is­ sued an order that no money would be advanced to Verendrye to 47 build in McLean county. On learning of this decision, a meeting was held in Garrison on the afternoon of August 26, 1945 to discuss what then could be done to bring electric power to rural McLean county. McLean Electric Cooperative was incorporated as a result, and a board of directors was elected to serve until the first annual meeting could be held. Those serving on this board were: Walter Fiedler, president; Julius Mattson, vice-president; Ellen G. Stenson, secretary and treasurer; Emanuel Keck; Ralph Keel; Carl Hanson; Sarah McElwain; Arnold Hill and Gordon Hacan- son. Before the first annual meeting, which was held on June 12, 1946, the county had been divided into nine districts, with one board member to be elected from each district to serve for a one year term. Those elected as directors at this time were: Sarah McElwain, Gordon Hacanson, Julius Mattson, Leonard Borgen, Frank Stadler, Richard Thompson, Ralph Keel, Albin Liedholm and Emanuel Keck. The board was organized as follows: Ralph Keel, president; Julius Mattson, vice-president; and Sarah McElwain as sec­ retary-treasurer. McLean Electric's first office was located in the basement of the Garrison Memorial Auditorium. In April of 1946 Joe Walters was employed as easement co­ ordinator. McLean Electric Cooperative then applied for a half million dollar loan from REA but before this loan could secure approval from Washington, a load of poles arrived on the track at Gar­ rison. There was no money to pay the freight on these poles, so Julius Mattson and Arnold Hill went to the Garrison State Bank and signed a note for enough money to pay the freight so the poles could be unloaded. In 1947 the first construction contract was let to the low bidder, Charley Rue of Fargo. The first line was energized March 31, 1947. This was the line that served the boom towns along the highway to River dale. In the fall of 1947 some of the farms in the Turtle Lake area received electricity. Here at Roseglen the first farms re­ ceived their current on July 3, 1948. Ralph Keel was employed as manager of the co-op in March of 1947 and served until May of 1949. W.G. Comings followed and served until May 1, 1954, when Joe Walters, our present manager, took over. In 1967, Julius Mattson of Roseglen is still serving on the board of directors, being president. Vice-president is Frank Stadler of Ruso. Harold Ziegler of Emmet is secretary-treas­ urer, and the other directors are: Gerald Oberg, Wilton; John Forland, Turtle Lake; Eugene Zaderaka, Max; John Traub, Gar­ rison; Evert Nelson, Washburn; and Elmer Zwicker of Turtle Lake. 48 Original Board of Directors, McLean Electric Co-operative, Inc. Seated, left to right, Julius Mattson, Walter Fiedler, Ellen Stenson and Joe Walters, easement coordinator. Standing, Emanuel Keck, Carl Hanson, Gordon Hacanson, Sarah McElwain, Arnold Hill and Manager Ralph Keel.

Ryder Co-op Credit Union

The Ryder Cooperative Credit Union was organized at Rose­ glen on April 11, 1942. Elected to serve on the first board of directors were: Donnell Haugen, chairman; Henry Albert, vice- chairman; Wendell Haugen, secretary; Clifford Hill, treasurer; and Fred Hacanson. The first credit committee consisted of; O.K. Hopkins, Arnold Hill, and Olof Boe. Serving on the first supervisory committee were: Weldon Haugen, Charles Wheldon and Gordon Hacanson. At that first meeting in Roseglen, $155.50 was placed on deposit. As of January 1, 1967, 348 members have on deposit the sum of $69,361.20. Total assets of the credit union come to $76,810.00. Since the credit union was organized, its members have made 732 loans, amounting to a total of $544,023.65. Presently serving on the co-op board of directors are: Julius Lunden, chairman; Glenn Warner, vice-chairman; Mrs. Melvin Nelson, secretary and treasurer; Robert Landon, and Lloyd Peterson. On the present credit committee are: Wayne Jones, Lawrence Petz, and Frank Bradley. And the present supervisory committee members are; Gordon Hacanson, Robert Albert, and Wayne Hanson. The Ryder Co-op Credit Union will observe its silver an­ niversary and 25th annual meeting on April 5th, in 1967. 49 Roseglen P.T.A. The Roseglen P.T.A. was organized in 1925 as part of school work. It filled in a needed social activity during the depression of the 30's. The schools would give entertainment one month, the adults the next month. Lunch was served at each meeting with the proceeds used to defray expenses. The P.T.A. joined the State Organization and its records show Mrs. Lloyd Pederson as president the last year, being 1953. It then affiliated with White Shield school and a new charter was issued from the State in 1957. Donnell Haugen was elected president. The P.T.A. still functions and has an active organization at White Shield. The Start of 4-H Club Work In February of 1921, under the leadership of a Mr. Atkin­ son, one of the Roseglen teachers, the first boys and girls club work was organized in Roseglen. 37 active members and 11 associate members joined in five projects; corn, poultry, baby beef, potatoes, and purebred heifer calves. Officers of the club were: Reuben Barsness, president; Adolph Kolden, vice-president; and Josephine Kolden, secretary-treasurer. A club leader was chosen for each of the four township schools. They were; Paul Kolden, J,J. Hill, Sr., Lee Bryson, and A.D. Stoven. All summer long each member worked very hard at his or her project, looking forward to a little pocket money as a result, or a prize at the exhibit to be held in the fall. This was held at the Peter Kolden farm on October 29th, and attended by more than 200 people. C.A. Norton of the Fargo A.C. and A.L. Nor ling, McLean county agent, attended. Mr. Norling, Frank Tschida of Raub, and C.H. Christianson, Ryder banker were the project judges. County agent Norling commented that the livestock and other products exhibited were of as good, or better quality, than in many county fairs he had attended. In the potato project, Clifford Kolden placed first and Earl Shea second; Olger Lunden's baby beef placed first, and Julius Lunden's second; Adolph Kolden was first in the purebred heifer project, and Josephine Kolden was second. For corn production Julius Kolden placed first and Harold Rodahl second. In poultry production, awards for turkeys went first to Elvira Rodahl and second to Howard Bryson; while Marjorie Snippen's chickens placed first and Morris Nelson's second. This was the beginning of boys and girls club work in Mc­ Lean county, another first for Roseglen. It has led to a state and county sponsored 4-H program that has done much for farm youth. 50 West McLean Insurance Company Celebrates its 60th Year

As Roseglen celebrates its 50th year, one of McLean County's pioneer businesses celebrates its 60th anniversary. The bus­ iness is the West McLean County Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company, which was organized at a meeting in Garrison on February 19th, 1907. The incorporators and first board of directors were: S.D. Williams, Emmet, who was the company's first president; Wil­ liam Lohrman, Emmet, vice president; A.J. Hoefert, Emmet, first secretary; Chris J. Stofferahn, Emmet, treasurer; John Hegardt, Garrison; Joseph Fitzgerald, Garrison, and Ralph Holt, Emmet. Of the 27 original policy holders, whose farm buildings were collectively insured for $52,705.00, none are alive today. Those original policies averaged $1,950.00. Todays (1967) policy is just exactly ten times as large, $19,500.00 each. Other names on the list of original policy holders, in addition to the directors, were: Robert Fitzgerald, L.J. Misslin, A.P. Misslin, Nick Schneider, Joseph Markert, H.H. Ahrenstaff, T.L. Wilson, Nick Waherwald, F.T. Hernzer, Johan Thode, Eddie Thomsen, E.N. Yunker, John Rosen, L.J. Hoefert, E. Noks, John Hoist, E.H. Tank, W. Wohlman, John Pahl, and Henry Steffen. The company's articles of incorporation were filed on April 7, 1907; and the first policies became effective the next day. In 1912, S.D. Williams took over as secretary and served until 1923, when Ira Houtcooper became secretary-treasurer. During the period that Sam Williams was secretary, Dr. J.F. Timm served as president of West McLean. Mr. Houtcooper continued to serve as secretary until his death in 1952, for al­ most 30 years. Julius Mattson acted as secretary-treasurer on a temporary basis after Ira's death, until Donnell Haugen took over in July of 1953. On January 16, 1956, the company's articles of incorporation and its by-laws were amended, and the name shortened to the West McLean County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. The company at this time provided for protection of the property of its policyholders against damage from all windstorms and hail losses, as well as loss by fire and lightning. Also at this time the company's place of business was officially moved to Rose­ glen. In 1962 the company's field of operations was broadened to include Ward and Mountrail counties. The directors felt that West McLean could provide excellent service to the southern 51 sections of these counties. To meet competition from so called "farm owners" or broad- form farm policies, in 1964 a broadform multi-peril endorse­ ment was made available to West McLean policyholders as an option. This endorsement provides protection from leakage or overflow of water and heating systems, theft, vandalism, and other risks. It also provides broader protection for livestock, and includes an additional living expense allowance. Though not a large county mutual, West McLean is proud of its sixty years of successful operation. At present it has some 320 policyholders, and over six and a quarter million dollars of insurance in force, with reserves of $55,000.00. It reinsures all risks over $2,500.00 in a statewide mutual reinsurance com­ pany. Present members of the West McLean board of directors are: Julius Mattson, Roseglen, president; John Traub, Gar­ rison, vice-president; Lyle Reynolds, Douglas; Alfred Cole, Ryder; Clifford Kolden, Roseglen; Wendell Haugen, Ryder, and Gerald Johnson, Douglas. Early in 1967 an examination of the company was made by auditors for the North Dakota Insurance Department. The examination report concludes, "The directors and secretary have done an outstanding job in operating a true Farm Mutual Insurance Company."

Baseball in the Roseglen Area In the years since the first homesteaders, Roseglen has been a center of baseball enthusiasm. For an inland community it has produced baseball teams that would do credit to much larger centers of population. In the early 1906 to 1916 period Roseglen fielded a team that was a consistent winner. Competition was with teams from surrounding area; Jeanette, Ryder, Garrison and the Reservation. A picture of the team, taken about 1907, appears here. Identification of some of those shown is possible only because two members of the team, are still living. At 89 years of age, Oscar Oien is a resident, with his wife, Clara, of McLean Manor in Garrison. The other, Bernie Johnson, resides in a retirement home in Wilton. During the first world war so many of the young men were in the Army, that baseball fever cooled. But in the early 1920's another good ball team played for Roseglen. This team played together for seven years, and in the 1925-26-27 seasons lost only one game. There were yet no organized leagues and the team went as far afield as Minot, Berthold and Harvey to se­ cure worthy competition. Members of this team were Lewis Lenaburg, Clarence 52 Players were, left to right, in the back row, Bernie Johnson; a man who used to umpire for the team, whose name is lost in the past; and George Dopp. In the second row, Hans Lunden; a man named Sunderland, who was the team manager; Harry Dopp; and Bob Melom. In the front row, Oscar Oien; then a player who can't be identified, though he apparently came from the Hidden- wood area; Ole Lunden; and Henry Bofenkamp. Ole Lunden was the team's manager.

Olness, Bill Deleen, Leo Glochesky, Scotty Skeiten, Baron Gage, John Schellenbaum, Andy Anderson, Bill Ehlers, Vick Irick, with John Bruhn and Jess Leigh as the pitchers. Leigh was the first string pitcher. Much of his effectiveness was due to the "spit ball" he used. This really confused the op­ position batters. When they did connect with the ball, it went in any direction except where it should. In about 1931, a year in which local baseball was the only summer sport available, it being the first of a long period of dry years, the Reservation Baseball League was organ­ ized. This league banded together teams from Roseglen, Hid- denwood, Ryder, Sanish, Plaza, Max, Elbowoods and Van Hook. Early officers of the league were: Julius Mattson of Rose­ glen, president; Arnold Larson, Hiddenwood, vice-president; and Donald Whiting of Max as secretary-treasurer. Julius Mattson managed the Roseglen team the first year, and Charlie 53 Wheldon took over in the following years. Playing for Roseglen in this |F^ period were Carl Hanson, Julius Schmidt, Marvin and Curtis Rime, Milton Austad, Tom Giffey, Earl Nelson, Donnell Haugen, Lloyd Pederson, Harvey Snippen, with An­ ton Kolden as the catcher, and Wes Cumings, Earl Swartz and Adolph Kolden as pitchers. The team was near the top of the League each year, but won the league championship only in 1936, in a play-off game with Max; a free hitting game that ended with the score of Roseglen 18, Max 14. The team did play tighter games. Playing in 1935 against Van Hook, Adolph Kolden pitched a no-hit, no- run game that Roseglen won 1 to 0. ,.4 Roseglen's run came in the fifth inning when Curtis Rime reached first on an infield error, stole second and scored on an outfield error. No satisfactory photos are avail­ able of this team or the one that pre­ ceded it, but we do show here a snapshot of Adolph Kolden taken the year he pitched his no-hit game. Adolph Kolden From 1940 to 1946 the Reservation League was inactive but in 1946 it was reorganized, with Max, Douglas, Ryder, Roseglen, Elbowoods, Makoti, Plaza, Parshall, Van Hook, Sanish, New Town, Gasman and the Minot Radar Base fielding teams at one time or another in the ten years that followed. During the 1946-47 seasons the team was managed by Adolph Kolden. Albert (Jergy) Jorgenson took over as manager for the next six years. Roseglen won the Reservation League title in 1950 and went to the state tournament in Jamestown. After drawing a bye in the first round of the 44 team event, Roseglen defeated Hope and Robinson before losing to Mayville in the quarter finals. Mayville went on to win the state title. In 1952 Roseglen again won the league championship and en­ tered the state tournament, losing to the state runner-up, Aber- crombie. Vernon Hanson took over as manager in 1954, when the Rose­ glen team again won the Reservation League title and went to 54 the state tournament in Bismarck, where they lost to Tuttle. In the ten years this team played they won 106 games and lost 44, for a percentage of 71 per cent. Community type picnic suppers were a feature of many of the games away from home. Fans and players and their families joined together in smorgasbord style picnic suppers. Roseglen teams always had a large group of loyal fans who attended all the games and "rooted" for their teams. The team spon­ sored a "Baseball Benefit Dance" many of the years before the season opened, to raise money for equipment. These were always one of the big events of the season. For a few years now Roseglen baseball has been limited to the "Little League" program sponsored by the local Le­ gion Post. Perhaps through that program another winning amateur baseball team will again play for Roseglen.

This is the 1952 Reservation League Champs taken at Mc- Elroy Park in Jamestown during the State Tournament. Pictured from left to right, back row, Vernon Hanson, Donald (Doc) Giffey, Erny Giffey, Weldon Hendrickson, and Walt Hanson. Front row, Clark Hendrickson, Karl Vangsness, Bill Albrecht, Harold Giffey and Manager Albert (Jergy) Jorgenson. 55 Busy Fingers Homemakers Club

By Mrs. Miriam Cumings The Busy Fingers Homemakers Club of Roseglen was formed when a group of ten young mothers met one afternoon in 1955. Elaine Geizler Fischer was the Home Agent at the time and did a great deal in bringing this group together and helping them become properly established as such. Out of the ten original members, four still remain members, Mrs. Don Giffey, Mrs. Ernest Giffey, Jr., Mrs. Clifford Kolden, and Mrs. Joe Ber- gan. The others who were charter members included Mrs. Gordon Wilson, Mrs. Elmer Kolden, Mrs. Robert Rustad, Mrs. Albert Wabaunsee, Mrs. Maurice Snippen, and Mrs. Lloyd Kol­ den but these people have since dropped out or moved away. Mrs. Ernest Giffey, Jr. was the first President, Mrs. Gor­ don Wilson, Vice President, and Mrs. Joe Bergan, secretary- treasurer. In 1956 Mrs. Wesley J. Cumings, Mrs. Thomas Weinand and Mrs. Lowell Nygard joined bringing the membership to thirteen. From this year on, the membership fluctuated sligh­ tly from year to year as some new members were admitted and some dropped until the list now stands at fifteen: Mrs. Joe Bergan, Mrs. Robert Campbell, Mrs. Gary Gemar, Mrs. Ernest Giffey Jr., Mrs. Donald Giffey, Mrs. Clifford Kolden, Mrs. Lyle Holtan, Mrs. Irwin Nelson, Mrs. Lowell Nygard, Mrs. Shirley Rustad, Mrs. Jack Sitter, Mrs. Don Voigt, Mrs. Don Weigel, and Mrs. Thomas Weinand. Our meetings were originally held in the afternoons but as our families grew we changed to evening meetings. Some of our extra projects lessons have included Basket Weaving, Pillow making, Knitting, Tin Can Crafts, Floral Arrangements, Copper Etching, First Aid Instructions, Beauty Tips, Swim­ ming Lessons, and we have had people instruct us who are pro­ fessionals in their field. We have the privilege of having one of our members mar­ ried to a State Representative so we have had the opportunity to visit them as well as the Governors Mansion, and tour the Capitol while they are in session. Avis Giffey did a royal job of entertaining us. From our club, we have had the privilege of having two members who have held County offices. The first one was Mrs. Elmer Kolden as secretary for the County in 1956 and the second one was Mrs. Shirley Rustad who was the County President in 1959 through 1961. Present officers are: President, Mrs. Gary Gemar; Vice President, Mrs. Jack Sitter; and Secretary Treasurer, Mrs. Shirley Rustad. 56 History By Families

MR. & MRS. A.G. AABY

Stella Forde was born in 1895 at Bryant, S.D. She later went to Iowa and came to North Dakota where she homesteaded in Deepwater twp. Mrs. Aaby homesteaded just at the west edge of Deepwater twp. He was inducted into the Army during World War I, and he and Stella weremarriedin February 1918 at Mabel, Minn, and proved up his land after this. The Aaby's lived at Roseglen for about seven years. Mr. Aaby was cashier in the Roseglen Bank for awhile, later working in Ryder and then moved to Minot in 1929 where he was a realtor. They became the parents of three sons, Alton lives in Canton, Ohio with his wife and three children. Waldo who was also mar­ ried, passed away in the spring of 1962, Donn who married Dorothy Hanson lives in San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Aaby died unexpectedly in January 1961 following a stroke. Mr. Aaby makes his home at the Lutheran Home for the Aged in Minot.

MR. & MRS. ANDREW ANDERSON

Andrew Anderson came to this country in March 1904 from Ostfold, Norway. He worked at Hampden, N.D. that summer and came to the Roseglen community in the fall, where he filed 57 on a homestead in December. He made his home there until 1915. In 1919 he was married to Bertha Speicher, and Ryder has been their home for 47 years. He was engaged in carpentry and farming much of his life. One year was spent in Minneapolis. He returned to his native Norway, twice for visits. Their five children are Winston at Ryder, Elinor, Los Angeles, Vivian (Mrs. David Glover) Los Angeles, Calif., Pris- cilla (Mrs. Marvin Aldinger) Aberdeen, S.D., Deloris (Mrs. Bruce Kauffman) Phoenix, Arizona. Two sons, Howard and Alton are deceased.

MR. & MRS. OSCAR SIMONSON

In the fall of 1915, I came to Minot, North Dakota from Leeds, N.D. where it was learned that I could get a quarter of land by drawing a lucky number; 336 happened to be the lucky number for me. In the spring of 1916, I came out here with my brother Matt and he built my homestead shack. We continued to live on the land until I proved it up which took 14 months. None of the homesteaders close by had any wells, so we had to carry water several miles for cooking and drinking. We finally got a well dug, so our trouble was over, so far as water was concerned. To pass the time away, a bunch of us homesteaders, per­ haps 7 or 8 of us, would drive to one anothers place, play whist have coffee and lunch until the wee hours of the morning. At one homesteaders place, who happened to be Lars Nesvig (He was from my home town) we stayed all night and played whist and danced to the music of a mouth organ. Before we left he served breakfast consisting of a huge plate of fried beef­ steak and a big stack of pancakes. It all tasted so good. My two sisters, Alma and Clara, came to visit my brother and me, so in the meantime, Alma and I rented Connors res­ taurant and we served meals to many of the homesteaders and others. In the fall of 1921 our sister, Edna came up here to teach school. She taught the Fines's school and other schools in McLean county. My brother Matt farmed the land until I got married to Oscar Simonson, which was Oct. 9, 1930. We continued farming until we sold our land to Ernest Giffey, Jr. We then went out to Milton, Washington where we purchased a home and lived there for two year. We sold our place out there and came back to North Dakota and purchased a home in Garrison where we now are living. 58 MR. & MRS. OSCAR ANDERSON

Oscar Anderson was born on a farm close to Cyrus, Minn, in 1892. Before coming to Roseglen he homesteaded at Jop- lin, Montana, this land he still owns. Oscar came to Roseglen in 1920 and was employed as a mechanic in the garage for John Aamoth. On a beautiful day in 1923 Oscar drove over to Hans Lundens to visit. There he met their new hired girl who had just come over from Norway, and this same year she becaue his bride. This pretty girl was Sigrid Paulsen who was born in Tele- marken, Norway u. 1903. After they were married they continued to live in Rose­ glen, where Oscar operated a garage until 1948 when they decided to start farming. They moved to a farm southwest of Roseglen known as the John and Peter Helle farm until the year 1960 when they moved to Cyrus, Minn., and purchased a home there. Now that they have retired, Oscar spends most of his time fishing and in the fall goes deerhunting. Sigrid keeps herself busy with housework and taking care of grandchildren which now number 28. All of their children seven in all were born and raised in the Roseglen community: Bernice of Minneapolis, married to Clarence Thompson of Cyrus, LaVone of Velva, married to Dennis Kerzman of Roseglen, a barber; Mavis of Minot, mar­ ried to Roland Berg, employed by the G.N. Railroad; Merle of Hazen, married to Joyce Weigel of Roseglen, served four years in the Navy and farmed with his Dad for a couple years, is now an electrician at the Truax-Traer Coal Mine; Dennis of Cyrus, married to Betty Skogstad of Cyrus, farms and works at the State Bank of Cyrus; Phyllis of Rapid City, South Dakota, teaching, married to William Townsend from La. is in the Air Force; Verdel of St. Paul, married to Julie Jones from Minneapolis, employed as foreman for Marsden Company.

MR. & MRS. SIGVART ANDERSON

Gilbert Anderson had come from Minnesota to homestead in Deepwater township in 1917. His homestead was south of the Carl Olson farm. He was a bachelor, and passed away in 1926. After being here on the occasion of Gilbert's death and liking the country very much, two of his brothers came to the Roseglen area in 1928. 59 Sigvart Anderson and his wife, Alice, lived just across the road from Ernest Giffey, Sr. while he farmed here. They left in the fall of 1936, as Sigvart had the opportunity of taking over the home farm at Elbow Lake, Minn. A daughter, Avis, was born before the Andersons came to North Dakota, and a son, Lloyd, was born at Roseglen. Lloyd is married and farms with his dad. They have made a duplex of the old farm home, and Lloyd and his family occupy the upper part. Avis is married to Alvin Vigen of Caster, Alberta, Canada. They have two children, a boy and girl. The other Anderson brother, Lawrence farmed northwest of Roseglen for only a short time, then farmed near Ryder until 1940, when he moved to Minot. He passed away in 1962, leaving a wife and six children. Mrs. Iver Vangsness was a sister of the Anderson boys.

MR. & MRS. LLOYD AUSTAD

Lloyd Austad was born in 1881 at Sheldon, N.D. He home­ steaded in Gate Township in 1902. In 1915 he married Anne Kvale and they had two children, Lillian and Edward. Anne Kvale was born in 1881 in Vaage, Gudbrandsale, Norway. She was formerly married to Eliv Kvale in Norway and he home­ steaded in Roseglen township in 1903. Anna Kvale and son Erling who was born in Norway in 1902, came to the Unived States in June, 1907. Eliv passed away and is buried at Denver, Colo. Lloyd and Anne lived on the farm near Roseglen until October 1960 when they moved to Williston, N.D. where they would be near their daughter Lillian, then Mrs. Ray Thorseth. They resided there until August 1964 when they and Lillian and her son Larry moved to Bismarck after the death of her husband, Ray Thorseth. Anne passed away in 1964, and Lloyd continued to live with his daughter until his death in 1966. Lillian was remarried in June of '66 to Alvin Lick of Bis­ marck. Her son Larry is in the armed forces now stationed at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Lilian is employed in the State Treasurers office in the Capitol building. Edward and his wife Betty left their farm in Roseglen in February 1961 and live in Bismarck. Edward is employed by Westland Oil Co. as a bookkeeper for the Propane Division of Bismarck. Betty is secretary to Weldon Haugen, Motor Vehicle Registrar. Their sons Bruce and Robbin are both in the armed forces; Bruce in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and Robbin at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Their daughter, Bonnie and her husband Airman Freddie Meyer are 60 at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah. Pamela the youngest daughter is at home and a Freshman in Bismarck High School. Erling Kvale and his wife, the former Vera Iverson live at Gilette, Wyoming. They are both employed by the Hospital Association. Their son Erling Jr. is married and in January this year was transferred to Fargo from Bismarck. He is employed by Crane and Ordway. Their daughter Laura Ann is married to Paul Jacobson and they live in Minneapolis where he is employed by American Telephone and Telegraph. The other son, Carl Kvale was born at Roseglen and he and his wife the former Ella Void live at Parshall, N.D. where he is engaged in farming.

MR. & MRS. PEDER BARSNESS

Peder Barsness came from Cyrus, Minn., to the Roseglen country in the spring of 1906. He brought with him a freight-car shipment of horses, cattle, machinery, and other household sup­ plies. A son, Oscar, who was 11, came with him. Hauling lumber from Garrison, Barsness put up a small barn and a two-room tar-paper house with a ladder style stair­ way to the low upstairs where the children slept. In June, Mrs. Barsness and their four children joined him. They arrived by train to Garrison where Mr. Barsness and Oscar met them in a horse-drawn lumber wagon. Earlier pioneers had organized a congregation with occasional worship services held in the various homes. At the time of which we speak, these services were conducted by a minister who came all the way from Turtle Lake. Barsness however, feeling the need of a Sunday School for his own children, set about organizing the first Sunday School of the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen. He secured the use of a vacant homestead shack belonging to Karl Kvale as a meeting place. Here as the supervisor and the only teacher, Barsness and his four older children met regularly, weather permitting, with children of other nearby families. Only families within walking distance were represented in this first early Sunday School, namely the Rostads, Granheims and Barsness's, as we recall them. But we who did attend were taught subjects as diverse as the ABC's, Luther's small Cathe- cism and The Explanation, all in the Norwegian language, nat­ urally. In the summer of 1907, Oscar met instant death in a run­ away accident ... a hard blow to the parents. But in years to come, four more children were added to the family. One Sunday noon in 1917, Papa Barsness, with the family 61 home from church, had something on his mind. "De gaar ikke an og knore paa raaden me hester langere," he announc­ ed suddenly. "Me maa veil kjobe os en automobile like dan come andre folk." And so one day he brought home his first car, a Model T. Ford. Papa Barsness was born in Sogn, Norway and died in 1938 at the age of 74. Mama (Marit) Barsness, born in S. Fron, Gulbransdalen, Norway, died in 1939 at the age of 69. The children are Anna, now Mrs. Anton Eidahl of Parshall. Their children, all married are Clarence Johnson, Milton, Elaine, Crystal and Wallace, all married. Mrs. Mabel Nor- strom, widow of Seattle, Wash, has two children, Glen and Ila Mae Irvin. Mrs. Clifford Amundson of Woodland, Calif., died in 1961 at the age of 51. They had five children. Gladys, Mrs. Harry Peterson, rural Ryder has two children, Don, asst. County Agent at Washburn, and Darlene Brandt of Logan. Oswald and Palmer live at Jamestown; Norman and his wife Evelyn live in Minot, but the old Barsness homestead con­ stitutes part of his farm. Reuben who was in the store business in Roseglen many years, died in 1946 at the age of 42. He was married to Valdine Anderson and their two sons are Dale, married and employed in Los Angeles, and Wayne who recently completed three years in the U.S. Army after graduating from U.N.D.

MR. & MRS. OLE BERGAN

Ole Bergan was born in Clayton County, Iowa in 1875. Al- bertina Pederson who was born in 1877 married Mr. Bergan at St. Oluf, Iowa in 1903. In 1904 they homesteaded at Sawyer North Dakota in Ward County. They farmed at Sawyer until October of 1926 when they moved to a farm two miles south of Roseglen. Here they con­ tinued farming until Ole passed away in 1940. Mrs. Bergan lived in a smaller house built for her on the home place, where her son Joe and family lived, until her death in 1957. The Bergan children include Henry, deceased in 1960 was married to Hazel Hanson. Bertha born in 1907 died in 1920. Olava married Vaughn Caley, and she died in 1957. Their four children are Vaughn, Jr. at Valley City, Dean at Minot, Louis, El Paso, Texas, and Janice of Phoenix, Arizona. Roy married Martha Sprenger and their three children are Arlene, Charlotte and Jim. Roy lives at Postville, Iowa. Joseph married Olinda Wahl and they farmed at Roseglen until 1966 then moved to Minot. Their four children are Philman in the Air Force in Guam.

62 Phyllis Christopherson at Garrison, Diane Mikkelson at Minot and Richard a senior at White Shield High School. Clifford and his wife, the former Marion Skogen live at Yankton, S.D. with their two sons, Eric and Paul. Francis is married to Loretta Wolfe and they have four children, Cindy, Frederick, Larry and Bobby and live at Granville, N.D.

MR. & MRS. AMUND BOSMAN

I was born in Lorn, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, October 3, 1891. In 1910 I emigrated to this country. After a three week journey, I landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia and then overland to Rolette County in North Dakota where I landed in February of 1910. The following summer I worked on a farm six miles south of Rolette. One particular incident that happened to me on this farm, I will never forget. The boss sent me out with five horses and a gang plow, told me where to start, but didn't mention where to stop. The land looked all alike to me, so I kept the horses going. (I had plowed across somebody elses land). The big Irishman came up to me on horseback, and he really poured it out! He turned my horses around, and although I didn't understand a darn word he had said, I remember his last words: "D-- Greenhorn!" In the fall I went to Minnesota to look up some relatives I stayed there till the spring of 1911. I heard there were some distant relatives in Roseglen, by the name of Kolden, so I pulled out and came to Peter Kolden's where I worked for six sum­ mers. During the winter months I worked in lumber camps and saw mills in northern Minnesota. In the spring of 1918 I enlisted in the Army at Washburn. I served in Machine Gun Co. 78th Infantry and was later trans­ ferred to Co. M. 78 Infantry 14 Division. After being discharged in the spring of 1919, I came back to Roseglen where I started to work for Hans Lunden. July of 1921, Aagot Otteson, daughter of Ole and Janette Otteson of Ryder, and I were married. Aagot was born in Markabygd, near Throndhjem, Norway, and came to this country in 1919 with her mother, two sisters and a brother. Her father had settled in this country in 1910. He was unable to bring his family before because of World War I. Since 1921 we farmed in the Roseglen township, until I retired in 1961. We continue to make our home here at Rose­ glen. We have a son Garfield in Grand Forks, N.D. He is mar- 63 ried to Donna Huus of Parshall, and they are the parents of four boys, Alan, Gerald, David and Darren. We had two daughters, Josephine and Thelma who are both deceased.

BYRON J. BRUMWELL

Byron J. Brumwell of Iowa came to Minot, N.D. in 1915 and got a job as a thresher. Some land opened up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation at Roseglen and numbers were drawn for homesteads. His name was among those drawn, so he went back to Iowa that winter. Inthe spring he returned in an emigrant car all alone and settled in Roseglen Township. There were no buildings anywhere in sight, only rocks and prairie grass, no roads, trees or wood of any kind with which to build anything. "He brought five horses and a dozen chickens with him; he lived in a make-shift tent until he would get a house built. While building the house he continued working off and on at Parshall in order to get enough money to carry on. In 1920 he married Ida Marie Hanson who was living on a nearby farm. She passed away in 1963 and he married again in the fall of 1964. He met his present wife, Allene Powell of St. Peters­ burg, Fla., in New York City where they joined q. group touring Europe for two months. In 1957 he decided to retire and move to Florida, going back to Roseglen each summer and fall. In the fall of 1966 he sold three quarters, including the home place, to Donald Giffey of Roseglen.

MR. & MRS, JAMES DREVER

James Drever was born in 1897 at Gladbrook, Iowa. When a small child his parents moved to a farm near Tracy, Minn., where Jim attended a rural school and helped with the farming operations. After finishing school he worked for a time for an older brother who was a tile ditching contractor. In 1918, "Uncle Sam" called and he was inducted and served in World War I. After his discharge from the army he went to Chicago, 111. and completed a course at the Coyne Electrical School. He came to the Roseglen community in the summer of 1928 and worked for different farmers in the vicinity until 1929 when he entered a partnership with Oscar M. Anderson in the

64 Roseglen Garage in North Roseglen. Shortly afterwards they built a new establishment in South Roseglen. In 1931 he married Valborg Kolden and they made their home with Ralph Youngs until the fall of 1933, when they bought a little house and had it moved to South Roseglen. Shortly afterwards Jim and Oscar dissolved their partnership in the garage and Jim built a blacksmith shop close to their house. In 1957 they built a new home. He worked at his trade of Blacksmithing, Welding and Gen­ eral Repair until his death in March of 1964. He was a member of the Gladwyn L. Roberts American Le­ gion Post. Valborg was a bulk truck driver for the Beaver Oil Co. from 1945 to 1953. Since then she has been and continues to be a bulk agent for Phillips Petroleum Co. One child was born to them T/Sgt. Sydney D. Drever who with his wife Kathleen and son Robert live in the Philippines where Sydney is serving in the Air Force.

BERNT AND EMMA FINES

Bernt Fines, early settler in the Roseglen area, was born in Trondhjeim, Norway, in 1877. He came to America when 15 years old. A sister was living at Fort Ransom, N.D., so Bernt spent several years there. He worked on farms and later drove a stage route between Lisbon and Valley City. When the Roseglen area was opened to homesteaders in 1902, Bernt decided to stake a claim there. He spent the win­ ter in Fort Ransom, going out to the homestead permanently in the spring of 1903. On that trip he rode a horse," Jim", all the way, carrying all his possessions with him. He came to Jorgen Jacobsen's sod shanty late at night, after the Jacob- sens were sleeping soundly. These folks were friends from Fort Ransom, so Bernt made himself at home, cooking himself a pot of coffee, and making himself a lunch. His wife to be, Emma Peterson, was also a native of Norway; born in Gulbransdalen in 1890. She and a sister, Sina, came to this country in 1907. They came to Ryder on June 6th of that year, and Charles Lenartson took them to Roseglen in his two seated buggy, the height of luxurious travel in those days. They stayed with an uncle, Ole Rostad, the first night. Emma worked then for the Peter Koldens, and later for the Will Flynns. Bernt and Emma were married at the Flynn home on October 3, 1910. In the fall of 1945, Mr. Fines sold his farm to Maurice Snip-

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Threshing from Header Stacks. 66 pen; held an auction sale of his machinery and livestock. He loaded the family's personal effects and some household furniture in his truck and started West. They located first in Ellensburg, Washington, where daughter Elnora was married and living. Next August the family moved to Yakima, where Bernt purchased a home. Mr. Fines enjoyed his retirement only briefly. He passed away in September of 1947 and was buried in Yakima. Emma con­ tinued to live in the Yakima home until her death in May, 1964. The Fines' had ten children. Two died in infancy. Anna (Mrs. Donnell Haugen) lives at Roseglen; Elnora still lives in Ellens­ burg, married to Cecil Lambert, they have two children, Char­ lotte of North Hollywood, Cal., and Patrick, working in Yak­ ima; Hilma, married to Bill Greenwood, lives in Yakima and has three children by a former marriage, Boyd, Terry and Kaye, all in Yakima; Edward, of Minot is married to Norma Nelstad, they have two sons, Rodney and Kerry; Ruby (Mrs. R.C. Gro- chow) of Bellevue, Washington has one son, Robert. Margaret, presently in Yakima, her husband, Vern Judkins, a captain in the U.S. Air Force, presently serving in Viet Nam, has two stepsons, Vern Jr. and Michael, and a daughter, Karen; Alfred at Roseglen is married to Marky Fischer of Voltaire, they have one daughter, Sheryl; and Merritt living at Moxee City, Wash­ ington. He is married to Genny Carl of Moxee City, and has two stepsons, Gay lord and Dennis.

ERNEST A, GIFFEY SR.

Ernest A. Giffey Sr. was born at McCustland, Iowa and in 1902 came to N.D. with his parents at the age of 9. They lived in Washburn until the spring of 1903 and moved to Garrison in two wagons, with four horses, four cows, and six children. His brother Fritz was two months old, and layed in a bed made of straw. Six acres were planted on the homestead, four miles west of Garrison, into flax and in the fall after it was cut it blew away. They built their own house. His father bought 62 cows and 25 of the cows froze to death that following winter. A school was built later and the children walked 2 1/2 miles to school. Ernest lived with his parents until he entered the service in 1917 with the Armed Forces to serve as a mechanic. In 1919 he married Marvel Larson of Hammond, Wise, and moved to the reservation and Roseglen area in 1923. Marvel passed away in 1947. They had two sons, Donald and Ernest Jr. both farming in the Roseglen area. In 1949 he married Signe Deardurff of Raub and retired from farming in 1957. After retirement he spends his time gardening, fishing and bowling. 67 TOM GIFFEY

Tom Giffey was born at Round Lake, Minn., November 30, 1899. He and his parents,,Mr. and Mrs. Fred Giffey, Sr. and other members of the family came to McLean County in 1902, and settled on a farm west of Garrison. In 1923 he started farming on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in the Roseglen area. He and Vera Halquist of Gar­ rison were married in May 1924 and they had made their home in the Roseglen community until Tom's death in 1956. They had two children, Harold, who lives on the home place one-half mile west of Roseglen. His wife is Olive Mae Erb of Ryder and they have five sons, Gary, the oldest married Carol Mai in 1966 at Garrison, and is a student at Wahpeton State School of Science; Garlyn, Gardell and Gerald are high school students at White Shield, and Greg is an elementary student. Yvonne married James Erb of Ryder and they make their home there. He is mail carrier and also farms. They have three children, Jay a student at Minot State College, Kim and Tondi Mae attend Ryder High and grade school. Vera is now Mrs. Ingvold Skarheim and they reside in Minot, N.D.

MR. & MRS. THOMAS GILBERTSON

Thomas Gilbertson was born in Hadeland, Norway, September 28, 1853. At the age of 18, he came to the United States and worked in Iowa and Wisconsin for some years. On July 5, 1881, he was united in marriage to Mary Nordengen at Barnesville, Minn. She was born November 5, 1863 in Hadeland, Norway and came to Minnesota when she was 18 years old. They lived at Barnesville, Minn., for a few years after their marriage and then moved to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and later to Rothsay, Minn. In 1899 they moved to Enderlin, N.D. where he farmed. In 1904 he homesteaded 15 miles southwest of Ryder on the farm which was later owned by Ole Lunden. Now a grandson of the Gilbertson's, Earl Pederson owns the land. In 1914 the Gilbertson family moved to Ryder where they resided until Mr. Gilbertson's death in 1928. Mrs. Gilbert- son died in 1939. Mr. Gilbertson was the Roseglen mail carrier from 19U to 1926. Fourteen children were born to the couple, five having died in young life. The daughters include Mrs. Bessie Hove, Minot, 38 Mrs. Anna Anderson Jones of Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Ida Seeley, Missoula, Mont. The three sons are Ernest, Jamestown, LeRoy of Grand Forks and Albin of Granville. Three daugh­ ters, Mrs. Julia Lunden, Mrs. Alice Granum and Mrs. Mabel Pederson are deceased.

MR. & MRS. CHRIST HALVORSON

Our homestead, located one mile north of Roseglen in Gate township had its beginning more than 50 years ago in the fall of 1915 when I registered for homestead rights in Bismarck. I filed for a claim at Minot and received a claim number the following May. In October of 1916, I left my wife, the former Thea Wibstad and four children, Harold, Louis, Lloyd and Lil­ lian at Stewartville, Minn, where we had farmed my parents farm, my birthplace, for five years, to come here and prove up my homestead rights. I had shipped our belongings, mach­ inery and livestock so it would be at Ryder when I arrived there by train. From Ryder, I came to my homestead site by horse and wagon. Upon arrival, I began to put up a shelter to protect my­ self from the cold wind and the rain that later turned to snow. By morning my clothing was soaked and I was nearly frozen stiff. I had covered the horses with blankets to protect them from the cold. I started to build the homestead shack with what means there was available. During those lonely days, I froze, prayed, thought of my family, and wondered what would be in store for us in the future. To come to North Dakota to settle on a homestead had been our dream so I struggled to finish the shack. After two weeks had gone by, my wife and children came by train to join me. After they came, life on the prairie didn't seem so bad and we looked forward to better days. Four of our eight children, Lawrence, Adeline, Curtis and Eleanor were born on the homestead site. I was born near Stewartville, Minn, in 1883 and was baptized, confirmed and grew to manhood here. My wife Thea was born in 1892 near Garfield, Minn, and we were married in Ypsilanti, N.D. in 1907. We farmed here for five years, and then moved to Stewartville, Minn, where we farmed for another five years. Of the more than fifty years we have resided on our home­ stead there have been some strugglesome ones; especially during the 1930's which was a depression period most North Dakotans won't forget, who were farming at that time. Despite this, there have been more good years than bad. Our homestead holds many happy memories for our entire family, as does the entire Roseglen community and its people. We thank God for the many blessings we have shared on our homestead and in the 69 Roseglen community. My wife and I are most happy to have soon shared 60 years of married life. All of our eight children are living. Harold, the oldest, lives at home with us and operates the Auto-Electric Shop in Roseglen. Louis and Lloyd live at home and farm the land. Mrs. Marvin Anderson (Lillian) lives at Wahpeton on a farm with her husband and four children and farm near Roseglen. (Adeline) Mrs. Erwin Thompson is a teacher and lives in Mi­ not with her husband and one child. Curtis is a diesel mechanic and lives in West Fargo with his wife, Corothy Carlstrom and son. (Eleanor) Mrs. Alvin Kolkind lives in Minneapolis Minn, with her husband and four children.

MR. & MRS. CARL HANSON

Carl R. Hanson was born in Cyrus, Minn, in 1899. His, parents were Hans and Marie Hanson and his father worked in Cyrus as a section foreman. The family moved to Baldwin, N.D. in 1909 and here Carl's older brother, Hans Jr. was employed as section foreman there and his father worked under him. As a child, Carl made a trip to Norway with his parents. Later his father died, and he and his mother came to Roseglen where Carl was left with the Peter Kolden's while his mother took work at Ryder with Mrs. Fredeen who with her husband operated the Fredeen Hotel. Here Mrs. Hanson worked for some time and Carl stayed with the Lars Kolden's, in addition to the Peter Kolden's and other friends at Roseglen. Carl's brother Hans had married Emma Nordstrom of Bald­ win and they lived in Bismarck throughout their life where they raised several children. A son Elmer is married and lives at Bismarck. Carl continued to make his home with the Peter Kolden family where he worked from about 1915 and on. He and Jose­ phine Kolden were married in 1925. She was born in the Kol­ den's homestead shack in 1904. Four children were born to Carl and Josephine, Walter, Vernon, Marvin and Carol. In 1945, Marvin died after a brief illness at the age of 10. At that time Walter was serving in the army. After his discharge he was married to Maxine Sorenson and they lived on the former home of her parents, the William Sorenson's for some time. They have three child­ ren, Jacolyn, Penny and Chad. In 1961 they moved to Spring­ field, Oregon. Vernon married Mabel Samuelson of Lignite, N.D. and they live on the home place. They have three children, Bruce, Randy and Laurie. 70 Carol married Robert Tellefson of Makoti and they live on a farm near there. Their three children are Scott, Julie and Car la. In 1962, Josephine and Carl moved to Makoti where they lived for four years, and in 1966 they moved to Parshall. In November 1965 their children honored them with open house at their Makoti residence on their 40th wedding anniver­ sary.

CARL HANSON

Carl Hanson homesteaded a farm about a half mile from B.J. Brumwell. He was a bachelor and his sister Ida Marie kept house for him. Some time after Ida married, Carl married Alice Ringheim and raised a large family.

JOHN AND CHRISTINE HAUGEN

Among the early settlers in the Roseglen area were John and Christine Haugen, both of whom were born in Ottertail County, Minnesota. John Haugen filed on his claim in Roseglen township in July of 1902. He built a low tarpaper covered shack that year. During the next two years he traveled back and forth between the claim and Minnesota and Hampden, N.D., where the two older brothers were located. Until the fall of 1905, the nearest he could come to the claim by railroad was to Minot; but that fall the rails came to Garrison. That summer his bride to be, Christine Jacobsen, came to Roseglen to view her future home. She found many neighbors were old acquaintances from Minnesota. In the fall, John built a stable near the shack, making ready for permanent occupation the following year. On Dec. 19, 1905, John and Christine were married at her home in Minnesota, and early in April the following spring, they, together with her brother, Thomas, who had staked his claim south of Max, loaded two railroad cars with cattle, horses, machinery, furniture and lumber. They were switched onto a siding in Garrison on the tenth, and spent the balance of that day and most of the next unloading the cars. About four o'clock in the afternoon of the eleventh, they left Garrison, with four horses on a heavily loaded wagon. As it grew dark that evening, the wagon mired down in Douglas creek and they were unable to get it out. So, seeing a light in the dis­ tance, they unhooked the horses and headed for it. These people put the Haugens up for the night, and the next morning 71 helped get the wagon out of the mud and headed again lor Rose­ glen. Shortly after noon on April 12, 1906, the Haugens came over the hills east of their claim and saw the welcome sight of their new home amid the many others nestled on the level Roseglen prairie. The Haugens stayed only briefly on the claim, renting it to his brother, Rudolph, while John bought grain in the Hamp­ den area. In 1909 a Farmers elevator was organized in Ryder and John was offered the managers position. The family re­ mained in Ryder until 1916, when they moved to Elgin, N.D., where John purchased an elevator. In 1918 his health began to fail and that fall they moved back to the farm. Trying days followed as Mr. Haugen's health became pro­ gressively worse. He passed away in February of 1923, having been an invalid for the last two years of his life. Mrs. Haugen was left with six children; Donnell, the oldest, then sixteen; Weldon, Margaret, Evelyn, Ruth, and a baby, Doris. Debts had accumulated during John's illness that hampered their farming operations. Things did not go too badly during the balance of the 1920's, but times were hard indeed during the depression days of the thirties. Neighbors and relatives were very helpful and the Haugens managed to weather the storm. Mrs. Haugen purchased a home in Ryder in 1946, and enjoyed very much the years that she lived there; until her death in January of 1965 at the age of 82. She had remained active up to the last few months of her life. Donnell continued to live on the home farm until this winter (1967), when he and his wife, the former Anna Fines, exchanged places with their son, Ronald. Ronald, married to LeAnn Engel of Garrison, had been living on the Oscar Oien place, which he had purchased in 1963. Bernard, the older son, is an attorney at Wahpeton, N.D., married to Jean Haberstroh, whom he had met while at NDU. The daughter, Barbara, is married to Larry Ziegler, living and farming in the Emmet area. There are six grandchildren. Weldon and his wife, nee Catherine Grimes, and the younger sons, David and Richard, live in Bismarck, where Weldon is serving his second four year term as North Dakota Motor Vehicle Registrar. Their oldest son, John is married, serving in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Maine; Michael operates the home farm; and Weldon's daughter Patricia, is Mrs. Reinhold Essert, living in Bismarck. Margaret is now Mrs. Elmo Anderson, living and teaching at Rockford, Illinois. The oldest son, Bruce, is in his second year at Luther Thelogical Seminary, Minneapolis, preparing for the ministry. The younger son, Paul, is a student at the U- niversity of Illinois. Evelyn died in a highway accident shortly after her marriage to Clyde Ziegler, of Emmet. Ruth is married to Raymond Acker- 72 man of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; and is presently employed as a supervisor in the Fergus Falls State Hospital. Their daughter, Christy, lives in Bismarck. Her husband, Gary Zenz, is employed by MDU. While she was working in Washington, D.C., Doris married William Christ, then in the U.S. Air Force; now retired as a Lt. Col. The Christs live in Arlington, Virginia. Both are employees of the Department of Defense. Their family of one son, Larry, and two daughters, Pamela and Sue, all are continuing their education on the college level.

RUDOLPH HAUGEN

Rudolph Haugen came from Crary, N.D., where he had been working for his oldest brother, Julius, in the fall of 1905. With him were his brother John, John Pederson and Andrew Anderson. The other three had been out to Roseglen before to file on home­ steads. Rudolph was only 17 years old at the time, so was unable to file on a homestead himself. They came from Minot with Bob Melom and Oscar Tirdal, on two wagon loads of lumber intended for barns on the two John's homesteads. The first night out they stayed at the Alfred Mathieson place, where they slept on the floor. They all worked with the Bailey Brothers threshing rig that fall, consisting of abig 44 inch cylinder, 72 inch separator machine driven by a large steam engine. Besides the four men mentioned above, Berger Antonson and a Mr. Rickers, pitched from stacked grain into the machine. Konrad Iverson was the water hauler for the steamer. The rig ran from daylight to dark in October and early Nov­ ember. After supper the crew walked from Peder Koldens to John Pedersons (two miles) to sleep, and back to Koldens before daylight for breakfast. One night the bosses wanted to finish a large flax stack before quitting, so the men decided to try to plug the machine. They pitched as fast as they could, and were about to give up, when Rudolph, Antonson, and Anderson together rolled a big bunch from the end of the stack into the feeder. That stopped it all right, but the crew had to stay until the separator was cleaned out. About a foot of snow came in mid November, so Rudolph rode to Minot with Henry Snippen, driving four horses on a sleigh carrying a few sacks of flax. From Minot he went back to Crary to spend the winter. Next spring, 1906, he came by train back to Minot. From 73 there he rode out to Ryder with Ed Fredeen in the mail coach, staying the night with Mrs. Fredeen in Ryder. Her accom­ modations were wonderful, Rudolph said. Next day he rode out to Roseglen, which was then on the John Snippen farm, again with Fredeen, where he bought a few groceries. From there he walked to John Haugens shack, which was just across the road from John Pederson's. Rudolph spent a lonely night, with the Glennons down in the coulee the nearest neighbors. But the next day John and his wife, Christina, came towards evening, with four horses on two wagon loads of supplies and machinery, trailing a cow. They had come by railroad from Vining, Minnesota, in an emigrant car to Garrison. The previous night they had spent in Douglas Creek coulee, where they had been stuck with the wagons. Looking back 61 years Rudolph says, "It would seem a dark future, coming with a family to one quarter, full of stones, with only 25 acres broke, to make a living." The winter of 1906-07 was a bad one, with lots of snow. Christina was expecting her first child in January. Mrs. Pete Schieley, who lived on the place now occupied by Vernon Youngs, (northeast of Lloyd Pederson's) was a midwife who assisted with births in the Roseglen area. So Rudolph drove a sleigh with four horses to the Schieley farm several times to make a road. But when the time came, the night of January 24th, to get Mrs. Schieley, a snow storm was raging. John Pederson walked ahead of the horses with a lantern, but when they had got to Schieley's, she had gone to Denver to visit relatives. There was no way, or time, to go to Ryder, so the two men went down to the coulee, southeast of Haugen's, to get an Indian woman, a Mrs. Rousseau, to help. Everything went fine, though, and Rudolph's nephew, Donnell, came into the world. Rudolph said the total cost then was $5.00, but last year when his first great grandchild was born, it cost $500.00 to bring him into the world. Rudolph worked for John two years, then took over the horses and machinery and rented the land when John moved to Ryder to buy grain. He batched part of the first year, then his sister Clara (Mrs. Oscar Oien) came to keep house; and in the spring of 1909, their brother, George joined them. In the fall of 1908, Rudolph rented a quarter of land, north of the John Grimes place, from Arne Granum. The rental contract said he was not to plow in frost, but next spring he plowed under some snow, and Granum cancelled the contract. The first year Rudolph didn't go anywhere, so was lone­ some in Roseglen. Then one day Ole Lunden came by and in­ vited Rudolph to a dance at the Diamond Hill hall, which was south of where Marvin Rustad now lives. Ole trimmed Rudolph's hair, and they borrowed a sleigh and a team of horses from 74 John Snippen. The boys took Velma Long, who was working for Snippens along; and drove over to the Long place, now owned by Dick Kerzman, and half a mile north of the present Arnold Hill farm, to get Velma's sister, Zella. Velma later became Mrs. L.S. Officer, and Zella married Ole Lunden. Rudolph says they were wonderful girls. The group then went cross country to the Diamond Hill hall, where they danced until daylight. The men had to take up an extra collection for the musicians, who were Fred and Charley Olson, to keep them playing. Mr. and Mrs. Jourgen Jacobson, who lived across the road from the Floyd Hill farm, served lunch at the dance. After that, Rudolph went to many parties and dances; at Blue Hill hall, east of Ervin Hopkins, where Billie Edwards played; at the Bernt Fines school, and in various granaries around the area. Those days they danced waltzes, polkas, two and three steps, minuets, schottisches and square dances. Among some of the interesting things Rudolph remembers from those days was taking a load of flax to Garrison in sacks, where they were unloaded in an old shed. He got paid for the flax in gold, but never got the sacks back. Going down the Douglas creek hill with wagon loads, drivers used to chain one rear wheel to the front axle, so it had to slide. One time Rudolph tried to save time by not doing so. The pole team couldn't hold the load and they went down the hill as fast as the horses could run. He was lucky not to lose his load, he said. One windy day, Albin Gilbertson, who lived north of the Pederson place, rigged a blanket on the back of a buggy, and came down the road from the north, just sailing along. He had taken off the pole and fixed a rope to the front axle to steer with. At Haugens he picked up Bob Melom, and they started off down the coulee for John Snippens. But on the way down, a front wheel hit a rock, and the whole outfit flopped over. The men landed in a barbed wire fence and ripped their pants. On January 4, 1916, Rudolph married Lucinda(Lucy) Pollert, whose family then lived on the quarter just east of Haugens. Clara and Oscar Oien were married at the same time. More about the wedding appears in the Oien story. That same year Rudolph moved to Ryder to buy grain for the Dodge Grain Co. in the farthest east elevator. Later he be­ came manager of the Ryder Farmers Elevator, remaining there until he retired in 1946. He and Lucy moved to Minot and live at 506 Ninth Ave. SE. Three children came to Rudolph and Lucy: Berniece, who lived only a few years; Wendell, farming southwest of Ryder; and Selma, now Mrs. Lawrence Linrud, on a farm north of Velva. Wendells have three sons; Roger, employed in Williston at the 75 Everson Funeral Home, and Dennis and Dale, going to school in Ryder. The Linruds have two sons and a daughter; Larry, in the armed service, and Lyle and Sue, who attend school in Velva.

MR, & MRS. CHRIS HILL

Chris J. Hill, who was born on a farm in Buffalo County, Wisconsin March 23, 1887, came to North Dakota with his parents, John J. and Johanna (Johnson) Hill from Polk County, Minnesota and settled on their homestead in McLean County near Roseglen in 1902. He finished grade school and attended business college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chris farmed and also served as county assessor for many years. In 1921 he was elected McLean County Auditor and they moved to Wash­ burn where he held that office for 10 years. He also worked as field man for the county highway department for a number of years. Chris married Jennie Rostad June 30, 1916 at Washburn. She was born July 4, 1895 in Cyrus, Minnesota and came to North Dakota in 1902 with her parents, the Ole Rostads', when they came from Starbuck, Minnesota and settled on a home­ stead near Roseglen. The couple homesteaded on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation which was opened to settlers in 1916. They built a two-room house which they moved into July 16th. They put in 16 acres of flax, which when harvested was hauled 30 miles to Ryder in a model T Ford and sold for $6.00 a bushel. Jennie's first job was herding the two cows which they received for wedding presents and selling butter to the neighboring settlers. Chris passed away September 24, 1954. Jennie is present­ ly living in an apartment in Minot, North Dakota, and is main­ taining her interests in farming near Roseglen. They have two children: Janice (Mrs. Oben Gunderson, Jr.) and Clinton. Janice, her husband, and three children farm near McCanna, North Dakota. Clinton, his wife Gwen, and two boys live in Alexandria, Virginia where he is presently employed as a Secret Service age,nt. While serving in the Secret Service, he has been assigned to the White House detail with President Eisenhower, Mrs. John F. Kennedy, and now with President Johnson.

MR. & MRS. CLIFFORD HILL

Clifford Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, Sr., was the first white child born in the Roseglen area in 1904. He attended 76 and graduated from the Fines school. He farmed, and was married in 1924 to Gertrude Whittaker, who was a teacher in the District. While they lived on the Frost farm, a son, Clifford, Jr., was born. Later they moved to the former Ingvald Johnson farm where daughter, Lavona, was born. They were active in church, school and club affairs, Clifford being Leader and Gertrude Assistant Leader of the Boys 4-H Club when first organized. In 1939 they moved to Ryder where Clifford worked at the Farmers Union Oil Company, and where Clifford Jr. graduated from High School. Clifford obtained a position as manager of the Farmers Union Oil Company at Carrington, where the family lived for eight years. He was active in Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, and Men's Club of the Lutheran Church. Lavona graduated from high school and Clifford, Jr. served in the U.S. Navy, then was married to the former Violet Remford and grad­ uated from the University of North Dakota. In 1951 Clifford and Gertrude moved to Minot where Clif­ ford became manager of the Grand Hotel, later selling insurance. He passed away in 1961 and was buried in the Roseglen cemetery. Lavona is a graduate nurse and is still practicing. She married James Brennan and they reside at St. Paul, Minnesota. Clifford, Jr., Violet and children live in St. Paul also; Clifford working as an electrical engineer. Gertrude retired from the A.S.C. office and resides in Minot.

MR. & MRS. ARNOLD C. HILL

Arnold Hill, the tenth child of John and Johanna Hill, was born at Starbuck, Minn. May 8, 1900. At the age of three he came with the family to North Dakota where Mr. Hill had filed on a home­ stead the previous year. The boys all received their elementary education at the school one mile east of their home. Arnold married Edith Bjork of Ellsworth, Wisconsin in 192?, who was teaching the Kavorik school. They moved to the farm near the coal mine which Rose Beaver had homesteaded, and they lived there 12 years. Edith recalls the wages for teaching school in 1920 was $110 per month, with prices for clothes as much or more than now. Coats were $65, shoes $10 to $15, ladies' hats $8 to $10, blouses and skirts from $8 to $20. This indicates a big raise in prices from 1917 when similar clothing was much lower according to a Montgomery Ward catalog published that year. Active and progressive in all community affairs, Arnold served on the school board for several years, was supervisor of the township 26 years, trustee of the church, R.E.A. director,

77 and is presently County Commissioner of this district. He lives on the original homestead of his father. The Hill's are the parents of five children. Royce, who mar­ ried Dorothy McElwain of Douglas lives on the Andrew Johnson place that he farms. They have five sons, Tim is a senior at NDSU at Fargo, Brian graduates this spring from White Shield High School, and Rodney, Garth and Stacey attend elementary school at White Shield. Kenneth married Beulah McElwain and they own and farm the Oluf Lufberg land. Their four children are Daryl, who will be a Junior and Dennis a freshman at White Shield High School, and Becky and Karla in the grades. Ardys married Don Morris of Ryder who is the bulk truck driver for Farmers Union Oil Co. Their five children are Sandra, (Mrs. LeRoy Peterson), Randy a senior in high school, Donette, Steven and Ronald. Norma married Gordon Paryzek of Bottineau who taught school for several years in Minot. He lost his life in an air­ plane crash in 1963. Norma and her young son Corey live in Minot where she is employed at the Civic center. Gordon is a graduate of Minot State College and is presently teaching at Westhope. He farms the original homestead of his grandfather, where his parents reside.

CARL AND BERTHA HILL

Carl A. Hill was born at Mondovi, Wisconsin, July 17, 1895, and came to Roseglen with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, in 1903 when he was about eight years old. Bertha Sonstenes, who came to the United States from Lorn, Norway, spent about four years in the eastern part of North Dakota, before coming to Roseglen in 1914. She stayed with friends for two years, and when the Reservation land was opened to homesteading, she filed on a quarter of land southwest of Roseglen, or then Batesville Twp. On November 8, 1916 she and Carl were married at Wash­ burn, N.D. They continued farming and also built a new home for themselves. Having no children of their own so in 1928 they adopted two boys, Lloyd and Duane, who were brothers and raised them. They left the farm in the 40's because of Carl's poor health. He passed away in January 1946. Since that time Bertha has lived in Minot, N.D., where she owns her own home. Lloyd Hill married June Haugen and they lived on the home place until 1954 when they moved to Garrison. Later they moved to Minot where they still live. They have seven children, Marelyn married Fred Breeze and has a daughter, Veronica Ann and live 78 at Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Caroline married Michael Rogers and live at Anchorage, Alaska. They have a daughter Tracey Ann. Barbara, Alan, Maria, Robert and Michael live at home in Minot. Duane Hill married Joan Rockwell and they live in San Pedro, California. They have two children, Pamela and Bryan.

MR. & MRS. FLOYD W. HILL

Floyd Hill, living on the homestead of his brother John Hill, Jr. was the 13th and youngest child of John and Johanna Hill. One incident that Floyd will never forget is the time he was bounced out of the buggy when he was about seven years old, with a runaway team. He had gone with his dad to the Snippen store and postoffice to get the groceries and mail. It was always the custom of John Hill to bring the mail for his neighbors, such as the Shea's, Kerzman's, Jacobson's and others. So this day on their returning trip, they stopped at the John Kerzman home with the mail, and as Mr. Hill got out of the buggy to hand them their mail, the high-spirited horses took off. Through the yard they went, down the ditch, up on the road again, across country until they reached home. In the meantime, as the buggy hit the ditch by the Kerzman's, Floyd recalls being thrown out, tumbling this way and that. Duringthe spectacular trip, the groc­ eries and mail werebeingdistributedhelter-skelter along the way, and it took some time before everything was found and picked up, with John and his young son Floyd doing the foot work. Floyd only remembers that he chipped a tooth in the accident. John Hill and Peter Kolden were owners of seven-passenger Studebakers with the jump-seats. Hill's young son Clifford would often accompany him on a drive to town, and helped shift gears while his father drove. One time while they were in Ryder, Clifford shifted into reverse' with the intention of his father backing up about three feet. However, the wild ride continued some 300 feet. Down the street they went in reverse, taking whatever was in the way with them. Luckily no one was injured, but before the automobile was stopped near the store, they had clipped through the Granum yard and taken quite a little of the picket fence along. Floyd was married in 1928 to Julia Snippen whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Snippen were also original pioneers in the Roseglen community. In 1947, Floyd and Julia purchased ahouse in Minot and moved there that fall with their three children, where they lived during the school term. Each spring they would return to the farm to take care of the farming operations during the summer months. They 79 lived in Minot for 12 years, returning to the farm in 1959. They are the parents of three children. Gail is married to Jim Brisson who is principal of Central High School at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Their children are Douglas, Diane and Julie. Donna married Donald Haugen of Ryder and they live on the farm of his parents north of Ryder which they operate. Don is also math­ ematics teacher at the Makoti High School. Their children are Debra, Jeff, Bradley and Janelle. Eldon is married to the former Doris Schmeichel of Minot. He is a graduate of UND at Grand Forks, and is employed as a mechanical engineer with Minn­ esota Mining and Manufacturing Co. Since June 1965, he and his family have lived in Sovona, Italy where he worked at the 3 M plant. They will return to St. Paul, Minn, in May where he will be a supervisor of the 3 M plant. They have two children, Danny and Denise. Floyd and Julia spent six weeks in Europe last fall and visited their son Eldon and family in Italy. Each winter they spend several weeks vacationing in Arizona.

HILMER HILL

Hilmer Hill was born April 2, 1902 at Cyrus, Minn. He came with his parents to North Dakota when he was about a year old. He was the 11th child of John and Johanna Hill. On June 6, 1925 he was married at Washburn, N.D. to Hazel Johnson of the Emmet community, who had taught school in the Roseglen school district. They farmed until his untimely death at the age of 32 in 1934. They became the parents of five children, two of whom died small children. Howard, the oldest son, is married to Irene Walters, formerly of Emmet. They lived on his parents place and farmed for several years. They then moved to Garrison where Howard was employed at Rensch's Farm Store for some years. They moved to Vancouver, Wash, in the spring of '65 They have six children, Linda, Curtis, Richard, Gary, Michael and Jeffrey. Reid is married to Beverly Walters, also of Emmet, and they live on the place formerly owned by her parents, and farm in the Emmet area. They have six children, Ronald, Cheryl, Colleen, Jimmy, Larry and Alan. Phyllis is married to Arlo Dockter and they lived in Minot for some years where they were both employed. She graduated from Minot State College and taught in the elementary schools in Minot. They are the parents of two boys. They now live at Anamoose where they farm. She is presently on the school faculty at Harvey. Hazel Hill, later married Julius Schmidt of Martin, N.D. 80 He is a carpenter, and Hazel since her re-marriage went back to college and to teaching. She is the first grade teacher in the Poplar, Montana Elementary School, where they make their home.

MR. & MRS. JOHN HILL SRC

John J. Hill, born in Sogn, Norway, December 7, 1858, was married to Johanna Johnson, Cyrus, Minnesota October 17, 1882. Johanna was born at Chicago December 30, 1864. After their marriage, they moved to Mondovi, Wisconsin, residing there until 1897, when they moved to Cyrus, Minnesota, where they remained until the spring of 1903. At that time they moved to the homestead he had filed on in 1902 in Roseglen township, where he lived until his death June 15, 1923. Mrs. Hill passed away at Minot December 19, 1955. Both are buried at the old Roseglen Cemtery. At the time of her death, Mrs. Hill left 142 living descendants - 13 children, 39 grandchildren, 93 great-grand­ children, 3 great, great-grand­ children. Of the 13 children, nine are deceased, John, Chris, Clifford Hill, first baby born Minnie, Melvin, Oliver, Marie, in Roseglen Township. Hilmer, Carl, Clifford. Minnie (Welsh) of Britt, Iowa, was a homesteader, as was John Jr. Christ homesteaded when the Reservation was opened in 1916. Surviving children are Ella Myers, 1332 1st Street S.E., Minot, William, a barber at Velva, Arnold and Floyd of Roseglen.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM HILL

William (Bill) Hill came to North Dakota and settled in the Roseglen community with his parents, at an early age. He was one of five Hill brothers who married a school teacher. Bill and Lottie Moxness, who came from Bergen, N.D. to Roseglen to teach school, were married August 14, 1927. The first winter following their marriage they lived )1 in Texas, returning in the spring to begin farming. They con­ tinued farming here until 1937 when they moved to Bergen and later to Voltaire. Their four children were born at Roseglen, and are now all married and have families of their own. Alzada, the oldest and their only daughter was recently widowed. She has five daughters and lives at Missoula, Montana. Ardell and his wife live out west; Donnell, and his family live in Minot; and Vance and his wife and children live in Bismarck where he is Assistant Attorney General After leaving Voltaire, Bill and Lottie moved to Velva where he does bartering. Lottie returned to teaching, also, after her family was grown and is presently on the faculty at Balfour, N.D.

JOHN HILL JR.

John Hill, Jr. was born at Mondovi, Wisconsin the 26th day of August 1883. He came to North Dakota during the year of 1904 and homesteaded on the place now owned by Floyd Hill. He was married to Lena Kerzman November 11, 1908. He farmed until 1934 when he was elected County Judge, which office he held for 26 years. Mrs. Hill passed away in 1945. John lived at Washburn until his health failed when he moved in with the children. He passed away in June 1965. He left three children, Ervin at Bismarck, Gladys of Mondovi, Wisconsin and Laverne of North Manchester, Indiana.

MR. & MRS. GEORGE CHRISTIANSEN

George Christiansen was born at Geghen, Norway, July 24, 1876. When he was eight years old, his folks came to America and settled at Herman, Minnesota. Here George lived until 1901. He then came to North Dakota and took a homestead near Roseglen and on April 14, 1907, he married Amanda Ol­ son. She came here from Tremso, Norway, and was born there May 6, 1883. They had five children, Esther, Eddie, Carl, Agnes and Lillie. Esther married Paul Marquardt. They lived at Garrison for a time untilthey movedto Bismarck where Paul was employed by the Ford Motor Co. They have two children, Hugo, employed at KFYR-Radio and TV, and Lenice, married and living in Spok­ ane, Wash. Paul and Esther later moved to Spokane, Wash., where they now live. Eddie Christiansen, a farmer, lives near Minot, N.D. 82 Carl Christiansen and wife live at Minot where he owns a music store. They have five children: Darryle and wife have four children, Myron and wife have three children, Eunice and husband have three children, Larry and Mirlyn are both students at Minot High School. Agnes married Ben Kastner and lives on a farm near Gar­ rison, N.D. They have two children, Yvonne married to Perl Keyes and is employed at the ASC office in Garrison and Gene is at Oklahoma Air Force School. Lillie Christiansen is deceased as are both the parents, George and Amanda Christiansen.

JORGEN JACOBSON

Jorgen Jacobson and wife came from Norway to Fort Ransom, North Dakota, in 1899. She was born March 30,1868. They moved to the Roseglen area in 1902. They were a close neighbor and friend of John Hill family. They had one son, Eidis, who now re­ sides in Fargo. Eidis is married to Olga Troite of Ryder. The Jacobsons moved to Ryder in 1929. He passed away April 30, 1930, at the age of 68. Mrs. Jacobson continued living at Ryder until her death in 1944. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson were charter members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and Mrs. Jacob- son served as president and held other offices in the Aid. She often led the hymn singing if the organist, Mrs. Ingvold Johnson, was absent.

OTTO MIKKELSON

Otto Mikkelson was born in Horsens, Denmark in 1882. He moved to Wadena, Minnesota as an infant with his parents. Mr. Mikkelson married Myrtle Cranston at Wadena in 1910 and in 1918 they moved to his brother Mike's homestead six miles south of Roseglen. They lived there until 1939 when they moved to a farm at Coleharbor. Mrs. Mikkelson passed away in 1960. Mr. Mikkelson is presently making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Grant Shaw of Makoti. The Mikkelson's had nine children, namely: Mrs. Carl Larson (Marion), Minot; Mrs. Jake Petz (Alice), Ryder; Russel of Minot; Mrs. Grant Shaw (Irene), Makoti; Lawrence of Garrison; Mrs. Alfred Janz (Irene), Makoti: Dorothy, Delores, and Leona of Grafton. 83 ADOLPH JOHNSON

Adolph Johnson of Cyrus, Minn, came to Roseglen and filed on a homestead in 1904 where he built a shack. Two of his sisters, Mrs. John Hill and Mrs. John Lunden and their hus­ bands had arrived earlier. He returned to Minnesota where he was married to Ida Snippen, the only sister of Henry, John, Martin, Sam and Leo Snippen, in April of 1905. The young couple lived on their homestead only until the following Dec­ ember when they returned to Minnesota to live on his parents farm. They farmed until 1921 there then built a home in Cyrus, Minn, where he continued active in community affairs until his death in 1956 at the age of 80. His wife died in 1937. They were the parents of Chester Johnson of Coon Rapids, Minn. Mrs. Clifford (Inez) Bruer of Minneapolis, Minn, and Mrs. Ray (Laverne) Rosenwald of Cyrus, Minn.

MR. & MRS. ANDREW JOHNSON

Andrew Johnson was born in Norway and came from Min­ nesota to homestead in 1905. Leah Johnson was born in Quebec, Canada, and came to the Garrison area in 1912. Leah and And­ rew were married in 1916. Leah's daughter by a former mar­ riage, Gertrude Whittaker, was born in Washington, D.C., and was already a young lady when she came to North Dakota with her mother. She lived with Andrew and Leah while attending school and teaching, until her marriage in 1924 to Clifford Hill. The Johnsons were active in the affairs of Mt. Zion Presbyterian church and the township. Mr. Johnson, Ed Waltenburg, Carl Fredrickson, Bernt Fines and James Shea had owned and operated a threshing rig every year. In 1917 Andrew sold his interest in the rig to the other members of the company. They continued to live on the farm until the winter of 1951 when they moved to Minot and lived with Gertrude and Clifford Hill. Leah passed away in 1959 and Andrew in 1965. Royce Hill purchased the farm prior to the Johnson's demise.

MR. & MRS. J. OLAF LEIN

The family of J. Olaf Lein moved to Roseglen from Par- shall in the spring of 1927. Mr. Lein was employed by Ole Olness to manage the store in Roseglen. He had worked in a store in Parshall. The family consisted of three daughters, Helen, Gladys 84 and Shirley and a son Ray. While in Roseglen another son was born and he was named Lindy after the nationally famous flyer, Charles Lindbergh who the previous week had flown over the Atlantic Ocean. The Lein's spent a very enjoyable year in Roseglen, but left there to operate a store at Wing, N.D. Helen, the oldest child passed away in 1934 at the very young age of 21. Mr. Lein died in 1960. Mrs. Lein makes her home in Bismarck, as does a daughter Shirley (Mrs. Les Rasmusses) who is employed at Sears Roebuck Co. store there. Gladys (Mrs. Earl Harvey) is a government employee in Waukegan, 111. The sons, Ray and Lindy are in Wing where Ray owns a store and Lindy a Locker Plant. All are married and have .children.

MR. & MRS. INGVALD JOHNSON

The John Johnson family came from Norway to the USA in 1887. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and five children; Andrew, Bert, Ida, Ingvald and Bernie. They settled first at Hoffman, Minn., then came to Towner, N.D. in 1904 and to Rose­ glen to homestead in 1905. Another son, Henry, had been born in Minnesota. All the boys except Henry, as well as Mr. Johnson, were able to homestead. Ida stayed at Towner and married August S'veum, who farmed near there. They had four children, two boys and two girls. Andrew and Bert took land in Romsaas township. Mr. Johnson, Ingvald and Bernie took claims together, but Bernie was only able to secure an eighty. Bernie remained a bachelor, and worked for many of the Roseglen farmers. He was a powerful man and his help was much sought after for jobs like digging rocks and pitching hay. In 1910 Ingvald married Olga Abrahamson, a girl he had met while at Towner, at the bride's home near there. Olga was a talented pianist and organist. She gave music lessons, and was organist for Immanuel Lutheran Church from the time the church was built in 1915 until about 1925. Olga suffered from severe headaches as a tumor developed on her brain, and was in great pain many times. She passed away in 1929. Mrs. John Johnson died in 1911 and Mr. Johnson lived most of the time then with Olga and Ingvald until his death in 1924 at the age of 80. The youngest Johnson boy, Henry was an in­ valid in his later years, suffering from TB, and passing away in 1918. He lived with Olga and Ingvald during his sickness, so that Olga had many burdens in those years. After Olga's death, Ingvald rented the farm to Clifford 85 Hill and started bartering in Roseglen. He had taken some bar­ ber training prior to homesteading, and had continued to trim the neighbors hair while living on the farm. He purchased the old bank building in Roseglen for use as a shop and living quarters; this came in handy later on. Clifford Hill left the farm in the spring of 1939, to work for the Ryder Farmers Union Oil Co., and Ingvald moved back to the farm. That fall the house burned down and Ingvald moved the old bank building down to the farm to live in. He farmed himself again until 1944, when he sold his three quarters to Bernt and Edward Fines. After selling the farm, Ingvald bar- bered again for a while in Makoti. He finally gave up bar- bering and stayed with Bernie in Garrison for a time. They finally decided "batching" at their age was no good, so they both moved to Wilton several years ago and are residents of the Sunquist Hotel there.

THE JOHN P. KERZMAN FAMILY

The Kerzman family came to North Dakota from Marshall, Minn, in the fall of 1903. At that time the railroad came only as far as Washburn, so the family moved by horse and wagon to Old Coleharbor that fall. Old Coleharbor was then located a few miles northeast of Riverdale, N.D. There they spent the winter of 1903 and '04. The husband and father had passed away, and the mother Pauline Kerzman was left to rear a family of nine children, five boys and four girls. In the spring of 1904, the widowed Mrs. Kerzman took a homestead in Blackwater township and settled there with her children. Ownership of land was established by proving up the land on a homestead claim. In 1906 when the family was settled, the oldest son John P. Kerzman, then 20 years of age, filed a homestead of his own in Roseglen township. This area was rapidly becoming settled and John had several close neighbors. In 1910, four years after filing his homestead, John married a neighbor girl, Marie Hill, daughter of John and Johanna Hill. They became the parents of two children, Viola and Glen. In 1915, Marie passed away unexpectedly, leaving John with the two small children. In 1917 John met and married Hildur Kvaale. Hildur's family had come to Fargo from Norway in 1911. They homesteaded near Painted Hill southwest of Roseglen about 1915. There were six members of the Kvaale family, Mr. and Mrs. John Kvaale and their four children, Hildur, Leif, Swerie and John Jr. After their marriage, John and Hildur continued to live on John's homestead, adding to the homestead house repeatedly, 86 to accommodate the ten children that were born to them. During World War II, five of the older Kerzman boys entered the armed services. Harold (Bud) in the Coast Guard; Harland (Swede), Dennis, Bob and Glenn in the Army. Harland was wounded when a mine exploded under the jeep he was driving and he spent several months in an Army hospital. He recovered and all five sons returned home at the end of the war. In 1952 John was told by doctors he had multiple sclerosis. He continued to farm for several years with the help of his son Richard. However, with the progressing loss of balance and muscular control due to his illness, he decided to retire. In 1956 John sold the farm and his original homestead to his son Richard, retiring at the age of 70 after having lived 50 years on the land. After his retirement, John and Hildur lived in Kalispell, Montana for several years before buying a home in Minot where he resided at the time of his death. During the later years of his life, his illness made it difficult for John to travel. He could not walk unaided and used a walker to get around in his home. Although he was handicapped, he was always in good spirits and was happy to have company and talk over old times with relatives and friends. The 12 Kerzman children and their families are: Glenn who is married to Lorraine Thompson of Max, N.D., have six children, Lynn, Neal, Craig, Cathy, Rhonda and Amy. They live in Kalispell, Montana. Viola, who married Lloyd Golden, lives in Vancouver, Wash. They have two sons, DeVane and Galen and have two grand­ children. Harold (Bud) is married to Frances Nelson of Roseglen. They have four sons, Gary, David, Danny and Willis and four grandsons. They also live at Kalispell, Montana. Thelma is married to Earl Rickertt and live at Minot, N.D. They have two daughters Darlene and Judy and two grandchildren. Pearl married Richard Kolden of Minot and their six children are Pat, Sharon, Richard Jr., Carol and twin girls, Jean and Janice. They have four grandchildren and live in Kalispell, Montana. Robert married Adeline Bertsch of Minot. They have five daughters, Linda, Sandra, Sheila, Laurie and Lisa and live at Minot, N.D. Arthur is married to Lillian Berg. They live in Tacoma, Wash, and have two children, Rod and Nancy, and two grand­ children. Hildur (Hoodie) married Arthur Gartner and live at Tur­ tle Lake, N.D. They have three children, Bonnie, Larry and Raymond. Harland (Swede) is married to Viola Bertsch of Minot. They live at Kalispell, Montana, and have four sons, Greg, Keith, 87 Jeff and Kenton. Dennis married LaVonne Anderson of Roseglen and they live at Velva, N.D. They have seven children, Donald, Thomas, Jerry, Bruce, Dianne, John and Brian. Richard, the only one of the family still living in Rose­ glen is married to LeeAnn Mahowald of Garrison. They have three children, Steven, Richard Paul, and Barbara Ann. The homestead is the location of the home where Richard and his family now live. Clinton is married to Alice Beyer of Makoti. They live in Minot with their three children, Vicki, Rickie and Pamela. John passed away in May 1966 at the age of 80, having raised his twelve children and lived to see a progeny of 47 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kerzman continues to make her home in Minot, visiting periodically with her many children.

MR. & MRS. LARS KOLDEN

Lars Kolden was born in Lorn, Norway in 1879 and came to the United States as a young boy, homesteading at Roseglen in 1902. Lars built himself a two-room house and when he had enough money accumulated, he sent for his sweetheart in Norway, Anna Synsness. She was 19 years old when she packed her trunk and together with three other young girls who later became Mrs. Ole Daleness, Mrs. Bernt Fines, and Mrs. Lloyd Austad (then Mrs. Kvale) and young son Erling, traveled to the new land. Upon arriving in Quebec there was quite a hunt on the map for the town of Ryder, N.D. as this was then a very new town. They boarded the train to Bismarck and upon their arrival in Ryder, they were met at the depot by Ole Olness. The services of Charlie Leonardson with his double-seatedbuggy were available and he took them through the trails of mud to the Ole Rostad homestead which seemed to be a stopping-off place for every­ one. With this many overnight guests, the little house became a bit crowded, and so a room that was partly filled with grain was used for sleeping quarters. It was August 16, 1907 when Lars and Anna made a trip to Garrison by horse and buggy, then by train to Washburn where they took their marriage vows. In the years to come they became parents of six sons. In those early years mail was received once a week at the John Snippen store and post office where it was kept in a cup­ board. Church services were held in the various homes whenever the minister would come. If a death occurred, the body was buried and services were held when the minister came again. Traveling to Minot for supplies was a three day trip with horses and wagon, and the waiting was long for the children at home who knew their dad was returning when they heard the bells on the horses. Lars and Anna continued to live on their farm until their deaths. She passed away in 1945, and Lars in 1950. Their six sons are Julius, Anton, Chris, Lloyd, Clifford and Ervin. Julius married Martha Mirriam and they live on a farm near Emmet. Martha is fifth grade teacher at White Shield. They have two daughters, Jean and Rita. Jean is mar­ ried to Howard Trueblood and they have two children. Jean is third grade teacher at White Shield. Rita Bakken has one son. She is employed at McLean County Independent in Gar­ rison. Anton married Fern Slocum, formerly of Ryder, and they live in Minot. He was on the police force in Minot for several years. They have six children. Annabelle (Mrs. Lawrence Pollert) of Bismarck; Joyce (Mrs. Harland Olson) of Nevada; Lorraine (Mrs. Emil Forsman, Jr.) of Ryder; Duane and Ronald, and Sandra (Mrs. Duane Olson) of Minot. Chris married the former Evelyn Nelson and they own and operate Kolden's Store in Roseglen where he is also postmaster. They have two children, Sandra, a R.N. at Denver, Colo, and Roger a sophomore student at NDSU at Fargo. Lloyd married Blenda Johnson and they live on a farm near Roseglen. He also does trucking. Their children are Jerry who graduated from White Shield High School and works at home; Linda is Mrs. Dean Semmen of Spokana, Wash., Patsy is attending Business College in Minot; Terry will be a sophomore at White Shield and Teddy, 8, is an elementary student. Clifford is married to Ella Forsman and they live on the home place and farm. He is also a rural mail carrier. Their three children are Darrell, who is a student at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. Robert who graduated this spring from White Shield H.S. will be enrolled at Concordia College this fall. Cheryl is 10 years old and is an elementary student at White Shield. Ervin, who married Evelyn Larson lives on a farm near Emmet. He is a school bus driver for White Shield. Evelyn is employed as secretary at the same school. They have three sons, Wade, Kent and Tommy. Wade who completed his two- year hitch in the army, after attending Minot State College for two years, is employed at the McLean County Independent. Kent and his wife Mary Lou and daughter Kari live at Wahpeton where he attends the School of Science. Tommy will be a sophomore at White Shield High School this fall. 89 MR. & MRS. PAUL KOLDEN

Paul Kolden was born in Lim, Gudbransdalen, Norway in 1873. At the age of 15 he came to Wisconsin. From there he moved to Cyrus, Minn, where he worked as a farmhand. Later he purchased 80 acres of land where he built up a small farm. He filed on his claim at Roseglen in 1904 when it had been opened up to homesteaders. In 1906, he returned again to Minnesota to be married to Caroline Raaum on March 14th. Soon after this, the newlyweds returned to North Dakota to begin their dreams of the future. The Kolden's encountered hardships along with the many good things they recalled, but the one that perhaps was harder to bear than the rest was when this large family of eight children was left without a mother, the youngest child Victor being only five years old. She died October 4, 1925, at the age of 41. Mr. Kolden continuedto live with his children on the farm, where a new house had been built in 1915. His oldest daughter Jennie who was an eighth grader at the time of her mother's death, quit school so she could help out at home. Leva Kolden, Paul's mother, spent the first years following Caro­ line's death in helping keep house and care for the children. Leva Kolden and her husband came from Norway in 1899 with their four sons, Peter, Paul, Lars andTorger and settled at Cyrus, Minn. In 1900 Leva was left a widow and in 1903, she came Paul Kolden with one of to Roseglen where she lived until her the first big fish taken death in 1932 at the age of 88. Grandma from Garrison Reser­ Kolden served as mid-wife for many, voir. many mothers when their children were born. She is also remembered by many for helping with the lefse baking at various homes just prior to the Christmas holidays. (At that time no one knew that lefse and other goodies could be made in advance of the busy days to follow.) She also did a lot of knitting in her day, both for her grandchildren and neighbor children, and those wool stockings wore like iron. 90 Paul and his family belonged to Immanuel Lutheran Church where he served as janitor for many years. He held various positions on local boards until his health began to fail. He died in June 1953, the last of four brothers. The children include John who farms at Roseglen. He is married to the former Birdie Shafer, a widow left with five young children who he helped raise, besides two of their own, Marsha (Mrs. Klindworth) of Garrison and Johnny who married Dorothy Engel and lives in Garrison, N.D. Leonard is employed on the Jorgenson farm by his brother- in-law and sister. Albert passed away in 1942. Mrs. Arnold Johnson (Jennie) lives in Minneapolis where he husband is a carpenter. They have seven children. Valborg married James Drever who died in 1964. Their son Sydney is serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines. He met his wife Kathleen while he was stationed in England. They have one son Robert. Myrtle married Albert Jorgenson and they operate a large grain farm northwest of Roseglen. Their three children are Bonnie (Mrs. James Suydam) of Roseglen, Jerry, who married Mary Boysun lives in Minot, N.D. and Randy lives at home and helps with the farming. Richard married the former Pearl Kerzman and lives at Kalispell, Montana where he is custodian at a school. They lived on the home farm at Roseglen before it was sold. Their six children are Patsy (Mrs. Dave Muhlbradt) of Valley City, Sharon (Mrs. Bill Chalmers) of Kalispell; Carol of Kalispell; Dicky in the Army and twins, Jean and Janice, are students at Kalispell high school.

MR. & MRS. PETER KOLDEN

Peter J. Kolden, pioneer settler of the Roseglen community was born in Lorn, Norway, in 1869. He came to the United States in 1888, coming first to Wisconsin and later to Cyrus, Minn. Mrs. Kolden whose maiden name was Mary Lunden was born in Lorn, Norway in 1875. She came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1887 and later went to Cyrus, Minn. They were married in Cyrus in December 1897. In 1903, they moved to Roseglen, N.D. where they home­ steaded and lived until their deaths. They were charter mem­ bers of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen whicn was organized at the Kolden home in 1904. Mary's brother, Sever Lunden came here ir 1905 from Han­ cock, Minn, where he had worked in a jewelry store with 91 his cousin, Peter Nystuenn. He stayed with another sister, Emma, Mrs. John Snippen while he homesteaded, and later moved to the Kolden home where he lived until his death in 1942. Mary died in 1940 and Mr. Kolden died in 1952. Their old homestead shack is still on the farm. One win­ ters' day, following a real North Dakota blizzard when the outside door was opened (door opened to the inside) they were unable to get out because of the huge snowbank piled against the house. A shovel by the door was used to shovel the snow back into the house in order to get an opening so Peter could crawl outside and shovel the rest of the snow away from the doorway. The Kolden's three children are Lillie, now Mrs. O.A. Aamoth of Great Falls, Montana. She has taught 25 years in the School for the Blind in Great Falls, and 8 years in North Dakota. Her husband is retired after 36 years of teaching. Lillie and Ole were the first couple married at Roseglen's im­ manuel Lutheran Church in the year 1931. Josephine married Carl R. Hanson and has four children, Walter of Springfield, Oregon who married Maxine Sorenson have three children, Jackie, Penny and Chad. Vernon (living on the Peter Kolden homestead) married Mabel Samuelson, and have three child­ ren, Bruce, Randy and Laurie. Marvin Hanson died in 1945 at the age of 10. Carol married Robert Tellefson and lives at Makoti. Their three children are Julie, Scott and Carla. Adolph Kolden married Marjorie Snippen and they live on the former Hans Lunden farm. Their two children are Darlene (Mrs. Harry Russell) of Pullman, Wash, who has three boys, Shawn, Scott and Steven. David is married to Georgia Brun- sell and they have one son, Jeremy.

MR. & MRS. TORGER KOLDEN

Torger J. Kolden was born March 12, 1885 in Lorn, Norway- At the age of fourteen he came to the United States with his parents in the year 1899. They settled at Cyrus, Minnesota until the year 1904. On their journey to America they travel­ ed for twelve days on the ship named the Majestic which was on the White Star Line. Most of the people aboard this ship became very seasick. In 1904, Torger with his parents moved to Roseglen town­ ship where they homesteaded. In 1912, Torger was married to Ragna Synsness who had come here from Norway in 1907- Others who came to America on that long journey with Ragna were her sister, Anna who married Torger's brother Lars; 92 Mrs. Eliv Kvale (who later became Mrs. Lloyd Austad) and her young son Erling, and sisters, Emma and Sena Peterson, who later married two local fellows, Bernt Fines and Ole Daleness. The six children born to the Kolden's include Melvin, who married Valdine, widow of Rauben Barsness, lives on a farm near Makoti. They have three sons, Dale and Wayne Bars­ ness, and Stanley; Edna Nelson of Havre, Montana, whose hus­ band Earl died unexpectedly in 1961. Their daughter, Gloria is married and lives at Wolf Point, Montana; Elmer is married to Glee Lee and the live in Phoeniz, Ariz, with their three daughters, Karen, Donna and Connie; Agnes married Art Van- atter of Minot and they own and operate Sunshine grocery there. They have one daughter Mary Jane. Glen is married to Hazel Samuelson and they have four children, Bonnie, Michael, Kipton and Gregory; Harriet married Paul Buehler a Major in the Air Force, stationed with the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they reside with their children, Nancy, Jame and John. Mr. Kolden passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 1952, and Mrs. Kolden on May 4, 1955.

OLAF LOFBERG

Olaf Loftberg, a bachelor, lived across the road from Carl Hanson where Kenneth Hill now lives. He was a very hard worker. He left there sometime after 1950 and went to Oak Harbor, Washington, where he lived with his brother until he passed away.

HANS & JULIUS LUNDEN

When he was seven years old, Hans J. Lunden came with his family to Blue Mounds, Wisconsin where they lived for four years. He was born in Norway in 1880. Later the family moved to Cyrus, Minn, in the year 1891. In 1906 they came to North Dakota where he homesteaded near Roseglen. In 1909 he and Julis Gilbertson, who had come with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbertson to Roseglen in 1904, were married. She was born at Rothsay, Minn, in 1887. Peter Lunden, the oldest brother in the family, also came here and purchased land. He never married, but made his home with his brother Hans and wife Julia. Hans took an active part in all activities, and was on the first 93 ball team that Roseglen had. Many can remember that there was always a lot of hired help at the Lunden farm; because Julia suffered from arthritis and was an invalid and in a wheel chair many years, it was also necessary to have hired help in the house. Having decided to quit farming, he rented the farm to Julia's sister and brother-in-law, Elmer and Anna Anderson in 1927. Later it was rented to Julius Kolden until it was sold to a nephew, Adolph Kolden. After the family moved to Ryder, Hans entered into the implement business with Edgar Lomen and John Hones and it was called the LJL Implement. This continued for some years before the partnership was dissolved. Later he was employed by the White Eagle Oil Co. as bulk dealer. He served in this capacity until his death in 1936. Mrs. Lunden continued to live in Ryder for a short time fol­ lowing her husbands death, and then she and her daughters moved to Minot, N.D. After this she moved to Bismarck and made her home with a daughter Gladys and also spent much time with another daughter, Mildred and family who had moved to St. Paul from Bismarck. Her death occurred in 1955. The Lunden's had three children: Clarence, the oldest died in infancy. Mildred who taught several years married Edward Vasicheck and lives at Great Falls, Montana where he is employed by the GTA. Mildred teaches at the School for the Blind. Their three children, Daryl, Susan and Judy are all in college. Gladys and her husband Allan Van Vleet live in Bismarck. He is af­ filiated with Lahr and Lahr Insurance Co. and is treasurer of Trinity Lutheran Church. Gladys is presently president of the Bismarck Hospital Auxiliary and is active in League of Women Voters and her church at Trinity Lutheran.

MR. & MRS. JOHN LUNDEN

John Lunden was born near Lorn, Norway in 1872 and came to this country with his family when he was 14, living for a time in Wisconsin before moving to Cyrus, Minn. In 1902 he came to Roseglen to file on a homestead. He then built his shack and made the necessary preparations for winter before return­ ing to Minnesota to see his girl again. So in the spring of 1903 he and Annie Johnson, who was born in 1882 and lived with her parents on a nearby farm, were married. She mad studied dressmaking for a few months while living in Hancock, Minn. Shortly after their marriage, the young couple begain their long trip to the prairies of North Dakota to the little community of Roseglen that remained their home the rest of their lives. 94 . t 11111

Aultman-Taylor Plowing Outfit.

John and Annie were among the 12 Charter members that organized Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev. Hestenes at that first meeting asked for suggestions of names for the church. After a few moments of silence, Mrs. Lunden said she liked the name Immanuel, perhaps because this was the name of her home church in Minnesota, and this name was confirmed by Pastor Hestenes. John was a member of the building com­ mittee in 1915 when the church was built. One frightening experience that Annie had the first summer of her marriage occurred one hot July day in 1903 when she was at home along. Sparks from the Great Northern Railway traveling near Palermo, set off a prairie fire that rolled over miles of dry grass, burning everything in its path. As it neared her home she hoped and prayed that she and her little house would be spared, even tho' it appeared hopeless. However, the fire was extinguished the moment it hit the firebreak which John had plowed around his buildings earlier that summer. The small house was immediately filled with thick, blue smoke, making breathing very difficult. This little homestead shack still stands on the home place to remind us of pioneer days. There were always horses running loose and roaming the country for hay and feed, and we remember Dad telling of chasing horses on foot, sometimes 10 to 15 miles to keep them out of the haystacks. This was before everything was fenced. Then he said when he got back home again the horses were back, too. It was always of interest to guess who was going to be the plowman behind that big Aultman-Taylor tractor of Uncle Hans 95 (Lunden) and Peter Kolden. It seemed to be some great ac- complishment to be able to handle two levers at the same time . on that 9 or 11 bottom plow and get the plows out and back in the ground again, and have each furrow start at about the same place. We recall, too, that Oscar and Joe Anderson came up from Cyrus, Minnesota weeks ahead of threshing season and overhauled that big tractor. Dad and Mom have both passed away, Dad in 1940 and Mom in 1945. They became the parents of seven children. A twin sister of Ernest, and twin sons, Merlin and Melvin born in 1913, died at birth. The other children include: Julius who married Gladys Suydam in 1946 and lives on the home place. Julius and Olger rented the farm from Dad in 1928 and operated it together until 1944 when Julius bought it. In 1959 he rented the land to his step-son James Suydam. Jim and his wife Bonnie and three children, Barry, Sally and Todd live on a farm one-half mile west of Roseglen, which they pur­ chased from Olger in 1965. The other Suydam children include Norris married to Lorraine Helland and live in Palo Alto, Calif., where he is a mailcarrier. They have four children. Charles married Dee Dau and they live at Puyallup, Wash., with their two girls, Tammy and Debbie, where he works for Boeing. Judy married Myron Jorgenson and they farm near Roseglen. Their four children are Jimmy, David, Jeanette and Alan. Another son Luverne Suydam died in 1956 at the age of 27. Julius is now retired from farming and he and Gladys do some traveling each year. They continue to take an active part in community activities. Olger married the former Ruth Lee of Max and they live at Poplar, Montana. They have three children, Lowell, Jule Ann and Larry. Olger is employed at a filling station and Laundro­ mat and Ruth teaches first grade there. They owned a farm just west of Roseglen for 22 years and operated a grocery store for a short while in south Roseglen. In 1956 they moved to Poplar. They sold the farm to Jim Suydam in the fall of '65. Their oldest son Lowell is now a member of the Medical Division of the U.S. Army. He has a Masters degree in Business from the University of Chicago and he and his wife DeAnna were employed by Pillsbury in Minneapolis prior to his enlistment. Jule Ann holds a B.S. degree in music and education from Minot State College and plans to teach. Larry is a student at Glendive, Montana Junior College. Ernest and his wife, the former Edith Finley of Inkster live at Sacramento, California where he is director of music in the North Sacramento Schools. He taught school in North Dakota, Montana and Oregon before moving to California in the early 50's, where he received his Masters degree in Music. Their oldest son Kingsley and his wife Mary will receive degrees this summer from Sacramento State College. They have a 96 daughter Melissa. The other son John is also a student at the same College, and a daughter Shelley will be a Junior in High School. Evelyn and her husband Earl Pederson live on his home place, three miles east of Roseglen. They have six sons, Lane, Galen, Craig, Brent, Van and Rod. Evelyn attended Mi­ not State College and taught school for three years before her marriage. Those years from 1938-41 teachers wages were very low, with $60.00 per month in warrants, (not checks) be­ ing paid out. She has been organist at Immanuel Lutheran for 28 years. Her interest in news writing probably stems from her mother who wrote for the weekly Ryder News for many years. Evelyn has been a correspondent for the McLean County Independent since 1940.

MR. & MRS. OLE LUNDEN

Ole J. Lunden was born August 1, 1882, the youngest child of John and Jode Lunden. He came to America with his parents and six older brothers and sisters at the age of five, and settled at Cyrus, Minn. He came to Roseglen as a young man and later met and married Zella Long. She was born in 1888, the youngest of three children of Mrs. Elizabeth Long. She was born at Swea City, Iowa, and came to North Dakota in 1903 and home­ steaded in the Roseglen community a few years later. Her mother, a widow operated a hotel at Wabek, N.D. and her sis­ ter Velma married L.S. Officer of Ryder. Ole and Zella were married April 9, 1910 at Roseglen and they lived on a farm four miles from Roseglen. They became the parents of four children, Elwin, Lois, Irene and Alta. Zella Passed away March 7, 1927 at the age of 39. The family continued to live on the farm until the fall of 1929 when they moved to Rvder and purchased a home, and where Ole was manager of the Co-op Creamery for 13 years. In 1942 he went to Great Falls, Mont., where he was employed at the Army Air Base for two years. His death occurred here on December 13, 1944. His son Elwin Lunden and his wife Olive live at Chinook, Mont., where he is an Implement dealer. They have two daugh­ ters. Karen who is married, lives on a farm near Chinook, and Zella is employed in Great Falls as a beauty operator. Lois is married to Paul Rismoen of Minot who is employed with New York Life Insurance. Their oldest daughter Sally is married; the oldest son Peter Bruce was killed in a motor­ cycle accident in 1964 at the age of 22. The other children include another son Greg, and three younger daughters, Paul- 97 ette, Pami and Peri. Irene married Otto Hallan, formerly of Ryder. They live in Tujunga, California where both are employed. Their daugh­ ter Emily, a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University is mar­ ried to LeRoy Parker. Alta married Ever Hanson of Oberon and they live on a farm there. Their children are Wesley, Wendy, Diane, Oley Jay and Scott.

CARL J. HANCHETT FAMILY

Carl J. Hanchett and family moved to Roseglen in the early fall of 1928. Carl and Maree had been born and raised in Willow Lake, South Dakota. The family moved to Ryder and then to Roseglen where Carl managed the store for OleOleness for three years. Reuben Barsness was the butcher at the store and stayed at our place. The first time Reuben sent home lutefisk for dinner, Maree started to cook it and then threw it out, thinking it was spoiled. The three boys attended school there and will always remember "Martha" and the P.T.A. programs at the hall. Vanona was too young to attend school. Then we moved back to Ryder, but didn't forget Roseglen friends while delivering gas for the Farmers Union Oil Company. Carl died in April 1946. Maree and family moved back to Willow Lake, South Dakota and she is still there. She remarried in September 1950 andisnowMrs.BenOverbeck. The five child­ ren live at various places. James and Lora Hanchett, 271 Cherrywood Ave., SanLeandro, Calif. Their daughter, June, now Mrs. John Ryan and family live at 39412 Sundale Drive, Fremont, Calif. Donald and Carolyn Hanchett, 1747 W. Sumca Lane, Anaheim, Calif. Harold (Tiny) and Donna Hanchett and six children live at 1509 Wagoner Drive, Livermore, Calif. Gaylord and Vanona (Hanchett) Christiansen and two children live at 3601 W. Belmont Ave., Phoenix, Arizona. Dino and Donna (Hanchett) Piagentini, and four children live at Pershing, Iowa.

MR. & MRS. A.P. MATTSON Sophie Rudh was born and raised in Ottertail countv. Min­ nesota. She and Mrs. Henry (Elsie) Snippen came together, from near Devils Lake, where they had been teaching school, 98 to homestead in Roseglen in 1903. Sophie went back to Minnesota in 1906 to marry a boy­ hood sweetheart, August Mattson. They came back together to farm her land. For three years they lived in a 10 by 12 foot shack, then added another 12 by 12 room. Crops were poor several of the years they farmed; drought took the crop twice, and one year their flax was blown all over the neighborhood. But Mrs. Mattson stated that thev enjoyed their life on the farm; they had wonderful neighbors, and had many picnics and dinner parties. In 1914 the Mattsons moved to Ryder, where August worked for John Haugen in a grain elevator, renting out the farm. In 1916 they again moved; to Makoti, where August managed his own elevator. In 1941 the Mattsons went to Southern Calif­ ornia to visit. They liked it so well they decided to make their home in Santa Ana. August worked first as a carpen­ ter, and then in the shipyards during the war. The Mattsons had four children, all living in California. Muriel (Mrs. George Klimpel), is in Fullerton. They have a son, Gary, and daughter, Kathleen. Eleanor (Mrs. Rollie B. Walker, lives in Santa Ana. Ralph passed away in 1954. He was married to Nellie Hauck; and they had two daughters, Sandra and Susan. Willard married Ethel Chambers. They have two sons, Jerry and Levon, and live in Hollydale. Mr. Mattson passed away in 1949. Sophie lived until 1961, and passed away at the age of 86.

MR. & MRS. JULIUS MATTSON

Julius Mattson came to Roseglen in September of 1916 from Winthrop, Minn. He homesteaded in 1917 on land north of the present Joe Bergan farm. On June 3, 1920 he and Clara Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson were mar­ ried. She came here as a small child with her mother and other members of the family from Herman, Minn. Her father came here in 1902 and filed on a homestead. Julius and Clara later moved to the Groshan land which they bought and farmed from 1920 until 1929, when they sold out. Julius farmed entirely with horses—never owned a tractor, and Clara did a lot of the work helping me with field work, even drove horses some of the time. When they were first married they lived in a two-room house. Their heat consisted of a Monarch conbimation wood and coal stove. Their kerosene lamp served itself well, until they graduated to a gas lamp. Dr. Timm was on hand when their one son Robert was born in their little farm home. Mr. Mattson was appointed rural mail carrier August 9, 99 Julius Mattson in his snowmobile. 1926 and carried mail for 30 years. One time while he and Clara delivered mail, they ran into a blizzard and were forced to stay at Sam Hauben's overnight. They played whist until midnight, then slept on the floor the remainder of the night. It took the Mattson's two to three days to make this trip in their Model A. Ford. In the later 30's, Julius purchased a 1928 Model A Ford and made it into a snowmobile with huge tractor tires, which he used on the mail route. One day Julius will never forget was the day he talked to Ben Fines out at his mail box, and Ben said "You're going to break your neck someday, driving that snowmobile." . . .but Julius shrugged it off with a good-natured laugh. But . . . only a few minutes and one-half mile later, Julius hit a little pot-hole in the road, near the John Kerzman place and over he went, into the water-filled ditch; the snowmobile landed on its top, the wheels in the air. Julius peered out of his up-side down outfit and saw letters floating all over the water. So, he had to make a quick exit, and as he lay on his back he pushed the window out with his feet in order to get out. He walked to the Kerzman farm where Mrs. Kerzman gave him some dry clothes, and Julius went back to his rig and collected the letters and took them and the rest of the mail back to the postoffice at Roseglen and felt none the worse for his experience. Julius says that Clara was really the main-stay in keeping him on the mail route. She often accompanied him on the 100 route, helped to shovel snow, and often walked with the mail to many of the boxes, when they couldn't get through with the car. He says, too, that his patrons were very generous, and he was invited for lunch and drank lots and lots of coffee during his mail-carrying years. He retired from the mail route on July 1, 1957. He served in World War I for 16 months. He has been Post Commander of the Gladwin L. Roberts American Legion Post, District Deputy and State Vice Commander of the Amer­ ican Legion. He has served as director on the McLean Electric Co-op Board since August 1945 when it was organized. Since 1949 he served as Director of Central Power Electric Co-op. Julius and Clara's son Robert is married to the former Roseann Pier son of Makoti, N.D. They and their two sons Ronald and John (Jackie) live in Devils Lake, N.D. Robert is at present an Insurance salesman for American Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. of Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Mattson continue to make their home in Rose­ glen, in a house that they modernized not only with electric lights, but converted their heating system to electric heat. Some change from the early years of their married life. The past winters they have spent some time in Arizona, and have visited with relatives on the west coast.

MR. & MRS. JOHN KAVORICK

John and Mrs. Kavorik came to Roseglen in 1916 from Walnut Grove, Minn., bringing with them farm machinery and house­ hold goods to settle on a quarter section three miles south of Roseglen. They started breaking sod immediately so there could be some crop. He recalls that they had both good and bad luck through the years in harvesting. When a new school was built for the Reservation children, John donated land for it on the south­ east corner of his land. School was opened in 1918. The first teacher, Esther Sorenson, lived a few miles from the school. In May of 1923 they moved to Emmet, having traded his Rose­ glen land for a tract there. They continued to make their home in Emmet township until they recently moved to Minot. The Kavoriks had eight children. Lucille (Mrs. Homer Spach) resides at Crystal, Mich.; Tessie (Mrs. Ed Lagge) is at Emmet; Mary (Mrs. Clem Hanson) at Garrison; John, who married Clara Hintz, lives at Emmet; Curtis was killed in a car-train collision at Alma, Mich., in 1942; Pete, married to Ida May Krueger, lives in Garrison; Kathryn (Mrs. Clara Hintz), is also at Gar­ rison. Kywin died in 1959. The Kavoriks have 39 grandchild­ ren. 101 JOSEPH WOODS FAMILY

Joseph Woods was born April 21, 1884 in Michigan. The year of 1900 at the age of 16 he went to North Dakota where he worked on a ranch herding cattle along the Missouri River at White Earth and Charlson until 1905. Joseph and his brother George built a saw mill and operated this for about three years. Then he went to Bottineau and worked in the wheat fields. It was here that he met the former Emma Warneke and they were married in 1911. They moved to Williston and built a ferry and operated it across the Missouri River, then sold out and went in to the Pool Hall business. After leaving Sanish, the family moved to Ryder, where he had a pool hall and bowling alley. The year of 1921 he sold out and moved to Roseglen where he bought property and built a pool hall business. He continued to operate this until the crop failures in the late 20's. The year 1926 the Woods family moved to Michigan to work in the Automobile Plant (Oakland Motor Car) which is now Pontiac Motor. Seven children were born in North Dakota, Ernest, Alice, Frank, Minnie, Olive, Albert and Amie. After moving to Mich­ igan, Leo and Irene were born, making nine in all. Four of the children attended school at Roseglen, Ernest, Alice, Frank and Minnie. All of the children and Mrs. Woods are residing in the vicinity of Pontiac and Detroit, Michigan. Joseph Woods passed away August 11, 1956 at the age of 72.

MR. & MRS. ANDREW NELSON

Andrew Nelson, coming from Herman, Minn., homesteaded one mile south of the old Roseglen store. He came out in 1902, but the rest of the family, Mrs. Nelson and four children did not come until 1905. Three of the children were Mrs. Nelson's from a previous marriage. They were Ronald, Ethel and Elmer Anderson. Clara made the fourth child to come with her mother from Minnesota. Three more sons were born to the Nelson's at Roseglen. The boys were Carl, Ernest and Earl. Ronald, who with his wife, Ellen, lived in St. Paul for many years; had one daughter. She and Mrs. Anderson survive Ronald. Ethel married John Johnson, who had come to Roseglen from Scottsburg, Indiana, to work for Jim Shea in 1915. They were married in 1916, and returned to John's home in Indiana that same year, where they still live. Elmer took as his wife Anna Gilbertson of Ryder. He was manager of the Roseglen Mercantile Co. for some time, then 102 moved to Ryder where he worked until his death. Their child­ ren are Arlene, Lorraine (deceased), Betty, Willis and Eldo- all are married and live out West. Anna now lives at Bakers- field, California. Clara (Mrs. Julius Mattson), has lived in Roseglen township all her life; first on a farm southwest of Roseglen, after marrying Julius, and then moving into the village. They have one son, Robert, who married Rose Ann Pierson of Makoti. Robert's are now living at Devils Lake. Their two sons, Ronald and Jack, attend school there. Carl married Irene Snippen. They lived and farmed at Rose­ glen for a while, then moved to Ryder, where Carl continued to farm. He passed away as the result of a heart attack while fighting a barber shop fire in Ryder. Irene and the three girls, Shirley, Marlys and Myrna, then made their home in Minot, where Irene clerked in the J.C. Penney store for many years. Ernest married Victoria Anderson of Killdeer, N.D. They lived on the farm near old Roseglen. Ernest passed away in 1953. Victoria has taught school since, and is presently teach­ ing, in Minot. She has now secured her Masters Degree in Elementary Education and Reading from State Colleges at Gree­ ley, Colo., and Billings, Mont. Their daughter, Lenore, mar­ ried Marvin Rustad. They live on the Nelson home farm. Marvin and Lenore have one son, Kenneth, and two girls, Kathy and Beverley. Earl also farmed for awhile at Roseglen where he married Edna Kolden. Soon after their marriage they moved to Minot, where Earl worked for the Great Northern railroad, for a time and later transferred to Havre, Montana. Earl passed away there as a relatively young man. Edna still lives in Havre, where she is employed as a saleslady. Earl and Edna had one daughter, Gloria, who is married and living in Havre also.

MR. & MRS. KNUT NELSON

Knut Nelson was born in Uddevall, Sweden in 1892. He came alone to the United States in 1912. He made his way to Fargo, N.D. and on to Blabon to work in the harvest fields. That fall he went to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to work on the railroad. In 1914, he came to the Makoti area and worked for John Braathen until he homesteaded one and one-half miles south of Roseglen in 1917. In 1917 he and Magda Ophaug were married. She was born in 1885 in Trondheim, Norway, and came to the United States alone when she was 17 years old. Prior to her marriage she had worked at Glenwood and Starbuck, Minn, and at Wilton, Underwood and Makoti, N.D. 103 The Nelson's became the parents of two daughters, Evelyn and Frances. They farmed until 1933 when they moved to Rose­ glen and operated a bar, cafe and gas station until 1949 when they moved to Minot, N.D. In 1959 they moved to Kalispell, Montana where Knut built a new home for themselves.- Mrs. Nelson passed away in 1964. Having never returned to Sweden in the 52 years spent here and with the longing in his heart to do so, Knut made this trip in 1964 when his grand-daughter Sandra Kolden decided to go with him. By this time only one brother out of eight was living but a number of nieces and nephews treated him royally; a trip never to be forgotten. Knut who is retired continues to make his home in Kalis­ pell, but returns to Roseglen periodically for visits with his daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and Chris Kolden who have the store in Roseglen and where Chris is Postmaster. Chris has been in the store business since he was 17 years old, when be began working at the Roseglen Merc, and later at Olsen's Red and White store. In 1941 he went into service and saw action in the Pacific at Guadalcanal, Bouganville, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji Islands and the Philippines. Upon returning in 1945 he and his brother, Clifford, bought the C.A. Olsen's store and he and Evelyn were married. He was appointed Postmaster in 1947. They have two children, Sandra and Roger. Sandra, agraduate of the University of Minnesota is a nurse at Ft. Logan Mental Health Center in Denver, Colorado. Roger is a student » N.D.S.U. in Fargo. Remembering when the Kolden's first took over the store, they had one kitchen-type kerosene refrigerator, but they do not recall just what it was used for as their meats, such as bacon, summer sausage, balogna and cheese were displayed on the counter. Mrs. Bosnian delivered milk for Kolden's for their personal use; no fresh milk was sold over the counter. Francis Nelson married Harold Kerzman in 1941 and moved to the Schultz farm west of Makoti and later they moved S.E. of Roseglen where Harold farmed until 1955 when they moved to Kalispell, Montana. They have four sons, Gary, David, Danny and Willis. Gary is married to the former Virginia Strabeck of Kalis­ pell and they have two sons. He works for the Bell Camper Co. David works at the Aluminum Plant in Columbia Falls, Montana. He and his wife Chris have two sons. Danny is in the Army stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Willis is a sixth grader at the Evergreen School in Kalispell. Harold is employed by the Maintenance Dept. for the Kalis­ pell Schools and Frances is manager of the Dry Goods and Drugs Dept. of the Buttrey Foods Co.

104 CLARA AND OSCAR OIEN

Oscar Oien was born near Waseca, Minnesota, in 1878. He came to the Roseglen community in 1909, where he worked for John and Henry Snippen. Much of his time was spent in freighting goods from Ryder to the John Snippen store. Clara Haugen, whose birthplace was Leaf Mountain, Minnesota, left there in 1904, when she was nineteen. She lived and worked for four years at Hampden and Crary in northeastern North Dakota, coming to Roseglen in 1908. She kept house for her brothers, Rudolph and George, for some time. This was on the John Haugen farm, across the coulee from where Oscar worked for the Snippens. Rudolph was "keeping company" with Lucinda Pollert, a neighbor to the east; and Clara and Oscar were much together as part of the Roseglen group of single folks. It was not known who decided to get married first, but the four decided to make it a double wedding early in 1916. John Pederson took them to Garrison in his new automobile. From there the girls hoped to go first to Bismarck to buy new dresses before the weddings, But somehow or other, they left the train instead at Washburn, and were married by the county judge on January 4th. Next day the group went on to Bismarck and spent a day shopping, taking the Soo Line back to Garrison the following day, where John Pederson met them to take them home to Roseglen. John didn't seem to be in any hurry to leave Garrison, even though the newly-weds were rather anxious to get back home. Finally, in mid afternoon they left Garrison, and John drove them to the John Snippen farm instead of to their own farms as they had expected. At Snippens they found that Emma (Mrs. John) has prepared a big wedding supper for the two couples and their families. Oscar and Clara lived for a year on a quarter section of land he had purchased from a Hanson Rud in 1914; then when Rudolph decided to give up farming in 1917, they moved back to the John Haugen place to work with Clara's bachelor brother, George, and to keep house for him. When John Haugens came back to the farm in 1918, the Oiens moved back to their own place and lived there until 1956, when they first moved into Minot for the winter. In 1959 they moved to Minot to stay most of the time until 1965; when on April 28th they were among the first to move into McLean Manor. In 1923 Roseglen township was organized and Oscar was elected township clerk, serving until 1932. For about ten years, while Immanuel congregation was meeting in the church base­ ment, Oscar and Clara were caretakers there. Clara was quite often called on to help with sickness, births 105 and deaths, and was something of a practical nurse for the entire community. Wherever the Oiens have lived, the coffee pot has always been on, and the table set for any visitors who happened by. And a lot of them have. It is almost certain that by now Clara has cooked enough coffee to float a battleship, as the saying goes. And she has literally baked thousands upon thousands of lefse and flatbrod, that have gone all over the United States. If piled one atop the other, it is certain they would be as high as the state capitol building.

MR. & MRS. CLARENCE A. OLSEN

I, Hulda Olsen was born Jan. 9, 1895 in Sift County, Minn. to George and Ida Krueger. I came to North Dakota at the age of five and lived on Dad's homestead until I was 21 when we moved to Ryder, N.D. where I grew up. I married Clarence Olsen after the first World War, lived in Minot for a short time, then came to Roseglen when Virginia was six weeks old. By then our store was built and here we lived until moving to Minot, N.D. in August 1946 where I still live. Clarence A. Olsen was born in Ferryville, Wis., the son of J.S. Olsen and wife Bertina on Dec. 26, 1892. He moved with his parents to Madison, S.D. when only a few years old. Here his father continued in the store and hotel business as he had done in Ferryville. From South Dakota he moved to Berthold, N.D. and lived on his parents farm until he came to Ryder to work for his brother Steve Olsen in the General Store. After his hitch in World War I he came back to Ryder and was a mechanic until he went to Minot to work for Westlie Motor. We then moved to Roseglen and built the C.A. Olsen store which we operated until Clarence took sick and had to sen out to Chris and Clifford Kolden, who had worked in the store for some years. We bought a home in Minot, and here Clarence died June 27, 1947 at the age of 55. Our family of five children lived with me until all finished college and are now scattered far apart. Virginia married Jess Logan and they and their three daughters live in Santa Clara, Calif. Shirley (Bud) lives in Minot with his wife Lillian Wentz, have three girls and one boy. Bud is with the Chamber of Com­ merce in Minot, N.D. Wallace is a librarian at Maryland University. Clarice is at Grafton and Marcella married to Lloyd Hall, is a Home-Ec teacher in San Francisco. My homestead years were very enjoyable as all the people were so friendly and we had so many happy get-togethers, in 106 spite of not having too much of anything. I was so lucky to have Orianna Miller as my best friend and close neighbor. We spent the nights together, one night at her shack, the next night at mine. She had a car so we could get places if neces­ sary, when Stanton Lee wasn't around. One exciting night I had was when Edna Lomen came out to spend the week-end with me and in the middle of the night the horses came around my shack for shelter and nearly pushed the shack over. So to keep the horses away I would pound on the wall and they would run. Soon they returned and it was necessary to keep this up most of the night. We used to have dances in the granaries and one time it rained so hard so no one could go home, so we danced all night and everyone ate to keep awake! I can still see Oscar Johnson playing for these dances on his violin. Another thrill was to go to Raub and pick up our mail when the boys were away at war. The most precious thing we had .was water, and as I didn t have a well I had to get water from John Lind's a mile away and carry it in a tea-kettle or small pail, so I can tell you we didn't waste any. ,.,, Our years at the store in Roseglen were very eventful I and happy ones, and each day would bring something new. The daily mail arrival from Ryder was exciting as so many would come and pick up their mail. Shortly, however, the mail route was started and all on the route were served at their mail boxes near their farms soon after the mail arrived at Roseglen Clarence was appointed Postmaster the year after we opened the store business and served until his health made him retire. After the bank was moved, the store served as best we could to cash the checks for people. A few years prior to the moving of the bank, we had quite an exciting experience when the bank was robbed. Our store being next to the bank, was used as a look out and we didn't dare to move in our bed, as we could hear the robbers at our window. All my years spent in Roseglen were very interesting and en­ joyable. I belonged to the Homemakers Club and was treasurer for sixteen years of Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid.

MR. &MRS. CHRIS OLSEN

Chris and Anna Olsen lived in Roseglen for approximately ten years, having moved here from Peaver, S.D Coming to Roseglen in 1927, Mr. Olsen was a blacksmith all the years hG Th? Owen's had seven children at the time they moved to Roseglen with the youngest Neoma being born while they re- 107 sided there. After moving from Roseglen they lived in Douglas for some time. Now living in Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Olsen return to North Dakota to visit their daughter, Fletta Lies at Douglas, and usually tour the neighborhood to see what changes have been made. The Lies' held open house at Douglas at their farm home for her parents when they celebrated their golden wedding recently. The Olsen's children are living in different parts of the country now, each having married and raising their families. Harold is in Phoenix, Arizona. Glen in East Alton, Illinois. Evelyn is in Hastings, Minnesota. Norbert was killed in World War II. Fleeta, Mrs. Alvin Lies, Douglas, N.D. Delores, Rush City, Minnesota, Ila in Minneapolis and Neoma also in Minneapolis.

MR. & MRS. JOHN PEDERSON

John Pederson was born in Norway in 1881 and came to the United States at the age of 11 with his widowed mother and two younger brothers, Andrew and Nels. On that ocean liner trip the Atlantic was very rough and the ship's power failed. For two days the passengers were locked below decks while the ship tossed helplessly in the heavy seas. The entire trip took all of two weeks. After arriving in America, the Pederson's went directly to Fergus Falls, Minn, and settled near Clitherall, Minn, where they lived for some years. Later John went to Hampden, N. D. where he worked and lived with an uncle, Ludvig Anderson. John was 21 years old when he came here in 1902 and filed on his homestead, three miles east of Roseglen. He batched for awhile, and in 1913 he married a neighbor girl, Mabel Gilbertson, daughter of the Thomas Gilbertson's who lived a mile north of his place. Their first house which John built was destroyed by fire with all their belongings in the winter of 1916. Mabel and their two small sons, Earl then three years and Lloyd two, stayed for a time with her sister and brother-in-law, Julia and Hans Lun­ den. A temporary shack was built and the family lived in that until fall when the present house was built by John's cousins, Andrew and Haaken Anderson. Andrew had filed on his home­ stead here in 1904. His brother Haaken arrived here from Norway about 1916. John was one of the first farmers in the area to own an Aultman-Taylor tractor. After an absence of 48 years, John returned by plane in 1950 108 to his native Norway for a two month visit. Although he had no immediate relatives there, he did visit numerous cousins and many boyhood friends. Mabel did not accompany her husband on this trip, as she did not care for either sea or air travel, and instead went by train to visit a daughter Bernice and otner relatives on the west coast. In 1953, Mr. Pederson passed away, and Mrs. Pederson moved to Minot where she had a new home built in 1954. She did some traveling during the ensuing years and although she had previously disliked certain modes of travel, she did travel by plane to Hawaii and returned by ship one winter. She also spent some time each winter visiting her daughter and family in California. She enjoyed her Minot home very much and had many friends there. She passed away in February, 1965. The Pederson's children are Earl, Llovd and Bernice. Liv­ ing on the home place is Earl who married Evelyn Lunden. They have six sons. Lane, the oldest is married to Loretta Wollmuth of Douglas. They live in Palisades Park, N.J. He graduated with a degree in photography from Rochester In­ stitute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. and is now an adver­ tising photographer in New York City. Galen, a senior at NDSU at Fargo will be married in June to Nancy Armstrong of Warren, Minn. Craig is presently at home, Brent and Van are students at White Shield High School and Rod now eight years is in elementary school there. Lloyd who married Bergatta Olson of Burlington, also farms and they live on what is remembered as the Spurgeon place. They have two daughters. Rosalie is a graduate nurse from Trinity Hospital in Minot. She is married to Gerald Yahnke, also of Roseglen who graduated with a degree from Valley City College and is a high school teacher at Washburn. They have three children, Kelly, Keith and Kacey. Peggy will be a sophomore at White Shield High School. Bernice married Virgil Snyder and they live at Santa Rosa, California, where he is manager of a plumbing firm. Berniece attended college and taught school for a few years, during the time that Virgil served in World War II. They lived in Minot until moving to California in 1949. They have three children. Johnell attends College in Santa Rosa; Randy graduates this spring from high school, and Tami Sue who is five years old.

ABOUT THE POLLERTS BY LUCY POLLERT HAUGEN I came to Roseglen from Indiana on May 5, 1913, with my father John and four brothers. My mother had passed away and I kept house for the family. We came to Ryder, where Henry Snippen met us with a team and wagon. It was about six in the 109 evening. Henry and Dad sat in the spring seat and did a lot of talking. My brothers and I sat on boards in the back. We wondered where we were going, as there were no roads; just trails across one field after the other. It surely seemed a long way out to Snippens. We got there about eleven at night. Mrs. Snippen had a real good meal ready. We ate, and she and I washed up all the dishes and went to bed. I slept with her; I never did find out where all the men slept. Next morning was a Sunday. At the breakfast table Henry said "I guess we will try to thresh that flax that I didn't get threshed last fall". So the men and boys all went out to thresh. I helped Mrs. Snippen with the dishes and dinner. But is wasn't long until the men came home. Either the flax was too wet, or it didn't pay to thresh it. Henry said that as my Dad had bought a team and wagon and cow from him, we could use the stove from the cook car until they would need it in the fall. Dad and the boys got the horses and wagon, loaded the stove and tied the cow behind, and off we went to the place we were going to live. It was called the Allison place, northeast of John Snippens, where the store and Roseglen postoffice was. We stopped at the store and got a few groceries. The Allison place had a small barn and a small house, with two rooms and an entry. We had to hurry and get some straw to put in our ticks so we would have a place to sleep. Dishes and bedding we had brought along from Indiana. After every­ thing was going good and we were ready to have supper, I said "Dad, do you ever think we will get along out here?" But I didn't worry too much about it, as Dad was going to work out that summer. There were 25 acres broke on the place. My brothers put that into oats so we would have feed for the horses and cow. We put up some hay also. There was a place for a garden and potatoes, but that didn't do us much good, as an awful hail storm came by and took everything. We had to carry drinking water from Bert Johnsons, who lived east of us. Mrs. Jim Hopkins gave me a hen with twelve chickens, saying that I would have a little to do taking care of them. One night the wind blew so hard that the house just shook. The boys and I took our bedding down and slept in the hay rack, beside the hay stack. We didn't think that could blow away. Winter was coming, so in October my dad rented the A.P. Mattson farm, just across from where Donnell Haugen lives now. Up to this time we had slept on the floor. Now Dad went to Ryder and bought some beds. When we went to bed that night my brother Albert said "Now we must be careful and not fall out of bed." One of my brothers didn't like it very well out here, so he went back to Indiana. But he got married there in 1916 and came back again. Dad was home all the time now. We made a big 110 garden in the summer and raised lots of chickens. We got along real good as we had lots of work to keep us busy. Clara, Rudolph's sister, would ask me to go along different places with her, so I got to know more of the Roseglen people. Then in 1915 my Dad drew a number on landandgota homestead south of Parshall. My brother Andolph and his wife came back from Indiana and stayed with Dad and the boys, as I got married to Rudolph on the 4th of January, 1916.

MR. & MRS. JAMES A. SHEA

Probably the oldest living pioneer of the Roseglen community, is James A. Shea, who was born August 5, 1871, in Mansfield, Ohio. There he grew up and married MinaMcClennend on October 28, 1897. The couple lived near Mansfield until 1902, where two sons were born to them; James Russell in July, 1899, and Harland Leslie in June of 1901. In 1902 Jim decided to look for a new home for his family in North Dakota. He tells of coming to Minot in the spring of 1902, hearing that there was homestead land in that area. Joe Kavanaugh, who became his neighbor, filing on the quarter that Leo Snippens now live on, was with him. This is how Jim tells the story: "We went to Minot where we heard there was still homestead land to be taken up. I was wandering around the Mouse River, when a man came up to me and said 'Are you looking for a homestead?' When I said 'Yes'; he said 'I know where there are some good prospects, and I will take you and your friend there tomorrow morning to see what you think of it. It is all of 60 miles and it will take all of two days, so we will start at four o'clock'. He came on the dot. When we got to Rice Lake, I said 'Why not here?' He said 'I have something better'. So he took us to land I was very pleased with. No roads, just raw prairie. I picked out my choice and Joe picked his, and we started back to Minot to the land office to file. But we stayed all night at Pat Glennon's, the only place within miles. Next day we got back to Minot and filed. I had placed a letter from my wife in the survey mound, so I would be sure I would get my right homestead when I would go back to build in the fall. Which we did, and there was my letter, all O.K. The survey had just been completed that spring and the dirt in the mound was very black and loose". In August of the same year Jim brought his family to North Dakota and began life on their homestead. In October 1906, another son, Earl, was born to them; and in September of 1911 a daughter, Miriam, came to complete the family. In the fall of 1905, Mr. Shea, John Snippen, and Pat Glennon, began work to secure a postoffice. Jim was delegated to go to 111 Minot to find out how to go about it. He talked there with the postmaster, and the Minot mayor. How the name was decided on is told in the history of Roseglen township. Mr. Shea is very proud to have had a part in bringing the postoffice to Roseglen. The Sheas continued to live on their Roseglen farm, and raised the family there until 1929. Their daughter Miriam writes, "Their lives were filled with both the joys and the hardships that only those early pioneers experienced. I have heard them both say they would never trade away those great years they spent in North Dakota." In the fall of 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Shea and Miriam returned to Mansfield, Ohio, to make their home. They lived there until 1961. After the death of Mrs. Shea on May 3, 1961, Mr. Shea resides at Brookville, Florida, most of each year; but still retains a home in Mansfield. Jim Shea is now 95 years young, and in good health. He still makes visits regularly to Roseglen to visit the friends he loves. His most recent visit was in July of 1966. All four of the Shea children are still living. James R. (Russell) lives at Alice, Texas; Harland is at Richland, Wash­ ington. Both Earl and Miriam, now Mrs. George Sherman, make their home at Mansfield, Ohio.

HANS AND BELLE SKEITEN

Hans who was born at Toten, Norway in 1866, immigrated to the United States in 1880 with his parents. Their first home was at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Belle Langen, his wife, whom he married at Hudson, Wis­ consin, was born on a ship on the way to the United States. Her people settled at Rushford, Minn. They made their home at Winona, Minn, moving to Fargo in 1907. To this union was born two sons, Arthur and Helmer, and two daughters, Helen (Mrs. Baron Gage, deceased) and Evelyn, who passed away at the age of 14. When the Reservation Coal Grant Land was opened to Home­ steaders, they moved to Roseglen Twp. Shortly after this Art and Scotty were called into the Army for World War I, each serving nearly two years, with eleven months service overseas. Mrs. Skeiten passed away in 1938, and Mr. Skeiten in 1953. Art and Scotty farmed after returning from the war, and their father, Hans plied his trade of plumbing around the towns nearby. The Skeiten brothers are now retired, but continue to live on the farm except during the winter months when they travel some and visit their nieces and nephews on the west coast. 112 MR. & MRS. HENRY SNIPPEN

In 1902, Elise Nelson who later became Mrs. Henry Snip- pen and Sophia Rudh, who later married A.P. Mattson, were teaching school near Devils Lake, N.D. They had their minds made up that they wanted to homestead, and on July 2 received word to come to Minot immediately if they were interested in the Fort Berthold Reservation claims. So they mounted their bicycles the same day school closed and rode the 12 miles into Devils Lake. They were fortunate the train was late, so were able to make connections. They arrived in Minot early the next morning and stayed at the Waverly Hotel until the land office opened. They filed on claims and were able to return to Devils Lake the same day. Now they each had 160 acres of land. April 26, 1903 they again went out to their homesteads. They had not unpacked entirely, when Ole Rostad came and asked if we could help out at his home as his wife was very ill. Mrs. Rostad and their five children had arrived from Minnesota two weeks earlier. She passed away May first, and the children were returned to Minnesota for awhile. Elise later taught school at Centerville, later called Ryder. In April 1906, she proved up her claim and was married to Henry Snippen. They later proved up another claim where their four boys, Harlow, Byron, Earl and Milton were born. In 1916 they sold the homestead and moved into Ryder where Henry went into the farm Implement business. They lived here until the boys had finished high school, and then moved to Washington. Milton lives in Seattle, Wash. Earl and his family live in Media, Pennsylvania where he is an accountant. He and his wife Elnea have two daughters. Byron is married to the former Gladys Peterson, also formerly of Ryder, a daughter of Louis Peterson, a Ryder pioneer. They make their home at Bismarck. Byron is employed by Investors Syndicate. Harlow passed away in 1949. Elise Snippen operated a nursing home in Seattle for many years, where she lived with her son Milton. She passed away in 1964. Henry Snippen passed away March 2, 19G6 at the age of 88.

MRS. INGRI SNIPPEN

Mrs. Ingri Snippen, better known as Grandma Snippen came here often from Minnesota to visit her sons and their families. 113 Some years later she came and made her home with them and lived in the area for about 40 years. Her husband had died several years before in Cyrus, Minn., where the family had lived. The old house that John Lunden had the first years, was moved to the John Snippen farm yard, where Grandma Snippen lived until it was moved to Ryder. She was the mother of five sons, Henry of Seattle, Wash., John and Leo of Roseglen, Sam of Ryder, now of Albany, Ore­ gon, and Martin of Great Falls, Montana. A daughter, Mrs. Adolph (Ida) Johnson died in Cyrus, Minn., in 1937. Mrs. Snippen died October 9, 1941 at Minot and is buried in the Roseglen Lutheran cemetery. Sam and Leo are the only remaining members of the family living. Sam who owned and operated an Implement Shop in Ryder for many years and also a theatre, retired and moved to Albany, Oregon with hiw wife, Flora. Their son Dale who married Mil­ dred Bryn of Ryder also live there with their family, and both teach school.

MR. & MRS. JOHN SNIPPEN John Snippen was born Dec. 1, 1880 at Cyrus, Minn. Emma Lunden (Snippen) was born Sept. 14, 1877 in Lorn, Gudbransalen, Norway. She came with her parents to Wis., when she was ten years old, and later to Minn. She married John Snippen at Glenwood, Minn., on Dec. 31, 1901. On July 9, 1902, John together with Ole Rostad, Peter and Lars Kolden came to file on their homesteads. They stayed a month and built shacks then went back to Minnesota for the winter. May 17th, 1903 Mrs. Snippen, Mrs. Peter Kolden and daughter Lillie, Mrs. John Lunde, Mrs. John Hill and some of her family, left Hancock, Minn., for Minot, N.D., by passenger train. The men rode on immigrant cars, one for each, bringing cattle, horses, and household furnishings. The passanger train passed the immigrant train at Devils Lake, N.D. When Snippens came to their claim they found their shack hadblown down so they lived in a tent until they built a new 12x14 shack with lumber hauhd from Fort Stevenson. In this shack there was room for a bei1, dining room table, stove, two trunks; six or seven sacks of oat which was to be used for seed, were stored under the bed. They well remember the big snowstorm and blizzard that started on Sept. 12 of that year. Many head of livestock per­ ished during the blizzard. They were charter members of Immanuel Lutheran Church 114 which was organized in 1903. Services were held in different homes and years later in school houses. Sorrow came to the Snippens and their relatives on a stormy Monday, Nov. 1905 when Mrs. Snippen's mother passed away very suddenly. She had arrived just shortly before that from Min­ nesota. She was to keep house for her son Hans. The bliz­ zard was so severe that Henry Snippen, who stayed at John's, was unable to go tell the other relatives until late the next day. Then on Wednesday, that week, Henry and Hans started to Un­ derwood to get a casket and didn't arrive home until Saturday evening. As they knew Pastor Hestenes was to be in that community the following Thursday the funeral was planned for that day. She was buried on the Snippen homestead. A year later Pastor Hestenes helped plot the cemetery. It was during the spring of 1904 that the Roseglen store and postoffice was started. To start the postoffice a petition had to be sent to Washington, D.C. To get this petition started John walked through snow knee deep and someplaces waist deep to the few and scattered neighbors and got the necessary sign­ atures. Glennon suggested he get the one George Houghtaling had started and had dropped. So one wintry day he started out on foot through snowdrifts to the Houghtaling homestead stopping at the Jourgen Jacobson home for coffee. That mission took all day as not too many miles could be covered in a short time. Then came the job of walking around and getting the petition signed and then to the Oscar postoffice to mail it. Pat Glennon, a horse rancher who had come from Iowa in the 1880's and who lived about one fourth mile north of the Snippens helped in finding a name. So equipped with seed catalogs and other materials several names were suggested. Among those suggested were Glenwood, Rosedale and Glen Rose. The latter was used changing it to Roseglen. To get sworn in' as postmaster and assistant postmaster the Snippens had to go to the Oscar postoffice. This was about half way between Ryder and Roseglen where the Hank Hanson place is now. To get there they drove with a team and wagon. At that time it was almost impossible to get through because the snow was just beginning to melt and the drifts were so deep. They had the biggest snowdrifts and the most snow that year of any time they lived out here. Coming home they tried to pick the high spots, so they drove several extra miles, other­ wise they could not have made it because the horses couldn't get through. For a year their mail came to the Oscar post office. A carrier from Minot brought it there, then they got it from there and brought it to the Roseglen post office. The post office at that time consisted of a few shelves behind the door in their 12x14 shack. To start with they got the mail about once a week. Neighbors would help out and go to Oscar and bring 115 the mail to Roseglen. John Hill made many of the trips, using his team of mules and a short bob sleigh. He would leave in the morning and arrive back about 5 o'clock. Their compensation wasn't very much, the first year they made about $9. There were no money orders, but registered important mail. The next year a carrier by the name of Ed Fredeen started out from Ryder then to Minot to pick up the mail. The next day he would come back as far as Ryder and the following day to Roseglen. So you see it took about a week to get a delivery of mail. About 1906 the mail came through twice a week. The mail man was always something to look forward to. He not only brought the mail, but also served as a taxi, bringing out passengers who had come to Minot by train. Many times he would bring a relative or an old neighbor from Minnesota. Many new settlers came to the community at this time and the mailman was their chief means of getting out here. The store was started in July 1904. An addition was built to the shack. It wasn't very large, only 14x16. Sod covered the lower half and the top half was tar paper. Groceries were bought out from Minot. This was a three day trip. The first night was spent at a homesteader's home, then on to Minot the second day and part way out again to spend the night at another pioneer home and finish the trip the next day. Two teams were usually used to a wagon. There were no roads, just trails. The trips made during the spring were the hardest because creeks would overflow and new trails would have to be picked out. The groceries consisted of a few staples, flour, sugar, un- ground coffee and yeast were the main ones. Crackers and sardines were big items for the bachelors also cookies were very important. These came in wooden boxes. Plug tobacco was real important. It came in large plugs and had to be cut with a butcher knife and sold for 10

MR. & MRS. LEO SNIPPEN Leo Snippen was born in 1886 at Cyrus, Minn., and lived with his parents on the farm they homesteaded until he was through school. For two years he worked for Henry Nystuen at Hancock, Minn., in a Jewelry store. He then returned to the home place which he took over, batching it for two years. He married Bertina Oien in 1907. She was born in 1881 in Waseca County, Minn., and lived there and attended school. At the age of 15 she took up the dressmaking trade. She went to Fargo to work when she was 19, later worked in Minneapolis until she went to Hancock, Minn., where she lived with a cousin until her marriage. Leo and Bertina lived on his home farm for 12 years. All their children were born in the same house as Leo. They bought a nearby farm and lived there only one year before selling out. In 1919 the Snippen's emigrated their horses and cattle and other supplies when they came to the Roseglen area, where they purchased the Joe Kavanaugh farm. In 1957 the Snippen's celebrated their golden wedding with an open house and dinner at the church sponsored by the Ladies Aid. Later that day their beautiful farm home was open to many friends and relatives for an evening meal and visiting. This June 20th they will observe their 60th wedding anniversary. Both remain in good health, are active in community affairs and continue to live on their farm. Their four children are Marjorie who married Adolph Kolden and live on a farm in Roseglen community. They have two children, Darlene (Mrs. Harry Russell) lives at Pullman, Wash­ ington, and David who married Georgia Brunsell and live at Roseglen. Harvey married Clara Shellock. They have two adopted children, Bradley and Suzanne and live in Fargo where Harvey is a salesman. Thelma married Don Wilmer of Tower City and live on a farm there. For three years they have oper­ ated the Tower Cafe, but in March closedout to return to farming. Their four children are Bryan, Barbara, Terrence and Ronald. Leona is married to Ed Larson who owns the Magic City Imp. Co. in Minot as a dealer of Case equipment. 117 MR. & MRS. JOHN FROST

John and Christine Frost homesteaded in Roseglen township on May 5, 1905. They sold the land to John Hill, Sr. February 26, 1910. The Frost shack was the first school in this town­ ship and Elise Snippen was the first teacher.

MR. & MRS. LEVY LONG Levy Long and his wife Ruby homesteaded north of the John Hill place, on the hill. He was a brother of Mrs. Ole (Zella) Lunden. They left here about 1910.

MR. & MRS. JOE KAVANAUGH

Joe and Elizabeth Kavanaugh homesteaded where Mr. and Mrs. Leo Snippen now live. They later moved with their fam­ ily to Kentucky, MR. & MRS. CHARLEY WHELDON

Both Mr. and Mrs. Wheldon grew up in the Minneapolis, Minn, area. On September 7, 1909 they were married and continued to live in Minneapolis until 1917 when they came to the Rose­ glen area and homesteaded. Living at Roseglen until the fall of 1942 and because of Mrs. Wheldons health they moved into Garrison where Mr. Wheldon served as an A.S.C. Committee­ man from 1942 until 1945. In the fall of 1944 Mr. Wheldon was elected McLean County Sheriff and on January 1, 1945 they moved to Washburn, North Dakota where he served as Sheriff for 12 years. They retired and made their home in Washburn, until their deaths. Mrs. Wheldon passed away on April 30, 1963 and 2 1/2 months later on July 16, 1963 Mr. Wheldon passed away. Their two children, Robert a retired Lt. Col. USAF resides with his family at Yorktown, Va., and Betty, Mrs. Clar­ ence Christensen and her family live at Mandan, North Dakota.

MR. & MRS. OLAUS RODAHL

Mr. and Mrs. Rodahl were married in September of 1905 at Benson, Minnesota, and came to McLean County that same year. They homesteaded ten miles northwest of Garrison. They lived on their homestead until 1912, then moved to a farm 118 located about eight miles southeast of Roseglen. This farm is now owned and operated by Lawrence Halvorson. In 1926 they movedtoafarm fifteen miles northwest of Garrison, which was the John Grimm homestead, and lived there until they retired. They then moved to Verone, N.D., but stayed there just a few years, moving back to spend the rest of their lives in Garrison, N.D. Mrs. Rodahl passed away in February of 1956, and Olaus in December, 1959. They had nine children; Harold of Garrison; Elvira, married to Bill Trueblood, living on an Emmet farm; Berdina, who passed away in 1925; Oscar of Garrison, managing a grain elevator there; Raymond of Ruthville, who is a carpenter; Maurice of Garrison, also employed at a local elevator; Ruth, who lives at Shelton, Wash., Roy, a casualty of World War II in 1945, and Lila Heib of Provo, Utah.

OLE ROSTAD

Ole Rostad was born at Vaage, Norway in 1866. He came to the United States in 1889 at the age of 22 years. In 1894 he married Synne Kvale who was born in Lorn, Norway in 1869. This young couple farmed around Starbuck, Minn., for 13 years, prior to homesteading in 1902 near Roseglen, N.D. Sorrow and disappointment crossed this young couples path in the following years. In 1902, Mr. Rostad left his wife and six children in Minnesota while he came here to file on his homestead and the following year had his family join him here. Mrs. Rostad and two of the children became ill with typhoid fever, and she passed away after a weeks' illness of the dreaded disease. This left the six children motherless, but with the kind assistance of their Aunt Kari Kvale and their good neighbors, the family managed to get along. All of the children are still living. Jennie Hill, Minot, N.D., has two children, Mrs. Oben (Janice) Gunderson, McCanna, N.D., and Clinton Hill who resides in Alexandria, Virginia is a Secret Service Agent with President Johnson's administration, and prior to this was with the late President J.F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline on the day of the assassination in Texas. Her husband Chris Hill died in 1954. They lived in Washburn for many years. Edna Engvall of Minot, N.D., has one daughter Mrs. Ernest (Harriet) Mason who lives in Downey, California. Mrs. Paul (Mabel) Harstad had 10 children. She and Paul live at Stanley, N.D. They are Mrs. Paul (Olga) Froemming of Minot, N.D., Art of Plaza, N.D., Mrs. Darold (Carol) Jessen, of Minot; Mrs. Darlene Miller and Wesley Harstad of Fort Worth Texas; Orville and Jerald live at Stanley, N.D. and Mrs. Donald (Beryl) Dokken also lives at Stanley. Mrs. Bill (Lorraine) 119 Russell lives at Anaheim, California. Their oldest daughter, Mrs. Howard (Margaret") Thomnson is deceased. Theodore (Ted) Rostad lives at Starbuck, Minn., and has two children, Loren of Farwell, Minn., and Mrs. Knut (Shirley) Rosten, of Glenwood, Minn. Anton Rostad of Minot, N.D., married Adelle Slocum of Ryder and they have two girls, Sharon and Virginia. Omar married Anna Hanson of Ryder and has two sons, Lyle of Ryder and Vernon and family on the home place. Ole Rostad died in 1959 at the age of 92 years and six months. His early home became a stopping place for other homesteaders who were traveling through that part of the country looking for land, as he had built the first house in the neighborhood. The door latch was always open to any stranger who might be coming through, a real genuine pioneer spirit!

MR. & MRS. OMAR ROSTAD

Omar farmed the home place with his dad until he took it over in the early 1930's when the drought was so bad that farmers did not even get the seed back from wheat they seeded in the spring. They fed Russian thistles to their cattle to keep them alive. In December 1924 he married Anna Hansen of Ryder, N.D., and they lived on the Rostad homestead until 1963 when they purchased a home in Garrison, N.D. They have two sons, Lyle on a farm in Blue Hill township, known as the Paul Folden place. He is married to Minnie Reinisch and have a son Clyde and a daughter, Carmin. Vernon lives on the home place which is the third generation of Rostad's. They have a daughter Pamela and a son Jeffery. His wife is the former Helen Reichenberger of Hazen. In the early years, the prairie fires occurred often. Omar remembers his dad having a plowed field near the home, and would have the children remain in the plowed field until the fire passed by. Omar and Anna are members of the Roseglen Immanuel Lutheran Church and were caretakers of the church for many years as well as the cemeteries. Omar held various jobs in both church and township organizations.

MRS. MARIE RUD

Mrs. Marie Rud was born in Norway in 1873 and came to Amer­ ica in 1900, met and married Otto Rud at Mayville, N.D., who 120 also had been born in Norway. He was a tailor by trade and a very good one, having been an apprentice in Norway at an early age. They moved to Minot where their three daughters, Ragna, Anna and Esther were born. A son Rudy was born at Berthold where the family had moved. They filed on a homestead in 1912 about eight miles from Makoti. The first few years the family spent only the summers there, but gradually they moved out and remained there until Mr. Rud died in 1923 and after this Mrs. Rud left the homestead. So it was about 1924 or '25 that she came to the Roseglen area. Mrs. Rud and her young son Rudy spent some time with the Hans Lunden family, perhaps a year or more. Later she kept house at Roseglen for the Olness boys when they helped run the general store there, which was owned by their father in Ryder. I think Benny, Clarence and Henry alternated at the Roseglen Merc. A teacher and local girl, Irene Snippen, boarded with mother while teaching the Roseglen school. Mildred and Gladys Lunden stayed with mother during some of the coldest winter days while attending grade school. She and I also cooked for the Hans Lunden—Peter Kolden threshing rig a couple of seasons. Later she spent a year in Ryder, but moved back to Makoti where she bought a small home and boarded teachers. We all attended school in Makoti except Anna who went to Mayville and attended teachers college after high school, and taught. Ragna graduated with the first class of nurses from Trinity Hospital in Minot. I spent a few years working at the Makoti Post Office and one summer during vacation, I worked for the John Haugen's of Roseglen. Ragna is married to Leslie Smith and has one daughter, Joan. Ragna works at Bess Kaiser Hospital as a R.N. at Portland, Oregon. Anna is Mrs. Norris Anderson of Lake Grove, Oregon. They have three married children. I (Esther) am Mrs. Otis Hafterson and live between Tacoma and Puyallup, Wash. My husband is a builder and we have two children, Jean and Russell, both married. Rudy lives in Baker, Oregon with his wife Betty and two young daughters where he is an Insurance Ad­ juster. His wife does Interior Decorating. Mother has made her home with us for many years. She was 93 years in October. In spite of having both hips broken, she gets around with a cane and is still alert. She spends a great deal of her time knitting, and without glasses, too! She keeps the family supplied with mittens and socks. She sends her greetings to all her friends who remember her in Roseglen. She has many pleasant memories of her stay there. May you have a very successful 50th Anniversary.

-By Esther Rud Hafterson

121 MR. & MRS. HERMAN RUSTAD

Herman Rustad came from Mcintosh, Minn., to Roseglen in 1915. He worked for Ben Slind when he first came, and filed for land in Deepwater township when the coal reserve was opened for settlers in 1916. In 1919 he married Florence Evju of Brandon, Minn., who had come to Roseglen in 1918 and worked for John Hill Sr. for a year. After living on the homestead for several years he moved into Roseglen township for awhile, and then bought the present Rustad farm. There he planted thousands of trees and built a beautiful home. Herman had a green thumb, and his flowers, gardens and trees were a joy to him and a credit to the community. Herman and a neighbor, George Giddings, operated a well digging machine together and drilled many a well in the community. He also substituted for Julius Mattson .as a rural mail carrier. Soon after his wife passed away in 1960 he sold the farm to a son, Shirley, and moved to Merrifield, Minn. Seven children were born to Herman and Florence, namely: Aldor, Harold, Agnes, Elaine, Marvin, Shirley and Robert. Aldor, married to June Eggar, lives at Anaheim, Calif. Their two children are Barbara and Karen. Harold, now deceased has two sons, Richard and Evans. Agnes Christenson lives in Minot. Her three children are Judy, Gerald, and Gloria. Marvin is married to Lenore Nelson. Kenneth, Kathleen and Beverley are their children. Shirley's wife is Edythe Grove. They have three boys, Bryan, Keven and Mark. Elaine Hanson lives in Minneapolis. She has one daughter, Marlene. And Bob, now living on the Oscar Johnson farm, is married to Lois Bjornholt. They have two children, Ronald and Bonnie. Herman passed away March 28, 1967 in the Garrison Memorial Hospital. He had been in poor health for quite some time prior to his death.

MR. & MRS. A.C. RANKIN

Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Rankin (Vade and Myrtle) and daughter Myrna came from Compton, California in October of 1950 and leased the bar from Milton Austad. Myrna was still in school so stayed in Makoti with Hannah Thompson and graduated from Makoti High School in 1951. In 1956 they bought the building, formerly owned by Orris Haugen, from Andor Anderson of Makoti. The Rankins were in business there until 1963 when Irene, their daughter, and her husband, Jack, came from California and bought the bar. Vade 122 and Myrtle then retired and lived on Lake Garrison until July 8, 1966 when Vade passed away. They had four children, Irene (Mrs. Richard Jackson) of Bishop, California. They have two boys. Arvada married Marjorie Johnson at Makoti and they live in Pico Rivera, California and have four girls and two boys. Pat married Gayland Thompson from Makoti and lives at Stanton, N. D., They have three boys and one girl. Myrna married Gordon Evenson of Parshall and live south of Raub. They have four boys and one girl. Mrs. Rankin still has her home at the lake south of Garrison.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM READY

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ready and sons, Jay, Willis, and Verden, moved to Roseglen from Makoti, North Dakota in 1924. Bill operated the Pool Hall and Barbershop. ' Mrs. Ready is the former Jensine Roisum, whose parents lived on a farm east of Makoti. Jensine was employed at Dokken Bros. Store and later at Smith and Roubau until her marriage. The Readys lived in Roseglen until 1932, when they moved to Alvarado, Minnesota, which was their home until 1942. They then moved to Minneapolis where Bill worked as a barber until his retirement in 1964. Jay, the oldest son, served in the U.S. Navy in the Second World War. After discharge, he married and they have three children. Jay is in the hardware business and lives in Mankato, Minnesota. Verden served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific area in World War Two. He is married and they have one daughter. Verden is a commercial artist with Air Mark Art Studio in Burbank, California, which is his home. Willis is deceased, having passed away January 19, 1960. He was married but they had no children. His wife resides in Minneapolis. The Bill Readys presently make their home at 2700 15 Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

FRANK TSCHIDA Frank Tschida and his wife, Sadie, were newlyweds, coming from St. Paul to a small shack southwest of the Roseglen Post Office. He was a book binder by trade, and after living in his little house until 1924, he moved back to St. Paul. He later went to Washington, D.C. where he made a special finding for some of President Roosevelt's books, and had personal inter- 123 views with the President. He later moved to Minneapolis and lived there until his death in 1965.

THE RAY SERWOODS

Ray Sherwood came from Bird Island, Minn., and acquired his homestead in Roseglen township in 1908. During the week he drove stage to Blackwater, and stayed on the farm on week ends. Several years later he met Miss Sopha Thomas, a teacher in the Blackwater school district. She had come with her folks to the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, where her father was super­ intendent. On April 2, 1913, Ray and Sopha were married. Mrs. Sherwood continued to teach school in the Fines school until the spring of 1915. The Sherwoods had four children; lone, Raymond, Margaret and Lee. Mrs. Sherwood passed away in 1935. The next year Ray moved his family to Fargo, where he worked for his brothers in the Sherwood Lumber and Fuel Company. Mr. Sherwood remarried in 1941 to Lila Guyther. Lila passed away in Nov­ ember, 1966. Mr. Sherwood then went to Ohio to live with lone and passed away there in February of 1967. Of the Sherwood children: lone, whose husband, Arthur Zbytov- sky, is employed by the Babock and Wilcox Co., with their family live in Doylestown, Ohio; Lee and his wife and large family of thirteen children, live at Alliance, Ohio, Lee works for the same company; Margaret's husband is a carpenter, they have two girls and live at Kent, Ohio; and Raymond and his family, wife and three children, live in Minneapolis, where he is an engineer for the city.

MR. & MRS. ADOLPH SORENSON Adolph Sorenson was born at New Ulm, Minn., in 1882. He came to Roseeden early in 1916. His mother came to live with him that fall. She passed away a year later and was taken back to Minnesota for burial. Adolph lived on the Oscar Oien place for two years, then for a whle on the Pearl Shea quarter. Esther L. Norsen was born in Wheaton, Minn., in 1888. She came to home.vtead west of Roseglen, on a quarter just north of Frank Youngs; and taught school at Roseglen for a while. In 1920 Adolph and Esther were married and made their home on land he had purchased from Frank Friese. They lived 124 there until 1955, when they retired and moved to Gar­ rison. Adolph passed away in January of 1961, and Esther in May of 1964. Five children were born to this union. Lowell lives in Great Falls, Mont., Delmar is in Clanton, Alabama. Joyce Shelton is in Carmichael, Calif., her husband is a Philco sales rep­ resentative in Saigon, Viet Nam. Jean Good lives in Sunnyvale Calif., her husband is in the Navy, presently serving on the U.S.S. Kittyhawk, in Viet Nam service. Dorothy Herrick also lives in Carmichael; her husband was killed two years ago in an auto accident while hunting, leaving Dorothy with a young son.

MR. & MRS. AUGUST SPRENGER I was born in Russia in 1888 and came to the United States as a young girl of 19 in 1907. My husband was born at Wishek, N.D., and moved to Lincoln Valley, N.D., as a young boy, with his parents in the year 1894. We were married in 1908 and lived with my husbands parents for 8 years. Then we moved to our home place, one mile north of Roseglen in 1916, where we started farming. Things were not easy, especially for me since I did not speak one woro of English. I was not even able to say hello to my neighbors when they came, but to make them feel welcome, I handed them a chair and motioned for them to be seated. It took us three days to move all our belongings here with horse and wagon. Our four oldest children were all quite young and the long trip became tedious for them. Farming was not easy in those days. All the work was done with horses and I helped with the outside work much of the time. To say I worked like a man was no joke, because I did. Many a day I walked behind the breaking plow. But my husband was very good to help me with the children and the housework, so things went well. Working the same ground year after year found us picking more and more rocks. There seemed to be no end to them. We also had cows to milk and horses to feed and care for, and by nightfall we were glad to call it a day. I became discouraged many times and begged my husband to move the family back to Lincoln Valley, but he always said we should try to stick it out one more year. I slowly learned the language and found that there were true friends here, too and so we continued to live here and raise our twelve children. I can remember that August helped when the Roseglen store was moved back in 1917 and when I asked him why he was so late in getting home he said that they had quite a bit of trouble when the tractor went into the basement. Our children are Edward who is married to Alice Henderson, 125 lives in Fargo. They have two sons, Byron and Curtis. Ida (Mrs. Ray Abrahamson) of Silverton, Oregon has five children. August and wife June Satrom lived for some years at Fargo, then moved to Roseglen where the family lived for several years. He is employed by the Highway Department, and they now live in Garrison. Their six children are JoAnn, Diane, (Mrs. Buster Lampert) of Makoti, Arthur, married. Ronald, Gerald in the Marines, and David at home. Freda (Mrs. Kenneth Willits) of Fargo died in '64 at age 49. They had five child­ ren. Helen Pallichio was widowed in '65. She has three child­ ren. Esther (Mrs. Ralph Balmes) in California. Martha widowed in '61 has four children. She remarried Mr. Deletre and lives in Kentucky. Jack married Jean Glad and live at Hibbing Minn. Rose (Mrs. Don Richardson) of Fargo has four children. Othelia (Mrs. Don Hershrud) Moorhead, Minn., has seven children. Henry, a barber lives at Glasgow, Mont., with his wife Naomi Rortager. Arthur is on the home place and I live here with him. I am now 78 years old. Mr. Sprenger died in 1948.

JAMES H. THORNBURG

James H. Thornburg (1874-1948) came by car to Roseglen from Plainville, Indiana with his son Ralph in May 1916. His wife, Nan, and two daughters arrived with household goods at Ryder, via train, in August 1916. They lived on the home­ stead across from Skeitens until 1921. They then moved the homestead shack to the quarter of land relinquished by the death of Swan Martinson. Ralph Thornburg died February 2, 1917 at the age of 16 at his home following a severe three day blizzard. It was so cold only a few men went to the cemetery. The funeral was con­ ducted at the house with Rev. Fjelsgaard officiating. James Thornburg was game warden from 1937 through 1938. Mrs. Thornburg, age 87, and two daughters, Mrs. John Sunde (Mabel), and Lois Austad now live in Seattle.

IVER VANGSNESS

Iver Vangsness came to North Dakota in October 1916 from Goodhue County, Minnesota, near Wanamingo, Minn. He home­ steaded in Deepwater township across from Burton Youngs farm. In 1920 he married Valborg Anderson of Elbow Lake, Minn. They became parents of one son, Karl D. Vangsness in 1923. In the fall of 1927 the family moved to Roseglen township, where they built a new home in the 40's. 126 Mrs. Vangsness died in 1957 and Iver continues to live on his farm just south of Roseglen with his son Karl who married Doris Wilmeth. They have three children, Mrs. Robert Hayer (Roxy Ann) and Mrs. Arnold Ellwein (Jan), both of Minot, and Donny at home. Iver has one great-grandchild, Rondi Hayer. One of the early experiences Iver will not forget is the walk from his homestead to the John Snippen store and post office for the mail every other day, which added up to several miles a day.

Amundsville Township

MR. & MRS. JOSEPH AMUNDSON

The Amundsville township is located on the Fort Berthold Reservation and the eastern half did most of its grocery shop­ ping at old Roseglen. It was opened for homesteading in the fall of 1912, but most of the settlers came in the spring of 1913. J.O. Amundson and his brother Henry were in the Harvey vicinity threshing, and hearing of the land opening, they went to Minot and filed on a claim. Their home was at Glencoe, Minn. They were born and lived there until coming to North Dakota in 1912. Henry died in 1919. Joe attended Bruflat Academy in Portland, N.D. and the University of Minnesota. He was born at Glencoe, Minn, in the year 1886. His wife, the former Hilda Johnson, was born at Cooperstown, N.D. in 1891. She taught school and was a homesteader in this township. In the fall of 1913, Mr. Amundson circulated a petition for a post office on his claim. It was granted and continued until 1916 and 1917, when it was discontinued after a Star Route from Ryder to Raub was established. A.J. Granum was the first U.S. mail carrier on that route. With a few changes, it is still operating and Lloyd Afdahl of Ryder is the present carrier. There were a number of girls holding down claims in this vicinity, including Alice Hodges, Lily Johnson, (later Mrs. 127 Henry Thorpe) Hilda Johnson, now Mrs. Joe Amundson; Anna Larson, now Mrs. Ed Rue; Minnie Larson, now Mrs. Lars Christenson; and Sena Rue, later Mrs. A. Sundenaa. While the girls usually had no way of transportation, the bachelors in the area would ask them to take their team and buggv and get them some groceries at the Roseglen Store, thereby getting their own supply of groceries at the same time. The first teacher in the township in 1913 was Lily Johnson, a homesteader. Some of her pupils were little girls by the names of Anna and Bertha Hauge, Emma Skaar and others. Anna, now Mrs. Rudolph Vangsness, and Emma, Mrs. Oliver Larson, live in this community, while Bertha, Mrs. Oscar Larson, resides in Ryder and Minot. The consolidated Wright School, Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Amundsville township were organized in the years 1914 and 1916. Two of the other early teachers were Helen Oscarson and Lena Riveness. The first pastor was Rev. Nels Mehlen of Harvey, N.D. He came here and homesteaded in the Raub area. Through the fifty years there have been many changes, and the same applies to the town of Roseglen. Mr. and Mrs. Amundson continue to live on their farm. Their only son Vernon lives on the farm with them. Their two daughters are Mrs. Mae Lindgren of Billings, Montana and Lor­ raine, Mrs. Kenneth Runemark, who with her husband and family operate the summer resort at Lake Metigoshe.

THOMAS STENBERG

Thomas Stenberg was born in Norway. He was a rural mail carrier near Fargo before coming to this area. In 1912 he filed claim on a homestead and lived there most of his life. He died in Minot at the Old Peoples' Home.

GUST BOLKAN

Gust Bolkan came to the Roseglen community from Cooper­ stown, N.D. where he had been farming. In 1912 he filed on his homestead here. In 1917 he rented his land to Rudolph Reinertson for 3 years and moved back to Cooperstown. In 1920, Christian Eidahl from Fergus Falls, Minn, purchased the land. Bolkan married Ethel Parfit and they moved to the state of Washington. 128 JACOB FISCHER

Jacob Fischer homesteaded in Deepwater Township in 1918. He farmed and made his home here until his death in 1946. The land was sold to Engebret Kloppedal.

EINAR KLOPPEDAL Einar Kloppedal came to this area and homesteaded in Deep- water twp. in 1917, where he farmed until 1928. Then he moved to Madison, Wisconsin his present home. In 1931 his brother Engebret Kloppedal moved to this location and farmed until his retirement. The farm is now operated by his son Kenneth Kloppedal. Einar married Henrietta Fisher in 1928. They had two sons. Erling lives in Bloxie, Mississippi where he is making a career in the army; Al lives in Milwaukee, Wis. and is an architect.

PETER G. THOMPSON

Peter G. Thompson came to North Dakota from the area of Princeton, Minn, and homesteaded in Deepwater township in 1915. Pete was perhaps the last in the community to turn from horses to tractor power for farm work. He never married and lived alone on the farm until he re­ tired. He then made his home with his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Thompson at Clear Lake, Minn, until his death in June 1964.

MR. & MRSC W0K. DAHL Wm. Dahl was born in Norwav. Nov. 10, 1861, immigrating to America at the age of 16. He settled in Nelson County, near Kloten, N.D. Mrs. W.K. Dahl (Margeth) also was born in Norway, on July 13, 1875, coming to America at the age of 8, and settled with her parents in Erie, Minnesota. They were married in Kloten, N.D., Nov. 1, 1905. Margeth and Willie Dahl came to McLean County in the spring of 1913. They homesteaded about six miles northwest of Rose­ glen in what later became known as Amundsville Township. Their old homestead is now owned by Edwin Slind, oldest son of their very good neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Slind. 129 They arrived with a family of four children, the youngest only three or four weeks old who they named Knute. Later another girl and boy joined the family, making a family of three boys and three girls. The three daughters, Thelma, Viola and Gertrude presently all reside in Vancouver, Wash. The three boys, Olav, Knute and Borge (Bud) are now de­ ceased. All saw service in World War II. Bud made the Navy his career and was living at Corpus Christi, Texas at the time of his death in 1956. Olav died at Colfax, Wash., in 1954 where he had been em­ ployed for several years on a ranch. While there he renewed the friendship of the Aune family, old neighbors from North Dakota. I think Iver Vangsness lived on the old Aune farm after they left. Knute lived at Portland and was employed by Safeway stores. Mrs. Dahl left the Roseglen area in 1937. She is now in a Nurs­ ing Home in Vancouver, Wash., where she has been bedridden since breaking her hip in a fall two years ago. Our old neigh­ bors from North Dakota, Mr. Emil Forsman and his wife, visit her frequently, as do members of the Reinertson family. Thelma Oscarson Winningham, R.N., still works in the nurs­ ing field. She has one son, Vincent Oscarson. Viola and husband Churk Winningham, Jr. own and operate Bruno Studios-one in Vancouver and one in Portland. Viola is also an R.N. by profession. They have a son Thomas in College. Gertrude, Mrs. Donald Wright, is a widow, and is employ­ ed as a Beautician in Vancouver, Wash. She has two daughters, Dana and Kay, both married. Dana, Mrs. Barrett Brush and hus­ band reside in Portland, Oregon. Kay, Mrs. Dave Probstfield and husband, reside in Vancouver, Washington. They have one son Steven, who is at this date, Mrs. W.K. Dahl's only great­ grandchild. —By Gertrude Dahl Wright-

MR. & MRS. ENGEL DAHL In 1920, at 25 years of age, Engel Dahl immigrated from Trojheim, Norway. From New York she traveled to Makoti, N.D. to visit with a friend, John Hojem. He spent one week with him and then hired out to Emil Forsman and John P. Nel­ son. He later went to Washington where he worked as a lum­ berjack for two years, but he liked it so well in North Dakota that he returned and started farming on the reservation in 1926. The first year was rough and there was no crop because of the drought. Esther Dahlberg arrived in this country from Norway at 130 26 years of age with her mother, one brother and a sister. Three brothers, Art, Seth and Frank had arrived here earlier, so Esther made her home with Seth. He and Frank were both farming in the Roseglen area. The day Esther arrived at Seth's, he had company, and it so happened it was Engel Dahl. After a short acquaintance, Engel left that winter, but whether it was for the love of farming or the love of Esther Dahlberg, he came back here and they were later married at the parsonage in Makoti in 1929. The Dahlberg's saw some very tough years in the 30's. They lived on the John Bye land that Engel had bought, and continued to live here for five years until he bought Carl An­ derson's land and moved to their present location, 2 mi. west and 1 mi. north of Roseglen. They have one daughter and two sons. Anna married Wayne Watson of Nebraska and they live in Thorton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver with their six child­ ren: Terry, ' Coral Ann, Cheryl and Chery (twins), LaVonne, and Eileen. Wayne is employed by Readi-Mix Cement Plant. A son Lloyd was married to Merlene Sorenson of Sioux City, Iowa then a music director at Dakota Lutheran Academy in Minot. They have their home on the home place and farm in the Roseglen area. Their two children are Kari and Mark. A second son Leonard is married to Florence Franklin of Roseglen and they also farm in this vicinity. Their three children are Roy, Gina and Penny. Mr. and Mrs. Dahl returned to their native Norway in 1965 for a visit after an absence of about 45 years with Engel's mother who was then 90 years old, and several other relatives and friends. Esther who had oever met Engel's mother, humor­ ously wondered if she would be met with approval by her mother- in-law!

MR. & MRS. ANTON EIDAHL Traveling by motorcycle and heading west, Anton Eidahl left Fergus Falls, Minn, early in July of 1914. His destination was Montana, his purpose to look for land. He stopped at Parshall, however, to look up an old friend. During his visit at the Ed Jorgenson homestead, he learned of an unclaimed quarter section of land, down in Amundsville township and filed on it July 14, 1914. Anton spent most of his time that summer and fall working around Parshall except for building his homestead shack before returning to Fergus Falls for the winter. In the spring of '15 he bought horses and started farming. By winter that year he had bought a well-boring machine and was digging wells around the country. In '17 he sold his horses, bought a tractor and never 131 had a horse on the farm again. In June '24 he married Anna Barsness Johnson of Roseglen. They stuck it out through the depression, as did untold others. They have three sons and two daughters: Clarence W. Johnson lives at Eugene, Ore., where he is assistant director of Lane County Education Materials. He and his wife Janina have two children: Mary Ann (Mrs. Jack Palluck) of Springfield, Ore. and John Lynn, 14. Milton lives on his dairy farm near Clayton, Wash. 30 miles north of Spokane. He and Donna have two children, Terry and Cincy. Wallace lives in St. Paul, Minn. An electrical engineer, he works for Remington Rand, designing computers. He and Jean have three girls Patty Jo, Julie Anne and Rachel. Elaine, Mrs. Oliver Stump, a R.N. works in surgery at the Group Health Hospital in Seattle. Oliver is a practical electrician. Christel, Mrs. Melvin Slind, taught school before her mar­ riage. Melvin and Christel are farming in Aumndsville twp. and live on what used to be the Reinertson place. They have four children, Gary, Arlene, Michael and LeRoy. At varying periods during his active years, Anton held these several offices: assessor, town clerk and a member of the Amundsville township board and school clerk and a member of the Wright School Board. Also he was secretary for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church for 20 years. Anton and Anna sold their farm in the fall of 1960 and moved to Parshall where they still live.

EMIL FORSMAN I was born in the small village of Braxtrask, Sweden on April 6, 1890. In the spring of 1907 my younger brother Lar and I started for America and came to Kulm, N.D. on May 22, where our brother Nels had come earlier and was farming in that area. We worked on farms here for wages of $15.00 a month until 1912 when Seth Dahlberg and I came to what is now Aumndsville township and filed claims on land here. We built a shack and lived together for several years while we built our barns and broke up the land. In the meantime, Marie Hanson who had come from Norway and attended a Baptist College in Sioux Falls, S.D. came to North Dakota and filed a claim on land in Deepwater township. In the fall of 1923 she and I were married at Washburn and spent the winter in the state of Washington. In 1928 we built a new home on my homestead. We have three children, Ella Mae, (Mrs. Clifford Kolden), 132 whose husband farms and is a rural mail carrier, has three children, two boys, Darrell and Robert and one daughter, Cheryl. Alfred, who married Shirley Huus of Plaza, N.D. has three children, Barry, Lisa and Kevin. They live on the home place. Emil, Jr. married Lorraine Kolden and they have five children; Jeanette, Steven, Russell, Sara Kaye, and Bruce. Mrs. Forsman passed away in November 1945. I now make my home in Vancouver, Washington.

MR. & MRS. GILBERT GARNAS

Gilbert Garnas came to this country in 1901 from Hallingdal, Norway to his brother and sister at Northwood, Iowa. He worked with his brother on a well digging outfit up to the year 1904. That fall he came to Hampden, N.D. and worked with a threshing crew. Later that year he worked in a store until he got the job as a rural mailcarrier. He had that job until he came to the Fort Berthold reservation in August of 1913. I, Hannah Pollestad came from Stavanger, Norway in 1906 to Hampden, N.D. to the home of some of my cousins, where I stayed for one year. Then I went to Valley City and stayed with another cousin until 1908 when I returned to Hampden again, staying there until Gilbert and I got married on his birth­ day, June 9, 1910. Gilbert came to Makoti in an emigrant .car, bringing with him a team of horses, a cow, a hog, some chickens and also some household goods, besides some machinery. Gilbert and Andrew Olson built our first home out on the farm. I and baby Lyle came after they got our home ready later that fall. Andrew Olson used to be our neighbor in Hamp­ den. That fall Gilbert and I put up hay as that was the only crop that we had. Later on he worked with the Woods Brothers threshing crew. In 1916 Gilbert had the misfortune of having his leg cut off in the binder when the team of horses ran away. He was fitted with an artificial leg but it took some time before he got used to wearing it. After that things went along pretty good until 1928 when a cyclone destroyed our crop and a new house that we were about to move into. We were lucky to have our old home spared, although the roof and most of the windows were ripped off. It did not take long to get things fixed, as neighbors and friends came and helped us clean up the place and repair some of the buildings. In the 30's there were no crops what-so-ever, and we put up 133 the Russian thistles for hay. We got many good crops through the following 40's. In 1958 I went back to my old home in Norway to see my six brothers and sisters that I had not seen for 52 years, and had a wonderful visit with them all. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in 1960 with all our children at home for the first time since 1937. We had five children and have 17 grandchildren. Lyle married Hen­ rietta Hober and have two children, Donald and Kathleen. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Eldor is married to Mary Tyler and live at Bakersfield, Calif. Their two sons are Ronald and Gilbert. Genevieve married James Remington and they and their three sons, Steven, John and Paul live in Spokane, Wash. Garnet (deceased) was married to Laura Hauff and she and their six sons Gary, Richard, Gerald, Robert, Donald and David live at N. Highlands, Calif. Lynn married Marcelyn Knudtson. They and their four children, Dennis, John, Connie and Terry live on the home place. My husband died in 1963 and our son Garnet who was a member of the U.S. Air Force was killed in an airplane crash while re­ turning to his home at Sacramento, Calif, having been here to attend funeral services for his father. I make my home in Par- shall and spend some weeks with my children on the west coast and my son Lynn and family on the farm.

MR. & MRS. JOHN T. HAUGE John T. Hauge was born in 1865 near Oslo, Norway. He came to America at 20 years of age. Engel Lenning was born in 1871 at Thor, Iowa and she and Mr. Hauge were married in 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Hauge farmed near Humboldt, Iowa until the year 1906, when they came to North Dakota, settling near Har­ vey, where they lived on a farm and in 1912 Mr. Hauge home­ steaded in what is now Amundsville twp., moving his family here from Harvey in the fall of 1913. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1939. They continued living on the farm until Mr. Hauge died in 1948. She died the following year. Having one of the larger homes in the vicinity, many social gatherings were held there. There were no churches, but being fortunate in having a Lutheran pastor, also ahomesteader, a con­ gregation was organized with services conducted in the homes. The first Confirmation class of eight members was at the Hauge home in 1914. Their first post office address was Makoti, N.D. There were no special trips to pick up the mail, except when supplies were needed. A team of horses and a bob sled was the means of trans­ portation in winter, and groceries were brought out for many 134 homesteaders in one trip. The winters were long and there were numerous storms. After a three day blizzard, we would hopefully look for a column af smoke to rise from the homestead shacks to signal all was well. Usually before night-fall, the bachelors came trudging over the snow drifts to visit and buy milk and a few eggs, or perhaps to spend the night. We were never lonely at our house, being a large family. The memories of the early years, altho' there were hardships to endure, will be treasured as years passed. The twelve Hauge children are Hans (deceased) Torger, Clar­ ence and Albert of Ryder. Ella (Mrs. Herbert Hintz) a widow lives in Minot. She has six children: Erwin (deceased) Ilene in Spokane, Wash., Earl at Minot., Betty Chambley in Nevada; Clarice (Mrs. Orlando Hjelm­ stad) died in '66, and Allen in Minot. George (deceased) was married to Judith Lunde and they had three children, Donald of Plaza; Carroll of Stanley, and Gloria Olson of Max. Leonard (deceased). His children are Lorin of Parshall, ElMae Kostenko, Luella Lovdahl, Duane, Dennis and Larry all of Redwood City, Calif, and Eldon of Minneapolis, Minn. Anna married Rudolph Vangsness and their son Darwin and daughter, Laurie live with them on their farm west of Roseglen, and four other daughters, Elizabeth Anderson lives at Greeley, ~olo., Jean Lamers at Cupertino, Calif. Audrey Lafferty at "hampagne, 111. and Sharon Erickson at Minot. Bertha married Oscar Larson of Rvder and their three children are Darrell of Ryder, Luverneof Duluth, Minn, and Ardis ^esheim of Lonetree, N.D. Martha is deceased, as is Richard who died in March of 1966. He was married to Ruby Lunde and their two children are JoAnn Wittmayer of Mayville, and Dick of Fargo Edna (Mrs. Rudy Hallingstad) a widow has five children; Lavonne Brayson, Janice Erickson, Plaza, Ronald of Redwood City, Calif., Sandra Striker of Grand Forks, and Laurel at home at Plaza, N.D. with her mother.

MR. & MRS. NICHOLAI HAUGER Nicholai Hauger was born in 1877 in Goodhue County, Minn. near the town of Winger. He married Bertha Messelt in 1906. She was also from near Winger. They moved to North Dakota md filed on a homestead in Amundsville township in 1913. In 1920, Mrs. Hauger and an infant died leaving her husband and seven children. In 1921, the oldest son, Norrie died at the age of fifteen. Mr. Hauger then sold the farm in 1921 and found homes for the remaining children. In 1923 he moved to Montana 135 where he filed for a homestead. He continued to live there several years and then moved back to Minnesota where he died in 1950. The children include, Mrs. Hazel Rindahl of Fosston, Minn. Mrs. Byron (Dora) Spain of Grand Forks, N.D., Raymond of Petersburg, N.D., Lloyd of Badger, Minn., Mrs. Carl (Olive) Yahnke of Roseglen, and Mrs. Hans (Mabel) Olson who died in 1966. Two of the girls, Olive and Mabel were taken by the Alfred Sundenaa's after their mother's death. They lived a couple miles west of the Hauger farm. This was in 1922 and Olive and Mabel lived there with the Sundenaa's until they grew up.

JOSEPH O. HOLT

Joseph 0. Holt left his home at Northwood, N.D. on October 19, 1916 and was accompanied by his father, Peder P. Holt.The night of the 10th we slept at Max, N.D. and arrived the evening of the 11th at Ryder. We met Jim Wallenberg in Ryder and the next morning we loaded lumber on Jim's wagon that was pulled by four horses. After loading we immediately proceeded to the homestead and arrived there about 4:00 p.m. that afternoon. We had a tent along in which we slept while building the homestead shack. The morning of the 13th we started to dig a basement. While digging the basement a friendly Indian, accompanied by his wife and daughter, came by and also offered their help. The homestead shack was completed on October 23, 1916. My father then returned to his home at Northwood. I continued to live on my land at Roseglen until July, 1918 when I entered the U.S. Army. After I was discharged I have lived on the home farm here at Northwood where I was born. George Gist and I constructed the first cafe in Roseglen in October, 1917. The cafe was operated by Alma Anderson of Brinsmade, North Dakota.

MR. & MRS. HELMER E. IVERSON

Helmer E. Iverson and wife Laura Ostvolden of Brooten, Minn, decided to try farming in North Dakota so filed on a homestead in Gate township, four miles north of Roseglen in the spring of 1913. I shipped up a couple car loads of equipment, including a team of horses, several cows, machinery and lumber that was cut, so it was ready to put up my homestead shack. After 136 living there a month, a wind storm came up during the night and blew our home over on its roof. Luckily no one was hurt. Our hired man sleeping in the hay loft came to the rescue and we spent the rest of the night in the stable. We then stayed in an unoccupied house while I built another home. My wife decided 14 months was long enough to prove up a homestead. Those fourteen months turned out to be twenty- seven years, and she enjoyed many happy days with the Rose­ glen people, and was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid. Farming then had its ups and downs, the same as now. I remember the bountiful harvest of 1915, and I shall never forget the drought years, especially in 1936 when farmers didn't get their seed back. Art Landon and I were on the school board in Gate twp. and have many memories of those years. In the fall of 1931 the Rose­ glen Ladies Aid tendered us a great surprise on our Silver Wedding anniversary, with a big dinner and fine program. Mrs. John Sliper was hostess in charge. In 1940 we moved to a farm near Sutton, N.D. and cele­ brated our Golden Wedding Day in 1956 with many friends from Roseglen and Brooten, Minn, being present. We are now living in Cooperstown, N.D. after 60 years of married life, thankful that we can still care for ourselves. We had six children. Gladys, the oldest married Ole Iver­ son and now live at Corvallis, Oregon. Their three boys are all grown. Evelyn married R.H. Anderson of Bismarck. She is office manager at Fleck Motor in Bismarck. Vera married Erling Kvale of Roseglen. They farmed for some years, operated a store at Raub, later moved to Turtle Lake, and now live in Gillette, Wyoming where both work in the hospital. Their two children are Erling Jr. who married Emma Johnson of Perth, and live in Fargo. Laura Ann married Paul Jacobson and they live in Minneapolis. Howard Iverson farms at Sutton and spends his winters in Arizona. Mildred married Dale Flaig and they own and operate the Super Valu store at Tioga. Their two sons are Mark and Ronald. Wallace married Herdis Stalvik and are the parents of three sons.

WALFRID JOHNSON

Walfrid Johnson was born at Smaaland, Sweden in 1881. He came to the United States in 1910 and homesteaded in Mc­ Lean County, 10 miles northwest of Roseglen, N.D. He and Carrie Rudie, who came to the United States in 1914 137 from Valdres, Norway, where she was born in 1888 were married in 1915. In 1919 they purchased a farm one mile north of their home­ stead which today is owned by their son Clarence and family. The Johnson's became the parents of four sons and one daugh­ ter. The oldest son Victor lives in Minot. He married Eula Vinson and they had six children, Jackie, Sylvia, Art, Janetta, Wally and David; Arthur was killed in World War II. Twins, Clarence and Willie (Willie died in infancy). Clarence is mar­ ried to Delores Smith and their three children include twins, Richard and Russell, and Gary. Vivian married Art Forsman, and their two girls are Karen and Kathy of Roseglen.

MR. & MRS. RASMUS A. JORGENSON R.A. Jorgenson was born in Varde, Denmark in 1886. He came to the United States in 1905. He lived in Chicago for a short time and then came to Finley, N.D. He was married in 1912 to Sarah Hagen of Finley and in 1913 they homesteaded in the Roseglen area. There are three children. Albert married Myrtle Kolden and they farm northwest of Roseglen. Their children are Bon­ nie (Mrs. James Suydam) who has three children, Barry, Sally and Todd of Roseglen; Gerald Jorgenson married Mary Ann Boysun and live in Minot with their daughter, Shelly. Randy Jorgenson farms with his parents. Adolph Jorgenson married Emma Erickson and live at Stan­ ley with their three children, Emojean, Elgene and Elroy. Myrtle married Gilmore Knutson and lives at Blaisdell, N. D. A grandson, Myron Jorgenson married Judy Suydam and lives on the former Bergan place. They have four children, James, David, Jeanette and Myron Aldo. Mrs. Jorgenson died in 1961 and Mr. Jorgenson died in November of 1966.

MR0 & MRS. HARLEY RODNE

Harley Rodne of Harvey, N.D. was married October 13, 1934 to Phyllis Howard of Raub, N.D. They moved to the Roseglen area in 1944. They are the parents of three daughters, Gayle, who married Owen Hagen of Spring Grove, Minn. Their three sons are Steven, David and Donald. Mrs. Marlys Bigelow of Bismarck, N.D. has two children, Cynthia and Lon Del. Sharon married Larry 138 Haugen, formerly of Parshall, and they now live at Aberdeen, S.D. They have two sons, Michael and Scott. Harley and Phyllis farmed at Roseglen until October 1963 when they moved to Bismarck, N.D.

MR. & MRSa GEORGE JOHNSON My husband, George Johnson, in company with my brother and sister and their families, the Otto Flateland's and Halvor Selmenson's moved out to our homestead southwest of Ryder, N.D. about the middle of March 1913. My mother and I stayed with my sister, Mrs. Nygard and family at McVille, N.D. until after Throop was born March 28, 1913. On April 9th we started out by train and stayed over night at Minot. Saturday morning we started for Ryder and got there at 5 o'clock that evening. Luck was that Curtis Peterson was in Ryder with his touring car and we rode out to the homestead with him. George had come to town that day with the team and he accompanied Curtis to help us get settled. Then he rode back to town again with Curtis to drive the team of horses home late that night. Our possessions consisted of a team of young gray horses, Dick and Dock, a set of harnesses and a wagon with a box. We lost our one good milk cow from eating old sprouted potatoes. George went up to Tom Pence's and bought a cow for $60.00 which was a lot of money in those days. Our home contained only the bare necessities; a bed my sis­ ter had given me, bed clothes, table and chairs, a rocking chair George bought at a sale and some of my fancy work I brought with me. Throop was only two weeks old when we arrived here. It was tough going but George managed a few extra dollars by picking up some hauling with his little team. We were so lucky to have a grocery store at "Old Roseglen" which was oo- erated by John Snippen. We did not always have the cash oui Johnny and Emma were friends, indeed. The times changed, the sod we broke paid off in good crops. All turned out for the best and the good Lord blessed us all. We had eight children and they are all married and living both near and far. George and I moved to Garrison in 1955 and he lived only until 1956. I am now 78 years old and I con­ tinue to live alone in my home in Garrison. Our children are Throop of Underwood who has one son Cary. Judith married Paul Salatino and has three daughters, Paula, Delores and Julie. They live in Tacoma, Washington. Manfred of Minot has one married daughter, Donna Gust of Los Angeles. Blenda is married to Lloyd Kolden of Roseglen and their five children are Linda Semmen, Patsy, Jerry, Terry and Teddy. Leonard lives in St. Louis, 111., and has two children, 139 Gary and Judy. Glenn of Rolla has four sons, Danny, Ronny, Robert and Lonnie. George lives at Luverne, Calif., has five children, Gary, Mary, Debbie, Lori and Susan. Joseph lives on the home farm. He has five youngsters, Gregory, Valerie, Danny, Dwight and Randy.

THEODORE MORTENSON Theodore was born on a farm named Bo near Naarbo Jedderen, Norway. His father, who was Morton Bo and his mother, had 13 children. Some died early in life. The ones who came over to this country in 1905 were Martin, Tonnes, Einar, Anna, Theodore, Malena, Magnus, Thorsten and Carl. Theodore Mortenson and his wife homesteaded here and be­ came the parents of eight children. Mr. Mortenson became ill and died in 1920, leaving a young wife and eight fatherless children.

JOHN B. NELSON AND THODORE MORTENSON FAMILY I, John B. Nelson was born December 18, 1889 in Egersund, Norway. I started to work when I was a boy, as a sheepherder, while attending school. When I grew older, I worked as a hired man on the farm. Remember, that in those days we did not have the machinery we have now and the work became hard and lonely. I had heard so much of the good country, America, so I was determined that I should get there, and in October, 1910, the dream came true. The trip from Norway through England to Canada and finally to the USA, to Hampden, N.D. took ten weeks by ship, railway and bus. When I had become settled there, I started to work on the railroad as a section hand at 13 cents per hour—$1.30 a day. I thought that was good money in those days. People were so nice to me and showed me so much love and fellowship, that a lonesome boy felt welcome in this new land. But the railroad work did not interest me too much, sol was happy when Theodore Mortenson bought a butcher shop in town and I started to work for him at Hampden. This kind of work appealed to me and as time went on, I went to Devils Lake, N.D. and took my butcher training with two German butchers who had a large meat market. They paid my board and room in the hotel and $1.50 a day while I was training. It took me three months. In 1913, when some land on the Fort Berthold Reservation 140 was opened up for homesteading by the Government, four of us, Theodore Mortenson, Gilbert Garnas, A. Olsen and I took off for the west and together with many others, formed the Amunds­ ville township in McLean County. Washburn was the County Seat. There we made our home, building telephone lines up north to Makoti, building a church and schoolhouses. In 1963, I went back home to Roseglen to help celebrate the 50th anni­ versary of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church we established. Lots of old-timers were present. From 1915 to 1920, I went to Bible School and during the last year, I went to Louisville, Kentucky to the Baptist Seminary. After that came my life's big event. It was when Theodore Mortenson, my step-mother's cousin, who I made my home with while going to school and who I helped in the summer, took sick and died in May, 1920. I was called home from Kentucky for the funeral. He left a wife and eight children. I felt so bad over his untimely death, that I was not able to leave the fatherless family, so on February 10, 1921, I married his wife to help bring up the children. The oldest child was only 12 years old. I settled down and farmed his land and mine. I was school treasurer, church treasurer and township treasurer for many years. Mr. Mortenson Nelson and I spent many hard days on the farm raising that big family, but the good Lord helped us. During the lean days and years, seven years with no crops, I had to start again with my meat job and in the wummer months I worked at the store in Roseglen where Reuben Barsness was the manager. I took care of the meat and made homemade balogna twice a week. The people of Roseglen stood in line to get the fresh balogna from the smokehouse. I also started a meat route down by Elbowoods, on the Indian Reservation and peddled meat among 1300 Indians two times a week. In 1935, I left the farm and went to Fort Peck, Montana, where a large dam was being built. I worked as a meat-cutter in a large market. In 1937, my family and I went to Electric City, near the Grand Coulee Dam where I worked as a janitor in the Powerhouse and cut meat at several stores in the evening. In the spring of 1943 we came to Almira, Wash., where 1 worked as a meat-cutter for the Almira Market and I am still in that business. Mrs. Mortenson Nelson died here the first year we were in Almira. I married Minnie Gibson, a widow, in 1944 and we lived a happy life until she passed away in 1962. So here is the story of a lonely man, but one who is still striving. Theodore's children, who I took over and helped raise are: Agnes who married Ernest Carlson and lives at Richland, Wash, where he is Distribution Manager of the Tri-City Herald. They have six children. Myrtle, who married Walter B. Peter lives at Valley City, 141 N.D. where they farm. • They have seven children. Marvin, a retired minister, but who now teaches school in Covina, California, has six children. Edwin, a minister and Radio Operator, now with his oldest son serve a large area in Canton, Ohio. Harold who is married and has six children lives in Seattle, Wash., where he is a Building Contractor. Viloet, now Mrs. George Olson, lives in Bothell, Wash., where they have a Boy's Home called Ever­ green Heights. They have 16 boys to care for this year beside their own six children. Theodora, now Mrs. Ivan 0. Bouman, lives at Lodi, Calif. My wife and I had two children, bringing the number of child­ ren that we raised, to ten. Andrew is married and lives at Everett, Wash. He is an electrician and has two children. Marie June, now Mrs. Dave Paurroy, lives at Kalispell, Montana with their family of nine children.

MR. & MRS. KNUTE NOSS

Knut (1857-1943) and Guro (Strand) Noss (1869-1945) were both born in Aali, Hallingdal, Norway. They were married there in 1887, and that year immigrated to the United States coming first to Hatton, N.D. where they lived with Knute's brother, Tollef Noss. Later they homesteaded at Gary, Minn. In 1912, Knute filed on a homestead 14 miles southwest of Makoti and in the spring of 1913, the family sold their Minnesota farm, loaded their belongings on two emigrant cars and came to the new homestead. The first summer the family lived in a tent while the house was being built. Their income was sup­ plemented by selling milk, butter and homemade bread to bach­ elors in the community. Knute and Guro brought with them six of their nine child­ ren: Carl, Gyda, Inga, Elvina, Theodore and Edward. Henry and Mrs. H. Hagy (Gurina) had established homes in Minnesota and remained there with their families, and one son died in infancy. Carl married Myrtle Otterness. Their three children in­ cluded: Mrs. John (Gloria) Huber (deceased in '66) Mrs. Eddie (Joyce) Larson, Minot, and Claude (deceased). Carl, later married to Pearl Geving of Parshall, died in 1953. Myrtle makes her home in Minot. Gyda and her husband, Bob Otterness, live in Minneapolis. Inga (deceased in '66) never married, lived on the home place. The Melvin Stokkes (Elvina) of Crosby had one child, Darleen (Mrs. Wilber Akan) of Minot. Elvina died in 1957. Theodore married Leona Abrahamson of rural Parshall, and 142 now live in Milwaukee, Oregon. Their daughter Shirley (Mrs. Robert Styles) is in Portland, Ore. Edward married Clarice Johnson of rural Ryder. With their children, Roger and Kathleen, they live on a farm southwest of Makoti.

MR. & MRS. LEWIS LEMBCKE

Lewis (Lewie) Lembcke was born Jan. 19, 1888 at Green Bay, Wise. His father was a railroad construction engineer and the family traveled with him sometimes in a covered wagon, although most of his early life was spent in Wisconsin. Lewis came to Cooperstown, N.D., in 1911 and worked for a veteri­ narian for a year. This training helped him care for many a sick animal of his own and neighbors who called on him for help. He and Thorval Hagen rode horseback across the prairie to the Ryder-Roseglen area, where he homesteaded. While proving up his homestead, he worked on it during the summer months and went to northern Minnesota during the winter where he worked in the woods. During this time the Charles Gustafson family moved from Minneapolis, Minn, and they built a home and Blacksmith Shop just two miles from Lewie's homestead. • He and Lydia Gustafson were married in Minot on April 16, 1916. He later bought two quarters of land and they planted a grove of trees and made their home on the quarter south of his homestead. They lost their first two children, both boys, but seven more were added that they raised. They are Donald who lives on a farm north of Ryder, William is on the home- place, James in Oregon, Dorothy of rural Minot, Doris in Wash­ ington, Lucille in Minot and Edith at Bismarck. Lewis loved horses and raised them and also bought Bronchos from the Indians, trained them and shipped them east for riding and farm use. • He suffered a stroke in 1954 and never fully recovered from it. He died at home April 19, 1958. Lydia continued to live on the home place until 1961 when she moved to Minot and lived there until her death on October 14, 1963. Mr. Lembcke was a member of the North Dakota Legis­ lature from McLean County in the later 20's and also served on township and school boards.

Men showing doctor his wife's hand: "She did it preparing dinner-it's frostbite." 143 MR. & MRS. ALFRED MEAD

Alfred I. Mead was born in 1881 at Ionia, Iowa, and Anna Thivierge was born in 1883 at Rainy River, Ontario, Canada. They were married in 1908 at Blackduck, Minn. Their first son Alfred Fayette Mead was born there in 1909. In the year of 1910 they moved to Crary, N.D. They lived here only one year, when in 1911, Alfred Mead, Lewis Wood, and Gene Wooa set out to find their new home. They looked over land around Roseglen and Raub but did not homestead at this time. They returned to Crary again, and then in the spring of 1912, they all set out with their families to find a new home. Alfred then filed a claim for a homestead and this home­ stead was near a spring about one-half mile southwest of what is now the Wright school. Here their second son, Earl was born in 1916 and daughter Alta was born two years later, with Mrs. Bertha Ring as the mid-wife. In 1921, the Mead family moved to the Lucky Mound Store which was located about two miles east of the John Stahl ferry crossing on the Missouri River, west of Raub. Mr. Mead and Lewis Wood operated this store for a year. In 1922, they moved back to the farm just a quarter of a mile west of the Wright school. They lived there until 1937 when he bought a ranch just six miles north of Ryder. While living in the Wright School district, Mr. Mead held many township offices and was president of the school board for many years. Claire Mead was born in 1926 and passed away in June of 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Mead moved into Ryder in the year 1949, where Mr. Mead passed away, December 4, 1950, and she lived until January 31, 1952, when she died after a long illness.

MR. & MRS. HANS OLSON

Hans Olson came from Norway and went directly to Kulm, N.D. where he lived with his uncle Nels Forsman and family. In 1928 he came to Roseglen and made his home for sometime with another uncle, Emil Forsman, and worked in the area. He married Mabel Hauger in 1933 and they lived on various farms in the Roseglen vicinity, and later bought the former Mortenson and J.B. Nelson farm where they built a new home a few years ago. They lived in Minot, N.D. for about four years while the children attended high school. Hans was em­ ployed at Montgomery Ward as a custodian at that time. They later moved back to the farm where Mabel died in 1965. Hans 144 now spends his winters on the west coast. They had four children. Harland married Joyce Kolden and they have one son, Greg. Joyce is a teacher at Las Vegas, Nevada. Harland is a carpenter by trade. Orvin married Karen Berg and they live in Tacoma, Wash, with their two children. Lowell is employed at Phoenix, Arizona, and Flor­ ence is married to Lonnie Hanson and they have one son, Troy and reside at Seattle, Wash.

MR. & MRS. ANDREW R. REINERTSON

Andrew R. Reinertson was born at Slater, Iowa in 1874, and came with his parents to Dual County in South Dakota near Toronto in 1877. The town of Astoria, S.D., was later built just one mile from the Reinertson home. Mrs. A.R. Reinertson was the former Sarah Oscarson and was born at Newark, Illinois in 1878. In 1882 she moved with her parents to Kingsbury County in South Dakota. Her father was a Lay Preacher and taught Parochial School during summer vacation, and in 1892 he taught school in Dual County near Andrew Reinertson's home. He hired Andrew to work on his farm at this time, and it was a case of the hired man falling in love with the farmer's daughter. The romance continued in full bloom. On returning to his home, Andrew would make trips to the Oscarson home quite frequently, either by bicycle or horse and buggy. They were married Christmas Day in 1897 at Lake Preston, S.D., and moved soon after to Colfax, N.D., where Andrew had pur­ chased a farm the preceding year, living here until 1912. In the meantime, six children had been born to the Reinert­ son's. Andrew filed for homestead in 1912 on land then known as the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. In September of that year he loaded two emigrant cars at Wyndmere with horses, cattle, household goods, and machinery to be unloaded at Ryder, 24 miles from the homestead. On arriving at the homestead a few days later, he was greeted by a prairie fire. By plowing a few furrows he managed to save about 20 acres of grazing land and a place to keep his belongings. Rudolph, the oldest boy accompanied his father on the emigrant cars to Ryder. The day the fire struck the area, Rudolph had been riding Dandy, the saddle horse, and so he jumped off the horse to help fight the fire. Dandy took off and disappeared. Next spring while Andrew was in Ryder, he saw an ad in the newspaper of a stray horse near Douglas; sure enough, it turned out to be Dandy. In October, 1912, Sarah and the rest of the family arrived at the homestead to a home that was partially finished. Winter came early in 1912 before a well could be dug, and the nearest 145 water was one and one-fourth mile to a spring, and feed for stock had to be hauled seven miles or more where Andrew purchased feed from the Kolden's, Lunden's, Hill's and Pederson's, to men­ tion a few that had hay and feed to spare. The summer of 1913 saw the Bethlehem congregation become organized in the Reinertson home. The first school was the Gust Bolkan homestead shack in the fall of 1913 with Lillian J. Johnson, also a homesteader, as the first teacher. Another daughter was born the summer of 1914 that made seven youngsters for the Reinertson's. 1915 was the year of the bountiful crops . . . a big boost to the community. Andrew then bought the Arnold Simonson home­ stead, that gave him the west half of the section. June 6, 1915, Rev. Adolph Fjeldsgaard was installed as pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran congregation. A parsonage that was erected in the Reinertson yard was later moved to the home­ stead Rev. Fjeldsgaard filed on in 1916. There were telephone lines to be built, school affairs to tend to, with the Reinertson's in the midst of it. 1916 brought more settlers. The portion of the reservation known as the Coal Land was opened for homesteaders. Sarah was kept busy baking bread, churning butter, etc., as the homesteaders got hungry and it was a long way to market. By 1917 the Wright School was built. It was a two-room school house in the center of the township. Mr. Clandenning and Rita Johnson were the first teachers. It was quite a change from the previous four years of holding classes in the home­ stead shacks. Roseglen was built on the present town site, bringing market closer to the settlers of that community. In the fall of '17 another girl was born that made a family of eight. 1918 came and World War I, and Andrew was called on to register the local boys for the draft. Most of tie boys returned to resume normal lives again. May 12, 1922, the ninth and last of the children, Earl Orval was born. Rudolph, the first to be married moved to the Pac­ ific northwest and others of the family as they grew up, did like­ wise. Mr. and Mrs. Reinertson made many visits out west. They liked it there so much and hoped some day to live there them­ selves. Then the days of dry weather and dust storms came, and the value of North Dakota property was not great, so they stayed on taking active part in church and community affairs until the year 1947, when they sold their half section to Melvin Slind and headed west. They found a small place one mile from Canby, Oregon to their liking, not too far from where their children had settled, except for Mabel who married a North Dakota boy and lives at Glenburn. Their nine children include Rudolph and wife Lona of Canby, 146 Ore., who have seven children. Johnnie and wife Gladys of Portland, Ore., have five children. Mr. and Mrs. William Young- mayr (Gladys) of North Bend, Ore., have one son. Arnold, Portland, Ore., unmarried. Mrs. Clifford Benson (Sylvia) John Day, Oregon, two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Avery (Mabel) Glenburn, N.D., one daughter. Earl and wife Barbara, Kimball Lake Grove, Ore., three daughters. Two daughters are deceased, Alice Rivenes in 1949, (had one son.) Lillian Baudie in 1963. The Reinertson's have 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A.R. Reinertson was 92 years Dec. 7, 1966 and his wife Sarah was 88 years, Sept. 1, 1966. They are living by themselves and still keeping house at the'r home near Canby, Oregon. Written by their son Johnnie Reinertson of Portland, Ore.

MR. & MRS. GUST REINISCH Gust Reinisch was born near Berlin, Germany on a farm in 1887. At the age of 19 he came to the United States, set­ tling at Harvey, N.D., where he worked for the railroad. His work consisted of shop work, loading coal on trains and washing and greasing the trains. Katie Doffee was born in 1891 near Odessa, Russia and came to the United States when she was 17 years old. She stayed at the home of an uncle, John Lange at Anamoose. A brother, John Doffee was also staying with his uncle and the two farmed together. The price of gas did not bother Gust when he went courting Katie, but the foot power and the muscles in his legs perhaps were somewhat strained as he traveled by bicycle, riding some 18 miles from Harvey to Anamoose to see his sweetheart. He did not give Katie the traditional diamond ring that we think of as becoming engaged. His gift to her was a pair of green shoes. Gust and Katie were married December 26, 1910 at Ana­ moose. They lived in Harvey until 1914, and then came to this community where they homesteaded five miles north of Roseglen. The Reinisches became the parents of 11 children. One girl died in infancy. There was nothing automatic about washing in those days, and despite the huge washing that Mrs. Reinisch always had for her large family, she also took in the neighbors laundry and did it on the wash board over a large tub. She also helped her husband with the field work; rode the binder, shocked grain, 147 helped with the milking and other farm chores. By 1917, they had built a new home which was not entirely completed at the time George was born. This is the house the Reinisches continued to live in until they moved to McLean Manor at Gar­ rison, N.D., in December 1965 where they make their home. The five oldest sons all served in the armed forces, and Bennie served in the Reserve Corps at Garrison for a time. The children are Emelia who married Conrad Gustafson. They live at Hoople, N.D., where he is a blacksmith. Their two children are Lillian and William, both of whom are mar­ ried. Chris married Katie Friese of Yakima, Wash., and they live in Garrison, N.D., where he operates a TV shop. Their two children are Robert and Beverly. George married Naoma Babcock of Van Hook, N.D. They live at Valley City where he is employed by the John Deere Co. Their two sons are Jerry and Duane. Henry and his wife the former Ramona Steinwand of Gar­ rison make their home there where he is employed by the Mc­ Lean County Highway Dept. They have four sons, twins Mike and Mark, David and Jayme. Rose was married to Edward Landfried of Lamona, Wash­ ington. He died in 1953. She lives in Spokane, Wash., with their two sons, David in the Navy and Dennis a high school student. Fritz married Marlys Nordlum of Douglas. They live in Ryder where he is employed at Ted's Garage. They have three children, Larry, Jody and Kandee. Robert married Gladys Nordlum of Douglas, and live in Minot where he is a carpenter. They have three girls, Peggy, Joann and June. Bennie is married to Rena Miller of New Town. They live at Independence, Missouri where he is employed in construct­ ion work. Their two children are Jack and Kathy. Irene married Don Hustad of Spokane, Wash. He is em­ ployed at a Auto Body Shop. Their two children are Deanna and Gary. Minnie married Lyle Rostad of Roseglen. They live on a farm 10 miles south of Ryder and they have two children, Clyde and Carmin. The Reinisch's have 24 grand-children and five great-grand­ children. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1960 with open house at St. Paul's Lutheran Church near Makoti.

MR. & MRS. T.N. RINGDAHL Thorwald Ringdahl was born in Gran, near Hadeland, Norway. His wife Petra, whom he married in 1910 was born in Jevnaker, Norway, and they emigrated to this country the same year, coming 148 first to Fergus Falls, Minn., where Mrs. Ringdahl'sbrother, John Braathen was contractor and builder. Mr. Ringdahl did carpenter work there for a couple years, and here their two oldest sons, Adolph and William were born. Late in 1912 he came to North Dakota and filed on a homestead seven miles N.W. of Roseglen in Amundsville township. A little later his wife and boys came to Minot where they lived that win­ ter. In the spring they came by train to Ryder and L.J. Braasch took them by team and wagon to their homestead shack that had been built in January. The homestead shack was about 70 rods east of the present building site. The shack was 14x24, all one room, and it is the living room andbedroom of the present house. Mr. Ringdahl worked at the carpenter trade mainly in Ambrose, Max and Minot, as the first years, the breaking was hired for the crop. He had no other way of transportation but his bicycle which he used even to Minot. The trails across country, with no section lines to follow, made the road shorter. Part of the following winter they lived in Max where Mr. Ringdahl helped with the building of a new school. The rest of the winter was spent in Minot. In the spring they bought a team and wagon and started for their homestead with the rest of their belongings, the trip taking two days. That spring Thoralf was born and later three daughters, Lydia, Palma and Lily were born. Mrs Ringdahl relates some of the happenings in the years that followed: A prairie fire was started that second summer in 1928 when they moved their shack on skids to another location. The friction from the skids set the grass afire, and years later those skid marks showed when they broke up the pasture. One time while she milked their cow out in the open, she counted 25 gophers in a circle eating the spilled feed that she had fed the cow. She used an armless rocking chair to sit in when she did the milkine. , . . Another incident she recalls is tho time the pigs got ou, of the pen and started routing out the potatoes that had been planted in the firebreak around the shack. She finally tied the pigs up but had extra work unwinding the rope after they had twisted it into knots. Neighbors wondered how she tied up a pig. "By the hind legs," she told them. Once she found herself locked out of the shack when she re­ turned from looking for the cow. Adolph, then about two, and William, a baby, were left at home, and Adolph took the key out of the lock after he locked the door, and there was quite a bit of pleading by Mama to have him find the 'lost key'. One Sunday they hired a team and buggy for a drive on the Coal Land, as it was called, down towards the Reservation. It became very quiet in the back of the buggy where Bill was playing alone. They had lost Bill, so they had to turn around to go back after him, but they found him easily, as he was 149 coming. Mr. Ringdahl did some carpenter work besides farming and later rented out the farm for several years when he built sev­ eral houses in Roseglen and Raub. Some of the houses in the area he built were John Simonson's (now Paul's), Joe Amund- son's where Art Slind now lives, Dort Myers and Martin Millers. The summer of 1922 he worked in Grand Forks, part of that time on the State Mill and Elevator. During the winters of 1926-27 he worked in Great Falls, Montana, and Crosby, N.D. The last home he built was in the summer of '27, west of Raub. He died in August 1927 at the age of 39. Mrs. Ringdahl stayed on the farm until 1944 when she moved to Minot where she still resides. That same summer Adolph married Erma Merriam and they live on the home place. They have five children. Twins, Lois and Leonard arrived first. Lois works at Trinity Hospital in Minot, and Leonard is in the Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Gary is a Junior at NDSU at Fargo, N.D., majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Another set of twins arrived, and Donald is a senior at Parshall High School and David works in the area. William married Marion Aamot of Overly, N.D., and they have one daugther Lorna. They live in Minot, N.D. Thoralf married Ruth Wallace Dean of Raleigh, N.C. who had four children. Their children are Thorine (Mrs. John Peter­ son) who graduated from Minot State College with majors in music and dramatics. She is teaching at New Rockford, N.D The son, Richard, is in the Army. They live in Minot. Lydia married Mr. Gavett and she was later widowed. She is now married to Darrell Bradshaw and they live in Whittier, California. She had a daughter, Mrs. Alice Case who has four children. Palma lives in Mountain View, California where she has a business. Lily married Ivan Brown and they live in Claremont, Calif­ ornia where they both teach.

MR. & MRS. TORGER SKAAR

Mr. and Mrs. Torger (Tom) Skaar and family of six children moved to what was called the reservation in June 1913 and home­ steaded on land near Raub. On July first the Bethlehem Lutheran Church was organized and had the meetings in the homes. People drove in wagons, buggies, etc., and some walked. Rev. Nels Mehlen was pastor and the following people joined at this time with our first service at A.R. Reinertson's: Willie Dahl, Halvor Selmon- son, Andrew Reinertson, John T. Haugen, Andrew Olson, Tom Skaar, George Lund, Ole Johre, Theodore Mortenson, Ole Haugen

150 and their families. The first Ladies Aid was held at the home of Tom Skaar's on October 7, 1913 and the ladies made many things to help pay the pastor. They held basket and pie socials, also. The Norwegian language was used until 1926. Mr. Skaar built the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1916. September 29, 1917, the Skaar's were blessed with another addition to their family. The baby named Palmer was baptized at the home of Theodore Mortenson. Mrs. Tom (Johanna) Skaar passed away October 28, 1919, leaving Mr. Skaar with seven youngsters, but they were all kept together and Emma the oldest did most of the work and helped her father raise the family. Mr. Skaar quit farming in the early 40's and moved to Plaza where he did carpenter work until his health failed. The children are Emma, Mrs. Oliver Larson, Plaza, N.D.; Hazel, Mrs. Ray Walston, Gooding, Idaho; Jennie, Mrs. Jennie Stahlberg, Ken- mare, N.D.; John and Art, Tacoma, Washington; Palmer, Oakville, Washington. Mr. Skaar passed away July 19, 1963 and is buried at the Bethlehem cemetery beside his wife. He had 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. BEN SLIND

Bersvend Slind was born in Selbu, Norway, in 1883. He came to the United States when he was 19 years old to the vicinity of Marietta, Minn. He worked on the Peter Eidem farm (now owned by his daughter Bernice and husband) and also worked for some time at the Lac Qui Parle County Farm. While working in this vicinity he became acquainted with Ingeborg Harstad who was born in 1890, who later became his wife. In the spring of 1913 Ben made preparations to go to the Fort Berthold Reservation at Roseglen, N.D. with expectations to file a claim for a homestead. The journey was made by train in the company of P.W. Dunnom. They walked from Ryder to their claim which was 18 miles. After filing his claim he returned to Marietta, Minn., where he and Ingeborg were married in July of 1913, and returned to his little shack here at Roseglen. She had left a new home in Minnesota that was like a mansion compared to the little shack Ben had provided for her, but he says he doesn't remember her ever complaining. Slind's oldest son Edwin was kicked by a horse when he was small, and Ben hoisted him to his back to begin tne walk to Makoti to see the doctor. The Slind's built onto their shanty, and as years went by, more rooms were added. For years, the teachers that taught at Wright 151 Consolidated School stayed with the Slind's. Nine children were born to the Slind's. A son Lynn died in 1938. Edwin married Agnetta Mahlum and have one daughter Helen. They farm northwest of Roseglen. Art married Mildred Engelson and have four children, Carol, Joyce, Ronnie and Devra. They farm northwest of Roseglen. Bernice is married to John Eidem and they live on a farm at Marietta, Minn. Their children are Janet, Jerry, David, Lorraine and Nancy. Kenneth lives at Aberdeen, Maryland. His wife is Hermine Wolff and their four children are Linda, Laura, David and Edith. Myrtle married Ing Sessing and they farm near Blaisdell, N.D. Their children are Donald, James and Diane. Lillian is married to Reynold Vesey of Blaisdell, and their children are Gail, Roger and Terry. Melvin married Crystal Eidahl and live on the former Reinert­ son farm N.W. of Roseglen. Their four children are Gary, Arlene, Michael and LeRoy. Reuben married Mavis Wadholm and live at Jamestown. They have six children: Marilyn, Charlene, Donna, Renee, Warren and Donald. Mr. Slind continues to live on his old homestead. Mrs. Slind died in 1960. He will be 84 in September, and he says in spite of the many hardships in those early days, he'd do it again!

A jolly group of Roseglen people enjoying camp-life at Elbowoods, in about 1911. 152 Blackwater

Around 1902, homesteaders began moving on to their claims in what is now Blackwater township. They came from as near as Minnesota and South Dakota and as far away as Maine. A great number came from Iowa and a few from Wisconsin. Some were the second generation from a western European country, while others came directly from their native land. All had one goal in mind—a farm of their own. Borger Antonson and his cousin Ed Bjornholt came from Norway as did Mrs. Belle Martin. From Sweden came Axel Nelson and John Erickson. Germany was represented by the Kerzmans, Fred and John, and George Boden, Otto Schultz, John and Charles Meyers, Frederick Krantz, Henry Beyers, Henry Blohm, and N.K. Heinzen. Names such as O'Shea, Hanlon, Kelly, Walsh, Sullivan, and Minehan told of their Irish ancestry. The Spindler family came from Czechoslovakia. Those with English and Scotch background were the Bidlacks, Clifford Lyons, Ed Hodges, Silas Parson, Walter Pease, W.G. Merriam and George Houghtaling. Blackwater township was sort of a "Melting Pot" in its little way. The three Kennedys, Lee and Earl and their cousin, Bert, came from the stony farms of Maine. Here they could break up the sod instead of clearing pine trees, then picking rock before having a few acres to put into crop. They discovered though, that many a rock lay buried under North Dakota's rich black soil. Lee Kennedy's homestead was across the section line from his cousin Lee's farm and so was in Emmet Township. A rock pile built in true Maine style, with straight lines resembling a wall, still stands at the edge of his farm west of the Alvin Hoist farm. Today it is partially obscured by a growth of buckbrush. Not all of the early homesteaders were men. Mrs. Pauline Kerzman, a widow with nine children, came from Minnesota to the SW 1/4 of Section 27. Three school teachers, Abbie Cook, Alberta Barr, and Grace Bidlack, were among the earliest home­ steaders, as well as Martha Bidlack, a sister of Grace. Abbie Cook and Grace Bidlack were from Manilla, Iowa. They would teach a fall term of school in Iowa, spend the winter vacation on their homesteads, then return to Iowa for the spring term of teaching. The Carter ranch on Douglas Creek with its headquarters on Section 24 was sold in the winter of 1902 to the North Dakota Cooperative Stock and Land Company. The ranch was stocked 153 with sheep, and W.G. Merriam was hired as the manager. The ranch was named the X4 Ranch. The sheepherder was Jimmy Kane. Many can remember the tall pole set in the ground at the top of the hill overlooking the ranch buildings. There were several cross pieces nailed to this pole, enabling the men to climb to its top and see where the sheep were grazing. This pole was one of the early landmarks for people driving across the country as it could be seen for several miles. By 1906 the grazing land was taken by the homesteaders, so the St. Paul owners of the sheep had to sell the flock and the X4 sheep ranch went out of existence. Mr. Merriam had filed on a homestead a few years before this, so he went into farming. The herder, Jimmy Kane, moved into the new town of Garrison, where he lived until his death. The earliest settlers had to ship their household goods and farming equipment to Washburn on the Soo Line branch out of Bismarck, or to Minot on the Great Northern. Either way meant a long drive over the prairies to their claims. In May of 1903 three homesteaders left together from Minnesota for their new farms in North Dakota. They were Axel Nelson, who had come from Sweden in 1900; Walter Pease, an Iowa native; and Jerry O'Shea, with his wife and four children. In the winter of 1903 they had lumber sawed in a mill in Minnesota and shipped it to Minot, along with the livestock, farm machinery and house­ hold goods. On the first trip to the claims they loaded the wagons with their goods and took the stock. Mary (Nettie) and Joseph O'Shea were around 16 and 8 years old, and the oldest of the O'Shea children, so it was their job to walk behind the wagons and drive the cows. They camped out the first night on the prairie, somewhere near the vicinity of old Roseglen. Upon reaching Mr. O'Shea's claim the next day they discovered a windstorm had demolished the "shack" that was to be ready for them. Alec Tebeau, a brother-in-law of Mr. O'Shea, had a small shack on land near-by so Mrs. O'Shea, Mary and Margaret stayed there. The men returned to Minot the next day to bring out the lumber for the new shacks. The east portion of the Joe O'Shea home is the original homestead house which con­ sisted of two rooms. George P. and Anetta Myers Milde filed on the NE 1/4 of Sec. 23 and built a sod house on it. Both had taught school in Iowa so Mrs. Milde opened up a school in her home in the fall of 1903. Twelve children went to school here that year. Three of those pupils are still in this vicinity. They are Mrs! Harold Van Cleve (Lily Boden), Mrs. Nettie Kerzman (Marv O'Shea), and Joe O'Shea. In the spring of 1904 a meeting was held in the Milde home to organize a school district and make plans to build a school house. Jerry O'Shea donated the S.E. corner of his farm for a 154 building site. Members of the first school board were President J. D. Meyers, Clerk Charlie Myers, Treasurer G.P. Milde, Directors Jerry O'Shea and George Boden. Their first business was to name the new district, and they decided to name it O'Shea District. It was the 44th district to be organized in McLean County. Paul Milde was handy at carpentry so he was given the job of building the school house. This school house was a bit dif­ ferent from the little rectangular box-type building so common at that time. It was a square building having a coal room and cloak room alone with a fair-sized school room. As Mr. Milde was working alone the building progressed rather slowly, and there were doubts if it could be ready for opening of school at the regular time. Mr. O'Shea decided to speed things up so he contracted several of the younger men in the neighborhood and promised them a free dance in the ner school house for free labor. The men came, and in a shot time the building was completed. Mr. O'Shea got in touch with a fiddler at Expansion, a little town on the south side of the Missouri River, about straight south of the present Emmet post office. Mr. and Mrs. Day came across the river in a row boat and were met and brought to the O'Shea home. A large crowd came to the dance and a good time was had by everyone. Nettie O'Shea learned how to waltz that night and she will still waltz, if you ask her. Mrs. G.P. Milde was the 'rrst teacher in 1904-05, and had 29 pupils. Among these pupils were: Mrs. Harold Van Cleve (Lily Boden), Ruth Krantz (Mrs. Fred Albrecht, Garrison),

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O'Shea Schoolhouse, foreground, and Catholic Church in Black- water, in about 1920. 155 Mrs. Vincent Kubicek (Mary Spindler, Garrison), Margaret Kerzman (Mrs. Margaret Peterson, Emmet), Mary O'Shea (Mrs. Henry Kerzman Sr., Emmet) and Joe O'Shea, Emmet. Mrs. Milde taught this school for two terms, and was fol­ lowed by Miss Ora Pitman and Miss Alberta Barr (Mrs. Walter Pease). This school house was also used as a church at first. The Methodists had church and Sunday School here until 1908, when a church was built in Emmet Township. The Catholics had services here until about 1914 when a new church was built just west of the school house. This church was later moved to Washburn, where it was remodeled and is in use today. : The only cemetery in our township is in this church yard. ( The first settlers went to old Coal Harbor or on to Washburn for their staple groceries. They generally made a trip each fall to get a winter supply of such staples as flour, sugar, coffee, some dried fruit and a barrel of precious kerosene. If any of the family was in need of winter clothing and there was enough money left over, some new shoes, underwear, overshoes and some yards of dress goods would be purchased at this time. Blackwater homesteaders were fortunate in that they were not too far from the Missouri River timber, so each summer they would go and get a load or two of driftwood. Coal was found in several places but the best coal came from the Battle Butte mine. It was open only in the late fall or winter so peo­ ple had to wait until the mine opened for business to haul coal. One of the main concerns of these settlers was to never let the coal pile get too low. North Dakota weather was as unpre­ dictable then as now. On September 12, 1903 an unusually early blizzard hit this area. The winter of 1903-1904 was a severe one, with lots of snow and several blizzards. Feb. 1, 1904, started out as an unusually warm day after a long cold spell. Many men took advantage of the weather and went after coal. That after­ noon a strong northwest wind came in with a roar and in a few minutes a blinding blizzard covered the country-side. Mrs. Milde kept her 12 pupils in her home that night and was thank­ ful for having plenty of food and lignite coal on hand. The coal haulers spent the night at the mine. The storm blew itself out that night and stormbound folks got to their homes the next day. After a severe winter with so much snow, spring weather brought floods. One Blackwater homesteader, Henry Cook, lost his life in moving his claim in Sec. 9. He and three sons started out from Underwood with two heavily loaded wagons. The road followed the Missouri River flat at that time. As they came to the Douglas Creek near the site of Fort Stevenson, the sluggish little creek was a raging river. Mr. Cook crossed over first and made it safely. The three boys turned a little 156 too soon and missed the narrow bridge and tipped over. Mr. Cook unhitched one horse and rode into the flood to save his boys. He and two of the boys were washed downstream. Ed, a boy about fourteen years of age, managed to climb on a chunk of ice and floated on into the Missouri River. Two young men, who were in the vicinity looking for stray cattle, heard the boy's' cries for help. They threw a rope to him and pulled him to safety. Mrs. Cook, Ed and Emil, the youngest child, moved to the homestead. Ed's health was affected by his hours on the ice; he died of TB in the spring of 1910. Mrs. Cook lived on the farm until her death. The only Post Office in Blackwater township was opened in 1905 by Ira Matheny. Mr. Matheny came in 1902 as a teacher to the Congregational mission school established by Dr. C.L. Hall at Like-a-Fish-Hook Village. In November 1902, Martha Spillers, an R.N. from Michigan, came out to be a nurse at this mission. Ira and Martha were married in 1903 at Elbowoods. Ira acted as postmaster for Fort Berthold, as Mrs. Hall had moved to Elbowoods when the mission and school were moved there. In 1905 Mr. Matheny moved up to John Armgrimson's home­ stead and opened a post-office named Blackwater. It was named after a small lake in the northwest corner of the township that had been called Blackwater Lake by the Indians. After 1905, when Garrison was started, the mail to Elbowoods was taken by stage from Garrison and the Blackwater post office was on this stage route. When Mr. Matheny homesteaded in Section 17 he moved the post office to his homestead. He built a store also and carried a full line of merchandise until 1923, when the store was closed. A few years later the post office was moved to a room in the Matheny home. With the coming of better roads and the R.F.D. out of Emmet, the north portion of the township was served by the Emmet post office. The Star Route carrier began de­ livering mail directly to patrons in the southern part of the township, so the Blackwater post office was discontinued in 1941. The citizens of Blackwater as a whole have had an interest in politics since pioneer days. In early elections the vote was predominately Republican, with a few Democrats and Socialists for variety. In the fall of 1920 the women had their first chance to vote and had separate ballots for some reason. Every woman in the township but one voted that year and not one single ballot had to be discarded because of an error in the marking. That was the only election when men and women had separate ballots. The little homestead shacks of 1902 have been replaced by modern homes. There kerosene lamp in the window that guided a home-bound man has been replaced by a yard lamp or a mer- 157 cury light that comes on automatically. The prairie trails and section line roads have been re­ placed by graveled roads open the year around for mail carriers and school buses. Original Blackwater homesteaders still living and owning their land are N.R. Heinzen, Garrison; Mrs. Belle Martin, Gar­ rison; and Miss Martha Bidlack, Emmet. Gordon Matheny, Wilber Hill, and Lois Johnson live on their fathers' homesteads. Jerry O'Shea homestead is owned now by a grandson, John. Francis Kerzman has his grandfather's homestead. Fred Kerzman lives in Minot and his farm belongs to his daughter, Louise. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Crawford own the farm of Gladys' grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Kerzman. Blue Hill Township BY MAMIE OLSON Blue Hill township was named by the pioneers who by looking east could see the big hills looming blue in the horizon, and as the years have rolled on the same hills show the same blue as in the days of 1900. In trying to write this history I will have to do a lot of remin­ iscing, due to the fact that so many of our pioneers have passed away. Only about five of our early day folks are still among us. In saying pioneers we go back to the later 1890's and early 1900's, when not a furrow was turned, only the wide open spaces, with nothing but prairie grass. The greatest fear of the pioneers were the dreadful prairie fires, which occurred nearly every day. Another fear was that of the red man, especially to the settlers who had come here from the eastern states and from across the ocean. Today the red man is our friend as we walk hand in hand in social and business life. Looking back and hearing the stories of the early days, we wonder how our parents survived these hardships. Minot was the closest town, where a trip was made once a year, twice at the most, to get some essential supplies. This certainly was a contrast to our modern super markets of today. Could they have thought of frozen foods, bakers bread andyeastfoam in packages? I can well remember my mom and many mothers using "starter yeast". The trip to the coal mines was a trip, that usually took many days, especially in the winter time. I recall hearing them tell of trips to the coal mine several miles southeast of Blue Hill taking a week. Several neighbors generally made the trip together. There were no telephones to let the anxious folks back home know where or how they were. The women would be left alone to do the chores, hardly daring to leave the children in the house alone with the coal and wood stoves, which were used for cooking and heating. I am sure happiness and security were the master of the pioneer homestead shacks standing in the bleak open spaces with a coyote howling at night, more so then in our modern electric heated homes of today. What would our people think today should they go back let's say, 65 years, and face what our parents and grandparents faced. There was very little school in Blue Hill township, until 1907, when the people voted, and the district was consolidated. In January 1909, the first school was open with Grace Ackermann being the teacher. Other names that are found as teachers the first years included Miss Paulson, Miss Aboar, H. M. Hansen, and Russell Whitsel. In 1913 the schoolhouse was divided. The teachers at that time were Alvin Johnson and Mrs. Mansferd Smith. Miss Bertha Spicher and Miss Mathisen were teaching 159 when the school was destroyed by fire in 1916. Miss Spicher is now Mrs. Andrew Anderson living in Ryder. In 1917, a large brick building was built, being large enough to accommodate all eight grades, and two years of high school. Tragedy again hit Blue Hill when this building was struck by the tornado of August 15, 1928. School was held in the basement for many years, until 1951, when a school building was moved from NW of Garrison to the same school ground, and again in January 1953, this building was destroyed by fire. The problem of children without school again confronted the people and it was decided to send them to Ryder school. Alvin Officer hauled the pupils to Ryder for the rest of the school term. That fall a new quonset building was erected at the site of the old school ground. In the fall of 1966, Blue Hill was redistricted, with the south half of the township going to school in Garrison and the north half going to school in Ryder. So after 60 years of school, Blue Hill finds itself with no school. Some of the names of early school board officers include: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albert, Ole Johnson, Chris Linnertz, Mr. and Mrs. George Robbins and many more. Likewise on the township board we find the names of Henry Albert, Ole Ander­ son, Carl Anderson, Ole Johnson, George and Leo Robbins, Dan Jackson and Paul Folden. There were no actual church buildings in Blue Hill town­ ship. Services were held in homes by the different denomin­ ations. Ministers and priests came on horseback or bicycle, and many walked many miles to serve the scattered people in our area. Of our early day pioneers still living, (as of this January 1967) are Mr. and Mrs. Ole Anderson, Mrs. Fred Bussman, Mrs. Henry Hove and Mrs. Alma Meyers. The others have been rewarded to their place of rest, from the cares of the pioneer life. In mentioning pioneers, I am especially mentioning the real early day settlers from 1895 to 1905. I want to mention a few of the names who were our true pioneers: Mr, and Mrs. Chris Amundsen, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Witt, Mr. and Mrs. John Aldrichs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Albert, Magnus and Marie Bjorlie, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osmon, Grandma Osman, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bussmann, The Paul Foldens, Chris Linnertzs', Jacob Krafts, Oscar Gilbertson, Ole Johnsons, G.H. Brandts, Carl and Ole Andersons, Fred VanHooks, Sutterlands, Brasfields, Nick Skotte and Gust Meyers, John S. Johnson, George Hazlett, George and Lo Robbins, the Grahams and the J.C. Hopkins family. To these true pioneers who broke the land and made it fertile and tillable, and built up the homes for all who have come later, and to their children, let us stand with bowed heads and say "Thank You for a job well done". Not with the modern con- 160 veniences but with the hardships of the early day pioneer. In closing I want to add this poem which was written in 1917 by Bertha Spicher, now Mrs. Andrew Anderson in Ryder. And to you people of the Roseglen community I want to say "Thank you" for asking us to have a part in your golden anniversary book.

OUR BLUE HILLS Beyond the horseshoe valley, Beyond the prairie wide, The Blue Hills tall like sentinels Loom up on every side. Against the crimson glory Of morning's early dawn, Their summits, wrapped in hazy mists, Stand spectre like and wan. How often from this watch-tower The country-side I've scanned, Beheld the blessings of our God Speread out with lavish hand. The wide extended grain fields Of barley, wheat and rye, With here and there a shining slough To greet my wandering eye. I see in vales below me The farmstead's stately main; Above, a dome of azure blue, Below a sea of green. The pastures and the meadows Are decked in summer's sheen- While far out in the distance Four busy towns are seen. Thus, when the day is weary, And irksome grows its care, Unto the hills I lift my eyes- My help shall come from there. And so upon this vantage ground I gaze with rapture mute: Thank God for North Dakota And for the Blue Hill Butte! 161 MR. & MRS. FRED BUSSMAN

Fred Bussman was born in Minnesota in July of 1880. He settled in Blue Hill township in 1906. Mrs. Bussman was raised in Winona, Minn. She and Fred were married in 1910. They lived on the homestead until 1942, when they sold their farm to Glenn Hopkins, and moved to Ryder. Mr. Bussman passed away in 1952. Mrs. Bussman still lives in Ryder. The Bussmans had nine children. June passed away in 1946 and Lucille in 1961. Ralph lives in Washburn, N.D. He is married, and has one daughter, Karen (Mrs. Walter Mitchell) of Grand Forks. Richard lives at home in Ryder with his mother. He is rural mail carrier from Ryder to Roseglen. Violet (Mrs. Joe Thompson) and Viola (Mrs. Art Ness) were twins. Violet lives at Washburn. She has two children; June and Jerry, both at home. Viola's home is at Watford City. Her oldest daughter is Adeline (Mrs. Russell Boots). She and Art have four other children; Phyllis, Dale, John, and Laurie. Evelyn (Mrs. Ray Bofenkamp) lives near Ryder. They have two boys; Rodney, attending Science School at Wahpeton, and Gary at home. Blythe (Mrs. Frank Yates), living at Mott, has one son, Scott. Ruth (Mrs. Arnold Carlson) lives in the Emmet area. They have three children; Michael, Linda, and Kevin, all at home. Ruth has been teaching for several years at White Shield.

MR. & MRS. O.K. HOPKINS Owen Kay Hopkins was born in 1892 in Indiana. He came to North Dakota in 1905 with his parents and lived on their homestead in Blue Hill township until his marriage in 1922. Mary Teresa Leonard was born in Chicago. She lived and attended school in Leeds, N.D., before coming to Blue Hill. Here she made her home with the Henry Albert family until marrying Kay. They lived on a farm in Romsaas township until 1934, when they moved to the Hopkins homestead, where they lived until buying a home in Garrison and moving there in 1963. Both Kay and Mary were active in church, school and com­ munity affairs. Mary was a member of St. Charles Altar Society in Ryder. In Garrison they are members of St. Nich­ olas church. Kay served on the Blue Hill school board for six years. He is a member of the board of the Ryder Co-op Cream­ ery for 15 years, and was also a member of the Ryder Co-op Credit Union board. He served for 30 years as a member of the Blue Hill township board of supervisors. 162 Mary and Kay had three children. Kenneth, the oldest, is electrical advisor and power use consultant for the McLean Electric Co-op at Garrison. He met Agnes Scheuring of Barney, N.D., while attending the Wahpeton School of Science. Their four children are George, Inez, Robert and lone. Warren is mechanic and shop foreman for the Rensch Farm Store in Garrison. He married Barbara Linnertz of Blue Hill. They have five children: Nicolette, Sandra, Patricia, Lola Gay, and James. Wayne is living on the home farm with his wife, Lavinia Haff- ner, formerly of Esmond, N.D. She was a nurse in the Garrison Hospital when she and Wayne were married. They have four children: Luanna, Lettie Ann, Bion, and Owen Kenneth.

MR. & MRS. PAUL FOLDEN

Immediately after their marriage in Norway, the Foldens came to Effington, S.D., where they stayed for two years; Mr. Folden working in the woods and for farmers there. Hearing that there was homestead land available north of Garrison, he came and filed in Blue Hill township. In 1905 the Foldens loaded an emigrant car and left for Garrison. Mrs. Folden, with two small children, Osta (now Mrs. Dan Phillipe of New Town1) who was two years old, and Jennie (Mrs. Joe Linnertz of Ryder), nine months old, came ahead of Mr. Folden, as the freight train had broken down. Mrs. Folden could not speak English, and had only a few cents to buy food for the children. She was fortunate to meet a girlhood chum who was employed at the hotel. After three days the freight came in, and on June fifth, early in the morning, they loaded all their possessions on a wagon, pulled by two oxen, and leading two cows and a heifer behind. They started across the prairie, heading northwest from Gar­ rison. At ten o'clock that night they arrived "home" after unloading the bare necessities they found they had no fuel or water. Mr. Folden, having been at the site before, remembered a small slough where he went and dipped up enough water and cut enough grass to cook their evening meal. Their new home had no tar paper or shingled roof, just boards; and when it rained, it rained inside as well as out. All the money they had was ten dollars and after getting settles they had three pennies left. Their only means of living was the churned butter from the two cows. Ole, the third child was born on the new farm. They also raised Inez Mathisen, who lost her own mother as a aoyi"e, in 1937, after his marriage to Selma, Troite, purchased the Lo Robbins farm, west of his folks. Ole and Selma have four 163 children, Ardell, Dennis and Dean, who are at home; and Diana, Mrs. Edward Kalabza of Max. Mr. Folden passed away in 1947. Mrs. Folden then sold the farm, and moved to Ryder, where she purchased a home. She continued to live there until her death in March of 1957.

MR. & MRS. HENRY HOVE Henry Hove was-born at Union, N.D. in 1883. He came to this area and homesteaded 12 miles southwest of Ryder in Blue Hill township in 1903. In 1908 he and Bessie Gilbertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbertson, were married. They lived for three years in the two-room sod shack that was 12 by 18 feet. A laundry stove was used for both heating and cooking. For two years they farmed with oxen, and then with horses until 1925, when Henry bought his first tractor, a Fordson. The Hove's continued to live on the original farm site until his death in 1953. Later the house that had been extensively remodeled, was moved to Minot where Bessie rents out part of the house and has a couple of rooms for herself. Her ad­ dress is 620 13th Ave. S.W. at Minot, N.D. They became the parents of six children. Hazel Bentz, Alice Suelzle, and Doris Lauber, all live at Lodi, California. Mabel Silvius lives at Fort Benton, Montana. Walter who married Alta Meyers of Ryder lives in Ryder and also farms southwest of town. They have four children. Arnold is married to the former Lois Youngs and they live in Minot where both are em­ ployed. They have a daughter Lola Mae. A grandson, Tommy Nelson made his home with the Hove's for many years.

MR. & MRS. FRED OSMON Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osmon were married June 23, 1909 at Portland, North Dakota and moved to his homestead in Blue Hill Township, McLean County the same year. Fred was born in Kongsvinger, Norway in 1877 coming to Ottertail County, Minnesota in 1882 with his family. His father passed away when he was quite young so he soon had to assume the responsibil­ ities of helping his mother support his younger brothers and sisters. His wife, Ida Mathilda Koppang was born in 1878 at Spring Valley, Minnesota and later moved to Traill County, North Dakota with her parents. Fred had traveled up the Missouri River into Montana several times before finally selecting the location for his homestead. Fred and Ida lived on this homestead, each year breaking more 164 sod for needed crops and raising cattle. They did move into Ryder for a 20 year period where their only daughter, Norma, received her formal education. She was graduated from Ryder High School and received her second grade professional cer­ tificate from Minot Teachers College. They then moved back to the homestead again in 1938. However, Fred's health was failing, so their daughter and her husband, Walter Fielder, came out to take over the farming operation in 1942. Fred and Ida Osmon were active in Blue Hill Township af­ fairs as well as being interested in the affairs of the village of Ryder when they lived there. Fred served as a cattle buyer for the Farmers Shipping Association at Ryder for a few years in the twenties. He also was a member of the Farmers Ele­ vator Board at the time the Ryder Elevator burned and had to be rebuilt. Mr. Osmon passed away in 1945 and Mrs. Osmon died in 1957 after an extended illness. Walt and Norma Fiedler have lived on the farm since 1942. They have both taken an active part in community and pol­ itical affairs of the area. Walt was chairman of the Board of Directors of McLean Electric when it was organized and ser­ ved as Senator from McLean County (46th District) from 1955 thru 1961. Norma taught the Romsaas School from 1957 to 1960 when it was closed to be annexed to the Garrison Re­ organized School District. Prior to their marriage Walt had worked as a Co-op Specialist for the Farm Security Admin­ istration, a government agency which aided in organizing farm­ ers' cooperatives throughout the Midwest. Norma also served as the first field representative for the North Dakota Farmers Union from 1937 to 1940. Before this time she had taught four years in the Centerville School District, Ward County, and one year at Wolseth, North Dakota. Presently, both are employed in Bismarck; Walt as State Laboratories Director and Norma, as a mail clerk in the State Capitol. Clarence and Diane Madsen are now taking care of the farming operation, known as Fiedlers 2-H Ranch with the weekend help of the owners. Registered Hereford cattle and small grains are produced here. Farming methods have changed considerably since the fifsT sod was turned by horses and a yoke of oxen. With the advent of bigger and more powerful equipment, summer- fallow and fertilizer, yields have increased considerably. The day of the small one-quarter section farm is gone and farming as our parents, who were true homesteaders, knew it is no more.

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BY MR. AND MRS. LOWELL NYGARD The first township meeting was called to order by Stanton Lee and John Simonson, March 27, 1920 at the Ingvold Jorgenson residence, for the purpose of organizing and naming the town­ ship. There was a petition formed and signed by the voters with five names submitted, with Deepwater being the name elected. George Cooper and Conrad Noorlunn were chosen to serve as moderators at this meeting. The first board members elected were John Simonson, chair­ man. Fred Sprenger and John Lind. Leo Frank was named Clerk. Pete Weigel was treasurer In the spring they held their meeting at the Club home. Some of the business consisted of County Agent Norling speaking to the taxpayers on the Grass­ hopper subject. Axel Hanson was appointed gopher exter­ minator with Wesley Cumings and Carl Anderson to help.

Present board members are Lloyd Dahl and Francis Dahlberg and William Al- brecht as Supervisor, Willie MUSIC MAKERS-Mr. and Mrs. Cole as Treasurer and Dennis Martin Nygard with mandolin and Zahnow as Clerk. guitar.

ROSEGLEN'S TAXIDERMIST—WES CUMINGS Wes Cumings, who is a taxidermist as well as a farmer and a school bus driver for White Shield School has developed a favorite hobby into a business to provide extra income for his family; and he enjoys the work, especially in the winter months when the farm work is slack. His taxidermy shop is located in a one-room school building which he purchased and moved to his farm. This same building was the school that Wes attended as a boy. Ralph Cumings, who now resides in Bismarck, is an uncle of Wes who helped encourage and get him started in his tax­ idermist hobby. Wes related that he had never seen his uncle actually do any mounting work, but he did see several examples of his work, and when his uncle saw that he was interested, he 167 KOLDEN'S JACK and JILL

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743-4290 decided to give Wes his taxidermy equipment and the supplies that he had left. His first experience in taxidermy dates back to 1951. Later Wes enrolled for a correspondence course from one of the nation's top taxidermy schools, and several weeks later he was making his first bird mount. As he continued his work, his fascination for this newfound hobby grew, and in 1961 he decided he needed more room in which to work so he purchased an old two-room house from a neighbor and moved it to his farm for a taxidermy shop. As his work became known, the orders for mountings increased. A bigger shop was needed, and so last summer he bought the abandoned school house. Ample space is provided in this classroom for display and the large floor area is ideal when he works on animal rugs. Wes has had a love for the outdoors and wildlife for many years and hopes someday to go on an African safari or some other big game hunt. This hobby has become a year-around business, and the re­ quests for mountings of all types, keeps him and a full-time employee, Gerald Zieszler of Garrison, busy for several months. Taxidermy has changed a great deal over the years, Wes says. Mountings no longer consist of sawdust but nowadays taxidermists use a light-weight paper form, wrapping the skin about it. These then, are ordered by measurement for an ex­ pert in Wyoming who specialized in sculpter- ing for mounting. Ar­ senic that formerly was used for curing skins has been replaced by a solution much easier and safer to work with. A trophy that has been on display in sev­ eral Minot stores and will be exhibited this summer again at the Garrison resort, is one of Wes's proudest ac- complisments in mounting. It is a full- body polar bear mount­ ing which he made for Gene Lee, Garrison re­ sort owner. The bear which weighed about 1,000 pounds was shot by Lee near Point Hope, Alaska. 169 CONGRATULATIONS ROSEGLEN COMMUNITY ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY FROM FIEDLERS 2-H RANCH Ryder, N Dak. Home of Quality Herefords

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Minot, N . Dak. The catfish is the hardest mounting Wes has done, because it was difficult to clean and the form hard to shape. He makes the fish forms himself, shaping them from plastic foam material. He has made three groups of African trophies which included mountings of wild boar and lion rugs. These animals, 25 in all, were bagged on hunts made in Africa by Darby Reed, Bismarck, Selmer Torrison, Warwick, and Alex Johnson, LaMoure. Wes and his wife, Miriam have two children, Patti 16, and Roger 13, both students at White Shield school. Miriam, a regis­ tered nurse is a special project nurse for Tuberculosis on the Fort Berthold Reservation, on the task force for the State Health Dept. and is also Public Health Nurse.

MR. & MRS. GEORGE ALBRECHT George Albrecht came to Emmet from Minnesota in 1905 with his parents. He homesteaded here in 1915. In 1916 he was married to Rose Bauer. He started flying in 1925 and was a pilot for 25 years. He provided transportation for William Langer during his gubernatorial campaigns. He par­ ticipated in a special Lindbergh Day mail pick-up on May 19, 1938, picking up mail in Roseglen, Minot, Mohall, Bottineau Velva and McClusky and transported it to Bismarck. He flew under the Elbowoods bridge when it was dedicated June 16, 1934. George and Rose retired from farming in 1941 and purchased a house in Garrison, N.D., where she continues to live. George died in 1966. Their children are Geraldine, Mrs. Greg Allan of Lakewood, Colorado. Her first husband, Karlyle Burtness of Ryder was killed in a plane crash in 1951. Their five children are Carroll and Richard Burtness of Minot, Rosalyn, married and living in Denver, Colo., Jerilyn and Gaylen at home. Bill married Ruby Rese and have one son Paul. They farm the home place. Gerald lives at Anaheim, California.

MR. & MRS. HECTOR BILLADEAU Hector Billadeau was born at St. George, Illinois in 1885. He came to the Harland community in 1913 where he worked on farms. He rented a farm near Hartland in 1916. That same year he drew a number for a claim on the Fort Berthold Res­ ervation. That fall he and a neighbor came here and built a 12 by 14 shack and a small barn. He was married to Ava Johnson of Donnybrook in 1916. The spring of 1917 they moved to their homestead. They drove across country with a horse and buggy, two teams, a hay rack 171 ALLIED CONTRACTORS INC SALUTES THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF THE ROSEGLEN AREA ON THE OCCASSION OF THEIR 50TH ANIVERSARY

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ALL PURPOSE FARM 838-6300 BUILDINGS AFTER HOURS-833-9234 Minot Highway 2 East -338-2239 Velva MINOT N D and a grain tank loaded with all their belongings which in­ cluded some household goods, a plow, drag and drill, two cows and 12 chickens. It took them three days to make the trip of about 60 miles. The frost was coming out of the ground and the roads were very poor, so they got stuck several times. In 1950 he and Woodrow Overlie bought the Raub Tavern. Then in 1952 he rented his farm to his son Everell and later bought out Overlie. Because of poor health he sold his tavern to Danny Muhlbradt in 1959 and bought a house in Parshall the spring of 1960. The Billadeau's became parents of four children, 19 grand­ children and three great-grandchildren. Doris married Lyell Miller and have three children. They live at Cavalier, N.D. Leon married Lorraine Zahnow and they and their four child­ ren live on a farm near Raub, N.D. Everell is married to Marian Sholaas and they live at New Town. They are the parents of nine children. He owns and operates the Four Bears Bar there. Thelma married Walter Johnsen, and with their" three child­ ren live at Fargo, N.D. Hector passed away in January 1965. Mrs. Billadeau still lives in Parshall.

A.B. DEGREE Before I moved to my homestead, I was living in Plaza, N.D., although my boyhood home was in Stewart, Minn., but I always loved North Dakota and I want my home to be there. It all began when I drew a lucky number out of that barrel in Minot. I got the number 220 and a chance on a quarter of land on the Reservation. Some time in 1916, Jess Shafer drove out from Plaza to start digging my basement. Prior to this, the Mil­ ler Bros., from Plaza located me on this quarter. I couldn't finish the basement that day so I went to see Pete Thompson who lived down the road. He said he'd finish it for me. So the next week, then, I hauled out a load of coal and put in this basement. Then I bought a good shack from Al Shermul who finished proving up his homestead six miles north of Raub. Paid $75.00 for that house. Then I got Frank Schnider to haul that house with his gas tractor over that basement and we banked it up with the dirt that we dug from the cellar. Frank Schnider had the misfortune of losing a leg in World War I. I had to be settled on that land by November 4th which was the deadline. I believe that was the month we went to Plaza to vote for President Wilson. At that time I didn't know that he would be my Commander-in-chief in the great War! I lived on the homestead all that winter and part of the summer. Although the winter was long and cold, I felt lucky as I had a good house, plenty of coal and enough to eat. 173 CONGRATULATIONS

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758-7785 Ryder, N. Dak. We had to walk a mile for our mail. I got around on skis that first winter. We carried our groceries from Raub in a grain sack on our back. Also had to carry our five gallon kerosene can for five miles. I had no work, but did have large banks of clean white show. The banks were so high they reached my two windows and I could see the coyotes run around the shack in the moonlight. Mrs. Glick, a widow, and her daughter Elizabeth lived a mile from me. The daughter owned a fairly good car and she would invite me on different occasions, and once I recall we went to a dance at Elbowoods, celebrating the return from the East of Chief Old Dog's daughter, Jennie. I was caught in some terrible snow storms, when I walked between Raub and my homestead. One time I almost didn't make it. I got to within a short distance from my shack but was unable to see it. I had made a path from my shack to the corner of this government fence, and for fear I'd miss the shack, I hated to leave the fence. So, because the path was rounded on top, I was able to feel that with my mittened hand, and I crawled on my knees the rest of the way till I reached my shack. That was a close call. I stayed on my homestead about eight months and had many worries. I owed the bank $2,000, and was paying 10% interest. The first year the crop was poor and barely got the seed back. That fall I went to Minneapolis to work and returned in the spring . . . broke! I joined the National Guard in Washburn, and since I still had some proving up to do I did the rest of it in the army. To make things worse, I received a hand grenade wound in my leg while serving in the army. Mr. Cole took care of the farm when I was in France and got me out of debt. I was gone 18 months, and upon my return I had to learn a new way to make a living. So this is my story of homestead days. After returning from the service, Mr. DeGree took training in watchmaking and repair, and over a period of years worked for a number of jewelry stores in North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. DeGree own and operate DeGree's Jewelry at Williston, N.D. They have one daughter, Ann Barbara and she teacher in St. Paul, Minn.

MR. & MRS. GEORGE GIDDINGS George Giddings was born in Chicago, 111., in 1888. He and Harley Posey and George Kinney came to the Roseglen area in about 1920 and George bought a farm here. The three fellows operated a threshing rig together. Mabel Forde who grew up in Decorah, Iowa and came to Ray, N.D. Later she worked for Giddings, Posey and Kinney as their 175 RENSCH MANUFACTURING CO.

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MR. & MRS. RICHARD A. FARNSTROM

Richard Farnstrom was born in 1882 in Norway and came to South Dakota at the age of 5. In 1895, he came to North Dakota and made his home in Walcott. Mrs. Farnstrom, the former Ida L. Lee was born in 1888 at Walcott, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Farnstrom met in Walcott and were married in 1904. Their attendants, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berg took the couple to Portal by horse and lumber wagon to be married. The Farnstrom's moved out to Roseglen in 1916. They came by immigrant train from Walcott to Makoti and traveled by horse and wagon to their present home place. They were one of the first families to settle in the township and they recall that there was not a stick of wood on the place, no roads and many times at night the lantern was lit and placed on some­ thing high to help find the way back home when they had gone for water and supplies. Farnstrom built the barn first and the family lived in it until the house was shingled. Mrs. Farn­ strom did her first canning while living in the barn. Mr. Farnstrom was a butcher by trade, also a mason and carpenter and very well known for his fine work. Through the years they farmed they particularly enjoyed gardening and were especially interested in raising large flower gardens. In 1954 Mr. and Mrs. Farnstrom celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. Farnstrom continues to live on his homestead, his wife having passed away in 1959. They were the parents of 7 children; their oldest son Morris is deceased. Of the five daughters, Mrs. Ed (Ruby) Rostad and Mrs. Clara Donovan live in Minot; Mrs. Emil Buraas (Olive), Miles City, Montana, Mrs. Merle Rovig (Edna) and Mrs. Millard Ohnell (Nina) at Berthold, N.D. A son Clifford lives in Minot.

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Frank Dahlberg came as an emigrant from Northern Sweden to Kulm, N.D., in 1910 at the age of 17. He had heard stories of the wonderful opportunities available to young people in the U.S. Unknown to his parents he wrote to an uncle, who was living in Britisch Columbia, requesting financial aid to secure passage to the U.S. A reply from his uncle with a ticket to Kulm, N.D. was not long coming. When the letter arrived he took it to his father and asked permission to leave. His father gave his consent and Frank began making plans to leave, much against his mother's wishes, who felt he was too young to set off alone. When he reached his destination he stayed at the home of an aunt and uncle for a time, and then secured work as a farm laborer, first to repay his uncle, then to fulfill his own plans. An older brother Seth had come to Amundsville township about 1915, and he wrote Frank telling him of the segments of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation that were being opened for homesteading. By the time Frank reached here, these segments were already filled, but he heard of a relinquishment to be bought in what is now Deepwater twp. from someone who had lost interest in proving the claim. So he met this fellow in Minot and made the deal, caught a ride to Makoti, and walked 20 miles to his brother's home. The next morning he started afoot to locate his land . . . another 12 miles to locate the markets of his claim, plenty difficult even with the aid of a map. He built his claim shack, and for this a team of horses and a wagon were hired to haul the lumber from Makoti. By the time the project was finished, very little money remained, so meals that first year were rather meager, but the neighbors were friendly and in return for the many meals he shared with them, he helped with many other jobs that needed to be done around their homes. During the winter months after the claims were proved up, those who could find work in the lumber camps or in construction of roads to earn extra money. Before long Frank was able to buy a Fordson Tractor, the first in the community, with the exception of steam operated machines used mainly for thresh­ ing. It ook Frank five years after he was introduced by a friend, to a school teacher, Alphild Jensen, who was teaching the lower grades at the Wright Consolidated School, to pop the question! They were married in 1929. Frank's house had been destroyed by fire, but he rented a farm near by and the young couple lived here until 1932 when they purchased their own farm. Frank was active in the work of the Bethesda Lutheran Church of Raub. He was one of the trustees of the church for many 179 INSURANCE

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We have had the privilege of working in many of the homes in the Roseglen area and have en­ joyed doing so. Like the pioneers of your community, our plumb­ ing will stand the trials of time. Call on us for service work or a full job. We use American Standard fixtures and Amer­ ican Standard boilers for the finest heating sys­ tem you can instal I . May we congratulate the people of your area! years. When the need for a new church arose, the Pastor together with Frank and another member solicited the greater share of the building fund. In the spring of 1960 their older son Francis bought the home place. Frank and Alphild moved to Parshall where she still resides. Mr. Dahlberg's death came quite unexpectedly in April of 1964. Their second son Duane lives in Bozeman, Mont., with his family where he is doing graduate work. He was on the faculty of Concordia College for some years, and is also an ordained Lutheran pastor. The Dahlberg's daughter Lenore is married to Kenneth Johnson and lives in Minneapolis with her family. Francis is married to Mae Pearson from Moor­ head, Minn., and they have three children, David, Stuart and Susan. Francis is a graduate from N.D.S.U. in Fargo, N.D.

MR. & MRS. THOMAS FRANKLIN

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Franklin came to the United States with their parents from Norway. Thomas was only six years old, and Elisa was 16 years. They were married in Nelson County, N.D. They lived there a number of years, coming to Deepwater township to homestead in the year of 1916. Bringing their family that they had then were Sam, Orvin, Ferdinand, Bessie and Thresia and Adeline. They came in the fall, but the children remained at home that year as there was no school. The next fall, school was held in a house and Mrs. Adolph Sorenson was their first teacher. Franklin's brought with them on the train, all their be­ longings, cattle, horses, household goods and machinery, all loaded on a boxcar. When they arrived at Ryder the horses were harnessed, and the boxcar was unloaded and hauled to the homestead by teams. They encountered some difficulty on the way out, as some of the horses played out, so some had to be left at a farm, and thex returned later for them. Born on the homestead were Obert, Thelma, Mable and Eldora. Mrs. Franklin is living with the youngest daughter Eldora in Longview, Washington.^ Also living there are Bessie, Mable and Adeline. Obert livesNm Portland, Oregon, Orvin in Kalama, Washington. Sam and Thresia are in Minot, N.D. Thelma lives on a farm near Douglas, N.D. and Ferdinand on a farm near Roseglen. They at one time were all members of the Bethlehem Lu­ theran Church west of Roseglen. Mrs. Franklin died in April 1934. The Donald Weigel family now lives on the Franklin homestead. 181 Congratulations To Roseglen On Its Golden Anniversary Douglas Farmers Elevator Co

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Erney Giffey Roseglen, N. Dak, MR. & MRS. HJALMER QUALLEY Karlin Hjalmer Qualley, was born in 1887 at LaMoure, N.D. He married Clara Taasaas who was born in 1893 at Comstock, Minn., on May 29, 1912. Hjalmer came to Roseglen in 1916. He came as far as Plaza by train where his tractor and plow were shipped, and he drove the tractor to his farm. His wife Clara and two oldest boys came by train in June to Plaza, N.D. The Qualley's raised ten children. They continue to live on this same farm, and in 1966 they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. The children are Mabel who married Edwin Cooley and live at Spanaway, Washington. Their 6 children are Opal, Dale, Vernon, Wayne, Gary and Danny. Paul married Mino Askegaard and have one child, Victoria. They live at Comstock, Minn. Alice married Reuben Lynne and live at Roy, Washington. Their three children are Karen, Donald and Kathy. Hazel married Archie Askegaard who live at Comstock, Minn. Their three children are Sandra, Cathy, and Melanie. Clarence is unmarried and is on the home place at Rose­ glen, N.D. Irene married Adel Lynne. They and their daughter Diane live at Plaza, N.D. Lyle is married to Patrice Volger and he is stationed at Roswell, New Mexico as a member of the Air Force. Their children are Dawn and Shawn. Clara married Vernon Weigel and live on the place home­ steaded by his parents at Roseglen, N.D. Their two children are Donna and Ronald. The two oldest children are deceased. Carl died in Decem­ ber 1935 at 22 years of age. Palmer died in February 1929 when he was 18 years old.

MR. & MRS. JODE S. BEAM Mrs. Lucy Beam was born in 1877 at Tulip, Missouri and was married there on March 20, 1902 to Robert Brown. Fol­ lowing their marriage, they moved to Kansas. He died Sept. 13, 1911. Mrs. Brown and their daughter Fae then moved back to Missouri. In 1913 they moved to North Dakota. Mrs. Brown was married in April of 1913 at Minot's Pres­ byterian Church to Jode S. Beam. They lived in the Glen- burn community until 1917 and then homesteaded on a farm near Roseglen in Deepwater township in McLean County. Her daughter, Mrs. Otto (Fae) Anderson of Minot, writes: Dad hired a "locater" from Minot to show him the quarters 183 Congratulations To the Roseglen Community On Its 50th Anniversary! WE'RE CELEBRATING TOO!

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DIRECTORS: Wendell Haugen, Ryder Alfred Cole, Ryder Lyle Reynolds, Douglas Gerald Johnson, Douglas Clifford Kolden, Roseglen available; this is how he knew where his land was located. This was done during the summer of 1916. In September of that year, Mother and Dad went by team and wagon from where we lived at Glenburn and built their shack. They stopped at Ryder and loaded lumber on the wagon. With the help of Pete Weigel and Harry Randol they put up the shell of a shack, and returned to Glenburn for the winter. On April 4, 1917 we left Glenburn for Roseglen. Dad with 4 horses and the hayrack, Mother with wagon and team and I bringing up the rear, driving our horse and buggy. The weather was cold and snowy, roads—then just trails, were soft with mud. We spent four days on the trip, arriving the afternoon of April 7th. Snow had blown into the shack and Dad had to shovel it out before we could unload and set up a stove. But we were happy to be there and did not mind the handi­ caps of homestead life. Dad passed away on April 12, 1958; Mother on January 12, 1959. Yes, mother left me a wealth of scrap books which I treasure very much, but I do not find anything in them of homestead days. She did not have that hobby in those earlier days. Per­ haps there was too much other work to be done during that time. The material in these books are of religion, poetry and family events. If she were with us now I am sure she could write a won­ derful article on those early days. Things I don't recall now or perhaps it did not make an impression on me then as I was only 13 years old. Another memory of our homestead days was driving with horse and buggy to "old Roseglen"—now where present sight is, for our mail and groceries. It was always a real thrill to me to go to Roseglen. I believe it was about 8 miles one way, but we thought nothing of the trip ... at least I didn't. Thank you for your interest in including mother and dad in your book. Mrs. Beam moved to Minot and lived with her daughter until her death in '59. When a resident of Roseglen, she was a mem­ ber of the Roseglen Baptist Church and its Ladies Aid. In ad­ dition to her daughter, Fae, she had four grandsons and 10 great-grandchildren. Faye Anderson

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My father came to Redwood County, Minn., in 1878 from New York State when he was 19 years old. He was too young to homestead but traded his rifle for 60 acres of land and started his farming career. I was born there at Tracy, Minn., lived 185 Congratulations Roseglen, N. D. On Your 50 th Anniversary for 64 years the name Ellisons has stood for fashion leadership in Minot . . . with complete selection for every occasion ... the finest and most tasteful to be found anywhere. Ellisons has been serving Minot and area since 1902, and generations of area res­ idents have learned to buy with confidence at Ellisons. Because of the wonderful people of this area, we —at Ellisons- look forward with confidence in the New Year.

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Womens Apparel Dresses, Sportswear Miss'y & Junior & Accessories Sizes there as a child and received my education in the nearby rural Bchool. I helped with the farming at home until I was 18 years pld. Then for two summers I worked with a sod breaking out- Kit. During the winter I husked corn by hand and dug tile ditches with a spade. In 1914, I came to Makoti, N.D., and worked for Oscar S. Johnson on his farm until fall, then fired a steam engine for John Braathen during the threshing season. Again I spent the winter working at Tracy, came back to Makoti in the spring of 1915, did farm work until harvest, then fired a steamer for Zieman Bros. That fall I registered for the drawing on the Coal Land and spent the winter at Tracy. In the spring of 1916, I came back to Makoti. Since I was not fortunate enough to win a homestead in the drawing, I bought an old motorcycle, packed a blanket, rifle, frying pan, etc., on it and made an excursion over the reservation looking up var­ ious quarters of land that were open for sale. I finally found one to my liking, bought the relinquishment and filed on N.E. 1/4 of Sec. 12-149-88 and established my residence on it. I borrowed a team and wagon from my brother-in-law, Gus Frye, and hauled the lumber from Makoti to build a 10 ft. by 16 ft. shack. Only had time to lay the floor before dark on the first day of my building adventure so I slept on the floor that night. A band of coyotes didn't like my intrusion on their domain and kept up a continuous chorus of howling all night. About every half hour I shot at them with my rifle. I don't think I killed any but it quieted them for short intervals. I bought my complete household equipment for $10 from another bachelor, Bob White, who had proven up his claim from a pre­ vious drawing. The next year I hired Al Bartlett's outfit to break up 40 acres of my land and I seeded it to flax. When I left my shack to go out and strike out a land to break, I took my mop out and used it for a marker so I could plow a straight furrow. When I got to the other end of the field to start and plow back I couldn't see the mop—someone had taken it. My bachelor brother-in- law said, "Put your broom out there too, you have no use for it." It was a hot, dry season and there was no flax to harvest. In the spring of 1917, I walked to the Wood's Farm House about 8 miles from here to register for the draft. (World War I); was inducted in Sept. When I left my shack to go, I printed the inscription, "Gone To War", on it in bold letters, closed the door and left it unlocked. It was just as I left it when I returned, it took two coats of paint to cover the printing! After spending one year in the U.S. and 8 months in France with the A.E.F., I received my discharge at Camp Dodge, la., in the month of April, 1919. My fiance, Florence Doble, was teaching a school near Tracy. Her school term ended in early June, we were married June 24th, 1919 and two days later 187 EXCAVATING

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Roseglen, N . Dak. we left via train for our homestead. We spent the winter at Tracy. In March I came back in an emigrant car with a team of horses, a new Fordson tractor and other machinery and house­ hold goods. After being snowbound in Max, N.D., for a week, I arrived at Makoti and moved out to the homestead. Shortly afterwards, Sam Franklin and I with our Fordsons and wagons started out to look for a coal mine on the river—25 miles away. We finally located the mine but it wasn't running yet so the owner hired us to mine our own coal. That spring I hauled the gas in barrels for my Fordson from Makoti (17 miles) with horses and a wagon. In 1920, we built our barn and added another room to the shack. In later years we enlarged our house, built other buildings and acquired stock and more land. We have two sons, Burton, his wife, Joan, and three children, live on their farm 1/4 mile west of us. Vernon, his wife, Helen, and two children, live in their home at West Fargo, N.D. He is a research chemist for the Cereal Technology Dept. of the North Dakota State Uni­ versity of Fargo. North Dakota has been kind to us through the years. We do not regret having selected the spot for our livelihood. We re­ tired from farming in 1960 but still live on our homestead and hope to continue so during our golden years.

CLEM BRADLEY Clem Bradley was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, May 2, 1888. He homesteaded five miles southwest of Roseglen in the spring of 1918. He was married to Julia O'Brien at Glen­ burn. She passed away several years ago in California. To this union were born four children: Patricia, Donald, Leona and Lois, all living in California. Clem is now living at Headrick, Iowa.

MR. & MRS. BARNEY BRADLEY Barney Bradley was born in 1887 in Keokuk County, Iowa. Ethel (Parker) Bradley was born in 1888 in Headrick, Iowa. They moved with their parents from Iowa to North Dakota where they homesteaded in the Glenburn area. Barney and Ethel were married November 7, 1906 in Mi­ not. Mr. Bradley homesteaded six miles southwest of Rose­ glen and in September 1917, he brought his wife and family from Glenburn to his homestead. They lived in the Roseglen area until the fall of 1942, when they moved to Minot. Mr. Bradley was employed at Montgomery Ward as janitor in Minot for about 15 years. He passed away 189 RENSCH GARAGE

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MR. & MRS. RUDOLPH VANGSNESS Rudolph Vangsness was born near Wanamingo, Minn., in 1897. He came to North Dakota in 1922 and bought the farm that was owned by Laura Hagen and where the family now resides, which is about three miles west of Roseglen. Anna Hauge who was born in 1905, came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hauge, as a young child from Humbolt, Minn., in 1913. She and Rudolph were married in Minot, N.D.,.in 1925. They became the parents of six children. Elizabeth (Mrs. Clarence Anderson) lives in Kersey, Colo. They have seven children, Jerilyn, JoyAnn, Dean, Kensley, Kevin, Robert and Kim. Jean is (Mrs. Robert Lammers, of Cupertino, Calif.) Darwin is at home and farms with his dad. Audrey (Mrs. Dean Lefferty) Champaign, 111., has two child­ ren, Kimberly and Kellie. Sharon (Mrs. Philip Erickson) Minot, N.D., has two boys, Troy and Shane. Laurie will be a senior at White Shield H.S. this fall.

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George Vangsness was born in Minnesota in 1899 where he grew to manhood and farmed there before coming to Mc­ Lean County and settling on a farm southwest of Roseglen in 1941. George was also a carpenter by trade. He died in 1958 and his son Carlos now owns and operates the farm. George's brother, Clarence Vangsness and his wife Esther and their boys, Leverne, Clayton and Dwain came here from Minnesota in 1923 and lived on the place later purchased by George. They farmed here until 1937 when they returned to Minnesota. Another brother, Henry Vangsness and his wife Myrtle came to the Roseglen community in 1925, having lived and farmed in the Minot area prior to this. They lived here until 1934 and then returned to Minnesota. Their children are Mrs. Norman Struck (Arlene) Mrs. Eli Ardinal (Clarice) Mrs. Maur­ ice Kyllo (Doris) Charles, Arvid and Vernon. 191 Congratulations To Our Friends In Roseglen On Their 50th Anniversary Auran Chevrolet Highway 83 South In Minot

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MR. & MRS. MIKE WEINAND Mike Weinand was born at Avon, Minn., in 1905 and came to North Dakota with his folks by train when he was 14 years of age. They settled in what was then Elbowoods which is now covered by the waters of the Garrison Dam. He lived there until the spring of 1936, having finished his grade school there in the Mission School and worked at home until his marriage to Lillian Aulman at Elbowoods. Lillian was born in 1910 at Fair child, Wis., and was one year old when her folks came to Crosby, N.D., and there they lived 193 Makoti Insurance Agency

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Makoti, North Dakota for four years. They moved to a farm 4 1/2 miles south of Raub, which is the Everett Moll farm now. She attended grade school there and during summer months worked at the Ed Mason home, and later at the Parshall Cafe for Mrs. Kathe. Most of the young folks she chummed with rode horseback at that time, and Mike used to come and see her that way. Jake Moll's home (now the Leon Billadeau's home) and Nick Weinand's was a meeting place most every Sunday for the Wein- and's, Moll's, Aulman's, Tuckers, Doran's and Thomhave young folks, where they danced to the violin music of Frank Doran and Jake Moll, till morning. After the Weinand's were married they lived in the Elbowoods vicinity. In the dry 30's they found it necessary to sell most of their cattle except a couple milk cows to the government for lack of feed. They received no more than $20.00 apiece for them. Most of this amount was spent for a new washing machine, their first one which was powered by a gas engine. The Wein­ and's fifth boy had arrived by then, so it was really welcome. Before this it was the old rubbing board, three days a week. In the spring of 1936, they moved to M.M. Danks farm, and from there to the Harry Randol place in 1939, where they con­ tinue to live. The Weinand's became parents of 7 boys and 1 girl. Leonard married Esther Merrick and live at Raub, N.D. with their three children. Charles married Frances Mitzel and has three children, and live in Minot, N.D. Philip married Mary Ann May and has one child and live at Roseglen. Thomas married Theresa Odermann, has 8 children and live on a farm near Raub. Donald is married to Adeline Godes, has three children and lives at Lewiston, Idaho. Gerome married Darlene Bristow and lives at Lalo, Montana with their three children. Rosella is married to Harry Franklin, She is a R.N. and they live at Wahpeton, N.D., with their three daughters. Richard married Noreen Nelson and live at Turtle Lake, N.D. They have three children.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM E. MUELLER Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mueller came to North Dakota from Atchison, Kansas and settled in Deepwater township in May 1912. They had a part in starting a Sunday School in July 1912 and the forming of the First Baptist Church of Amundsville in 1915. Mr. Mueller was a carpenter by trade and built a number of 195 MAKOTI ELECTRIC Robert Hauff, Prop.

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Frankie & Minnie McGinnis Makoti, North Dakota houses, barns and granaries in the surrounding area. In 1929 the family moved to and made their home in Bismarck, N.D. Mr. Mueller was a carpenter at Fort Lincoln until his retirement. They were the parents of six children who with their families now live at the following places: William R. Mueller, Boulder, Colorado; J. Robert Mueller, Bismarck, N.D.; Edwin Mueller, Simi. Calif.; Mrs. Leo (Ruth) Litt, Lakewood, Colo.; Mrs. Edwin (Dorothy) Edlund, Golden, Colo.; and Howard Mueller, Lawton, Okla. Mr. Mueller died in 1953, his wife's in 1955. Both deaths occurred at Bismarck.

HARRY AND GRACE RANDOL

Harry and Grace Randol were both born in Indiana, where they grew up and were married. In 1915 they went to the vicinity of Glenburn and Minot, N.D. to farm. During the spring of 1917, Harry and Grace and Joel Beam and his wife, Lucy, traveled by horse and wagon to their homestead in Deepwater township. Here they lived for many years, through the depression in the "dirty 30's" when there was year after year of dust storms and no crop. In the fall of 1936 they returned to Indiana to live. Harry died in January 1949 and Grace died in October, 1965. One humorous event Grace told about was the time they had on their trip to their homestead. They had to go up the long hill south of Minot, and because of the mud that spring day, it took them all day to get this far. Deciding they could go no farther that day they camped at the top of the hill, and it got so cold during the night so Grace put on Joel Beam's long underwear to help keep herself warm. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Weinand live on the homestead now.

MR. & MRS. DAVE MAXWELL

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Maxwell and their daughter Roselle Pates came to North Dakota from Atchison, Kansas in 1912 and settled on their homestead in Deepwater township. Mrs. Macwell was instrumental in the organizing of a Sunday School in July 1912 and later the forming of the First Baptist Church of Amundsville. Mrs. Maxwell died in January 1923, and her husband died some months later. Roselle Pates and Noel Schoberg were married in 1923 and now reside at Salem, Oregon. 197 WELCOME OLD TIMERS FROM RYDER CAFE Meals-Lunches-lce Cream Pop-Cigarettes

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Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Cole and their four sons left their home at Atchison, Kansas, and moved to North Dakota in Deepwater township in 1916. They did not homestead, but bought a relin­ quishment. Mr. Cole was a carpenter by trade and built a home during the winter of 1916-17. Mr. and Mrs. Cole were active in the life and program of the Roseglen Baptist Church. He served as church custodian until his death in 1931. Mrs. Cole remained on the farm until the summer of 1957, and was staying at the home of her son Edward at Bismarck at the time of her death in October 1957. Their four sons are: Willie E. Cole, wife Rita and three sons, Charles, Mark and Richard live on a farm northwest of Rose­ glen in Deepwater, twp. Their address is Ryder, N.D. David W. Cole and family lives at Lanigan, Sask., Canada. Edward H. Cole and family resides at Bismarck, N.D. Alfred E. Cole living in Deepwater twp. Ryder, N.D. Mrs. Emilie Mueller, mother of William E. Mueller and Mrs. A.S. Cole came from Atchison, Kansas to North Dakota in November 1916 and made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Cole until her passing in 1928.

JACOB HELLRIEGER Jacob Hellrieger was born and raised at Sandusky, Ohio. He joined the Army when he was a young man and served for 20 years. He came to his homestead in Deepwater township in 1916. He bought 4 broncos in Garrison and broke them himself. He had a lot of run-aways and broken wagons, but finally managed to tame the team down. In 1933 he married Mrs. Mary Zahnow. She passed away in June 1938. Mr. Hellriegel died in September 1948.

EARL AND HELEN ZAHNOW

Earl Zahnow was the son of Mrs. Jacob (Mary Zahnow) Hellriegel and he and the former Helen Lueck were married in 1930 and lived at Drake, North Dakota with their five child­ ren before moving to the Hellriegel farm in 1945 to take over farming operations. In 1951, Earl died unexpectedly and left his wife Helen and young sons to carry on. The daughters are Lorraine who married Leon Billadeau and have four children, Harvey, Lynn, Wade and Cynthia. Their address is Parshall, 199 WELCOME TO Roseglen's Golden Jubilee

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Keeping Pace With the Communities Progress at N.D., and they live on a farm. Lillian married Donald Roberts who farm near Raub. Their three children are Stacey, Diane, and Neil. The three sons are: Wayne who married Doreen Clem- enson and farms. They had three girls, Terrie, Beverly and Karen and their address is Parshall, N.D. Cecil married Bev­ erly and Karen and their address is Parshall, N.D. Cecil married Joan Zieman and they farm near Raub. Their two sons are Todd and Steven. Dennis lives on the same farm as his mother. He married Marilyn Patten. Their two children are Mark and Denise and their address is Roseglen, N.D.

MR. & MRS. JOHN SIMONSON In 1891, at the age of 18 years, John Simonson came to Morris, Minnesota with his parents and six other children from Biri, Norway, where he was born November 14, 1873. He worked on farms and later for the railroad company in that area. Here he met his future wife, Julia Lystad, who had come to Morris to assist her brother in raising his family of four child­ ren who had recently lost their mother. Mrs. Simonson was born in Lillehammer, Norway, March 3, 1879, coming to this country as a young girl and had worked at Elgin, Illinois. They were married June 24, 1903 in St. Paul Minnesota. During the early years of their marriage they lived in Minnesota and Wisconsin while Mr. Simonson continued to work for the railroad. In 1915, he filed on a homestead west of Roseglen and brought his family consisting of his wife, three daughters and a son to his homestead in 1916, where he had built a two-room house. When fall came the family moved to Parshall where the child­ ren enrolled in school and he resumed work on the railroad, returning to the farm in the spring. They were active members of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and she was a member of the Ladies Aid. Both were interested in state and community affairs and both served on the school board for many years. Mr. Simonson did not live to see the more prosperous years in our community, passing away November 19, 1936, and Mrs. Simonson passed away March 4, 1949. Their children are Myrtle, now Mrs. Cecil Braun, Min- napolis, Minnesota, Hazel, Mrs. Gerald Boren, Evelyn, Mrs. Arnold Benson, both of Bismarck, North Dakota, and Paul, who with his wife Verna and their two children, Mary and John, resides on the home place. Thee are four grand-children and two great grandchildren.

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EUGENE LARSON, ass't. mgr. CARL AND SARAH OLSON Carl Olson was born December 14, 1887 in Stearns County, Minnesota. Sarah was born in Norway and came here with her sister in 1901. They were married in Cooperstown in 1912 and moved to Saskatchewan, Canada, and lived there four years. They came to Roseglen and homesteaded in 1916 on the NW 1/4-Sec. 33, 149 Rge. 88, McLean County, Deepwater township. They have one son, Gordon, who is married, has four children, is a Grocery Buyer for Super Valu in Fargo. Carl re­ tired in 1955 and moved to Fargo returning in the summer to stay at the farm. Sarah passed away in 1963; Carl is now making his home with Gordon. There was a little store and post office in Raub and once a week Carl would drive his team of horses to get the mail. On Saturdays he would get the mail for his neighbors—Gunder Neegard, Einar Kloppedahl, Fred Smith, Martin Ripkama, Gil­ bert Anderson, Stanton Lee, Jake Helrigel, all bachelors. In the evening they came to get their mail and often stayed until early morning hours. They would entertain themselves by having wrestling matches, while Sarah would holler at them to stop for fear she would lose her dishes out of the cupboards. They talked railroad! Someday they were sure they were going to have a railroad in their community. Neegard now lives in Minneapolis, Einar Kloppedahl in Mad­ ison, Wis., Ripkama in Sandstone, Minn., and the others have passed away. They had a 26 mile trip to either Makoti or Parshall to haul their wheat. They would all go together in a caravan with their wagons and horses hauling 125 bushels a trip. It would take one day going and one day coming home! Julius Mattson was their mailman. He was promoting REA. One day he and Sarah were discussing the REA in the garden and Carl wasn't sold on the idea. So when Julius wasn't looking Carl went to the mail car and ate up Julius's lunch. Did he ever look surprised when he went to eat his dinner!

MR. & MRS. MARTIN NYGARD Martin Nygard was born December 6, 1889 in Walsh County, at Edinburg, N.D. He went to school in Fargo and took up engineering. He did some carpentering and operated steam engines in Walsh County. Mr. Nygard married Hilda Lien in 1910 and they moved to Grand Forks. There he worked in a Hardware Store and later was a bulk gasoline man. His delivery truck consisted of a wagon and a team of horses. He filed for a homestead in the fall of 1915. In the spring 203 Congratulations

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Ruico Voohi Johni-Manville i Windouii Iniulatcon 6 Rooming Metal Lawn Fencing Ventilated Aumingi Thompson Rock Shake, Steel S Lightning Rodi Aluminum Siding Martin and Pete Holderson came by train to Parshall and boarded abicycle each and came to this area to locate their claims. Then he built his homestead shack, returned to Grand Forks for his family and belongings. They came back to Parshall by train and he hitched up his team of horses to a hayrack, all loaded with their things, and returned to the site. Martin and Hilda had three girls at this time, Helen, Myrtle, and Grace. On their trip out here they got as far as what was known as Riley Hills and decided to have lunch. Pete Holderson was still with them and he asked Hilda if she wanted some sauce, and her reply was "yes". Shetoldhim his sauce was real good. When they got to their shack and started unpacking the supplies, Hilda found an empty fruit jar. They had been eating Mrs. Nygard's sauce! The first morning at the homestead, a lady came and asked if she could get some milk as she had seen they had cows. This lady was Mrs. Justad and was the first Roseglen lady that Mrs. Nygard met. After completing the harvest and fall work, Martin would go out and carpenter. He built many houses and barns. In 1917 Milfred was born. This was the first child born in Deepwater township. Mr. Nygard played a mandolin and his wife a guitar, and so they whiled away many otherwise lonesome evenings on their instruments. Later on when a school house was built near their home, Mr. Nygard played for many dances that were held there. In 1920 they built their present home. While this was being built they lived in a granary. They moved into their new home in 1921, and that same year, school was held in the living room and dining room of their home. Martin passed away June 7, 1966. Mrs. Nygard still lives in her home. Helen and husband Norris Lind live at Grafton, N.D. They have two children, Morris and Merle. Myrtle married Lloyd Swartz and they live in Seattle. They have four children, Pat, Gary, Wayne and Linda. Grace died at the age of 8. Mil­ fred died in May of '53. He was married to Madeline Oderman and they had two children, DeLylia and Darlene. Lowell and wife Lucille Johnson live on the home place. Their five child­ ren are Glen, Bonnie, Gay, Cindy and Jon.

MR. & MRS. AXEL HANSON I came to Roseglen in May of 1916. I was born in Norway and came to the United States in 1909 when I was 17 years old. In Norway I spent some time sailing and working on a whale boat. For several years I was employed for John Deere and Co. in Moline, Illinois. Did some traveling a few years, and came, 205 MAKOTI LUMDER CO.

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"We Never Forget Friends" to North Dakota in 1915 where I got some experience in farming. I registered for a homestead quite by accident. I was working for Charley Wilson at Hiddenwood, and one evening after I had gone to bed the men decided to go to Plaza and register for a homestead. They persuaded me to go with them. After I regis­ tered, I thought no more of it. Late in the fall when threshing was over, I was ready to travel again. Mr. Wilson brought me to Ryder where we stayed over­ night. News came about the drawing, and my number 32 was a lucky number. I went back to Hiddenwood and in the spring of 1916 found my homestead in Deepwater township. I broke 75 acres for flax, bought four horses and some machinery, and continued farming on my homestead until I retired in 1957. My wife Blanche, daughter of Mrs. Tillie Olson, and I spend our summers here yet.

BILL SOLBERG It was in the fall of 1915 when I left Fergus Falls, Minn., for Minot to register for a chance to win a homestead on the reservation. In February 1916 I received notice from the land office in Minot that I had drawn a certain number and was to appear in Minot to file on May 4th. On May 1st I set out for Parshall. The Miller Bros., locaters took us over the land southwest of here in the Roseglen country which looked the best to me. In July I hauled out a load of lumber and had my shack built. Peter Holderson was my carpenter, and after that was finished I had 25 acres of ground broke for wheat seeding the next year. Roseglen had one store as I recall in 1917. It was operated by Clarence Olsen and here I received my mail and bought my groceries. In June 1918 I married Hattie Hass of Anamoose. We farmed until 1922 when I went to Parshall and worked at Hobson's Cafe for over a year, and for the O.K. Cafe for three years. Then I was employed by Corrigan Bros., at Stanley three years. In 1931 I came back to Parshall to take over A.B. Veum's Lunch Room. When liquor and beer became legal, I operated the Bar until 1948 when I retired. We have one daughter, Mrs. Del Triplett (Delores) who lives at Lansford, N.D., where she and her husband both teach. We have three grandchildren. We had our ups and downs in our homestead days like most everybody who started from the bottom, but we had fun, too.

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INTERNATIONAL Ryder, North Dakota HARVESTER THE JUSTADS Mary and Rayder Justad came to Deepwater township from Sanish, N.D., July 16, 1916. They were married May 16, 1916 at Stanley, N.D. Rayder had filed on their homestead m April 1916. Rayder continued to work in a Hardware Store at Sanish for Charlie Lantz. Mary gave up her position as a clerk in the store and Post Office, to hold the claim down. Art Hendrickson of Raub built their claim shanty. Mary rode her pony Tootsie from Sanish to the new home in one day! Rayder and Art moved their furniture from Parshall that they had purchased there earlier that day. Later Rayder got a job at Snippen's Store as a clerk. By the fall of 1916, many more homesteaders were building their shacks and Mary, who was rather lonesome, found new neighbors who became her friends. Her neighbors were Chris Hill's, George Albrecht's, Jake Fisher, Carl Olson, Monte Perry, Andrew Kvale, Shorty Adams, Miss Christianson, Inga Olson, Dan Keefe's, Sanders and Bill Solberg. Bill was a bachelor at that time and owned a Model T, so he helped all the ladies get their groceries. Mary rode her pony to Raub and Roseglen to pick up the mail, and called on everyone. . . bachelors and maidens, alike. In 1917, Rayder got a position as clerk at Sanden's Store in Parshall, and in the fall of 1918, Mary moved to Parshall and left Paint Hill, named that for the dividing line between the East and West neighbors. On October 16, 1918 twin sons were born to Mary and Rayder, Stanton and Stanley, both now living on the west coast. Mickey and his wife are in the theater business in Austin, Minn. Jon and his wife are both teaching High School at Woodlake, Calif. Rayder passed away May 12, 1937. At the time of his death he owned the Justad's Market at Parshall. In October 1940, Mary and Hans Monson of Raub were married. They lived at Raub until 1960 when Hans retired from farming, and now make their home in Parshall. The Zahnow Bros., now own their land. Happy Anniversary to the Deepwater and Roseglen Commun­ ities. Homestead Days were Happy Days!

WESLEY CUMINGS SR.

Wesley Cumings, Sr., was born in Britt, Iowa on June 15, 1885 and came to Spring Brook, North Dakota in 1907 where he homesteaded. He lived there for five years. In the spring of 1912, he moved to the Garrison area where he farmed in company 209 Congratulations

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Archer Daniels Midland Company Operating MINOT FARMERS ELEVATOR GREAT NORTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY Minot, North Dakota 58701 Lawrence Wold - Mgr. with his uncle, Tom Wilson. He met Lilly Giffey, daughter of Fred Giffey Sr., and they were married on May 17, 1916. On May 19, 1916, they moved to the Roseglen area to prove up their claim on land that Lilly Giffey had filed on May 2, 1916. This is still her home. Wes was very interested in baseball and coached the Roseglen Legion Baseball Team for several years. Three children were born to Wes and Lilly and two of them still live in the Roseglen area. Wesley J. Cumings and his wife Miriam Humbert, a R.N., farm in Deepwater township where Wesley has a Taxidermy shop in his back yard. They have two children, Patricia Ann and Roger. Warren Cumings and his wife Deloris Rensch of Makoti, farm north of Roseglen and have four children, Craig, Timothy, Mary Beth, and Scott. Darlene Cumings Gerth and her husband Fred live in New England, North Dakota, and have four boys, Ronald, Jeff, Gary, and Randy. Wesley Cumings Sr. passed away October 9, 1964, and Lilly continues to live at the home which was her homestead.

MRS. LEO TIBBS Mrs. Leo Tibbs, the former Orianna Miller was born in Lake Benton, Minn., in 1896 and came to North Dakota in 1902 and to Ryder in 1906 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Miller. She was a member of the first High School graduating class and in 1916 graduated from Stoudt Institute in Menomonie, Wis. Before her marriage she also took nurses training at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. In the summer of 1916 the school sections of the Coal Lands were opened for settle­ ment, and Orianna was fortunate in having her name drawn which entitled her to file on the quarter section of her choice. There were 57 persons who were registered for the quarter section which Orianna chose and which is still owned by the Tibbs. Leo Emerson Tibbs was born in Minneapolis in 1893. He came to Rugby, N.D, in 1909 where his father was in business and postmaster for 8 years. Following High School graduation at Rugby he attended Business College in Fargo. He served in the Infantry overseas in WWI. He and Orianna, oldest daugh­ ter of a pioneer family of Ryder were married in 1920. After their marriage they lived in Makoti for a short time, then at Ryder and Garrison. In 1925 they moved to Minot and until retirement in 1957, Leo was continuously employed in the Post Office Dept., and the last four years had the honor of being Postmaster of the Minot office. Leo and Orianna have two sons, James married Betty Bohn of Kenmare and have one son James. James M. is Director 211 Congratulations Roseglen FROM MATZ CIRCLE FOOD STORE

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m I is i DEALERS IN Grain, Twine, Fertilizer, Farm Chemicals and Seed Grain Cleaning Makoti, North Dakota of Fairfax High School Bands at Fairfax, Virginia. He holds the position as chairman of the National Membership of Amer­ ican School Band Directors Association to which he was elected in 1962. The other son Frank H. is married to Donna McDonnell of Minot and they have four children. They live in White Plains, N.Y. where he is vice president of Marts and Lundy, Inc., a professional fund raising firm of New York City and is in charge of Public Relations and Publicity. The Tibbs' spend their winters in Arizona and the summers in Canada. The family home is in Minot.

MR. & MRS. OSCAR JOHNSON

Mrs. Oscar Johnson, the former Margaret Larsen was born in Denmark. In 1912 her uncle Peter Larsen from the Ryder vicinity went to Denmark and brought Margaret and her brother back with him. Their parents had passed away, and he thought that they would have a better future in the U.S.A. Margaret stayed with relatives in Iowa for awhile, and then came to North Dakota to make her home with her uncle. She attended school at the Blue Hill school for one term so as to learn to speak the English language better. In the spring of 1916 she homesteaded in Deepwater Twp. and during the summer her uncle built a shack for her and in the fall she moved in. She lived alone for three years, and on October 14, 1919 she and Oscar were married. Oscar had also homesteaded in Deepwater Twp., but they continued to live on Margaret's place. He served in World War I. He was born at Edinburg, N.D. In July 1965 they sold their farm to Robert Rustad and the Johnson's went to Elnora, N.Y. to live with their son Robert and family. Robert is married to Marie Spagnuolo of Boston, Mass., and they have three children, Robin, Kirsten and Matt­ hew. Oscar passed away in November 1965.

MR. & MRS. CARL ANDERSON

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson homesteaded in Deepwater township on the place where Engel Dahl's now live. Mr. Ander­ son passed away in 1935. After his death, Mrs. Anderson had a sale. She later moved to Chicago where her daughter Alice lives. Her address is Phoebe Anderson, 2540 Lewie St., Blue Island, 111., 50406. 213 LARSON IMPLEMENT Makoti, North Dakota

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Martin Wutzke was born in 1892 near Odessa, Russia and his wife was born at Eureka, S.D. They came to Roseglen about 1917, leaving there in 1936. They went to Coeur, d Alene, Idaho from Roseglen and Mr. Wutzke died there in 1947. Mrs. Wutzke later went to Portland, Oregon in 1962 where she died in 1964. They had four children, Alvin the oldest lives in Coeur' d- Alene, Idaho. He made a career of the service and retired as a Major, is married and has four children. Gertrude is married and lives in Portland, Oregon. They have one daughter, Linda. Esther married C.E. Trimble and have three children. They live in Bovina, Texas. Roland and his wife live in Centralia, Washington.

ANDREW KVALE Andrew Kvale came from Norway to Minnesota. When the Coal Land opened up for homesteading, he filed and drew a number. He served in World War I. After the war he settled on his home­ stead and farmed it until the middle 1940's. He rented his land to Ralph Youngs and had an auction sale of his machinery. In 1942, he sold his farm to Burton 0. Youngs. After the sale of his farm goods, he returned to Minnesota and purchased a small tract of timber land where he lived until his death in the 1950's. He was married, his wife Anna and infant baby having passed away in 1918. He was a loyal charter member of the L.C. Jensen Amer­ ican Legion Post and a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Roseglen, N.D.

MR. & MRS. FRED SPRENGER Fred Sprenger came to the Roseglen community in June, 1917 with his brother and sister-in-law, August and Dorothy Sprenger and their daughter. He had an 8 by 14 tent that they lived in for awhile. It wasn't too good those days, as it seemed almost every night the clouds would bank up and there would be some rain during the night, the lightning and thunder and wind added to the tenseness. He hauled lumber and with the help of his brother started building his house, and this was completed pretty much by the first part of August. They had come from Lincoln Valley where their parents had moved to several years before. Fred ,was born in 1887 at Menno, S.D. The Sprenger brothers returned to Lincoln Valley to har­ vest their crop and then moved out here with all their belong- 215 Congratulations TO Roseglen ON ON YOUR 50th ANNIVERSARY MINOT FEDERAL SAVINGS

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A NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS ings and started farming. Fred married Mary Braunberter at Lincoln Valley, N.D., in 1907 and they became the parents of eight children. Fred lives at Bonetrail, Mrs. Philip (Bertha)Christman at Butte, Emil in the Navy, Ludwig in Minot, Mrs. (Irene) Burke, New Castle, Wyoming, Mrs. Don (Martha) Deepe, Mandan, Henry (deceased) and Mrs. Reinhold (Marie) Opp of Minot. His first wife died in 1922 and in 1924 he married her sis­ ter, Helen Braunberter. They have six children, Edwin at Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Todd (Ann) Casetrove, Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Bill (Ruth) Streeter of Coeur'd Alene, Idaho, Adolph at Rose­ glen, Albert farming the home place, and Mrs. Marlin (Elaine) Peterson of Douglas, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Sprenger continue to live on the farm west of Roseglen, and the place becomes a lively one when the child­ ren gather there for a family reunion with all their children.

RALPH YOUNGS Ralph Youngs was born in 1890 at Tracy, Minn., and came to the Roseglen area in 1917. He was a veteran of World War I, having enlisted at Redwood Falls, Minn., in 1918 and was dis­ charged April 12, 1919. He was married to Irene Edwards of Amiret, Minn., and they became the parents of three children, Mary, Billy and Kathleen. Mary is Mrs. Don Friers. Billy is a teacher at Buffalo, Minn., and Kathleen is at home. Ralph who purchased land here in 1917 lived with his family on the place that Don Weigel's now live. After Ralph's death in 1953, the family returned to Minnesota.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM WAHL William Wahl was the. oldest of 17 children and was given the name of his father. He was born at Minow, S.D., in 1890. He attended school there until he was 12 years old, then he and his family moved to Lincoln Valley where he finished school. He stayed at home to help on the farm, but in the fall he would work on threshing rigs in the area. He met his future wife through a brother of his who worked for her brother, John Korsu. She was born in Capaden, in the country of Romanie in 1892. Here the people live in the village and farm the land around the village. Lydia was one in a family of 16, so her duties were many and varied. She came to Amer­ ica with her parents and brothers and sisters when she was ten years old. On their ocean trip, a very bad storm arose on their third day at sea. The shop rocked so severely that water 217 Hello to our Many Friends

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MINOT NORTH DAKOTA came into the ship and it was necessary to have small boats ready in case of need. However, the storm gave up before they were put to use. Many passengers became sick and some died. The ship was a freighter and was 14 days on the ocean. Lydia and her parents settled on a farm near Denhoff, and she and William were married in 1909. They homesteaded on a farm near Denhoff and lived in that community until 1935 when they moved to the Roseglen area. They continued to farm here until 1943 and then moved to Ryder. In 1956 they moved to Turtle Lake and lived there until Mr. Wahl's death in 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Wahl celebrated their golden wedding the summer of 1959. They became the parents of 11 children. The five sons are Otto, who married Laverne Brostrom, and lives in Minot. Their six children are Roland, Gerald, Leon, Bruce, Byron and Annette. Reinhard and his wife the former Winifred Kurtz live in Minot. Their 10 children are Willard, Wayne, Randy, Bonnie, Harley, Kenton, Aldon, Myrna, Terry and Jean. Sam is married to Hazel Peterson and lives at Yakima, Wash­ ington. Their three children are Shirley, Mavis and Tim. Glen and his wife Peggy Lansfer live at Spokane, Wash. Their children are Jule, Quentin and Gwinsanna. Leo and his wife Shirley also live at Spokane, Wash. Their four children are Billy, Kalvin, Kathy and Leo Jr. The six daughters are: Mrs. Aaron (Edna) Arlt who has one son Dale in the service in Germany, lives in Aberdeen, S.D. Mrs. Otto (Leoma) Olson lives at Maddock, N.D. They have two children, Dennis and Karen.

Mrs. Lester (Viola) Stewart lives at Missoula, Montana. Her two oldest sons, Jerry and Tommy Daleness are both in the Navy. Jerry is on a submarine and Tommy a ship. Tom was in Viet Nam for over a year. Their address is Colchester, Conn. A daughter Paulette (Mrs. Marshall DeHaytn) lives ia Wisconsin. There are two younger children also. Mrs. Joe (Olinda) Bergan lives in Minot. Their four children are Philman a member of the Air Force, now stationed in Guam. His wife is the former Susie Bucholz of Garrison. Phyllis is married to Larry Christopherson of Garrison; Diane married Larry Mikkelson and lives in Minot. Richard will graduate this spring from White Shield High School. Mrs. Ella Daleness lives at Missoula, Montana. Her 6 children are Mrs. Dave (Donna) Baber, Mrs. Marty (Judy) Grothe, Peter Kovarik, Jr. and Pamela, Deatte and Joyce. Mrs. Willie (Eldena) Walcker lives at Hebron, N.D., where her husband is an elevator manager. Their five children are Barry, Wanda, Clinton, Cindy and Laura. Mrs. Wahl who is now 75, makes her home at McLean Manor in Garrison. She has 46 grandchildren and several great-grand­ children. 219 €4UUe MOTOR COMPANY 500 South Broadway Minot, North Dakota 58702 Phone 832-1156 Ford - Mercury - Lincoln Parts - Service Tires "If

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Peter Weigel was born at Hauge, N.D., in 1895. In 1904 he moved to Portland, Oregon and returned in 1908 to a farm at Harvey, N.D. Inl912hemovedtoSelz, N.D., where he operated a general merchandise store. On March 6, 1915 he married Mary Ell. In April 1916 he left Harvey with four horses and a wagon and headed for Roseglen to homestead. The trip took two days. They then set to work building a barn and a granary. In June he brought his wife and oldest daughter back here and they lived in the barn until their homestead shack was ready He recalls buying a cow from Gust Wohlk of Ryder. It was a dandy cow and gave 16 quarts of milk. The milk the family did not use was given to neighbors who did not have cows. The only problem was that he also had two pigs that would suck the cow dry, so he had to see to it that he got to the cow first! The first few years there were not plentiful, and so because there was not much crops, Pete kept busy putting up hay, cutting flax and hauling lumber for the neighbors homestead shacks. Since Pete was fortunate to have horses and a wagon he would start out for Roseglen (then known as Snippen's store) for groceries. By the time he arrived he had about ten neighbors along who wanted groceries and had no way to go but to walk. Mrs. Weigel baked bread for Frank Dahlberg once a week and he would walk over to get it and carry it home in a gunny sack. Pete recalls that Bill Olson, Bill Solberg and Oscar Johnson stayed with them for about three months while they were building their own shacks. They slept in the barn and when it got too chilly for what blankets they had, Pete would go out and pitch hay over them. Pete and Mary are the parents of seven children. Eva (Mrs. James Lund) deceased. Frank married to Doris Norby have five chipdren, Kathy, Mary Beth, Becky, Greg and Barbara. They live in San Jose, Calif.; Leonard lives at San Diego, Calif.; Arthur married Clarice Tollefson and they farm near Makoti, and have four children, Cheryl, Bonnie, Adell and Steven. Ver­ non is married to Clara Qualley and live on the home place with their children, Donna and Ronald; Donald married Lila Olson, and they and their five children farm near Roseglen. Their five children are Robert, Dean, Renae, Debbie and Stuart. Joyce married Merle Anderson and they live at Hazen, N.D., with their four children, Peter, Perry, Owen and Barbara. In 1951 the Weigel's retired from farming and moved to a new home at Minot, N.D. He has worked off and on for Voeller Furniture since then.

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I was born near Wanamingo, Minn., July 26, 1893 and grew up there. I only went to school to finish 7th grade and part of the 8th grade, but had to quit school before the 8th grade exams in the spring of 1907, because I was needed at home. Mother was not so well and my older sisters were either married or worked away from home. There were only five months of school during the school term at that time. I was confirmed in the Lu­ theran church when I was 15 years old. Carl H. Skogen was born near Kasson, Minn., Jan 1st, 1896. In 1906 his parents moved to Pine County, Minn. He had a few years of schooling in Dodge County and the remainder in rural schools near Sandstrom, Minn. He is a veteran of World War I. We were married June 23, 1921 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Red Wing, Minn. The first four years we were married we lived at Remer, Minn. The two oldest children were born there, Marion and Irving. Mr. Skogen worked at logging there. Since I had brothers who settled near Minot in the early 1900's, that sort of brought us here in 1925. A sister, Mrs. Henry O. Nelson, who lived near Minot also, having settled there in 1910, moved to the Roseglen area in 1916 and lived here until her passing in 1957. Car lyle the third child was born two days after we came to North Dakota. He was born at Trinity Hospital in Minot in 1925, and the only one in the family born in a hospital. We bought, the Alfred Truhn farm the fall of 1925 and this has been our home since. We bought more land near us and are well satisfied on how we have prospered and can retire and live comfortably. The twins Jeanice and Jeanette were born here two years af­ ter we started farming here, and in '29, Grace was born. The children attended rural school here and had more than two miles to school which they usually walked. They walked across fields which made the distance shorter. Sometimes in winter they would hitch their horse Dan to the home-made sled, then they'd get there real fast, and Buster, the dog, was sure to follow. They all had the chance to go to High School at Ryder. Mar­ ian, the oldest daughter is a graduate nurse. She married Clifford Bergan, also of Roseglen, and they live at Yankton, S.D., where he is in the lumber yard business, and she is County health nurse of Yankton County. They have two adopted boys, Eric, 17, is a senior in high school, Paul, 15, is a freshman in high school. Irving who lives at home is operating the farm now. He was in the service during World War II from 1943-46. 223 CONGRATULATIONS TO ROSEGLEN

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Ryder, North Dakota Carlyle who lives in Aurora, Colorado, also was in the service from 1948-52 and spent 15 months in Korea. He is married to LeAnna Johnson, a nurse from Hinsdale, N.Y. They have four children, Mark, Marcella, Kirk and Keith. Jeanice is married to Lloyd Peterson and they live on a farm near Ryder. Their children are Marcia, a Junior in high school, Bruce and Nancy. Jeanette married Russel Johansen and they also farm near Ryder. They have five children, Janice, is training to be a nurse at Trinity Hospital, in Minot; Larry is a senior in high school, Colleen, a sophomore, Craig and Darla Gay. Grace married John Hays of Rochester, N.Y. They met while they were stationed at the Navel Air Base near Alameda, Calif. He was in the Navy, she in the Waves. Then in 1953 they moved back to Rochester, N.Y., to live. They now live at Canandaigua, N.Y., at the edge of one of the Finger Lakes. John is manager of a furniture store in Canandaiga. We visited Grace and her husband in 1965, and it was that November 9th when Rochester and other parts of New York had the black out. Our plane landed safely three minutes after the Black Out, but made it okay, but it was really dark in that terminal. We managed to find them when flash lights were put to use, as they were there on time to meet us. They have three children, Stephen, a sophomore in high school, and Linda and Mary.

ANDREW W. KERZMAN Andrew W. Kerzman was born in 1889 at Marshall, Minn. In 1903 he came to Coleharbor with his widowed mother and eight brothers and sisters. The following spring the family moved with wagons and teams to Blackwater township. Andrew was then 15 years old. Later they moved to their claim in Deep- water township where they built a house and barn. Four years later, in 1908, a fire destroyed their house and all their belongings when two of the brothers, Freddie and George tried to hustle a fire in the cook stove by throwing kerosene over the coals. A flash fire occurred and the entire house was engulfed in a mass of flames. Freddie lost his life in the fire, and George was seriously burned. More sorrow followed the next year in 1909 when a sister Marie died of dip­ htheria, and in 1912 George passed away. In January 1913, Andrew married Mathilda Swanson who had come here from Etrick, Wisconsin. She was a school teacher and taught for four of more years prior to her marriage. She stayed with the James Shea's while teaching the Fines school. The newlyweds lived for a time with his mother, and in 1914 moved to the reservation. In 1916 was the coal land opening, 225 Congratulations on your 50th Anniversary GRAND THEATER

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Bob Diffely, Mgr. Phone 497-5397 but he was not lucky enough to have a number, so he bought a relinquishment and to this homestead he moved their shack from the reservation and continued to live here until 1924. This was near Oscar Johnson's claim. Hard times came and Andrew lost his claim which forced the family to move back to the reservation again in 1924 and lived here until 1937 when they moved to the Boden place in the Emmet community. In 1941 his wife Mathilda died. The family lived here until 1943 when he bought the farm known as the Sherwood place in Roseglen township and farmed with a son Elmer until 1956 when he retired. Andrew has spent the past seven winters in Arizona with his daughter Mae and family, and the rest of the time with other members of the family in good ol' North Dakota. He is now 78 years old. He and his wife became the parents of four boys and one girl. They are Roy who married Jeanette Gertz and live at Coleharbor where he is an iron and steel worker. Their eight children are LaVonne, Boyd, Karen, Wanda, Wayne, Barbara, Carol and Lawrence. Leo is a mechanic and construction worker in the area. Arthur lives at Kamiah, Idaho and is married to Dorothy Dlyler. Their five children are Sharon, Patricia, Kathy, Rita and Robin. Elmer married Margaret Zenz of Max and they and their three children, Gloria, Daryl and Joyce live on the Sherwood farm which they own. Mae and her husband, retired U.S. Army Lieut. Col. William Ayoub and their three children, Theresa, Billy and Tommy recently moved to his country of Lebanon, having lived at an army base in Arizona for several years. Mae was a WAC in the service before her marriage.

OTHER EARLY RESIDENTS Ingvold Jorgenson filed in Deepwater township in 1915 and homesteaded here in 1916. Elsie Fitzgerald was a school teacher in the township and tiomeateaded in Deepwater twp. having come here from Ells­ worth, Wis., to teach school. Harry Dotten and a brother Everett Dotten, homesteaded. They are brothers of Mrs. Stanton Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Clendining came from Surrey, N.D., and homesteaded. They were both educated and he taught 227 Congratulations Roseglen On Your 50th Anniversary Stevensons Ladies Ready to Wear DOWNTOWN MINOT

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ILMLOUH. nllawfiL (••(ft FfCIftAL OtfrOUT MMIHAIKI CONKItATH>N school. Mr. Clendining passed away, and his wife lives in Ohio. They had one son. Inga Olson who homesteaded makes her home at the Luth­ eran Home for the aged in Minot, N.D. The Aune Family were homesteaders. They were the parents of twin sons, Conrad and Gilbert. One of the boys, Gilbert was killed in a runaway accident and was the first boy buried in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. Laura Hagen homesteaded the quarter that Rudolph Vangs­ ness now owns and built his farm on. Nils Sater who lived in the Roseglen area worked for John Simonson for a few years, and was employed for about 15 years by Frank Dahlberg. He now makes his home in Minot at the Lutheran Home for the Aged. He homesteaded 80 acres near the Mortenson farm in Amundsville twp. in earlier years. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Almquist homesteaded in Deepwater township. He was a brother of Mrs. Carl Anderson who with her husband homesteaded the land that Engel Dahl's own. They were the parents of four children, Arnold, Olger, Mildred and Eileen. The three oldest attended Ryder High School. After selling out their farming interests, the family moved to Minot where Mr. Almquist operated a store for some years. And later they moved to Seattle, Wash., where she died about two years ago. Mrs. Almquist still lives in Seattle as does Olger, Mildred and Eileen who are all married. Arnold Almquist was electrocuted and died about a week later from the severe burns. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wahl homesteaded also. They were the parents of seven children. Mrs. Wahl died in the 30's and the family moved in to Roseglen for some years. Fred remarried and now lives at McClusky, N.D. The children are Harold who is married and lives at Minot and works for the railroad, Ver­ non and Marvin of Great Falls, Montana, Lloyd of Mandan, Mrs. Delores Beyer, and Mrs. Leo (Maggie) Shanko of Great Falls, Montana. A son Ruben died in 1952 at the age of 24, in a car accident while in service at Camp Campbell, Kentucky.

FRANK MCNEW

Catching gophers with a twine string and saving their tails is one of the first memories of Frank McNew, son of home­ steader Frank McNew. With his brother, Riley, running bare­ foot after snakes and stepping on them to catch them is another 229 WALSH'S BAR Congratulations Roseglen on Your Golden Anniversary Bob & Verna Where friends meet friends Parshall, N. Dak. Congratulations Roseglen PATIO STEAK HOUSE Steaks - Chicken - Sea Foods Grocery - Westland Gas & Oil Frank & Georgie Tomhave Raub, N. Dak. 743-4232 CONGRATULATIONS ROSEGLEN from RAUB TAVERN

Gill & Marlys Engan Raub, N. Dak. Good Luck, Good Health! May Roseglen Flourish Another 50 EARL'S BAR EARL W. MYHRE PARSHALL, N. DAK. PHONE 862-9444 memory. Homestead entry for the land described as SW1/4NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4, Lots 6,7,8 was made by Frank McNew on May 12, 1916, and the applications was allowed. Frank McNew, son of a soldier of the Union Army, was born July 5, 1879, in Greene County, Tennessee, and had several brothers and sisters. He went West as a young man, working in Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington. From the far West, he came eastward to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he met Blanch Miska whom he married on April 2, 1913. Blanch Miska, daughter of immigrant parents, was born at Biscay, Minnesota, on February 12, 1887. Her father had come to the United States with his parents in 1873 from County Chrudim, State of Bohemia, Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNew lived in St. Paul until about a year after their first child, Josephine, was born. They then moved to North Dakota where son, Riley, was born. The house was completed on the homestead October 1, 1916, and the McNew family first established actual residence October 30, 1916. Son, Frank, was born there on August 5, 1917. That year 54 acres were cultivated and only 75 bushels flax harvested. From March 2, 1918, to April 1, 1919, Frank McNew was away on a leave of absence granted by the U.S. Land Office in Minot. Mrs. McNew had contracted tuberculosis and was con­ fined to the North Dakota State Tuberculosis Sanitorium for a year. During this time, the children were with relatives in Minnesota and Tennessee. They were all reunited about a year after her return to the homestead. Josephine and Riley started to school and walked the distance to and from the little 1-room school house. Sickness struck again, and, on February 26, 1925, Mrs. McNew died. Frank McNew managed to keep the children with him until school was out and then sent them to Minnesota to stay with their mother's relatives. After the crops were in that year, Frank sold out, keeping only the land, and, with his children, returned to Tennessee and the farm where he was raised and where his mother and sister then lived. Soon after arriving in Tennessee, he decided to buy the home place and his mother and sister moved to Greeneville, leaving him alone again with three young children. Frank McNew never remarried. He saw each of his three children graduate from high school. Riley entered the Marine Corps the year after high school and served one enlistment. During the time he was "away, Josephine and Frank attended business college and they both found work away from home. In the summer of 1941, Riley returned from the service and stayed at home. He was with his father in the field on December 7, 1938, when Frank McNew suffered a fatal heart attack. 231 ~=S^m>.

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EOPLES STATE BANK fAVING AND RICIIVING SIAllONS Al MAKOTI ANO PIAZ* Riley now lives at Joppa, Maryland. He has three sons, all married, and a young daughter, as well as five grandchildren. He has his own automobile radiator repair and air conditioning shop with one of his sons as partner. Josephine lives in Washington, D.C., and is secretary to a Member of Congress from Georgia. Frank, married to his childhood sweetheart, lives inMilledge- ville, Georgia. He has two sons. He is with the J.P. Stevens Company, manufacturer of woolen materials. The land homesteaded by Frank McNew is still owned jointly by his children. Memories preferred by daughter, Josephine, are of the wild flowers on the prairie, chasing thistles rather than snakes, and the summer a shipment of new books were received after school was out and placed in her father's custody. She was permitted full library privileges that summer.

I. SYLVESTER

Mr. I. Sylvester came from Grand Forks county, N.D., where he homesteaded near Roseglen. He married Marie Nel­ son from Northwood, N.D. who had filed on a claim next to his. They left Roseglen shortly after and settled on a farm at Thomp­ son, N.D. They had two children who were orphaned at an early age, their parents passing away within two years of each other. The little girl and boy lived with various relatives until they received their education. Ruth attended college at Moorhead, Minn, and took three years nurses training at Minneapolis. She married a dentist Phillip Rostads who practices in Moorhead. They have four children, Susan 20, Tom 18, Ann 15, and David 14. Howard is single and is an Electrician at Huntington Beach, Calif.

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Looking back over the years from 1902 to 1910, when people came from neighboring States to "stake claims" of land, up to the present time, one can see many changes in population, de­ velopment in the farming industry and in landscaping. Re­ garding the history of Emmet Township, it is interesting to note how it received it's name. It was at one time an organized Township and was named "Emmet" after the first child born in this Township. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Lou- denbeck, early homesteaders about the year 1904. A brother, A.J. Loudenbeck who went by the name of Bert, also a home­ steader here about the same time, became a well known Political figure as time went on. He was born at Union, Illinois, later moving to Iowa where he operated his father's farm and gained first-hand knowledge of the farmer's problems. He attempted to solve a portion of those problems through Politics. He took a great interest in community affairs, becoming Secretary to the Equity Assoc, and a member of the Township Board. Later he accepted the office of Deputy Sheriff at Washburn, then Sheriff of McLean County and finally Deputy United States Marshall. He served two terms in the House of Representatives and at one time served as Warden of the State Penitentiary. He passed away in 1943. His wife, Bell who survived him is now married to Paul Ziegler and lives in Minot. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ziegler now live on and farm the Loudenbeck homestead land. Almost all of the early homesteaders have passed away. Com­ paring the Atlas of 1914 with the Atlas of 1962 one finds approx­ imately half as many people and homesteads now as there were then. Many of the small farms have been united either through direct purchase from the owner or through foreclosure by lend­ ing agencies. A number of the farms have been passed on to the second or third generation, such as the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Menton Rime, or Mrs. R.E. Rime as she is better known today, her husband having passed away many years ago. She carried on the farming operations for a number of years with the help of her young sons. She is one of the few homesteaders who is still with us. Her son, Russel and his wife Laura now own the farm. Russel has enlarged his farm by purchasing adjoining quarters. One of which was the homestead land of Emma Peter­ son Kingsnorth, now living in Minot. Her husband, the late George Kingsnorth, homesteaded the land now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dittus...... The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Iverson, who homesteaded in the year 1905, is now in the ownership of their youngest son, 235 PARKER'S BAR & BOTTLE SHOP

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Parshall, N. Dak. ectly here as was the case of Mr. and Mrs. Seivert Sandy. After a few years of farming here they returned to their native land. That farm is now operated by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hod­ ges. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rime own and operate the land that was the homestead of Thomas J. Walsh in the year 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ellison own and operate the former home­ stead of a bachelor by the name of Thomas Mangan who was a prize fighter in his younger years. Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Iverson now own and operate the farm that was owned by Andrew Johnson in 1914 and by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Brown in later years. The Curtis and Lois Mehlhoff land of today was once the homestead of Robert Fitzgerald, while the Jim and Irene Trueblood farm belonged to R.D. Wilson in the year of 1914. Later it was purchased by Jim's step­ father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Swan Johnson. Then we have the E.L. Mackey homestead of 1914 which is now the property of Robert Ulrich, and the homestead of E.P. Buzick and at one time owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boots. Their son, Warren and wife Lois, are now operating that farm. The homestead of the late Chris Christopherson is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Van Cleve. In the early days not all of the land in the Emmet Township was used for grain farming. Much of it was grazing land. Many horses were raised in those days as they were used almost entirely for field work and transportation. A few of the early homesteaders used Oxen, because of their great strength, to pull plows used in breaking the sod. The farm machinery con­ sisted mostly of plow, harrow, drill, binder, mower and rake. Custom threshing was in use in those days. One of the largest horse ranches in the Township was that of Ralph Ward who homesteaded where Mr. and Mrs. Donald Iglehart and family now live. Ralph Ward was the first pioneer to own an Automobile in this township, and the first to build a large house that was considered beautiful in that day. He had a good sized ball room and fire place in his home. Another Ranch was that of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Mer­ riam. He raised both sheep and cattle. That Ranch is now owned and operated by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hodges. Mrs. Hodges, better known as Arlene, has taught many schools throughout the years, and is presently teaching in the Garrison Elementary school. In the early days most of the farmers owned a few head of cattle and a flock of chickens andsoldbutter and eggs in exchange for groceries. Butter was packed in stone crocks and eggs were packed in pails of oats to keep them from breaking as they were hauled to market in buggies andwagons drawnby horses. Driving to Garrison and home again from the northwest corner of the Township was an all day trip. Emmet Township in the early days also boasted of having two 239 Congratulations on your 50 th

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Einar & Priscilla Haugen doctors,—one a medical doctor, Dr. J.F. Timm, and one a Veter­ inary doctor, Dr. C.H. Hacket. Dr. Timm and his wife Lydia homesteaded in 1905 in the northwest corner of the Township. He was the second pioneer to own an automobile, the make of which was "International". It resembled a horseless carriage and had hard rubber tires. It was started by means of a crank underneath the side running board, sometimes being very dif­ ficult to start. It could travel at the rate of about fifteen miles* an hour which was some improvement over the speed of horses. Dr. Timm originated from Germany, coming to the U.S.A. when he was seventeen years of age. He received his medical education in Chicago and practiced medicine in Iowa and Illinois for several years prior to coming to Emmet. He had intended to stay only the length of timerequiredto "stake the land claim", but as time went on he enjoyed the rural life and the climate, so continued to live on the farm. Besides doing his own farm work, he was also a medical servant to his'friends at Emmet and sur­ rounding area for thirteen years. His wife served their fellow- men as a nurse. Just to show how even the very young notice a difference in landscaping, their three year old son, Herman, coming to N.D., with his parents from Illinois, made the remark in the German language, "Viele Steine und gar keine Baume" which is interpreted "Many stones and absolutely no trees". In Illinois there were many trees. As time went on, trees were planted so that today Emmet Township can be proud of having many beautiful groves and shelter belts of trees. The farm of the late Dr. and Mrs. Timm is now owned by their daughter Eulalia Helen and her husband Melvin Bjornholt who also own the former homestead of the late Mr. and Mrs. Math Mertz. The adjoining homestead of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Mertz Sr. was passed down to their daughter Katherine and her husband Henry Blohm who now live in Garrison. This land was recently purchased by Richard Kerzman of Roseglen. The late Dr. and Mrs. C.H. Hacket homesteaded one mile west of the Loudenbeck place. A few years later, Dr. Hacket moved to Garrison. There is no one living on that place at the present time but the land is farmed by Wilbur Hill of Blackwater Town­ ship. At one time, Emmet claimed two Post Offices. The first one was the Roney Post Office and Store located on the Roney Homestead which land is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Igle- hart and at which place Mr. and Mrs. Robert Iglehart and Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Iglehart presently reside. W.J. Igleharts have built themselves a lovely home close to the Garrison Dam Res­ ervoir just south of their farm. Two other families, Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Calberer and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Simmons have homes adjoining them at this location. Again speaking of Post Offices, the second one was the Rob­ inson Post Office located on the other side of the Douglas Creek 241 Congratulations Roseglen

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Not Expensive Minot for the convenience of those living in that area. This one was operated by Mrs. Fredrickson. About the year 1907, the Emmet Post Office replaced the Roney Post Office and some time later the Robinson Office was also disband. The Emmet Post Office and store was then located just across the road from the home­ steaders, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duchane where Mr. and Mrs. Leo Beattie and family now reside. Leo, the son of R.L. Beattie. R.L. Beattie and Fred Carvel were the first to operate the new Emmet Post Office and grocery store. Later on, Mrs. Lena House took over and then in the late 1920 and early 1930 the Post Mistress was Helen Johnson, wife of Lytle Johnson and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Albrecht who also lomesteaded near there about 1902. It seems that the store yeas discon­ tinued sometime in the year 1920. Most people owned cars by that time and traveled to Garrison to do their shopping. In 1934 Mrs. O.D. Korstad became Post Mistress, having the Post Of­ fice in her home just one mile south of the original site. In 1938 A.F. Olson known as "Hack Olson" took over the Post Office with his wife, Dorothy, assisting. They again established a small grocery store in connection with the Post Office at it's present location, on a portion of the land originally homesteaded by Sam WiUiams. Lewis Grindy now owns the balance of that land. Hack Olson passed away in 1950 and his wife carried on for a couple of years and was assisted in the Post Office by Mrs. Joe O'Shea. In 1952 Louis Brindy and wife Aldine, coming from Minot to this community, took over the Emmet Store and Post Office until they moved to Minneapolis in I960 where he is now Director of Personel Division in the Regional Postal Dept. Gerhard Korstad then became store manager and his wife Alma became acting Post Mistress until 1963 when for the next three years Reid Hill was Post Master. After his resignation, Alma Korstad again was installed as acting Post Mistress. Emmet Township has also had quite a history in the educational field. The Hacket school district as it was called, at one time extended to the border of the Missouri River, and for a number of years had five schools which were relocated a number of times to accomodate the changes in population. In the early days most of the school buildings were very small and were heated by small coal burning stoves. As a matter of fact, be­ cause of the severity of the winter weather, many of the schools were in session only in the fall and the spring. Coal used to heat the schools and the homes was mined in the south eastern and south central portion of the Emmet Township in the hills. In early years, the farmers mined their own coal, but now we have the Burns and Wretling coal mine located one mile east and one mile south of the Emmet Post Office. As time went on, some of the smaller schools were eliminated and the two remaining schools were improved with Automatic furnaces, as in 1949 the community was blessed with Rural Electrification. 243 COAST TO COAST STORES

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New Town Early Emmet School, used two years, located 1/4 mile north of Dr. Timm's homestead and on his land. Students pictured are Raymond Kennedy, Ernest Kennedy, Herman Timm, Art Hoeffer, Catherine Mertz, Mable Yunker, Eva Mertz, Christina Mertz, Gerty Boden, Jaude Kennedy and Clara Ross. Teacher is Mary Pederson or Mrs. Ernest Tank.

Many new homes were then built and modern conveniences installed. Having only the two schools at that time, it became nec­ essary to transport the children living at a great distance, by bus, to the nearest school. In 1958 the Hacket school district consolidated with the Garrison school district and the children were all transported by bus to Garrison. In the early days, social activities and recreation was held in both the schools and the homes. During the summer months, picnics were held at Smokers Coulee just north of the Missouri River and about five miles south of Emmet in its present lo­ cation. In about the year 1915, Albert Urdahl furnished the com­ munity with a fairly large- building, built on his land which is now owned by William Kastner. The Urdahl Hall was used for several years for programs, dances, etc., music being furnished by local talent. In the early days, religious services were held in the homes. In 1903 Rev. Frank Peterson homesteaded two miles south and one mile west of the present Post Office site. He was the local Methodist minister for many years. In 1908 a church edifice was built onhisland. In those days, candles were used to decorate Christmas trees. Following one of the Christmas programs at the church, Santa's cotton beard and also the tree caught on fire which created quite a commotion. The fire was quickly extin- 245 COUNTRY STYLE BOLOGNA SMOKED SAUSAGES

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Mr. Wright and Mr. Williams from DesLacs owned 19 acres of land. They had big ideas about starting a town on this land, so they had lots surveyed and started a grocery store and post office in 1903. Ed Fredeen hauled the mail out to "Old Ryder" and they picked it up there. Mr. Wright only stayed in the business about 2 years, however, Mr. Williams stayed a few years longer. The Hunsinger girls operated the store for a few years. Williams and Wright wanted to get acquainted with the peo­ ple so they decided to have a picnic. On June 20, 1903 they had the first Hiddenwood Picnic, which continued to be an annual affair thereafter. People came on foot, by horse and wagon and by oxen. In 1917, they quit the store business and sold the building to Fred Van Hook. The 1st National Bank took over the land and then gave it to the Old Settlers. Chris Hill the County Auditor, wrote that 3 years taxes had to be paid or the county would take the land. Art Landon paid up the taxes and then Chris Hill made arrangements with the State Land Department to have it set aside as a public picnic grounds, which will be non-taxable and non-profitable, incorporated ac­ cording to the laws of the State. Therefore the Hiddenwood Picnic Association was formed in 1909. The picnic has continued thru' the years. It was really a big affair in the 1920's until the Hall blew down in 1928. How­ ever, in 1935 a large floor was laid and a bowery dance was held with music by Hazel Johnson's Orchestra-it went over big. The Picnic is still being held on the 20th of June each year at the picnic grounds with a dance in the evening either at Rose­ glen or Makoti.

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BY MARION FJELDAHL AND MRS. TOM AKAN Lydia and Tom Akan came to Gate Twp. in 1925 from Wis­ consin where they were born. They had arrived in Washburn, N.D. in 1899. Tom was active in politics, served in the state legislature, organized the Nonpartisan League and was the com­ munity auctioneer. He passed away in 1958. Lydia was kept 251 AERIAL SPRAYING

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The Paul Broste Rock Museum in Parshall busy as a practical nurse in the area, assisting Dr. Grangaard some, and when he wasn't able to come, she worked alone to bring a number of babies into the world. The Akan children are Marion who is married to Louie Fjeldahl. They have one son Kenneth and live on a farm. Joe married Freda Swanson and they live on the Herbert Pittings place. Ned lives near Towner. MR. & MRS. HERBERT PITTINGS lived here for a number of years, thenmovedtoTamarac, Minn., wheretheyboth died in 1065. Their one daughter Gertrude (Mrs. Donald Huber) a R.N. lives at Ellsworth, Wis. HENRY GORTMAKER was born near Ackley, Iowa in 1876. He homesteaded at Hiddenwood in 1903. He was a farmer and thresher. Lena Bruse, his wife came to Hiddenwood in 1910 from Dumont, Iowa. They moved to Ryder in 1925. Mr. Gortmaker died at Parker, S.D. in 1952. Their children are Leora Wicklander of Washburn, Vernon who lives in Parker, S.D., as does another sister, Wilma. LOUIE FJELDAHL was born and raised at Berthold, N.D. He entered the Army in 1942 and completed it in 1943. In 1943 he married Marian Akan and have one son Kenneth. They live on the former William Kennedy farm. They are mem­ bers of Immanuel Lutheran Church. OTTO GABRIEL and his brother Hank came from Nebraska. Otto died in March 1952. He was noted for his nice flower garden and beautiful trees. Julius Lunden now owns his land. AMBROSE PALM was married to Ann Sjelop. Before his marriage he farmed for many years here, and later he and his wife moved to Detroit, Michigan where she died. Ambrose now lives in California. Vernon Hanson now farms the land. JOE PETZ was born in Minnesota and lived with his parents in Blue Hill township for some years. He married Irene An­ derson who had taught school for 8 years in nearby schools, in 1930. They lived for awhile in Ward County and also south of Douglas before moving to their present farm in 1934. Their four children are Stanley who married Jackie Palmer and they have one girl. He is employed at the State Capitol in Bis­ marck. Robert is home with his father and is employed by Rensch Garage in Makoti. Betty married Harold Klabunde of Emmet and are the parents of eight children. Marilyn mar­ ried James Beyer and they live in Ryder. Irene passed away in 1965. HERB YOUNG homesteaded in Rice Lake Township in 1906. He was born in 1877 in Wisconsin and moved as a child to Rey­ nolds, N.D. In addition to farming he had operated the Jerome store and post office. In 1925 he and his wife Hanna Hanson whom he married in 1902 moved to a farm in Gate Twp. where they lived until retiring and moved to Minot in 1946. In 1952 they celebrated their golden wedding. Their children include

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RENSCH FARM STORE »arnson Dorothy Hansen of Glendive, Mont.; Lois Hove and Delores Johnson of Minot; Vernon of Ryder on the home place, Jerome of Los Angeles, and Donald of Florence, Ariz. A daughter, Verna, died in 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Youngs are both deceased, Mrs. Young having spent her last years with her daughter, Mrs. Arnold Hove in Minot. The Golden Gate Homemakers Club was organized in 1953 at the Louie Fjeldahl home. Members included Hallie Shafer, Alice Braasch, Marion Fjeldahl, Loretta Ostvolden, Lydia Akan, Beatrice Johnson, June Sprenger, Delores Johnson, Mildred Franklin, Irene Petz, Dorothy Sprenger, Alice Petz and Vivian Forsman. This Club is now disbanded and now the group meets as a Birthday Club. The highest elevation in Gate township is Round Top Hill and in olden days the cowboys would ride on top of the hill and could always locate their cattle. JAKE PETZ came from Minnesota as a young boy with his parents. He and Alice Mikkelson were married and they lived at Berthold on the C.A. Olsen farm until about 1935. Prior to this Jake was employed with Alex Braasch and Carl Larson in the Coal Mine southwest of Roseglen. Later he worked for Joe Rensch in Makoti for a few years until he bought the farm from Helmer Iverson in 1940 where they continue to live. They are the parents of 10 children, Duane, Donna Jean, Dick, Dennis, Doreen, Kitty Ann, Peggy, Joyce, Lowell and Gregory, who is the youngest is a senior at Makoti High School. Several of the Petz children are now married. ARNOLD LARSON a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larson, who married the former Elizabeth Petz, have farmed in Gate township since their marriage. They live on the home place of Arnold's folks. They are the parents of 10 children, five boys and five girls. Richard Larson, the oldest, is now in his 10th year in the Army. He is at Washington, D.C. where he is employed among office personnel at the Walter Reed Hospital. He and his wife have one son, Michael. Gene, also served in the army and was stationed in Korea for a year. He is employed at the Farmers Union Elevator in Ryder. The next two boys, Byron and Ronald are both in the service and are serving in Viet Nam. The youngest boy, Michael graduated last spring from Ryder high school. The girls are Eileen who married Don Ehlert and lives at Renton, Wash., with their three small sons; Joan and Sylvia are both employed in Minot and Linda, a high school sophomore and Nancy 9 years old are at home. ARTHUR LANDON was born in Owatona, Minn, in 1878. When he was three years old he moved with his parents to Webster, S.D., and lived there until 1902 when he came to North Dakota and filed on a homestead in Gate township where he still con­ tinues to live. In 1916 he was married to Lottie Colburn, a

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Gene, Tim, Dan & Jerry Cashman school teacher he met in Bryant, S.D., and that same year he built their present house. He and his wife were always active in things involving the Hiddenwood area people, and took part in the work of the Presbyterian church and its Sunday School. Mr. Landon served several years on the township board, as a director on the telephone board and also the school board. They raised five children, Jim, the oldest and his wife Emma and daughter Joan live in Petaluma, Calif., "where he is employed for the Internal Revenue in San Francisco. He has worked here about 20 years. Bob, who married Doris Price, farm the home place, and Mr. Landon makes his home with them. They have one son, Gregory. Margory married Harold Wall, and they live in Stockton, Calif., where he is in the Insurance business. They have two children, Michael and Wendy. Dale married Norma Talbott. They have four boys, Darold, Dennis, Roger and Bruce. Dale is in the Dry Cleaning business in Minn­ eapolis, Minn. Charlotte is married to Norman Broten and they live in Jameston. He is a bricklayer, and she works for the Farmers Union Insurance Co. They have two daughters, Norma and Kathy. James, Dale and Harold were all members of the armed services during World War II. Mrs. Landon passed away in July, 1947.

MR. & MRS. ALBERT AUSTAD Mrs. Albert Austad was born in Thoten, Norway on Sept. 25, 1887. She came to this country when she was two years old. A pioneer of this state, Albert was born north of Sheldon in Cass County, about 50 miles west of Fargo, on July 30, 1880. Albert and his brother Lloyd came west to McLean County in July, 1902 and filed on a homestead in Gate Township. On June 7, 1905, Anna Sophie Sagvold and Albert Austad were married at the home of the bride's parents at McLeod, N.D. A special bowery had been built for the occasion. Rev. J.M. Ingerholm officiated, and the bride's attendants were her sisters, Mrs. Nels Lunde of Cooperstown, and Mrs. Feder Olson of Galata, Montana. Their gowns were of blue silk. This was an all blue wedding, with the bride's gown being a blue silk with full white ruffles, with which she wore a floor length veil of white. Her shoulder corsage was of white bridal wreath. The bridegroom's attendants were his two brothers, Lloyd Austad of Roseglen and John Austad of Enderlin. Shortly after their marriage, Albert brought his young bride of 18 (he was 25) to Roseglen. They made the trip, a distance of 300 miles, not by car, but with horse and buggy. Here they started their new life in a sod house about one-half mile south of where their present home stands.

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Jaycettes In 1910 they moved back to Enderlin where they lived for 7 years. Albert worked on the railroad during this time. In 1916 they moved back to Roseglen area where they have resided until retiring several years ago. In 1928, Albert built the house on the farm where they lived until 1963. Since retiring, they reside in Garrison. The Austad's have five children; Erwin who is married to the former Irene Ziegler, lives on the Chris Prang home­ stead. Irene is on the Ryder school faculty. They have three children; Gary who served four years in the Navy, now works at the International Airport in Minot, N.D. Karen, a nurse (RN) is employed at Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Alan, is a student at NDSU at Fargo. Louise married Lyman Lee and they live in Bismarck, N.D. He has been Superintendent at the Stanton, N.D. Power Plant. Helen and her husband Paul Barber live in Minot. About 1955, Paul began losing his eye-sight and is now totally blind. He and Helen then went to Minneapolis where he attended the Adult School for the Blind and here he was trained in the use of the white cane that is used for walking through traffic. In 1960 he spent one month at the Seeing Eye Institute at Morristown, N.J. and also studied Braille and other techniques to widen the horizon at the blind. He returned again to Minot with his seeing eye dog, Smokey. He is now office assistant at the Elks in Minot, while Helen is employed at the McCannel Clinic. They have two children, Don and his wife live in Minneapolis with their two children, Paul and Anna. Donna (Mrs. Richard Hau­ gen) and her husband farm north of Ryder. They have two boys, Duane and Douglas. Alvin who married the former Lois Thornburg of Roseglen, lives in Seattle, Wash. They have one daughter, Saralyn, Mrs. William Mikkelson. Milton and his wife, the former Bette Skippel, live at Clear Lake, Minn. They formerly farmed in the Roseglen vicinity. They have four children, Dean of Minneapolis, Dianne, (Mrs. Gene Risse) lives at Clear Lake, Minn., Denyce, (Mrs. Rob­ ert Lequeis) lives at Eden Valley, Minn,; and Dennis is a student at College in Rice Lake, Minn. On June 7, 1955, Albert and Anna celebrated their 50th wed­ ding anniversary. In 1965 they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with open house at the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Roseglen. They have 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grand­ children.

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Write or Call for Free Estimates Roseglen, N. Dak. 743-4531 land just north of what was later Roseglen, establishing his home there a year or so later. He took an active part in the organization of Gate Twp. In 1924, he married Hallie Erb, who had lived her life and taught school in the Jeanette com­ munity. They continued to live on the farm until he died in October of 1966. Since then, Mrs. Shafer spends her time with her children. The Shafer's were members of the Church of God, first at Roseglen and later in Ryder. They became the parents of five children. Jesse, the old­ est, married Ramona Lee Tethrow and live at Portland, Ore­ gon with their 16 year old daughter, LaGay. He works for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. Carol who earned her Masters degree in Chemistry at Bozeman, Montana works as a Medical Technician in the Veterans Hospital in West Haven, Conn. She married Howard LaFrance and they have two child­ ren, Judy and Howard. David Shafer married Helen Sather and have one son, Gary. He is employed with Signal Oil Co. in Tioga. Herbert Shafer is married to Donna Schmidt and they have one son Rodney. They also live at Tioga where he works for the Oil Field Service Co., but is tempted by the home farm again. Opal is employed at First National Bank in Williston, N.D.

JOHN AND INGA SUPER Mrs. John H. Sliper (Ingeborg Olson) was born at Hennes, Helgaland, Norway, in March of 1878. She came to the United States in the year 1901, and settled in the Oakes, N.D. area. In 1905 she moved to McLean county, taking up a homestead in Gate township. John H. Sliper was born in 1879 in Trondjhem, Norway. He came to the USA as a young man, settling in the Hillsboro, N.D. community. He later took up a homestead in Ward County, near Ryder. On December 3, 1913, he was united in marriage to Ingeborg Olson. He traded his land for a quarter near inga's, and they set up housekeeping on Inga's homestead. To their union two children were born, Crystal May and Har­ old T. The Slipers continued to farm in Gate township. In the year 1928, on August 15th at 8:20 A.M. a tornado struck their farm, demolishing the house, barn, and some of the other buildings. Luckily no one was injured, as there were four others besides the family in the house. These included Rita Schil­ ling, daughter of Ferd and Roxie Schilling, who were among the earliest settlers in Hiddenwood township. The others were three men from west of Roseglen, who saw the storm approach­ ing and turned into the Sliper's for what they thought was safety 261 Congratulations Roseglen

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Wade & Helen Williamson The Slipers rebuilt, and stayed on the farm until 1937. Retiring then, they moved to Fargo, N.D., residing there until 1947, when they moved to Dwight, N.D., to live with their daughter, (Crystal) Mrs. Howard N. Solberg. Mrs. Sliper passed away there in August, 1949. John Sliper passed away in November, 1956 at Fargo, N.D. Internment for both was in Riverside cemetery in Fargo. Crystal married Howard N. Solberg of Davenport, N.D., in October, 1939. They now reside in Kindred, N.D. Mr. Sol­ berg is a track foreman on the G.N. Railroad. They have a daughter, Jerryanne (Mrs. Robert Olson), who is living in Bozeman, Mont. Mr. Olson is working on his Ph. D. in Zoology at the University there. Harold married Evelyn Reitmeier of Crookston, Minn., in 1946. They live at 1906 Ninth St. North in Fargo; and own and operate a restaurant and drive-in onHighwaylO, West Fargo. They have three children; John, who is a senior, Richard a junior, and Judy a freshman in high school.

MR. & MRS. JOHN FORSMAN

Mr. and Mrs. John Forsman were both born in Vesterboten, Sweden; he in 1879 and Marie in 1878. They were married in Sweden in 1903 and came to the United States in 1914. They lived at Kulm, N.D., for one year before coming to Gate Twp. two miles north of Roseglen where he farmed until 1949. Marie passed away in 1947. They became ths parents of six sons and five daughters. One son Anton died in 1941. Gunnar of Edgeley, N.D., Arnold of Keene, N.D., Walter, Glendive, Mont., Benny of Minot, N.D., and Arthur of Roseglen. Dagmar is Mrs. Carl Jensen of Reserve, Montana; Dagney died in 1960; Deborah married George Wadman of Lignite, N.D.; Daisy is Mrs. Tom Shaw of Stanton, N.D. and Ruth is Mrs. Orris Haugen of Douglas, N.D. There are 29 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Mr. Forsman died in January 1967 at the age of 85.

LOUIS E. SCHOENING

Louis E. Schoening was born in Renville, Minn, in 1874. He married Mathilda Johnson in New York City. She was born in Arvika, Sweden in 1884. They made their home in Minneapolis, Minn, where Louis traveled for the Big 4 Tractor Co., demonstrating tractors in 263 Promise Yourself a PROMINO In 1967 From DIAMOND J. HEREFORDS Dale Y. Johnsons, Owners 5 Miles East of Roseglen

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MR. & MRS. CARL YAHNKE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yahnke now own and live on the Schoening farm, having moved there in 1956. After their marriage at Towner in 1935 they lived in Anamoose, N.D. for 8 years. They then came to Roseglen and lived on the Seth Dahlberg farm from 1944 to 1956. Mrs. Yahnke is the former Olive Hauger. They have three children. Eleanor married Don Knudtson who is in partnership in K & T Excavating Co.; they live in their trailer home on the Yahnke. farm with their four children, Ricky, Renae, Lonnie and Davey. Gerald married Rosalie Pe­ derson and they live at Washburn, N.D., where he is on the high school faculty. Their three children are Kelly, Keith and Kacey. The youngest son, Gene is a senior at White Shield.

BILL AND EMMA SORENSON

William Sorenson was born and raised at Lake Benton in Minnesota. He came to North Dakota as a youth to work. In 1921 he and Emma Sorenson, daughter of Jake Erb's of Ryder were married in Minot. They lived until 1932 on the present Ordean Sherven farm, where three children; Earl, LaRayne, and Phyllis, were born. They then moved to the Roseglen community, renting the Ole Lundan farm, where Maxine was born. In 1942 Bill -purchased the Herb Pittings farm in Gate, and moved there, where Bill farmed until 1958. They then rented the land to a son-in-law, Walter Hanson, and moved out west to Eugene, Ore-

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Garrison and Halliday, North Dakota gon. Bill worked there in construction until his health failed. Bill and Emma still live at Eugene. Earl is at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane; married, with three daughters, Terry, Donna, and Vanessa. His wife, Evelyn, is employed in the base exchange. LaRayne (Mrs. Jack Phillips) is at Springfield, Oregon. Her husband has a coffee shop in Eugene, and LeRayne does volunteer work in a local hospital. Their two children are Ronda and Billy. Phyllis and Don Mueller live at Ryder. Don farms and is cus­ todian of the school. They have four children; Khyleen, Karen, Kirby, and Darik, all in school. Maxine and Walter Hanson moved to Eugene in 1961. He works for the Reed Fuel Co. there. Three children; Jacolyn, Penny and Chad are all in school in Eugene.

L.J. BRAASCH ^ u.^h 9 iQI 1 T arrived at Wimbeldon in an emigrant car On March 2, 1911,1 ^"veu d and had farmed for from Chicago, where 1[was born,^grew P, macninery, a ,fe3? ye£iSH Jods S set up farming near the farms of my tUn S brothSs Sen the reservation land opened for filing in 1912 Ma fin and I went to Minot to register. We were b0tin h19l

mi^Votromm ltown I loaded a 125-bu., grain tank with lumber, miles . °™"; * f m tne car-bedding, a tent, a kerosene P!"°V1S1ZS Sorted out wr?h my four horse team. I remember fhTit was aD0about 2 pm before I got started the sun was very that it wf sra^; rpaliye y melting. It was slow going and the bright and the * £ ^ en we ^ad gone only a few miles. I horses began to tire when we a g £SfathUt*u* Spi6d H tn Jet there The Willis Delatorce family living SSFft meg and my'horses up for the night and we had quite avisit* j v, ^waof thP next morning, I started out again,

After a good breakfas the^nexs t amo e, four ^^ only to «nd the roads getting ^ ^ ^rson farm and visited along the trail I came ^° the E.O^n on ^ y a while with them I f^f^o kn 0w exactly where my got to my <^m'*2J tinner stakes I stood on top of the land was. When '^^cfX! I could not see so much as

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Don Morris, Harold Newkom Trucker Jim Beyer Station Att's. almost that I was lord of all. I had no time to lose-darkness was coming on quite fast and I had to get my tent unloaded and set up while there was still light. I hustled around and by 9 p.m. I had my horses in the tent, had found a water hole in the snow, and had a bite to eat. This was real pioneering! I would not care to do it over again. I dozed now and then that night, but it was poor sleeping. At daylight, I fed the horses and had my breakfast. When I went outside, two large hungry-looking grey timber wolves were only a few rods away. I got my 12-guage gun and scared them off. My next job was to take inventory of my goods, and decide where to unload the lumber for building my shack, which was to be 18 by 18 by 7, plus 2 foot center pitch. I was no car­ penter, either, but it was a case of build or freeze. I knew that the first thing I had to do was to find some fuel to burn for heat, so I hunted until I found some lignite. I started building my shack and was surprised that I knew as much about build­ ing as I did, I even made my own doors and window frames. The sides were made of rough boards, tarpaper and shiplap. In a couple of weeks, I had my shack enclosed and had made a fence and shelter for the horses. I had had to make a trip to town for more lumber and I found my pocket book was getting awfully flat. So when H.L. Glazer, Makoti grocer, offered me the chance of living on his homestead close to town for the winter, I jumped at the idea, thinking I could earn a few dollars hauling out supplies for other home­ steaders. I made many trips that winter. The next spring, my brother, Martin, who had filed on the quarter next to mine, came driving a herd of horses and cattle from Wimbeldon. My mother, Emilie Braasch, my two sis­ ters and younger brother came too and my 18 x 18 shack housed us all for a while. I built a 12 x 18 lean-to on the house and a 28 x 40 barn that spring, hiring some help. We had a five or six bushel crop. Many interesting things happened as time went by and there were some hardships. One hard job was getting fuel-we would have to drive as far as 25 miles each way, then dig lignite and load it. Sometimes I left home at 2 a.m. with a four horse team and not get back until midnight. In later years I butchered cattle and sold beef to the threshing rigs during harvest time, butchering in the evening after working in the harvest fields all day, cutting the meat in the early morning after sleeping only a few hours, then peddling the meat to the cook cars and to the Indians. In 1915 more coal lands were opened to homesteaders. A certain pretty young lady from Minot was not able to get a home­ stead but bought the relinquishment on a place five miles south of my place. In the next two years, I made a few trips south 269 THE FIRST NATIONAL Minor's Largest Full Service Bank Here To Give You A Helping Hand In Minot And Trade Area FIRST WESTERN BANK

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Telephone: 835-9169 or 837-4125 Highway 83 South, Minot, N. Dak. and in November, 1917, Miss Borghild Christopher son be­ came my wife. To this union were born five sons and one daughter, all of whom are living, all married with families of their own. The children are Elmer, in business in Minot, Herman, aeronautic engineer at Los Angeles, California, Al­ fred, arcitectural engineer at Dover, Delaware, Wallace farm­ ing the homestead I left about 18 years ago, Carmi, farming 14 miles north of Minot and Esther (Mrs. Jerry Salveson) of Staten Island, New York. Her husband is an ocean captain and also a harbor captain. Employed now by Standard Oil. My mother, brothers, and one sister are no longer living. The only other surviving member of our family is my sister, Etta (Mrs. John Welter) of Jamestown. Mrs. Braasch passed away in June, 1965.

OSCAR OSTVOLDEN Oscar Ostvolden was born at Brooten, Minn, in 1892 and grew to manhood there. In 1914 he homesteaded northwest of Rose­ glen in Gate twp. In July of 1916 he went back to Brooten and was married to Clara Jevere. Her friends all bid her goodbye and told her she was going to North Dakota to live with the rattle­ snakes and Indians. However, no rattlers were to be seen. The Ostvolden's had two children. Thelma, now Mrs. Law­ rence Halvorson who has two children, a daughter Ramona and a son Larry. They lived in Roseglen until 1955 when they moved to a farm southeast of Roseglen. A son Ernest married Loretta Giesen of Makoti and they lived on the old homestead until they moved to Roseglen in 1961. Oscar and Clara lived on the homestead until she died in the spring of 1940. During the 30's, Oscar was an active member of the Farm Holiday Association and the Non-Partisan League. He served as Gate Twp. Clerk from the time the township was organized until 1943 as well as Commissioner of McLean County's 2nd district in the late 30's and early 40's. In the fall of 1942 he married Anne Nelson of Norwich. He then left the homestead and they lived in Garrison a short time after which they moved to Portland, Oregon where he passed away in January 1966 at the age of 73.

MR. & MRS. ELMER SPURGEON Elmer Spurgeon homesteaded in Gate township. His farm is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pederson of Roseglen. 271 Best Wishes To Roseglen

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Where Friendliness Is A Way Of Business Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon were the parents of four children, two boys, Newton and Vance, and two girls, Ruby and Olivia. Newton served in the U.S. Army and Vance in the U.S. Navy after the family moved from this community. Ruby who mar­ ried Walter Zahnow passed away in 1944 at the age of 30. They had three daughters and also lived in Gate township until they moved to McCleary, Wash., in 1939. Olivia Spray and her family lived in Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Spurgeon served as Clerk of Court for two years. Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon have both passed away, as have also Olivia and Vance. Newton lives in Washington.

MR. & MRS. OLE HAUGEN

Ole Haugen was born February 10, 1890 and Josie Flate- larid was born October 22, 1891. We came to make our home on a farm three miles north of Roseglen 'in the year 1916. Before that we lived in Makoti for a few years. We had nine children. One girl died in infancy and was buried in the Roseglen Lutheran cemetery in 1930. Then we took a grand-daughter, three weeks old and kept her until she was 18 years old. Her name is Donna Rae. All the children are married. Orris lives in Douglas, Jessie Neumiller, Havre, Montana; Telman, Garrison; Or­ ient Spokane, Washington; Annie Semmen, Douglas; Alice Buech- ler, Linton; Ole Jr., Arcadia, California; Donna Rae Lies, Sandpoint, Idaho; Gilmer, Pasadena, California. We left Roseglen in 1947 and moved to Garrison where we still make our home at 109 1st Ave. S.E.

MR. & MRS, JAMES DYE

Mr. and Mrs. James Dye were both born and raised at Troy, Ohio, and were married there in 1899. In 1904 they came to Cando, N.D. with their son Lawrence. In the spring of 1906 with their household goods in a hayrack drawn by two horses, they moved to their homestead in what is now Gate Twp. The first building put up was a barn, which they partitioned using part for living quarters. The following summer they dug a cellar for their sod house. That fall Jim dug coal at an Indian mine 18 miles from home while Mrs. Dye hauled 30 tons home and put it in the cellar. That same fall and the next to falls they went with horses and hay rack to Sawyer to thresh, while Mrs. Dye cooked in the cook car. The following summer the floor was laid over the cellar and sod was laid for 4he sod house, 273 CONGRATULATIONS TO ROSEGLEN

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Sod house of James Dye Family and after finishing threshing, the roof we built and coal was hauled in again. The first few years there were no partitions built in the sod house, so it was used as a community center, a place for parties and dances that always lasted until morning. The walls were plastered and kalsomined and one would never know they were made of sod. Sometime later it was partitioned into four com­ fortable rooms. Mrs. Dye, not having any chickens, would hunt the sloughs for wild duck eggs to use in her cooking and baking. She was also the doctor for the community by helping bring many babies into the world and saved many from the flu. Several years it was so dry they could not raise feed for the horses so Mr. Dye sold them and bought oxen as they did not require grain and the grass was abundant. Jim and his son Lawrence, then only 10, with 8 oxen went to the reservation and turned sod from sunrise till 10 a.m. and from 4 p.m. until dark as the oxen could not stand the mid-day heat. Here they remained for weeks at a time, and when the food got low, they returned to the homestead. Mr. Dye at one time owned 18 head of oxen. Mrs. Dye al­ ways drove one on the buggy. She cooked for several years on Harley Jones' threshing rig, cooking for as many as 22 men. She appeared on many programs at the Old Settlers Picnic. A daughter Mildred and another son Clarence were both born and raised in the sod house in which they lived for 23 years. The Dye's then moved to the William Kennedy farm 275 MARY'S BAR Roseglen, N. Dak.

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Drinks In Town where they lived their remaining years. Mr. Dye died in 1944, Mrs. Dye passed away in 1948. Lawrence died in 1957 leaving his wife, two sons, Elgen and Larry and a daughter Vivian, who live in the Raub area. Their daughter Mildred married Ferdinand Franklin and are the parents of 10 children, seven boys and three girls. Their oldest son Thomas died while serving in the Air Force in England in '63, leaving wife Diane Linnertz and four small children, Dean, Denine, Donette and Donna. Richard died in 1958. His wife Bernice and daughter live in Santee, Calif. Harry married Rosella Weinand, a R.N. and they have three daughters, Debra, Sherry and Vicki. Harry attends State School of Science at Wahpeton. Marvin lives at home and farms for a neighbor. Louella married Harold Schoen- fisch and live on a farm near Makoti. Their children are Timothy, Thomas, Carlene and Kylene. Florence married Leo­ nard Dahl and farm in Roseglen area. They have three child­ ren, Roy, Gina and Penny. Sue Ellen married to Leo Boehm lives in Eugene, Oregon, where he is a Body Shop man. Their children are Dale, Daryl, Dennis and Deanna. Jerry married Sharon Mills and they have two sons, Troy and Todd. They live at Renton, Wash., where he works for Boe­ ing's as IBM operator. Clifford stationed in Spain in the Air Force, also served in Okinawa, and William, now at home, is a member of the Army Reserves. Clarence Dye, who is a retired service man of 20 years in the Air Force. His wife was from Newfoundland. She was killed in a car accident in 1963. He and his children, Paul, Roy and Waunetta live in San Antonio, Texas.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN

I came to North Dakota in August 1913 and worked as a la­ borer for two years. Then I bought one-half interest in a thresh­ ing machine and threshed for four years. Then 1918 I had to go to the Service and came back in 1919. I threshed one more year at Anamoose and then shipped my rig to Ryder as I had bought the other half interest from Ferd Wollmer of Anamoose, N.D. I built a house and started farming in the Roseglen community where I continued threshing for seven years around the area. But the threshing was discontinued when the combines arrived on the market. We were married in January 1925 in the church where I went to Sunday School, not far from my parents farm home at Drake, N.D. 277 Congratulations to the Community of Roseglen The Hobby & Gift Shop IRENE AHLGREN Phone 862-6055 Parshall, N. Dak.

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Phone 862-4141 Vern Johnson, Mgr. Through the years of drought and worry and hard work and years of plenty, and with the help of my good wife, it has been pleasant living in the Roseglen community. We have many friends there and have much to be thankful for. We farmed until 1957 and moved to Garrison where we have continued to make our home since 1958. Our four children are Bernice (Mrs. Harold Peterson) of Makoti. They have two sons, Terry and Tim. Harold works for Nash-Finch. Robert and his wife Doris Neumiller of Bowdon, N.D. were living in Seattle where he was doing electrical work, before moving out to our farm home to make their home there. They have four children, Jerry, Judy, Donnie and Jimmy. Verena (Mrs. Joe Bober) lives in Sheridan, Wyoming with their two sons, David and Dennis. Joe does construction work in the summer and during winter months does repair work in his shop. Billy who died unexpectedly June 16, 1954 at the age of 20, became ill while enroute from Omaha, Nebraska by air to Amarillo, Texas, after finishing his basic training. Death occurred at the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska where he had been moved. Cause of the death was given as acute men­ ingitis.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM BRAASCH

Mr. and Mrs. William Braasch were born in Chicago, Illinois and lived there during their early life. About 1907 they moved near Wimbledon, North Dakota where they farmed for several years. A post office was located on this farm and Mr. Braasch served as postmaster for a short time. In 1913 they home­ steaded in McLean County, three miles north of Roseglen where they farmed for. many years. Some of the older folks will re­ member that lie also owned and operated a coal mine for a number of years. He also served on township and school boards at various times. Both Mr. and Mrs. Braasch were members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, south of Makoti, N.D. Mr. Braasch passed away in 1957 and Mrs. Braasch in 1963. There are two sons, Chester, who still farms the home place, married the former Alice Lewis who taught school for several years. They had one son Billy who died in March 1962, leaving a young wife, and a son who was born after his death. Emery who is a civil engineer lives at Dickinson, North Dakota, with his wife, the former Babe Skoug. They have three daughters, Betty, Beverly and Bonnie. 279 COAST-TO-COAST STORES

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Elof Larson was born in 1894 in Wheaton Minn and came to Underwood, N.D. in 1900. Later he came to Roseglen and filed on a homestead that was later purchased by Bill Braasch, when Elof returned to Underwood to live. He married a girl from Turtle Lake, N.D., and they have two daughters, Joyce Larson, and Mrs. Claudette Ebbeson of Pasco, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Larson still reside at Underwood.

Romsas Township The following stories about the pioneer families who home­ steaded in Township 149-Range 86, which was Romsaas school district, and is quite often referred to as Romsaas township; were provided principally by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hacanson.

THE FLYNN FAMILY

Barney Flynn and two sons, Will and Frank, were the first settlers here. They had a ranch and lived on what is now the Palmer Daleness farm. After more settlers came they quit ranching, but continued to farm. The house was built in 1907, and Mrs. Barney Flynn moved there from Bismarck at that time. Barney Flynn passed away in 1910. Later Mrs. Flynn married Fred Carroll and they lived there until she passed away. Will Flynn married Hannah Nelson, who had homesteaded on neighboring land, in 1905, and they lived on Will's homestead until moving to Minot in 1942. Will was for many years state highway maintenance man on Highway #37 from the Ryder Junction, west about ten miles, past Roseglen. This was in the late 1920's and early 30's, when maintenance was by a four horse drawn blade, and snow was moved mostly by hand. Both Will and Hannah have passed away, but the Flynn farm is still under the control of the Flynn sons, though operated by a renter. There are four Flynn children; Merritt, who is a professor of education at NDSU, Fargo, and married to Audrey Thorne from Portland, N.D.; their son Dennis, is a Law student at Den­ ver University, and married to a Grand Forks girl, Nancy Alderson, Rosetta is Mrs. Hugh Hamilton, of Lubbock, Texas; they also have one son, Bruce, who is married and living in Lubbock, Willard of Minot, married to Sigrid Kjelland, from 281 Huettl Brothers

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DIAL 463-2105 Valley City; Kenneth, another son, is married to Janice Elling­ son of Minot, and is an electrical engineer at Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lester, living in Bismarck, and married to Blanche Fratheim of Hettinger, N.D. They have three daughters, JQl, teaching at Rapid City, S.D. and Jacqueline and Joy, at home. Frank Flynn also homesteaded. He married Hannah Rom­ saas in 1908. After several years of farming here they moved to Canada, and now live in Slocan City, British Columbia. Frank and Hannah had six children; Larry, who lost his life in the second world war; Esther and Alice, living at Lethbridge, Alberta; Helen, in British Columbia, and Robert and Grant, who reside in Vancouver, B.C.

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MR. & MRS. JOHN GRIMES

A son of Irish immigrant parents, John Grimes was born at Neenah, Wis. in 1865. As a young man he spent several of winters in Wisconsin logging camps, and later came to Fargo to help a brother who was a contractor there. He filed on a homestead in Roseglen in 1902, and lived there alone for eight years. Going back to Fargo for his brothers wedding in 1905, he met Emma Beske. She had come to Fargo from Wisconsin also, having been born there in 1875. Emma and John were married in January, 1910, and he brought her out to the farm that spring. Mrs. Grimes had been a seamstress in Fargo, and did sewing for many of her Rose­ glen neighbors. In 1917 the Grimes moved from the homestead shack into a new home, very modern for those early days. Mr. Grimes was a hartl worker, and very frugal, and had acquired consider­ able property before his death in 1936. The Grimes had two children, Patrick, an electrical en- 283 CONGRATULATIONS to the Roseglen Community on your Golden Anniversary

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MR. & MRS. OLE DALENESS Mr. and Mrs. Ole Daleness were both born in Norway; Ole at Trondpon in 1882, and Sina in Gulbrandsdaln in 1891. Ole filed on his homestead in 1905. He had previously worked at Owatonna, Minn., and at Devils Lake for three years. Sina came to this country in 1907 and worked for John Snippens until she and Ole were married in 1909. Ole was always a hardworker, looking for income from outside his farming operations. For a few winters he went up to Rice Lake to trap. Later he would butcher and deliver fresh meat to the neighboring farms, and to cook cars at threshing time. He delivered first by horses, and then by Model "T" truck. The Daleness' lived on the farm until Ole's health failed and he entered Trinity Hospital BACHELOR ABODE - Ole in Minot. Sina then went to Minot Daleness, frying pancakes; to stay with her daughter, Stella, John Mobye, washing clothes; to be near him. Ole passed away Carl Johnson, washing dishes; in March of 1965. Sina continues George Prestmoe, sawing to make her home with Stella. pork; and Bert Johnson (fore­ The homestead has been sold to ground), patching. Photo taken Mr. and Mrs. Aanrud from Bal­ in spring of 1906. four. The Daleness' were the parents of eight children. Olga is married to John Paul, living in Minnesota Lake, Minn. Their son, Darrell, is at home. Palmer is married to Lydia Peter­ son. He farms both in the Romsaas area and near Douglas. Clifford's wife is Olive Lovaas. They have two children; Le- Ann, whose husband, Don Corbin, teaches at White Shield, and Jimmy, married to Bonita Price, and a student at Wahpeton State School of Science. Clifford farms in Blue Hill township. He is presently chairman of the McLean county ASCS committee; and also chairman of the state association of ASCS committee­ men. Elmer was married to Viola Wahl. Their three child-

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The Wagon Train is pleased to be a part of your Golden Jubilee. The Wagon Train will arrive in Roseglen Friday, June 30 and depart for Garrison on Sunday, July 2. ren are, Tommy, Jerry and Raulette. Elmer is presently working in Great Falls, Mont. Myra's husband is Roy Yonker, now retired and living south of Garrison. Roy was formerly a trucker for the Garrison Farmers Union Oil Co. Leona is married to Arthur Torkelson, and their home is at Cando, N.D. He is a rural mail carrier, and Leona does substitute teaching. The three children; Steven, Jimmy and Heide, are all at home. Arthur, his wife and two sons, live in Nebraska, where he presently is working. And Stella is married to Harry Harper, a superintendent for the Peter Kiewitt Co. They have one daughter, Sharmi. Stella is a teacher in the Lincoln school in Minot.

MR. & MRS. HENRY RIME The Rimes came from Rochester, Minn., where they had grown up and married. They came to North Dakota in 1906, where Henry purchased a relinquishment from some earlier homesteader. Besides his farming, Henry was for several years, beginning in the late 1930's, operator of a motor grader for the state highway department. He maintained the highway both west and south of the Flynn corner. Mrs. Rime passed away in 1949 and Henry left the farm the next year. He moved to Minot where he worked as maintenance man in several business establishments. Presently he is a resident of the Sunnyside Rest Home in Minot. The former Rime farm land is now operated by Vern Bloom. The Rimes had four children; Curtis, Marvin, Hazel and Earl. Earl passed away as a youth. Curtis married Dorothy Wagner of Portal, N.D., while he was teaching there. He is now superintendent of the Glenburn school system. He and Dorothy have two sons; Richard, a student at NDU, and Robert in school at Glenburn. Marvin has been employed for many years as foreman by the Burns and Wretling mine and live­ stock enterprises. He is married to Ella Voth of Garrison. They have three children; Marlene (Mrs. Jack Iglehart), Shirley (Mrs. Lloyd Zook), and Terry, attending NDSU. Hazel is mar­ ried to Ted Simmons, the International Harvestor dealer at Ryder. Ted and Hazel also have three children. Phyllis is married, living at Lincoln, Nebraska. Daryl is in active duty with the National Guard, presently stationed at Fort Hauchuea, Arizona. Dean is at home attending school in Ryder.

THE PETER ERB FAMILY Peter Erb was born in Minnesota in 1867, and moved with his parents to Cass county, North Dakota in the 1880's. Annie

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Garrison, N . Dak. Austin passed away in 1915, and Mrs. Romsaas passed away at the home of her daughter, Ellen, in 1934. The Romsaas school district was named after Austin. Syver was married to Olga Gustafson in 1919 and they con­ tinued to live on the farm until Syver passed away in 1960. Syver was a member of the local school board for many years. He was an excellent cattleman, and a practical veterinarian, assisting neighbors frequently in livestock emergencies. Olga still owns the farm and the Melvin Mehlhoff family from Gar­ rison operate it. Syver and Olga had three children; Dale, married to Ellen Stenson, now living and working in Bismarck; Laura (Mrs. James Hanchett) of San Fernando, Calif.; and Earl, also mar­ ried and working at the Grand Forks Air Base. Peter Romsaas also homesteaded here. He was married and had one son, Allen, deceased. Peter ran the Jeanette post- office and a store in his home for about four years, until the F.F.D. from Ryder was started about 1910. The family moved to Fargo in 1918. Peter passed away in 1939; his wife, Hannah, is living in a nursing home there.

THE HACANSON FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hacanson were married in Minnesota, later moving to South Dakota where they farmed until moving onto his homestead here, which he filed on in 1902. The fam­ ily moved here in 1905, and farmed until Mr. Hacanson passed away in 1927. Mrs. Hacanson lived on the farm with her son, Theodore, until her health failed. She moved to Garrison and was taken care of by her daughter, Ida, until her death in 1942. Their children were Ida Kipp, Minnie Tyner and Theo­ dore, all deceased; Fred, Ryder; Sophie (Mrs. Will Edwards), Garrison; Anna (Mrs. Emil Price (deceased; JEANETTE BASEBALL TEAM-Front, and Carl, at Puyallup, left to right> Knutson, Otto Witt, WiU Wash. The Krzmarzick Edwards, Jens Linrud. Standing, Emil fcrothers now own the Price, Ray Weinberg, Osmond Rystad, farm. Fred Hacanson, Erick Slovarp. 291 Congratulations On Your 50th Anniversary

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Snelling at Larpenteur St. Paul, Minn. 55101 Fred also homesteaded in 1905, moving up from South Dakota in 190G. He farmed with his father and brothers, until he mar­ ried Marie Romsaas in 1914. They later built up their own home and continue to live there. Fred and Marie have one son, Gordon, who is married to Bernice Carlson. Gordons also have one son, Roger, who is a student at Wahpeton School of Science.

BERT AND CHRISTINE JOHNSON

Bert Johnson was born in Norway in 1876. He came to Minnesota with his parents and grew up there. He came to North Dakota in 1905 and secured a homestead. Christine Johnson was born at Towner, N.D. in 1888. Christine and Bert were married in 1910. Bert died in 1949. Mrs. Johnson and Delbert, the youngest son, continue to live on the home place. They raised eight children, who are: Melvin, married to Doris Wilson, and living in Garrison; Alice (Mrs. Bill Black), of Seattle, Wash.; they have three daughters, Janet, and twins, Eileen and Elaine; Larry, married to Genevieve Afdahl, they live in Roseglen and have five children, Ardell of Illinois, Darrell and Bruce, employed with Schriock Construction Co. of Minot; Diane, employed at Ellison's in Minot; and Karen, attending Minot Business College; Wesley is married to Doris Hoffman, and makes his home at Denbigh, N.D., their six child­ ren, David, Robert, Steve, Virginia, Herman, and Chris, are all at home; Eleanor (Mrs. Logue), of Los Angeles, Cal., with one daughter, Colleen; Lorraine (Mrs. Fred Monte), also at Los Angeles, has one son, Rod; Delbert, on the home place; and Raymond, whose wife is the former Rita Mehlhoff, they reside at Tacoma, Wash. THEODORE LARSON was born in Iowa and grew up in Elk Point, South Dakota. He came to North Dakota in 1905 and homesteaded near the Jeanette store and post office. His fiancee, Elsie Hanson of Elk Point, came from Heide, Germany, at the age of five. She and Theodore were married in the fall of 1905. They bought a farm two miles southwest of Makoti in 1913, and moved into a new house there in 1915, with their family; Mabel, Maggie, John, Edward, and Gilbert. Mr. Larson operated a farm machinery business on the farm along with his farm operations, until 1959, when they moved to California. Both Mr. and Mrs. Larson passed away there. Two of the sons, John and Edward, are still in the farm machinery bus­ iness.

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Farming in the Midwest this Twentieth Century has passed through many revolutionary changes. Mr. Bloom has been a oart of this progress-onward all his 86 years He was born in Illinos, moved to Iowa as a small child and grew to man­ hood at Kiron, Iowa. In 1903 he traveled via rain to South Dakota working his way northward in search of the beckoning Homestead Sds! In the spring of 1905 he worked on the Holtan Ranch at Washburn, they pushed on northward The Fall of 1905 he bought a Relinquishment for Homestead rights to his present farm. Each fall, for several years, Claus oper­ ated threshing machines, in the Roseglen area, which includ­ ed the Henry Snippen machine. In off-seasons and sparetime he worked at the carpenter trade, helping build elevators in Coleharbor and Ryder. He broke most of his homestead with oxen During the noon-hours, while his oxen ate and rested he would walk to old Roseglen for his mail, making hie trip three or more times per week to get those all important letters from Rosa Morris of Ryder. Claus also rode a bicycle the 15 miles to the Rosa Morris homestead. Rosa Morris and two other hardy pioneer ladies homesteaded on three quarters of land adjoining the present Wayne Jones ?^m They built their three shacks right up to line so they Pact, could live on her own land and thus meet the require­ ments for proving up, and still furnish company and protec­ tion for on^^^ Rosa made bread for many local bach­ elor homesteaders which included her two brothers: George and William Morris. . , , . On March 30, 1910 Claus and Rosa were married and start- orf mi housekeeping on his homestead, buying their supplies at the Ihn !nippePnltore. Rosa moved her homestead shack to her new home to use as a barn and traded her homestead quarter for land at the Bloom farm. In 1908 the Blooms helped organize and built the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church of which they have been active mem­ bers Sey also organized and conducted Sunday School Classes for many area children. Mrs. Bloom was also an organizer and active member of the Mt. Zion Ladies Aid. Mr Bloom auctioneered many a church Bazaar, Basket Social, etc for charitable organizations of the Roseglen-Ryder area. He "was: boaK member and president of the Ryder F.U. Elevator for 49 years, and of the F.U. Oil Co of Ryder for many years He also served on the school board, election boards, church boards and was president of West McLean Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. for many years. ,,,„.•. Two children were born to the Blooms namely: Vern who married Alice Price in 1940 and farms his father's home place, 295 X^aye 4%toaits WEDDINGS GRADUATION CHILDREN FAMILIES COMPLETE PORTRAIT & CANDID SERVICE IN COLOR & BLACK & WHITE DIAL 463-2212 Res. Glenn Seidler 337-4353 Garrison, N. Dak. SORBY'S BARBER SHOP Garrison's Newest & Best Without a Doubt Ph. 463-2295, Garrison, N. Dak.

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MR. & MRS. SELMER JOHNSON

Mr. and Mrs. Selmer C. Johnson were longtime residents of the Roseglen area. Selmer came in 1916 and bought land five miles east of Roseglen where he lived until his death in 1960. He was born in 1880 at St. Peter, Minn. His first home was a 10' by 18' chicken coop that had one door and two windows. He improved on that because a few years hence, he moved into a granary on the place, where he continued to live until his marriage to Hilma L. Hendricks of Fertile, Minn, on March 5, 1927, who was born November 1, 1891. The year of their marriage they made the plans and built a new house. She died in 1957. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson owned and operated their grain and livestock farm from 1916 until the early 1950's when they semi- retired from the farming work but continued to live on the farm. Mr. Johnson also had an insurance agency with the State and National Farmers Union Service Associations. Selmer start­ ed in the insurance business in 1938, writing mostly automobile and building insurance. Later hospitalization, life and farm liability lines were added. The Johnson's were members of the Roseglen Immanuel Lutheran Church and she held membership in the Ladies Aid. In 1936, John Kyseth, a neighbor, quit farming and moved in with the Johnson'a and made his home there until his health failed in 1948. He died at the home of his brother in Kadiychi, Minnesota in 1949. There are four children in the Johnson family: Henry, Lila, Dale and Darlene. Henry and his wife Ruth are living in Bemidji, Minn. He is a long distance trucker with International Trans­ port Inc. Lila and her husband Earl Moyer live in Whittier, California where he is plant manager of Catalina Sportswear Inc. She has two children, Timothy age 17 and Debbra age 15. Dale and Meredith own the home farm and are raising reg- 297 Congratulations Roseglen From Bauch Plumbing & Heating Licensed Contractor 'The Home of the Little Plumber' Ph. 463-2692 Garrison, N. Dak. CITGO OIL CO.

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Telephone 337-4320 Emmet, N . Dak istered Herefords and grain. They have two children, Kendall 8 and Natalie 6 years old. Darlene and Kenneth Hingst own and operate the Pleasant Homes Motel in Crosby, N.D. Their three children are Laurenda 9, Bonnie Jo 7, and James 2 years.

ROY D. WILSON Roy Wilson was born near Grundy Center, Iowa in 1885. He came to North Dakota at the age of 14 years with his par-' ents in a covered wagon, and homesteaded 12 miles west of Garrison. Mrs. Margaret Wilson was born near Towner, N.D. and moved with her parents to what was known as Glennon's Coulee when just a small child. She attended school near old Roseglen somewhere in the vicinity of the John Snippen place. Roy and Margaret were married April 13, 1911 and lived on the homestead west of Garrison, N.D. They moved to the Roseglen vicinity in 1930. In 1939 Mr. Wilson's health became so bad, so they moved then to Wash­ burn, N.D. and he died there in 1942. Mrs. Wilson returned to Garrison in 1946 and lived there until her death in 1962. Mr. and Mrs. raised five children, and one child died in in­ fancy. Their children are: Doris, Mrs. Melvin Johnson of Gar­ rison, N.D.; Bernice, Mrs. Alfred Vought, Garrison, N.D.; Edwin, Los Angeles, Calif.; Myrtle, Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Coulee Dam, Washington; and Earl, Everett, Washington.

MR. & MRS. BEN IGLEHART

Ben (B.W.) Iglehart came here from Rock Island, 111. He had hauled coal and worked in a monument factory before leaving Illinois. He was married in 1905 to Josephine Aberle of Davenport, 111., and came that year himself to homestead. Wilbert (Bill) was born in Davenport. His mother and he came to the homestead the next year. They lived there together until Ben passed away in January 1936. Josephine continued to live on the farm until her death in April of 1956. Two more children were born to the Igleharts in North Dakota, John (Jack) and Berniece. Bill married Eleanor Retterath of Hazen. They farm two miles east and two miles south of the Emmet store, on the shore of the lake. They are the parents of five children. Don­ ald is married to Donna Petz of Makoti. Donald lives on the Ralph Ward place, northwest of his dad's farm, and runs a large dairy herd. Robert is married to Gail Jacobson of Un- 299 Congratulations ON YOUR 50 th Anniversary American Legion Hugh P. Minehan Post No. 49 Phone 463-2540 Garrison, N . Dak, CONGRATULATIONS Roseglen

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ELSIE'S STEAK HOUSE And GARRISON CAFE derwood. He and Wilbert, Jr., who is married to Sandy Gienger of Garrison, live at home, Rozanne (Mrs. Buddy Martin) lives at Gulf Port, Miss. Mary Jo, the youngest is at home, attending school. Bill has developed a cabin site area along the lake shore, and he and Eleanor now live in a new home there. Jack is married to Eleanor Fischer, of Garrison. They live on the original Iglehart farm. Their three children are the twins, John and James and Myrna. John is married to Marlene Rime of Garrison; James to Peggy Walters of Hollywood, Florida, whom he met while in military service. Both boys live on the home place and farm with their dad. Myrna is the wife of Dr. Kai Hung. Their home is in Newfoundland, Canada. Berniece is Mrs. Ray Frankenberger of San Bernadino, Calif. Their one daughter is Mrs. Bob Crowell. Ben Iglehart has developed a well built diversified farm in his life time, but both Bill and Jack and their sons, have out­ standing livestock operations. Young Jack was selected by the Garrison Jaycees as the outstanding young farmer of 1966. Mrs. Ben Igleharts sister, Mrs. Eberle, came here with the Iglehart family and filed on a forty north of the Iglehart farm. After proving up, she made her home with her sister until her death.

MR. & MRS. ERVIN HOPKINS

Ervin was born in Indiana, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hopkins. He came to North Dakota with his parents in 1905, to their homestead in Blue Hill Township. He and his three brothers and five sisters attended the Blue Hill Consolidated school. Ervin and his brother, O.K., broke prairie sod with a sulky plow when they were 14 and 12 years old. After Ervin finished school he drove the Blue Hill school bus for eight years. He had a buggy and a sleigh and a very special team he called Frank and Minny Bear. Ervin met Lena Sletten at a basket social at Blue Hill school. Lena had come to the United States from Norway with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Sletten and five sisters and one brother. They homesteaded near Douglas, moving to the present Hank Hanson farm in Blue Hill Township. Ervin and Lena were married at Washburn, N.D., in January 1917. They lived on several farms in the Blue Hill and Rom­ saas' community until 1929, when they bought their present farm, the Joe Martinson homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have'been active in community affairs, such as the Farmers Union, Mt. Zion Church and Ladies Aid, and Ryder Odd Fellows and Rebecca lodges. Ervin has been county assessor for 17 301 Congratulations

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GARRISON, N. DAK. DIAL 463-2380 years, served as director and clerk of Romsaas school district for 17 years, chairman of the board of the Farmers Union Oil Co., and for 42 years has been an active member in the Ryder Odd Fellows lodge. Ervin continued his farming operations through oxen, horse and tractor eras. He had one of the largest horse drawn plows, a three bottom one, which used 7 or 8 horses on one hitch. Ervin and O.K. also operated a custom threshing machine from 1916 to 1940. They have two children; Dale, who is married to the former Albina Kubicek. They also live on the home farm. Robert Sletten, a foster son, lives on a farm a mile and a half north­ west of Hopkins. He is married to Marvelle Klabunde of Em­ met. They have three children; Diane 17, Dennis 14 and Darren 6.

MR. & MRS. ED BJORNHOLT

Ed Bjornholt came from Norway to Clarkfield, Minn, in 1903. The next year he moved farther west and homesteaded in Black- water Township. Ed, Borger, Antonson and Konrad Iverson, all cousins, came to North Dakota and homesteaded in the same area. Ed and Borger lived together for awhile that first year. Ed tells of one evening, after they had finished their evening meal, they started to hear strange noises in the distance. They couldn't imagine what it could be, unless it was Indians on the warpath. Like most homesteaders, they had heard stories of Indian raids. They decided they had better turn the oxen loose, to fend for themselves. And Ed had some money, buried in a tin can near the barn, that he'd better dig and take with him, and they would leave for Konrad's place. But as they got out­ side the noise subsided, and then faded away completely. So they decided it might be safe to sit tight after all. And nothing else bothered them that night. A couple of days later, they learned that the noise, coming almost two miles on the night air, was from a charavari of local newly-weds. Ed's future wife, Rachel Hanson, came from Benson, Minn., to the Romsaas area, and took a homestead in 1905. The two were married in 1907. Ed disposed of his land and the couple lived on Rachel's homestead until her death in 1929. Ed lived until 1964, but was in ill health for some time prior to his passing away. Five children were born to the Bjornholts. The first, Reu­ ben, passed away in childhood. Next came Melvin, who mar­ ried Eulalia Timm, a daughter of the late Dr. J.F. Timm. They live on her fathers homestead, and have two children. John, an electrical engineer, is married and living at Scotts- dale, Arizona; and Lois(Mrs. Bob Rustad). Louisa, the only daugh- 303 Congratulations To Roseglen And Vicinity On Their 50th Anniversary Need Help in Getting Livestock to Market? CONTACT ESLINGER'S SUPER SERVICE

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MR. & MRS. EMIL PRICE Emil Price was born June 2, 1881 in Salina, Kansas. His parents moved to Moline, Illinois when he was just a boy, where he grew to manhood. As a boy, Emil worked in his father's blacksmith shop. When Emil was only 16, his father passed away, therefore Emil went to work in a wagon factory to help support his mother and younger brother and sisters. In 1906 Emil came to Ryder and homesteaded about 15 miles southeast of there, which was just across the road from the present Ervin Hopkins farm. His brother, Axel, came from Illinois to visit him and after seeing how good the homesteading prospects were, he decided to stay. The two brothers farmed together for a time. In 1909 Emil married Anna Hacanson. At that time they bought a farm which was the home the rest of their lives. Their son, Wilbert and family, now live on this farm. Mrs. Price was born Nov. 15, 1889 in Warner, South Dakota. She grew up here and came to Romsaas Township in 1908 to a homestead her folks had filed on earlier. In July of 1917 the family home burned. They moved into Douglas and lived there for three winters. Each summer they moved to the farm, where they lived in a three-room building which had been utilized as a granary. Emil worked in the Douglas Garage during these three winters. The Prices had six children; two sons: Wilbert, married to Frances Dostert. They have seven sons and one daughter and live on the home farm near Douglas. Donald, married to Ruth Aamot. They have three daughters and one son and live in Barstow, California. Four daughters: Hazel, married to James Becker. They have one son and one daughter and live in Ryder, N.D. Alice, married to Vern Bloom. They have two sons and live at rural Ryder. Ethel, married Lynn Ziegler. They have one son and three daughters and live on a farm at Emmet, N.D. Doris married Robert Landon. They have one son and live on a farm near Ryder, N.D. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Price celebrated their 50th wedding an­ niversary at their farm home in 1959. Mr. Price passed away August 28, 1960 and Mrs. Price passed away Feb. 25, 1962.

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ANDREW W. LARSON was born in 1873 in Sweden. He came to the USA as a boy, and settled in Minnesota. In 1902 he was married to Gertrude Dunlop at Bainerd, Minn. They home­ steaded in 1904 on the land where he is still living. Mrs. Larson passed away in January of 1961. Andrew, 94 years old in May, still hale and hearty, lives with two of the younger children, Ethelyn and Harlan, on the old homestead. The Larsons had 19 children, of whom 13 are living. The first child passed away at birth; Murat is deceased; Edmund lives in Alaska; N.D, named for North Dakota is deceased; Al­ bert, married to Esther Johnson, lives at Great Falls, Mont.; Albin is deceased; Elva (Mrs. Floyd Trueblood) is at Wapato, Wash.; Harold is deceased; Birdie (Mrs. Manuel Swayde) of Donnybrook, N.D.; Bertha (Mrs. Emmet Cleghorn) is living at Portland, Oregon; her husband has passed away; Maxine (Mrs. Wallace Mikkelson), also at Portland; as is Danzel, married to Eleanor Pass; Ethelyn is at home; Earl and his wife Mary live at Port Orchard, Wash.; Glenn and his wife Evelyn are at Denver, Colo.; LaVerne, married to Jennie Running, lives at Minot; Arlo, whose wife is Josephine Moline, is at Seattle, Wash.; Clifford, deceased, was married to Alice Narum; and Harland is home with his father. Mr. and Mrs. FRED K. HANSON came here from Minnesota to homestead. They were the parents of four children; Mild­ red, married and living in Minnesota; Irene, Mrs. James True- blood, of Emmet; Carl, married and living onthe home place; and Arnold, married to a girl from that area, farms near Ypsilanti, N.D. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hanson were in poor health for several years, and both have passed away. J.J. CLIFTON was another of the early homesteaders. He farmed only a few years. He gave his land to Louie Thill, who was to keep him the rest of his days. But Clifton had been a slave owner in the South before coming to North Dakota, and some of his former slaves came about a year later and took him with them, promising to look after Clifton as long as he lived. So Louie Thill got the land for keeping Clifton only one year. A cemetery was established on the Clifton quarter and many of the early settlers are buried there. The land is about a mile east of Ervin Hopkins and is now owned by Glenn Hopkins. The HENRY GOLDAN family homesteaded here, and lived and farmed here many years before selling their land and moving to Washington state, where both passed away. They had a fam­ ily of four boys. One passed away when an infant. The others are Lloyd, Earl and Marcus, who are all living in the West.

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Phone 463-2291 Congratulations To Our Friends In Roseglen And The Surrounding Area On Their 50th Anniversary THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME GARRISON, NO. DAK Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Wi 11 its 24 Hour Ambulance Service Phone 463-2200 Wisconsin. They farmed here for several years, then moved to Kill deer, N.D. Their children were Isabelle (Mrs. Enoch Hopkins), Lydia (Mrs. Ray Weinberg), Arthur, David, Walfred, and Clarence. Mr. Roessl passed away at Killdeer, and Mrs. Roessl then moved to Minneapolis. Ralph McKenzie and fam­ ily live on the former Roessl farm. LEONARD ANDERSON homesteaded here and farmed for a good many years. He was and remained a bachelor. He re­ tired several years ago, selling his land to Carl B. Carlson, who with his family are now living there. The Carlsons have built a new house and other buildings, and have a modern farm home. Mr. Anderson lost his life later in a hotel fire in De­ troit Lakes, Minn. ANDREW GUNDERSON was a native of Norway before com­ ing to North Dakota to homestead in 149-86. He also married a Norwegian girl. They lived here a few years, then moved to Valley City, where Andrew passed away. They were the par­ ents of several children, among them a set of triplets. The land is still owned by the family, and Mrs. Gunderson is still living in Valley City. Their were many families who homesteaded and lived here for only a few years, then moved away. Mr. and Mrs. Char­ les Weinberg and son Ray each had a homestead; one of their homesteads is the quarter of land on which Gordon Hacanson and his family live. Ray Weinberg married Lydia Roessl and moved to Killdeer, N.D. The August and Louie Hoefert families homesteaded the farms on which Duane, Zimmerman and Jack Crawford now live. The Andrew Urdahl family lived here for a few years. Vern Bloom owns their former homestead. Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsley homesteaded here, he was a well driller. Among the young men and women who stayed only long enough to prove up, then sold relinquishments and left for other places were; Tom Laudenschlager, Jens Linderud, Or- rin Wynn, Peter Burkland, Julius Nelson, Severt Ovre, John Stromstad, John Batzel, John Kane, Watne brothers, 0. Burg- setter, Ellen Folden, Sena Olson, E. Pur cell, Ellen and Han­ nah Romsaas, Harriet Percival, Ellen Mytting, Mrs. Over- gaard, and others whose names are forgotten. Mt. Zion church was organized in 1907 at the Reverend Graham home. Church services and Sunday School were held there until the first school house was built south of there on Section 16 in 1908. Services were then held at the school until Mt. Zion church was built in 1914. Rev. Graham was the minister for several years after organization. Mt. Zion willing workers was also organized at the Graham home. Mrs. Graham served as president for many years. There was a large membership at that time; ladies coming from many miles in all directions, driving their team and buggy. 311 Congratulations To Roseglen On It's 50 th Anniversary From Broneske Well Drilling Underwood, N. Dak. Phone 6361

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Well Drilling and Repairing The Willing Workers served dinners in the fall and ice cream socials in the summer to raise money for the new church. The Mt. Zion congregation did very well for a good many years, but later, as the farms thinned out, it became harder and harder to keep the church functioning. Ministers were shared with Ryder and other congregations; they came out from Minot, but finally the membership became so small that the services were dis­ continued. Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church The first school was held in the Ellen Romsaas claim shack; there was a three montheterm in the fall and another three months in the spring. Ellen and Hannah Romsaas both taught that first school. Later the school was held in the Tom Laudenschlager claim shack. Miss Ora Pittman taught one term there. She was living on a homestead a few miles south. School was held here until the school house was built just west of there in 1908. Then the school term became eight months. Anna Graham was the first teacher in the new school. A Jeanette base ball team was organized in 1907. Some of the first players were Emil Price, Ray Weinberg, Fred Hacanson, Osman Rystad, Erick Slovarp, Will Edwards, Otto Witt, Jens Linerud, and a Mr. Knutson. The baseball diamond was just northeast of the Jeanette store and postoffice. When the team played on week days the Mt. Zion ladies would serve lunch after the game. The Jeanette team claimed they could always beat either Roseglen or Hiddenwood, unless those two teams went together to gang up on Jeanette.

Male elephant as female passes: "Wow! Aperfect 258-297-314!" People are also judged by the company they keep away from. A driver is safer when the road is dry; the road is safer when the driver is dry. Father to teen-ager: "What kind of in-crowd do you travel with-in doubt, in debt or in trouble?" Overheard: "I bought my wife a foreign cookbook, and now she claims she can't get parts for the meals!" 313 Congratulations To Roseglen On Your 50th Anniversary From PEAVEY CO. PRODUCER SERVICE Garrison, N.D.

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Roseglen Townsite was formerly a part of Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The Three Affiliated Tribes-the Mandans, the Ankara's and the Gros Ventres sold the land in this area to the Government. The Government in turn allotted home- steads-those receiving lucky numbers included many of the families living in and around Roseglen today. Indian names will known as leaders in this area include: Levi Waters, Pete Beauchamp, Byron Wildes, Frank Heart, Tom White, Jeff Smith, B.J. Youngbird, Martin Cross, Tom Yellow Face Goodall, Robert Fox, Jackson Ripley, a son of David Ripley, the Hopkins families, the Howling Wolfs, the Starrs, the Fox families, the White families-decendants of Tom and Rhoda White, the Yellowbirds, the Packineaus, the Perkins fam­ ilies including Eli Perkins who remained a true Indian—wear­ ing his hair in braids as long as he lived, the Ross families, the Bells, the Wilkinsons, the Plenty Chiefs, the Reeds, the Gillettes, the Everetts, the Eagles, the Bears, the Paintes, the Deanes, the Badgers, the Shells, the Hosies, the Howard families, the Price families, the White Calfs, the White Tails, the White Bears, the Dickens and many more. Many of the older members of these families are no longer with us but each has left a mark in the history of Fort Berthold. We do have living in our midst one of these old timers—Levi Waters, a land owner who for many years farmed his own land, raised sheep, cattle and good horses. He tells how he used to take a team and rack and follow the threshing rig in Roseglen community. He and his family picked many gallons of native fruits and sold these to the white settlers. He cut fence posts for his own use and soid many to his neighbors. He traveled to Roseglen by team and wagon to shop for sup­ plies. He also took time out of his busy life to serve on the Tribal Council. Sons and daughters of these families have gone on to get educations off the Reservation, have returned and work here as ministers, teachers, nurses, painters and in fact have taken their place in all walks of life. Many have taken their turn to serve on the Tribal Council and as Tribal Judges. Much Indian culture remains on Fort Berthold-attempts have been made to bring industry in but so far all efforts have failed. Most available work is of an agricultural nature and that usually by the day. The biggest change on the Fort Berthold Reservation came with Garrison Dam-families were re-located, homes flooded, 315 Congratulations

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Owner & Manager many people left the Reservation as their lands, coal fields, timber etc. was flooded. Elbowoods, location of the Bureau of Indian Affairs office, and the location of a Government built and maintained Boarding School and Hospital was flooded as was Nishu Day School. The Agency Office was moved off the Reservation and re-located at New Town. The Hospital was not rebuilt but present plans include a clinic to be located at White Shield. White Shield School was built to replace the Elbowoods-Nishu schools. Seven school districts surrounding the White Shield School reorganized to integrate and form the White Shield School District. Over 300 students attend this grade and high school today-about half of this enrollment is Indian pupils and half white pupils. This is a government build school with an agree­ ment between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the local dis­ tricts making it possible for these public school children to attend. Some of the teachers are Civil Service and some are hired by the local district. The same is true of the school bus drivers. It is a school, we who live here, are proud to support. The Four Bears Bridge located at Elbowoods was dismantled and is now a part of the bridge which spans the river at New Town. The churches, Congregational, Catholic and Episcopalian had to be relocated with the coming of these Garrison waters-as did the Simons Store. This is now known as "Ted's Store" located on Ziegler Corner-no longer running. The Community Hall too is now located on this corner. The Indians enjoy many gatherings in this meeting place. Each year in July we find up to 200 tents pitched here with people from many states in attendance for the Annual Pow-Wow. Indian customs are maintained. Tribal dance competition takes place with prizes awarded to the best dancers. Roads have been improved-today we find several stretches of oiled roads on the Reservation with more in the planning. About the time that Roseglen Village came into being some Indians were given permission to sell tracts of land to white settlers. Since Paul Ziegler was not one of the lucky ones to get a free homestead in the Roseglen area he rented land on the Reservation and broke it up in 1917. In 1918 he bought an ad­ joining tract from Walter Plenty Chief. This was a bare 160 acres of land similar to a homestead except it was not freeland. He began getting it ready for his future home. First there must be a well to provide good water, then he bought some buildings and moved them and built more. In 1920 he and his wife (she passed away in 1928) and their four sons and four daughters moved here and built up the farm much as it is today. Other white settlers followed, including: Kruegers, the Nel­ son families-Ralph, Norman and Nels B. Donald Nelson now owns the Ralph Nelson place, Bernard and Norlan the Nels 317 Congratulations On Your 50th Anniversary Lake Way Motel Ph. 463-2279 Garrison, N. Dak,

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Ph. 337-4313 Emmet, N. Dak. and Gladys Nelson farm. A bit further west on the Reservation the Engebret Holtan home. His son Lyle and wife Nettie and sons and daughter own and manage a large ranch not far from the old home. Many others have owned land here but are no longer here- the Petersons, the Matt Putz's, John Slobojan (now living in Raub but still farming land on the Reservation). Many others have come and gone. The Henry and Almit Breuer families have built up new homes in this area after being flooded out by Garrison Dam. As more and more settlers came there was need for a school. In 1924 Paul Ziegler helped organize the school dis­ trict which bore his name-Ziegler School District No. 85 which is now a part of White Shield District. For many years this little country school was the voting place for Ziegler Precinct No. 60. Paul Ziegler was born in the state of Michigan in 1875 He grew to manhood there and in 1898 enlisted in the Spanish- American War. After his discharge he married a hometown girl and because of the scarcity of work there and because the West was beckoning him he and his wife and twin daughters left Michigan in 1903 and headed for North Dakota. He landed at Sanborn and run an Elevator there for about a year. From there he moved to Underwood and started farming. He farmed in this area until 1915 when he and his family moved to the Blackwater community. He lived here until moving to the Reservation He was active in community affairs. He served on the school board for many years, was active in politics though he never did run for public office, he was a member of the county AAA committee farm program, the Corn-Hog program in the 1933 to 1939 years. He helped organize both the Farmers Union Oil Co. and the Farmers Union Elevator in Garrison. He served on the Oil Co. board for many vears. He is proud of the success of these Cooperatives. At the outbreak of World War II he served on the McLean County Draft Board for several years. In 1944 he and R. Belle Loudenbeck were married. They retired and lived in Garrison for about a year before purchasing a home in Minot where they continue to reside. At 92 years of age Paul enjoys reminiscing about those busy and good and not so good years. Three of Paul's sons and three of his daughters married and established homes in this area. The sons were: Harold, married to Leona Larson, from Washburn, who farms the home place south of White Shield; Lynn, married to Ethel Price, who lives on the former John Erickson farm, and whose children are Betty, in Minot, Gail (Mrs. Ronald Vetter), Lynn Jr., and Sue, both at home and attending school; and Clyde, who operated the Loudenbeck farm south of Emmet until his death in 1962. He was married to Eileen Rogers, of the Wash- 319 Nielson & Stewart Inc.

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Always Exceptionally Good burn area. Larry, now lives on this land, The younger son, Danny, is attending school in Garrison, where his mother now lives and is employed as a nurse in the hospital. The three daughters living in the community are: Berniece, married to Jack Klabunde, who passed away some time ago, and whose son, Harold, farms the home place. Their other child­ ren are; Lloyd, also farming near the home place, Marvelle, (Mrs. Robert Sletten), living 13 miles south of Ryder; Carolyn (Mrs. John Schlichting), living in California, and Evelyn (Mrs. Carl Storhill) of Seattle. Beatrice, twin sister of Berniece, married Herman Zimmerman who farmed in the Emmet area. They are now retired and living in Garrison. A son, Gene, is on the home place. The other Zimmerman children are; Dale, a long time Otter Tail employee in Garrison, Duane, Glenn, Donnie, Sharon (Mrs. Orrin Eslinger) in Garrison, and Donna (Mrs. Harry Meen) of Olympia, Wash.; and Irene (Mrs. Ervin Austad), northeast of Roseglen. Irene has taught in the Ryder schools for some time. Their children are; Karen, a nurse in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gary and Allen, attending school in Minot and Fargo, respectively. Two of the Ziegler children have left the community. Agnes is employed by Northwestern Bell at Duluth;andMax, now retired and living in Bremerton, Wash. Before leaving North Dakota Max married Marie Smith from Bowman. They have three children; Paul, Janet and Jean, all married and living in the Seattle area.

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Nels Berg Nelson was born in Helgeland (northern) Norway May 29, 1893. His home was on a small island so the only means of travel was by boat. With his brothers and sisters, he would row across the water to a neighboring island to attend school. After elementary school he attended business college in Bodo, a town which was completely demolished from bomb­ ing in World War II. On his twentieth birthday he and his younger brother landed in Canada where his three older brothers lived. After living in Canada two years, he came to Garrison in 1915 and the next spring, equipped with a Ford Runabout, a Ford truck, and a Waterloo-Boy tractor, he came to the Fort Berthold Reservation and leased Indian land to try his luck at farming. After several years of batching, in 1923 he was mar­ ried to Gladys Hanson of Austin, Minnesota. She came out here to visit and found some attractions that induced her to stay on. They settled on the farm that has been their home for over 321 CONGRATULATIONS ROSEGLEN WRETLING CHEVROLET, INC

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Robinson-Wretling 1927-1940 Wretling Machine Shop 1940-1960 Wretling Chevrolet, Inc. 1960-1967 forty years and where Gladys still lives with their two boyt>, Bernard and Norlan, operating the farm. Pioneering on the Reservation was not all smooth sailing. Perhaps the "Viking Blood" helped him to "stick it out" through the drought years and the depression with their many hardships. Roads were very poor, mostly trails. Mail was ususlly gotten about once a week from Raub, which is thirteen miles away. Later the Elbowoods Stage Route was started. The nearest neighbors were a mile away. Recreation consisted of an oc­ casional dance or a house party. Frozen radiators, mud holes, and snow drifts often dampened the spirits, but when the des­ tination was reached, a good game of whist and a lively dance with good friends and the party often lasted until day break. The Nelson children and grandchildren are Anna Mae, now Mrs. W.H. Fuller of Minot and their children Barbara Ann, William Douglas, and Susan Kay; Yvonne, now Mrs. Duane Beaver of Rolette, N.D., and their children Vonneta Diane, Andrew Duane, Dorice Joan, Norvin Neal, and Arthur Alfred; Bernard and his wife, Carol, and their son. Roger Dean; Norlan and his wife, Margie, and their children Bonnie Ann and Barry Berg. Nels Nelson passed away April 23, 1964, at the age of sev­ enty.

THE NORMAN NELSONS BY DONALD NELSON

On the first day of August in 1883 a son was born to the Peter Nelsons of Alstaug, Norway. This young fellow was my dad. Dad also had a twin brother, Ralph, and other brothers and sis­ ters. Dad spent his childhood days in Norway, and we know they were happy days. Dads father was a freighter on the sea, and much of his time was spent on the water. My grand­ dad being a very capable sailor, Dad and his brothers grew up as capable of manning a ship as their father. Many a time they were out to sea for long periods of time. Often storms came up, so fierce that the boys would have to be tied to the boat so they wouldn't be washed overboard. The school Dad attended was on another island, so the boys had to go to school by boat, but their knowledge of handling boats made this a matter of little concern to the Nelson brothers. As with all other youngsters, having fun was part of their life, as well as having to work. From the stories told, being a twin sometimes was a great advantage. One story will stand out as evidence of this. It seems that in their community was a girl who was very fond of molasses in barrels, which was the way molasses came in those days. The girl liked it so well 323 CONGRATULATIONS

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PH. 463-2656 GARRISON, N. DAK. 58540 that she would be seen many times sticking-her head in the barrels to taste the molasses. The Nelsons twins, after talking the mat­ ter over, agreed on a way to cure her of this unsanitary habit. As quickly as she stuck her head into the barrel one of the twins gave her a push, head first, into the barrel. As any youngster would she ran to her parents, and when her father came to punish the boys, each in turn blamed it on the other, and the girls father couldn't tell which boy was to blame, as they looked so much alike. When Dad was in his early teens he came to the USA and work­ ed for an uncle in the Fargo area. After spending several years there, he came to the Wilton area, where he was in charge of driving mules in the coal mine. This wasn't the easiest job in the world. Some time after this he homesteaded half a mile north of Garrison just on the outskirts of the city today. Here he engaged in the dray and hardware business. Hearing rumors that a ceme­ tary was going to be started within ten rods of his house, and not liking this idea, he sold his place and went to Canada where he engaged in railroad construction. Dad was an ardent horse lover, and in this business he owned a great many beautiful hor­ ses. He still relates many stories about these wonderful animals and their usefulness in the railroad work. It was while he was in Canada that he met a nice young lady whose name was Jean Reed at the time. She had come from Michigan with her parents. Being as efficient at the mating game as he was at other things, he won mother's heart, and they decided to get married. To this very happy union were born four children; Donald, Irene, Gordon and Warren. In 1925 the family came to the United States again where they have made their home since; being engaged in farming until 1957, when he and Jean retired, spending part of each year in Arizona. My brother Gordon, and his wife Alice are now at Demingv New Mexico, where Gordon is in construction work. They have six children; Norma (Mrs. Myron Anderson), with two boys; at Minot, where Myron drives trucks and Norma works at Trin­ ity Hospital; Sheryl (Mrs. Alvin Kinn) is employed by McLean Electric and Alvin by the "Independent" in Garrison; and Naomi, Shirley, Rita and Gordon, Jr., all in school. Sister Irene is Mrs. Emil Bayer. The Bayers now live at Detroit, Michigan. They have two sons; Garry, married, also in Detroit; and James, in school at Flint, Mich. Our brother Warren passed away several years ago. And I and Gerda live on and operate the Nelson farm. Our son, Ronald, is an engineer in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fair­ banks, Alaska. He is married to the former Barbara Dagget. Daughter Patricia is at home, a Junior at White Shield High School. It has been pleasant to visit with you about the Nelsons! 325 Donald H. Wretling Public Accounting Tax Service Farm Bookkeeping Phone 463-2434 Garrison, N . D. 58540 Congratulations On Your 50th Anniversary Remember, If It's Mobile's The Best MIKE PALANUK Mobil Bulk Ph. 463-2643 Garrison, N. Dak,

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The history of Ralph Nelson, twinbrother of Norman, is identical to Norman's in many respects. Birth, childhood, education, ar­ rival in the USA, work in the Red River Valley, and at the Wilton mines; all were the same. They arrived at Garrison together, and operated a general store there together. After selling the store, the twins ways split for awhile. Ralph moved to Seattle to work for three years. He married his first wife, Lottie Carlson, in 1912. She had come from Parkers Prairie, Minn, to Wilton in 1905, and homesteaded near Garrison in 1909. Ralph and Lottie had no children. After their marriage, they crossed into Canada to join Norman again in the railroad construc­ tion business. In 1914 they came back to North Dakota, and farmed near Wilton. The Nelsons came to Fort Berthold in 1922 and bought some land, leasing more; and continued farming there until 1945. That year Ralph sold his North Dakota interests, moving with Lottie to Phoeniz, Arizona, Lottie passed away in 1953. Ralph married again, in 1955, to Nettie Winninger. They continued to live in Arizona. In Ausust of 1955, both were killed in an auto accident.

MR. & MRS. BEN SLOCUM An artist whose works have received considerable attention around the area is a resident of this community. Born in 1908 at Arnette, Okla., Ben Slocum enjoyed drawing and using water colors as a youngster and first tried his hand at oils at the age of 14. What with the humdrum of everyday living and the pressure to pursue a livlihood, the painting fell by the wayside. Ben married Marjorie Sears of Elbowoods during Marjorie's final year of nurses training in Denver, Colo. After her grad­ uation, the Slocums came to North Dakota on a visit and eventually decided to take up residence here. Ben became a rancher-farmer, but the urge to paint per­ sisted. However, it wasn't until 1955, when Ben went out of the cattle business, that he found time to satisfy this desire. Since then, Ben has enjoyed a certain amount of success with his painting. He's received many newspaper notices and won many ribbons at the N.D. State Fair. In 1962, he received a Certificate of Recognition from the Bismarck Art Assn. for "Home Gate," a painting selected in 1962 by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for use in the company's widely-distributed appointment calendars. One of his paintings entitled "Left Behind" is being used 327 Congratulations To The Roseglen Community On Your 50th Anniversary BANK OF TURTLE LAKE Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation TURTLE LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA sp ^ Hoiimann Motor Sales iHrgJGfsaWf International Trucks and Farm Machinery r]^f|pp^r Owatonna and New Holland Chrysler Chrysler - Plymouth - Dodge ~""~~^— Telephones 462-4975 Plymouth W 462-4845

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Phone 537 Underwood, N. Dak as the cover on the new Reservation Telephone Cooperative directory. Many of his paintings are displayed in Garrison, including the Garrison State Bank, McLean County ASC Office building, Garrison Clinic, McLean Manor, Garrison Real Estate & Insurance office, Garrison Bakery and Stub's Bar & Grill. Ben estimates that he has painted in the neighborhood of 350 pictures, many of which are portraits. He has painted practically every kind of subject but is better known for the western motif. The Slocums have two children, Jim and Joyce. Jim, who is 25, is married and has three children. Joyce 18, a senior in White Shield High School, is an accomplished singer and is well known in this area for her singing. Marjorie is employ­ ed at Garrison Hospital as night supervisor. Ben devotes his time to farming and painting and is looking forward to when it will be just painting.

White Shield School In 1954, when part of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation was flooded by the waters of Garrison Dam, a new Bureau of Indian Affairs school was built 6 miles south of Roseglen on a 40-acre tract of land. It was located just within the boundaries of the reservation, with the understanding that the adjoining public school districts would send their children to the new elementary school. That fall its doors opened, with Albert Waubaunsee as principal; but that first year the school in the town of Roseglen was the only one that closed its doors to send its students to White Shield School. On April 2, 1959, an election was held and a single large school district, White Shield District No. 85, was organized

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GARRISON, N. DAK. Two Prominent Indians

Two of the well remembered Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation were Strike Enemy and his son White Bear. These Indians were remembered because of the role they played in the Arickara tribe. Strike Enemy was a sub chief to the chief Sitting Bear. Therefore it was his part to help others and be a peace maker among the people. He was also a scout for the army. White Bear being his oldest son, followed in his footsteps. Strike Enemy married Annie Dawson know as (Snow) her Indian name. She was part French. Besides White Bear, their oldest son, they had three others: Jenny Strikes, Enemy Neuman (Pumpkin Flower), Mary Strike, Enemy Packineau (youngest child), and (Elk Tongue), later known as Clair Everette. White Bear married the chiefs daughter Annie Sitting Bear (Yellow Calf Woman). Their children art: Ruby W. B.; Parshall; Late Joe White' Bear, and Matthew White Bear, at left, and Strike White Bear. Enemv. Mary Strike Enemy married Joseph Packineau (Gros Ventre). Their children are: Late Joe Packineau, Martha Packineau Voight, Rose Packineau Charging, Marium P. Sears, and late George Packineau. Clair Everette married another of the chief's daughters, Fannie Sitting Bear. Their children are late Jessie E. Young- bird, Agnes E. Fox, Hugh Everett, Lloyd Everett, Mary E. Batemen. and Theodore Everett.

When I \m Right, No One Remembers; When I Am Wrong, No One Forgets. Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. 333 Congratulations And Best Wishes

To The Fine People of The Roseglen Community

from the

ilic^jzciH County

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Our People in Government

In compiling histories of the Roseglen area, it became evident that many of our people had served in county and state gov­ ernment, probably more than the area population would suggest. The committee thought it would be interesting to make a com­ pilation of those who have so served. In doing so, we recog­ nize the danger of omissions. We hope there are none, but in case there may be, we sincerely apologize. Beginning in 1910, John J. Hill, Sr. served for two years as road overseer for the county's fifth road district. From 1912 to 1920 his son, Chris Hill, was county assessor. In 1920 Chris was elected County Auditor, serving for ten years. During the same period, Fred Carvell of Emmet was Register of Deeds. In 1935 John Hill was elected County Judge, serving until 1961. In 1935 A.J. Spurgeon of Gate became Clerk of Court, but serious illness forced him to leave the post at the end of his first term. Fred Propp of Raub succeeded him, serving until 1963. And Ervin Hopkins of Romsaas has been county assessor for the last 17 years. Men from western McLean have been in the sheriffs office most of the years since 1929, when A.J. Loudenbeck of Emmet was elected sheriff. He later served with distinction under Governor Bill Langer as warden of the state penitentiary. Un­ til 1957 sheriffs were limited to two two year terms, so there was some alternating as sheriff and as deputy. John Thode of Emmet followed Mr. Loudenbeck for two terms, then John Huston, also of Emmet, became sheriff; having been deputy under Thode, and Thode became deputy to Huston, and sheriff again from 1941 to 1945. Thode later worked for several years in the State Auditors office. In 1945 Charley Wheldon of Rose­ glen was elected sheriff, served for four years, was out four years, was re-elected in 1953 and served until 1961. And men from our area have served continuously as com-

335 UKTEIGEN CONSTRUaiON CO., INC. Graveling and Asphalt Service Edwin Lindteigen, Pres., 448-6155 Turtle Lake, North Dakota missioner of the second district of McLean county since Henry Martin of Blackwater was elected in 1919. In 1923 he was fol­ lowed by John Snippen, who served until 1931. Louie Conklin of Piatt was commissioner from 1931 to 1939, and Oscar Ost­ volden of Gate from '39 until 1947. Oscar was succeeded by a Douglas township man, Joe Blonigen, who served until his death in 1957. Julius Mattson was appointed to fill the last two years of Blonigen's third term, and Iver Vangsness ser­ ved a term from 1959 to 1963. He was followed by Arnold Hill, who is in his second term. It is interesting to note that Arnold is the third Hill brother to hold public office in our coun­ ty, and that another brother, Bill was county commissioner in McHenry county for two terms a few years ago. In the state legislature, Roseglen area men have also been prominent. Jerry O'Shea of Blackwater served as long ago as the 1911 session. Then no one from west of Garrison was elec­ ted to the legislature until 1925, when A.J. Loudenbeck served one term. He was followed by John Erickson of Blackwater in the 1927-1933 and 1935 sessions. In 1929 Lewis Lembcke of Amundsville was a House member; the next session it was Tom Akan of Gate. In 1940 Donnell Haugen was elected to the House, serving for four consecutive terms, through 1947. He was the NPL candidate for Insurance Commissioner in 1948, losing to Otto Krueger. Weldon Haugen took his brothers place in the House in 1949, while Donnell went to Washington to work for Cong. Usher Burdick. Donnell came home after two years and went back to the House in 1953. He was NPL floorleader in '47 and '53, and on the Legislative Research Committee in 1945 and '47. In 1957 he was nominated by the NPL to run for Lt. Gov­ ernor, losing to Ray Schnell. In 1965 the Democratic-NPL controlled the House for the first time and Donnell served as its Chief Clerk. In the meantime Weldon had been an unsuccessful candidate three times for state auditor on the Dem. NPL ticket. When Bill Guy was elected Governor in 1961, Weldon was ap­ pointed Motor Vehicle Registrar, and is on his second four year term. In 1955 Harold Ziegler was a member of the House. In 1961 Donald Giffey became a member and has been serving since. In 1965 he was Dem.-NPL majority floor leader; in 1967 assistant minority leader. Don has served on the LRC and on the Capitol Grounds Planning Commission. He was named to the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee this year. The only man to serve in the state Senate from this area was Walter Fiedler of Blue Hill, who served in the 1955 through 1961 sessions. Walter is presently director of the State Laboratories Department. It is somewhat indicative of the political beliefs of the Rose­ glen area majority to note that each of these legislators except O'Shea, was elected either by the NPL, or its successor, the Democratic-NPL.

337 Congratulations ON YOUR 50 th Anniversary American Legion Hugh P. Minehan Post No. 49 Phone 463-2540 Garrison, N. Dak, CONGRATULATIONS Roseglen

On Your

50th Anniversary

ELSIE'S STEAK HOUSE And GARRISON CAFE Roseglen Golden Jubilee Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JRichard Kerzman, CKr*

Anna Haugen, Secretary Evelyn (Chris) Kolden, Treasurer Joseph Johnson Julius Mattson Edith Hill Julius Lunden Ernest Giffey, Jr. Vernon Hanson

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Vernon Hanson, Chairman Kenneth Hill, co-chairman Donald Giffey Olive Giffey Evelyn Kolden Shirley Rustad Lynn Ziegler Clifford Daleness Duane Zimmerman

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Ernest Giffey, Jr. Chairman Don Corbin, Co-chairman Ronald Haugen Francis Dahlberg Bill Albrecht Royce Hill Marvin Rustad Larry Ziegler Rev. Paul Jensen PROGRAM AND CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE James Suydam, Chairman Richard Kerzman, Co-chairman

Earl Pederson Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Kolden Karl Vangsness Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Snippen Robert Rustad Mr. & Mrs. Wes Cumings Donald Weigel Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Weigel

Fireworks subcommittee Joseph Johnson Carl Yahnke

PARADE COMMITTEE

Joseph Johnson, Chairman Carl Yahnke, Co-chairman Dale Hopkins Robert Campbell Arthur Forsman Burton Youngs Alfred Fines Lloyd Aanrud Marvin Franklin Lawrence Halvorson CONGRATULATIONS

ROSEGLEN

A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY

From

"YOUR PARTNER IN PROGRESS"

Garrison State Bank

General Banking & Insurance

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Phone 463-2224

Garrison REGISTRATION AND INVITATION COMMITTEE

Julius Lunden, Chairman Ernest Giffey Sr., Co-chairman Art Skeiten Chester Braasch John Kolden Helmer Skeiten Arnold Hill Ferdinand Franklin Clifford Kolden PIONEERS COMMITTEE Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Peterson, Chairmen Mr. & Mrs. Vern Bloom, Co-chairmen Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Austad Mr. & Mrs. Harold Ziegler Mr. Alfred Cole HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Mr. & Mrs. Donnell Haugen, Chairmen Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Hill, Co-chairmen Mr. & Mrs. Earl Pederson Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Snippen Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Giffey, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Kolden

POLICE, PARKING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Lloyd Kolden, Chairman Tony Matthews, Co-chairman

Lawrence Halvorson Carlos Vangsness Vernon Rostad Myron Jorgenson Danny Muhlbradt Ray Giddings Elmer Kerzman

MUSEUM COMMITTEE Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Kolden, Chairmen Lois Johnson, Co-chairman Valborg Drever Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Ostvolden Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Hill Mr. & Mrs. Amund Bosman Mr. and Mrs. Leo Snippen FOODS COMMITTEE HOUSING COMMITTEE Ella Kolden, Chairman Beulah Hill, Chairman Doris Vangsness, Co-chairman Olive Giffey, Co-chairman Lois Rustad LeeAnn Kerzman Mildred Franklin Lenore Rustad Marcella Fines Joan Youngs Freda Akan Helen Rostad Meredith Johnson Vivian Forsman Bonnie Austad Avis Giffey Freedom is not costly—it is priceless. Without neighbors, nothing is possible. It ain't the individual nor the army as a whole, but the ever­ lasting teamwork of every bloomin' soul.

The time for learning anything is the time when you need it. A river becomes crooked by following the line of least re­ sistance . . and so does man. The love of power blinds its victims to the power of love.

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Phone 497-5702 Wabek, North Dakota

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Parshall, N. Dak, Ph. 862-4245

Congratulations Roseglen On Your 50th Anniversary LAKESIDE STATE BANK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. A Home Owned Bank New Town, N . Dak . Congratulations Roseglen From FOUR BEARS BAR "You Are a Stranger but Once" E.G. Billadeau Ph. 627-4408 Sanish, N. Dak,

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Eslinger's Super Service And Bulk

24 HR. AAA METERED BULK WRECKER SERVICE DELIVERY ORIN AND ERWIN ESLINGER

PHONE 463-2075

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PHONE: 463-2165 INSURANCE - REAL ESTATE Parshall Farmers Union Co-op Elevator PARSHALL NO. DAK.

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Good Luck Roseglen

From

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Lloyd Kolden & Sons

Roseglen, N. Dak.

PI 3-4182 THE WALKER CO. Highway 37 East

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Congratulations to Roseglen

On Your 50th Anniversary Sayler's Store Leona Sayler owner

Ray's Heating & Airconditioning

Hot Water Boilers Warm Air Furnaces Air Conditioning Sheet Metal Phone 463-2258 Garrison, N. Dak.

Congratulations To Roseglen On Your 50th Anniversary

Sparkie's Drive In

Garrison, N. Dak. Index

Roseglen in 1948 Photo .. 2 Andrew Andersons ... 57 Foreword 3 Oscar Simonsons .... 58 Gov. Guy Letter 4 Oscar Andersons .... 59 Dedication Page 5 Sigvart Andersons ... 59 Roseglen Twp. History . . 6 Lloyd Austads 60 Glennon's Ranch Photo . . 7 Peder Barsness' .... 61 First Store Photo 8 Ole Bergans 62 Snippen Freighting Photo 9 Amund Bosmans .... 63 Breaking Prairie Sod ... 10 Byron J. Brumwell ... 64 Batesville 11 James Drevers 64 Railroad Camp Photo ... 12 Bernt andEmmaFines 65 Coal Mines 13 Ernest A. Giffey Sr. . . 67 School District 14 Tom Giffey 68 Early School Photos 14 & 15 Thomas Gilbertsons . . 68 Township Organization . . 15 Christ Halvorsons ... 69 Reminiscing by Snippens 16 Carl Hansons 70 Snippen Store Photo .... 17 Carl Hanson 71 Reminiscing by Dwelles 20 John/Christine Haugen 71 Recollections by Aamoths 24 Rudolph Haugens .... 73 Roseglen Merc. Store ... 27 Chris Hills 76 Immanuel Luth. Church.. 28 Clifford Hills 76 First Ladies Aid Photo .. 29 Arnold C. Hills 77 Early Trustees Photo ... 30 Carl & Bertha Hill ... 78 Church Dedication Photo 31 Floyd W. Hills 79 Bethlehem Luth. Church . 34 Hilmer Hills 80 Roseglen Baptist Church 37 John Hill Sr 81 Roseglen Church of God 38 William Hills 81 Roseglen Community Club 38 John Hill Jr 82 Gladwyn L. Roberts Post 39 George Christiansens . 82 Legion Auxiliary 40 Jorgen Jacobson 83 Roseglen Homemakers . . 41 Otto Mikkelson 83 Early Homemakers Photo 42 Adolph Johnson 84 Bowling 43 Andrew Johnsons .... 84 Royal Neighbors/America 44 J. Olaf Liens 84 Modern Woodmen 44 Ingvald Johnsons .... 85 Reservation Telephone . . 45 John P. Kerzmans ... 86 McLean Electric Co-op. . 47 Lars Koldens 88 Ryder Co-op Credit Union 49 Roseglen P.T.A 50 Paul Koldens 90 Start of 4-H Club Work .. 50 Peter Koldens 9] West McLean Insurance . 51 Torger Koldens 92 Baseball in Roseglen Area 52 Olaf Loberg 93 Busy Fingers H'makers . 5G Hans & Julius Lunden . 93 ROSEGLEN FAMILIES John Limdens 94 A.G. Aabys 57 Ole Lundens 97 347 Congratulations

From Cunningham's Department Store, Inc.

Phone 463-2236

Garrison, North Dakota

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Ph. 463-2215 GARRISON Carl J. Hanchetts .... 98 Nicholai Haugers .... 135 A. P. Mattsons 98 Joseph O. Holt 136 Julius Mattsons 99 Helmer E. Iversons ... 136 John Kavoricks 101 Walfrid Johnsons .... 137 Joseph Woods' 102 Rasmus A. Jorgensons 138 Andrew Nelsons 102 Harley Rodnes 138 Knut Nelsons 103 George Johnsons 139 Clara & Oscar Oien . . 105 Theodore Mortensons . 140 Clarence A. Olsens ... 10G John B. Nelsons 140 Chris Olsens 107 Knute Noss Family . . . 142 John Pedersons 108 Lewis Lembckes .... 143 About the Pollerts ... 109 Alfred Meads 144 James A. Sheas Ill Hans Olsons 144 Hans .& Belle Skeiten .. 112 Andrew R. Reinertsons 145 Henry Snippens 113 Gust Reinischs 147 Mrs. Ingri Snippen ... 113 T.N. Ringdahls 148 John Snippens 114 Torger Skaars 150 Leo Snippens 117 BenSlinds 151 John Frosts 118 BLACKWATER 153 Levy Longs 118 BLUE HILL TOWNSHIP . 159 Joe Kavanaughs 118 Our Blue Hills 161 Charley Wheldons .... 118 Fred Bussmans 132 Olaus Rodahls 118 O.K. Hopkins' 162 Ole Rostad 119 Paul Foldens 163 Omar Rostads 120 Henry Hoves 164 Mrs. Marie Rud 120 Fred Osmons 164 Herman Rustads 122 DEEPWATER TOWNSHIP A.C. Rankins 122 Wes Cumings 167 William Readys 123 George Albrechts .... 171 Frank Tschidas 123 Hector Billadeaus .... 171 Ray Sherwoods 124 A.B. Degrees 173 Adolph Sorensons .... 124 George Giddings' .... 175 August Sprengers .... 125 Richard A. Farnstroms 177 James H. Thornburgs . 126 Frank Dahlbergs 179 Iver Vangsness 126 Thomas Franklins .... -181 AMUNDSVILLE TOWNSHIP Hjalmer Qualleys .... 183 Joseph Amundsons ... 127 Jode S. Beams 183 Thomas Stenberg .... 128 Frank Youngs 185 Gust Bolkan 128 Clem Bradleys 189 Jacob Fischer 128 Barney Bradleys 189 Jacob Fischer 129 Rudolph Vangsness ... 191 Einar Kloppedals .... 129 George Vangsness .... 191 Peter G. Thompson ... 129 Henry Nelsons 193 W.K. Dahls 129 Mike Weinands 193 Engel Dahls 130 William E. Muellers . . 195 Anton Eidahls 131 Harry & Grace Randol 197 Emil Forsmans 132 Dave Maxwells 197 Gilbert Garnas 133 A.S. Coles 199 JohnT. Hauges 134 Jacob Hellrieger 199 349 SEBBY'S CARPETAREA

1 839 So . Broadway Minot, N . Dak.

Congratulations To Roseglen ON THEIR 50th ANNIVERSARY

Minot's Largest and Finest

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• Carpet • Linoleum • Tile o Ceramics • Minnesota Paint Earl & Helen Zahnow.. 199 Ole Haugens 273 John Simonsons 201 James Dyes 273 Carl & Sarah Olson ... 203 Dye Sod House Photo .. 275 Martin Nygards 203 William Zimmermans . 277 Axel Hansons 205 William Braaschs .... 279 Bill Solbergs 207 Elof Larson 281 The Justads 209 ROMSAAS TOWNSHIP Wesley Cumings Sr. . . 209 The Flynn Family .... 281 Mrs. Leo Tibbs 211 John Grimes 283 Oscar Johnsons 213 Early Farming Photo.. 283 Carl Andersons 213 Ole Daleness' 285 Martin Wutzkes 215 Bachelor Abode Photo . 285 Andrew Kvale 215 Henry Rimes 287 Fred Sprengers 215 Peter Erb Family .... 287 Ralph Youngs 217 The Nelson Sisters ... 289 William Wahls 217 The Romsaas Family.. 289 Peter J. Weigels 221 The Hacanson Family.. 291 Carl Skogens 223 Jeanette Baseball Photo 291 Andrew W. Kerzmans . 225 Bert/Christine Johnson 293 Other Early Residents 227 C.F. Blooms 295 Frank McNew 229 Selmer Johnsons 297 I. Sylvester 233 Roy D. Wilsons 299 EMMET TWP. HISTORY 235 Ben Igleharts 299 Photos 245 & 247 Ervin Hopkins' 301 HIDDENWOOD PICNIC Ed Bjornholts 303 Photo 249 Emil Prices 305 Story 251 Romsaas Sidelights ... 307 GATE TOWNSHIP 251 Mt. Zion Church Photo 313 Albert Austads 257 Jess Shafers 259 RESERVATION AREA ... 315 John & Inga Sliper .... 261 Nels Nelsons 321 John Forsmans 263 Norman Nelsons 323 Louis E. Schoenings . . 263 Ralph Nelsons 237 Carl Yahnkes 265 Ben Slocums 327 Bill & EmmaSorenson. 265 White Shield School ... 329 L.J. Braaschs 267 Two Prominent Indians 333 Oscar Ostvoldens .... 271 Our People in Government 335 Elmer Spurgeons .... 271 Jubilee Committees .... 339

The final crop of any land is people and the spirit of people.

The smallest of all packages is a man wrapped up in himself.

Yesterday is gone; forget it. Tomorrow never comes; why worry?

We should all be concerned about the future because we will spend the rest of our lives there. 351