Best Garage in State Is Planned for Valley City
BH. 4, Pess, of the Peg Garnge, announced he bought the 50x140 lot at Front street and Fourth avenue beside Northern Seed company and will build a two story fireproof garage with full basement and ventilation. Construction to start after summer. foundation to be completed then. The firm’s growth warranted a modern facility for Valley City and surrounding area. Funeral notices for Andreas Larson and family details follow, noting his birth in Ramot Modum, emigration in 1887, farming in Skandia and Litchville, and survivors including brothers John and Mads and sister Mrs. Carl Freid, with services held in Hastings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pess
Times-Record
Henry & Henry
Front Street
Fourth Avenue
Northern Seed Company
Pegg
Fhre
R Tahh
Valley City
Andreas Larson
Ramot
Modum
John
Meeker County
Minn
Section 22
Skandia
Andreas
Litchville
John Larson
Mads
Carl Freid
Hastings
Lasseson
Spring Creek
Flastings Times recounts lives of three pioneers
Flastings Times memorializes three LaMoure county pioneers, Oscar Paulson and Peder Rockswold, detailing birthplaces in Norway, immigration years, homesteads, marriages, children, community roles, and death dates. It notes Paulson's 1914 Florida retreat for TB treatment and Oslo burial, and Rockswold’s 1881 Decorah migration and 1832 homestead entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peder E. Rockswold
Litehvile Township
Rockswold
Hadeland
Norway
Decorah
Iowa
Red River Valley
LaMoure County
A Word for Mothers
A 1909 advertisement urges mothers not to ignore aches and pains and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a remedy. It claims the product strengthens blood and nerves, improves vitality, and supports fatigued mothers, with endorsement from Neatcot cot & Bowne in Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott's
Neatcot ‘Cot & Bowne
Bloomfis
Blind Pig at North Dakota Normal School Farm
North Dakota owns a blind pig on the State Normal School farm where pure bred Chester White hogs are kept. The eyeless hog, named Mr Hog, is normal in size and quality, drawing attention as a curious demonstration of swine management. Visitors S. J. Randahl, George Randahl, and A. H. Johnson came from Litchville Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Fred Colby
State Normal School Farm
Chester
First Minnesota unit may return to Minnesota soon
St Paul reports Secretary of War Baker told Governor Burnquist the First Minnesota regiment may come back to Minnesota shortly. The First North Dakota will reach Fort Snelling Jan 29 or 30, will leave Mercedes Jan 23, and 15 days after arriving Fort Snelling will be mustered out. Pickertail boys likely home by around Feb 15, with a few brigade members already mustered out today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
Baker
Burnquist
North Dakota
Fort Snelling
Mercedes
Fifty Counties Represented At State Normal School
Fifty seven counties in North Dakota are represented in the student body this school year at the State Normal School. In addition there are students from seven other states and Canada. The roll lists numerous counties with enrollment figures, totaling 625 students. Ninety seven come from states other than North Dakota, led by Minnesota with 63 and Wisconsin with 11. About 323 students were born in North Dakota, with others born across Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin South Dakota Nebraska Pennsylvania Michigan Oregon Missouri Montana Washington Arkansas Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Rhode Island Kentucky Ohio and several foreign countries. One student lists Alaska as birthplace. Canada accounts for 12 students and others hail from Norway Germany Russia England Austria Hungary Sweden Denmark and Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
State Normal School
Canada
J Adams McLean - Barnes Mercer Benson Morton Billings
Mountrail
Bottineau
Nelson Bowman Oliver
Burleigh
Pembina Burke
Bierce
Cass
Ramsey Cavalier
Ransom Dickey
Renville
Richland Dunn
Rolette, Eddy
Sargent
Emmons
Sheridan
Golden Valley
Slope
Foster
Stark
Grand Forks
Steele , Grant
Stutsman
Griges
Towner
Hettinger
Trail
Kidder
Walsh
LaMoure Ward
McHenry Wells
McKenzie Williams
Minnesota
Colorado
Montana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Oregon
Washington
Arkansas
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Ohio
Alaska
Norway
Germany
Russia
England
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Denmark
Poland
Sanborn Notes and Local Movements Jan 18
Sanborn and Thompson Yards figures report many local visits and travel. J L Wetherill leaves for Fargo while Langer, Siverson, and Siegfried make Sanborn stops. Chap man obituary, real estate transfers, and a mid winter Minnesota visit frame a snapshot of community life with debates, shipments, and business deals.
Fire at Lucca destroys store and merchandise
Thursday morning at 8 o clock the S. S. Shaw store in Lucca burned with the building and contents destroyed. Enderlin fire department responded. Loss estimated at 7500 dollars with 4500 dollars insured. Origin in doubt but believed to have started from a stove used for heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucca
S. S. Shaw
Enderlin
Anders Mattson Dead After a Fruitful Life
Anders Mattson died Monday morning at his Svea township home after several weeks of illness. He was 75, born in Wermland Sweden, married May 5 1865, celebrated golden anniversary two years ago. Emigrated 1882 to Lake Park Minnesota, homesteaded Rosebud township, then moved to P G Sarsten farm in Svea. Survived by wife May and two of four children P G Sarsten and Mrs Wm King. 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 1 pm from the house with Rev Myrdabl officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Paulson Sear Paulson
Christiana
Norway
Wargo
Litchville
LaMoure County
Jez Grodland
Showix
Lena
Inga
H. J.1
Valley City
C. N. Sea of
Paulaen Fort
Florida
Oslo
Fla
Paulson
Litchville Bulletin
Anders Mattson
Svea
Wermland
Sweden
Lake Park
Minn
P. G. Sarsten
Wm. King
Myrdabl
Ed Stroh hosts visitors as storms hit the county
Harry Didier visited Ed Stroh on Sunday evening while Bert Voight was away. Mrs. W. G. Strang visits her sister Mrs. Didier for a week. Old settlers note last Friday as the stormiest day in years. Gene and Ed Stroh led a league meeting at the county seat. Guests at Gene Stroh’s Sunday included Will Strang and family, Ed Stroh and family, with C W Mater an evening caller. Will Diemert and family returned from Rollingstone with Mrs. Diemert’s relatives joining Mrs. Diemert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evra
League
Gene |Stroh
Will Strang
Ed Stroh
C. W. Mater
Will Diemert
Rollingstone
Minn
Local Folks Share News Of Sickness Surprises and Socials
Rohde visits. Mrs. Olive Brobst improves from illness while Miss Christiansen fills in teaching No. 2 as Emma and the brother stay sick. Oliver Brobst loses a young horse with a broken shoulder. A surprise visit for Mrs. Rohde brings Clark Cuy neighbors and friends by the cold weather to share music cards and a supper after a merry evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohde
Olive Brobst
Fred Tabbert
Fred Rohde
W. R. Menke
Oliver Brobst
Margaret Clancey
No. 2
Christiansen
Emma
Riverside Hospital
Wm. Rohde
Clark Cuy
George Dotting
Will Potter
Val Potter
Conrad Potter
Wm. Schafer
Local Notes From Litchville and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs Cart Froid were in Litchville Monday afternoon Ole Foien traveled to Fargo for the Grain Growers convention Andy Foyn planned to help the new athletic club in Kathryn but a show postponed the meeting Torger Syverson attends the Fargo convention Henrietta Olson left for Litchville to attend high school Mr and Mrs Conrad Ellison left for Fargo business callers C C Sather returned from California trip M r Elm remains in California An editor correction on shipping figures $153 71 instead of $173 51 At a Co operative Store Co meeting L L Greenlaw of Detroit Minn was chosen manager He is connected to Monson Gross and Dakota business college graduate English and Scandinavian speaker The Commercial club met at the bank to discuss fire department admission dues and fundraiser The fire department elected officers and discussed equipment at next meeting A 20 member ship now enrolled at the fire crew Farmers elevator directors held monthly meeting Miss Hilda Anderson Kinseryik teacher visited home Rev Gulbranson announces Sunday school at 10 and services at 11 Mrs H J Olson of Valley City visited with friends The Freid brothers Edwin and Elmer attended the funeral of Andreas Larson George Flynn Eckelson visited in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Potter
Louis Malm
First National Bank
Eckelson
H Maren
Margaret Revell
A. S. Langer
Carey
John Diemert
Interstate Business College
Fargo
Byron Siegfried
Sanborn
Byron
American Tobacco Co
Herman Olsen
Thompson
Binford
Harry Siegfried
Willie Murphy
George Hayes
Martin Conlson
Barnes County
W. B. Seely
Alice Lettenmaier
Christ Lettenmaier
Minnesota
St. Paul
Albert Siverson
Winnipeg
Swift Packing House
Willie Noecker
Willemar
Leonard Langer
Arthur Clare
Valley City
Valley City High School
Rasmussen
Darey
County Board
J. F. Jaberg
Jaberg
Montana
Andy Foyn
Kathryn
Torger Syverson
Henrietta Olson
Litchville
Conrad Ellison
Do. M. Boone
Andrew Kjelby
Gilbert Sorenson
Casselton
The
Shipping Association
C. C. Sather
California
Oregon
Washington
Elm
Sather
Co-operative Store Co
L. L. Greenlaw
Detroit
Minn
Greenlaw
Monson Gros
Dakota Business College
Commercial Club
Enger
Farmers’ Elevator
Hilda Anderson
Kinseryik
Little Falls
C. T. Olson
Gulbranson
H. J. Olson
Edwin and
Elmer Freid
Andreas Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Best
Serena Haarsager
Alma
Louis
Clara
Bertha
Selmer
Alvin
Ddwin
Amund
Anna Rockswold
Mayville
North LaMoure
Hiram
S. J. and
George Randahl
A. H. Johnson
FORD
Embertson & Olson
N. Dak
V. C.N
PSI Enterprise
J. L. Wetherill
Frank Hinschberger
O. Lindgren
Ole Siverson
ME. Grasswick
Rochester
Stewart
Fletcher
Castoria
Cart Froid
Ole Foien
Grain Growers’ Convention
George Flynn
MMI
el Paso
West
Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pullman
Minneapolis- Pat
Des Moines
Rock Island
Gatlord Warker
Metropolitan Life Midd
Twin Cities
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