Death of J W Goodrich Jamestown Pioneer
Jamestown June 20 J W Goodrich a pioneer of Stutsman county and longtime Jamestown resident died at his home at 7 30 this morning after Brights disease and heart trouble. He leaves wife Effie and daughter Mrs James D Gray of Jamestown and two daughters Mrs Frank Miller of Helena Montana and Mrs George Seabach of Grants Pass Oregon. Funeral held Sunday with Knights Templar at the family home and burial in Highland Home cemetery. Goodrich came to Dakota in 1873 and helped build the citys early business, government and schools. He served as register of deeds county clerk deputy sheriff and county superintendent of schools and was a prominent promoter of Jamestowns growth.
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Jamestown
J. W. Goodrich
Stutsman County
Mr. Goodrich
Bright
Frank Miller
Helena
Mont
George Seabach
Grants Pass
Ore
Effie Goodwich
James D. Gray
Knights Templar
Fourth Avenue
Highland Home Cemetery
Grim Reaper
Goodrich
John W. Goodrich
Pennsylvania
New West
Court House
Burke
State Normal School Board
Normal
Valley City
Abner Sidmore
Kelley
West Front Street
Lloyd's Bankers
Wilhelm Experiment Farm
F. B. Fancher
Thompson
Harvey Mills
Thomas Collins
James Lees
Pat Moran
Merritt Wiseman
George A. Goodrich
Valley City High School Alumni Back Through History
The Valley City High School marks end of the year as it graduates its 19th class since 1896, with the class of 1914 largest at 40 members. Alumni numbers grew from four to over 300, many attending higher education at Grand Forks, Michigan, Minnesota, Harvard, Yale, and more, including 63 who studied at college. The class of 1916 leads in college graduates with six, while 1898 and later years show widespread paths into business, law, teaching, and engineering. Many alumni joined Normal, Moorhead, or Mankato programs. 13 pursued art, music, or specialized training.
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Valley City
University At
Grand Forks
Michigan
Minnesota
Harvard
Yale
University of North Dakota
Valley
Normal
Mayuille Normal
Moorhead Normal
The
Mankato
Dena Wegner
William T. Craswell
Edwin Mason
David Ritchie
Irl
William Baillie
Harvey, N. D
Valley City Telephone Exchange
Ed Mason
Mlinois Wesleyan University
Ritchie
Winterer
Herman Winterer
Winterer & Ritchie
Mason
Wesleyan
Harvard University
Ryder
N.D
George Wallis
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Ill
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Elyria
Ohio
Evansville
Ind
Wallis
National Business Teachers’ Association
Washington
Harvey Schilling
Earl
Swortout Henry
George Rasmussen
Henry
Henry & Henry, Abstractora
Darey
James Reid
Carey
Marion Randolph
Hamline
University of
Jamestown
Pearl Keene
Carleton College
Morris Kernall
University of Illinois
Thora Kvalnes
Henry Vance
Ives
N. D
Sheyenne Valley Notes
Martin Olstad transacted business in Valley City last Monday. Various residents, including John F. Henrikson, Oscar Aas, Alfred Aas, Julius Henriksen, Ole Stevens, and Melvin Rensby, were noted visiting or traveling locally with bicycles and shopping trips around Kathryn and Nelson township. Some Indians were seen on the Valley road Wednesday afternoon. The Sparks World Famous Shows.
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Valley City
Mads
Julia Rensby
Canada
Jens Rensby
Clara Aas
Kathryn
Alfred Anderson
G. O. Aas
John F. Henrikson
Rensby
Johanna Henrikson
Peter A. Anderson
Martin Olstad
Peter Gregerson
Wm. Lareman
Henrikson
Alfred
Oscar Aas
Albin
Arthur Olson
Sheyenne Valley
Clara
Hilda Opsanl
John F. Flenrikson
Carl Monson
Melvin Renaby
Alfred Aaa
Victor Schneider
Bert Sebby
Marie Henrikson
Fritz Olstad
Carl Henrikson
Anders Opsahl
Eddie
Henry G. Aas
Jeng Henrikson
Melvin Rensby
Alfred Aas
Julius Henriksen
Fritz
Thom Hovde
Ole Stevens
Ole Hagen
Wm. Larsman
Eddie Aas
Melvin
Oscar E. Aas
Aas
James G. Thoreson
Martin Thoreson
Nelson Township
Walley Road
Sparks
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Barnes County
Sanborn
Green Township
Patterson
Northwest
Barnes County Poultry Association
Stutsman
Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee
Manston
Wis
Owatonna
Minn
Dakota Territory
Fort Seward
Round House
Fort Totten
Northern Pacific
Fargo
Bismarck
Black Hills
Valley City High School
Talcott Goodrich
Rose Miller
Chan Bassett
George J. Goodrich
Bassett
Miller
Masonic Fraternity
John Rundecker
Halverson
LaFarge
Naeseth
Fingal
Harry
Chilson
Mabel Wilhemson
Nome
Spiritwood Lake
Ted Johnson
Barney Gray
Leon Fitzgerald
Lester Smith
Geo, Styles
Larry
Bill Bowen
Harold Jobe
Tom Smith
Rogers and Darey
van Brunt
Bay
Jeffrey
Rogers Lumber Co
Rogers-Jeffrey Lumber Co
Minneapolis
W. D. Jeffrey
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