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![]() | TABLE OF CONTENTS Sheridan's Daybreak II Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]988 Library of Congre s o.: 5-60467[...] |
![]() | MONTANA SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK II ,,[...] |
![]() | ~ FOREWORD Jn SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK we invited all pioneers who arrived here[...]done by numerous individuals who have used their best judgment; naturally we don't always agree on what[...]In 1975. Profits from SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK mad this addition po ibl .[...] |
![]() | [...]a philosophy grounded in rs 1v • 1 's an awarnness of spa echnoloqy that Is temper[...]e learned a sequel was being writt, n to SHERIDAN'S DA YBREAK.[...] |
![]() | [...]Officer, juvenile and women's detention quarters, Civil Defense, Com- On 3[...]on and Graham & Associates of Billings. The mayor's office in Plentywood. Harry Loucks was the 1st Ch[...]sioners office. The treasurer's office has expanded into some of the[...]the Planning Board has studied a when Plentywood's 25th Jubilee was held. The dedication ceremony[...]atching funds ment of Sheridan County's resources, population and economy. It also[...] |
![]() | In the plan's assessment of population changes it says "There a[...]e early day creasingly larger share of the county's population. With these trends 1t[...]that the need for public and communi~y facilitie.s and[...]nity to be able to afford such facilities. County's economy. "With the continued cost-price squeeze o[...]und. Although the oil boom has shored up the area's economy, it's tions throughout the United States ena[...]en. area economy will need to rely on agriculture's renewable r~sour~~s As the building was to house an[...]ly equipped kitchen has added to the Civic Center's ver- 7-28-19, the County Commissioners passed a r[...]epartment opened. year. Schwartz's contract came to $362,525.00, Plum~i~g In O[...]me because of WWII restrictions. In the 1940s branches were established in Westby, Outlook, Coa[...]nservation Board at that meetings during the 1970s. In 1983, aner a decade of trying, our new[...]d addition to the Sheridan County Courthouse, 1t 1s 3 times larger than the old building with room f[...]983, and our open house Plentywood's 1st airport was located in the present area of w[...]on Field. Thor Thorstenson, mechanic at Donaldson's Garage the general contractor was Aldinger Const[...]irteen hundred dollars was received from Bisecker's bank for public auction on 10-25-83 for $[...] |
![]() | [...]me of Civil Pilot Training. Sponsored by the Lion's Club, Plen- tywood was the smallest town in the[...]S.S. Moen was elected for a 4 yr. term* SHERIDAN COUN[...]•The above were elected but an Attorney General's Opinion held that present[...]P. J. Eie's name appeared on the minutes as a commissioner. T[...]state who he replaced but he probably took Hansen's position as his name Arthur C. Erickson (D[...] |
![]() | [...]4 ... ... . . Bernt Ward was appointed to H. Ator's position November 1932 ........... . ......... A.[...]ge appointed to replace V. E. Anker S. E. Paul . . ..... . . . . . . .. . . .... Januar[...]944 . .. . B. N. Benson appointed for A. J. Olson's position[...]45 . . .. Vincent Bergh appointed for Glen lngell's position SHERIDAN COUNTY'S LEGISLATORS November 1946 ....... . .. Hen[...] |
![]() | [...]e Medders . (D) appointed to fill Arne Nikolaisen's term on 2-28-64 ichels, Lloyd (0) Medici[...] |
![]() | [...]er. Using this SHERIDAN COUNTY STOCKMEN'S study as a guide, a formal reservation of water u[...]In 1975 the Sheridan County Stockmen's Association under the chairman·[...]he E Chapter had its 1 s meeting in Dagmar that O er. The 1st[...]One of he Chapter's 1st project o ge the "sa •dus brea[...]n spearheading he project. "L bread" ·s sill on he shelves[...]pporting the production o e hanol crea s s orm[...]elp promo o o asse s-the soil. (last e e by .[...]O s i rum n aJ in 0 A A DURU S ASSOCIATIO ric[...]rmers Eleva or of Reserve, he organiz t1on s form d to promo e in eres in durum plan in nd mar[...]try 1n th division of t . Th s in this Bob Brastrup, Executive Secretary of the ontana heat Comm1s• lone r from 3 to 31 s.[...] |
![]() | [...]les, he Redstone Homemakers' s ·n Chairman of many of our s e in charge of serving the[...]79 . hat as coo ing beef nomis s, reporters, TV cameras d on "G[...]man, Sec-Treas.[...] |
![]() | [...]Medicine Lake as acting chair- Horizon. man. At a subsequent meeting he was elected permanent[...]the productions a he Plent ood ·s BIATHDA Y PARTY (1776- 801 )- ntelo[...]e la e Homes ead fairgrounds. Sunday's program folio s: |
![]() | [...]t-Bill Smith, Ralph Par- Plentywood's Greg Erickson 2nd at 126 and Wayne Kandas 3rd at[...]after WWII Bicentennial Plaque made by Joe Carpenter was presented by and was popular[...]afternoon entertainment for many years the studen s of Sheridan County Schools; it no hangs in the Bi[...]Fastpitch became popular in the '60s; 1 of the better fastpitch[...]sons particularly people loo o foot- s imming, boxing, square dancing, and in the later[...]opportunities are many and a hie ics during he '70s. Follo ing is an outline of this ou standing[...]an County.) Ou loo Sta e C rac champions Plen ood S ate Class B rac champions 97 oo S ate B r c champions[...]lace in e ball S te nEs oo ball ti le[...]i I in S e U mee[...]J s of he Cl o or and[...]Cl s . res ling 1ch[...]he effo s of E tension Service and the Board of[...]Center and Agriculture museum in 1983 1s in Sae B ey[...] |
![]() | [...]advise and confer with family ng ome es1 en s an ga er or a p1 re · ore e[...]nd Dechca ion held June 17, 1979. Back ro : Peggy S enhJem, arric , Phy)hs Fink, Phyllis J[...], Da ielse , LucUl n, r, avl S · air Butch[...]cl.ean, Adm. , Chari R. . , A S nhi m, R. . , .H. Dir. of ur .[...] |
![]() | [...]ation for Retarded Children . for Sheridan County's seniors. They selected George Whittaker their[...]Miller, Treas. Pee and o Billings to the Governor's Conference. The Center is open Tuesday thro[...]tly Harold DeSilva. Assisting the manager is Glad s anning, Matron, and 13 employees, plus vol[...] |
![]() | [...]•OIL• SHERIDAN COUNTY'S OIL[...]2,747 ,539 Outlook who in the late •40s and early '50s solicited land at 10¢ an 1981[...]have been very active in leasing and pro- County's treasury. Total taxes collected in Sheridan Count[...]moting the industry. Bernt Ward in the Assessor's office and Bill or 81%. Johnston's Abstract office have been helpful to the l[...] |
![]() | [...]elephone Co., a stock company, best; however, the radio audience adapted and in the l[...]ion of trading it for Bell Telephone man Wold, Larry Sem, Mark Wankel and Nolan Kienitz; h[...]who was Mary Lou's girl "Friday." With the breakup of AT&T[...] |
![]() | [...]Office, Antelope Grain, Spoklie Sales and Nielsen's Buy and Sell. Sunday school and the pur[...]rt of which was set aside as a cemetery. Vornholt's Office in the early days. It was purchased by Eli[...]part of today's American Lutheran Church. Services were conducted[...]the Norwegian language until some time in the '30s; and the minutes[...]'30s, and after WWII was over it experienced a revital[...]and young pastors came to lead. The '50s and '60s might be called the[...]t year when our By the late '60s and early '70s changes were occurring rapidly. school was destro[...]As the '80s approached, there were reluctant discussions abou[...]y Homme Carl Grenz tery's 80 acres and the parsonage adjacent to Plentywood[...]na who came to the Antelope area in the early 1900s were of Norwegian lodges to[...] |
![]() | [...]The ship's bell, the last flown US Ensign, the Sailor of the[...]at the age of 13. 1n the United States, the ship's company unanimously nominated[...]ntertained at various tained a Master's Degree in Agriculture Economics from Cornell Univ[...]fornia. qualities in The ANTELOPE and the men who man her. The motto Four ch[...] |
![]() | [...]5 years in the Air Force, he acquired his Master's in Hospital in Stockton and later became a member[...]port, IA, working at Rock Island team at St. Mary's Hospital in that city. In 1968, Maxine married Ze[...]ammerzell have 3 sons. State University with a B. S. in Elementary Education. There she met[...]Nevada, Peggy obtained home. a Master's Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas a[...]librarian. Jeffrey is now working toward a Master's Degree in spring she took up the fullt[...]SCHOOL Women's Club. During the war years she did substitute tea[...]the country school 1 mile Velma's mother, Pearl Clark, died 12-6-81. south of the[...]Sons of Norway, Moose, Masons, fair board, Farmer's belly stove in the center of the schoolroom. In winter, the snow was so Union, Boy Scouts, Governor's Ad Hoc Committee on Post-Secondary deep and the r[...]children. Most of the County Stockmen's Association; a special detective was hired; later[...]ars at school. During the '50s they became active in politics; Mags became[...]inded people, he initiated production of SHERIDAN'S then attended Antelope Schools.[...] |
![]() | [...]over his father's carpenter tools and has been engaged in carpenter[...]does carpenter work with brother, Art, tends bar part time at Bo[...]Lou's and is relief mail carrier at Antelope. They live[...]tricia Ruiz, Edith Allen. Standing: Roy Brom, Tom's brother-in-law from Las Vegas.[...]rton school district for 31 years. young man, he worked for local farmers and for Olson Constr[...]ich turned out to be a career. Tom and Edith's daughter, Patricia graduated in Bremerton and at-[...]and I were married 9-25-43 . We farmed his mother's farm the twins and Cltt had c[...] |
![]() | [...]lks During that stay in Eugene a third son (David S.) was born into the Lodge and the Moose[...]o partnership with Stewart Ryan and opened Minart's[...]k, Eun Soon (Sue), Dixie, Edward, Bruce L., Bruce S., David.[...]on 11-23-61. Jeannie was working for me at Minart's doctoral degree in educational psychology. In Dec[...]9 years we decided to Dixie finished her bachelor's degree a the University of Puget Sound,[...]oldest daughter of (see p. 62 in Sheridan's Daybrea I). Olaf could only speak orwegian Sigvar[...]orry for him, but it was not long spent on my fol s' homestead 5 miles west of Reserve. In 1935 we[...]In 1933 Olaf and Frank Bernau, driving Frank's odel A Ford wrth which we farmed for 7 years. On[...]ilo was a rumble seat, went to the World's Fair in Chicago. Before returning born; Stanley A[...]43, home to Montana they visited Frank's relatives in Wisconsin , where died 6-15-4[...] |
![]() | [...]came to Wisconsin. I went with them to the World's Fair in 1932. He then farmed around[...]fter working there tor about a year, he re- aunt's home on July 9th. We lived on the Arneklev farm,[...]er Kalispell area. Allen worked along s,i de his dad for a few years in the of Plentywood Mason's and Shrine Club, and belonged to Toast-[...]In July of 1981 we purchased Mrs. Thoresen's comfortable home 7-6-7 9. Donna is e[...]n, and tal assistant. Her husband 1s employed by Flathead Electric Co•op as a spendi[...]ake Blaine area. On the 1st page of Sheridan s Daybreak I there is a beautiful pic-[...] |
![]() | [...]farmed since that time. During the early '50s we suffered 3 severe Roy will include his own hi[...]ral Land Bank note until Dad bought Clyde Holway's, James McLean & Sadie Epler's home- 1983!! steads. In 1927[...]n and in Antelope and during the 1920s and 1930s he was able to build the Arneklev families.[...]e retired while in and helped my dad and a family friend, "Dad Stephens", make moon- Miss[...]7 and Dave and Adolph in the 1920s threshed in the Antelope area for a enrolled in t[...]started working for years of the 30s came along Adolph moved into Brockton and[...] |
![]() | [...]t. Her father p'layed the violin, After Dave's father passed away in 1936 he used to come and[...]urned from their honeymoon the 5th of Howard's parents were Halvor and Sarah Bestland. Halvor wa[...]mber of the Plentywood ALCW, and the Antelope For s, MN, the 3rd youngest son of a family of 1O children . Homemaker's Club, having held offices in both as well as offi[...]s most farmers are, Jergen as a good mechanic and carpenter. miles northeast of Antelope. He broke and traine[...]PETRA BREKKE After harvest in the early '30s he tried his luck at picking potatoes[...] |
![]() | [...]o the University of Montana where he obtained a B.S. degree in Phar- Montana to farm 6 miles east of[...]Billings where Trygve began working at Huebner's Pharmacy. In 1955, Iowa and southern Minnesota. G[...]in Nashville, TN. neapolis where Joe worked as a carpenter. They and their children, La[...]at the age umbus where they own Tryg's Drug. Eileen has been sundries buyer as of 8 our[...]d families. various boards, such as the Cattlemen's Assn. , the N.E. Montana Wool T[...]the cultures of their 9 years, also the St. John's Lutheran Church Council for many years.[...]lso provides a "Welcome Home" for the family visi s. Hilmar and Valborg Thore[...]Hulda is active in Sons of Norway and St. John's Lutheran Church sisters are Ruth Mulke[...]Antelope High School in 1936; received a B.S. degree at Montana Our dad, Peder Br[...] |
![]() | [...]n was continued at Pacific Lutheran University (B.S. in[...]) CHRISTIANSEN Portland, ND 6-7-69; received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at[...]t age 5, sang solo in all the 1967; received a B.S. degree at MSU in Bozeman as Mechanical[...]gineer for lntalco The "dirty '30s" made a person very self reliant and so I worked[...]rough 2 years of college (1 year at St. Catherine's College in and Brandon born 12-1 6-79.[...]e saying, "It shows a Ejnar's parents were Emil Christiansen and Karen Lauridsen of mother's love when a child wears patched jeans and darned[...]uated from Bozeman High School 1978; received a B.S. The first 5 years of our[...]0-10-51, Always to be remembered after Paul's death-neighbors volun- Rita Eileen[...]ng for tors, 12 cultivators. 1Odrills, and 1Otrue s were at the scene to culti- dances 1th a[...]Glasgow we played with various Combo's and were also very active in fallow. Other help w[...]s. This surely exemplified the usician's Union, Ejnar as Business Agent and I was S[...] |
![]() | [...]District. One son, Larry, followed in his father's footsteps and is a welder in the construc- tion f[...]ck driver, Donna was a steno for a law firm, Rita's husband is in the Air Force, Glenn color codes in[...]ve and Annette moved to Sheridan County easel, s un and badgers along the Big uddy and Antelope Cr[...]he was employed by the Schnitzler Corp. as parts man. In 958 he became custodian of the school[...] |
![]() | [...]lark, daughter of Jesse and Pearl Clark (Sheridan's joys calligraphy and sewing; she is a member of t[...]en of Robert Dixon Clark and Kate Clark (Sheridan's Yergensen in 1983. They live in[...]he time Frank was ready for high school, he and a friend Robert Clark, son of R. D. and Ka[...]lispell, MT; William Glade Spring, VA, his father's home. He stayed there for a year. His[...]I married Bob Cummins in April 1980. Bob's roots also have a con-[...]mb r 1916· Blanche, rs. Ted Hove, that usually a friend would drive by and give him a ride at least part[...]CCC that summer. After a year in the C's, he went to the Great Falls buried.[...]nd then back for another hitch in the Frank's brother George William (3-20-08) who served in the US C's. He got his 1st job in 1940-typing wheat l[...] |
![]() | the forerunner of today's ASCS. Maybe history does repeat itself as some 40[...]. Her early years story home to us. That's where our roots are." may be found in the Reserve[...]Paul now lives in Santa Maria, CA, where he's the manager of a Hedges. She graduated from Antel[...]n, were married in 1979. Eastern Montana wi1h a B.S. in 1970.[...]al apping Co. in Portland, OR and have a with a B.S. degree; he has an M.S. from Greeley, CO and a Doctorate[...] |
![]() | [...]and worked on the 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Ruth's 1st grade school days were at Mrs. family ranch. In the late 1920s he worked on Emil Grimsrud's large Pearl Kellam's tar paper shack. Later the Rose Hill School was b[...]ranched near Antelope until he died 10-30-75. He 1s buned in the[...]father's sister (Francis Folsom Darden) and brother-in-la[...]the I as born on my om and Dad's homestead 7 miles northeast of alla place just[...]their Bud, Gladys, Bob and Chff. h~me_s. She lived in Seattle a few years and worked m a[...]the modern conveniences, no lectnc,ty or run- th~s time they bought the Clark house in Antelope Ozzi[...]ng and canned goods at big sno ban s. We played fo and geese and had a lot of s[...] |
![]() | [...]been here since. I'm married to Elliot Frahm. He's been in construction for 35[...]Solveig's brothers and sisters are as follows: Mary J. born[...]-21. Henrietta died and William married Henrietta's sister Clara Christianson was the daughter[...]jo!ned a ~enior Citizen s group in our church. These keep us busy al[...] |
![]() | [...]1953. He graduated from Antelope High School bus's progress during inclement weather. Staying on the[...]Frank Wangerin passed away in August 1983; Erma's mother Dale was born in 196[...]a hill overlooking the "meadow" on his Uncle Don's Don recalls that hay making was really[...]anical School in Fargo, D and wor ed at Donaldson's Garage in Plenty ood here Don has been[...]finishing Beast-Barrac s, he d cided the military life was not for[...] |
![]() | [...]d Dickinson, Manager of the Simmental Association's National Headquarters at ND and i[...]-31 -71 on his great grandmother Frieda Friedrich's birthday; Keeli and Lucille Friedrich.[...]employed as such in the capacity of derrick man. He married Lydia brothers, Harold and Don of Ple[...]es training at inot, ND and enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in 1944. She was stationed in P[...] |
![]() | [...], 2 sons, David Since my husband's passing in December of 1971, I have spent and Gar[...]1942 and she died in 1959. Their children's stories follow. Tom attended Alcott Grade Sc[...]son married Maibelle Genevieve Olson of ew Haven, man Flacker's land. In 1970 he married Bonnie Satterfield of Bi[...]8-11 -56 and Helen died on 7-31 -68 . h ed the best, but an asthmatic condition came back to p[...] |
![]() | [...]red inot State College and graduated with a aster's Degree in 1966. Lyle directed the Yellow-[...] |
![]() | [...]and arrived 1-15-46. in the late '20s and '30s he was not making a living at farming and he[...]ns and tend to the live- I coached a women's softball team that Edith, Muriel and Karla[...]tive in the Mon-Oak Babe Ruth Em's life. Thirty-two dollars a month to feed 4 people[...]and in 1976 was During the 1940s and as things got better Dad was more active in e[...]had 3 children: Doris Arlene, Ra mond Lawrence v1s1tmg their parents and lived at Lankin, D until hi[...]yson, moved to the Antelope area in the early 1900s. Dad gradu· Dons ( rs.[...] |
![]() | [...]r Horton Alice. Orvin was born 5-17-16 (Norwegian's Day) and attended Ante- Manufactur[...]unity to buy a quarter of land next to his father's[...] |
![]() | [...]8. In 1948, I married Leslie's brother, Harvey and we continued He still resides[...]of the most dramatic occasions was history's 1st manned flight to the deep set windows where h[...]tle on the 1st of the month, keep it going." That's us! Have we Out," and "Tag" and "Drop the Handker[...]the summer there after their father's death on 6-9-55. They are: Bill[...]Leslie's great grandparents. anlyn arty, b. 11 ·24[...] |
![]() | [...]and has 1 son, Bran- don. He works at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. Michael was born 5-20-[...]away in Crosby, ND in 1953. with a B.S. degree. He married Bobbi Mason of Eureka. They h[...]king as a medic and specializing in giving E.E.K.'s. He Assessors office in Plentywood[...]n Hedg s.[...] |
![]() | [...]uating from high school in 1935, I joined the CCC's and MYRTEL (CHRISTIANSON ) HERMAN[...]oldest son teaches orchestra and performs ith the man. Born 1-5-43 in Plentywood, MT, I lived with my p[...]using her Humanistic Psychology s tlls. in 1961. After graduating from Minot State[...]order travel boo s and maintain good relations ith our travel a nt.[...], L onard as born on 2-10-21 at Plent ood, T. In s~rved on the Westby Township Board and Writ[...] |
![]() | [...]in Norway and immigrated to US in the 1900s. Marie was born in Min-[...]Gunder died in 1959 and Marie in 1977. Hoven, Joe's mother passed away in January 1981 . His father,[...]their country. In the is a career man in US Navy. Christina Marie was born in 19[...] |
![]() | [...]Phyllis was born. Because of Howard's asthma they moved to the .had 4 children: Kevin,[...]d Montana State University, where he received a B.S. in there until 1960, when a h[...]da on her farm 9 miles tinues to be a contractor-carpenter.[...]families would attend dances at Jenson's, Danish Hall, Reserve school- Harold Hovet,[...]house, and Eilert Brekke's barn. Money was scarce but we had fun. northeast[...]One year Clara and I cooked for Emil Grimsrud's threshing crew returned to Antelope and farmed fo[...]njoyable evening. and Emma Jane Grayson (Sheridan's Daybreak, p. 39). On 12-23-22[...] |
![]() | [...]At age 9, Mrs. 0. B. Hoven asked Margaret's dad if she could moved to the Antelope area in 19[...]He passed away 5-16-48 and was buried in St. John's[...]It was an exciting day when Margaret's dad spent $100 for an old were born. She passed a[...]h Dakota and Minnesota. He worked for the Firemen's Fund Insurance Company of Portland for 35 years a[...]lived with relatives. Then she went to a children's home at Lake Park, MN. From there she moved to Ni[...]usic has continued to be a major part of Margaret's life, and she she finished school. She then came[...]e Mrs. Lowell sang many of Margaret's songs on radio and TV. P. Rosebrook.[...]916, and in 1954. Marty, as she is best known, worked for many years as an farmed until 194 7, retiring to Oregon (Brownsville). Margaret's mother R. N. and also a floor super[...] |
![]() | [...]e Star school located on the NE corner of his dad's farm, tana nearly every year to visit her mother[...]e It After the death of Clifford's brother Bud in 1964 we moved back Yourself with W[...]n and I own and operate a furniture store "Kelley's Recliner ing in San Diego, CA. Craig[...]ity, MT. the Philippines. She received her master's degree in nursing education In 1971 Cliff's folks celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.[...]oned in Washington, DC with the Cliff's dad passed away 2-13-73 and his mom on 5-7[...] |
![]() | [...]Life wasn't easy for anyone in the 30s. Lydia had told about how ly discharged in Octobe[...]nded grade family lived on Oliver's father's place until Oliver's death in September, school at Gibson School for 2[...]friends and belonging to the senior citizen's club until she passed away babysat and worked at[...]County and farm. They remodeled the house on Norm's grandmother's homestead (Helen Gronvold), and moved out to the[...]way on 5-4-82. He started farming on his dad's homestead when Christian moved H[...]ope to live. He also bought land north of his dad's WA. She passed away in Spokane in[...] |
![]() | [...]Spokane, WA with Bob Spoklie. Bob asked what Lyle's plans were for the following before[...]r, MN. I was born 10-14-18 and named Edna Marie ~1s folks in Antelope, his job at Spoklie Farms and a[...](Linda's children). My husband, Louis, died 1-2-7 4[...] |
![]() | [...]children : Mrs. Bob "Gayle" Carpenter and children Leah and Jerrod;[...]- retired in 1977. Joyce worked as cook's helper and later as cook at pean Theater R[...] |
![]() | [...]t Belgrade, MT. Gallatin Equip- Thomas S. and Annie (Arneklev) Nelson. I have 1 sister, Sh[...]nd, OR. father's and grandfather's farms.[...]tay busy with my farming and cattle, while Vivian's hobbies are[...]9-15-61. teacher's training. The fall of 1929 I started my 1s[...] |
![]() | [...]en were born. Lois Idell was born on Christ Olson's (grand- and, also, the day we were marched from[...]Antelope that in later years housed Nellie Saxton's young to understand the significance of the occas[...]business for himself. Their son In the 1930s, I came to Sheridan County, WY and started[...] |
![]() | [...]-23-69. I continued to work part-time at the Ward's store un- school year she joined her family and c[...]ly 2 years old when he left Mon - Ward's Catalog store in Columbia Falls. tana. He was con[...]e time was business manager of the Women 's Co-op. After 3 years her educa- of the marriage were B. J. 's 2 children-Scott and Ann Geda.[...] |
![]() | [...]has the Franklin also business manager at the Men's Co-op. Thelma and Jack met in Op[...]Danette Kay Lund is the daughter of George S. (Stan) and Delores[...]and graduated with a degree in farming with Jack's folks and brother Max. They have 4 children:[...]nomy option. At this time he re- boards, Stockmen's Assoc., Weed Board, Shrine and Masons. Jack[...]Sheridan County Hospital Auxiliary and St. Joseph's and Uncle Knute Hovet. Anna passed away in[...] |
![]() | [...]built their own fires, carried ashes, s~orts we had to buy our own uniforms. Members of t[...]uring Overland belonging to school. One Valentine's Day when the Danielsons, Hovets, and[...]hool teacher in 1940. She was the of the dirty '30s. He then worked at the Fort Peck Dam on the spill[...]Robert Sheridan Richardson, 3rd child of R. S. and Esther Richard- members of the Sons o[...] |
![]() | [...]ried on my dad and mother's 40th wedding anniversary, 12-8-48. We[...]have experienced. They began their life in the '20s Gregory Neil born 4-18-4 7 (in Pas[...] |
![]() | [...]ittle house". Belligerent leghorns son's farm in 1951 . It was located 8 miles sout[...] |
![]() | [...]closed in September 1966. During the late '50s and early '60s I was active in the Antelope Lutheran Church as d[...]he loved best-bowling. children from a previous marriage: Chris[...]rn 2-17-18 at Antelope. See Maxine Rorvig Hoffman's story for his sisters' names. In 1928 the family[...]e, ND where Les worked for a few years in the 1930s. He did a lot of trucking for them. While living[...]c offices: Cor- Seattle. Les hauled fuel for Peck's Oil Co. In 1953, they moved back to[...] |
![]() | [...]lard I. Saxton died October 196 7. Walter Herbert's twin we decided Pete Scully made much more sense. In return he changed brother's name was Willard Craig. Both boys were called by[...]Battalion of the assigned to St. Paul's Cathedral as an Associate Pastor. He also is 4th[...]almost mind boggling. Nevertheless, it's true, it's real, and it's mine.[...]Adolph's 3rd birthday. I am the 3rd of 6 children b[...] |
![]() | [...]Ror - system and to push for the county's need of a Public Health Nurse. vig passed away.[...]returned to Nursing in 1962, working in a surgeon's home, for winter living, in Mesa, AZ. Th[...]s there un- Vivian first became an "elevator man" at Garrison, ND; moving to til[...] |
![]() | [...]bin, trucking, and building business. In the 1960s this was the largest emp'loyer in Sheridan County[...]nd 1971 he was selected All State Catcher for men's fast-pitch softball. His hobbies are K[...]nda holding Michael , and Joy Torgerson. children's activities, sports, and hunting. In March 1[...]oys born to Ernest and Rose (Jorgensen) Milo's parents were Selmer and Minnie Stangeland. They c[...]other, and scout camps were something I Ruth's parents were Edward and Inga Arneklev. They came[...]ted from DCCC came back to Antelope in the late 20s and worked for Obert and Roy[...] |
![]() | [...]h After graduation, he worked on his father's farm and spent some a BS in Business Adm[...]In 1944, we moved to Antelope and rented Kermit's folks' place, so our sons, Kurtis and Rona[...] |
![]() | [...]. Steele. technician, graduating from the US Army's Electronic School in Georgia Home birt[...]away. Then we got a school near Arneklev's when the town came. A[...]rwin came from Texas to teach at the Lone Star A. S. and RUTH UELAND[...] |
![]() | [...]ta line along the Canadian line to near Scobey. A man from near Scobey bought 6 sacks of sugar from me[...]na, with most of our wonderful oldtimers gone, it's not I had 5 brothers: Leslie E. Stewart-Mt.[...]egree in 1967 in Elementary Education. Joyce's husband is Curtis Eldon Van Voost. They have 3 so[...]EUNICE RORVIG WRIGHT . After Stan's discharge and marriage they headed for "out West"[...]as other interests too Maxine Hoffman's story. ~~merous to mention, including his contra[...]ool in maker and Aerobic dance instructor. Penny's husband is in real estate Ulen ,[...] |
![]() | [...]ing summer school, he worked on his father-in-law's TOM and TERRI YEAGER[...]ND where my father was attend- AMA's Hektoen Gold Medal Award for Research, the Golden[...]ona Yeager (see page 44 in my grandfather Spoklie's farm . Later, during grade school and high[...]to Sheridan County where I worked at Tim Clawson's brother, Vernon could attend school. herding sheep, clerked at Roy's Market and Piggly Wiggly, and on the[...]te in Minneapolis. pilot, flying 817s out of Italy. At the end of WWII he returned to A[...]l for Antelope community (the schoolhouse was his best customer) Hong Kong in 1970 on our way to Vietnam[...]ily moved to Rapid City, SD in 1953. Bill flew B36s, B47s to Antelope in 197 4. After working as a carpenter and in the oil fields, I and 852s until he was medically retired as a Major in 1963[...]ll) L. Yeager, 11 -14-23. He ~ttended all 12 year_s of grade and high school in Antelope, graduating[...]on retire from the Army Medical Group. his father's coal mine and the following summer on the Archie[...]der from Missoula, class and was included in "Who's Who among Students in American[...]g of this book, we are pleased to still have Bill's He married Grethe Spoklie in the Emma[...] |
![]() | [...]established. With Pastor Hegg's assistance these Archer ladies lost no[...]served at Hans Madsen's and Tillie Eggen's farm auctions. Later years[...]pled children's homes, food and quilts for the World Relie[...] |
![]() | [...]Washington State University in graduated from P.H.S. in 1947. I bought my parents' farm in 1948,[...]frey born in 1963, Matthew in which was my mother's homestead and over the years have added[...], born in Prussia 10-15-1874 came his grandmother's farm at Coalridge. Joni Suzanne and Jill Suzelle to the U.S. at 6 years of age to Reed City, Ml. He worked hi[...]; Edith (11 -10-22) lives in Great Falls ing with S.C.S. 22 years I resigned in May 1981 and am now a ful[...]- parents-Mr. and Mrs. George J. Abenroth (mother's maiden Hilda minated our farm[...]us employments I was employed by the government A.S.C. for 1o to school in the Lee School and 2 years[...]uring which time our served in the U.S. Army 2 years and they live in Walla Walla[...] |
![]() | [...]umber mills and as custodian at Flathead Valley H.S. and at Cook-off contest in the fall of[...]During the 1930's neighbors of the area banded together to dig[...]slid down covering Leek's plow, his team and himself except for the[...]horses' heads and Leek's head and one outstretched arm. Another day[...]term at Wenso. During the '40s Leck hauled a lot of grain and coal,[...]Back row: Truman and Henry. tana Girl's State Delegate. She now attends college in[...] |
![]() | [...]High School. Truman worked part time at Peterson's teaching school in Richey, MT. San[...]Following are notes from earlier days: Boy's Shoes-$2.49; Welding- $.50; Haircut-$.50; Copp[...]o. 1 Burner Fuel-$88.27; Card Table-$2.69; Boy's Boots-$3.98.[...]and graduated from P.H.S. in May 1961. I married Robert J. Blythe Flax-[...]graduated from Montgomery H.S., Montgomery, TX 5-27-83. Bobby MURRAY and DORAIN[...]H.S. and he will graduate in May 1985. I was born 1[...]nfantry Division. years as a carpenter and painter. I was married in the "Old Bolster[...]from Redstone H.S. We farmed and ranched on 320 acres of lan[...] |
![]() | [...]deration. I was a community committeeman on the A.S.C. ed for Frank Heppner and after[...]r Valley Academy and Walla Walla College with a B.S. degree. He mar-[...]the '30's when the dark clouds moved in and the air was so[...]I graduated from Redstone H.S. in 1946, attended college that tober 197 5 and p[...]shing it in 1960. gun club, the American Rifleman's Assoc . and the Inland Empire Brit- tany club as[...]is in Sher. D. Bk. I Pg. of the Women's Aid Group. Howard is a director on the Nem[...] |
![]() | [...]3 he went to miles south of Archer. My dad's sister Lula (Mrs. Joe Whitish) had New Mexico for[...]school there and graduated from Matthew Halton H.S. in Pincher of 1Ochildren of whic[...]Laurel was born 3-28-82 in Plentywood and is Dad's right-hand was laid off we returned to t[...]We gradually accumulated enough farms his father's land and has 33 cows with plans to get more. I wo[...]alf in Washington she came home and worked in Roy's Super[...]his. We have a nice Club, especially after Conrad's retirement in 1973. They both spent ga[...]family moved to Montana and settled on his father's homestead near business.[...] |
![]() | [...]as rural mail carrier for 27 years. 1930's the family began looking for "greener pastures."[...]y live in Poplar. in the South Pacific with the U.S. Army during WWII. In November 1954 Chike died in[...]12-29-27 in Plentywood. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1945 and at- Boulder. While there she worked[...]ical facilities. She passed away 3-3-82. Ar- dith's husband, Jack Divine (56) passed away 1-1-84 and[...]ra, Sheryl, Debra and John all of Spokane. Marion's son, Gary is in the carpentry business and his wi[...]ist who works in paints and tywood and in the '40's they farmed the former Victor Doll place i[...] |
![]() | [...]Arvid and I got married 6-18-67 on Father's Day. We had a IRENE (THOMPSON) EDINGTON[...]ion at the church. And later Frank Frasier (Arvid's un- ried Daisy Whitish in 1923 and they had 6 chi[...], Richard, Mabel and Melvin. I graduated from P.H.S., worked during the summer and in 1948 came to Va[...]f the Washington Brotherhood of Masonry and was a carpenter, working the last 13 years at the Swan Island Shi[...]ly brain damaged, graduated from Fort Vancouver H.S. and is presently a drum-[...]eford cows. He feels close Show, the world's largest Hereford show. to God when he is out in t[...]ature and its peacefulness. He graduated from P.H.S. and attended college at Lin- coln, NE where he s[...]ed in the Archer community and graduated from P.H.S. three trips around the world or 72,000 mi[...] |
![]() | [...]ored by many Art bombed and the U.S. went into WWII.[...]graduated from P.H.S. in 1939. She worked as secretary for J. E. his e[...]We have 3 children and 10 ed the Combat Infantry's Badge, the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.[...]children are Arvid, Joanne and Linda. (See Arvid's After his discharge he came back to the Archer co[...]story and Joanne's story elsewhere.) Linda Ann, our youngest, was for several years. He now lives in Plentywood where he does carpenter[...]her passed away 11 -6-82 and Dad spends his winte~s ~t Ab- sorakee and comes back to his ranch in the[...]ene, and one sister, Lilli~n again, but Ed's foot was heavier than the stork's and they got there (Mrs. Frank Frasier), both you[...]daughter, Lacie Ann was welcomed to Linda and Ed's family, also in and buggy and in the winter with[...]when I was 7 years old and hauled wheat from Dad's Nickersen-Shepard steam threshing rig 10 m[...] |
![]() | [...], Norway. grade and graduated from P.H.S. During the summer it was always His parents were[...]gar for $7. 00 a hun- graduated from P.H.S. in 1971, worked on farms around the area until d[...]me Grand Champion market lambs. He was nominated "Friend of 4-H" in 1978. August is now 79 years old[...]the Redstone H.S. He served in the U.S. Air Force from January 1944 By Catherine[...] |
![]() | [...]K. Flakne. U.S.S. Exeria" and set sail for parts unknown from San[...]migrated from Norway. We bought her father's farm, the John Skei of Ole and Ruth (Forsberg) Fl[...]ssing Jr. After graduating from Plentywood H.S. he served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. After his discharge he[...] |
![]() | [...]Falls, MT for 1 year In 1968 Tony's health began to deteriorate so we sold the little[...]into Ronan. Fred went on to school for his Master's Degree. I taught several years After suf[...]Outlook H.S. and in 1973 attended the Huntlea Horsemanship sc[...]Tennessee and passed with an Instructor's Degree in April 1973. In In 1927-28 I taught[...]in Outlook and he works at the Farmer's Elevator, he married Barbara fewer pupils. The fo[...]Hospital. Kirby is a 197 4 graduate of Outlook H.S., he went[...] |
![]() | [...]ired girl until I went to work at the "If it's a boy, we will close the meat market and buy the[...]port, OR to live with Norbert and Jean Isac's family and work in the parents make that big deci[...]home and the foun- is how I met the man who later became my husband. William and I dation[...]o work high school in 1948. Because of his father's illness, Paul became in the ship[...]ecame interested in nursing and worked as a nurse's aide for 28 work and drove off on a beautiful da[...]us, we were in the big flood of Vanport, from P.H.S. in 1981 and from Yellowstone Broadcasting School[...]competition at fair time. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1983 and is now a college student major- ing[...]oing metal sculpturing as a P.Jr.H.S. and in 1937 moved to Enumclaw, WA with my parent[...]school there to the 5th family attends St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Paul and David are[...]hools and graduated in 1965. He served with the U.S. their bicycles and doing odd jobs for them.[...](Whitish) Thompson, I left Enumclaw H.S. in 1969 and attended Beauty College. They[...] |
![]() | [...]schools graduating in 1967. He served with the U.S. Navy for 4 years and works as a welder. He marri[...]he was born 5-9-49, graduated from the Enumclaw H.S. in 1967 and attended Beauty Col- lege. She is em[...]ls, graduating in 1970. He spent 4 years in the U.S. Air Force and is attending South Seattle Communi[...]f 1936 they came back to Montana and moved to Ben's folk's place north of Redstone where Sylvia was born 8-5[...]moved it from Whitetail. Herman Lee and Florence's brother, Frank[...]of Sylvia graduated from P.H.S., went to Carroll College in Helena and 95, my fa[...]realize how the great graduated from P.H.S. then went to nurses training in Miles City. depr[...]ms of my Robert graduated from P.H.S. and went to college in Dickinson, ND and parents who had homesteaded in the early 1900's. There were dust Billings. He and[...]head painter in the body shop there. They up his carpenter trade which he had used in Sheridan County and at[...]ork the Redstone area where they homesteaded. Ben's younger brother,[...] |
![]() | [...]marriage breaking up in 1944. Lois attended Reno's University of tivities made for a busy schedule.[...]ose competitor in the mile relay and their anchor man was good in 1Omonths old and was an a[...]nd was a bit behind at the finish line despite my best efforts dissatisfied customer sent his ste[...]to us in Cuba. Pre-med began in Bozeman M.S.U. for 1 year then to the U. of Washington, gradu[...]at the U. of Washington and Brian's story elsewhere.) graduated in December 1981 . Sh[...]and then went to Dallas, TX working in carpenter work, a small subdivision and rentals in Plentywo[...]eauty Salon and her 9½ years at the Plentywood A.S.C.S. office. We live in Lancaster with our 2 Ger[...]Howard's hobbies are reading, raising quarter horses and c[...]illingberg (Mrs. Bill Lee). Poor crops in the '30's produced little except Russian thistle used for f[...]to in 1955. Randy graduated from P.H.S. and was active in football, Missoula in Ag and B[...]y in Lois Padgett, a beautician at Peterson's Ready to Wear, and I were Bozeman[...] |
![]() | [...]ren, graduated from Lenox High on Mother's homestead 1Omiles southwest of Plentywood. The fo[...]on Christmas Eve, 1916 in Dr. Mangan's little hospital in Outlook. The Randy lov_[...]most ended in in 1933 I graduated from P.H.S. That fall I enrolled in Montana State di[...] |
![]() | [...]e took a homestead joining her cousin, Arthur Ike's homestead. She got some breaking done, farmed and[...]and whatever from the Cowlitz ty in the early '30's.[...]11-11-16, 13 miles south of Archer on my father's homestead. I had 2[...]acher was Selma Christoferson. County. In the '40's the Jensens moved to Plentywood, where Miller[...]nged to the Archer Golden Valley Ladies man was also custodian for the G. N. Railroad depot a[...]duties while he worked outside the home doing carpenter work for I, Olga Knudson Kiser, was b[...] |
![]() | [...]and Carole lived in Plentywood until after Carole's graduation in Hammond, OR) and Roger Evan born 6-[...]th of ed in Tom Miner Basin in the 1880's. Jack William and John Alex were Archer. The foll[...]ocally and in the Park until March 1963 when Jack's We enjoyed traveling and made 5 trips to Ari[...]farmed together until 1942 when Knut bought Oscar's in-[...]e Garneaus lived south of Redstone and in the '20's moved brother Knut farmed together near[...]re they averaged 5 m.p.h. for 6 hours. When Dolly's headstone.[...]together until 1942, when Oscar went into the U.S. Army. He was sta-[...]place adjoining Knut's. Delvina and Knut Knutso[...]n taught, during the 5th year |
![]() | [...]r a lumber co. Jim had been manager of Woolworth's. In 1977 they purchased the and[...]Cook on ingston, MT area. He went to school at M.S.U. in Bozeman and later 7-30-65, h[...]te of the University of was employed by Woolworth's in Billings, Glasgow and Fort Collins[...]ever working outside her home and my father was a carpenter after Petersburg, AK, where he is[...]t Plen- the post office and Herman did carpenter work . She has 1 brother, tywood. My last teacher[...]attle months and the summers on Oscar's farm in the Wanso area. Bonnie Business Co[...] |
![]() | [...]coal furnace before we went home. ed the U.S. Air Force in 1959, had basic training at Lacklan[...]The first place I ever worked was at John Eggen's place. I was Base in Texas and was sent to the ra[...]had to reload the hay. Another time at Pat Greff's home I[...]Esther (Mrs. Alvin) Martin Dancers and she and a friend are presently teaching about 60 young[...] |
![]() | [...]nd they have 3 check-out at Kisler's Market. Olga Lee and I worked together for some[...]ople teased that we should change the name to Lee's Eleanor {Leader) Storaasli was born 6-29-11, was married to Market. In the '60's we moved to Nash's farm at Redstone where Oscar Storaasli of Plenty[...]Henry {Hank) born 12-16-13 is a retired business man and resides cooking for hay crews, roc[...]w down. I enjoyed working for the Christian Women's Club and daughters, Barbara, Paula and Nic[...] |
![]() | [...]grew up and attended the John Eggen's thrashing outfit. Gene Eggen, my cousin, and I we[...]station attendant and delivering gas. Eddie and a man from Scobey drove the Farmers Union oil truck fro[...]e he bought a farm which had been owned by Myrtle's uncle and MN. Warren married Barb[...]on the farm or things that served on the A.S.C.S. County Committee for 1O years. tou'ch her life.[...]r Abercrombie, ND. In 1907 my parents, my the '30's, they were Nels Olson, Charles Madsen, Hans Madse[...]sister, Emma, and I moved to Montana to my father's homestead about Golterman, Judd Goodman, Hans Har[...]ead shack which belonged to Tillie Lee (my father's sister). my brothers Ernst and Arnold . I[...] |
![]() | [...]1936 my brother, Herman and I leased Hans Madsen's farm. in 1967. The first year we[...]rch. Eileen had worked at the Golden Wheel, Jerry's While on the farm, our main source of relaxa[...]I'm driving a wench truck for a former Plentywood man, Orvie Berg. 10-23-50, came to Plentywood in 1952[...]a basketball team for us. He was the most patient man in the bareback horse looked like a Clydes[...] |
![]() | [...]k. I worked for Richard McCarty and then for Dick's Oil Well he did carpenter work with cousin Harry Hanson. In 1956 the family[...]moved to Glasgow where he worked as a carpenter at the Air Base un- and then worked for Arvid Egg[...]at Gordon's Warehouse Groceries, where he had worked during h[...]from Glasgow H.S. in 1970 and studied drafting at Billings Vo-Tech[...]Glasgow H.S. in 1973. He married Dalona Palin in 197 4 and th[...]pack in the mountains, Glasgow H.S. in 1977 and married Jeff Hill of Nashua, that year. They and Ken yelled "Let's Go" and took off up the trail. The tent slid over[...], at Glasgow Air Base as account- the back of Ken's horse and the rodeo was on. Ken was using some st[...]· 1-fe is morning man and Sports Director for KLTZ in Glasgow. Her hob- his tail. We never got any elk, but it was the best hunting trip I ever ex-[...]o my 3" magnum Dave Ladd). Roger's parents had the post office at Archer and this is[...]d summers Roger spent much time on his stepfather's REUBIN and NORMA L. (GLOVER) LEE[...]child of Fred and Emelie Lee at P.H.S. and that summer he enlisted in the U.S. Armed Services and their farm home near Archer,[...]In January 1965 he was graduated from Redstone H.S. He served in the U.S. Army from 9-42 to sent to Fort Eu[...]d on then returned to the U. S. and was stationed in Fort Hood, TX. Other 11-1-4[...]ember 1966 he left for Vietnam and returned 6 P.H.S. in 1946. In 1940 the family had moved to a farm[...]job at a Supermarket and worked years at Peterson's Beauty Shop. When the children were all in[...] |
![]() | [...]District. He also Borghilda Skillingberg's children, born and raised on the family farm work[...]have worked for the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. in of Archer. I grew up on the farm and lear[...]1 horse I graduated from M.S.U. with a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. I hitched to the st[...]a In January 1941 I was inducted into the U. S. Army at Missoula homemaker, but ha[...]s for pistol and rifle. After returning to the U. S. in 1944 I was transferred to the Air Corp[...] |
![]() | [...]n we were able to purchase my Joseph's Catholic Church, Plentywood. Millie was born 1-1 3-41 , the grandfather's homestead from my uncle and aunt, Ernst and Kathe[...]Ronald was born 9-14-60, graduated from P.H.S. in 1978 and attended Gaylen Marsh was born[...]ate College, Minot, ND. He is working as a welder's helper and and Lavada Marsh. He joined a family[...]nch. Angela arrived 11 -25-61, graduated from P.H.S. in Loyal and Lloyd. He grew up on the family fa[...]nd Todd were born 12-27-62 and graduated from P.H.S. in at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, WA, where he was[...]ade the football team 3 years as ed at M.S.U. Bozeman. Gregory was born 6-14-64 and is a stu[...]owboy." P.H.S. In 1957 he joined the Army, spending 6 mon[...]came home to Plentywood to 1950's. Lloyd's other hobbies are restoring old cars and oil pain[...]659.) During the time Dad was building the Kathie's 4 children. Jodie is now in electrical engineering at M.S.U. in house I stayed with the A. F. Zieb[...]classmate from Minnesota. I was the AZ. The Marsh's only daughter, Tammara Pauline, arrived on 12-1-6[...]away. I married LaVada Ross 6-1-25 at St. Joseph's Catholic in Medical Laboratory Technology from NW[...]1, Gaylen began working part time for the Sheriff's Department as a jailer, then in November of 1983[...]Robins Base Chapel. After Kerry's discharge from the Air Force he[...]d Barbara Brooks were married 8-22-53 at St. Mary's[...]Church, Ft. Worth, TX. After Bill's discharge from the Air Force they[...] |
![]() | [...]rom Gonzaga University on 5-29-55, receiving a B. S.[...]f Portland Dental School and Director of St. Mary's Boys Richard of Plentywood. I was r[...]1s restoring and building high performance cars. I f[...]Street Rod Association in 1983. The S.S.R.A. is a local car club with I was born 7-2[...]endent Program past president of the Credit Women's International, an organization in[...]the Beth is an officer in Christian Women's Club, Past Secretary of the New Consumer C[...] |
![]() | [...]and attended country schools, graduating from P.H.S. in 1938. living with me. Lyle and El[...]1 -41 , mar- work in the shop at the back of Andy's Garage. During the 1940's Lyle ried George Torp in Plains 9-3-60 a[...]soula, and started farming. With the help of Lyle's father, they built a new where George is[...]s; served on the Board of Directors of the Farmer's Union sons-Ryan born 4-16-67 at Ch[...]nor Nursing Home. for several years. Through Lyle's interest in the Democratic Party, My m[...]des Elsie became a member of the Democratic Women's Club and was with me at my home[...]gh school in Plentywood and moved with her towner's Homemaker Club. She was also safety chairman of t[...]ompson Falls in 1936. She finished sion Homemaker's state staff for 3 years. Elsie was a member of th[...]were born to Seline and stories.) Lyle and Elsie's marriage ended in divorce in 1973 and Lyle[...]yve and Ida graduated from P.H.S. in 1947. Erickson of Plentywood.[...]He worked at Peterson's Garage during the summer of 1947, then[...] |
![]() | [...]North Dakota at Grand Forks, graduating with a M.S.[...]graduating in 1968 with a B.S. Degree in English. She had post[...]graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. Degree in Zoology[...]re currently teaching in Woodbury, GA and live at Man-[...]ye. graduating in 1969 with a B.S. Degree in education. She received a[...]am Wolford, ND. Alve received his B.S. in Education at Minot State College on the front[...]lliston where both taught in public schools the U.S. Air Force and to the present time his work is st[...]akota Education Association. They with my husband's parents in North Carolina.[...]Minot State College, graduating in 1976 with a B.S. Degree in[...] |
![]() | [...]s. 1939 he went into partnership with a childhood friend, Merl Midby. Wilma was also a mem[...]Electric Co., offering sales from P.H.S. in 1951 and Wilma in 1954. Charlotte attended th[...]ars and then moved to Missoula to earn his Master's degree. He was tricity flourished. During this ti[...]er grade. She graduated from P.H.S. in 1951 . I attended college at St. Teresa's at graduated from P.H.S. and she has many hobbies, such as collecting[...]In 1936 Wilma was born in midwife Grandma Benson's years in Berlin we were[...] |
![]() | [...]parents for 3 of Emil's brother's children. Joann was 9 years old,[...]year in Korea we retired from Edna's hobby was fancy work, crocheting, embroidering an[...]th ever since. quilting. Emil's hobby was yard work and gardening. They lived on[...]ar Galchutt, NO. In 191 Othey moved to her father's homestead about 9 miles west of Plentywood. (See[...]discharged August 1955. I went to the Veteran's Hospital in St. Paul to any longer, but they alwa[...]U.S. from Munich, Germany. Prior to our marriage, Mar[...]e attended Plentywood. She went to Dahl's College of Beauty in Great Falls, work- a[...] |
![]() | Part of our house was Dad's homestead shack and we found that t[...]Viola Grimes, Margaret first saw them in Marianne's bedroom closet and later she Dorot[...]gh School in Medicine Lake as the bus maintenance man for the school for 6 1979, at[...]-62 at Stanley, ND. She Perry is going to M.S.U. in Bozeman. On 1-11 -82 he and a friend also attended several schools while go[...]lliston, where she graduated in 1980. attending M.S.U. also, and was to give them a ride from the air[...]or morning classes. The weather was bad and Perry's tary education and Christian Min[...]81, and is presently ed out that it was not Perry's plane. The weather was really bad the[...]m. The following is Buttreys. Perry's story:[...]ook under the haze. The first lege at M.S.U. and in June 1967 he graduated with a B.S. degree in pass-by they didn't see us, but the se[...]and back home. walking and that was the best news for us to hear. In March 1968 Harlan enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. While[...]charged in December 1971 with a rank of machinist's By Robert Cook[...]ent with around cowboy and broke horses for the U.S. Government during WWI Roy Mann to lease Roy's farm. Harlan helped Bill farm and in turn used at[...]Dakota after the war, he Bill's machinery to farm Roy's place, gradually accumulating his own became good[...]set of machinery. lived in the area. This man's father-in-law, De Lois Oerushi, was in the[...] |
![]() | In September 197 4, Harlan made a trip to Texas to be best man I came to the Archer community[...]d lignite They lived in Ted and Muriel Lagerquist's basement apartment until coal for[...]cold, windy spring day in 1925, my brother, Mann's farm home. They moved into their new home just be[...]r its Mandy was born 7-21-78 on her grandpa Henry's birthday and Robin banks and jus[...]go out on the train that day! the Christian Women's Club.[...]brother's wife passed away, and their children Betty, Ansel[...]graduated from P.H.S. Betty married a local boy, John Thompson, and[...]her, John Snyder, both living in Salem, OR. Scott's I sold my farm in 1972 and mo[...]ON years later his father, Omar Snyder, had Scott's body brought back to Eddie Thomp[...]parents, Erick and Helen (Jensen) Rost, to the U.S. in April 1903. We lived with my uncle at[...] |
![]() | Dorothy Gatz live in Outlook, Clarice's brother Kirby near Redstone, brothers[...]Guard, was sta- they moved to his brother, Melvin's farm west of Plentywood. They tion[...]Melvin, and a sister, Mabel. I graduated from P.H.S. and from the a rural mail carrier[...]with her Aunt Martha Styve and graduated from P.H.S. She is now attending school at M.S.U. in Bozeman.[...]hitish. I was reared on a farm 17 miles west of M.S.U. majoring in Pre-Med before joining the Marine[...]n at Thornwood School, of which Dad was a board U.S. Marine Corps. He has served since Februar[...] |
![]() | [...]about the Bible. The day I Richard's father, Nels passed away 1-4-79 and his mother r[...]h of Christ in Tennessee about 2 miles from Mary's home. My first full time ministry was in Campbel[...]A for 11 years. While in Homer, I attended White's Ferry Road School of Biblical Studies in Monroe,[...]horse ranch went on to attend M.S.U. and obtained a degree in pre-law. Gordon and n[...]an , where he is in the automobile ment at People's Bank & Trust in Minden, LA.[...]at M.S.U., majoring in Political Science. In 1978 she ma[...]graduated from M.S.U. that year. For the past 5 years, Shirlee has[...]Assistant Supervisor. Tom is employed by M.S.U. as Program Manager members already-Nels Jr., V[...]s family picnics in the countryside M.S.U., majoring in Fashion Merchandising. She is man[...]e 1st flower in spring. He Herberger's Department Store in Great Falls and has been with[...]local retail store which he's been with since 1979. His interests in-[...] |
![]() | [...]y 1937. Mom had dust pneumonia and Dad thought it best to leave. Big Muddy Creek south of Archer. She wa[...]lege. I graduated from Plentywood H.S. in 1936 and the next 4 years into the riv[...] |
![]() | [...]came to the area to homestead in the early 1900's from Virginia of The Coalridge School, Dist[...]A gathering at Dolpha Lobdell's Blanche Morken in the schoolhouse in Coalr[...] |
![]() | [...]n 1906. He came here from Indiana together with a friend, Walter Olsen, who homesteaded near him. My mothe[...]O. Mother used to say that she married the first man she met in Montana. I was born 2-10-15 at[...]e school attendance was a hassle in the early '20s as we lived 3 miles from school and there were no[...]degrees. Dallas had destined his life's career to be in the field of educa- Jensen, who[...]memories of Montana. I am thankful for God's blessings, guidance and provisions through the[...]way, had the only improvised Lillian's dad and mother until his death on 10-15-76[...] |
![]() | [...]ndak, MT in 1909. When he was Soon the " Dirty '30s" were upon us, with drouth and dust storms[...]we spent some winter months in Bogata, Colombia, S. Am . where children bor[...] |
![]() | [...]d in Trenton, ND, where I worked for Ken (Ardelle's dad) leveling land for irrigation. We moved to Pl[...]Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. and Ardelle worked at Roy's Super Valu. In 1963 I started working at Northern[...]n- til about 1969 when we built a house on my dad's land 1½ miles north Back row[...]Dolores, and Phyllis. of Coalridge. I bought Dad's land and machinery when he retired in[...]s for Christensen Construction . He bought my dad's building site 1 mile south of Coalridge an[...] |
![]() | [...]Coalridge Coal Mine for 6 winters in the late 1930s is married to Cary Sundsted and they have 3 girls, Krista, Amber, and and early '40s, helping my dad with the farm work the rest of th[...]3 daughters; Linda Jo, Julie Ann John's and Nathanael Church, Plentywood Park Board, Brus[...]moved to Elizabeth and I, along with Duane's family, are members of the Em- Plentywood in the '50s. While at the Pioneer Manor she attended Mrs. mau[...]Yeager's art class and won some awards at the county fair for her In the mid 1950s we began square dancing and still attend d[...] |
![]() | [...]ear Reserve we hauled water from Grandpa's a mile away. We had a wild ride a in 1959. Cheste[...]and Hilda tumbled to the years following Chester's death in 1961 and then moved to Plenty-[...]and Marie of Billings and 6 grand- lived on Gary's grandparents original homestead for the past 23 y[...]o chores at an early age. Keeping watch on a year's hatch of wandering turkeys, our mother had raised[...]his wife, Yvonne, also live in Spokane. Lorraine's children are Darrell I am retired and live i[...]nnette 24 , Carnie Ann 19, and Richard 13. Dwayne's children[...]teenage years on the family farm 4 carpenter and as a salesman. He returned to take ove[...] |
![]() | [...]ENGEL Son Wayne-born 1951, died at 19 month s in an accident. In 1925,[...]year we were married we cared for Nels V. Nelson's farm. The second year we rented the John Hoveland[...]k at various jobs at Boeing and carpentry. Wilbur's dad where we still live. We went through the usual gas and He is now a retired carpenter and he and his wife are active in the suga[...] |
![]() | [...]o is a surveyor for a seismograph firm, early 1940s. I'm now retired from Pacific Northwest Bell tele[...]ld Guenther story for family history.) After John's church of rural Westby-one of the last churches h[...]graduating from high school, a girl friend and I ventured out to Portland, Montana.[...]return to Dagmar, where I worked at the Dagmar ,t s a wonderful area.[...] |
![]() | [...]ine Lake, where Clarence was employed at Lar- son's Hdwe. A couple years later, when REA was coming i[...]Jean and Vern have lived on his father's original homestead On 6-27- 72 Corrine marri[...]were spent in Conrad, where Ken is employed as a carpenter and Corrine a homemaker. MT[...]ton State, U of Idaho and nie White. After Fannie's death, the Bert Guenthers took this little in-[...]Vern's relatives that were former Sheridan Co. residents[...]the 1930s as did his aunts and uncles and families- Anne an[...]and Mabel Guenther Ator to Worley, ID. His mother's aunt and uncle,[...] |
![]() | [...](Sather) Hansen on Haaven school located on Henry's land.[...]when he and Anna sisters: Eleanor S. Stone 6-16 -21, Ethelyn A. Hallberg 11 -18-22, m[...]Farm on 6-16-21. (See Howard Hansen's story for a list of my sisters.) in 1981. Their c[...]rom Kingsburg High School, Reedley College and 4C's Gordon Grant, born 4-19-25, attended[...] |
![]() | [...]o State, and received a commercial degree from 3C's College, Fresno, CA. I have 2 children: Claudia a[...]in Lansing, MN. He is a carpenter's helper and a propane truck driver.[...] |
![]() | [...]as 4 children. Richard, born in 1964, works for a carpenter in Ohio. My husband was Leonard Richard Meagher,[...]d I as an CA and has 1 stepdaughter, Nichole. She's the only one of the family to elect[...]e only one born in a hospital. the US as a young man and worked on farms in Wells County, ND. He[...]g shipped to Billings, MT. Red's brother, Alvin , rode in the car to feed a[...] |
![]() | [...]2-11 -67. behind the barn. A visit from a sheriff's deputy was constantly feared. I Five[...]nd Ragna: Emma Negaard, now cannot imagine anyone's ignorance of the locale of the still, as one[...]ington; Myrtle Samuels and only had to follow one's nose.[...]st, Morris, lived in Plenty- In the late 1930s a girl was stillborn in Plentywood. Red brought[...]WA; Marilyn Holm of Williston, D; and also Irene's sons, Vernon and Gerald (Pete) Engel. My mem[...]i, born in 1949. We also have 7 grand- and Mother's baking. She learned how to bake Norse goodies to[...]around the world. sometimes shared one of Mother's delicious doughnuts. Dad worked wherever he[...]High School. I worked in Seattle in the early '40s, and[...]d their interesting story on page 136 of Sheridan's grandsons and 3 granddaughters. •[...] |
![]() | [...]Minnesota. They came back to Montana to help Max's dad farm and mine coal. Max also ran steam engine[...]til 1924 when they came back and bought Ferdinand's farm and mine. Ferdi- nand and Augusta moved to M[...]to make their home with many years and Lowell is s ill living there.[...]ee and Donna Rae (12 -14-50) and also Dianne Myra man hole of "black damp.'' Emil married Hattie[...] |
![]() | [...]ity to family and friends. she works at Taco Bill's. The beds were full, including bunk beds. Sho[...]born Ladies Auxiliary, Williston Conference Women's President, and board 10-15-01, died 5[...]stensen born 7-18-11 living at member of St. Olaf's Lutheran Church of Grenora, and Grenora[...]school and helped on the farm. During the 1930s I left home during the By Alice Jensen[...]does carpenter work in the winter months. His wife Kathy is from[...]agmar, MT. My parents were William and middle 1930s he bought the Ole Boe farm and started farming fo[...]ice Kleppen, 5-29-15, died In the middle 1960s Laurits moved to Grenora, ND and continued[...] |
![]() | [...]tor of Nurs- Emil Lindquist's homestead shack painted by Alvira . ing at the sa[...]y in that time of settling America, s1st r, Clara, and Lois Sund the lure of the[...] |
![]() | [...]George and I have lived on my dad's homestead since our mar- April.[...]few years in the fall of the year while trade dad's vision was poor. In 1931 I bought the Augu[...] |
![]() | [...]sen) Boyer, to the E. F. Madsens in Dagmar. Nancy's grandfather is his dad's farming operation, and at this time they pioneere[...]Bang Jensen. He married Agneta Rye in 1910. Carl's brother church, Coalridge Assembl[...]Nancy has been our business secretary, and 1s a wedding consul- shop. He cont[...] |
![]() | [...]aintenance for 4 years, and Blanche served as boy's house and Sherrill have 2 sons. He[...]913. Louie died in 1950. Ruby, married to and wor s for R. Spoklie as a truck driver.[...]o school at the H. C. Andersen farm when Clarence's parents passed away. We farm some of the[...] |
![]() | moved to Plentywood and lived in my mother's house for a year. I then engine. Aft[...]roof. We moved in after harvest in 1929. The head carpenter got citizens, and travel when we can.[...]89¢ a bushel. That was the start of the dirty '30s. The years Our father, Axel Alexandra Nielsen[...]os Angeles Trade an electrician. Then worked as a carpenter until he was forced to retire Tech. and a[...]George wor ed in Oakland, Bought Slim Christensen's quarters in 1959. Farmed George Powney's CA for almost a year before he enl[...]ter, build his new home late October 1982, with 1 carpenter and 2 helpers. Mabel, who is married to George's brother Math. She attended 1st They got $12 an ho[...]in she obtained a position as a mother's helper to a wealthy Jewish fami• 1929, they sta[...]mixer from Granvold in Antelope and Axel Swanson's ing clerk at Sears, Roebu[...] |
![]() | [...]eering firm in Great Falls and Paula is a graphic's artist. 15 years they have wintered in Arizona.[...]We moved back to Math's family farm at Dagmar in 1951 and The Ottenb[...]lived with Nellie and Oscar Melby until Sorensen's 6 children, in 1945. She was born at Dagmar in 19[...]ry near Coalridge, MT. Our father and grandfather's stay with us graduated from Antelope HS in 1943.[...]nora and have 2 children, Jason and employed as a carpenter at Hungry Horse Dam. Our son, Steven[...] |
![]() | [...]ar. There was no town there at Jerry's Warehouse Market. He passed away in February 1977[...]ho Zahl, ND. They had 5 children and lived on Dad's farm after he moved passed away in 19[...]I was born 11 -2-12 on Oline Sneva's homestead, baptized 1-5-13 we came out here and p[...]We continued living on Oline's homestead until 1916 when the across from my pare[...]when Wilhelm usJgerd and I purchased Bntt Osheim's interest. The Forks, ND, Penny of Grand Fo[...] |
![]() | [...]ed their interest until 1958 when Oline Broadland's My sister, Rachael, is married t[...]spring and getting back to Grenora to en- man, farms and has a small saw mill near their home.[...]1981. Her husband's work was in building construction and real[...] |
![]() | [...]the farm near Coalridge. I remember the "dirty '30s," medical school bookstore, but mostly[...]coal stove. During the cold- Nelson's. The rest of my grade school years I went at the[...]t learning could be fun. She is still a very dear friend after all these years. I attended high scho[...]I farmed my dad's land until 5 years ago, when, because of ill were[...]young man and came to nea by Osnabrock, ND where relatives[...]unable to save any of it. That was the end of Ole's farming in 1967 we moved to St. Louis, MO.[...] |
![]() | [...]ied to Clifford Kaufmann of Ole worked as a carpenter in the area until he and Hans Sneva[...]tan married Donna Richardson in Plentywood A friend from Osnabrock, Frithjof Ottem, who visited him i[...]T to said of him, "Although he is in his middle 80s, you would never think John and[...] |
![]() | [...]0-9-07 at the Dalton home farm. Lillie and Harvey's families rier and brick mason on the[...]ion of the were friends at Dalton. In 1924 Harvey's mother needed some hired post of[...]resently res de in a ne Coalridge area till Edwin's death in 1981. They had 1 daughter, Diane,[...]Besides farming, Harvey was a handy repair man and carp nter. school at the Co[...]e in stayed at Sammy Sampsen's during th eek[...]isiting friends and Thrapp. I farm d s ing to a[...] |
![]() | [...]ring WWII I enlisted in the US Coast Guard (Women's Reserve) and[...]here Terry has his own machine shop and Ca h war s a he school part-time and babysits. Je en o e[...]n here Jeff is a pe roleum engineer and or s or Diamond Shamroc and Connie is a CPA and or s for a ta company. Brian ent to e Vo ech in 1ssoul[...]1-Bill from Pacific Telephone Co. and I and he or s or Chrs ensen Construction and arms ith me. Angie[...]hool District. We make our permanent home in or s or he P. en wood er Id 2 days a ee . Doug ent o h[...]ELVI and OR A (JE SE ) TOMMERUP youn s , h s j on he Coun Sp Iii g Bee or he th ime. Her[...]d homestead in the Coalridge area. I gre up h bbi s ri h no r her hor es a d h r dr ·ng.[...]hauled more roe s from he fields than any of he rest of hem. I went[...]Ou s m Te as. I pent the rest of he ime[...]~ d bro s i rea or s uca ed in the Jo[...] |
![]() | [...]we graduated from Plentywood HS and went to nurse's training together and all became registered nurse[...]to California shortly after graduating from nurse's training and wor ed ma hospital m Santa aria, CA.[...]y sisters ar r t and yrtl - are tr p s. a[...] |
![]() | [...]is now retired and lives at Mohnton, marrie Lyle S effins from oonan, D. The live ·n Plentywood and[...]s sine e arr" d. I 's al ay home.[...]ts Emil and Ha · (S u o came from a Bozema[...] |
![]() | [...]tired now and live at Glenoma, WA. Robert has a 2-man VIRGIE GUENTHER sawmill for[...] |
![]() | [...]Pohle, Raymond and Hilda Olson from A bird's eye view of he to n of Comertown and surrounding[...]were thriving from 1920 to 930, but the dirty '30s the dray, and delivered milk i[...]own. A cafe run by Hans and he Soil Ban in the '50s caused the people to move west. The[...]d to the north a beer parlor owned by homesteader's dream of getting rich on 160 acres didn't materia[...]immed with red with a big cottonwood Comer's la e was the scene of winter sports of ice skatin[...]reading its branches between the depot and Minnie's saloon. and s i slope on the hill o he north. Also due s, mus rats and swans This tree l[...]n 1927 as high located in Rostad's store until 195 7 when a daily rural route was sc[...]. From 96 bus e ro tb as s a ed. The high part of the this sp[...]pped east. buil o n an s as moved o the Lu ne's farm . At its best, by the early 1930s the village had about 14[...]pressive was the home of Martin Rostad's, a 3-story mansion sur- sha h[...]d be named ho ere educated here. The school had i s o n elec- later the name was[...]Club. Its purpose was to provide a ric ligh plan s early as 1 31 bu such conveniences as running[...]scon inued in 1967. The Comertown Communi- studen s had o m nage " " coal s oves. erosene lamps and ty Club was organized in the '30s. It was to distribute information from carry ater[...]00 people a ending. or mans Progress Administration better nown as WPA was[...]ed. The he unemployed. People reg,s ered and as soon as hey ere certified,[...]io s ad an received Oper 80 hours or a[...]e of the projects done s d.[...]he you h find ork. The - s I. T hurch of Chris ser ices[...]e school. The members ed school des s. The girls se ed quilts from fabrics that ere fur[...]ilding was library project in Rostad's sore. Their salar'es ere abou 6.50 a cons[...]nth. Comertown had no go en f in o the 1 20s hen i suffered the One of the trials besides he drought in the '30s ere the Jack rab- maJor fire hich des royed the cGowan restauran . hard are s ore bits. The rabbi poplu[...]a town never again had a hotef. Actually, cGo an's restaurant is said Rabbi Dnve[...]only a fe o have some rooms to rent. and Carlson's hotel had a dining room so i sno ban s left. The area to be covered as about 6 miles in[...]de . L. Ros ad and Jacob T et had gen. merch . s ores, also 2 lbr. per[...] |
![]() | [...]d hauled away by truck. Rain came in the 1940s and the land became productive again. Another dry spell was experienced in the late '50s, the Soil Bank helped farmers at this time. Contr[...]The oil industry moved into the.area in the 1960s with the 1st pro• ducing oil well in the Flatla[...]d regulations. When Bailey was here he was a tall man so he could not enter the boxcar without scraping[...]Dal came to America as a young man a d s rv d in t avy. H th n[...]1 ·n S is 0-6-1 , and Eugene Carl Pe[...]es 1o 7 hv s in Lo Angeles, Dennis att did alo of brea[...]Lucille nd es of Westby. He also or d in garag s for and ith Joe in O ahoma[...]stby, and was con - a chan d his name from S muelson to II n nd in 1936 marri d[...]grandchildr n Carmi and D . Duan s rv d on the Jefferson School[...] |
![]() | [...]lived in that area for a short while. I ywood El s Lodge.[...]lentywood. school. He as involved in some s a e ournaments, and in 197 he par·[...]965 and in Y ood Gol ea ue, is a member of he El s Lodge and the Plenty- ay of 967[...]schools in orth Oa a and h · s to he Dooley commum y m arch HA S and A A ANDRESE . re r[...]to Plen y ood. nna or ed in the local res auran s for many years.[...]livin in Pen ood un ii nna's dea hon 9-23-62. Gust di d ·n 1969.[...]came o the US hen h as 21 and ss Colle e in Vall y City. After eaching elem[...] |
![]() | [...]Lorraine, ND, 12-14-08. She married Clayton S. Zimmerman, a Soo[...]e married Bank in Minneapolis. He 1s married and has 1 son, a nuclear physicist Helen[...]at Nekoma, ND. She married struction man. He is married and has 2 children. He lives in Wi[...]nd no lives at Colum- and is buned at S . Croix Falls. bus. OH, Gerald Christ born 2-28-2[...]l in Pl n od. P d r ,ni s Poplar here he stay d , h h1s sister nn S ev ns. C Peder nhsted in he s rvic in II and rv d ov r[...]1s • 6.[...] |
![]() | [...]Utah and small house on Ed Campbell's property, and lived there till 1935. Then went in[...]John By Lois Brightsman Clifford or s as a janitor or ed1cine La e school. Thomas marri[...]bo h born in ino, D a my aun , rs. Oruhl's home.[...]my rand at er. I s call d he Bri htsman School. I ent to Plenty-[...]Po land. To h s union 3 childre er born. Vivi n Juvin II of D nve[...]arried Darryl Ounng he lean years of the 1 30s Elmer buil a large chic en Beaty i[...]house and raised chic ens and tur eys and sold e s and frying from this union and[...]elle. pluc ed and shipped to Chicago for the Than s ivin and Christmas y sist[...]ad in 1932 because of crop failures s udios. They had 2 girls, Cheryl and Llona.[...] |
![]() | [...], born 1916· (Page 189 of Sheridan's Daybreak I) Reynold Bruvold. Kensington, N[...]0-1 -21 . Sh ·s dau hter born o tmer a d Th Dool[...]s nP omp[...]Cov,llo er married in D n r, CO. The camp 11s mov d to Can da in about 190 7. They homes[...] |
![]() | [...]early '60s were dry·years and the crops were not abundant,[...]ed to Plentywood during the '70s to retire. By Robert Dahl[...]ko, and Peter Drotar, Jr. helps on he farm and or s for he Sheridan County Road Department. aren, b[...]at U D· Dooley, Tin 19 0. other's maiden name was Mary Macko and she illis on.[...]parents and mo her's sister, Anna Macko Hamzik and her husband,[...]r hu ·n S ep I. They elena, an he[...]On 3-4-58, enneth marri d mmis in S'dney, the youn es 2 gra[...] |
![]() | [...]ent bac to innesota to farm els' father's place. They s ayed unti Dooley, MT. In partnership with Hans St[...]s th inme and H ent to Regina m 1925[...]In 1941 she moved to v·cto ia, BC s and her hu -[...]in sup- band n a e s II hv[...]a no n d s store n cho h no S ate Col[...]n• S ,[...] |
![]() | [...]oley school operated. Larry graduated o mechanic's school at Camp Le Jeune, NC and to diesel mechanic's from Plentywood HS in 1958.[...]ion Viejo, CA Jim Syme. Larry's brother Duane was born 6-1 -33· and died 7-30-66[...]nley or 1 mile east of the assessor's office for Bernt Ward. Carol's father passed away in Lost od, before h[...]. Helen othe d o be near her fol s, so in March 1916, we had an passe[...]ousehold belongings to Coalridge o my grandfa her's mine lives in Miles City.[...]cis Crohn as h her. ad long des s; you had to shde in from the end as s all he same desk. e also had slates ith ood[...]I yourself, an ere sn' any place to s ay. ou o Ii m so ayed i ed or 3 days un ii he s over. Then en o ills and gathered[...]ll T, here coo .S o Pl ood School for 1 a[...]on he Sta e Football Champ·onsh1p team. He 1s no or ing out of Los[...]d he oling a ngel s for ble Fire E ingusher Co. and ravels he es ern[...]d for Smi h' S a es. Cindy mam d i e GodiJohn in 1982 and hey ha[...]ic Oscar Fransen born 8-25-1881 in S den, d1 d 1-22-66. Bur' d le[...]sol in S. Joh he[...]sCm ca s r erv·ce. C[...]ansen-Plen ood, T Pten ood s an ur son Larry, married Carol[...] |
![]() | [...]farm- ing at about 15 years old due to his father's ill health, so he never at- tended high school. H[...]y home north of Westby. We made our home on Edwin's farm 1Omiles west of[...]hway 5 goes through part of our land and St. John's Rella and I had 3 childr[...]MT. He married Cheryl Joyes 9-10-67, at St. John's church. Glenn is deceased and Hazel[...]Raymond marr"ed Hazel s· eson of Coeur d' A ene, ID in 1942. James[...]ith their mo1her. James is remarried and his ife's name IS Shan[...]rn ood, on 3-2-18 to Oav·d !son's. y HS graduating in 1965. She ent to college a E[...]30·10. Charles Goodheart on 7-25-70, at St. John's church. They have daughter Stephani , 11 -23-76.[...]y in 1955. Fred sold his arm a fe years after lta's d ah and mov d in o the o n of Hayden La e her he[...]h fol scam to on ana. I marri d R I Follo Ill of s·dney, Ton 11 -26-38. Due to my mo hers heal h the fol s moved to Co ur d' r ne, ID, hil Rella and I far[...]d th ac place h1ch moth r had tnh ri d. The fol s mov d bac to Sh ridan County for 1 year, th n sol[...]rtson for a years and th n purcha d Rella's parents' farm in 194 , O mil s e t of s·dn y. Three y ars of h ii dama e and 1 ye[...] |
![]() | [...]Wang. The turkeys were brought to the old Farmer's Labor Tem- Jeremy (June 980).[...]fired puter programmer-analyst for Harry & David's in Medford, OR. They it by burning[...]orn 3-16-09 living in Winthrop, WA; Eldred or o S udies at Canterbury School in ew ilford, CT. Bett[...]ry Zent- Ii ing in o loon, Hong o , here Daryl or s as a geo echnical[...]ife, arian, or s as a teacher's helper. We were married at Jordon, m , bo[...]o he Louis arsh Ranch south est of Plenty ood and s1udied ·n e ico a d us ria.[...]y from 1946 to e ha childr n in chools in S er'dan Coun y for 37 ears. They[...]Y ood HS. I rked for Robert Johnston of Johnston's Pharmacy from a en d h Pen ood School n 953 and c[...]ng bas·c ining for the Army Reserves at Plen ood S.[...]a ,on, 'o'nin ·n 19 7. He as an ear member of he S eridan[...]I at ended accoun- Co Soc m n's ssocia io . He as o he school board for[...] |
![]() | [...]f 1945. In the spring of 1946, Joseph Marsh (lhng's dad) Sales of Great Falls. Our other daughter Gwe[...]y father (Otto) ran the Greer Coal Mine and was a carpenter 1907. The father, Ole, was born in Hed[...]d a bro her of stayed and helped at the John Mehl's who I adopted as my 2nd set of Karen,[...]ft Liverpool, England in 1907. They came do n the S . Marsh. We courted on and off and finally eloped[...]build a shack. Ours was 12 x 20 and Pe er's as smaller. I he spring died 4-11-66. I had often[...]zo mechanical engineering. ext s n as a 2 month course in the (2-24-27);[...]om. The fa died 2 wee s later from the same accident. All of us live in t[...]to school all 8 years at he arsh school. I had i s Eth I ab Holmquist for 4 years. Then m[...]h; my grandmother Annie died my s . sophomore year, and he needed help. Pete a[...]26-6 . (1 S rl Lucy. Ru[...] |
![]() | [...]S in 1937. I went to Center. other died on Mother's Day 1979. Dad lives at Alderwood[...]St. John's Church by Rev. Hagen. Kalmer was a dragline opera[...]eh Sanderson from Deming, A, 7-1 -50. He is a carpenter Podruchny , Cathy Haarstad, Edith[...]s ill there. They sell lignite coal to truckers, co[...]estby HS via he Sao Line rain nd s ay d during the ee ith his smce.[...]chool in Bellin h m, . She s lu a orian ·n 19 O Bro h s Kerel Dean and orman re born gradua ed[...]ywood HS. Th y attend d E C and or e , in Billin s for a hile and eacher, 6-9·56. They have 2 chil[...]Columbia Falls HS and De n orks as a carpenter and foreman at[...]Point since going into he grocery business, Autt's Super Valu i h the I as born and raised in Sheridan Co. y paren s ere Oscar and Aul bro hers, and a[...]1940 and lived on the father came from Goteberg, S eden in 1908 with his brother, San-[...] |
![]() | [...]Ii e s I[...]ath at U of farms the home place and do carpenter or in the estby area. Joye[...]e practitioner course • reside a Bu ato. and or s at the Buffalo hospital a R in OB. J an . Tayl (B[...]nch and com- pu er training at issoula Vo-Tech, r s1d sat is ou a and o s a odern achinery. Jill A. Deardurff ( i e-)-complet d high school a Columbia Falls. raduate from Lin s School o Bu iness Bois ,ID s a le al secretary, or s for issoula la firm. Judy L.[...]Com- SU in Home Economics, r s d s at Salt La e City and is mpfoyed as[...]ars sp nt in t es by r a on th farm. Ch s r hr served on the Our Saviour s Luth ran Church Board and the Luth ran[...]mil s south of SC ool board ruste , PTA pres1d nt, and[...]t r on th League, Boy Scouts and 4-H. Phylli at o s1st d ith t Sunday[...] |
![]() | Local 1797, and worked as a carpenter for 35 years, retiring in 1973. at th[...]by HS in the class of nesota where Henry did some carpenter work. In March 1939 they 1984.[...]Lasar's father, lgnatz Fresz, from 1912 to 1914, b[...] |
![]() | [...]He started farming in 1963 on Eugene Hansen's farm, where he bought land, whic[...]and new stepdad, Eugene Hansen (p.199 in SHERIDAN'S DAYBREAK). Esther was a cook at Sheridan Memorial[...]Marie, Kenneth, Connie, Donna, Ole and a friend. was born 3-13-66 at Plentywood and attend[...] |
![]() | [...]Palma. (See Carl's story.) He graduated from ND State at Fargo as an[...]R Grace in 1945, I joined "Uncle Sam's Infantry." While in the service in Co and[...] |
![]() | [...]erate 2 school bus routes, also all of Culbertson's activity Army and 28 with the ASCS.[...]achines that were band, Carl Dahlgaard, do Mother's farming. Brother Rodney and family[...]k (Fred) and traveling. My hobby: Montana Badland's cedar and rocks. Oline[...]Clara, Fred, and Arthur. Bill's parents came from Norway to Renville RODNEY M. IV[...]that had been homesteaded by Bill's brother, Albert. They had 2 sons, Car[...] |
![]() | [...]Ingrum; they live in Libby, his fa her operated a S elly Gas Station. Curtis was injured in a car ac-[...]man. In 961 due o Bill's poor health, Bill, Gladys, Wally and Kevin[...]reat grandchildren. Gladys has orked as a teacher's southeastern Alaska where he work[...]Western ontana. After George's retirement in 1978, we moved to[...]Donald and Lavina op ned their Harr S ylmg Salon hrch hey own and[...]llie. Jam is · · I ·c,an. Daniel or s as[...]3 y as S I ept toge her, a ended school-chur[...]ith his H rold as the s baby born in estby 11 - 1·13). Th[...] |
![]() | [...]N JOHNSO son, D. Kathy Toinette (10-25-55), Keith's t in, hves rn Sdney and Richard (5-4-36) 1s he oldest chi d of Haro d and Eleanor John[...] |
![]() | [...]WWII and a charter member of the National Farmer's Tracey in 1978.[...]. She taught at Roosevelt school, with a bachelor's degree in air travel in 1981. Tracey is employed[...]She is a member of the Catholic In 1967 Die 's father was killed in a car/truck accident and we[...]estby HS, UNO, Williston, ND, and EMC, Rober 's paren s are Harry and Frieda Johnson. Harry's parents[...]Billings with a BS in Education and a Master's Degree in Counseling, were Albert and Bertha Johnson. Harry was born 8-25-13. Frieda's[...]Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, Billings, paren s are Gustaf and Pauline Westrup. Frieda was born 4[...]daughter of Chris Junior and Lorraine Connie's parents are Daniel and Cora ehl. Daniel's parents were Pedersen, on 7-26-80, in P[...]Williston, ND. Tim attended school in 950. Cora's parents were Lewis and risen arie Andersen. Cora[...]: Eugene, born 7-12-26, and Tim's family members include: Cleo Johnson (deceased),[...]ca moved bac to the orn on -6•58 in Great F 11s, no livin ·o ill's on, has 3 children; Pedersen farm and a[...]ching on Robert, Jr., born 12· -59 in Great F 11s, ser ed years in he avy, he JL Ranch along I h onica's parents. They are members of he nd plans on arm[...]hild Joshua Eugene, ho as born on current! or s in ·edicine La e a d lives home. -7-82, on his mo her's 21st birthday in Plen y ood T. Joshua as[...]s nd Bertha Johnson. He re up as a typi[...]and raduated from Comerto n HS in Rob s born and ra1 d in Sher d Coun y, . Robert's 1 paren s ere I re and Jennie ( a nu on) Johnson. T y[...]o n·elop and h v b h pass d s ro[...]ead: Beulah (1921 ). married Rich rd Douglass, h s 1 son.[...]Roy ( 927 , m r- s pla ry or[...]of Helena, T, and or s on construction.[...]as fo f an on farms in the area, and s arted farming on h1s o n in 1944. He i a app S pt[...] |
![]() | [...]In the late forties until the late 1960s, Bill began returning to Sheridan Bungum officiat[...]ill helped Roy edders with military rites. Willie's brothers and sisters were: George, Ethel, Mabel,[...]8; Frank, 1885; Bill, 1887; Harold's death in January 1983. Arnold has spent his entir[...]3; and Mae, 1896. Of the 8, father's farm north of Comerto n. In almost every picture[...]3. was a big hill on the northwest corner of Bill's place called Lantern Hill. Arnold and Ins[...]c d. HE RY JOH S 0[...] |
![]() | [...]arm or ed in a partnership i h arold's brother mold, in degree in Agr'c[...]ayed out fall quarter to give his dad s college ·n and nd Bible Colleg[...]r ndon (Gre ) S[...]. She is Vi f s arted n[...]i O.S[...] |
![]() | [...]re married 5-20-83. They own and Dental Hygienist's Association. operate Archie's Cafe in Bothell, WA where they live.[...]Beverly and Judy's stories are in this book. In . August of 1971[...], Larry, and Ralph lived together on their father's homestead except Paul (12-10-1899 to 7-1-6[...] |
![]() | [...]k to Montana and farmed and ranched on his father's farm north of Comertown. He died 5-22-42. ALBER[...]became ill and died 11-30-41. Nova's dying request was that Marvin's[...]Marvin's sister Anna and her husband of Moses Lake, WA, Al[...]vivor of Marvin's family. She lives in a nursing home in Spokane, W[...]in 1922. Bert was the son Navy career man for 21 years and works at Spokane International A[...]s on They live at Pompey's Pillar, MT. They have 3 children. |
![]() | [...]stby HS in 1965. who also homesteaded there. Mary's sister Millie Christopherson's Since then he attended college in Mi[...]Lynn, born 5-22-76 (also her mother's birthday); Jaime Marie, born[...]Chris Wolverton at Our Savior's Church, 4-13-68 . They have 2 girls:[...]important of all was Norway where Connie's grandparents were born. has been farming for his[...]ne Tree Church which later merged with Our Savior's (Plea- purchased. Marlow married Dolly Br[...]n wood. the church board of Our Savior's and Margaret helped with Sunday[...] |
![]() | [...]on. Pierre and Eliza were married at St. Ann's Mission Church at Belcourt, ND in 1897. Their chi[...]in 1912 moved by team and wagon to Rose and Delia's tract 3 miles southeast of Dooley. Pierre remembe[...]n the homesteaders on 320 acre homesteads. Pierre's brothers, David, William and Napoleon returned to[...]grant from Czechoslova ia. George married Lillian S . Cyr a member Be ty is the 2nd[...]zpatric of Sunburst, T· yrtle LaFond of El hart, S· Joan and Gladys remain.[...]ar Dooley, T 3-13-74. Both are buried in St. John's Lutheran Church cemetery, here hey still reside. Ralph 1s a member of he American Legion Post rural Westby.[...]229 of Westby and Betty 1s a member of their American Legion Au ·[...] |
![]() | [...]During the years of 1976 and 1978, we and a friend took over the he enlisted in the US Army and serv[...]I worked at Britt's Cate in Plentywood. On 8-12-56 I married Ernest R[...]ND and Andy born 3-24-76 at Williston. Ralph's mother and father both passed away in 1971 and Betty's father passed away on 5-29-73 . Her mother reside[...]fire. She took us 3 We moved to S eet Home. OR in 1969 here Ernie orked for childre[...]d as guide, Junior Regent and Senior R g nt. mie 1s a taught 1 year at the Coohdg rural school.[...]o a oos L g1on• a year later. We farmed 1th Don's dad on a farm in the Silver Star[...] |
![]() | [...]ed in Plentywood retired. Stanley's a businessman and carpenter. for a short while and then moved to his parents'[...]arm south of Westby. Denise is employed by Stoner's Medical Clinic in Plen- tywood. Kermit was b[...]and trap. He has a small business known as Marsh's Gun Shop. (Pauline)[...] |
![]() | [...]dren grandmother, Carrie Anderson's 90th birthday. Cathy is a medical and live in St.[...]Opal McCall farmed in the Comertown area. Howard's ing in Fort Worth, TX where he is[...]care for the younger children. e found time to go s imming in the Howard, Opal and Aubrey are de[...]ent ,ce s ating, s ring, and sledding do n the hills. An e tra bonus[...]arch 1948, e began our career of farming on Brll's dad's farm 3 miles est of Comerto n, here we are still[...]ty and also a charter member of the Plentywood El s Lodge 2566 We ere given the Farmer-of-the-Year Aw[...]Joseph Catholic Church of Plentywood, and Eudora ,s a member of the St. Raymond's Gurld of the same church In 1978-79 Yoland[...]we were married at the Lutheran Rose Gibson, Brll's grandmother, who settled here m 1907, 75 y[...] |
![]() | [...], and has a full-time job Arden's father, Duncan, was born on 12-15-1886 and passed[...]rck. McKinnon. They lived at Grenora, ND on Arden's farm for 1 year; then bought the John Hodgson far[...]Emma and I tried farming on Dad's place, but farming was not for Westby HS in 1970.[...]to Plentywood and I worked for Art Kleppen as a carpenter. When I He is the only child of Duncan and Marie[...]d and ranched northwest of Westby carpenter on a B & 8 crew (bridges and buildings). I[...] |
![]() | [...]father had a team of horses hooked on the doctor's car. They[...] |
![]() | [...]d married Matt northeast of Dooley in 1912. Helga's brothers, Johnny and Emil, Sybo[...]ley. Christie's mother, Martha Sampson, died in Westby in 1922.[...]Christie's uncle, John J. Tokheim was the inventor of the To[...]son Lake, MN. Leonard's father died when he was 9. When he was 11 A[...]In 1947 e moved back to Seattle due to my dad's poor health. I[...] |
![]() | [...]a (9-23-1885 to 8-5-71) came from Norway. Chester's sisters and with his parents, Eric a[...]had a fe cattle, pigs and chic ens. abel's mother also moved rth[...]tter and finally rain and bet er crops in the 1940s. In 1953 they[...]Club, Bob and Lou's Bar and he Vets Club. He retir d in 1973. abel[...]versary 12-31 -82. They became a machinist. He or s for Tibbits echamcal Service m[...]om Minnesota and atherine graduated ay 1981 . He 1s currently in his 3rd year of college at U[...] |
![]() | [...]the electronics field. I John's brothers and sisters were Olga (7-15-11 to 9-24-1[...]. horses to seed and pull binders. In the early 30s the drought and dust storms came. There were no c[...]ac ill in Columbia City, OR as an inven ory man, retmng in 1975. Minnie too up practical nur[...]1-17-42. Her father as born 9-23-1886 at Arv, a. S eden. worked 18½ years at the Veterans Ho[...] |
![]() | [...]teaching in North Dakota 1945, they bought Mabel's folks' farm, located east of Comertown.[...]Lyle's occupation is farming on the family farm. Jos[...]Wahpeton, ND in 1963-64. Joe's father, Hans Olson, was born in Norway. He marrie[...]finery, here he or ed until he retired. Joe's parents and sisters mov d to Thompson Falls, here[...]Lyle or ed at ontana anna and H nry's Se ice after the lived for the remainder o[...] |
![]() | [...]the Comertown area in the fall of 1919 his sister's (Mable Erickson) farm. Her husband (Pete) had pas[...]on the property with the help hard years of the 30s.[...]rigs in the Outlook oil Dad orked as a carpenter and came back every summer to help with field. He[...]WA, o ner of Spartan Agency-Realtor; arcella S. Fisher, a oti, D, and then at Eureka, T. I was o[...]t for General otors, retired; Doris E. Smith Davi s, I married Velma Spencer, also a minister, tn[...]Columbia Falls, T, boo keeper-secretary; Donald S. Olson. Auburn, Bay City, OR and worked in[...] |
![]() | [...]died ertown for 4 years then moved to Lena Larson's farm and farmed for 9 9-14-68 . years[...]lake on Missouri in 1885. They met at his uncle's place in issouri and they the Pederse[...]shua Eugene as born and George worked as a hired man on a farm. Their oldest daughter, 4-[...]tended There ere long hours of ashing cloth s on the ashboard, ba - Ueland School[...]gaard, Olson, and nudson farms. y fol s ere very active in the own supply of meat[...] |
![]() | [...]d buildings in 1929 just 1 mile east of my parent's home and helps out at the store. They have 3 boys[...]attended Valparaiso southeast of Comerto n Paren s ere Chris (1892-1978) and Elnora U[...]gree from inot State Teachers College and a aster's mar . Half-brother of C. Junior Pedersen ho resid[...]District. They have children, ma ( rs. Ph~ S1oding) of Salem, OR· and in ewfoundland, Canada.[...]ated 1/4 mile from our farm. The church the aster's Degree ( BA) and the Doctoral degree (PM.) in Bus[...]buildm as moved to Plen ood in the late 40s. I taught Sunday Administration. From 1969[...] |
![]() | [...]d to Fort Peck where Red worked on the His father's name was Fredrich R. John got his education in Ge[...]Boss of the Sitting Bull Wagon Train, which s arted at Wood ountain, Plentywood before moving t[...]hey sold that sary of Sitting Bull's return to the United States. and went to Big Timb[...]rses, he spent many hours in training until Lloyd's health began to fail. They sold and moved into Bi[...]y Springs school. Smee her husband's death on 12-16-71 , Edna has been living She work[...]d and h R1 rson family moved to Bo man, Dand m 1930 they moved to Com- 1 daughter. He di[...]st years. 'The Depression and the Drouth of the 30s." H stay d 18 years. Esther was married to[...] |
![]() | [...]since Mine Kristensen, page 17 3 of the Sheridan's Daybreak. My brother is 1965. Henry[...]23), Roy Luther (8-8-27) and twins, 10-3- 3 in Bo man County, D. Leonard lived his early years in life[...]ngland. They had 2 sons born at Redvers. S acy Rierson, daugh er of illiam and Anne nhal , a[...]he 12-26-17 in Divide County, 0. Bo h of er paren s homestead d in family came to S[...]s brother, Alfred Gill they set11ed on her mother's homestead 3 miles north of Wes by, T.[...] |
![]() | [...]k driver for farmed Sanford Fransen's farm. In the spring of 1943 they bought the vario[...]in bought his grandfather N. Peter Jensen's tarm, who died 1·2-78, and Plentywood. I have ma[...]lace. He ton, Ole Berg and more. In the early 1920s someone had concealed a married Vic[...]I by Robert O. Johnson, a nephe of Louise's. He gre up there and as a ith my par n J and Cecelta Schm'd and my sister, Helen |
![]() | [...]he depot to meet me. I also met a handsome young man. I did not no then but I had just me my future h[...]n the to n for the wee end. He was orking at Hol s Drug Store. Hee or had attended Plenty ood HS and[...]Our children are: Jean Sage, an s Ci , 0, telephone com- Charles King Home. We had[...]ood. There were 3 grain moor Figure S at ng Club and national figure s ating Judge; married to elevators in the town. Wa[...]alter Cindy Fallander. Donna S erling. Baton Rouge, LA; First ational Ban[...] |
![]() | [...]ity of WA. Lydia moved to Tacoma, teacher; Master's degree; married to Daniel Nardinger, construction[...]WA. They have 3 children : Clifford to St. Joseph's Catholic Church.[...]ool in Dooley, and taugh (Continued from Sheridan's Daybreak Book)[...]high school and coach d. Sh taught grad s 1• . Th liv d on a farm Robert (11 -30-42). Cha[...]Patsy Rosemary and Roy now hve m Toledo, WA. Roy 1s retired but at 1 ,me[...]Ther s met and married lo th Davies, 10-15· 9[...]and Al is. Th liv m Fair Oa s, CA. Scott is mam d to athy Patton Jean Oirchrel[...]II. Dale L Roy Soderquist, son of S en and Clara Soderquist, married He married Clara[...]ane (5-5-66). The 4 oldest girls are marn d; Bob 1s at- discharged in 1955. He then re[...]Dale has served on the St. John's church council, as a director Dr. and ary[...]on the Shendan County Stockmens Assoc., and 1s presently 1 of the either 1979 or 1980.[...] |
![]() | [...]and grain. We gave up Kay Germann (4-14-39). Dale's only brother Lyle was born 2-1-25, and[...]Dale and Elana were married 11 -6-64 at St. John's Lutheran Tacoma, WA where I work[...]Smetler and retired in June 1983. farm from Dale's mom in 1968 and are the 3rd generation on that[...]a, WA and same farm. They are members of St. John's Lutheran Church as were runs the[...]ldren, Richard, 19 and his parents. In fact, Dale's mom, sisters, and himself were all baptized, Araina, 11 . confirmed and married at St. John's.[...]sold his farm to Jim Syme. He died ND. Her paren s ere Edward (9-28-1895 to 6-5-63) and Erna Brunner[...]960 from Bainville HS. She hen attended Robinson's School of Beauty Cul ure in inneapohs, and gradua[...]od, T. Jeff as bap ized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church and gr duated 5-11 -8 rom estby H[...]at Plen ywood T. She as bap ized and confirmed at S . John's Lutheran, and a ends es by HS. OSCAR and[...] |
![]() | Glen has been a carpenter for many years and makes his home[...]nd Elinor Griffin . Front row: G uy owned S. C. Lanes in partnership ith Burton Rice, having[...]Woodrow Bernau's land near Antelope, e decided a er 4 years to sel[...]1962-66 she ept boo s for S. C. Lanes and in 1967-70 she orked[...]OD 1970-79. She helps out a itzenb rg's Style Shop no . Eilert and Recka Strand home[...]azel Thompson ere Peder and Ju da Bruvold. (Recka's sister) d1 d at that t,me. They also shared thei home ith 2 She as born in 1911 . of Edith's brothers, Alvin and Genn Alv·n di d at the age of 15. au ht school ·n S r"dan County for 6 y ars and retir d m In 19[...]ch, dr n in of tn1939. Harry's f A. TT pon, bomS-17-1877, the area. Rec[...]lo n and P e bor ana. S vert, Alma[...]orn in Edinbur h, Scotland, 5-16-1882 and d. d in S ptem r 1953. y moth r ary Ann cGreevey as born 10[...]y. y broth rs and sist rs ar hst d in the Raymond s cron. y 1st 3 years of school ere in Pl n[...]Air Force in the fall, spent time in Wichita F 11s, T for basic train ng, nt to school m Cheyenne, Y and end d up in Hamilton F, Id, CA. I a released from th s rvice in 1950 to Harr[...] |
![]() | [...]rgrimson came to Montana community during the 1920s and 30s and was a well-known landmark a[...]ea. The church was moved to Plentywood in the 1940s. were married in Plentywood[...]Tanner was born 11-8-29 at January 1921 . Robert's father, elvin (see Sheridan Daybreak I, p.[...]r. After my discharge from the Air next to Melvin's. Gene Tutton now owns hat land. Melvin was called[...]and Agnes moved early 1900s. She attended school in a country school c[...] |
![]() | [...]McGrown farm north of Comertown. In the By Arvid's sister Evedean Lizotte[...]gust 1947. They farmed near Comertown until Arvid's death, 1956. I worked at a mill[...]Sheridan County, s'd th grav s of h r husband and her brother, Wallace Ervin[...]ins. b ter no n as Ann and Jo. WI and as a young man he set up a homestead north of Comerto n.[...]Jo Gat s has lived ·n SeaUI smce 1941 and has a son and a[...]ent to Los Angeles, CA in 1939 where she still or s[...]in hero n beauty shop. She orked at Leone's Beauty Shop in Plen-[...]ood during 1938. She has 1 daughter. Mae's husband died in y mother was Hilda Sophi[...] |
![]() | [...]n was a nurse having last worked at St. Vin- cent's hospital in Billings. On 4-26-71 , Arthur Vin[...]remember are: World's Fair in Seattle; family reunions at CDA, Edmore,[...]uated from Westby in 1977, worked at Ben Franklin's Seattle, WA, Cascade and Shelby, MT. For about 20[...]ead, quilt and arrange photo albums, go to Connie's for ceramics; Victor and arlys are natives[...]n up on adjoining farms. Andrew and Charlene Vogt's family consisted of girls and boys. Victor was h[...]ies home to do housekeeping for ayhe s and Danielsons.[...]grew up on a farm on the Blue dorms as PA projec s.[...]er discharged July 19 6. e lived on illte s father's farm moving to[...]19 6 here illie as emp oyed at Fo ey's 111, the railroad and later too a business course[...]y health. I moved to As a wedding gift, Vic s dad gave us a floe of 100 chickens,[...]r n, Lori housework, then as receptionist for Dr. S. Lindblom, a telephone Ann[...] |
![]() | [...]worked for Roy's Super Value and ontgomery Wards. I was born[...]er of Ole and Louise After Gary's discharge from the Air Force at Fortuna, Din 1965[...]and b onged to St. anain's parish wher he d office as the V. P. of In O[...]heir Altar Soc, ty. and Gary be onged to the . C.'s and was honored later rs. Gene Hanson, cam to the[...]Carlson Homes and h d his own business und r Gary's Electric. In May[...] |
![]() | [...]oley where we now reside. We belong to St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood and I am currently the V. P.[...]and Jack. would give us a piece of candy. Rostad's had the post office in the cor- ner of his store;[...]r, rancher) of I was a teacher's aid in country schools, especially for music. Ten[...]mmunity south of Culbertson. His dance band, Jack's years ago I took up oil painting an[...]tings and drawings; awards include "Best of Show" at Richland County pol as, waltze[...] |
![]() | [...]oking toward the northeast. It shows Niels Lodahl's shelterbelt and the west trees of Dagmar. The whi[...]ost Office that is not located on a rail line. It's been kind does yet survive, God's given image is alive." (Grundtvig) mentioned that[...]but what that experience was and how we can best express it in the buil structures are Justice Oil[...]- as e retain the memory of God's great love, we salute our courageous act expressi[...]Pe ersen-Jorgensen S ore 3 Dagmar Fmr's. Co-op Sore (ofd) Le ers Repr[...]h Shop H orlum s Cafe 5 Dagmar F.U. Trading Co.[...]rson Service Larsen s Cafe 6 Dagmar Bar[...]C ris Jorgensen's Gara e 8 Justice Oilfield Service C Jim Hill's Dagmar Hall Gilb rt[...]re Hall D Ruder's S ore (ori inally on east sid ) J[...] |
![]() | [...]-H Club, various farm related meetings, and women's groups.[...]y basis to train. Teacher's Aide; Mrs. Faye Olson, Lower Grade Teach r; and M[...]Kueffler, Jason S rand, Rodney Christensen, and Leah Rafla li. wher[...]to the computer age-a long ay from great granddad's[...]h d been attending school as non-res·d nt pupils s·nce 1951 . At th pres- ent time all pupils are transported to school in bus ith Gr Thu s n at the heel. A mobile telephon p ov·d s contact I h he chool- house and famili s along the rout . Our school lunch program a[...]old L. tion of being the last of Sher'dan County's rural schools still in op ra- tion .[...]nd Dagmar had some real rivalry during th early 40s, but[...] |
![]() | [...]y were in until it was disbanded in the early 1970s. The 1st Those who were of Dani[...]the even. Other Saturday afternoon even s included a orth-South Tug-o- war, with children's games and a pony cart ride. A museum as open in[...]ish des- joyable. Our membership includ s a vari d a e group and e strive to cent And every[...]der members, yet the need for young and ne ideas 1s ever thusiastic support.[...] |
![]() | [...]we still have a membership roll numbering m he 80s. I Andersen, outer guard. Others of the 29 charte[...]By Linda elson Peter L. Jensen and Soren S. Rungborg.[...]at various schoolhouses was founded man all Dane community in 1907. (For further informa-[...]tion on he early his ory see Sher"dan's Daybrea .) Over he years the resources had grown[...]cre of left, but heir tradi are still s rong. land donated by James M. (blacksmith) Ander[...]aron and evening. Hor eshoe gam s, a baseball game card gam s and jus[...]o the enjoym nt of all. · fter this candy and ap s r given to th chi dr n and hen dancing b an to th[...]g place for o her organiza- n, S er and Treasurer Lind[...]ing tiled, and the k1tch n was vo·c s und r the dir ction of iels iller. changed to incl ormica co d s rving counter. In 1982 The Su[...] |
![]() | [...]izenship. It was also intended to council was men's work. Joan Miller was elected in 1975 followed by[...]Pastor Don Kern was serving at the time Sheridan's Daybreak was preciation of the Danish[...]na. was patterned after the Denmark's folk school. The Brennas (Gary, Gretchen, Shawna[...]munion instigated at Sunday orship on a trial bas,s and adopted at to yourself, to[...]urches, to be enacted in 1985. 1982 as the church's Dia- live this truth! mond Jubi[...]born in 1921; I was born in 1922 and Hans as ple's School.[...] |
![]() | [...]on in the Dagmar Church with teacher's aide, and since retirement, as a part-time day ca[...]ey ci y to or . I ent o mneapolis hen I as 19; my s·blings accus-[...]a great e p r' nee. I met my husband, Chari s F. Anders n in ·nneapolis, and er marri[...] |
![]() | [...]James Johnson's farm home near Dagmar. My parents, Peter and[...]il we were cut down to Christian Andersen's fairy tales and the children's Bible stories. Later 4 hours a day. We made 50¢[...]ledge from her. with a wage of $1.75 for our week's work. This was not a paying pro- Wh[...]would get up and walk 3/4 mile to Aunt Harriet's to play with Cousin I went to California and work[...]h help. with Pastor Larsens while in Young People's School. Vera's mother This was the 30s and times were hard, money was scarce and my died[...]retired hat year. They bought the house on my dad's[...]d started farming my son and 3 s epchildren. Candace Lee 1951, ,s an -ray technician dad's farm . Our 3rd dau hter, Sandra, 19 1 is married[...]for 15 years. I am a member of the Da mar erribee's Home- I continued farming the Andersen[...] |
![]() | [...]n the Hall at Dagmar that day and together with a friend had gone to the sled and wore big she[...]e Dagmar cemetery. John's main hobbies in retirement years as going to the[...]Rose is no residing at St. Joseph's Convalescent Center in Donald Thuesen. They had 2[...]21 in edicine La e, T to Jo n B. and Matilda's parents, Jens and arie Hansen, came rom Denmark,[...], died of cancer. Grandpa liv d I h us part Edith s family in 1927. (Froberg, Theodore, and Andre Han[...]S V e." GEORGE F. and CAROLIN[...]t . Our school 8 gr s. George was born 7-13-1890, at El Point, D he[...]ent to t n those s). rs. Bill Lobdal A DREW A DEASE[...]r R. Rose 12 16-43 They liv d on a dairy s rv d m WI. n th 1940s h farm d for s v ral years. H later and farm[...]Ver Octob r 1976. but Dorothy still liv s on the home Andrew was the son of Han[...] |
![]() | [...]we went to Clifford's at Hayward and later rented a house in Martinez.[...]better. Harvey's sister Lily and Henry Brown came out from Califor[...]ollow Rock", and and Rose Andersen. One of Howard's remembrances is that while in f[...]s to Harvey. ple box and made a splint for Howard's arm. Howard left Dagmar in Gilbe[...]g Fork, MT. In October 1972 he started " Andersen's Ex- dissolved in 1949. cavating"[...]and I were married 6-12-36. We stayed with Harvey's dad Hugo, my parents, and my[...]that winter while Harvey worked at Gilbert Olsen's garage. In the spring I am[...] |
![]() | [...]de school in school, Dagmar, and the Young People's Winter School which was held Kansas[...]d in February 1946 and moved onto the farm Leslie's parents purchased when they came to the ar[...] |
![]() | [...]to visit relatives in Denmark. or mil co s, but qui mi ing in 960. I had a big garden every[...]. e have 5 grandchildren. each born in a differen s a e.[...]C. nd rson as born on 6-28-1 00 in an s. church[...]fo s. married to Vera Olsen. They ad 2 children , Donald. 93 , and rf s, 11 ·21 -68 of complication[...] |
![]() | [...]children and 14 grandchildren. We lived on Harold's farm, 8½ miles east and north of Medicine Lake and farmed until Harold's retirement. In 1977 we moved to Plentywood. We ha[...]On 10-31-36 in Plentywood Bill married Edna S. Pedersen, daughter of Anton and Agnes Pedersen f[...]y W. (Pete) was born 6·16-45. Pete s·gne (Sept mber 1948) married James Bannister, a[...]ed as a farms near Alamo, O and also does carpenter or . They hve m d ad a ong 2 bo s, illiston and have 2 sons and 1 daugh er, Chad[...]hoo and r dua d frorn L S[...]c i , · s. e ar m m rs of[...]. S U SC d[...] |
![]() | [...]his Uncle Carl Casper by Medicine Lake. In the 30s he worked at[...]at quickly became a Norwegian version of McDonald's Farm. Gary was content to take pictures of all of[...]inger fie LeRoy to 81lhngs. He as there 6 ee s then in Denver received under the tutila e o he O[...]n. He gets e perience that has stood them in ood s ead. The smiling fac s and around in an el ctr'c heelch[...]d ith us until D cember 198 . He curren ly res·d s at the en, weary and cofd, e arrived in Oa m[...]heridan emorial ursing Home. memory as ill Vir ii s hospitable inv· tion early he ne morning o[...]liev m , 1t as p- and Boz man schools. S marri el moron 12-9-61 and has 5 preciated.) The 1st ime I wal ed into Jim aae's room a he anor children: ic[...]old rapp d cigars from he top h s 2 gran chi dren. S e is no divorced. She nd her family live m drawer[...]being OeSot , I er sh or s in a plastic fa ory. home. I've never enjoy d a c· ar so much b fore or s·nce! Si1tin do n ary Ellen[...]o . She at the dining room table a Herluf and Leo's and finding a copy of h coo s at the Pion er nor. She married Geor e a brus er m 196 7. newsletter for the S udy of Democra ic Ins i u ions comple e 1th[...]lo ical persp c- HOLGER H. CHRISTE S tive which continues as vividly as at he i[...] |
![]() | [...]t 21 years plowed acres. He paid a man $1 O for it. later.[...]now and then deplete the rodent popula- tion. And best of all, there were the glorious summer days when[...]s[...]6 190 long ith oth r's Si Ct n and h r family, immig[...]homes nt to S1dn to ork nd liv in th lat 30s and[...] |
![]() | early 40s. I stayed home on the farm with my folks, Christi[...]rie (Larsen) Con- radsen. (Refer o iels Conradsen's story for the names of his brothers[...]and Christian. One brother Carl, died in the 1920s at 18 months. I was chance. It as also his job to[...]only on . I could only s nish, so Ella helped me a lot. o er he[...]ter us e needed · or e had s o hands from be· many ne, hbors ith eggs. S[...]he dri e y so she di n't v o I so far. She rec 11s 1 didn'[...]um s, and p obably Lent. Chris ian nd In bor are[...]onrad and Larsen Conradsen. (See Conr dsen's ory for my sis ers.) I as born 8-31 -17. aro[...]te from 1 of the Conr dse other children in the 20s and early 30s, the ons f[...] |
![]() | [...]Eldon (Buddy) was born S-29-29, the son of Gus and Ellen Dahl- Louise[...]this n mg. Larsen Conradsen. (See Niels Conradsen's story for brothers and sisters.) Throughou[...] |
![]() | [...]will agree with me that he was 1 of the best blacksmiths in Montana. A choir, and folk dancing[...]l near died in infancy, and Peter died as a young man during the influenza Comertown for 3[...]pted 2 children Diane and Vic or. Dagmar lives in S uart, FL.[...]his parents to his fa her's homestead, I d 4 miles north est of[...]no living in le, n d nursery s r 20 e[...]chool; then arm d is father. He s as school n hve , 1[...]n . th Den aren s on d f hrou many a y ar. Th[...]d I am proud o able o tell of our paren s part of their hfe in[...]~ ~ s because that was what he did both m O nmark nd an s. I'm sure re ,[...] |
![]() | [...]ha e mad our home in Bifrngs, still o n my father's farm; it is also rented.[...]ha I remember mos abou living in S eridan Goun as e of her class, graduated with[...]ne. Barbara orked as a medical technologist, but 1s no teaching in a h'gh school at exico, 0.[...]ily farm northeast of Dagmar, the son s of Bert and Virgie Guenther. I have 2 brothers,[...]1-27-5 . · mil s no f Dagmar in 1957 and[...]r Ch Bu dmin s rat'on Economics d .H ri d s I so[...] |
![]() | [...]Hallowed Church Bells" which speaks of living one's 1982. I saw where my mother was born, where she[...]church bells at all the celebrations of the Lord's year. sion house, to school, church and some places she worked. Dad took The best thing in life are the people we live with. I reme[...]her was gone. For his menting to a friend of mine that the pioneer people were very indepen[...]yed in a house near the church. We teamed up in 2's, Edna Con- where people did not[...]ARY and C OL E SE H y 1s imp ssion of Da m d[...]h rothers Dona d ing in mdo s, he air fresh[...]lds of ram s born 2-28-32 to Rev. Eri r. and Just s and there. I hought, "He's enjoying he good earth and th s Arild. S e atten nS I- good Lord ith han sgiving." Perhaps som s illness and space be-[...] |
![]() | [...]et. She was born during the celebration of Dagmar's 50th County he began farming. In 1953 h[...]employed as a carpenter. They are no semi-retired and live in Fifty[...]le camp, we waded through the water in the church's nursery and watched suitcases float through the b[...]r s foo and is a 1939.[...]ARLO E. JE S[...]the derness and c trophi s. H and Pat(cia Gannon[...]illn Ario p s d f 1982.[...]on Lars n. (For broth rs and sist r s L nora iel n sto .) I start d and A nes P[...] |
![]() | [...]nd attended the Hiawatha Froid's cafes. School and the Dagmar Academy at Nathanael[...]. They have 2 returned to Dagmar in the early 1940s and was employed as a childr[...]1970. In 1971, Rosa went home to the Lord, fa her's homestead near Dagmar. I was a member of the Gren[...]NSEN the Farm Credit Administration in he early 40s and worked collecting Norman Str[...]in atten- which had been borrowed in the dirty 30s to try to keep the farm dance wer[...]f County Superintendent of Schools and man's grandmother). was the boo keeper for Oswald Klofs[...]tablished our home in Dagmar and became the paren s of 3 the 8th grade in 1940. One day in 1936 I was -62°. Norman's class- children, Lorraine, 1948, Loren, 1950, and[...]th grades he had the job of fireman in the father's land and enjoyed his life as a farmer. He[...] |
![]() | [...]60). He attended Hawthorne pioneers had built the best place in the world to hve."[...] |
![]() | [...]chase the homestead of Alfred's grandparents, James and Mine[...]e and Eldren, 7 grand- Leora's claim to fame is that she was born on election da[...]teachers took promissory and they lived at Vilen's. notes and IOU's from many parents in lieu of salary payments. Leo[...]raduated from PHS in 1932, attended State Teacher's College in stead) DeTienne at their farm home nor[...]purchased the Flax- Democratic Women's Club. She taught Sunday school and was educa- vil[...]nne join- tional director of young people's activities of Farmers Union camps, ed them and Victor's arrival in 1956 completed their family. Du[...] |
![]() | [...]ears. 1970 and has worked in the county treasurer's office. In 1975 she We are now[...]orked there for 1 year, back home again to my dad's home and work- he was employed as Sheridan County[...]land, OR. They lived there until r. Johansen's death in 1971 . Mrs. I was born (1918) to Vi[...]2); Elvira McCarty Kunstadter, D. .0. S. He died 12-26 -81 . She has 2 children Karl (195[...]d out at my sister Dora and husband Anker Jensen's restaurant in VICTOR and DEBRA[...] |
![]() | [...]ool in Billings oilfield, and in 1980 started Vic's Exhaust and Autobody, which was and[...]a day with a grain tank the farm house while Vic's parents bought a new home that is also on[...]el. That same the farm. In the spring of 1981 Vic's Exhaust and Autobody was year h[...]83. rented Peter Plambeck's land and farmed until he retired in 1973.[...]tted on daughter of the Ed Whitney's (SD 815). So we moved to Axel's farm land 2½ miles north of the Dagmar Church. I[...]Axel's farm did not have good buildings on it so he had[...]lights and putting on new mantles. In the late 40s we were able to[...] |
![]() | [...]Hans spent several more years at Willie Johnson's before he went to[...]40s he and Lydia moved to Portland where Hans worked[...]nd his brother, Elmer, would work together in the carpenter[...]d from Antelope. He later worked at Jack Anderson's station in Reserve , and for the[...]man, living in Helena, MT. We have 3 grea[...] |
![]() | [...]andchildren. teaching language as well as the 3 R's. In 1916 he remembers a Ve[...]cemetery. new Overland car-result-the Johnson's bought their 1st car. Elmer I[...]me. I have 4 children: Ronald, Richard, James and carpenter.[...]arrived home. Those years, known as the "Dirty 30s", forced farmers to seek work with the WPA.[...]d had my office In 1936 the Julius Jacobsen s of Homestead celebrated their in Wa[...]parents and of our Danish heritage. his carpenter's trade for 19 years. Dyma, avis and Darliss[...] |
![]() | [...]wanted to be secretary, a post being vacated by a man dle than to curse the darkness. ''[...]nts moved to the Johannes Olsen homestead People's School. The association with instructors and fell[...]come from Redstone to teach 1930s Melvin and his mother burned thistles in the fiel[...]their sons no doctor was in attendance and Edith's mother acquired peritonitis and died, leaving 3 g[...]g. Bea was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's have been married except Audrey. Joyce has[...] |
![]() | [...]privates to officer status, Glenn's specialty being electronics. While in parents and[...]was being built and later with Gwen's father in Hollywood until purchasing their own ho[...]ntana College lasted Kenneth 's father, Jim Kaae (1886-1978) and his mother, Velm[...]went to the Young People's School at the Nathanael Church 2 winters, We[...], Susan, Kevin , and Denna. Emilie's father, Niels Axel Nielsen (1881 -1969), and her[...]brother Kenneth (1914) moved there from Clifton , S in 1918. His dad originally emigrated from the vi[...]ields and the endless job of pie ing rocks helped s rengthen character. In 1926[...]married 12-17-44. They rented his suffered setbac s by being hailed out in 1928 and 931 . Attending father's farm until moving to the Mikkel Pouisen farm in 1[...]the Danish Brotherhood . Kenneth served as Glenn's youngest brother Erling was born in 19 31 . In he early 30s dry sec.-treas. and auditor for the Nath[...]s for a 3-month period. Glenn was in the CCC's in 1937 -1940. With credits earned there h[...] |
![]() | [...]o 19 students. (See Melvin Larsen's story for brothers and sisters.) Arnold attended[...]ere in full bloom. I remember Uncle Erik Sundsted's Dagmar. We enjoy our family, our home, and workin[...]of our church the top up. Perhaps the best thing about growing up in our rural com- a[...] |
![]() | [...]inez, CA, got a job for a contractor and Bachelor's and Master's degrees.[...]miles from town. We are members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. stayed to work for my Uncle Walt[...]the cold winters of the '30s. In 1937 Richard left home for the 1st[...]shipyards. I worked as a carpenter until 1975 when I retired. y hobbies are |
![]() | [...]ked his we lived on Uncle Morris's place. Ted worked on WPA and then moved claim and[...]to California. in 1940. He worked as a carpenter. They returned to the winter. In 1908 he returned[...]Orlin is the only one who followed in his father's wheat. Ground wheat was mixed with white flour for baking bread. It footsteps working as a carpenter. They have 1 grandchild. was also used for a coo[...]aiting for their turn at the grinder. One of Dad's great interests was threshing. Often this[...] |
![]() | [...]"Dane School" every sum- mer, but does now as it's been put to good use on trips to Denmark. She als[...]Lutheran Church, Dagmar. During the difficult 30s, his father was ac- Ronnie, the[...]1 of hose Reds. Later he 1 Lindberg's story. He graduated from Plentywood High School i[...]ylvia Nielsen while she was working in Carl's sister Gussie, born March 1914, lives in Seattle WA and Deck's Bakery. Sylvia, born in 1918, was the oldest chil[...]and Sylvia Lindberg. After WWII the Church's and their own personal sponsoring of Lat- vian DP[...]wing the birth of brought home to Carl the Church's need for more pastors, and[...]Des Moines, IA, where Carl attended their church's and Darrel followed him, but retur[...]ears later seminary. The farm was sold to Lillian's sister and her husband, Carl where their daughter Sharon was born at Mrs. Akelstad's home. Then and Leora Johansen. Carl later[...] |
![]() | [...]families and to help celebrate my parent's golden wedding. We also ap- went through many tri[...]blast I, Rudolph, was born on my dad's homestead on 9-2-15, the son of shook the house under Sylvia's feet. Stepping out the door, her only[...]ame over here from Denmark. My comment was, "That's just about enough!" In his young days, Ronnie[...]med in the Dagmar area, on his Uncle Chris Lodahl's farm tywood High School. In the fall of 1956, Dar[...]arlene and his Uncle James Lodahl's farm 'til he died in December 1973. "Tootie" Hily[...]orn in 1958. In 1978 Steve rented his grandfather's (Ronnie's) farm in Dagmar and he married Helen Jean Boyden[...]AGNES(JOHNSON)MADSEN Anders Andersen Lodahl's 15 children, 4 girls and 11 boys. Five of us[...]asketball and the Charlotte and Ole Julius Moller's 5 daughters. One of Signe's sisters uniforms were black blo[...] |
![]() | [...]Petersen's dam. During the summer they would attend Danish S[...]is farm operations, and was also Dan's big love. Several nights a week he would go to Pl[...]the start of his trucking career. He hauled Cliff's fur- Loma married Boyd Vander Houwen 6-27-7[...]ough December Both Boyd and Loma got their Master's degrees at the University of[...] |
![]() | [...]Dad is 88 and Mom is dam in Willie's pasture. Summer was also a lot of work; Vernon or[...]Roger went to work at Deck's Bakery, then spent the next 2 years[...]Anton Sundsted's. In 1927 they moved back to the homestead 17[...]others and sisters see Elaine Johansen Roger's parents were Peter and Hazel (Johnson) Mad[...] |
![]() | [...]ters degree in 1980. I presently 10-18-44. Claude's years in the service took us to many places.[...]y newsletters and helped with producing "Sheridan's Day- we therefore have had 1 or more pets in our[...]nd Michigan State Sleigh rides to Grandma Johnson's house for Christ'!las Eve, o~tdoor U[...]. Arnold and Gloria Melnikoff- Jim W. S ephens.[...] |
![]() | [...]board in the galvanized tub. I learned to milk Pa's old cow during the early 40s were exciting years for young people many miles[...]nses, to say my 1 and only neighbor girl friend died of a burst appendix. That was nothing of the[...]e until 1944, when after Niels' hired man drove the other team. It was quite a tricky busin[...]Jim Anderson s blacksmith shop or Julius· in Dagmar as sort of[...]ed in Dagmar and became the owner of E. F. Madsen's house and 4 years, driving the 17-mile distance d[...]ly and planted evergreen trees all around. Madsen's Hans. The family moved to Vermillion, SD where Ni[...]where the children ticed at Madsen's. I had fun as a girl in Dagmar, along with the wo[...]nce at Carl Miller, passed away 5-31-73. Lorraine's mother, Minnie Sampsen, Lys[...] |
![]() | [...]begin their life together. They lived with Evelyn's folks east of Dagmar since.[...]and Arne worked at Dr. Storken's sheep ranch (the Dewey Hjort place). I reare[...]to Plentywood Arne and Evelyn's 6 children are all in Montana Allen, 1933, is h[...]teson and they live in Huntley where Darrell is a carpenter. They ielsen (SO 244 ). Arne was born 1-1[...] |
![]() | of 1914. My mother's sister, Marie Sofie Mikkelsen and Jens Chris[...]was back to American school again. years in the 20s-30s.[...]Bourett, In the early 1930s the drought and depression came at the same bookk[...]he directors I should have as much as the regular man at Grenora, which was $80. So that's what I got. But I had to keep books and ma[...] |
![]() | [...]school bus. We joined St. John's Lutheran Free Church where for MORRIS and ELINOR[...]the adage "Idle hands are the devil's workshop" we took time out to time, later hiring[...]," when money was non-existent, he joined the CCC's getting $30 togetherness. In[...]n I was 4 and my brother Leslie was 2. In 1931 Ed's brother Bill and his wife Gay offered Elinor the[...]ban s. orris and anlyn Hopper ere married in 1963. Thei[...]rea. Later he worked for Boeing in worked at Deck's Bakery slicing bread. Morris did have a jo[...] |
![]() | [...]nd had shetland ponies to ride. Close by were the s udying consumer electronics. After that I was emp[...]ana Medical Association and St. Vin. Hosp. in men s without knowing a note; my favorite being the ele[...]born 4-17 -51 to Lester and Betty Johnson. Susan's family consists of Linda (Mrs. Clint Cartwright)[...]and graduated from Antelope. As a boy it as Gregg's job to bring home the cows. Gregg and his brother[...]dad farm. Gregg started selling cars for Solberg's of moved to Pennsylvania. Our 1st[...] |
![]() | [...]County where Bob has his own repair business, Bob's Auto Workshop in Plentywood. I work part-time at Plentywood Drug. We both are members of the St. John's Lutheran Church and active in the various areas o[...]22 with Mrs. Emil Christiansen as midwife, on Dad's homestead, (NWV◄ -31-33-57). My[...] |
![]() | [...]Nielsen at Plentywood. We lived on Robert's grandfather's farm (Jens focused her eyes westward and asked, "[...]years later we built a new bar, Bob and Lou's, 4 lots north from where grand, rolling movement.[...]inging, crafts, folk games new bar (Butch's Lounge and Deli) and are enjoying a good b[...] |
![]() | [...]offered a job as manager of the elevator at Lund's Valley and they[...]moved there. KENNETH and JEAN NYBY Ken's parents Jens and Kristine Nyby (SD 276) are prese[...]a e and during the winter months lived at the boy's dorm Medicine Lake School. William Hugh (Bill) (8[...]ated from inot Business College in 197 4. He Is a carpenter. Robert Jens (Bob) (10-21 -54) gradu[...] |
![]() | [...]rother, Harry and I ran across down in our father's meadow hen we were cutting hay. We stopped to giv[...]ious to find out what was happening on our father's place. I old Harry I'd hold the horses whi[...] |
![]() | [...]e next school house was a frame structure on Holm's[...]The depression of the 30s sent Raymond to Oregon where he soon Gerald[...]anada for a week in June to fish. After Jim's death, Clara moved to Plentywood and worke[...] |
![]() | [...]have a great-grandson born on Andrea's (bestemor) birthday. Bob[...]rating along with an amusement-game business. He 1s married ed that sale and dispersed[...]Michael (1983). Beth is of the 30s. Three children were born to us. Eugene, born 3-1[...]I attended Emerson school, next to the D. B. S. Hall north of |
![]() | [...]ears work- Hamilton area during the 30s. Later he worked in the Groskurth coal ing for an[...]mine. We farmed, along with Elmer's brother Raymond, the Petersen We are[...] |
![]() | [...]man and has resided in the Elim Home at Princeton, MN[...]ived the magnificent sum of $1.30 for an evening's performance. Emma never married, choosing to enj[...]). My children have had many summers on "Grandma's and laura (10-29-19) attended grade school in Dagmar, Reserve and Grandpa's" farm and with Yvonne's in Plentywood. These visits have Grenora,[...] |
![]() | [...]t at the church, and July 4 celebrated at someone's farm, often church and graduated from Grand View[...]: "Most of my time in Montana was spent on my dad's I, Arnie, was born on 10-14-15 t[...], who owned with Walter Rasmussen, Hans Rasmussen's son and 1 of Viggo Peter- the Dagmar Garage. In 1938 I worked at the Dagmar Store. son's sons."[...]on the farm and built the new one in the late '40s. In August 1958 we moved to Broomfield, CO w[...]dent and treasurer of the Lion's Club. I, Johanna, was born to Ella and Thomas Sundsted on 3-25-17. I Johanna's hobby was quilt-making. She made many, many quilt[...]n the Brotherhood hall, Bornefest-church children's festival, and Midsum- 1913, died i[...] |
![]() | [...]d and Karen Marie Conradsen. (See Niels Conradsen's story for lived in Reserve. In the spring they mo[...]l Fire Ins. Co., the VFW, Boy Scouts, and he Lion's Club. Margaret Barth Rasmussen was born 3-2[...]I married Robert L. Roddy on 12-9-37. He was a carpenter and[...]Trinity Hospital, inot, D finishing in 1942. My 1s1 job was 1983 we moved to Grants Pass[...]ister Edith in Seattle. There I met Lorin Hart, a friend of Vernon Rasmussen. They were sta-[...] |
![]() | [...]I haven't forgotten the lean years of the 30s. In 1937 when we had a total crop failure, Harry[...]Dennis is serving on the church council. Dolores 1s a[...]rently presiden of the Grenora Women's Bo ling Assoc., and a[...] |
![]() | [...]school plays in the Christmas program. With great s age presence, she never forgot a word and enjoyed[...]a almost died from a ruptured appen- dix. The new man, Dr. Robb, saved her without the use of antibioti[...]d Helen visited in ty, I remember best the feeling of common nationality and religion, t[...]Friday boarding during the eek at Grandma Johnson's while going became proficient as a cook. In Septe[...]Rika (Johnson) Sorensen. Einer's namesake was a fello that Nels[...] |
![]() | [...]In 1939 and 1940 he went to work for the C.C.'s in western Mon- Children's Hospital in Denver when the polio epidemic was at[...]Jimmy, Jayson and John. place which became Einer's 2nd home. Later, he worked for Ray. He[...]cki, For two winters Einer helped in Gilbert's repair shop in Flaxville. have 1 daug[...]until they could get the REA, dison's disease. they used gas lamps, cook stoves and a c[...]roved it. We are still mov- harvest on each other's land.[...]agmar Bar, and Kermit has Just recently started K-S septic tank pumping service.[...]tly back at- Rika Johnson Sorensen. artin's brothers and sisters are: orman, tending EMC.[...]stead and gre up on his fath r's homestead. His grade schooling wa GILBERT and ETH[...]rthwest of Some of Martin's recollections of growing up were threshing[...] |
![]() | [...]On 2-16-49, Vicki passed away after a year's illness with cancer.[...]Sunday school teacher and children's church worker for over 30[...]dale, ND, Aberdeen, SD, 1945. Some of Karen's recollections of growing up were of the terrible[...]at Sunny Hill I married innie S. Hostbjor in 1948 and we came to Riverside, and e[...]vous; m one accident I got into a box of my dad's cigars and broke[...] |
![]() | [...]the south end of Antelope and even had Russel's discharge from the Air Froce we began living in m[...]alf in Portland, OR orking as a shipfitter in the S an Island among the Indians and the coyotes.[...]indo s, but the floor and alls and all the fin1shing she[...]29 years. They lived through the difficult 30s as others did, raising a Although neit[...]ossible. nieces and nephe s and th ir families, and were not beyond gi[...] |
![]() | [...]at all the children have married on employed as a carpenter on different military bases. Father's Day. Nineteen forty-five found Leo b[...] |
![]() | [...]Carl's mother, Ella, lives at the Pioneer Manor in Plent[...]s because of lack of students. She graduated from man and carpenter. Two sons were born to them, David Edwin (now[...]7-2-72. They have lived to Medicine Lake and did carpenter work. He passed away while on Carl and Mabel's farm since that time, farming with his dad and em[...]lacier Park. In 1941, I received my private pilot's license after completing a Civilian Pilot's Training course in Plentywood. On 11-3-45 I[...](receiving his private pilot's license in 1976), sports, and reading[...]in Doris Larsen's story. Top Left : Lana, Arlyn, Judy. Top right : Ch rri and Bill Knick's . I married Lois Lobdell in 1944· s[...]d have 2 boys, Erik and Si. Jody, 12-31 -60, John's, Newfoundland where Arlyn is the education[...] |
![]() | [...]Johanna Rasmussen's story for names of my brothers and sisters.) All[...]oot long. Edith has told me since she thinks that's what made me well. Bonnie and I live in the[...]rolled at Eastern and Coleen attended St. Vincent's School of Nursing. In the spring of 1970 they mov[...]Top 1 ft: Mayme and Jens. Top right: Debi end Ron's.[...]Bottom left: Mike and Joanne's. Bottom right: Pam and Jim's .[...]have lived on Pa and Ma's farm. We have 3 children. Ronald born[...]Degen's farm, which is northwest of Westby.[...]ywood. Hoffman's story. Being the youngest of the 5 I was tabbed t[...]ve in sports and in 1976 he got his private pilot's brat and my husband Jens still[...] |
![]() | [...]hanael Lutheran Cemetery of Dagmar. many in the 30s, but Mom cut this picture out of a magazine and f[...]Bud's wife, Pearl, daughter of Jens and Agnes Nielsen,[...]Bud and Pearl both attended Antelope HS in the 30s. They met[...]48), married Debra Cook. They have 3 old. Valborg's children were: Orville (9 years), Darlene (5 year[...]ve in Sutter Creek, CA. Ronnie (3 years). Darlene's daughter was 11 Miss Teenage Washington"[...]t know much about eternity when Pearl's folks celebrated their 60th anniversary in 1978. Pearl's before that. We moved around so much due to my husband's work, I dad passed a ay in 1979.[...]as leaving it, and being able to care for Valborg's children for the time I had them . ow, if[...] |
![]() | [...]ld time goes by, we hope to continue as friend to our neighbor and pass of Peter and Ida Thuesen[...]and bus systems became feasible and in the mid 40s the area began to feel some ell deserved c[...] |
![]() | [...]Vancouver shipyards. 1948; it made farm life the best of two worlds: the privacy of the coun-[...] |
![]() | [...]lso a hairdresser. I was a ager he joined the CCC's and worked in the mountains in northwest[...]nd served member of the Dagmar women's softball team. I had a lead part in the his entir[...]7-45. They lived in Coronado Beach, CA until Carl's dis- charge in the winter of 1945. In the[...] |
![]() | [...]Gladys, Linda, Bill York. Tony's. She went to Grand View College. In 1956 B[...] |
![]() | [...]general merchandise store in 1945 from the J. S. Olness estate. The Homest[...]drygoods, hardware, and groceries. After Richard's death Edith May, Helen Bucklin, Myron Aslakson, L[...]son, Ivar Brekke, 1971 . The Olson 's built the post office in the front 1/2 of the gro[...]d where the Cliff Olson home is now and in the '50s and '60s it was at the Refuge west of town. In the '2 0s and '30s, Chatauqua (road show) came every summer for 1 we[...]vacant lot just west of the church. During the '40s the " Ralph and Ruth Brays·· came to the Legion[...]nd his Players" took their place. In the early '50s Betty and Paul Mast of Poplar and Evie Hurdle and[...]ancing. Roller skating was started in the late '50s when the school purchased roller skates from Mr.[...]position was consolidated with Froid's route and Roy Nelson of Froid[...] |
![]() | [...]n services. Free Kentucky Fried ,s available to anyone who desires to use it.[...] |
![]() | [...]peech contest and by distribution mother's retirement. of flag codes and other materials.[...]in Homestead. Activities include giving a Mother's Tea, a ment with the Union Pacific R[...]ved as agent for G. N. munity to farm for Barbara's parents, Clifford and Harriet Olson .[...] |
![]() | [...]"Today's Cowboys, Still at Home on the Range," about Butch[...]the Vietnam War. She works as a checker at Gordon's Warehouse James and Ora[...]ied Curtis Jay Clampitt, born 10-29-54. He taught S. S. in Homestead, became a charter member of Chi Cha[...]a College in 1969, was president of Ashland Women's Civic Club for 6 Nicol, 2-6-84[...]d els Hagen bought an in- Morris worked as a carpenter, building and repairing grain[...]tween Everson's Lumber Yard and the bank. After sellng out[...] |
![]() | [...]Medicine Lake, and a school near Carroll Krohmer's farm which was taught by Miss June Jensen. He gra[...]The orst of times were the dry dusty '30s and then the years we Richard (Dick)[...] |
![]() | [...]here with her parents sometime in the early 1900s. Dad started ranch - Steve.[...]rothers and sisters are gone. They were: Mary Ann S. Froid, MT, and Laurence Orton[...]n 1886, died at Medicine Lake, MT; Minnie Matilda S. Ar- home place east of Froid. nold,[...]ing at Carrie and Carroll Krohmer's home. The family lived 5½ miles east and 1[...]. Sheridan County pioneers Ole S. and Bertha Bakken (see SD). Mervin I went[...]ed studies in the Bible and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1960. I am still active as on[...] |
![]() | [...]. She taught for 1 year and then joined the Woman's been busy with Brush Lake Bo[...]She then attended high school at St. Martin's Academy in Rapid City business and is employed in[...]nnifer May, born 12-19-79. They are now living on S. K. Pendley Jacobson. She was born on 8-12-47 and raised on the family Bolstad's homestead site. farm near Bonetrail. D. After gr[...]d, MT. He graduated from MLHS in 1945. In father's grain and cattle operation . In 197 4 Palm[...] |
![]() | [...]-31 at Wallingford, We rented Morten Norager's farm in 1954 and then moved to[...]eived his 1st year of schooling at Randall. Pearl's brother, lived in Elizabethtown, KY[...]time. I got a Memorial Hospital. job as a carpenter for a contractor in Ames.[...]where Jeff manages a radio station. Joel is a carpenter and lives in Luther Seminary in 1979, Robbi recei[...]have raised our family there. I also farm my dad's farm . that interest for his life's work. He graduated from Hawkeye Tech[...]funerals as a quartet. Our men's group has sung at the retirement Neil enjoy[...]as Arlan is our studious, industrious young man. He was on the honor Sunday school su[...]Memorial Hospital in Plentywood. I enjoy carpenter work and the many in Construction Engineer[...] |
![]() | [...]born at Ben- son, MN and was a clerk in her dad's grocery store in Minnesota, Mon- tana and Oregon[...]nd Brian, born home place. Dad farmed his father's homestead plus some other land 12-2[...]arter members. In those early years of Dad's farming career, there were a lot of hardships: ha[...]er, Christ[ne Gorseth Bratvold, was born dirty '30s, I remember Dad would butcher hogs, cure bacon an[...]3-29-25; Jeannette, Dad was a self-educated man. He took correspondence course in[...]e to manage the Farmers Elevator. He continued in best at tilling the soil. In 1951 he was 1 of 2 outsta[...]were very much involved with their church and it's ac- church at Culbertson. She was also[...]milies, as well as Beulah Waller (now River, D to S. K. and Gertrude Bolstad. He moved with his famil[...]lf Point), assisted in the home because of Mother's physical con- Homestead, MT while a child,[...] |
![]() | [...]farm and raise Lorraine's 2 children by a previous marriage, ancy, 4 CURTIS[...]icine Lake. In the fall of 1957 Vernie became 2nd man at the Curt went to school in Medicin[...] |
![]() | [...]came to Homestead in the early '30s. Anson worked as a carpenter Navy. He was married 5-31 -80 to Deanna Phillips[...]ville, MN and died 10-8-53. In the early 1890s he drifted to the Vernie an[...]and moved into a very young age to a man named Gellette. As a young widow with 4 Malta. Lo[...]was attained during the " dirty '30s," and during the winter when the[...] |
![]() | [...]me to help his dad privileged youngsters by today's standards, such thoughts never[...] |
![]() | [...]dren and live returned to the Froid area as Ralph's bride. in Bea[...]means during the depression years of the '30s. High school education[...]. Due to my father's health I began farming in 194 7, and with my[...]Williston, is a junior in MLHS and active in girl's basketball, music, FHA and 4-H. Russell Kirk, bor[...]in 1983. Ralph has served as moderator, teacher, S.S. superintendent and trustee and is currently a de[...]counselor-teacher, officer in the Brethren Women's Fellowship, S. S. superintendent and clerk. Ruth served as a membe[...]Williston , ND, later owning and managing Cleone's Beauty Salon in Sheridan Co. 4-H council. They lo[...]isfaction and take pleasure in being a part of it's[...] |
![]() | [...]ch council and Cheryl has taught remember the '30s and hope this country never has anything like tha[...]of things the way they are. It would make the '30s look like prosperity. I would say our generation[...]Orvin L. Eide was born 9-28-15 in St. Luke's Hospital, Crosby, ND, south combining. I[...] |
![]() | [...]o during the summer months. Julia Eide, Orvin's mother, lived with them while they resided in[...]Lake, 9-23-3 7 and lives in Sidney. Kenneth's brother Charles, born Bernice married Roger A[...]a fire destroyed the Albert Engelke home. Kenneth's ELVSAAS FAMILY[...]nson family at Medicine Lake for 4 years. Kenneth's father Lloyd Elvsaas was born on the family[...]In 1937 Kenneth went to live with his mother's sister Olga and emigrated from Norway in the early 1900s. She was working at the John Mil[...]ued to farm. Olga moved to Sidney in the early '60s and emigrated from Norway about the same time.[...]only free fruit Montana had to of- Miller's farm . They have 2 sons: Keenan Wynn , bor[...] |
![]() | [...]n the First Lutheran Church Ruth's parents were Roscoe and Mae Hadden. They are both[...]al work with his dad who has a master electrician's license and electrical contractor's license. Kenneth has served various offices[...]El Paso, TX where he was the M. P.'s (history elsewhere in this section). Brad has bee[...]presently employed at Dianna Lynn's in Froid, MT. and lived there for 31/z years unti[...]ed for Davidson's Westland 0,1 in Froid. He also worked on some far[...]n part of the state before moving back to Jim's parents were Charles and Anna Feehan. His[...] |
![]() | [...]Christmas parties we had, with 'ol man Wheeler playing the part of We purcha[...] |
![]() | [...]to Belcourt. Robert and Christiana's marriage terminated in divorce in February Dad wa[...]ert and Jackie live in Hacienda Heights, CA. Mike's loads were traded for groceries while Grandpa wou[...]rench, neither could speak English. New Year's was our big celebration. I remember Dad getting u[...]th his family to Pasadena, CA in 1946 The '30s were rough, dry years for a lot of people. Most o[...]1 mile east of Homestead. He orked on his father's March 1917 settling on a farm 1 mile east of Home[...]land west of Homestead to gain title for Sheridan's Daybreak, p.336.) Martin has 2 sisters living: Ju[...]1927 the family moved to Froid, MT. (See Sheridan's Daybreak, pages 35 and 36.) Marion has 3 brothers[...]ehouse while his Montana farm was farmed by Manon's brother Fred. Marion was a busy housewife[...] |
![]() | [...]Homestead. He is self-employed as a mechanic and carpenter.[...]lliard was a schoolteacher in Illinois as a young man. in the Butte mines. He and his wife Susan have[...]income accumulated into modest savings, he would carpenter.[...]ges took place. The depression receded in the 1940s and dad.[...] |
![]() | [...]quired an operator's job for the Burlington Northern at Shelby, workin[...]ralyn Air Force. My overseas duty wa.s in the Philippines and I was dis· and the[...] |
![]() | vice manager of Andy's D & K; Karen born 1-2 4-63, lives in Great Falls[...]After Ernie's death Myrtle moved from the farm to Froid, MT whe[...]on his father's farm and in construction work. During WWII he spe[...]transportation was with horses, sled or buggy. He's told about going to a school program with[...] |
![]() | [...]af in 50 years after her father received his. She's employed by FAA in An-[...]s the science and TX. He is still single and is a man of many talents including cooking[...]ge in 1977 because of health problems, he RUDOLPH S. JENSVEN[...]orn 4-8-1O to Ida and A. H. Jensven (see Sheridan's Daybreak I, p.341 ), on the homestead, 1½ miles[...]and is now a manufacturing engineer. He 1s married and lives in St.[...]children , Stacey Leigh who ,s 4, and Cassandra Jean who is 2. Doreen[...]c, and as a dealer for Zenith, he had perhaps the best console radio in town. Men would gather in[...] |
![]() | [...]s in Kentucky. Eunice bought her grandfather's homestead 2 miles from Froid and lived there unti[...]Minnesota and moved to Homestead in the early '20s disabled for several months. He[...]moved to his home in Homestead. With Vic's help, they sent her law degree and admission to t[...]ed to Great Falls here they remained until Harold's death in 1980.[...]1949-53, and later at Pacific Lutheran LeRoy's parents, Louis and Christine (Shipp) Johnson, arr[...]training in the 100th Infantry Div., and then to S. France tana. In 1922 he and his mother ca[...] |
![]() | [...]a born 3-10-51 at tinued to live at Vic's home for 21 years, as Vic retired from active Ple[...]n Ft. Bliss. TX. He 1st came to ontana in the 1930s, and over the loaded 2 wagons at Medicine Lake an[...]mail, was their life for 27 years. During the '30s and '40s, abel's sister Hulda and her husband Anson Brown h[...] |
![]() | rell, born 7-20-50. Polly received a BA from Colorado Woman's College in accounting in Seattle and[...]eaded 3 miles south of Homestead in the early 1900s. They Ferry. He is now working[...]Donald then took over his father's bar. Reub Gronlie managed the[...] |
![]() | [...]he Manning ranch 14 miles west of Homestead. Bill's parents were[...]Johnny lives on the home place. Dorothy has Jack's Service Station for a number of years.[...]Homestead and edicine Lake. Lake and Steve's Chevrolet in Froid, prior to moving to Miles City[...]Lutheran Church of Homestead and the Sylvan's father Lawrence Lodahl died 2-21 -68 at Columbia[...]ed in the Homestead Lutheran Church . Eunice's father Paul Jacobsen died 6-30-74 at Sheri[...] |
![]() | [...]She went to Beauty School in In the early '50s Tom also did custom-combining in Kansas,[...]store there. They have 2 children: Paul Allen 1970s, feeding cattle alfalfa and grain we raised.[...]83. We attended our oldest grandchild, Debrah Sue's graduation[...]Todd and Misty of Plentywood. da's brothers and sisters are Jim, Genise, Larry and R[...]everal years in Circle. He is now a self-employed carpenter in Circle. Paul as born 1-14-50 and is mar[...] |
![]() | [...]he Homestead helping my dad, renting my uncle Ove's land and raising cows, pigs and America[...]owns and operates her store in Williston called D's idtown ASCS, Elevator, church. Irene is active in[...]le is also the stepfather of 5 children of Arlene's previous[...]rs, until moving to Daniels County in the late '40s. rs.[...]nt to work for Gamble Robin· Gordon's sister, Hope, born 6-14-32, 1s married to Fern Fugere son out of Williston.[...]eceived most of their educa- works on his father's farm in the summertime.[...] |
![]() | Rungborg of Reserve, 3-16-54. Ardell's mother was the former Myrtle We[...]the Coast Guard. Bragg and then following Gordon's discharge in 1955, they came back[...]1943 and lived there until January 1980 when Ove's health[...]25th anniversary party in June 1962. The men's chorus sang for our[...]ordon and Ardell are pleased to still have Gordon's parents living[...]there until 1914 when they in Scobey, and Ardell's mother, living in St. Ignatius during the winter[...]at her home in Reserve during the summer. Ardell's father passed[...]where Dad continued his trade as a carpenter, building many homes in Ove was the so[...] |
![]() | [...]e Salve and earn a violin . I ordered 3 dozen can s, sold them, niversary 12-30-77 . They r[...]way 6-8-38 so my mother asked me to take over Dad's Wards Products route. I met the Gilbert Vraa fami[...]Bottom: Irma Jean. Merle, Ero s Jr. Then I went to work tor Fuller Brush Co. in 1[...]had 2 sisters: Adeline and Sylvia. (See Sheridan's Daybreak,[...]is (History in SD.} Clifford s brothers and sisters were: Clarence Willia[...] |
![]() | [...]to feed the Froid school. Sigfrid's outside interest has been in education hav[...] |
![]() | [...]resently I'm working in the pharmacy at St. Peter's Hospital in near Dagmar where he learned about fa[...]ompany which has become invaluable to the company's design of Wenatchee, WA. Arnold[...]and courted his Uncle Ole and Gina's oldest daughter Esther.[...]in Wenatchee, WA in 1924 at the home · of Arnold's[...]there for a year and Arnold worked on a relative's[...]family, Esther's sisters and brothers. Ole had died in 1923 at age[...]by his father. Esther's youngest sister Lillie was caring for the[...] |
![]() | the World's Fair. He bought a new Mercury to make the trip. T[...]lped with the farming and livestock and in the '30s he work· at war.[...]of the signing of the armistice in 1945, Olaf's army unit was stationed Nichols. She spent most o[...]ay Wilson in Tokyo Bay. Neither knew of the other's whereabouts. Eugene Smith.[...]. Arnold began leasing Indian land in the '40s and by 1943 he was He married Evel[...]milies. It was near town and school. After Esther's friends at Homestead often. husband[...]m Ove rland . family homestead aft.er Ole's death in 1923. I began farming with my[...] |
![]() | [...]ers had tractors and machinery primitive by today's standards, but revolutionary com-[...]ilders; Cindy is a professional seamstress and •s married to Dana In the 1940s a wartime economy needed all that the American[...]ns and again. He continued to wor in he treasurer's office until he re ired in liv[...] |
![]() | [...]left the railroad to take over his father-in-law's[...] |
![]() | [...]evator. Adelia, 8-16-81. Richard's mother died in 1936. His father died in 1949.[...]eral erchandise. They purchased the store from J. S. Beverly taught at Louisi[...]school system. 1-22-1868. Borghilde's sister, artha Paulson, lived near Homestea[...] |
![]() | [...]a lifetime member, and he's very proud of this honor.[...]d to farm ith his fa her. He no o ns the original S illingberg · ed at Camp Lewis, WA and return[...]Ethel Fraley Morrison on 7-15-22 at Poplar. Ethel's Anne Jensen (now rs. Ed Holly of Spoka[...]liston, D; Donald, Fairview, T; and rs. Doug ( av,s) Sala, viser and has[...] |
![]() | [...]. They are currently living in Florida. tion. She's working on her Master's degree at Montana State Univer- sity.[...]ard and Johanna S ubban. He was the 5th child in a family of 5 boys[...]lege in Havre for a time. He worked in his father's store tion sites in Alas a here he helped build t[...]own as the Tjomsos-Stubban store until his father's retirement at Line, and several Air Force bases.[...]re- OR here hey ltved until shortly before Ing al's ~eath on 4-11 -80. ment. Th[...] |
![]() | [...]stead. We have 7 grandchildren theater with Elmer's brother, John. They showed the film then in[...]RONALD and DONNA TOMPT When Edna's father moved from the ranch west of Homest[...] |
![]() | [...]ated from ches in Montana and Women's Fellowship. They were both members Medicine Lake[...]Wayne was an officer of the Homestead Farmer's Elevator, many years.[...]Medicine Lake Farmer's Co-op Store and Medicine Lake Oil Co. He[...]child in a family of 2 Plen ywood. After Gaylord'ss Robert W. and artha Tyler who homesteaded[...] |
![]() | [...]icine Lake. They and visited my mother's parents, Karl and Alouisia Frech in Vienna, have[...]. Austria, and mother's brother's family, the Peter Frechs of Karlsruhe,[...] |
![]() | [...]ing college in Bozeman, MT. Julie's husband teaches. Stanley served as trustee f[...]s still in high school. pioneers for the Sheridan's Daybreak published in 1970, and is now[...]Sander's father had been in Homestead off and on for about[...]met hem in Culbertson with a as a avy ir Control man. He as stationed in the ntarctJc 5 rmes.[...] |
![]() | [...]Clara and Hazel are daughters of S. K. and Gertrude Bjerkaker tion. They have 2 chil[...]Bolstad , Sheridan County pioneers. (See Sheridan's Daybreak.) They Bruce Waller married Virgini[...]all toured o ay in 1976 and visited their mother's volunteer band. The band plays 2 or 3 times a ee[...]birthplace in Oppdal and their lathe 's b1rthplac in Voss. They met or special eve[...] |
![]() | [...]er Before the stories of Lake's businesses and organizations are C[...]ake with nearly 50 is now Stromberg's Garage. Later C. Brentson and E. Parent did dry b[...]refrigerators were used, ice was put up at Borley's cock Alignment now has a business. (ne[...]but also a Golf Club. Bill Glaenzke ran Lake's 1st light plant. Lights were on only on Monday mo[...]arette was hypnotized and told to pretend he as a s immer. He[...]and now Lake is probably one of the best decorated towns in he area.[...], French, eiderhauser, Hendrickson, Tvedt, Tyler, S 111- Fran Wivholm residence. He[...]rucks. La e's only chiropractor as Dr. Les Stephens. hen La e a[...]ild ng. Another thriving business was Dick French's gravel pit m 1980. rs.[...]Hjort remembers thrashing spelts m 191 7 on Bruce's th old rooming hous (no apartm[...]Ban s at 1 time ere the Secunt State (no city cler 's office), Decorating of the Laketonian Cafe m[...]ne Erdahl, Betty Hen- and Car Cloth s Closet). drie son, Dons Poe and Lucy Smith. The FHA girls und r the dIr ctIon La e's only hard are store as started by Sparling, then[...]a e FHA officer. bought out orman's share and then finally Harold bought out O[...] |
![]() | [...]Bob French has been Medicine Lake's mayor for 20 years. During[...]cooperated very well. Barb Larson's barber shop was always a gather-[...]ill McFarland, Tony Williams and even Stuart Polk's band. Three livery stables were once a part of Lake. Nickey's stable was Bill Chandler tells of a[...]bow Hall where he paid around $600 for his wife's basket as well as stable was in the vicinity of Vin Gaffney's house, and another in the another bas[...]rage now owned by Stromberg Romey's pool hall and a former cafe had been dismantled t[...]a flour mill run by Paul Preuss. Terry Stromberg's trailer now sits on that area. The Klu Klux Klan once burned a cross in front of Romey's pool hall and on the Reservation. One time they[...]In he early years hen money was scarce, studen s used creep-[...]ar from the hills or prom decorations. In the ·40s large tumbling eeds ere decorated and hung fr[...]ford help all the time, so edicine La e's only Chinaman, .. China Joe," ran a cafe in a[...]thering place for the many cof- ee s, getting ready for the big day. The Feds bro e up[...]nd moonshine as literally running do n Poe's Drugstore is the oldes1 business in to n. John Po[...]he company hich put ·n "The Great hite ay ' Lake's Strode ran the cafe next[...]y morning very early got himself on Barley's gravel pit supplied gravel for many earry houses[...]rooster and said, " o crow, you S.O.B." Bill Battes had a photo studi[...] |
![]() | [...]to the slaughter house near Froid, owned by Buck's Store. They went into Froid and Bob got out and s[...]it up. As he went in, Howard said to Jerry, "Let's go load the pig again." So, they hurried out and[...]Medicine Lake's 1st school.[...]greenhouse. wonder when Lake sponsored 2 firemen's benefits hen the city hall burned, that over 80 p[...]e. Belo can be found interesting accounts of La e's businesses. - MEDICI E LAKE SCHOOLS[...]ilt In the summer of 1964 and 1965, 2 ne hous s ere built to ac- south o[...] |
![]() | [...]utdoor Recreation halved the local cost. The city's share was raised through the sale of bonds.[...]With the arrival of George Schmitz's yellow Aeronca airplane, raiser saw about $17,000[...]e moved to the borders of the pilot's licenses and by 7-2-56, a public hearing was held[...]ere Tom Danielson Bryce Hancock (vice president), Carpenter.[...]cock was comptroller. was installed by Handy Andy's ursery of illiston, and as made to[...]ter. The north and south strip 1s 2600 100 feet and the east and The park go[...] |
![]() | [...]the 1st post office was established in Ed Stubban's then , new stained glass windows were[...]ving from 1906 until Women's Fellowship continues to be active serving wedding[...]men, alternating with the Lutheran men's group. Sunday school, once became postmaster and[...]ol to form a Lutheran con- ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH gregation. For years the Lutheran[...]The present St. Patric 's Catholic Church as buil in 1913 and the activitie[...]From 1915 to 1948, St. Patric 's as a mission of Culbertson; The 1st pastor[...]as made more attractive with the front s eps. window treatment and other additions, and ca[...]member, rs. C. J. Poe, is still living. She r s·des ·n he nursing home Reverend Chris yman[...]hrough the years 20 different pries s have s rved he church. gifts.[...]The present pastor 1s Father Raymond Quist. The Altar Socie presi-[...]·n he Catnohc Church basem n . Whist card parti s r fre· nard Hippe, arie Jensen, Grace Landsrud,[...]o Rev. Tom Lasswell, Rev. Don Chorley, Rev. Chari s i Jsen, and our build lo cost hous[...]y him and his ife. The group visited Rev. Hutslar's former church, Officers[...] |
![]() | [...]ond, made up the Big Muddy Baseball The club's headquarters has been the City Hall since 1976. T[...]ented in this Home W r , T. Pr r, R. S rauss an : T. Hutslar[...]h basement, and One of the group's most challenging fires was at Clarence later move[...]of the high school. Here, on Hanson's IH Implement in Froid where it was necessa[...] |
![]() | fire hoses in 20 degree below weather at Steve's Chevrolet Garage. During the[...]es now live. Another fine building, J. 0. Johnson's Store, and AUXILIARY burned a little lat[...]well as those veterans who are liv- Preuss's flour mill, located where Terry Stromberg's Trailer is now ing with financial assista[...]k or to see that a veteran located; George Borley's elevator, located near the stockyards, and the[...]m- exciting has been the St. Patrick's carnival and dance. The mouse missioners appointe[...]e mice than they started with. It's called reproduction! board. Don Thuesen was elect[...]members paid life memberships thus the post has a man; and Richard Hendrickson, secretary.[...]ea, and a small counters at the men's carnivals, food bas ets, and their recent ven ure[...]Dagmar as annexed into the ir district. FIREMEN'S AUXILIARY |
![]() | [...]9-17-81. through the Plentywood Sheriff's Office. In an area where medical help[...]k from the state level by Jim DeTienne, the area's EMS director at the time. In the fall of 1982, Genise Han- FARMER'S CO-OP STORE cock and Glenda Nelson were the acti[...]April of 1983 when The Farmer's Co-op Store was incorporated on 2-24-42. There a[...]elected were Enoch Land, president; E. S. Hendrickson, vice president; plus CPR certifica[...]1959 Firemen's Auxiliary Cleanup Day: Le.ft to rear: R. Parpart[...]gement, by 1968. AL S CERAMIC and GIFT SHOPPE While Ervin Stringer was visiting ith a friend he found out about Al's Ceramic and Gift Shoppe, now closed, was 1st esta[...]ding was the basement of Alice Kirby s home. After Alice s father, Gene Parent purchased and the name change[...]grin building which had at Lodge 343 celebrated i s 25 h anni er ry 12-16-72. Paul Parpart[...]apartment a lodge room for he Odd Felio s, and a parish hall for the and Ervin Str'nger rec[...]hair. Duane Christofferson received the Governor s erit Alice taught ceramic classe[...]ted for the addition of a Women of S ELLMA CU IC the oose Chapter. On[...] |
![]() | [...]urrounding Esther and George's son Terry joined the firm in 1979. In April of co[...]Eamon otor Service soon became 1 of the to n's leading businesses. for 7 years. However, in 1935[...]shop ith considerable success, west of Joe Winter's garage. A building was brought in from Home- selling Crosley appliances and grain s athers in addi ion to Chevrote stead and George N[...]ed a blacksmith shop east His 1s job as body or done on Ralph Johnson's Dodge car at of the station as part of that busin[...]48 Mar started a discus• The 1s comple e paint job as on Ole Hallquis s car. Bryce s sion with the board about a new plant and locatio[...]bruary 1953, car in T-Bone Garr'ck's ga age no n th n as French's Ser ice Sta- and Lionel Barley became the new man[...]e Ag ncy bui ding. This is h re S romb rg o o S rv1ce i today. He death of Lionel Sorley in 1958,[...]In 19 9, he purchas d a barn from Die rdahl's farm east of to n those years considerable expans[...]ram. The final addition as mad in T s lots r as of the pr nt sit of the body shop. ddie[...]into a b shop for he firm. During ark's years at the station, he gave of his services nig[...]In 1972, he add d an addition o th south s·de of the shop, ma - Jae Schmidt, Tom And[...] |
![]() | [...]ed the company in the Harold Michel's building, with 2 employees-Rick Fike and Dave Pat[...]Ready ix and setting up a ash plant on Die French's land est of to n. en Torgerson and Ron Ue[...]f ontana graduate. He expanded to 4 ready-mi true s and 5 gravel true s. R Construc- is p esen ly comp[...]g down hole sucker rod pumps, surface pumping uni s, ell com- ton T in 1940. He[...] |
![]() | [...]n a farm near Fairfield. He has 2 sons. Mali also carpenter, or whatever job was on hand at the time. Arlow h[...]Norman Russell Alfson was born to Ralph and abel S. Alfson on 3-31 -41.[...]Medicine Lake, MT in Frank and Caroline Snellman's Dennis was born on 6-1-42. Dennis married Dr[...]Russell and lives in Madison, WI. Dorothy's husband, Bill, is a com- Ronald was born at[...]in 1965. They have 1 son. San- bara's husband S eve is a chemical engineer for the 3 company. dra[...]John or s for Burling on orthern RR. Randy Lee Lindgre[...]Randy Terry Lee Alfson has 1 s epdaugh er, Leslie Woodgerd and 1 son was in the[...]e and Karen deliveryman. Terry's 1fe or sat Firs Ban in Helena. have 1 son and 1 d[...]on, was born in Plenty- the foo o Roger's Pass. orman has a draghne and cat and dozer and w[...]ol at Rosehill rural and ed. do s construction or on ditc es, etc. Lake elementary[...]•47. as the youngest of abel and Ralph Alfson's children. arion as 4[...] |
![]() | [...]great-grandchildren. at Etna, CA. He worked as a carpenter and also played in many small bands as a lead gui[...]Fairfield, MT, reside in Fairfield, MT, but Boone's job as journeyman electrician takes whe[...]ton County, completed her education in Ralph S. Alfson "Steve", was born 5-5-59. Yet unmarried,[...]78. They have 1 son, Cory Lee, born 3-6-79 . Mark's job has After his graduation he[...]Service. He married a local girl, RALPH and MABEL S. DANIELSON ALFSON[...]nurse there. Ralph E. Alfson and Mabel S. Danielson were born at DeLamere,[...]Ron and Ginger. Ralph as a mechanic and carpenter most of his life. In 1945 he |
![]() | [...]incents in Billings, she orked as a Albert's hobbies have been gardening, fishing, and collect[...]son farm. They ere Wayne Arthur was Jeanne's birthday present on 10-13-54 . He at-[...]pres- service stationed at the Fort s,11 Army Hospital, o . In 1968 he began ently employed at Jacobson's Jewelry. Grant puts up steel bins and[...]years. lsi is s ill living m d1cine a e. Darcy Ellen was t[...]uo b s bo n in Plen d 4-27 • o to[...]played at other ns in the area including man's Balls m Culbert- They farmed in the a[...] |
![]() | [...]Irving's great love was scouting, and many of the projects[...]Through the years Irving's greater love became journalism and he Lake. For t[...]utstanding high school journalism adviser. Irving's multiple and a job offer. So in 19G2, they moved[...]8-21 -14. He grew up on his parent's farm west of Reserve. Ed bought January 1, and on arch 10. Irving's parents were Clara and Aage a far[...]easen, and mine were Anna and Chris adsen. Irving's bro her ing the farm, Ed worked several years on the Fort Peck Dam. Ed's Virgil, as born in 1922, and my brother, Alvin, i[...]d on~ 9-27-46. They lived on Susie's father's farm. On 9-30-52 Prosper died. tana State[...] |
![]() | [...]mestead, there were miles and miles of his Master's Degree from that school. Currently Darrell has C[...]In grade school, Julie's mother had grandiose ideas about her Canada. They[...]rs. Graduation in 1972 mean working on his Master's Degree at the University of Wyoming in[...]een ve enr'ching. Maria attended St. Colleta's School in adison, WI and Eastmont[...]for just a short time. In December of 1917, Ella's mother her 2 sisters, Ida and Hu da, and E[...] |
![]() | [...]ttended Billings Business College and pany, Ralph's Property Management, serving commercial and resid[...]f of Police, Water Superintendent and Maintenance man.[...]in married Joan Evans and they live on his parent's farm east Medicine Lake HS also and wen[...]in the Plen- death 3-10-80 . Karen's daughter has spent many years with her[...] |
![]() | [...]2-14-1895. Theodore, also known as Ted, was doing carpenter work of Billings.[...]r, Karen, to help take care of Sara through Karen's illness. She has been working in Missoula since.[...]. She Jim was baptized at his Grandma Bakken's home in Froid and was married Fieldi[...]mil commuted from his summer. They lived with Jim's folks until they completed a home in[...] |
![]() | [...]Nancy attended Mr. Mac's Beauty College in Bozeman. She[...]en leg. In the spring of 1948, Don, Betty and Don's brother Harold, started farming northeast of Ante[...]his Uncle Marilyn attended Robinson's School of Beauty in Minneapolis, MN. Ernest did c[...]of Homestead. While there on the and by 1957 Don's family was on the road . A trailer house w[...] |
![]() | [...]the flames. Our school, 1 block from our Marilyn's involvements in the community and area have been,[...]e, along with the whole com- Area Christian Women's Club. She also worked at Sears in Plentywood[...]athletic programs. I work as a nurse's aid in Plentywood and am in- MT.[...]y husband, John, was impressed with Medicine Lake's school and music department. The school ca[...] |
![]() | [...]In the spring of 1951 they leased Andrew Bakken's farm 15 miles east of Plentywood. They were there[...]ow, and his wife, Elise, was born father's death in 1981. in Canada.[...]government projects. Then when his father-in-law's health failed, he graduated from Medicine[...]h Dakota 1979, when because of Richard's health they moved to Sidney and to ranch in 1939.[...]ers include: Mrs. In 1926 Lloyd's folks moved north of Peerless and farmed until De[...]; Russell of Waterloo, IA; Florence 1940s. Lloyd attended the Butte Creek school and[...] |
![]() | [...]summer she was lifeguard Edna's parents were Eli Jerome Martell and Elizabeth Sco[...]sters and 5 brothers. They went to Eng After Mark's graduation from MSU they moved to Spokane where M[...]llege in Havre. She now resides in Portland. Edna's sister Ida our livelihood operating a saloon, "Th[...]Edna's father, Eli, passed away 9-5-33, and her m[...] |
![]() | [...]anielson in the Homestead area, and on his father's place- came to Medicine Lake in 194[...]elson, near Homestead, then Lydia's husband Bill retired in 1958 after 40 years as Gr[...]e 96 on 1960 Clarence and Dorothy bought out Tom's interest in the west 5-25-84. fa[...]d his education while working, receiving a Master's Degree in of Montana in Missoula. Bill gra[...] |
![]() | [...]se was enlarged and remodeled and is still Jennie's home in wife Jill are nurses at Holy Rosary Hospi[...]l Clarence helped organize the town's volunteer fire department in Chaplin were married[...]se painter. 194 7, and was the town's 1st fire chief. He served as a senior[...]Board, president of the businessmen's club, member of the commercial Robert A. De[...]oved to Colorado Springs, CO where Jim has Robert's previous marriage: Robert Arthur, Jr. and Kathlee[...]oined a highway construction crew in the late 1920s. He became and Mary were married in 1[...]alliday on 11 -27 -36 . They ed a master's degree in 1970. He attended the University of Kan[...]man and Lillian (Urdahl) Ebel. He is the oldest of hi[...]tional Guard Duane joined his father as a carpenter. In the fall of 1971[...] |
![]() | [...]wins; and Oliver Urdahl. Herman and Lillian's 1st home was in Froid from 1946 to 1961,[...]After his parents retired, Bernard's (Ben's) brother Ole, farmed the where he farmed and was[...]Medicine Lake. He moved it to town, and being a carpenter, completely[...]d it. He continued to work for Mr. Hjort and as a carpenter[...]east of Flandrem on Mattie's 3rd birthday 6-8-07. Here she grew up[...]After her mother's death in November 1936, she continued to[...] |
![]() | indoor carpenter jobs. They raised a large garden and enjoyed trav[...]schools in Medicine Lake and MSU in Mr. Eid's health began to fail and on 1-30-77 he was strick[...]After Carl's death, Bertha remained at the family home in Medi[...]in Billings. Both Ann's and Bernice's husbands have passed away and[...]da died in December of 1943. Lee Lake. After Ben 's death 12-20-80, Mattie continued to live alone in[...], and presently resides in Bellevue, Mattie's family includes a sister Lula, now Mrs. Jim Hatfi[...]dren: Donna, Bill, Carmen and Jay. Preceding Carl's joy gardening and fishing. Her youngest brother R[...]elevator. Upon Carl's death, Angeline and children moved to[...]Richard Erdahl. With David's mother passing away shortly after his[...]In 1939, David's father married Amanda Solberg, who taught[...] |
![]() | [...]Hatton HS and Mayville State Teacher's College. She taught school for In 1968, David began farming his father's land and has farmed several years i[...]nced, vacant lot near by. She worked for Peterson's Ready-To- they traveled through 25 ce[...]urch council and was a board member of the Farmer's RUSSELL EVANS Co-op Store and a mem[...]children. Two children she was in FHA, band, girl's track, basketball, and was a cheerleader.[...]riencing many hardships and the drought of the '30s.[...] |
![]() | [...]ted to go, but Chub had holes in the soles of his best pair of Virginia's hobbies are writing poetry, ceramics, macrame, an[...]time of his death he was a member of St. Patrick's Dturch ranch. and the American Legion[...]htie a high school student, she worked as a nurse's aide at Carvel, attended Seattle University and i[...]team for 4 seasons. As a senior the Wildcat team S~ has 2 sons and 2 daughters. Her oldest daughter,[...]82. One of the highlights of Chub and Helen's life was when their[...]to his grandfather. Lisa is active in the Firemen's Auxiliary and Virginia moved to Helena[...] |
![]() | [...]years, and took part in school plays and "Lucy's School Carnival At- father.[...]ppened where she was working when she caught Neal's eye. They were mar- were there[...]salutatorian of her class in 1946. Her closest friend, living 1/2 block started in 1980. They deliver d[...]me her sister-in-law when she married her husband's company. She is also a member of the Medicine Lake Bob's twin brother. They walked together every day of their school Firemen's Aux. where she holds office of secretary-treasure[...]always inseparable-when they weren't fighting! It's been[...]He's been on the committees for both the Medicine Lake[...]the instigator and promoter of the town's swimming pool, and in-[...]A footnote to Bob's story might be: "The saddest event of my life[...]was my twin brother's death in March of 1982, which was very[...]the 20 years as Mayor of the biggest and best 'little' town-Medicine[...]When his father died Medicine Lake. Erna's mother Paula Jensen Miller passed away[...] |
![]() | [...]By Berthamae Gaffney David Burshia's log house 15 miles west of Medicine Lake. Wh[...]Faaborg at the Farmer's State Bank. They had 2 daughters, Madrene[...] |
![]() | [...]hey farmed degree in Music Education and a Master's degree in Music Perfor- until[...]ie continued blacksmithing until his has a Master's degree in music. They are now teaching in Wasilla[...]d to Outlook, where 1921 years were lean. The '2 0s were generally good, but with the[...]a farm north of Outlook. Laura attended grade '30s came the drought, dust storms and low prices for what they were school at the old Snuggin's country school, walking 1½ miles to school lucky[...]R. Kahle Tractors were introduced in the '20s with horsepower in the 30 to (chiroprac[...]the imple- ment. Vin recalls that labor in the '40s was a problem, as many men were in the service. T[...]WWII. He was employed as a carpenter and finisher for 27 years. He Simon Gaffney, Vin's father, was born in Joliet, IL. He passed[...] |
![]() | [...]ted with a nursing degree. She worked at Children's Orthopedic lege with a degree in criminology. He[...]was a member of Santa visor of Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Vancouver and graduated Mo[...]hunting and auto Tiffany (4-8-7 2) belongs to Job's Daughters.[...] |
![]() | [...]had 1 son, under Carl Eid and upon Carl's retirement in 1957, Marlin took over as Colin. He[...]farm west of town and lived there until Marlin's untimely death in a[...]belonged to the Firemen's and Auxiliary, Lutheran Church, VFW and[...]ly cook. He was also employed part-time at Larson's Hardware. resides. He has bee[...]ade Homes and is cur- In 1941, knowing the C's would soon disperse, they left Medicine[...]athletic department. Rey worked for Boeing's Plant 2 and Lake Washington Shipyard[...] |
![]() | [...]Yvonne. Lois has 1 son, Addie's 5th great-grandchild. Crosby and they now reside[...]nd busy with her quilt making or Miss and Montana's Junior Miss in 1977 and on to the National Junior crocheting. Addie's main hobby was her salt and pepper collection, Mi[...]e to be able to renovate the old Gentry principal's office. In 1976, I began working at the Montana N[...]otte Tronson, to join her a sod shanty on her dad's homestead with her dad as midwife.[...]agers at the store, Marlin Grandahl, Earl Liebel, man still reside in Medicine Lake.[...]and George Waters, Jr. During the mid 1960s The Farmers Co-op Addie attended her 1st 8 y[...]man Lauchner mine northeast of Medicine Lake.[...] |
![]() | [...]s for Bill are hunting and fishing. Some of Gayle's hobbies are Holger and Alma[...]77 . JOHN and VICKY HADDIX Bill's mother, Bessie Smith, is still living and[...] |
![]() | [...]3-31 -59. home and does some babysitting. John's hobbies are fishing, raising house plants and sta[...]of Medicine Lake where they farmed until the 1940s, when they moved to Medicine Lake and later to Pl[...]tywood HS in 1940. Doris was employed at Deck's Bakery and Cafe[...] |
![]() | [...]dy Shop. They purchased the body shop from Bryce's dad in 1979.[...]inues to Response Unit, and the Firemen's Ladies Aux. She enjoys sewing and serve on the co[...]years of the Great Depression of the '20s and the "Dirty Thirties." He attended grade[...]go, ND. He sold cars and was mechanic at Peterson's Garage in September 1970. He has lived all his li[...]and father in September 1977. his dad's coal mine the first 2 years of their marriage. He[...]istration. IH tractor at Ben Benson's auction sale in 1943. Everybody wanted it[...] |
![]() | [...]and to bring TV Vern and Helen's grandson Shane has lived with them since he into[...]Vern's brothers Lester, Bryce and Gordon live in Medicin[...]Helen's mother lives in Wichita, KS. Her sisters Dorothy,[...]r of Clifford and Erma Brenteson of worked at Ray's Cafe in Medicine Lake for 7 summers while attendi[...]7; and Jason, 1973. also worked 7 summers at Ray's Cafe while attending high school and Ogden and Marjorie and family reside at 215 S. Kansas, Conrad, college. She married Earl Goodma[...]hildren all attended Medicine Lake School. The '30s were[...] |
![]() | [...]summer of 1959 Shirley's dad bought a house and lots in Medicine[...]1976; and Jerry, February of 1978. Shirley's dad died in 1975 leaving reside on the farm east[...]rt, OR and Curtis Broyles of Plentywood. Lu's children are Mae Reynolds of Winnet, MT, Shirley[...]e from blood poisoning on Christmas Day 1960. Don's mother Emmiline new kitchen was not[...]-18-61 of cancer. In 1960 Royal's health started failing and he had to quit work 2 Don's oldest sister Dorthy Emmiline, was born around 19[...]dicine Lake, and had previously worked at Hancock's Body the ICU at the Deacones[...] |
![]() | [...]ome, ND in 1921 and started farm- ing his father's homestead. He married Anna Eng in 1928. They had[...]plays basketball for the Lady Teton Basketball 40s.[...] |
![]() | [...]Adam and Suzanne Waldoski. Her mother's maiden name was ALYCE HJORT HERZOG[...]er Florence Soon I went to work in Stubban's store. I was grateful to Mr. Stub- Mollend[...]was born in Mantador, ND on 6-29-14. Frank's folks had moved to from Mrs. Harry Sparling. Th[...]ated for 32 years until the time of Frank's death on 12-12-51. She came to schools. Conseque[...]were married by the Rev. Inez Lacey, in my parent's beautiful home. Mrs. Blanche Tyler, Alyce[...]-42 to serve his country as a T/Sgt. in ried. Jim's work took them to Sacramento, Portland, Sa[...] |
![]() | [...]ound the area. When it became known he was also a carpenter and He received an honorable medical discha[...]"Cooley" Engelstad's Cafe for a year, and also helped out at various[...]edicine Lake Elementary attended Teacher's College. After receiving his teaching degree, Har[...]the Montana Deaf School and Vernon is maintenance man at tana College and Bismarck Junior College. He[...]Altar Society School and Bev is a teacher's aid at the school. They have 3 and Public Steno[...]9-15. They lived on the Iver Hippe farm , Bernard's MN, 6-20-1898. father's farm until 1925, when they moved to a farm[...] |
![]() | [...]In the fall and winter of 191 7, I worked as 2nd man in the shop 5 days per week. She is a resident of The Annex, a group home. Farmer's Elevator. In 1918 Dad purchased the livery barn a[...]turned to North Dakota where I worked in my uncle's wood. store at Kenmare until in 1923 w[...]ng this time that On 11 -6-26 at her parent's home in Zumbrota, Alice and I were t[...]remained active in church dust storms of the 1930s. We enjoyed almost 57 years of wedded life[...]ociety. tivities, church and Sunday school, Women's Fellowship, Men's Fel- lowship, PT A, ARC (Association for Retired[...]Lake area, and graduated from preparing Sheridan's Daybreak. I served on the school board for[...] |
![]() | [...]number of years in the '5 0s and '60s. They were married in the old Congregationa[...]ops and the size of the farms. Instead of Bozeman's 2 seasons, winter and July 4th, there was 1 seaso[...]oundation and worked with the government of India's family planning program,[...]ast of Medicine Lake, which became known as Hjort's tion! We loved the snow that cre[...]would call and say, "Don't go anywhere today; it's going to blizzard!" Base at Spokane, WA. I[...] |
![]() | [...]of ed those years. We are grateful for the Unseen Friend who has walked town. The new parso[...]l carrier, Soren Nikolaisen. She attended "Ungdom's Skole" in[...] |
![]() | [...]alls, TX. married in the fall of 1923 at St. Ann's Mission Church in Belcourt, ND Ida[...]ome on the Flathead Lake near Elmo, MT. So now it's sum- Times were tough, but Alfred and Ernes[...]mers by the lake and winters where it's warm. viding for their big family. Alfred spent[...]Ernestine is a lifetime member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Florence cle[...]enjoys very much. She is a member of St. Patrick's Thompson. They lived in Bremerto[...]I stayed home to help my folks and was the hired man until Ida's father, Wilfred Parent, homesteaded northeast of[...]Jens came to the United States as a young man from Norway. He Ida was born at home with D[...]e and Jens Jensen family . Montana and helped Ida's father with the farm work . In 1945 t[...] |
![]() | [...]Stromberg's farm. They lived in various places and moved to M[...]for the grandchildren's amusement. In the fall of 194 7, we moved[...]and dates appear in Ida's story. June graduated from MLHS in May 195[...]Mildred's main hobby is piano playing. She belongs to the W[...]master's degree in computer science. Don was married on 6-[...]born on 3-13-83. Ella's hobby is crocheting.[...] |
![]() | [...]Beach. He has 1 daughter. He works at the Veteran's Hospital with the blind, recording books and othe[...]favorite fraternal organizations. man College. They live in Westboro, MA. They have 1 s[...]2nd child of J. P. and Twin Bridges. He is now a carpenter and lives in Havre. He's married to[...]m and buggy. We stopped at John and Annette Kelly's on the way University of California at Sacramento[...]During the '30s things were tough , no crops-no money, but[...] |
![]() | [...]was also interested in drama and had the his dad's farm; he finished his schooling in Medicine Lake.[...]May of 1926, I attended Teacher's College in Dillon and Miles City. I before going[...]the Great Western Sugar was Montana's Guest of Honor. I still have the complimentary bo[...]resigned from teaching, and, Born into Kenny's family were 3 children. The 1st was Diane Sue[...]lived until he retired in 1978. a scholarship for best all-around student. He went on to NDSSS an[...] |
![]() | [...]All 4 of their parents came from Norway- Carl's (Ole and Anna and Fairview. She ret[...]v "Besten" Vik died in 1976, the year Gudrun's dad, Olav Vik, came to Minnesota in 1912. After working of the country's bicentennial. The last of the 4 Kampen/Vik prairi[...]There was a golf course near the lake on French's grazing land Carl Kampen[...]John Stubban. masters in Special Education. Carol's husband, James Sr., works at T[...]mother Hancock. It was fun to go to my dad's farm and help him drive works as a secretary.[...]a solid basis of education , and more important, friend- In 1949 my father married He[...] |
![]() | [...]etary, and as secretary and as president of Women's Enoch was reared in parsonages in Minnesota,[...]rved as Later their father remarried . A minister's salary did not cover educa- secre[...] |
![]() | [...]Grace's dad helped move the various business buildings wh[...]spent winters in Pontiac, Ml with her Grace's parents were both born in Oslo, Norway. Her dad w[...]Y ; Florence in Douglas, WY; Alice in Bill- Grace's mother came to this country when she was 21 . Her[...]ellerod, Sjelland, Denmark, on In 191 OGrace's dad and Andrew came to Montana to homestead,[...]to visit his mother and brothers and 1 Grace's mother, Alden , and Grace began a new adve[...] |
![]() | [...]-34, and that completed our fam ily. The '30s were bad years in which to raise a family, but we[...]I lost "Barb" I was born and raised on Dad's homestead where the Don Tron- from[...]that Mom and Dad so laborously planted in the " 30s. " off to college at Bozeman, whe[...]n , Inc. I The years after "Barb's" death were kept busy with my job at the g[...] |
![]() | [...]lectrical son, born 11 -6-46, own and operate the Best Western El Toro in engineering[...]The big thing in the '30s was WPA. He remembers when he got scarcer.[...]Then there was Social Security, the best thing that ever happen- EARL and VERENA LI[...] |
![]() | [...]renora HS in 1969. Pam then attended Denver Women's College of college in Minot and worked for an acc[...]Fashion Merchandising. Pam's sister, Loretta (Mrs. Bill Bakken) lives Go[...]Mrs. Lund is an active member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church[...]tywood. In 1934, Fay's mother passed away; she and 2 brothers wer[...] |
![]() | [...]ul and his brother Brad started farming their dad's land, Randall Eugene Melton, the son[...]m and Janice were married 8-24 -57 at St. Patrick's Church in Knable, daughter of John E. and[...] |
![]() | [...]2 trucks and started hauling gravel with her dad's part-time at the Club Bar.[...]duation from high school, he enrolled in the Park's Radio and Television School in Denver, CO for th[...]John Deere agency for some years. In the late 1970s, they sold the implement business and then sold[...]Dawn was born in Williston on tion of his father's farm. Both Jeff and Teri Jo help with the farm wo[...]Donovan was born 7-13-63 in Plentywood, with Down's Syn- several years. He has been a member of the[...]ives of Reserve Lutheran Church. One of Sue's hobbies is crafts. She enjoys all kinds of stitch[...]ing from Falls, MT, married Leanne Carpenter of Spirit Lake, ID on 1-18-75 and Medicine[...] |
![]() | [...]on the school board, Commercial Club, St. Patrick's Lloyd John Michels was born in 1905, at Minn[...]hen he moved to Montana. One of Dad's favorite jobs was that of a director of the Farmer's Lloyd was the 2nd son of James J. and Anna F[...]Lake. He attended school in Plentywood. Mom's 1st teaching job was at Avondale, MT in the 1930-[...]- Knights of Columbus, Moose, Business Men's Club, Commercial[...]Post 8869, served on the city council and Fireman s. He[...]St. Patrick's Church Choir for many years, and has helped with[...]rst started. She also started Title II as teacher's aide in the location on Wolf Creek. Wynne taught[...]city's 50th anniversary. She has served on both city and[...]ren. Bill was born 8-22 -47 in In the late 30s Lloyd bought the home place from his fathe[...] |
![]() | [...]ng school. He is now in munity. Robert's childhood chum , Jim Eamon, was dating Leila's sister Billings working as a hair-stylist and mor[...]Leila was born 3-2-46 in Williston , ND. Leila's family consists of 5[...]Church at Dagmar. Barry Hjort was best-man and Gail Christensen was[...]ear. Later she worked at the County Assessor's office in Plentywood and also as a nurse's aide at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. She is n[...]ly a Robert and Leila's lives have been occupied primarily with the sopho[...]tors of the Sheridan County Stockmen's Assn . for several years and is people at the acc[...]Leila's special interests include wheat weaving, Danish c[...]was trained at Ft. Leonard- Roy's hobby is anything to do with horses. He sp[...] |
![]() | [...]Vernon James Michels was born 12-6-01 on Graham's Island near Minnewaukan, ND. He was the 1st chil[...]his parents' farm near Maddock. In 1907, Vernon's parents moved to Minnewaukan, where Mr. Michels[...]plement Company. Lured by homestead land, Vernon's father moved his family out to Montana in 1910.[...]Marian's husband, Nels, passed away 6-17-79. Marian lives[...]a class of 17. She attended the St. Cloud Teacher's DAVID J .B. MORIN and College, locate[...]Medicine Lake school, so of today's Medicine Lake. At that time, the town was[...] |
![]() | [...]operated the Lake Cafe until Alfred's death.[...]h a business major; and Alfreda attended col- W. S. Gobel Const. , and he was the crusher boss. The[...]James remembers the "dirty 30s" -dry with no rain and lots of trucks for hauling[...]e day he drove clear to Crosby just to get 4 2x4 's. There was grant father, Frank R[...] |
![]() | [...]Williston , ND and works for the county treasurer's Trading Company holding the position of p[...]from sent Montana at President Carter's White House Conference on Medicine Lake in[...] |
![]() | [...]Niederhauser, known to Williamson's Funeral Home. They still reside there today with[...]ed on the farm a During the drought of the 30s, Jack and Clem put away the plow coup[...]om 1941 to 1947. In 1937, Walt's folks moved to Medicine Lake due to John's poor All 4 children graduated from Medicine[...]he board of directors. Julia belongs to the Women's Fellowship. Lake.[...] |
![]() | [...]Reserve, and chairman of Sheridan County Stockman's Assn. time. They then moved to Be[...]air Board, the Planning Board and he carpenter for Gallatin Homes until he was injured. Ed did carpenter is a director of the Montana National Bank in Ple[...]ughters of the Nile. Walt Doreen's hobbies are bowling, stitchery and sewing. Ed's hobbies belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Shriners, t[...]to the Froid school at Froid, MT. As a young man, Ray remembers his trips to the reservation for t[...]McCormack Lines. He was a chef at Grison's, Alfred's, Amelia's, was the daughter of Olie and Aletta Julson, also of Eau Clair. After their Ernie's, and he was a San Francisco member of the 1980 Un[...]ed in 1962. Along with the After Barbara's birth we remained in San Francisco. She and her h[...]After LeRoy's discharge, the Olsons moved to Menomonee F[...] |
![]() | [...]ine Lake. Leona later worked for into the Larson's Hardware & Imp. He worked as mechanic and[...]work for the Medicine Lake school as maintenance man and bus driver, a position he holds at the present time. Marianne is employed at Peterson's Ready to Wear in Plentywood, as seamstress. She[...]n Antelope, where Mike is employed at Christenson's Con- away working. If she was ever w[...]pent some winter months around Marble Christenson's Construction of Antelope. John lives in Plentywoo[...]Marianne is an active member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and There[...] |
![]() | [...]Since farming was a desire of Alfred's, they decided they would[...]the basement were made in Alfred's family and friends. Medicine Lake. The corner blo[...]or the Bureau of Land Management and by while she's mowing the roof of their home.[...]eter G. (Doc) and Kristine Petersen, The 1930s were very hard times for everyone, so Harriet lef[...]the youngest of 12 children . His Chicago with a friend, Ragnhild Jensen (SD 254) and they worked[...]Marie, Peter, Marion, there during the 1935 World's Fair. In 1936 she left Chicago and ent[...]on a farm in to Minneapolis where she met a young man from Denmark named the Dag[...]lfred and Hazel were married at Plentywood. Hazel's Harriet worked as a beauty operator and Al[...] |
![]() | [...]with no luck. Also , they went Teacher's College in Minot, ND. It was here she met Homer L[...]moved with them , continuing this job until Homer's retirement. flat broke as they could be, with ju[...]Navy and served 3 years until After Alfred's death Hazel acquired a license in cosmetology at[...]May of and went to work in his father's business. He still operates the same 1982, at wh[...]business which he took over upon Clint's death. John married Ruth suddenly from a massive[...]me overseas till he was discharged due to his dad's illness. Sandra, the 2nd born to Jo[...]Virginia, the youngest of Clint and Marie Poe's children was born residing at Medicine Lake.[...]on 5-19-26. She is married to Donald H. Carpenter. She has lived in Over the years some of Hazel's favorite pastimes have been bowl- Med[...]er summers Virginia M. and Donald H. Carpenter. in Montana.[...] |
![]() | [...]d Metha Reimers met for the 1st time at the World's Fair enjoyed their trip to Hawaii in 19[...]ay in 1962. They are drickson, or s at the Sheridan emorial Hospi al. They live in bu[...]- school 2 miles east of the family farm. Her fol s, Harry and Pansy tions and[...] |
![]() | [...]ce as a book- here she met a young man, Craig Tande, from Scobey. Six years later keeper[...]s farmed, and during the dry years of the early 30s, they moved to Chinook; later we returned to our[...]e Mon- Phil and I were married at St. Rafael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, tana Nationa[...]for the Eamon Motor Service. Then in the early '50s he Radar Control officer in the Marin[...]ate University, then transferred to St. Catherine's College in St. Paul, MN, where she graduated with[...]nursing. She began her nursing career at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. On 7-2-77 , Roch[...]a Rossmeier. He has 4 sisters and 5 brothers. Don's family to us; but in 1975, on June 11 , while we[...]eceived his schooling. During WWII , teer Firemen's picnic, Phil suffered a massive and fatal heart a[...]8, Lauren married Ellen arie elson at St. Patrick's Betty Christensen as born at[...]hildren were born to them. 30 years, a fine young man. Ellen, now rs. Frank ann, lives in Wat-[...] |
![]() | [...]ting, fancywork, sewing and doing things for vice man for Froid, Homestead, Reserve and Medicine Lake.[...]homesteaded by Irene's father when he came from his home in Green-[...]ville, OH, to Montana in 1906. He and Irene's mother, Susan Catherine[...]Irene's brothers and sisters are: Willard, deceased (19 0[...]ollege at Williston, where Irene's teen years in Medicine Lake ere happy times. The[...]summer and skating in the inter on Borley's pond, barn dances in the on 8-27-77. After their[...]ions, Irene orked at the First State Ban in Bruce's graduation, they moved to Williston, here Bruce i[...]College of Business at Rapid Ing alson's store, operated by Sam Christenson and for 3 year[...]parish treasurer, stewardship secretary, Fireman's Auxiliary president Dee Ann Ryder[...] |
![]() | ty of Montana at Missoula. She received a master's degree from Mon- child born to Mar[...]m Esmond HS and attended Dakota received a master's degree from Northern Montana College at Havre.[...]urse in meat cut- Directors of the Montana Grocer's Assn. and of the Roosevelt Co. t[...]rents were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson. My mother's 120-yard high hurdles and the[...]Lake HS in the 1969 September of 1884. My mother's parents lived in Mayville, ND. My[...]-1-72, Terry married Carol Kilness at St. Barbara's Catholic was in the bank there.[...]n born to Mary Irene (Everett) Kilness and Justin S. Kilness of were living in McCabe, MT where my d[...]sta. 1935, where my dad cashiered in Mr. Sparling's bank. I was a Their yo[...]Falls. y memory of Medicine Lake as during the 30s when for the past 6 years. tim[...](Erck) Schlabs were married on 5-18-46 at St. Leo's Catholic Church at Tacoma, WA, 1 year after David's discharge from the Army. He served 7½ years of w[...]that homesteaded in North Dakota in the late 1890s. They had 3 sons, David, Terry and Darryl.[...] |
![]() | [...]He retired in 1978. Doris and Joe's family are Elizabeth Josephine (Betty Jo) Casey,[...]ow attending manager of Anthony's in Plentywood, MT, also lives in Medicine Lake.[...]arlene Roness and they have 2 sons, Georgie's memories of Medicine Lake are still very vivid. S[...]ral Resources for the State of Montana. Jack's father, Ernest Frank Schmidt, was born on 4-9-189[...]met and married in Whitetail, MT in the late 1930s. They Larry J. is living in Fairview, MT, and is working for Farmer's moved to Flaxville, MT in the early 1940s, then to Medicine Lake in Union Cene[...]There, Ernest Schmidt worked for the REC and did carpenter Joe retired in 1978 and enjo[...]ROGER and CHARLENE SCHMITZ Ernie and Clara's children: Wiona Schmidt Slaathaug, born 3-6-38 ,[...]to move to the Schmitz ranch after his mar- Jack's Service Station in Reserve, MT. Jack and Kris mov[...]8; Danny Hoffman, born 6-25 -63 ; and David Hoff- man, born 7-31 -69 . JOSEPH and DORIS SCHMITZ[...] |
![]() | [...]was born on 11-1 3-4 7. He began The Schmitz's hosted a French student, through the North Atlant[...]ee in music and later received an honorary Master's DeLattre, from Nice, France, came both years for[...]ertainers. He ap- tre, were guests at the Schmitz's while on holiday in 1982. Gilles en- peared in International Who's Who in Music, Eighth Edition. His wife is joyed t[...]Although Verna's home is now in Olympia, WA, she still has her[...]2-25-75 at his sister's home in Hayden Lake, ID. In March 1906, Mel[...]winters to dig coal for their heat, at the Nizer's open pit mine whenever the weather permitted. In[...]so he went to work for William is 2-28-05 . Gale's father was Ezra B. Wagner and mother Rosetta[...]s, NE. They now reside in Medicine Lake with abel's In 1945, their daughter, Tessa Gayle, was b[...]daughters Barbara and arjorie and Barbara's children , Jason and began studying organ at age[...]ried and has 3 children, and Mabel's son Ray Burris is also married and Edgemo[...] |
![]() | man Business College in Spokane, WA for 2 years. He t[...]cluding bowling, basketball, style sho s. She has played the piano for secretary of the 1s[...]in a little green shack located near edicine Lake's dump and in 1958 she earned a Master's degree from Montana State Univer- g[...]and as a superintendent of schools in S eetgrass, Jordan, and[...]While at S eetgrass he married Joy orris La lor and to this[...]e. Bill passed away As a young man, he made his way to Winnipeg, Manitoba, lo[...] |
![]() | [...]ing with the Indians. This Jurdie's half sister, Rose Weaver Wormsbecker, was born on man later became Theodore's father-in-law. On 6-10-1 881 , he married[...]ty stayed in North 12-19-79. Jurdie's twin sister, Mayme Ellis Smith, was born on Dak[...]aising time waiting tables at her mother's and stepfather's restaurants; but grain, feed and livestock. The[...]g through the area, where a good meal and a night's lodging could be had. The Briens attended[...]ke; they ice skated in the winter. During the '30s they experienced many hardships along with the go[...]ime. 1924 to 1934. During the dust bowl of the '30s, they moved to Fort William[...]ayle Petersen and they farming interests. Clarice's stepson, David Smith, farms and ranches[...]Smith. He as born on married Ann Carpenter and they adopted Harry Robert Smrth, born on 1-1-[...]n 1941. She received a teaching cer- Jurdie's mother was ary Alice Jackson Smith. She as born o[...]rried, they brought their 4 children After Jordan's death in 1908, ary married Rolland Van Ski[...] |
![]() | [...]g certificate in elementary the early '30s, Ernie and his friends would go to Sidney and Fai[...]all to help with the beet harvest. In the late '30s, he rented a McKibben from Taber, Alberta. They h[...]ND. For cross reference see Brian and Kay Brink- man's story. ~ Jurdie is an active member in the Congregational Church and Women's Fellowship and the VFW auxiliary, both in Medicin[...]past 4-H leader, and belonged to the Band Mother's Club serving as the treasurer for 2 years.[...] |
![]() | [...]Herb and Naomi Snellman. Groskurth's coal mine, where Gordon hoisted coal before leavi[...]on the farm. In the summer of 196 7, the late '60s for over 11 years, retiring in May 1982.[...]iced that their wedding date was the same as Jack's Tom, Cheryl and 4 daughters, Stephanie, Stacey, Jennifer and great-grandfather's, and it was exactly 100 years later- 12-5-1869. N[...]Helena where he is part owner in his brother Tom's car dealership and ranches also. Evelyn rem[...]on , where Jack started an went to work for Steve's Chevrolet in Froid and Alice taught school[...]ile Jack went to school, Cassie worked at the Elk's Lodge. The family moved to Toston, MT[...] |
![]() | diesel mechanic. Cassie worked at Woolworth's through Christmas, west of Homes[...]e Lake Bowl. Candy added zest to their lives. She's always happy and busy. She's Randy also does backhoe and mechanic work and helps on the farm . taking piano lessons and she's a 4-H member with a horse project.[...]m next year. Next year she can start band and she's ex- of Bowdon , ND in 197 4. They hav[...]8. They live on the ly a "jack of all trades." He's done all the remodeling of their home in[...]e at the Medicine Lake school as a custodian. The best part of her job is being around the[...], crewel embroidery, gardening, yard work and she's an avid parents and sister Mattie in[...]e has held several offices in the Christian Women's had to help out at home with the far[...]force and he also orked for the sheriff's dept. About 1950 he moved down. One winter[...] |
![]() | [...]onstruction and dam building. During the late 1930s he worked at Fort Peck Dam on NYA as did many ot[...]quested and received a year's leave of absence from teaching in[...]fe, June Childress of Fairfax, Smith's homestead. In the spring of 1917, her parents shi[...]at orthern Railway Round House, he as a machinist's helper and wife, Vickie Bergstrom, and 2 sons, Je[...]she as a tool checker. In the mid '20s and the discontinuance of Wolf own and operate Ca[...]Bud and Bert were married on 11 -21 -31 . A friend loaned them a ISOBEL KATHLEEN STEPHENS[...]orn 9-4-08, on In the early '30s, highways were being constructed and grave[...] |
![]() | manager for Frank French's Lakeview Tavern. In May of 193 7, the[...]flourished for Bud and Charlie after a few month's operation. traveled by stagecoach trom G[...]claim for desert land. lowship after a hard day's work. It would be remiss if the names and[...]Cabe, manager of the Club Lounge, who served the best home-cooked behind which as tied t[...]age of 5 years, they were comic entertainers. Bud's sister, Isobel, Bud and Bert, would go out in the[...]least, "Moke," Frank J. Boyles, as a witty Irish- man, a loyal and faithful bartender, and an inveterate purveyor of dupiety. " oke's" fish story will bear this out. " oke" as a name[...]played euchre or Frank was a public spirited man and always anted a piece of the[...] |
![]() | [...]e taught English and was the competitive forensic's the summer, the dormitory was a rooming house. In[...]liary member, and an active member of St. Patrick's Altar before at the Harvest Festival dance. Lorri[...]of Society. As members of St. Patrick's church , Irene and Rick are both Dennis and Anne[...]man.[...]rom Pete Canole. I was the house in which Lorring s Aunt and school. She then worked in[...]ove out to patch" became too strong to resist. He's been with Noble Drilling Corp. the moto[...]times they had to cover Grace's face with a wet handkerchief. That fall[...] |
![]() | [...]the company. Lloyd and Dolores have their own D & S ments and a barbershop. They had learned how to c[...]and ride over the drifts. The kids had man Stringer and Addie Grandlund live in edicine Lake[...]ce in 1959, and have lived there since. On Orland s off[...]man of Medicine Lake. LLOYD and DOLORES STRINGER[...]Medicine Lake. During the war, she helped Orland's at Medicine Lake, graduating in 1958. He w[...] |
![]() | [...]8, he bought his own tractor and trailer.. Now he's "on the road GEORGE and ESTER STROMB[...]her father's health they moved to Sheridan County in the sprin[...]long 3½ They make their home in Belgrade, T. Ron's hobbies are shooting years of wa[...]ck she went and worked right through the next day's shift. received the Bronze Star, with a V-[...] |
![]() | [...]7; graduated from In the early '5 0s, Gladys decided she'd like to go back to teaching[...]le and of horses as a full-time job on his father's ranch at several times and also Quartermas[...] |
![]() | [...]he following year school employed at Ben's Beauty Shop for 4 years. Suzan married Mike Holte[...]Ralph Jr. graduated in 1973, worked as a carpenter in Florida a The following year a building w[...]ate College in Bozeman, also at Farmer's Elevator at Brockton. He married Bonnie Clark. Th[...]inea. Medicine Lake, which is now called Erickson's Apts. Michael died at Aft[...] |
![]() | [...]nville when they heard there was employed at Norm's Cafe for 1 year. Then, in the 1970s, she worked a job opening in Medic[...]or 3 years Art and Leona lived in Rudolph Belisle's back yard in a[...]cafeteria, and is now employed at Hutslar's Hardware. a secretary and has 2 children, David a[...]ich elvin was renting at the time. After the baby's birth, Lula son. He graduated from Medicine Lake[...]Ralph and Monica Erhardt. She went to Saint ary' s School at Bis- marck during grades 1-12. Art[...]ar and on 11-2 5-57, they were married at St. Ann's Church in Bismarck_ The next 8 years[...] |
![]() | [...]Tronsons. They attended and Don rented his mother's land, then in 1979 purchased the farmland[...]Medicine The barn had been moved from Emil Blank's farm by Gene Parent, who Lake. Stac[...]cy Marie, born 2-20-84. Melvin and Charlotte's 2nd daughter, Sharri, school. Carrol has served 1[...]s through their high school years, their children's participat- 2-15-35 in Winona, MN to Floyd and Al[...]sing about her thick, gold-rim glasses. Charlotte's father passed away 8-6-71. Her mother, Alm[...] |
![]() | [...]During the winters, Buster Quint, our milkman and friend, allo ed Minnesota. His older sister, Clara Tverb[...]Irene and on the lake. In summers, e s am at the Sorley s imming hole Eldoris Clark at Wolf Point, MT on 11[...]th of the ater tower and afterwards, alked to Poe's Soda Foun- farm a few miles west of Medicine Lake[...]jitterbug to Bob Zick's famous band in that hall after it was no l[...] |
![]() | [...]ead on a small farm. She also work- Katherine's sisters: Erna Miller Ford, born on 3-9-24, now lives in ed to support the family in the 1930s. She died in July 1973, at the Seattle; Margaret[...]Toledo, OH. He worked as meat cutter at Albertson's in Billings, Pierce moved to Billings in J[...] |
![]() | [...]were going and affiliated at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. After graduation to state all 4 years of basketball and the team's win over Opheim in 5 she became Bett[...]T. Her ad- Besides going to all Lyn and Jeff's games, George runs the clock minist[...]ieder. exchange man from Peru. Her own teaching experienc[...] |
![]() | [...]ldest child of Frank and Elsie Mrs. Wheeler's travels have included most of the 48 states and i[...]Plentywood, MT 2-3-25. They rented Martin Johnson's farm , southeast of Dagmar, and started their fam[...]Wivholm family. They lived on Martin Johnson's farm through the dry years. They raised turkeys,[...]81. David Medicine Lake. It had been John Collier's place at 1 time. They lived[...]the winter. In 1943, they bought Sam Christensen's house in Medicine Lake, and li[...]their farm . John took over the farming as Frank's health was fa iling. It was necessary for them to[...]The Wivholm's life centers around farming, church, frien[...] |
![]() | [...]ative of 4-21 -83, Dick adopted Julie's 2 children, Mathew Earle, age 5 and Medicine Lake[...]man to serve on the Medicine Lake City Council[...] |
![]() | [...]ffice of Robert Kahle, Chiropractor and Oscar Bee's light plant. To the right of banlr . B & M Cafe[...]community's economy today, just as it was at the turn of the[...]economy. This pictu re was on P . 22 of Sheridan's Daybreak I, staling "Amerada Petroleum dri[...] |
![]() | [...]hie Hdw., B & M Cafe and Saloon, Stiver's store, Arcade Bar, N. J. Nelson store, Budge's Pool Room, (later Cure Law office moved to lot). Next Blk.: Mrs. Steven's Em- porium, Stiver's Hall (later Mills Hall) and C. C. Karels store (later moved and presently Scott's Trading Post). East Side: Cairn's Hall above implement warehouse and Cairn's Imp. Bldg . Next Blk.: State Bank of Outlook, Sheridan Drug (today's Post Office), Outlook Hotel, Outlook Meat Mkt., H[...]to the city park. In 1965 the C & S Club, Community and School, was have been the lo[...]and Gene Beckers. The building which is now Scott's appointed and is still holding this[...]completed in 1983. Construction was done by L & S Improvement of Wangerin, renting it to Terry Wes[...]. The Farmers Elevator, Marvin Bromberg as second man and Delores Martin auxiliary disban[...]vator from Archer for his own use in the early '50s and later sold it They celebrated their 5[...]lso use it for farm storage. The women's Altar Society and the church has also held the an[...]They celebrated their 50th jubilee in July of 1920s with members including Fern Homme, Esmer Roderick, Ray 1961. They have an active women's ALCW and a Sunday school pro- Stoner, Nellie Tutt[...], and league baseball team was started in the 1950s. They, also through the Dyann M[...] |
![]() | Main Street of Outlook, 1926. Bank, Kahles Hd w., Mike's Place, Barber Shop, Homme's Jewelry Store, and Telephone Office, Stiver's Store and The Arcade-Pool Room .[...]Outlook Public School in the 1930s.[...] |
![]() | [...]ured : Mar- Halland. vin Bromberg, second man. Gwynn , Kelm , Be th Seo ,[...]\ 1984 4-S ar 4-H Club Leaders. Back ro : Beverly Kelm, Ken Hart, Paul 1 84 C & S Club Officers. Bade row: John Richeson , p[...] |
![]() | [...]berg, Dean C lawson, Dean Fellon, Wesley Fellon , S acy Crain,[...] |
![]() | [...]community picnic on a Sunday afternoon in the '30s. To the far[...]and Stella Robinson behind the jug , Ellis Hurst's head between the DEATHS SINCE 1970 of OUT[...]TS, RESIDENTS and FORMER RESIDENTS Margaret. Last man unknown .[...]BILLET, Mads Early '70s[...]BJERKE, Nora Stoner (Merton's daughter) 10-78[...]ow : Jennie Bantz, Ernest Desonia, Betty Lou Poin s, Minnie BOUOUOT, Annie, Tobiason 5-84 Fel[...]BUR S, Dora, Fall-73[...] |
![]() | [...]rge Bantz) KNUTSON , Martin, early '70s ROYALL, Beverly T[...]Thompson's daughter. Conrad and Matalina's niece) CROMWELL, Bill, Sr. 3-23-70[...]STONER , Cathryn Lyn (Ray Stoner's great- GALLAND, Bobby 9-15-78[...]McCALL, Tim , in the '70s STRUBE, Amanda[...]Richard 12-17-82 JOHNSON, Steven (Joe and Nellie's grandson, Dennis' bathtub.)[...]atz 11 -26 -76 BUR S, John 1970 KARELS, Howard[...]Clifford 10-17-84 (Teresa McLean's son) (Jeanne McLean's son) GRIFFI[...] |
![]() | [...]ating in 1948. I 1918, where Dorothy's father was section foreman on the Soo Line went t[...]g the building in 1936, which had been the doctor's office[...]In 1943 during WWII, Dorothy joined the Women's Army Corp. Scott D. Alastra (2-12-61) works for S[...]Democratic Women's Club, of which she was a charter member. I w[...]Marian Anhalt received her bachelor's degree from the U of Mon- lives at Scobey. I grad[...]h a tana in education and her master's degree from the U of Minnesota in degree in Eleme[...]n foreman, 1900 to Emil and Mary Anhalt. Lawrence's father had emigrated from and we[...]born tracks. in Minnesota. Lawrence's parents moved to northwest North Dakota in[...] |
![]() | [...](February stead east of Al Tange's and this will be home for him and Wendy Jo. I 19[...]ce and Germany. We visited is still farming Tange's land.[...]f wife, Helen , and my brother Laverne's wife, Mary, are sisters. Helen the Petty Hill at[...]dents could teach after Helen's parents were John and Philimina Hoffart. Helen wa[...]hed that school term and then we lived with Penny's sister and brother-in-law Jennie and Ed Bromberg.[...]Robert resides at home and works at the Farmer's Oil Station in[...]nursing home. The Lawrence Bantz Family on Larry's Wedding Day, 6-16-84 . Back row : Gle[...]a painter and a body man . Penny and I had a restaurant in Red[...] |
![]() | [...]Fairbanks. year and got her beautician's license. She married Bob West, son of[...]h custom combining. In 1964 I rented Swen Rydberg's farm at Outlook. In 1968 I rented Earl Kellington's land and farmed it until 1982, when Robert Gallan[...]ve 7 children. (See Beckers' children Tillie's daughter, Velda Rene is married to Wade Pehle, wh[...]s member for 8 years. I am a member of St. Joseph's Catholic grandchildren. God[...] |
![]() | [...]ld, children : Shanna Jo (6-27-7 4); Sabrina (9-27-77) and Russel Robert Saskatchewan , &-23 -[...]t row: Elaine and Harold. months after his father's death in April 1950. Billie Jean marr[...] |
![]() | [...]Joe's dad had farmed for about 5 years in the Weyburn a[...]farmed by Joe, which is now owned Leonard McCrory's.[...]As a young man, Joe worked at Fort Peck Dam, and later returned[...]Mads! Herb and Kate's children and grandchildren are: |
![]() | [...]om the Outloo I was born 3-3-15 on my father's homestead. I am the oldest of 4 School[...]teson Elaine arie. Effie and Clifford 's daughter's name is Carol Ann and I were united in marriage.[...]t House m Plen ood. She married A. F. Rasmussen. (S e cantile store. Fred homesteaded northeast of Co[...]n t and Shannon . Gunderson. In the late 1930s and early 19 Os I as emplo ed at he Farmers Union[...]t. Paul, In 19 3 our firs Id, Ila Lou, s born on February 24 , and sprin o 194[...]oo commun, y o enga in · mg a the Ray S rf ii January In Jan[...]1930s f ssor and ,s con[...]n 1th a sto S ri r co[...]-1-47 , "Bud" Thom s of C tal La e, IL ha e retired fro[...]younge t on . s born .[...] |
![]() | [...]outh Authority and 17 Minot State Teacher's College graduating in 1929. years at Long Beach G[...]Outloo and lived ith my fol s. I taught in Outloo again for 3 years[...]Bill to s art teaching school and by attendin summer school for man[...]ears, he final! go his degree in education. Tha ·s hat I call etting[...]in in 195 . H here I en ered o s for 8 ears. hen ent o[...]received a bachelor d gree in forestry. hen s rt d 1I I b[...] |
![]() | [...]le works for Firestone Tire Sales, and Margie wor s tor a food garden work in the spring. Henry will[...]d at home and for different neighbors. As a young man and is commander of the Outlook America[...]grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Elmer's sister, Vera, and her husband, Maynard Mathiason,[...]( (11 ·3-56): and s(2··61).l a -[...]ha ( oola) Brom s rom • as[...]nd S).[...]1II o s Church. e have lived on h Brel1e am, al7 s n. 3[...]n and 1s I g ft r graduating from O S as co- c da a ·[...]nam fmishmg h · s d OHS graduating m 1973 H as acti e r[...]he ent to coll s a start r of h 1973 bo s bas etball team that too third at state. th[...]Aft r school John or don his dad 's ranch . In April 197 4 he ent to in here Emery 1s a polic c or for Roald S lvig as an oil pumper, or mg for Ro Id until th f[...]in has or d on 011 ng on and off for s ral ars.[...] |
![]() | [...]people in those destitute times. In the early 1940s the folks moved to[...]the west that Dad and I built. In the early 40s we moved to Seattle. sheep.[...]as 3 children, Terry, Scott and Susie, Grace West's house. John is on the school board and enjoys men's and 1 granddaughter, Amanda.[...]Ou look community, engineer on B-29s. In the past years I have been a machinist at purchasing the homesteading righ s of Charles As rup on land hich[...]"Shirley and I ere married 4-9-49. Shirley's son Tom Freeman, Dorothy (3 -25 -09), John (3-13-[...]hrle drrvmg home from war , Allan's car as struc head on by a[...]John (1903) arrived in Ou11oo in 1913. Joe's brother, John came also[...]e, . having 1 lom row : Ray rnd Harne! S!oner, Dorothy nd H1rold RPdden ,ind OltvP[...]e, hauled and delivered ater and rison Redden . H,s brothers were Archie , Orville and Walter[...] |
![]() | [...]my dad, Ralph, Earl, and orman ( ho re- Old Folk's home for 5 years, passing away at 92 years of age[...]) have passed a ay. Elmer, (Fay, Jim and Jeanette's John and I met at a Catholic Church doings[...](1 0). Gerald Vmce, single, 50, remember S,g Cole. Fred Christiansen and L le Fellon as schoolma es. was with the American Air lines for 25 years and ,s home with us at iss ary Huddles o[...]s mas. Scobey (Hell1c son and Son). Shirley cler s and checks out at Getchel's Super arket. Jae resides at ites City and has i d[...]ts, and goes to all the bas etball games and atch s TV. Pat and Ed ard ere singl men. Ed ard st[...]ollo here crops ere harvest d, sugar beets in s ·dn y, etc. Charles (Pat) as m the service[...]resid s in ahsp II and unic lives m Plent ood. I am a r s[...]d Allee artm and Altha Griffin Her broth rs and s,st rs er . Vera ( rs . Walt Le[...] |
![]() | and Janice or s at the Plains Motel. Wallace's children are James, born on 2-10-[...]amily moved o estby, here his dad orked as a dray man, hauling lumber from estby to Grenora by team and[...]. . 2 us n nd S ndr nd 2 boys, Da 'd Thomas[...]nd T s, nd he[...]96 . . , d Ross. 01c 1s employed b er , dis nbu rid n Dairy Prod- uc s, Crosb . Ddd1ed8 -17 -75 Crosb nd oherd1edon 0- 5-82 e Good S m n an Gen r, Crosby GARY and MAE CLAWSO[...]the only child of Tim nd R1 Crou Cl w on. w s[...] |
![]() | [...]ired the building nd hoo d i up. a ing-s1zed card tab e from a Claude ills old us a lar mo[...]h e 10 I c . s[...]s ou Jan's s other farm ·n O r[...]on s cousin of Lil husband. Bla[...]nd (S Francis Hamilton Biograph .) rs.[...]Outloo and ont t Teach r's Coll nd h Id an A[...] |
![]() | [...]Dad became quite ill when he reached his 60s and could no longer ellie Johnson. She was born[...]d Dawson Funk of Walla alla Our dad's brother George, moved to Washington before Grandm[...]n Iowa. They had 6 Uncle Earl's here dances ere held. Dad played the violin and a[...]hen e arrived in Ou loo , e lived on Uncle Roy's homes ead, north of Donnell angerin's, presen ly o ned by him. Grandma and Grandpa Cosp r Ii ed on Uncle Earl's homes ead hich as JUS across he road from Uncle Roy's to he north nd east. e lived on Uncle Roy's place until Dad ound us a house in to n. Then D d's sis er, Lil , ho married Blanch rd Dryden, 11 ed on Uncle Ro ·s homes e d. hen e moved to Ou loo . D d s ar ed bl c smi h business. He as lso cons[...] |
![]() | [...]gret graduated from high school and Havre Teacher's College. Cure children had was Alice[...]y Alice Dodge and later by Mrs. Rueber. y dearest friend as store for 14 years and then she became oversee[...]nts are Vernie and Irene (Hanson) Davidson. Sheri's dad was in the housing construction business so S[...]ld be able t e rsi . In later years s our We ere married on 10-10-7[...]ildren. They are Bryan Anthony (13) born in 971 ; S acy nn (9 k[...]s1st r rural Homes e d. O[...] |
![]() | [...]heart attack 3-23-70. I retired from ac- Teacher's College at Miles City and at Minot. In the late '20s I taught tive teaching in 1970, with my last[...]Daniels County where I had taught in the late 1920s.[...]ps Petroleum Company for 33 Bill, Jr . nd D rl n 's Wedding Day, 9-16-67 . Gene and Joan Robinson ,[...]was principal of the e farmed he William Broo s homestead, Outloo , and Cleo and Gene Cul[...], ID, born September 1942. She married James Hurs s. e had many happy imes and fond memories of those[...]lee people. e all survived the hard time o the '30s but no one is poor ( ovember 964); De'An[...]ion. One j couldn't miss seeing he next ee 's keeper. episode. The or heroin[...]ochelle , Phi m med Jesus Gonz les, n ml fi s ,sor. a Their children are Charil (6)[...] |
![]() | [...]S) Before the turn of the century, a young man from Saginaw, Ml came west to try his luck at ra[...]rt claims about 3 Lon and Celina's 10 children ere: Fran , a construe ion or er, mil[...]The Desonias had 24 grandchildren. Only one s 111 It es near by Celina was built. She drew the[...]or the house, and also Dalevie ; ildred's daughter, Echo, and her husband Ra mond as handy with carpenter tools (a talent evidently inherited from her[...]ing in the Dalev,e area is he oldest Celina's mother, Sophie Auger came later and homesteaded o[...]h d he p ure land and the north of Lon and Celina's claims, and Lon's brother, Bill, too a meado s on the udd , Beaver and h1e II cree s once o ned b homestead to the south. These homest[...]e the insons, Ba d ns, Grego s and others. Sh II es and 1s ac i e- Desonia ranch, as did the homes ea George Is sou h o Bill's ly m ol d in ranc ing on sam place here er paren s sp n land) hich Lon acquired in a deal in[...]o ra, th fam,I rs of th '30s, h D son, s I ft th ranch ,n Ion . Im m[...] |
![]() | [...]-2-24) her dad was killed. overturned and his friend lost his life. Martin Salonek was acquaint[...]tended OHS the death also of Richard's friend, until the birth of Michelle Jean graduating in 1[...]983 and is in college at MSU. physema. The Salone s had Georgia Lee, after moving to Seattle, when Do[...]eir children ere Robert, ho died in his la e 20s following complications of heart surgery in the late '60s. Royal lives in Sand Point ID and orks for a tele[...]9-5-81 at Plenty ood Lutheran. He is the the boy's name. Bob and Ru h reside in hitefish.[...]Dennis as born in Harvey, Follo ing Amanda's gradua ion in 1937, Grandma Drager and she[...]nd s[...]a ing m Ou loo , g in s . Re[...]r I s urer, he nd Ronald , his bro her nd friend Ted Cl .[...] |
![]() | [...]in 1 S Bon iface Ca Chu re m Hospital during Dr. Fosset's time at both ms itutions.[...]summ f 195 bought 191 s a beauty operator and or din r a tim[...]dson i ec r's Jamil . They have 1 son and 1 adopted son and n[...]rd Hamil on son o loo 1s Hamil on m 1959. I had been m p[...] |
![]() | [...]. In 197 , he ( 922) ere born. · s s · e orld and later[...]) marri d K and BECKY ERETH |
![]() | [...]ived in time to get in on the hardships of the '30s, v rly a n[...], Diane graduated from OHS in 1973. S e as ve active in music riding the horse drawn b[...]Doug attended uating 83. He 1s a he The following year my parent[...]be n rien ed am, ,s ing a home. Roy being the youngest got stuc[...]o Things started improving in '40s. In 1946 e bough he fices 1 Amund Johnson farm on hich ife Bev and I s 111 res·de. Lu In the spring of[...]ally com m tr ball. I s arted on o arn arming on my o n the s dad's land ha[...] |
![]() | [...]-80 in Billings After our grandmother's death he married June Rasmussen of and Shawn[...]A little , brother, ichael, ho as a t in of Terry's died at birth.[...]our dad's birth, e as the grandchildren do not know more th[...]our relatives could tell us of her. So her dear friend, yrtle Witte[...]uth icti el Don , 2-23 -81 . Rhonda is busy s use ife and mother and agnild. II[...]oo Our n s, Lillian. uriel and Carol. e ou d[...]Ii e o s ·[...]or dine, s born 8-28-53 , nd I, 0 rl, s born SC.[...]t Gordon or s on d u h er, 3 years old.[...]r tmn in 1983. Our family on our dad's side of he family beg n in Outloo nd in[...]d icha I (8), th Oaleview nd we ill share our s ory 1th n up-d le of hem.[...] |
![]() | [...]d basketball games with Outlook having one of the best teams going 1957 and they live in Inver Grove Hei[...]from him. I worked also for rs. Joe Ko s i ho taught me alot about Charley and Sarah Fello[...]chools There used to be alo of s iing out at the est place (Uncle Bob around Dalev[...]farm. pril 1 a 1cho as an S rming. Dal ac JIM FITZGERALD[...]ay. (In hard t, |
![]() | [...]has 2 sons, Stephen and Michael. ton's push he escaped from prison camp, but was recaptured and then eresa's second child, ichael, died in a car accident 1983[...]a life member of VFW; a past Worthy eisgerber's reside in Bismarck. Their children are: Jerry; Br[...]and Jeana Marie; Gregory, Elk's lodge. Jeanne's third child, as illed in a car accident in 197 4;[...]sband Barry have Christina at Anthony's (Woodwards) and in Or. Benson's office in Plentywood un- and Theresa. James, is h[...]h. Jeremiah, he eleventh at oodward's Plentywood. clean child, born 12-5-32, as accid[...]I have been active in Homemaker's Club, VFW Auxiliary, ALCW, o ember 19 . Vi ian a[...], and graduated from Laurel in arl Fis e's parents, Olai and Anna F1 came from or ay to[...]children, aren nn (1 ). nd Ole John (8). He or s ith a rue ing 3[...]he L urel HS and E s ern T 1th honors. On 9-13-69 sh married[...]ed eac es ma h a Bilhn s Sr , nd Pe 1s a subs I ute librarian a bo h[...]rt B"lhn s Sr. nd Brllm s es. The have 1 son dre , born 8-25-79 . B H and I, |
![]() | [...]'40s. Greg resides on the West Coast; Geraldine and Ro[...]ithin the las couple of years. C e Karl, Ole's brother and his wife, the former June arshall, no[...]· ber him. Fran Lund remembers him as a good friend of artha's parents. Alois claimed he ad pl homestead ha[...]a a m all o 1 81 GI s '" Ii s n 8 c . ED and ELEA OR FINK z[...]tim s st Tom. 0 ,11 an[...] |
![]() | [...]ll born in Outlook. They are Geraldine not on the best of terms. It was always believed that Bill either[...]Havre and (or had someone else do the job) Hominy's dugout in hopes that once Jacqueli[...]and ETHEL FREDRIKSEN Hominy al ays said, " A man should be able to live on $20.00 a[...]and from school in the 1920s and 1930s consumed much of our day. By ar Bee ers[...]parents and dedicated coe, ic s a sis er of Tillie Effertz, ae Tobin, Anna irtz[...]er, n as "Ou loo Ora man" deba e earn oo part in public spea ing an[...]ugh); had 8 children in- in some spo s. After gradua ,on he a ended Hansen Auto and Av1a[...]d of mily memb rs' dea hs, ,s no |
![]() | [...]nd then later attended school at he children. Art's son, Fred and his daughter, Tara Fredriksen Coffe[...]lice Dodge as teacher. reside at Helena. Patricia's daughter, Pamela Schultz lives in Canton,[...]didn't need a newspaper); the stores- . J. elson's were married. ·e lived on he Johnson farm or 5 years- he ears of and Karl Karlson's later taken over by H. G. Prescott; ills Hall whe[...]t of the town social activities took place; Grant's Coulee here the school picnics, under the watchfu[...]ol there. 5 e coma. o 1s a retired teamster. For a bri f time dun o erated[...]e ( i (7-15· 7) and Joan ha s 1 Bend, OR. Jill S te Charfe ( a 15 Rache[...]O chil I' u ar on " S ybr Iii rn[...]d ith JOH s brot[...]m Ga, s. o I on Rob,[...] |
![]() | [...]ate of my sister, Olive, in my biography as follo s:[...]an uphols1ery business. born -18-32 in Robinhood, S Canada. In 19 O the family moved[...] |
![]() | [...]Creek near Oaleview. Their parents and grandparen s . ere all[...]in 1902. Echo's mother, ildred as 1 of he hi e childre[...]get to no him. They also visited in h s home, a dug-ou in a hillside,[...]53); ing to a farm south of to n. Echo's paren e Dalevie Selma Gayle (9[...]hitetail hich had belonged to Ra mond's gr ir only put the farm in th[...]ob en o or orses ha e al s bee ain part o h g · on road const[...]. s other jobs such as the airport and in erstate in[...]ac,ng for he local S011 C-0nservation S Is Conservation office i[...] |
![]() | [...]ired from the shop in ministration during the 1930s and also played drums in the Garrick Or-[...]k chestra to help make ends meet. In the late 1930s he went to work for with radio and TV r[...]and Mabel Tutty came to Montana in the early 1900s and[...]Plentywood school systems as a repair and service man for the school busses. In 1973 he retired and mov[...]ear. He war ed as a Sheridan County ith his paren s Ernest and ellie Garrick in m[...]dijohn Lyle Tu y, and his son Ir· purchased an O man Taylor ractor and a Case threshing machine and[...]ed. Slim lost his right hand in he early 1950s but con inued to do · oo[...]e shop s ill he Patrol and h i here[...]p ren s and 3 of his bro O dO . Hi[...]as clos d fo n ·s loo[...] |
![]() | [...]27. The are who presently own and operate "Scott's Trading Post." parents of 13[...]as a bachelor Frances worked at Kitzenberg's Style Shop in Plentywood for 3 and master o[...]C, Havre. He resides a years, at Peterson's Ready to Wear for 3½ years and presently is[...]d. Lyle 1-1-31 : D aine 1s eas em regional sales manager, Donaldson O[...]lso had Electronics. He and h1 Donna (S inner) res·de a Hastings, my own band, "The Western Rainbows." I have been a volunteer She or s for Sne ing of Has ings. The[...]and Lutheran Church at present. I am an active El s member Ronald is hea ing pla strom Arr orce Base. H,s ife being their organist. I have been adjutant for the American Legion Post aren (Timberman •s h · a ceramics sore in Gr[...]uated fro A 1c in Fort Be LYLE and ANN GARRICK |
![]() | [...]helped her children with their music. In the 1960s Dad died of a heart attack while visiti[...]rgard. She graduated in 1950 and went on to nurse's girl. The girl died a the age of 3 months. I reme[...]ode several miles by horseback to a farm for goat's milk because neapolis. she couldn' diges[...]ea and Dorothy completed her senior year of nurse's Corps during I. He as only 17 at hat time.[...]employed carpenter or ing through C & D Lumber Company of Plen-[...]r bar s upon a d is somethrn Jame[...] |
![]() | [...]ried in 1919 and farmed the Hans Helium Vera's second child, Rebecca (Becky) and Melvin O'Boyle[...]elling u er and cream so cheap Michele, Vera's third child, married Roger Tremblay and had An•[...]He died of leu em1a in 1953. au |
![]() | [...]was the eldest of Ralph and Mary Griffin Chaffee's children. I was and they have a set of twins and[...]or ed at the Middle row: J ck Be s, Loren Hurs (behind), Gene Bee ers, Shendan ic[...]r are m high school 1s m upper lef hand corner. had 8 children. Allan bo[...]Billings. She married Robert est aurice and Jane's third David born ·n 95 , married in 1980, lives[...]the have 6 children : Vic i Terry, Ch rles arl . S even nd Thomas.[...]lry. H home. nd his d d re bun d s1d ,[...]1 18. Gre F 11s.[...] |
![]() | [...]natives were gues s in our home during these days. hours[...]ainments at Stivers Hall to years of the deep sno s a ota pl s,[...]ans er to any request by a friend. I left Outlook in 1928 and went to Butte t[...]pictured are: Chns Lund, Bob ment. I worked as a carpenter on bases in northern California and as a pley[...]er. Jennie as t e daughter of Gus and Lena Slager S ubbe and as born in 909. S e had a brother, Charles, born in 1911 and a sist[...]Dorothy Ched of Fremo . Lorraine s children are Ed ard, 18, a freshman n L[...], a junior at the L1 re HS. Doro hy's ch a[...]born ro, I, 84 . s Rochest r man hol m1908[...] |
![]() | [...]bought livestock passed away in their 40s and 50s. Charles and Lavina were married from artin. Ado[...]James, Vern and Glenn. Seated: Ede, Blondia and a friend,[...] |
![]() | [...]-1896. Michael, Donald, Kimberly and S ephen. I am a memb r of on ana He came with his d[...]Assoc., Canadian Legion, American L gion and h El s. On 3-15-21 he and Ethel were married. They m[...]fice's existence as verified by C es r and arian Ross[...]2 postcards addressed to Reuben Sea erg, arian's fa r, in Janu[...]as forwarded, and has the Greenv,11 cancella ion s amp d on it.[...]Bill's cousin, Harlo Hass.[...]Bill ent o grade school a the Cotrn s School and I[...]o do e graduation dress. She cut rs. P. J. Scott's hair for years even after house or during[...]moved to Outlook. rs. Joe Wagoner was one of her best friends. or ed for a short time for R[...]y. They had no children. The Rob nson Ranch ·s no o n d Overbys. HARLOW and DOROTHY HASS[...] |
![]() | [...]r Byron is associated with Lund Construction as a carpenter. They have husband Randy Reed live in Bil[...]the oil field. base in San Diego. Jennifer or s part-time at the hospital. They have 1 son, Ryan[...]uth of the Farmers Elevator CORRECTIO : Sheridan 's Daybreak I: Richard and Katherine Hass Biog.[...]here he fa her and bro her died of hear a tac s in 195 . as[...] |
![]() | [...]e. orma Pres- Religious Coordinator at St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood, also work- cott Ban[...]ear from Outloo friends. It certainly brough back man memories. I In 1978 the family moved back to[...]have not been bac to Outloo since our father's funeral. e are no Kermit's mother until her death in 1983. As of March 1984[...]ert as born in 192 7 and gradua ed in 1945 from O S. He and and high school at Wishe , D gradu[...] |
![]() | [...]and he Outlook. We lived in Floyd Stewart's house. Later we moved into Lyle died in 1952. Fra[...]itary service also. Eva (Mrs. Robert Garrick's house until 1979, when we sold it to Gary Clawson[...]ughter of r. and rs. Ferdinand Thun. lbert's brothers and sisters ho ha e passed a ay are Augu[...]e e or d on s, bu no 1s employed[...] |
![]() | [...]1978. Since t at time I ha in r s[...]In 1981 , Ca ole and I ere mam d. C rol or s a Sp rry light[...]be nice if everyon a s[...]Outlook from Mrs. Harriet Reuber. During the 1930s, they had no crops or feed and lost most of their[...]d and seed loans to keep on farming. But- ith God's guidance and trusting in Him, they managed throug[...]ness, Bill passed a miss ons m Grand Fo s. ear a ica d 23 8-2-64. His i e Elsie inherited the arm, hich s econ mued o f 25 independ n s ops re nd s nsmiss1on to orman un ii arch of 19 75[...]o B1llings, and she curren I resides a e St. John's Lu heran Retirement Home. The 4 child[...] |
![]() | [...]eyworth, and later purchased the Gamble store wor s part- ime at the Dairy Queen. Greg will be a seni[...]retired. He and Ruby had 2 girls, Rita and Jean. man and loves basketball. Loyd's wife Philomen writes, "I was born and raised in G[...]son's so we had to walk the last mile. I started school[...](the tall guy) and ball courts . The best e could do was to nail up an oatmeal box and Rudy[...]ag furnished lots of en- dlery Company for our ha s hich ere Beaver S etsons and cost us tertainment. I[...]e Dodge Coulees·; also at Roy Homme, Loyd 's brother adds, " Those 3 guys every Friday[...]id e get to our camps? e alked. Our i h hose a s on. Then hey ould inish he night off ith an oys e[...]spring and al ays suspended from a tree _e had a s e ." For some reason Roy d1dn' seem to an o revea[...]ained coffee, salt pepper and lard and had heir o s er ste , and one didn't an o press him for[...] |
![]() | [...]sister, Dorothy marri d Ir in Brightsman n 1928. (S Shirley left us at an early age of 35 years. She[...]eep house for i e lannery follo ing Laura Flanne 's From Antelope I went to Medicine Lake and wa[...]ed. Helen has continued to eep house for i t ough s is no We built the bowling alley in Plentywo[...]hel Harmes biog.}; yrtle arie 6 man and SCHUYLER HOPPINS FAMILY[...]rl (1911 ); Edna Doris 1914}; and H ( 6)(S e Margaret was the oldest daughter of[...] |
![]() | [...]Outlook public school. After Eugene Huntley's dea h, Pearl moved to Portland where she[...]er his discharge e came bac to or on his father's ranch. Our first son, Lesli[...]1 in Plentywood, attended Outlook course. She and S e e Smi h, from issouri, ere married on[...]married Jerry oore in Billings. Jerry or s for ontana Po er in Red[...]s S s2 mp s[...]. nd ma s Su n n J 1e II c m rri d. Loren ma o S . pas[...] |
![]() | [...]e and I shared of y c urch s of George and Estella (Stella) Mae Pace Robinson[...]nd of i , day, but her good friend, Mrs. Alonzo Desonia, was there to help.[...]d with a class of 8. I went to the Teacher's College in Dillon and then transferred to Billing[...]any years have passed · Dalevie . But it 1s pleasan t · oung and J[...] |
![]() | [...], and even in later years hen they had grown into man - chased land north of Outlook (Meharry's place) and continued to farm hood our family still considered them as "Mother's boys." until his death, 9-11[...]Plentywood I asked Orville Wold, Archie's schoolmate, friend and neighbor, for with their 2 children: Kadi R[...]and reside in Spokane, WA. rs. 0. T. Benson's father was living on the place in a little house[...]ile Tus in, in Orange Coun y, CA . · s live m. e ttended school[...] |
![]() | [...]ied Calvin Cromwell of Scobey and h 4 children: r s i Ra My dad was born 8-25-1887 in Wheaton ,[...]thers Ole, is Dept. gr. for Anthony's and resides in Gr a Falls. Ted, Adolph and sister[...]Our parents, Joe and ellie, have man d sc ndan s o ca ry on in Clarion, IA, and later the family m[...]ter Ellen the family heri age. married my dad's brother, Ole, and her sister, Clara married Theod[...]Sliper, 3- - . S e ended Dad and other were married 3-16-16,[...]he US Air Force i n orean ar and also in he S ice anization of t ic Cross ith servic[...]Satin Uni Sa Oi H College, S Ima , CA. Curr ntl res at 1 ut S C 93901 . o ma as the f st girl and she[...]- · in th Cosp r b·og. Eunice a born 1-2-20. (S b·og.) On 2-20-23 r |
![]() | [...]einkers have 4 children: Paul E. (11-20-64); Lori S. (8-18-68); continued to live on he place and kep[...]into dren: Daniel D. (11-20-68); Rebecca S. (9-13-71 ); and David D. Glendive in those years[...]were 4 boys and 2 girls. He was born 9-8·02 and S ev n and Jeffrey and grandson, Joshua.[...]i chools in Sheridan Coun ool eachin as s ap days of my l'fe and if I coul[...]·1 Id be o visi all he childr s I[...]B Eh Our tam ly cons1s s of 4 children: Romell L Vonne |
![]() | [...]nd worked in coal worked tor Cenex S01I Service Co. and in 1979 h mines. Dad also work[...]elected president of the C S Club, s d pr[...]opher is in 2nd grade and rs. Bil Juv (Ro Ii ) ca s 1or[...]du . In the fall of 194 7 my fol s moved o Henning, coupe of af yea[...]. Ethe has 2 grandc 1ldr n Tammera and Tera Allen's girls. Eno (4-19-28) marri d B Quam a[...]a at Fors h. lvin ( •1 -31) mar i d GI d s Lan erm nd a G and Gal d r d a 8[...]Ra c,ch and r . Sh ha 3 chi dr n: do Ronald d S Eric , Eldon's child. Edn (8 -16-37) mar Sha op[...] |
![]() | After graduation she accepted a job in St. Vincent's Hospital in Bill- 1939. They had 3 children: St[...]in 1966 who graduated this Home, and after Larry's death she transferred to the Stoner Clinic[...],lie he i h Gordon H s ru - mg Al n's g ,on emon d y. Our m[...] |
![]() | [...]ason on the Ray Stoner farm . From 1941 -44 I did carpenter work in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area. From[...]a. After the war we lived in Plentywood and I did carpenter work. In 1959 we bought the Erick Karlson farms a[...]uist Kleppen . My mother, Eunice and my Uncle Art's wife, Lila, were sisters. Mother passed a ay on 1[...]Sta e College ,n 1965. S d 9 .[...]H S r-[...] |
![]() | [...]. He married Har- riet Iller 6-2 -61 . Robert or s as a elder for Franklin fg. Co. in St.[...]at Fort arm south of Foreston, . Lynae or s at Foreston Dimension a orth, TX on[...]ory, and Bill owns his truck line for which he or s. They Rice University in Houston, TX. S[...]niv. in Fort Worth. They have 2 (5-29-71 ). Lynae's ins, a girl and a boy, died in infancy.[...]of Raymond 12-29-69. They (January 1971 ). Pam or s for United ay and Zed is a sales[...]born on her daddy's birthday, 2-23-83 . endy {7-12-53) grad[...]e taught mathematics, Say 2-2-72 . They are paren s of 2 girls, manda Lynn (5-3-73) and[...] |
![]() | [...]a home and a family of he o n. hil in t con n 1900s with the cold, windy, unpredictable North Dakota[...]n i oula and his dad on the farm and upon his dad's death in 1938, he took over the finally, the O[...]ack the pages of time to 1818, e ould see a young man, Frank Xavier Kohler, leaving the state of Baaden[...]( em r 927 ; lie r ichael's only brother, Joseph, bac in Russia passed a ay 1[...]on the name-the ohler name died ou n Russia, bu 1s ell no n in Sheridan County. For among those 8 ch[...]arned George Fourm . H al C s PETER and ROSE KOHL R |
![]() | [...]man in college studying engineering. Sharon and Danie[...]h the land and as part of the community until Don s death in arch 1979. Their "Pleasant Grove Farm '[...]having graduated wi h honors and having played in s ate bas etball ourn ment, he ded for college- Don in 1958 Phil in 1962. Don e d on na S ate in Bozeman nd dua ed i h a B chelor S nee in Industrial Arts nd Technol[...]fl s bor Sop ohl n u[...]e. For 9 h yea s I h[...]1 b other J m s[...] |
![]() | [...]y dad's farm is no o ned by A le n and pr iou f b[...]ch pro- gramming. He s arted or a he S he presen ime. He is a member o his raining ith[...]for his basic raining, a n aryland. He 1s no a Serg F1 R a Dalgarno daughter a S ur Springs. They ha e 1ld Co David, om[...]s fol·[...] |
![]() | [...]g in Colorado and I came · aren s to Dalevie in 191 alter a re Ari[...]e erson place h is no ed by s hen oved 2 miles north of Dale[...]y '30s" e o innesota o an aunt and uncle in 1915 a[...]e have 191 s e d her ather ent to Columbus O here here ere Ii[...]rela 1v s on bo h ·des of he m1 . Ro |
![]() | Boe was my mother's aunt-her mother's sister. Howard and I liked to Esther's mother was visi ing her sIst rs in inn apohs n s r go to Plentywood to the Rexall Drug. Uncle Cla[...]reat at the soda fountain. Clarence was my mother's Esther attended all 12 y ars of scho[...]y grandfather, Tom Rossum and a neighbor and good friend, Martin Bjerke. My grand• father passed away in[...]ed an elevator at Moore, MT. Then in the early '50s, he worked on the farm for George Severson[...] |
![]() | [...]nton, WA. wi h tonsilitis and had to get my uncle's hired man to come over and Since retiring I ha[...]We all plan to move back to i h he sled. Spar s rom the stove flew in all directions. I had holes[...]LARSEN all 8 grades. The school had no storm indo s, so I put on a pie social THE ERNEST SKAGGS[...]s being smith in Plenty ood in the 1920s. They had 1 son, Wallace Jerome, happy ones.[...]earn mone for college and attended the U of ; ino S Teachers' College; and Cat Havre. I[...]a Plentywood, and from 1939- 2 at the Lone S ar School north of elope. O rried George Fra lin Laue s o Plenty ood at Se as or in[...]b e sold he s o re ume[...]e Fr ed for he s officer in tie Ve eran's Affairs D,v,sio on[...] |
![]() | [...]Sue Smith operate his grandpar nt's hea farm at Outloo . T y r Shallbetter, who had[...]ry unti g · ugus o 1 better's sister, Montrose, married Tom Clawson, and 2 of t[...]moving to Outlo y liv no s ar d su Tim (Raymond) and Keith (Plentywood) resi[...]paren s are Don and Ginny Larson Duane's uncle and aun , o Pen- Dale, Spokane, has 2[...]he This is the story of my mother, yrtle S aggs Davis Larsen and her descendants and her Ii[...]d a 1llard as born 9-9-58, a S endan 1al .1 1 y-[...] |
![]() | Leo's brothers and sisters were as follows: Esther (dec[...]arie, Hiney farmed by Frank and Inez's grandson, Duane. and Tula. Esther married Emil R[...]By Helen Stoner John and David. Dorothy's husband has passed away. Margaret lives[...]ttended the and 2 boys a Roland Heights. argaret's husband has passed away. Olson school (Frank's early day Olson school memories will be in the She s ays busy with atercolor painting.[...]the work on the prairies was demanding and Frank's Lucille and Ron live at Perris, CA. Ron, Jr[...]. He had 2 daughters by a Inez's sister ae and her husband, Martin Salonek, were w[...]a elep one company i lena, in Chile, S. for he Andes · g Co.; for Honey e[...]. He retired hile or for Boeing in S le. He passed a as 12-23-73.[...]ga eachi o · ·1y s the children g re independen ent ba o rt- e ub i u ing , s con inued un ii 1 . Fl ·s deat . I had 3 children; 2[...]t sa en he s in gisla ure and later liv d on h[...]· . Grandma Lund (Fra s 19 |
![]() | [...]and accoun an , They farmed her father's farm near Richland until 1937. hen ere[...]ome place. They had moved to Eure a because Ethel's 9-24-75; 8111, a chemis, an folks ere[...]Do o hy, a ome economics In 1942, Erick's folks ere out and anted them to come bac o[...]d his i h e in Eure a. arge lives in Spo ane and 1s marned o Lio d illt e a d has 2 gro n girts. Don[...]am1I It d m Outloo commum . Enc pa d a ay m S o a e 7-26-72. T amtly o d o o resid[...] |
![]() | [...]been single. I farmed with my dad during the 1940s and it was he who[...]of Havre 3 years. Besides or ing as second man for my father at he eleva or, I recall or ing fo[...]tlook, but I re- urned in 1922 to war as second man again in the elevator for a r. Larson. ow[...]; Shirley married Charles E. Ferris nd Ii es in S e ens ille ith heir 3 children-Broo e, Bia e nd[...]l in C icago. IL, gradua ing in January children. S e died 1 -18-72 . i e, mla, died in 1970.[...]On 6-26-38 I married Bernice S rauch from Elverta C . e[...]d Lin A o, h ve 2 bo s. · rm nd[...]65 a 2 6-7 e in S cram o Ou[...]born 0-1 -55 s unmar ied[...]a I lo Chris ian m dp s d[...] |
![]() | [...]live in S1dne here Da i d[...]ridan Coun y, e · cept for some years in the 1920s hen he as deeply invol ed in is own business.[...]1 934. Harry bought out his brother Charlie's righ s to he Sheridan Coun- y property in 1926.[...]e Dooley communr abou 1 7 . e s HAROLD and D[...] |
![]() | [...]e our home in Outlook. I was employed at Peterson's Beauty Salon Henry and Leva Mathiason. In[...]e 3 children aren , aria and Kent. aren 1s a Olga continued to live in Outloo after Roy's death in 1966. She learning disa eacher[...]and his ife Sandy liv s a ·· refords or a h[...]ud h e on r nch n r eroy s re ired from c s ch r C. Th |
![]() | [...]Jerry (Jerome Leonard) c · Ides s n o stead. He and his brothers were taught to wor[...]e daug Helena. He attended college at the ahpeton S ate School of Science nne bui and i[...]e Arnold Fredri sen and received his student's learning permi at he a e Seven Jerome on[...]at1onal Guard for 6 years. is a member of the El s Club 2566 and he H'ghland Lutheran Chu ch.[...] |
![]() | [...]After years of being a Pastor's wife and a mother, I returned to[...]South Fifth S reet, Moorhead, 56560. e had 3[...]been FAA K and CLARA MELLE and RALPH o s a es, including Ha aii and Alas a. In 197 e[...]We lived there several years, and then moved 900s hen some of my family le Scandinavia for America,[...]s i Olson is a residen in a nursing old s of 13 children. (See Jacob and Rosa Ereth Biog.)[...]d . I ould r sides. Bobby nder on is m rried nd h s children nd lives in hoc grain , haul[...]On -5-28 Fr n re m rri a S . Boniface C horc[...] |
![]() | [...]married Dorothy Nichols on 7-28-51 in St. Joseph's Catholic across the road from the pres Ch[...]them . Peter serv s. Melle was born 7-29-1881 in Rumania, coming to E[...]e ife of Jacob Ereth. Tony and Clara ere he paren s o[...]s ma es a alma and Pearl cousins on heir mo ·her's (7 side to Juliana, Pe er s 1fe, and a alma and Pearl are cousins o Pe er on their dad's side. Three children of asImtr and thanna (F[...]in June 1960. a d a an a a a o o descendan s ·n Sher dan Coun . LOUIS and FRANCES MELLE |
![]() | [...]and I were married 1-5-54. We bought Henry Walder's Bill attended the Alcott Countr[...]. He married Dorothy ae ichols on 7-28-51 at S. Joseph's[...]~ in Plen y ood before her paren s mo ed in for the inter and also in he spring hen her paren s had to move bac o he ranch before schoo closed o do spring's or . e gradua in in 19 6 she co inued he[...]the S ate Schoo ce at ahp ton D and help d[...]o e married Eileen Theodo s from illis on. S s ly ly in Plent ood for[...]s 0) d ev·n (8), and h[...]12 s Bill, born in a en he mo as[...] |
![]() | [...]My dad was born at Burr Oa , S 3 21 1888 and m Martin Bjerke staked his cl[...]was born 8 29 1890 a rgus alls, fol s day Outlook in that year of 1907. A few years lat[...]pring of 1926, e bought the art Sandvi farm hich ,s no arm d Ed Wollan as their witnesses.[...]w,th the Ed Wollan family, while Carl Wollans (Ed's brother and his wife, Betsy, who had homesteaded[...]at he Munson school south of Plentywood. Her friend and neighbor, Leonard organ, born 4-23-14[...] |
![]() | [...]at an early age and h r as a bus from Bill Hass's place, so I stayed there some of the ra[...]2 years then at the Boulder County Assessor's office for 2 years, and[...]·ng e s. 'THREE ELSO BROTHERS OVERSEAS' ... Sergeant Ver-[...]ather and brother, s: m Douglas, born 2-23-55 and Geor[...]-5 ,am ded Sa s Obispo rom this coun y on figh mg ronts, b[...]. rried Zah esthope, bo s comprise he only group of 3 from one family on he[...]I as married o nn Larson in S . Paul in 1930. e have 1 son,[...]1 0 Gre n Ba y f h r, nry C. s born · |
![]() | [...]other ran the Asseltine Ho el across from Kramer's Saloon. She was a midwife, taking care of the mot[...]ac o ontana because you couldn't move from one s a e o ano er on PA. Ith much red tape A[...] |
![]() | [...]n April o 1946, Amy and I moved back to my father's farm 6 I, Lorna, was the[...]hed to the U of California Hospital Unit ... he w s on his ay home for he Christmas holidays.[...]smussen Family. "Lloyd still as his ·s s Templar s ord" ... not award as wri · en. lo s[...]p, , tuch h s be on rou[...] |
![]() | [...]the US when Andrew s 6 months old. ead as a house[...] |
![]() | [...]worked for Bill iller and later ent to Hanson's Auto School in Fargo. In October 1950, he was r[...]rs and sis ers are, Joe, Carol (married to Vernon's Front row: Julia and[...] |
![]() | [...]ple of the area and of' cours , as able to Stoner's is Jon and he attended Concordia and graduated fr[...]was a merchant in Randall, IA. y mo her's father as a Oenm im- Carole Odegard of White[...]72. He attended Dawson dall. Our 3 s1s ers, Beulah, Grace and hel ere younger and[...]e. Karen as born I gradua ed from S . . lie on 6·30-54 in Scobey to Gerald and[...]ch he cor- fut for me. paren s and grandpar ac poration purchased fro[...]r h ing to the ranch that spring were Carl's sister and her husband, athy es .[...]the operation of he ranch un 11 Boe's. 1977, at which time they moved to Whitetail to run the corporation's 9 do e truc[...]s[...] |
![]() | [...]moved to California, and Lucille died in the 1930s. They ait ill you e home to your apartment at Boe's. Then look up Second had not been married very long. Ernest lives in Inglewood and did not S muel, Chap er 12 Verse 7, and you will fmd my ans[...]Thou art Medicine Lake (See Biog.). the man ... " It's the gospel truth!!![...]e Year's Day, 1939, after having attended the Colle[...] |
![]() | [...]turned it Beverly Fawcett He mil ed co s and delive or d over to[...]and he was nam d all-dis r c guard. Dur,ing harv s church council for many years. He was always avai[...]E hel, Anne and Arthur (10-1 0-18). Ray's other children are Darlene Hackmann, Gene and Jan[...]esa and the home from college for Chr s mas h om- summer[...]e she attended grade school until 1957. Her paren s, Leo and Joanne Goudreau moved to P oenix, where[...]melbac HS in Phoenix and then attended St. Joseph's School of ursing. She is no the Head urse in the surgical recovery room of he St. Josep 's Hospital, Phoenix. I, Gene Raymond Ordahl, as born 10-12-43 a S er"dan emo- rial. y parents were Raymond and Adel[...]y mother d ed m 957 a d my fa h r marri d nne S I ·g. O d p d a ay 6-3-80.[...] |
![]() | [...]5 82 he married Robin Maureen Melle at St. Joseph's Catholic Church ·n Plentywood. Robin was bo[...]On 6-9-57. Dad married his brother's sister-in-law Anne Selvig. A[...]playing horseshoes cribbage and gol . He had his best round ood.[...]elen's had er p ed a fe d ys before.[...]C uc and LuAnne's edding day as he las bi family a air e[...]had o e her be o our dad's dea h. On 6-3-80 having su er d a[...]re in ch |
![]() | [...]ron Ranch . I also remember going to Uncle Arnold's with Grandpa and Grandma Boe. The car could never[...]innie S Since our marriage, we have lived 1 mile north of[...]mestead of Harry and Else Selvig, ayne's great· vege a grandparents.[...]and s d Clarenc 8 3. ·[...] |
![]() | [...]in manda (5) and Andrew (1 ). Rachel and Harry's other 4 children are Technical Center[...]ails. e'd stuff them in a snuff box of our father's and take them to ranched in Canada and[...]lentywood HS in 1946. bits and coyo es in Rierson's corrals. They hauled ou a big rue load[...]were married at San Francisco, and lived of rabbi s.[...]e Jim cleans in he summertime). paren s Da id and a ha elson. moved o alispell ·n[...] |
![]() | [...]me to Sheridan Coun• ban . y mother's m ty from Milan, MN, homesteading south of[...] |
![]() | [...]hich as north e Joe o s i's farmstead; Back row: Marvin , Stev~ and Mjke[...]no at ahspell. I as ith t. Vie Girl's School at Helena. She married Robert Davidson of[...]ephen r as born 9-22-55 at Ely, V as arvin's or 0 Ron, resid ·n lispell, als[...]ith es er the famil S eve graduated from OHS as in ma[...]n children, g -grandchildren and s ep-great- 197 r the Soo Line[...]a ers in us. s iends and r es and 1978.[...]nica MARIE RADO S 3[...]d n s born 12-23-83 .[...] |
![]() | [...]I married Larae Wirtz, daughter of man. Theodore and Peggy Wirtz. For the next 5 years w[...]generations, and was her father's pride and joy.[...]red as town cop in 1983, and am pres1den of he C. S. Club Larae is active in 4-H, C. & S. Club, Homema ers Club, and S . Boniface Altar Society.[...]ar ing io or do s I as the second child born to Richard[...] |
![]() | [...]Sinicaville, OH ried Helen Saxton at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood. 3-8-183[...]y. My father bought Percheron and Belgium horses S . Bonifa holic in Outloo .[...]now part of the ranch. Lew·s and Helen are proud of heir family heri age as descendan s The following children were born to Geor[...]Mae Pace o Sheridan County homesteaders. On Helen's paternal side is her Robinson: Ray,[...]yman P. ded S ' chool for Girls, and arie Sandy B[...]ned. he omen's rmy Pearl Hun ley Biog.). Corp[...]nd I are our space i h our mo her·s Olive Georgia Rob· son Irelan: Born[...]r P ul n Hass s ollo s: Bio .).[...] |
![]() | [...]d to Littlerock, WA on Museum. I remember h Seo s u d o stay at our plac ov rnigh i , a ranch. On 8[...]Yes, those days are over no , bu th memon s ii ith us all the age of 93 in Chehalis, WA.[...]and ver S d[...] |
![]() | [...]dI ·n ashing on and ard their son or s for the in on. ilia eh[...]ia and a n, I in o. r illa's mother died 7-28-7 3 and r•[...]Eva Rovig . 1945. 6 76. Ches er's paren s, Charles and Carrie Oberg Ross, ere early day[...]th, on 10-5·29. At this p·oneers. Ches er's dad came o Ou loo ·n 191 and his mo her, hav-[...]her innesota friends Tiny Torgrimson, Einar s 2 boys: rthur ho hves in e Yor and C arles reside[...]os ly traded for groceries. asohne or medical b 11s.[...]·c ens and a e p· s. There as[...] |
![]() | [...]real was a sophomore in h·gh school and Ell n s 7th estate. He passed away 3-1 0-77 a[...]elle Ruegsegger, al's th also o m o[...]Plentywood here she no s r home.[...]The Outloo sc ool o he '30s and ' In 1967, I purchased my parents' farm at Ou look and have farmed perous ranche s and businessmen. Ou as a hri it since tha[...]in 1935. In 1940 e amlly, gr e and a s nc disc including Bill, elle, and eal, moved o Ca[...]pan stationed at Par s Base (near Oa land}, To yo, Japan and Lo[...]gra a UCL h and I s ial Hosp . |
![]() | [...]Ralph and Joyce ha e 4 children: Di ie, S even, Lori and Je el[...]o, S he son of Rev. a o[...] |
![]() | [...]nia, a daughter of Kasimir and Katharina sons). W man had cattle and horses. He and Bill Spears ere ver[...]Ralph and Joyce have 4 children: Di ie, S even, Lori and Je el[...]· s born[...] |
![]() | [...]taught school in Daleview. In 1924 he enrolled in S C, Dillon, and graduated in 1926. He taught at Wh[...]Dana graduated from OHS as co-valedictorian in Do(s, who died in a hun ing acciden in 1937.[...]gree that of all the places he 've been, "Outloo ,s the best ed a[...] |
![]() | [...]The Harts returned to en's na ive e Zealand o spend[...]Christmas (1 983) 1th his amity and also 1s1 ed Aus ralia, ma mg[...]1983 a banner year en's parents er ilfr d and el (d ceas d[...]ted from OHS T e Ha and Sebas ian children's grandmo er as h in 1971 where she was active in band and girl scouts. On 4-1-72 she girl born ·n 1s area, h1ch la er b came S eridan Coun married Robert Sain of Whitetail. The[...]nd Cami Lynae born 9-20-78 at Seo ey. Ardelle's paren 1th ,hei Jamil s ory as follo s: Sandi, now Mrs. Jule Jacobson, ith her 2 daughte[...]ELSO operator of Jacobson's Jewelry.[...]parent heart attac at the age of 33. is daugh er 1s m ·n -30-1 attending schoo[...]a phonograp : am1I fun imes including he Ed Blac s, Ed Hannahs, ugus Gf son. a in Severson, L[...] |
![]() | [...]oday north- presently coach of the women's basketball team at the U of M. He mar- est of P[...]orn 3-9-84. Jackie, he first child of Lester's and mine, graduated from PHS in Diane- 4-24-54, attended the U of Mand St. Pat's School of Nurs- 1952, and married Jim Mackie, and[...]Allen and she has Justin, Jarad and Jill. Jackie's second Lutheran Church. Stan is Manage[...]children: Tosha-6-16-76 , Joell-12-15-78, Jae 1e's hird child Peggy, resides at Yakima and her child[...]27-82, Stephanie Trampis and Dallas Joann. Jae ie's fourth, Mike of Alaska, and has - 9-[...]ge. He is employed by Bairoid Mud Co. Lester's and my second child, Leonard, presently resides a[...]and is emigra e m or ay m the very early 1900s. He gradua ed from presently att[...]were married (See Biog. SD I near e is s ill far g and or ing in the oil patch hich is[...]ahl). Harold attended he U of and in the later '40s[...]augh in Outtoo , and hen again in the '60s. .[...]36) They had 2 children Jerry and Carolyn. Jerry 1s a[...]· tfoo and Sissel Oe1s ad and their children a rti and Christa.[...]·ed er Curan, s they res·de n nni s. Vernon ha 3 c[...]s Se[...]s Ro Id an |
![]() | [...]and audiology and marri d John allin 6 12-67, ltv s in have 2 sons.[...]of state bas etball ournamen s of pas ears, and s eing he names of My half-brother, Emmet Da[...]RT bloc s east. Those ere memorab .[...] |
![]() | [...]Dad's homestead is now owned by the Paulson family.[...]es eaded in he sou h Outloo area in the early 1900s. Dad only moved to Canada from Oal[...]ady been in the com- muni or about 6 years. o her's sister, lone, aught or 2 years at a coun ry schoo[...]Sumner. A h erton's paren s.[...]of Beulah's parents from days hen Do |
![]() | [...]I remember well, meals at D c s I O ho as a EUGENE and MARILYN S[...]Walder at the elevator as al ays dre sed · s m d in a sui and ti . Sacred Heart Academy in Minot in 1960 . While attending St. Joseph's Yes, I have fond m mones of my stay in Outloo[...]wood, where Eugene as emplo nn 's Dor and Pepsi-Gola. It was during thes[...]nd Rachelle Rae. In 1 966 we moved to Eugene'ss for 6 ye n Dorothy y n Do[...] |
![]() | [...]. Dad carried mail until retiring in 1955. Mother's re ail store and became assistant manager of the[...]Jack's inventive mind was used to create ways of coping[...]nd 5 sisters. Dad moved hree children by Russell's first marriage: Robin (6-27-61 ); Heide[...]ng in August. His parents, 2 brothers, and 1 John's our of duty in Vie nam, and Brady born 10-28-72.[...]GORDON and BON IE STONER In 979, ndree's mother, rs. Odile ilbroo , came to live ith[...]honorary ser ice org ion for men s udents and served as student J " S a Charles and Sarah S e art[...]gr al proJe ponsored by Sudan Interior 1s• Coal . h v aren s o ope, Sas ., sions. Gordon pa[...] |
![]() | [...]e first years. We assumed the mortg ge and paym n s amount ·d Accounting in the winter months and B[...]rm. (7-7-52) were married on 7-9-70 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Plen- The 1930s e e difficult years i poor crops and pric s. lh tywood. Howard graduated from Plentywood HS i[...]possible to stay ·n the farming game. e m,t d co s, sold degree in economics and history. He now own[...]offices in family livmg. The '40s ere a urn-around 1th ood crop . e paid o Boston a[...]the government and land obligations. It ,s only fair o say ha e ha e "Carol graduated[...]as completed the 7th grade at Fessenden School m ~s ewton, MA, and Allison arie (5-13-83) born in[...]f heart and lung damage she cou d no survi e. Had s e b born in this day and age, the defects[...] |
![]() | [...]r-old hich Arnold Boe had built in the late '40s previous to buying the Ed daughter, Rachel L[...]and family then mo ed. In 1958, following my dad's death, (my mother having died in JOHN an[...]t the county, head the lis . Highlights of Vernon's activities My father's dad and mother also came from Norway and married[...]nt ood Lu heran, the months devo ed Sheridan's Daybre II serving as secretary for he S[...]ee, and sharing in the or of he Democra s, ould e highfl me. Bu our greatest b[...]ould hav o be our children d, Carol n's memories, Gordon and Verlaine; ou ndchildre[...]ur et as folio s. "I, Front row: John, Ir n per on ch ir rm, and S 11a andmg. 1918.[...] |
![]() | [...]Helen as born 11 11 38. raduat d ,om S and exception of Cecile, who moved to Maine. Stel[...]Tange and m U I s By Margaret Tange ear I as born; c s[...]ea residents, was born 1-6-22. argaret, his 1fe, 1s he daugh- ter of Margaret and Ernest Gutsc[...] |
![]() | [...]ii of oo . here my s O[...] |
![]() | [...]ers, wor ed in the ship ards durin h a miles. Art's folks left the farm in our hands then and they mo[...]tha spring ring el er at he S ta od. thaw. Wilfred walked ahead of the bus to s road her deal 12-[...]as left, as the water as going over errib Stoner's, when suddently he fell in and he[...]Denelda m · · She s 1ld n: d m r, h Glenda[...] |
![]() | [...]could not recall the third child's name. Jim follows the oil rig work. Haze own[...]f Richey born 4-28-43 and Patsy, Mrs. Dean White- man, Richey, born 7-22-45.[...]moved to Traer, IA and due to Papa's health, we moved to several on 5- 1-79. Two grandsons, Steve (Sheridan and Lorraine's boy), and[...]Outlook, among them Estevan and Crosby. al, om's boy, have died.[...]Papa had to fill with dirt. He also FRED and LOU S TREFZ[...]deled the old lumberyard into a granary. By Helen S oner Louise as born 1-2 -12 a aylor, T , a daughter of Dave Ulrich and Lilly Clemens Ta . Louise's Grandm lemens (Lilly's mo her) as a sis er o Tom Connoll ho as gr[...]overnor injur d a he ime of Presiden nedy's assassination in Dallas. Louise ad 2 brother[...]s.[...] |
![]() | [...]d they had 1 daughter, CORRECTIO S: S. D. I: artin and Laura Homme Biog. P. 518: azel[...]3. 2nd to the last paragraph I. P. 518, s the '30s ca t[...]4. To n S ory L Those were the days m[...]; George elson, elson s e." ildred Lundquist (deceased) and mysel[...]brother of Charles Taylor-Editor of the Producer's ews at Plentywood.[...]uating class had a class play performed at Stiver's Hall to BRUCE and ETHEL HASS a capacrty[...]At first we had no bas etball team. Some schoo bo s and townsmen ould play, but about the 3rd term a[...]20, e had he first girls' earn. e played m Cairn's Hall, located abou here the Farmers Oil Co. s no . The hall as upstairs over the Implement Shop[...]s b and m- brose. e played estby the first night, s a ed o er and n on o Ambrose. e played that n ht, s ay d o er and cam bac on next day. hen e arrived[...]e cemetery on on hand. In our small schoo s there a n' t e ere quite ell duca d.[...] |
![]() | [...]e Outlook High in 1941 . She worked as Jim Larter's "hired man" about 3 years during WWII when farm laborers wer[...]. Roy C. Udy was born in enlo, IA. As a young man he moved to Front row:[...]Andrew and Delia's third child Ralph was born the winter of 1911 .[...]d Glad s Bantz.[...]f e a s. 1900. Th[...]' D rd s broth ne he family.[...]family. The second Uel nd r nee s born in 06. Th t mt r[...] |
![]() | [...]·b Amanda Ueland (Sheridan's Daybreak No. 1, Pg. 567).[...]worked in Undhjem's Drugs[...](10). Pegg (29), S . C a has Richard (Dick) West , Arnold[...]ot m visor, Don Cole. Front row: Melba Be s, , Coralie Lien and Lom[...]~ ~ University and held a Master's Degree from Cornell University m the[...]eciahs in e Yo and Engine S |
![]() | [...]ted for 4 leaving the community before Dorothy's birth. Dora Raaen lives in St. years,[...]and Vera farmed at for Woodwards, now Anthony's.[...]time, Gary's cousin, Richard Foss, son of Rudy and Mabel Foss,[...]bout this time, as G ry 1s holding Seth and Kathy holding Cass. George left[...]eak, the 2 fellows decided to take a ride in Gary's when the time comes for full retirement it will b[...]They got aboard over on the creek by Ray Koterba's and were friends are.[...]g ride at breakneck speed. Suddenly west of Olson's[...]lenee. In 1979, I started the Flower Shack at 116 S. ain.[...]In 1981, we expanded into a partnership with Gary's sister, Jeanette[...]Lloyd Smith officiating. Lloyd is married to Gary's aunt, the[...] |
![]() | [...]e years- after graduating from Kinman's in 1940. I worked at the Plenty- Board of Directo[...]rt House for 6 months in between attending Kinman's. That fishing, and now though time does not allo.[...]urg, CA to work in steel construction. In the 1940s, I worked in a Libby Canning operation in Sacramento. In the late '50s and on into the '70s, I worked for the ASCS office, checking bins and land, and assisted with other general work. During the '50s and '60s, I spent the winters in Mesa and California. In[...]Marvin , Kip's mother, Kip , Yvonne, Ruth and Charles with Beth[...]1982, Dedication Da y of Kip and Yvonne's wedding vows. and Helen Jensen and Sheila, Mr. a[...]was in the nursing home in Plen- Mother 1s now a resident at Faith Lutheran Home, Wolf Pomt.[...]Until retiring, I as a Lutheran Brother· mother's homestead about 6 miles northwest of Plentywood a[...]or many years (1 O of those years I served as dad's homestead east of Outlook. We have rented[...] |
![]() | [...]Community Concert Board (Treasurer), Golden Year's Club Coun . The have children: Judi Gorton (32),[...]d on the Sheridan County Council on Aging. paren s nd has a son, Brian (5); Ruth Elaine (30) married[...]go to print unless it can ne ic , and or s a he atomic energy plant a Richland.[...]Wold and oods and lives in Bilhngs where he 1s a contractor. They have Ryan[...]and Ruth, Peter and Inga ( ). Ed in and Lorraine's daugh er Sandra married Joe agnan and[...]agnild's children, 1924. hey live in inneapolis, here Jo[...]Georg ia ( leven) aller's paren s migrated to US from or·[...]Chff a · eas of Ou . mo s d by ife, r . 0. .[...]r s e under a fme te ·[...]I Farmers Union sponsorin r. e S , zerland and En land. 8 to see all my aun s and uncles on my m I became interested in p[...]I go the b st movie camera ha Europe I used a oda S ereo. In ovem graphic Soc,e y of America.[...] |
![]() | [...]graduate, were married on 10-4-75 in St. Timothy's Chapel at Southern Cross, MT. Their son, Luke Ant[...]less Christian heritage these old and al er paren s left o heir children, grandchildren and grea -gra[...]cidentally there are appro ima ely 1000 mhab·tan s on his Ii island and e ere old that most o[...] |
![]() | [...]sisters: Ida, Martha, Elda Betty's husband, Charles (Chuck) was the son of former Ou[...]and then returned OHS in the '50s. Children in the family at the time they lived in[...]Kohlers. Herman's sister was Mrs. Fred Kelm, and his brother was Ji[...]Dean o Studen s Cordell, 0 and o Outloo[...]ire en in Gr n s there for 3 year he remainder o[...]a -Care Center in Charles hmp is he B1lhn s Dis ric C Supervisor of[...] |
![]() | [...]look. He graduated from high school from St. Mary's at[...]his Masters degree after which he taught music in S an-[...]Outlook went to St. ary s in e England, D. A er graduation he[...]OHS. She moved to Juneau, A here she or ed for he s a e. Frequently it would arouse us in the middle[...]orn 5-12-20 o Grace and Rob es Bob s a ism in O o graduated from OHS n 1938[...]s . n 3- s deceased but her si u ltv[...]S ool 1 |
![]() | [...]Benson's office; she attended the U of MN 1 year before ma[...]to Pa Cargill on 7- 4-73 in Douglas, A , here hey s ill live. They have a son, Carson Patric (10-31-75). Pat is a carpenter and Mary or s as a secre ary or he legislature. ichael[...]in the US avy and also on the orth Slope for ere s on oil rigs. He has 1 Back row: D[...]a . 'lliam C. es lives in Alas a and war s as a P. A. man for a li- Front row: Ty, Randy, J son. D[...]ichigan. She as inot and at St. ary's in ew England. 0. She attended arylhurst marrie o[...]e s 111 employ d re Sh[...] |
![]() | [...]ere Joe works for Tech Time Computers as a Com- 1s a pilot and Maureen is working as a staff therapi[...]uated from OHS and at ended the Carolyn Sue's birthday is 5-19-63. After high school she went to U of MT. He now lives in Billings and wor s for Graybar Electric. Carroll College in Helena,[...]he and O"anne (10-20-45). Ga l'v s in L s V , V d h a d ·s United S ates and Greenland until 195 .[...]and Ga u ust (8-30-78 . Oi nn B a "d s h 1 son O "d s 12·31 -6 ) nd liv s ·n o, V.[...] |
![]() | [...]ting in moved to my grandmother's farm south of Outlook. I was happy to 960 s class Valedictorian. The next 2 inters I attended[...]Marine Corps in December 1953. mo her's health began to fail, I returned home to help.[...]rs. I was a truck driver, bridge builder, general carpenter, head to whoa nd he stopped just long enough for her to climb down, then carpenter, and instructor of demolitions and mine warfare.[...]ares. They raveled to differen s ates This is a picture of the scho[...]ls. B s nd her sisters, argaret n E[...]le der (6· 6-2 ). Richard cam paren s to he t[...]9 years o d ish in 926. s[...] |
![]() | [...]e family. At present Margaret lives in rick's yard and through the alley. rm sure Slim would ha[...], . of Redstone. The next year Elizabeth's mother and brothers decided to[...]ly and planted trees. In 1962 they bought Math oe's farm. Richard en- one left in school and[...], he became a member. He participated in the club's an- nual shows as long as his health permitted. T[...]in Petersberg, Ontario, cam s oa nice Carolyn Van Curen. (See James and Arlene[...]9 8. S ea Ameha Roth as born 1-20-03 m Zeelan[...] |
![]() | [...]d is working for the Portland Dis- trict Attorney's Office prosecuting criminal cases. Roxy An[...]Lolo, A blizzard hit in arch 1943. Chester's mother had just returned T. by trai[...]lson (deceased). They had 4 children: several wee s.[...]the family farm until he married. His in 1942 he s udents a ended Plenty ood School. Grace lived i h[...]her sister, Vi Chandler, during her school years. s the older sisters LaVerle Faye B[...]ried to Audry lindquis Reynolds of Ante· lege of S . Teresa in Winona . She gradua ed from he[...]es er and Grace ere married 2-13-60 in St. Joseph's Catholic or for avis Carls[...] |
![]() | [...]s'n. Rodeo at the Minot State Fair. In 1980 Larry's Francis and his cousin Hubert[...]iv- Rodeo Ass'n. Rodeo in Billings in 1982, Larry's horse, Nobody's Darl- ingston, sheep sheared and was a[...]Hardersen, met Francis at my parent's home in 1942. We ere mar-[...]ine, Lucy and Andrew. She graduated from St. John's HS, Tuscaloosa, Al in 1945; Sacred Heart Junior C[...]science and lbrary. Her mother-in-la as her best friend, and sho ed her ho to live ·n the country on a f[...]es in Bozeman. Allen { 57) lives in To , . Chari s (1958) marr' d El en La o s i and Ii s m S a I . auric (1960) hves in Bozeman. Helen ( 961)[...]Clara ·n Bozeman. Ca h rine ( 96 ) !iv s rn Bozeman. rs. Sylvester Wirtz) a fol o s: Thomas L onard (11-4· 1 ) marri d[...]t r RanD e Lyn and a son athe Lain. A s cond daught r, Valon Rae, o s and I, ary Wirtz B c ers as sister of atth 's. marri d Fran arion Bisho[...] |
![]() | [...]o find out what task would be heirs. "Little Bill's" body was found that day beneath Bill Tobin's in the septic system, deaths due to sewer gas asphyxiation. any years later on Sylvester's ranch in California, a butcher was called to help[...]were working, Montana was mentioned. The butcher's name was Luther Hultgren and he lived at Auburn,[...]am Joseph and Tillie Wit e Wirtz (Myrtle Tobiason's aunt) had the daughter of Ben and Florenc[...]John Tisch ma s. They have 2 children, Ian (11 -7-79) and Isaac[...]united in marriage a St. Philip's Catholic Church in Scobey. Todd is the[...]Fred and nna Yung ra ut ID s udying refrgeration. irtz. y dad (1 -19-1890) a[...]brothers, Carl and Gerald Her paternal gra dparen s ere the and atherine Yung. Dad died 11 -5-59 and[...]amily. paren s er he ilham Hendrie s of or ich, D. fter attendin[...]Todd and P ggy ha 8 childr n. The old · s , Boni a, married GI n (7-28-24) married Russell[...]Chrisfne and Jerry. Curti Anchora .e. S e as born 7-22-52. · illiam, their second child[...]bert Jr., 5 year , and Sommer, 2½. L ra , 2-1-56 s h Gayleen.[...] |
![]() | [...]Trupe 4-28-84. Rocky is the older brother of Joe's wife, Rhon- Sorte. She is currently employed by Bob and Lou's Bar and Deli in Plen- da.[...]n 3-14-74 in Plentywood. He is active in Cub Scou s, crowds around the area on numerous occasions. Th[...]years o d, and egan ee, born 5-29-82 ho ,s 2 years old. Tim as They remember several camping[...]verson) Wirtz born 9-16-53 in Scobey. B1II is the s cond oldest ,n the family of 8 chi dr n. Bro hers[...]y fol s and I mov d to ontana in o emb r 1976 from[...]ly farm to help his dad. In April 1972 he an s·ngin a d ith the Outloo School as c[...]years B nd. For 7 years th y play d for area danc s and sp cial eel bra- of schooling m[...]As th dawn of anoth r Fath r's Day cam into b ing, 6-18-44 ,[...] |
![]() | [...]beautiful cathedral type church with high Father's Day. Two months after celebrating her 1st birthda[...]"Lord, if ever I've needed your help, it's now." Do you see how it was?[...]I was scared stiff! But with the Lord's help we managed.[...]s- Erin and David have inherited heir father's love or animals. They room close he doo[...]ony a d 2 sisters Carolyn Tha ·s the ay It as and that's he ay i is for me. and Peggy See James nic Bio .[...]oin his father ho had filed a claim on land 7 mil s tt all started for me right here in Sheridan[...]e country, all r of Plentywood. H's education as acquired in he one-room OHS and grad[...]fy Bible rnstitute I ent to Edison Par on Chicago's north est Once they par ed Orville's 1928 true under th tippl but hen th y side to tea[...]start. They discover d that the Lutheran Children's Home. There ere about 20 Junior high and h[...] |
![]() | [...]tlook from 1936 to 1943 the highlights in Orville's life was a visit to Oswald while he was butler-[...]ears when Clarence was transferred to the Farmers friend Freda Petersen (Hague) drove to Chicago and for a[...]Shan en, Ria an (d.ed 3 Technician at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. days after her birth and 1s buried m the family plot in Outloo Another highlight of Orville's life was his 7-day trip from Hawaii to ce[...]- Ron graduated in 1955 and man of his summ rs ere sp nt in man and the US avy.[...]sons, Dean and Gene and live m Grea Falls. S an n gradual d m built a small home behind the or[...]1957 and marri d D nnis B rg e ·n 1959. Th r s d in LaGrande, thumb in the soil. God has blessed[...]s 6 gra dchildren. H r husband Fran d1 d in 1975. S e no i gle.'[...]of S attl . Th y have 2 daughters, G nnaf r and mb rl[...]m ount Vernon, W . Clair r s d s in Indio CA. In 1975 he marri d y parents ere dolph and Emma Har (S e Har Biog.}. Dia- Barbara C n gy of Los An I s. Th have 2 daughters, Elana Jenta mond SD s r corded as my birthplace, 2-10-1 . f years lat r[...]joying r t1rement at ahsp II and are activ in the S nior Reed, and he artin nu son homestead b cam ou[...]he German-Lutheran fa1 h. I recall th mi hty voic s of lbert and BIii Hollatz, Fran and H n[...] |
![]() | n'eyburn, Sask., with Anton's mother and the 3 children: Anna[...]-19~0), Joseph (2-2-02) and Tony (6-22-04). Anton's sister had By Gordon Garrick set[...]g it. One of her olde~t son, w~s born at Carter, SD in 1916. The Zeitner family ca[...](deceased), and Helmeth (deceased). All of Albert's brothers nd[...]and Tony bough the and Gas in s·d ey, has played a large part in Sheridan County's 01I Slone er farm 5 miles southeas of Outloo . Th[...]d on a farm 19 mile south of Scob where heir fol s ,c Tony marred Glenola Redden on 12-26-3 . H[...]and orven, olf Poin . T ey are re ired d Ii e in S n a Cru . The·, sons, Dal and Brian, are[...]arbara m rried Henry Radons ·n 926 (See nry Rado s Bio .). athryn mamed Fran lin Louc s (See athryn Louc s his ory). Grace gradua ed from OHS and atten[...]ls 7-26-45 at Long Beach, CA. Their son, Jae , or s fo he city of Denver, and son, Bob, works for Saf[...]Elizabeth married Ed Reuter 10-6-36 at Bilhn s. A son eil, as born 11 -6-41 in Plentywood[...] |
![]() | [...]o col- which in November 1956 produced the county's first oil. He pumped lege. for Amer[...]Ed's spare time is devoted to sports. Boxing and hunti[...]rming ith our son, ayne and his son, evin. evin's son, Jeffrey, no 2 years old. is the 1st child of[...]born in the Ou loo · Dalev·e commum y. Jeffrey 1s being ared on t horn st ad of h's grea -greal•great- randparents, Harry and Else[...]h Ip in com• 1 10-11 , tocat d south of the pr s nt Carl Od gard ranch.[...] |
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![]() | [...]Store-Bob Gresham 4. Deck's Bakery-Max & Frank Deck 5. Golden Rule Store- 1[...]1. L & M Cleaners 2. Lloyd's TV & Repair-Lloyd Sorenson 1. Land Co.-John[...]38. PETERSON'S HARDWARE-Jerry Iverson 8. VACANT LOT[...]1. Peterson's Hardware-Don & carotyne Peterson 2. Leland Hotel-[...]hinery-George, Albert, John Kollman 4. Tanner and Best Ory Daley 3. Hotel Sample R[...]40. PETERSON'S HARDWARE-Jerry lverso 11 . MONTANA NATIONAL BANK[...]41 . PETERSON S HARDWARE-Jerry Iverson 1. Nelson Accounting-[...]t'I Life lns.-Kurt Walstein's Confectionery 5. Guerin's Confect onery Ueland[...]. Ben Fran !In-Bryan & al>el Fry 5. Garn 1-4. VET'S CLUB[...]be Store-Fay Chandler, Sr. 6. es 's Ca e & Beer Oist.-cart est 7 Cream ry 1. Ame[...](rear)-car1 est 15. ROY'S SUPER YALU- Bill ilson[...]43. TKE VOGUE- ary & Ate Jensen 1. Roy's Market-Roy & Vivian Smith 2. ax ell & Chrysler ca[...]gu - ( oms & ry Lou e son) (Iva oser) 2. Peterson's Ready o - aro "Shorty" Danielson 3. Livery B[...]ry Goods and G r rchand ' - J. S atmg Rin 16. ROYS PAR 6 LOT[...]( 1 . Darv,s Accounting- Ric Oarvis 2. Ors. Fran hn & Earl sI er- Den Ists I 18. U.S. POST OFRCE/ELKS LODGE[...]( (Sam Ice Spragu ) 2. I c ·s Beauty sop 2 S an Grace sm, s and Aoor- ndy[...] |
![]() | [...]Music Korner- Gary & Linda Syljuberget 2. Garrick's Tape & Stereo-Bob & 1. Grandv[...]artin Reinerston & Stewart 6. Mrs. Kitzenberg's Style Shop Grant Stoner 55. JACOBSON'S JEWELRY-Harry, Ruth & Jule Jacobson 76. BOYER'S BARBER SHOP-Perry Boyer 1. Telephone Off ice[...]1. Boyer's Barber Shop-Jim Boyer 2. Security State Bank-Bill[...]Nelson 3. Farmer's Merchant Bank-Carl Bull 4. Sheridan Co. State Ban[...]1. Plentywood Barber Shop-Dan King 2. Odegaard's Barber Shop-Steve 59. SECURITY STATE BANK[...]Odegaard 3. White's Barber Shop-Ardell White 4. Long's Barber Shop-Bill Long 1. orthern Auto Parts 2. Andy's Garage-Andy Michels 3. Johnson & Marsh 80. NEVILLE'S TRANSIT -Vic Fishell Garage-Arnold Johnson &[...]Louise Kavon 6. Thor- 81. BOB & LOU'S BAR-Sheldon (Butch) & Eileen Nielsen son Bros[...](Bill Stageberg) (MaUfice & Jane West) 3. Sorem's Grocery-Chuck Saunders 4. 1. orthern Auto Parts 2. Kitzenberg's Style Shop 3. M & M (or M & H) Johnson Sorem's Grocery with apts. upstairs Hardware & Furnit[...]82. BOB & LOU'S BAR-Sheldon (Butch) & Eileen Nielsen 62. PARKI 6[...]Hallquist) 3. Sheridan Oil Co. Office 4. Thunem's Union 76 5. Hitching Post for tin's Cafe-Ted & Ruth Curtin horses and wagons[...]1. 0. K. Corral-Dale & Arlene Korte 2. Tony's Bar-Tony Tlustosch 3. Britt's Bar 1. Bestway Builders 2. onarch Lumber[...]d lmports-C. Eidsness 2. Pearson Auto 3. Peterson's Garage-Cal Ward Peterson & Dale Long; 1. Hank's Pool Hall-Hank Krebsbach Rear: Blind Peterson[...]er 6. (Upstairs) elson & Fulkerson Undertakers-C. S. elson 7. (Upsta rs) 85. COAST TO CO[...]Ward Peterson & Dale Long; 1. Renshaw's Cafe-Fred Renshaw 2. Howard Lewis, tionery-Bo[...]r & Craig Buckalew 1. Pearson uto 2. Peterson's Hardware-Len & Jan Pe erson 3. Helland & Strand 1. ontgomery ards 2. Redmond's Tire-Joe Redmond 3. Redmond's Bowling Hardware & Furniture 4. (Upstairs) Apts. for Hoo Shop 5. Bolster's Hardware and Alley-Ed Peterson[...]87. KITZENBERG'S-Darrel & ary Kitzenberg (Leland & Lillian) 6.[...]1. Bob & Lou's Bar-Bob & Lou ielsen 2. John's Bar-John Boulds 3. Coast to rson Used Cars 2. Peterson's Hardware-Len Jan Peterson 3. J.C. Penney Coa ard & arge Peterson 4. Ed Peterson's Bakery & Grocery 5. Frank's Cafe . Helland & Strand Hdwe. & Furniture 5. (Upstairs) p s. for Hoo Shop 6. Ba Fran[...]y 7. C D HARDWARE-Vic OeTienn s 8. KITZ HG'S arrel & ary itzenberg (Leland & Lillian) 1. Pearson Used Cars 2. isler's Vic Fran ie isler 3. Redmond Tir I[...]ery in rear-Joe Redmond elstad Sho s-Pe e c elstad 5. Gen. 89. ORP T TRE-Gordon & Emily telsen S (Pa ollman) (Fish Jarvis)[...]Fis S r.) 1 arson Used Cars 2. isler'[...]y-Fred Forman nd ed• 1. Dahl's Shoe Shop-Emil Dahl 2. L land's Te aco-L land Evenson 3. ort rn vi[...]ris ensen & 0 o Jorgenson . Jensen's Gas Ser- 69. C[...]ery ard-H. C. J nsen 5. Fishbec El ctnc S op 1.[...]A on Smi h 3. Smtih rmy S 1. The Spo Bar-(Rupert arsh) (Gary Roberts) ([...]s Cmic-Ralph ppner 5. 74. GRA DYE[...]t r on Front Office: 1. Overcast S ns-Don E n 2. Harold in er, .0. 3. Ro[...]esslnger, .0. 4. Or. A. Bolton, 0 nt1st 5. Leona's Beauty Shop-L ona oore[...] |
![]() | [...]ymous, the canvas. And thanks to Sheridan County's tremendous good fortune Mental Healt[...]Williston Oil Basin, the decade from the mid-1970s to Force, _offer guidan~e, counselling and support to the community. the mid-1980s could go down as the golden age of Plentywood.[...]and One need only listen to radio's "People, Places and Things" or scan the Qirls, yo[...]plishments of the various clubs tha meet he m ere s and n ds of the people of Plent ood. Organiz[...]pportum ies. The Chamber of Commerce, (today's combination of such ormer organizations as the Lto s Club, R tail erchan s Pl nt ood Boosters), along 1th Jaye s, Jayceens, 1 anis and Villa Hostesses, ha e contt[...]ual ac 1v1ti such as Junior iss Pageant, tradesho s, st le sho , and s· a onal promo• ions, o insure a healthy econo[...]history of the Plen ood schools s ms appropriat a a part of dividuals, Plenty ood 1s a progr s iv ampl of th accomplish- the Pen ood story. Rev1e ing biograph, s r c iv d for our s quel ments such as th golf cours , Bo Eld r Dam, the s ,mmmg pool and rev al d startling[...]accomplishm nts and achievements par , Sportsman's Par , Pioneer anor and many other pro1 cts, too of th gradual · s of PHS. numerous to mention.[...]out hat their children ere doing as a The El s, Lady El s ni hts of Columbus, asonic Lodg Eastern[...] |
![]() | [...]. Myers Wathne Plentywood's first school, a 2-room frame structure, was built[...]prepare for college entrance; 2. to get a eacher's certifica e; and 3. Eighth Grade Gr[...]In 9 6 the school lunch as begun i h 2 coo s, rs. Edna nderson and rs. Lillian Tronson in very cro ded conditions in the 3rd rade building. bou 200 s uden s a e each day. hen he Laurel Elementary build'ng a[...]room facili ies, the si uation improved. ore coo s ere needed, some of horn included Gabr Ison, h eler, E enson S cho o el Ersness Heppner, Evens aa[...]s fson, To , son Larson,[...]nson. Front ro hl n s,[...]Ennis , F rn J n n Sehl m s, n ds n[...] |
![]() | [...]graduate of Baldwin- March issue of the Producer's News, Friday, 12-28-31 at the Library.[...]lentywood, Pastor Aarsvold was active in the Lion's and redecorated many times. One of the later addi[...]e next 3 students of which 38 are seniors. Harvey Carpenter, elementary prin-[...]pointed clerk in supt.'s office in 1935, and held that posi ion until e[...]later buying Gib's interes and continuing alone. e leased the arron[...]organized the " orth Plains Insurance Co.''. s ard and Tande both The Aarsvolds, both nativ[...]1 63, he bought th Fed ral Crop In urance franch1s from to Baldwin, I here they are serving the Peac[...]resign din 1956, I as appoint d to com- early '70s.[...]inued until 1963 h n I b am s c tary- r a ur r of our insu anc[...]deral Crop Insurance to my n ph , Willard ich · 1s. We retained of athematics a St. John's Univ rs,ty, Collegeville, . Timothy,[...] |
![]() | [...]hat he did not live to see the oil boom of the '80s. LEE and DORIS (HILYARD) AASTROM |
![]() | [...]school they went to visit Teresa's father, Ray, in Sacramento, CA. LLOYD and SHARON[...]eresa gave birth to no only worked nights for Lee's Westland. Later, I worked for Lohrenz Truck-[...]Monica Lorene completed their family. for Markle's Implement. In 1972, I moved to Billings and worke[...]to Plentywood, most of my time is spent at Butch's Diesel Shop keeping boo s and working in the parts department.[...]S ede or d at various jobs: sho shine bo Hilyard's Barber[...]I gal mplica, Inc. of Thousand Oa s, C . Da n Linet e as born -2-6 ,[...];t i nighters ho came banging on h y live m s·dney here they bo h or or She han S ism raph.[...]d to ayn Fran e and lives in S ede and Hazel's chi dren are Consuelo (Connie) and enneth illis[...](Lrttl S ede). Conni , married a man from Yor , has 5 sons: Bill,[...]La e), has 5 sons and 3 Ja e, born 2-15- 2, 1s the second of 1 children born to Ignacio[...]f 3 childr n of h late alter S de passed a ay 11 -19-68, at age 71, I avmg a lar[...]lli rand argaret (Cybuls i) ads n. She as born in S dney, people's hves. T nd re up in Plent ood.[...]"the" saleslady, for lngs arson's, Luziers Cosmetics and Electrolu .[...] |
![]() | [...]sther, Wolf Point, and Plentywood. Debra's favorite pastime is singing with (Mrs. orris Berg[...]Then back to Plenty ood in 1945, taking over Deck's Bakery and Cafe for 3 years, besides farming. The[...]( rs. J lo ers) born Shirley's mo her died of tetanus in 1945. She graduated fro[...]·obs at the Vet's Club. Canyon Club, and the Blu oon, a butcher[...]m o he EUB church, Roy's and a carp nter for Del- C[...]hich merg d yrt S Supt. for about 5~ el c rician[...]ooley. in r 1s . h, Plen ood here[...]e counseling psycholog1s for a new al Center. In[...]o farmed northeast of Coalridge. Debra was born m S n a aria, CA[...] |
![]() | [...]Paula Ranae, born 11 23-66, ,s in h r Junior y ar at PHS. Westby, have 2 sons, E[...]ng out at the family-owned Dairy Lunch: ba ing p1 s, a, r ssing, berger, was a rural carrier for 30 y[...]nda working at UBC in 1970 and 1s the present man g r. Weaver of Ovando, MT. They both work for She[...]ld Andersen, born 11 -17 26, a Hardy, the s cond Dagmar, confirmed at Plentywood Lutheran Chu[...]family moved o cElroy m arch 1928 nald s art d Dale's mother, Alice, passed away 7-4-65 and father on L[...]When WWII s arted, he le chool and[...]After the ar, Donald or ed or ndy's Gara e a d n Mae's parents, both deceased, were Swen and Clara Soder[...]On 8-1-49, Donald married ary R. Simoneau of Han s, 0. Flowers, Ada, OK; Keith, Green Bay, WI; and M[...]ir first home as purchased from the estate of Don's grandfather, L. C. Christensen.[...]dfather , s born 9-8-81.[...]ns o re th ir hous and built a horn in h ir s r[...] |
![]() | [...]and 4 In 1946 Delores went to work at Penney's as a clerk and in grandchildren[...]er 1948, has 2 daughters and Homesickness got the best of her and she moved back home in July.[...]at Froid and Sidney before She cler ed at Penney's again, was promoted to Cashier/Bookkeeper,[...]r D'Alene, ID. then worked in the County Assessor's office.[...]rtain farm, 1 mile north of Dooley. PT A, and Job's Daughters. Since leaving Plentywood, Leona[...] |
![]() | [...]iness. It was at this time, he got his Journeyman's license Plentywood. I enlisted in the Ai[...]for many years and on dion, crafts, s ing, music, and bo ling. 5-23-83 he passed away.[...]he Ho ard tlhston. Her activiti s wer band, chorus, ch rlead r, and Rambo Wallers c[...]Lake and Froid, T. Some time as spent in the CCC's at born 5-1-43 in Plentywood. After gradua[...] |
![]() | [...]Stan and Alpha Rue purchased the Deck's Bakery and Cafe and[...]Anna Antonson immigrated to the US from Sweden in man of Raymond, T.[...]ng of Plentywood. Elinder worked as a carpenter from then until he retired in 1979, Ardell[...] |
![]() | [...]d in a bakery in in the early 1900's and moved to Plentywood in 1947 by my grand- Swe[...]oise, ID where he died in land that Olaf's parents (Edward and Inga Arneklev) had homesteade[...]October 1963 and married her at Hope Erick's family appears elsewhere in this book.[...] |
![]() | [...]lomas, a board member presented each stu- sion se s and also helped build he Farmers Union Elevator.[...]urning fever. The County Health Dix E here he wor s for otorola. He at ended Concordia and lo a[...]or arrived, and upon leaving, posted a sign on my S a' e. aren Pauline, a graduate nurse from SU is m[...]i~topher Wade is manager and meat cut er for Ator's ~rocess!ng and helps with farming and ranching on the family farm. He 1s married to Linda Brenteson of Coalridge. Son, Nic[...]was born 8-26-81 . They recently purchased " ike's Clothing". Thomas Walter works in the oilf[...] |
![]() | [...]-14-59, a d u hter of els and Alice Chicago World's Fair. yrad and illy (Petersen) had 4 child[...]Larry was employed as a carpet layer for Peterson's Hardware for other and Dad are buri[...] |
![]() | [...]1943 and S 1949 and PHO 1953 at Wisconsin. ilitary service[...]n 6-14-59, he married Doreen elson. {See separate s ory.) Hitzman in 1983. Deborah An[...]age, and for many years as a mechanic in Peterson's Garage.[...]The story of Andrew and Tilda Bakken in Sheridan's Daybreak The family m[...] |
![]() | [...]Gene Beckers for 6 years, worked in his father's garage in Outlook, in[...]the oil fields, for Holtan's Auto Body, and is now employed by Valley MYRON an[...]In 1979, she was Sheridan County's lone delegate to 4-H Citizen- secutive days; the[...]Eldon, Leonard, and anlyn. Laverne's dad came to Outloo from tn·[...]in 1954, Lloyd brought his Laverne's brother, Eldon of Outloo . va, Vince, Josep , and[...]grocery cler at the R d O I nd Jerry's ar t and is no head coo Bev.) in 1955 and hen the[...]at her ne home in ontana Barbara or ed for Penney's. r. eissner, the manager as hmng help as Penney's as moving into a ne store. Within a le months, sh[...]first officers. Both ere bowling fans. Barbara's special interest as th Amer. Cancer Society. She as the county chairman and held s veral other posi- tions. PAUL and ANGELA[...] |
![]() | [...]Jim's sister, Angela (Angie), is married to Paul E. Bec[...]anics. Anchorage, A where bo h are working as CPA's. Jim met h[...]he area. in Helena. Jill's parents are the Paul Lehmans of Ft. Benton, MT. J[...]son on the RR a Plenty ood. He and my uncle, Fran S ifter, homesteaded Street in Plenty[...]The 1ly helped 1th Jill or s part-time at he Hair ffaire'. the farm[...]yd and Harold, and s. confir Church m Dool[...]d, ho s.[...]se, id ·s Cafe. f[...] |
![]() | [...]We attended grade school, Fredly Ungdom's S ole (Fredly You h[...]separa e story. Bjorn served 6 mon mg's from PHS in 1924 in a class of 9 girls and 2 boys[...]Hospital m Los Angeles, CA and transported s e ar t. . or ed at the Children's Hospital m Holly ood. f[...]16 E 2nd e. n o ned by Or. Ring old Sa S ner. He later purchased the C. C. Johnsto[...]d sur e Sta a s ff to include a nurse d orce, he married D[...] |
![]() | [...]ship privileges from IAS cor- As a New Year's baby, I was born on 1-3-5 3 at the Sheridan Mem.[...]7 years, Cub Scouts Girls Club, CA's, etc. and Boys Scouts, CA's and Plentywood School Band. I played the trum-[...]2 years. I work- on 6-4-49. Bjorn's family prepared a very festive reception at their[...]in, and did cleaning for the Dairy Lunch, Anthony's, vik, North Norway, where seeing th[...]blish- for Mrs. Nels Oksendahl, worked for Eckert's Furnace Cleaning Ser- ed. Bjorn has worked as a carpenter, most of the time for Rudy Foss. vice. When the c[...]C and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. on 5- 6-80 at S SU. I graduated from Evangel College ith a degree[...]1980 at S SU, Sprngfield, 0 when Bernhard became a 2nd Lt.[...]Bjorn's hobbies are woodworking, reading photography, and[...], traveling, During Plent ood's Golden Jubilee, Anne Fransen and the Bjorn- and mee ing and old s. n ed in arolina, I sens ere a part of the pa eant "S ebrush to Side al s hich bough · a Ho o orcycl[...]Place O Job Counsel s ri is C and other groups. She has[...]dan 11 · inne · d or S . Paul. for po office. Coun y as h[...]if a had e eo ing many plac s, I enjoy com ac fri n of[...]jor d Es her Bjornsen. 2 s·sters, BJOR and ST[...]of daughter of Oscar and Anne Fransen. Her s1 er, Edi h H arst d lives ·n[...]Ed ·n lives near Plentywood and John, 8- 4-23 do s ,I[...]cation from Evan I I te cour s Dist. gr. of o. Am. Life & Cas. Co., St. Paul[...], sh counsef'n d uidance t S SU.[...] |
![]() | [...]Larry started at Anthony's as assistant manager. later worked con- Duri[...]rses created a sideline job of selling tac as Hob's a camping and canoeing trip in the Bay Waters of[...]the Diamond Jubilee Committee for Plen ood's celebra- and attending PHS.[...]dua ed. Gayl n married aren Bloomer in 1979. She 1s a basic education teacher a iles Commumty Coll[...]6 lbs 9½ oz. and s d, T ey have[...]aughter, Courtney. he pr n 1m , th y hv in S att •[...]cancer. t the s C 2- s of the an Po[...]T' a JOb that e s. In 1980 June ma[...]par nt r Sh h s 2 f rm n ar Bilhn s in 192 , rais d tom to s and corn for[...] |
![]() | [...]re Fairgrounds was Mrs. Merwin's and she took good care of me and the baby. conver[...]hich he sold to James Syme ·n 1962. In 19 7 Don's father, rthur Bol e, born 9-7-16 is still farming[...]arm a mile southeast of Plenty ood in order o Don's mother no Ge rude 1lliams as born 8·1-28 and hve[...]passed a ay 6- -8 and is buried b side his paren s m he Dooley 5-27-78. They have 2 children: Bri an[...]m amed on h arm raising a fe sh ep and ca le. he S a e High ay Dep . o·ane arie, born 7-9-5 is[...]ly 9-29-53. ary Elizabeth u o s i born 2-1 -5 , marned Leroy[...] |
![]() | [...]ood. He is in 7th grade this year. He is also Dad's helper on tion and Naturalization in Missoula, wh[...]local nurse, Grace SAMUEL E. BORAH Best, in 1938, they moved to San Francisco. There he worked as an S. E. Borah as born, raised, and married in Jsconsi[...]moved to Daniels County in the late '20s here his ife passed a ay married Frances Martin o[...]from in 1931 . He lived with his son S. V. Borah south of Redstone for the Navy in 1970,[...]al years then moved to Plenty ood in the early '50s here he Archie Bolster (1919): He and his w[...]lived till he passed a ay in 1964, 3 ee s before his 90 h birthday. were married in 1938 in[...]se". He served with He had 3 children S. Virgil of Redstone, L. G. of Cheyenne, Y, and th[...]Uola Freund. hen Jim as 5 years old his paren s moved o the My childhood years in Plentywoo[...]o get a one penny bounty. I remember sledding and s 1ing ette Petersen. I had 3 brothe[...]· h in he as the big event in my life. Also v1s1tmg mother at the ice cream Coalndge[...]d es b her artner- s ore, where she or ed, as grea fun, and being on a[...]p Dale as born m Scobey, Tm 1935, a son of S. V. and Caroline Bo h. They moved to the arm sout[...]a o s on t[...] |
![]() | Sheridan Co. until his father's death. He enrolled in Moler Barber Col-[...]at PHS, has plans Plentywood to continue his dad's business at Boyer's Barber Shop. of going to EMC at Bi[...]ere I work- We attend St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Westby, and Bjarne ed fo[...]at one time as head usher. He sponsored the Boyer's IRVEN and DOROTHY (HOPPINS) BRIGHTSMA[...]rensdal family has been a p rt of Sheridan County's history crafts program and also he visi[...]na, D and also attended school there. Electrician's ate 2 aboard the USS Hector in he Pacific[...] |
![]() | [...]ave 2 sons, Wade and Clinton. They purchased Zugg's Trailer Court in 1983 and renamed it Brock's Mobile Home Court. Wes has 2 sisters, Betty[...]In 1945, following Jim's duty in the Air Force, Jim and Janie CARL and MAR[...]which time, Mark, Jim's son, who had been working for Williston- Mar[...]Board. One of Jim's favorite pasttimes is playing golf. He helped[...]Williston-Scobey Transfer. Jim and Janie s children have blessed them Second son, Danie[...]JOE and SALLY (0 TOOLE) CARPENTER Third son, Chuck Alan Buckalew, was born 8-27 -60 at e ton, Harvey Clarence "Joe" Carpenter as born 6-7-27 in Plentywood, IA. He graduated from PHS. He 1s now working on an 011 rig for T. Son of Harvey Allen and Elsie Josephine Petersen Carpenter. Brin erhoff in Wyoming.[...]ulance driver from 1968-79; Kay Carpenter, Lewistown, MT. president of the Plentywoo[...] |
![]() | [...]Farmers Union Oil Co., and Nash's of Redstone. Elma cooked at the[...]T on 5-1-56. Sally and Joe Carpenter . Lillian Taylor, Elma's daughter from a previous marriage, was born[...]hurch and the Sally and Joe were married in S . Joseph's Catholic Church in American Legion A[...]d STELSIE (CROUSE) CEARTIN The 2 focal poin s of the Carpenters' lives are their families and[...]udies, and taught catechism classes at St. Joseph's Church. Joe's hobby is cooking, a pas ime hat resul ed from his[...]e, Mrs. George Blank of Medicine of he College of S . Catherine, is a registered occupational therapi[...]illings; Ruth, rs. R. Osajda of o. Ridge, CA; wor s as a therap1s , and ayne is completing a surgical program in[...]ssed a ay in 1 96 3 at the age of 7 2. Paul Carpenter is employed and living in Plentywood.[...]children and 13 great-grandchildren. Bernard's father, Jack, came from inneso a and his mother,[...]The thing I remember most about the '30s was that my Dad, who Elma's parents, Edward and Erna Whelen amp Brunner, came[...]money out of it. Then in the late '30s, he started buying more land.[...] |
![]() | [...]Lake were married 9-9-67 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plen- I graduated from P[...]in 1970. week. In 1942, Fay and I took over Britt's Bar, a gift from our Dad. They s[...]where Britt found a job at Leithold's Pharmacy. On 4-28 -71 their lovely married in 194[...]Daddy and Britt and make with Long's Drug in El Cerrito, and they moved to San Pablo a[...]ile he in St. Josephs Catholic Church and St. Ann's Guild. Her hobbies are commuted to s[...]ent, graduated in 1978. in Plentywood in the 1940's. This young club was instrumental in get-[...]heridan Co. I was elected President of our Jaycee's the second their 1971 Pinto hile Pat[...]I ·s no 1984, and they are still here. Bntt has enjoye[...]ble working relationship ith Dr. Tom. and Patsy 1s working in the return for living in such a[...] |
![]() | [...]manager. My brother, Britt and I, operated Britt's Bar after that. On 6-9-41 , I married Violet (Cy)[...]dent at St. Olaf's. Ronald remained in the Air Force and attained th[...]born 10-14-60. He graduated from St. Olaf's in 1982 and is presently[...]year at St. Olaf's. Jefferson since our marriage, here e have raised[...]U of have spent various amounts of time here. I 's a favorite overnight[...]y parents, ,ers and ane Christensen were immigran s Andrew and 1llie Jorgersr[...]some houses when REA started. Kenneth's 3 sisters reside in Plen· and lives at Ca[...] |
![]() | [...]h of Coast Store. He later bought Clarence Hewitt's Studio, continued sell- Idaho and th[...]and Lloyd Sorensen were faithful employees in Ken's Music Mart on is married and do[...]dy is married and presently lives on Bob Thompson's farm, raises[...]cattle and operates his dad's farm. Ken[...] |
![]() | [...]is active in Eastern Star and works at Kitzenberg's Style Clarence Christiansen. My mother[...]tory). Sharon as born ed at Deck s Bakery, where ike's Clothing is now located. 4-26-42, married[...] |
![]() | [...]Johnson, is in the nursing home. I reside at 322 S. Main, with a BS degree in Elem. Educ. and Soc. Sci. During summer months I Plentywood. Arthur's brother, Paul, lives at Froid; Alvin at Kent, WA; worked at Sher. Mem. Nursing Home as a nurse's aide and stayed with and Edwin has died. His sist[...]hter Marlene, married Jerry Vogel, owner of Jerry's Ware- house Market at Plentywood. They have a dau[...], son of James and miles west of Westby until Bud's death in 1972. R[...]In 1980 the family of my father's mother had a reunion in Interna-[...]then to Froid, Band, Chorus, issionettes, and CA's. In Camp Fire Girls, Grace Smith, MT.[...]ing with mottos of learn by doing and to make the best better. Lillie married Charl[...] |
![]() | [...]r Operator. Daughter Sheila married Ray- tiff, om's dresses would just happen to have the sleeves sew[...]d Rodger Rusher in France on 9-22-45, and they pa's old odel A Ford, which as his only mode of transp[...]n, Gerald, was born 9-1 6-46. Her enjoyed Grandma's coo ing and the songs that Grandpa sang.[...]Gregory was born August 7th after his father's death. enjoyed the comforts of running water, cen[...]roid T. STA LEY and LOUISA (DAMM) CLE ETSO |
![]() | [...]uncil, was a Mason, a Shriner, member of the Lion's Club, and pearance. Kathy, at home, and Kenneth D[...]field in eastern Montana. He purchased his father's farm north of cil, and is past President of the M[...]Gabie's father's farm, later selling it to Andy Michels. In[...]ar Outlook on a half section of land owned by Roy's children: Ruby, Jesse, Marvin, and Ro[...]T here the family had moved for George's inter employment. She[...], she clerk· b came a navigator in 817's. Because farm laborers were difficult to[...] |
![]() | [...]Dave joined the Masonic Lodge in 1966 and Dorothy's parents who retired and moved to Plentywood; Geor[...]bby, Townsend, and Plen- affiliation with Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. and through his individual effort[...]rn 8-23-77, Acworth, GA. Dori is now coaching boy's spring and summer baseball. and Tr[...]the In-Step Shoe Store in Plentywood. children's and adult choir director for over 30 years and as[...]is currently chairman of the of 55. S ate Classification and Rating Bureau.[...]arvm Glenn, ary Ellen, and Sharon. A brother, the S i Patrol at he Sun Valley S i Resort, and as a member of the[...]The sle'gh r'de o Grandpa and Grandma Tommerup's house. The cold Francisco, CA. They sill reside a[...]rry Dam as the only studen in s grade, aught by Beryl Hovde. I remained at Helena[...]oof. e al ed 1¼ In H lena, he me arilyn J. S artz, daugh er of Hans and Ethel m[...]find out hy! The clothes drying on arilyn's father passed a ay at the age of 89 on 10-30-81 .[...]f apping in he ind. In h in er the clothes ere as s rff as mother resides in Plen y ood.[...]so fresh and good. Hauling roe s as no respec er of gende either. and the 7th grad[...]e or ed for the Sta e The best part of he day, though as early in the morning. I[...]The Ii le hite outhous hich s ood a dis ance from he house first assignm[...] |
![]() | [...]the time Church. of Grandpa Tommerup's funeral. Emmaus was the scene of my bap-[...]ispell, MT and a sister, could jump rope with the best of us; Marie Anderson, my SS teacher;[...]irement for Olive and Oliver is very quiet. There's been much[...]. We ere marned 6-3-61 and e have 2 children: ark S ephen, born 5-23-66, Everett, A; and David Lee[...]He plans to become an Elec ncal Engineer. David 1s m Jr. High and 1s our thlete. I received my A in social or fro[...]ham Elemen- ta School in Ti ard. y husband has an S degree from the U of d James, bo 8-55, d S in 1 73 and Utah and or s as a Case or Supervisor at the Dep . of Social an[...]ork d or 15.00 a 2 av1s H I and Patric J . H is a ming hi[...]mov y Oh s a meat cut- a m E p la[...]g re David is a landscap architect nd Lisa 1s ood sttll live.[...]born 10-5-63, graduat d from PHS in 1982 nd a La S . , is a me It Ord r o[...] |
![]() | [...]e and their family have been active in St. Joseph's Catholic Church where Marianne is an organist, th[...]-30 to Bridget and Anthony (Tony) Christensen, in S. John's Lutheran Church, Westby, on 8-24-41. His[...]sters went to St. Thomas' Orphanage in this ime I s arted a beau y shop in my home and made our livin[...]e gradua ed from es Sea le HS 961, or ed a Boeing's and mar- ried Rod ilsson a Cro n Lu her n Church,[...]They no live in Sequim, , oper in " arl ne's" Res auran . Rod is building contrac or nd b 11 he r s auran . Jo n lien Chris ensen, born 12· -[...], Wade Jerome and Brad Jeremy, lives in Port n el s, A, area stops me on th s tell me they ber me from Dr. Pronin's and or s in a doctors office.[...]did similar or in Idaho, Seat le, and Port An el s. He had poho at a e San Fran[...]d died of a massive stro e 5-21 -73 in Port Angel s, e s his I could certa1 to 'Frisco' t m[...]Security State s on my a cy arron's cousin Pete[...] |
![]() | [...]opened a restaurant, which is known as D' Angelo's Alan was a Bank Officer for Crocker Citizens[...]hers and sisters with birthdates: James, Tom's sisters are: Mary Jane Crain, born 7-6-19, an ele[...]ork for the Great orthern Railroad in Sylvia's mother, Louisa Frech, age 84, in 1984 still lives[...],vmg at Butte, of hich reside in Italy. Jae 's mother's name as Concetta Costiello, teen Toft[...]n 11 -18-72 and hey ha e 2 chi dre and his father's name as Francesso D' Angelo.[...]ave 2 childr n, Tif ani and Halite, and re s ill res·de m I aly. ancy's mo her's name ,s argheri a and her o · farms. ather s name as Giacomo D ngelo. arghenta as born 6-20-1[...]~ Fallo mg Jae and ancy's marriage, they trav led bac o[...]a ma er for John nthoney's. a fashion sore on 5 venue in e[...]dc ucation, S nd d[...]1979. S ,cal , and t[...]tau t G s.[...]-19-1895 in Ottum a, IA. (S Sh. Oa r a p. 611.)[...]locat d n Pl n ood in 1979 fol o ·n Jae 's r tir m nt as or sess ons. a[...] |
![]() | [...]e in building Christmas 1957, Mom's sister, Jean, and family from Sweet up his cattle[...]amily, it was heartbreaking to leave the early '50s. Buck continued the farm and ranch operation unti[...]typist at the U of O Library. Buck's widow and son, Rick, are managing the operation o[...]- Edie has 1 sis er, Gudrun (Goody) Ross of S . Paul, N and 2 vancing to Head[...]e Register of Deeds and also the County Treasurer's I as born in Coronach, Sas . on 4-1· 2. y[...]s college and or ed in Fargo Bismarc near her fol s, Bill and Ruby Lon . Grandpa Long had a barber shop on and ino b fore moving to S anley. He proved-up on a claim ain Street.[...]sou h est of S anley, la er no n as Debing To nsh1p. In 191 , he om or ed as a aitress at the Dec s and El in Cafes. So married C[...]a moved 1th her parents, a sis er, and 2 I s arted 3rd grade in Plen ood finding it much easie[...]or estern Geophysical and often ate supper at Dec s here om ould see tha he got an e ra serving of fo[...]ins the day onte as born. un ie ae Fo ler came to s ay I h me while om and Glenn hurried o Wil[...] |
![]() | [...]in June 1980. tion in the County Supt. of School's office and worked during the terms[...]gave demonstra- for Wm. Erickson in the Treasurer's office and during WWII was ap- tio[...]prior to getting her degree a very good, lifetime friend of the family. Eight years later, he was kill·[...]CaJifornia. A stepsister, Gwen Sheridan's Daybrea and its sequel. Flick Erickson lives in S[...]fro a . I This, than s to weed sprays which were new developments. Raisi[...]ceived my BA m y s as hogs and cattle, helping his dad ith field or folio ing Dad's retire- employed as a social[...]. nt,I r co mt,on 25 years lat r, along I h friend Frode Jensen, as a 1972[...]an Social S rv·c s d · nanc dopti un I· Gl[...]and ·s t s mm Rain had[...]ming mg candidate, and 11 at SU th1s fall.[...]o n d, built, operated Pl nty ood's firs par and s imming pool,[...] |
![]() | [...]Antelope, 4 at tling Co., later buying his father's share, serving as owner and Ham[...]6 years, and back to Plentywood for 4 years He as S ate President of Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages[...]s president of the Plenty ood Hanger, State Pilot's Associa• employed at Boeing in Seattle, WA. tion, and State eronau ics Board. Harold's name is listed on a plaque Bruc[...]was born 2-13-49 at Hamil on, MT, graduated in a S a e Building as " Presiden of the Commission" hil[...]employed by the Health Department at Missoula he S ate eronautics Board. He served as pilot or Gov.[...]elcome Betty Jo, Bruce's t in, attended Concordia then transferred to plat[...]im Den· elping o produce he popular mstrel Sha s. In 1983, he Jaycees ney. They[...]her Alvin Christensen, ional. Harold as v·ce-pr s. of Security S ate Ban (1958-65 later and his f[...]ball f eld, and th add, ion o he school in 1955. s co-chairman of he group for the[...]ool graduation he joined the Army and he Billings S rne Band. He as the 2nd Commander of the Plen•[...]e Jim and has pursued and comp! ed many ,mproveme s. He as co· as rn. La[...]ho p· al- o Bai ille here Bob man d a rocery store and loc er plant. nursing home. His ife, Lou, as is s in he anor as Ac i ity Director. They moved o Pl nty o d in J nuary, 958. T o ee s afte Lou grew up in Grenora, D, gr duated from in[...]d Bob help d o launch that proJect. taught music, s grade, and iris phy-ed. She and Harold ere marrie[...]In April of 1 6 , a dau h r, Rob rta s born. I or ed as a[...]Shirley Anderson nd Joann ssm r. Clara's parents ere Andre Christensen, born in Ves erv, , In 1963, Bob's mother cam to live in Pl ntywood. She live[...] |
![]() | [...]in front of St. Joseph's Catholic Church to go to Fretheim's Grocery In the spring of 1976, we opened o[...]ith children: tywood. The world's influence has changed Sheridan County with its Ca[...]trade at its best. Glenda Charmayne, born 10-26-54, graduate[...]ng coordinator in charge of springer s · I puppies an · ) hes ates Emerg[...]n pro ram as ell as other in- p1 s e s pr n i structor and emergency medica[...]Chari s R. · an as born 11 - s Ferry, ID, th[...]n 8-1 D, is the Sylv s r nd Rita Gross, she gr dua d from P S in 1 77. Ji~ and daught of[...]chlldr n· Epping D. s ra I sp II and gr m lathead Jami , born 7-7-76 and hving 1th his moth r in Goodl~nd, S. HS in 67. as[...]orn 5-29-80; and J ss1ca, born s, t r, Barbara Cory, in 5 31 -82 .[...] |
![]() | [...]17 years, first at Union 76 and presently at Ray's Exxon. was the 1st Exaulted Ruler. In 1982, he wa[...]l. In 1929, he and his brother, He's been employed with oil and presently is living in[...]d are making their home drove to he Chicago World's Fair with a bankroll of $50 each. In[...]up, 1 h my sui case pac ed and my 3 month old son S adstad was her firs teacher. Before her marriage[...]ogram. Since retiring in 1978, the Die r"ch's have made several trips to Texas to spend[...] |
![]() | [...]l Spraying fields by plane. in the '50s.[...]0, graduated from NDSU at Fargo, ND in man of many talents; mechanic, pilot, avid musician,[...]vices o rural S eridan, Oao·eIs, Phillips, and Vale Counti s throu h[...]She Ill b rem m d by th Chari s . Russell paintings, a started the R elding[...]and lived I h Fran and Inez Lund as Inez is Bob's Sheridan Co. my e periences have been interestin[...]x- sister. p n nces that stands out ,s being part of th 1981 inning State Class[...] |
![]() | [...]had come to Plentywood. The Sheridan iss Duffy s room. She an ed her s udents to learn and e en drove County[...]. iss Duffy as a heir Sunday best, had lovely edding flowers a license that could n[...]o go play for us and e ould dance un ii midnight. S e ne er ad a pe bac to Danie s County. The Dunns and eddmg party drove est to a[...]spo just inside the Daniels County line o a s oc pile of road gravel including Forres at in, S ede John on, erl e erman, Henry ar·[...]brigh arm fall day. Th edding party too mischief. S e would al ays say a er chool i anyon ne ded e tr[...]urn in tywood in later years, many former studen s Ii ing here, loo ed for· bu he seemed[...]e o n Ooo y, nd I Plenty o here s e or ed at the[...]1 s. Ch a ore n and a .[...]rci I Lav rdur , 6 9-3 s in the service.[...] |
![]() | [...]grandsons, and is self employed as a builder and carpenter. tions m Glasgow, Poplar, Culbertson, Medicine La[...]tor and the first to finish high school. y paren s came from Swanson did sewing, mending, zippers, a[...]Stavanger, orway, on a freighter, a trip of 2 wee s. Here other Lawrence Edwards, 10-16-15 was m[...]Cole, ho Is in utheran Theolog·cal Seminary, S . Paul ave a child Europe during WWII, serving in[...]d Daniel Joel Our first business was Rov1g's Radiator Shop. Later e s arted (1964). Rovig Construction Compan[...]I re ir d ay 1969, moved o orthfi Id, , gn s as struc being m business 23 years m Sheridan Cou[...]s employed by a major mill, Ion s nur as at he Pl nt o d-Outloo Parish an[...]marr d aria Waller 12-1 -73. my pari s r mam c,al. e ho d ou m our h art . Chi[...]3 5th ~lace inn r, Pe Div. o a 'I Old Time Fddler s Contes) im rly Sue and Chns oph r. Orren operates heavy equipmen and 1s considering colle -e cour s or a ne occupation. Beverly. born 7-8-50,[...] |
![]() | [...]orthern Railway until 1926 when he years. Esther's father, Edwin Gould was born in Nebraska and came[...]alta and wintered them in the Little Ernest's father, Martin 0. Enget was born in Norway and ca[...]taken, due o Albert's long strides.[...]i y Speech and Drama ee and quall ied to a end he S a e Speech and Drama ee in Grea Falls. He[...] |
![]() | [...]ded Plentywood School. became a butcher at Kisler's Market. This building was located where[...]Medicine Lake. He is a farmer and carpenter in Homestead, MT. Their Bob later went to wor[...]-22-1882 Haynes Spot Lunch Counter; Bri 's Cafe; Harley Robinson, Can on to 1-28-72). I atte[...]d ed ork for Mr. and rs. Phil Ziebarth at Dec 's Cafe as a waitress and Chandler, Aubre[...]Anderson, Dairy Lunch; Jae and mma Pra he , Dec 's Ba inth, D; Pearl Nissen, De Poe Bay, OR; Hazel T[...], CA, Teresa and Duane Tre yn, Terry's Drive Inn; and Babara et m s, yrtle Cobb, Yuma, CA. y brothers are: Lloyd L[...]Sheridan Cafe. T ey er all v ry nic boss s and I njoyed or ing T; Art Lundquist, Coeur d'[...]le name. Time r rou h, but I al a s Louis Ereth as born 9-17-17 in mton, Canada[...]e Snuggins School. In I n;oyed s rving h many m ican and Canadian o[...]d th various cafe here I or d. driver, did carpenter or and loved to coo . In 1 39 to 1940 e farm- ed[...]up on a farm 7 mil s ast of Oa mar. H and his broth rs and sisters[...]School. Gary s h f I very clo · to nature. In th fall he[...] |
![]() | [...]ack to Bozeman as he had left his car with Lohesh's wife, Sarah, daughter of Ed Towe, the prior owner[...]Nancy Thoreson were married 9-10-76 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Moorhead, MN.[...]v- father at Balfour, D. hen sister Anne as 2 ee s old, the family ing to Ft. Union,[...]oved to he Antelope area and stayed at Ed lverson's un ii heir one- managed a livery stabl[...]y you loo ing for?" The rest of his grade school s spen at An elop . paren s ere married 3-8-0 at Rugby, D. He as a en out of[...]ended school at renton. I graduated from Ford for s oria, OR. He or ed for 3 years as an appren ice a[...]h he I entered nurse's raining a ercy Hospital on 6-1-37, graduating fis[...]in er he or ed in a coal mine bu fter bou a y ar s employed at Sheridan emorial Ho[...]arri d. Emma is the Chandler's Gamb e Stor and various jobs about o n and commun[...]·7· 1, radua ed from PHS in 1960 ttended inot S ate Colle for remembers her jobs from you[...] |
![]() | [...]13-4 7, attended Plentywood schools and 3t. Mary's HS at New England, ND. She married Kenneth Vinson[...]ere the rave ed b Plentywood. Leonard wor ed as a carpenter for a number of years, tram to Broadvie , Sas a che an her - they ere me b Bernice's later operating the Espeland farm after his broth[...]memorab e trip to her horn country Poland, er s is, d for 6-21 -80, and both continue t[...]ir t im , he grandmo r and rela 1v s. is an electrical engineer. Leonard Espelan[...]he mg (mainly at hans) painti g 1th Tri-Chem pain s, and gro ing flo rs (both m-[...]that I : s Ra mo d[...]and has a B rom U e erman and s s te n da. I had in[...]of T. · urr n m at my poc t for s n d my d[...]r school hours and ends I isl s ar t, r Ii ms m Grea[...]and everythm . graduation at Roy's Sup r Holl Ev nson a u II[...]urr ti hvmg in Eur a, uss ll 1s Prior to nlistin into th Army Rese ves I or d for H. A. Hill a terminal man r on Freight ays. Bot uat s of Son (re dy mi concrete plant) in P nt o[...] |
![]() | [...]and Frank Deck. That building is now Mike's Clothing. I received $1.00 We are all active[...]I attended the Gibson School. As a young man I liked to trap wild animals: rabbits, weasels,[...]d Dagmar. Later I the Women's ALCW. I worked for 1Oyears as head cook in the sc[...]d Community and Fred and I am interes ed in s earn engines and take in hreshing bees. I[...]nso area: all are deceased. have a steam engineer's license.[...]y ang, and Lynette Byrd. arner as raised in paren s ere Fred and Selma Lossing, elllver and anso comm[...]ood i h isler's grocery then the Piggly iggly or mg for -Bob[...]ng in 1937. Hallesy. isler's ar et, arner got training from Oliver Cro e and I remember he '30s, dirt storms, army orms, grasshoppers, and[...]1962 o 1963, a r orea he s s at1oned a Fort Le is honorably off Cree all. e had no Lu heran pas ors un ii he e rly 1930s dischar ed in arch, 1965. T[...]rans erred o Cut Ban , Bro nin . alta, and B1lhn s. ian education and as confirmed nd baptized in h[...]n by railroad· reside in Billin s. They enjoy sno mob1hng, camping, fishing, bo lin[...]dry HAROLD and LUCILLE (EVE S ) EVERSO years, our ca le[...]0. There In 1938, I worked for Dec 's Bakery and Cafe operated by a[...] |
![]() | [...]king for Stallard Broadcasting at ATO Radio as ne s and continuing through the construction of the fi[...]On 2-28·83, I married 1chael Fannmg, ho 1s original! from cluding all the offices up to Depu[...]been members of the Plentywood Golf Club since , s pasture members of the Pl n ood Gun C[...]I s bo d[...]edding to h din th Jos ph's y paren s are Warren and rd t lahom[...]h and ·n 1942 e Janss s Is ere). h an acco[...]tr to SU H ha d for s v Arabia,[...]e d in an 8oz man. Son, Thomas Br tt, as born in Februa of 1[...] |
![]() | [...](Sebastian) Flakne was born 6-22-56 at S. M. H. His 5 sisters and 1 It was a busy time, a[...]graph firm, as a party manager since 1980. Sandra's main interests are singing with Sweet Adelines, s[...]he area. Raymond and Sheila's boys are Russel, born 2-5-80, and Scott, He married illie (Francis) S evens in Sidney on 12-10-54. She born 11 -24-82, both at S. . H. as born on 0-20-18 in he Eden Valley area[...]chool, north of Raymond. Rebecca wor ed at Stombo's Dairy[...]moved to Plent ood h re op ra es an 1s p rt o ner of eville Transit Bus Company.[...]a ( 1ller) Penner, hve in Blac foo , ID, here he 1s Chief ca Fl[...]l, and Ju in Seo . Lon S ndc Doro[...]rine, rs. Deb Kleinhans of Great Falls; and Jerry S evens of Great children: Wa[...] |
![]() | [...]hair-person of the Board of Education at St. Paul's with people. Her favorite hobbies were gardening[...]Nursing Home. See Sheridan's Daybreak stories: Bentsen, page 767; Fleming,[...]taught by Mildred Phelps. Karen's mother, Grace Risa Schwarzrock was born in Valley[...]rother, Eugene, of Grey Cliff. Ray graduated from S ee Grass County[...]push, jump in, shift it in gear to start. ot the best exercise for a pregnant gal. Floyd served 3 years[...]fter e moved to Plenty ood, I or • ed at Penney's for 12 years. I got pneumonia and unable to return to or so I started telephone sitting a Ful erson's Funeral Home. La er I moved to the apartment abov[...]d suddenly m evada in arch 1972. Patnc,a or s at the Ac ivity Center m Havre and does some of[...]ut Col in h fall d nied ta mg part m spo s for the same reason. He or d as a d Ill r[...], born 11 -26-65, gradua d from P S m a 1 8 and 111 Orilhng Co. m Sheridan, WY. He is[...]ood 6·11 ·75 nd is curr n ly in h 3rd marn d in S 1gler O . Sh 1s a real estate a nt for . 8. C. R al[...]In 1 5, he mov d to ar n's in D nver, CO and James, m the US a . p s' y 1 . Th ear 1[...]D aler Training c oo in S attle, , for 1 month On 6-15-66, Ra o[...]as tball there. She organiz d th S curity State Ban par ing lot. Th ran this business for 1O years. Plen ood Dolphins s im team and coach d them to the sta e cham-[...]as sold to Btu chatr-person for th 01v1s1on of Girls and omens Sports Aquatics[...]In July 1975, th Forst rs purchas d erl 's on Service from n I s, CA. Sh is a mem r of Delta appa Gamma (an intern[...]n and th on Company and ,t b c m Ra ·s E on oci y for outstanding omen educators). She is a m mb r of th S rvice.[...] |
![]() | [...]taken up canoeing, received a year's internship at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado S[...]omestead where they continued living until Mother's death, Rudy and I continue to live at 318 Olive. Rudy still does carpenter- 12-18-54, and Dad's death 3-18-58. They had 5 children: George (died[...]lege in 1929. I taught history and band Rudy's father, Hermo Foss, born in orway 1869 to 1935, c[...]to Plentywood in 1931. The to America as a young man settling in orth Dakota. In 1903, he mar-[...]blonde was and he replied, " Why, she's my daughter, Beatrice". I Rudy as born in ad[...]should tell you that this last ew Year's Eve Beatrice and I celebrated School for 6 years[...]ated our 50th Anniversary and she's the same beautiful gal, maybe more from he Fossto[...]youn s er e trombone, Harold[...]rumpe p s Ii r band gre to 60 members of a[...]ages ... from th s elson hose feet ere still a[...]rm.) Our son, Richard, 1-31 -49, a ende P S, graduatin in 1967 a · In 936. I decided to do te or in history. y friend H nry tended Concordia College for 2 years, ransf[...]by 1938 had a nd a job in the R ader's Digest t n of Washington, Texas, and California a[...]d director of the est Bassett Hospital in Fairban s, A . After his discharge, he returned to[...]uest conductor. I too the band to orld's Fatr in 1939. to establish a heal h care center o[...]1963, I as the uest conductor o th band s th y eel br t d th ir[...] |
![]() | [...]authorities agreed to Leon grew to be a man, he started a farm and ranch, in 1928, west of op[...]be repeated in this generation. In the middle '30s, for example, the dai- ly bag limit on ducks was[...]m month, plus free eggs if I'd see that the owner's hens were kept fed.[...]Clawson's farm, doing what he likes to do best, farm . Hurrah for the good ole days![...]uriel's mother was Josephine J. Blume and her father as[...]sto evin Ordahl was born 9-12-82. Alice 1s Jeffreys great-great-great- a carpe[...]uri nt to ro1 school and gradu 5. S n uncle of the late Fran 1chols Jeffrey 1s the grandson of Fran tend d su[...]a cov r d a on. L aby in his mot r's arms.[...]mov d to th ty oo ar a in 1 03, s s vat ion and hve ranching a[...] |
![]() | [...]gest individual coal dealer in Montana and Editor's ote: Muriel Fough passed away 6-16-84.[...]to Spo ane, WA in 1942, where Sanford worked as a carpenter until Golden Valley Ladies Aid for o[...]. Sanford's 90th Birthday (3-24-82).[...]g . m 963 . In 1964 he ngeles. e ere members of S . John's Lutheran Church. Sanford entered[...]De roi I and dedica ion of St. John's ne church in 962 . moved o California here she graduated rom Tamalpa,s HS, Ill[...]hool in Honolulu, Ha au and marn d Den- (Sher"dan's Daybrea , p. 621) came to Plen y ood in 9 5 i h i[...]om He returned in 934 and or ed for Carl est' s Creamery and Clover Par HS, Taco[...]later raduated from Clover Par Cafe, Elmer Gooder's Dray Line and DeSilva's 1ldwood Beverge Plan . Vocational Scho[...]gree in Bus. ana ement and a Cer- Eggen (Sheridan's Daybrea , p. 108).[...]LeRoy born 10-18-12, Hazel and worked in Louis oe's Barber Shop before operating her own[...] |
![]() | [...]ing anniversary. Harold enjoys fishing and Sophie's coo mg. Sophie[...]as born 6-4-28 at her grandparent's farm est of cCabe, T.[...]corner here an,els, and S s[...]· s. o being a "co[...]s s ca m[...]ame, mo o s i no does babysitting m their home. She also Ii s to se and do craft pr uch limit d . P oj cs. Larry's hobby is motorcycle r'dm and he ta es his lam,I f[...]Raymond, T to R c- s the only one in th nation ho as mayor of o[...] |
![]() | [...]season. In later years, he was a.partner in M. F. S. Leasing; af- the family moved to Plentyw[...]and others during the oil "boom" of the early '80s. In 1978, degree in business managemen[...]rried Kordelia Tande in June, 197 4 in St. Joseph's Shrine Ctub, Masons, Elks, and Plentywood Golf Cl[...]her major in Jeanne, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and St. Anne's Special Education. Guild, has been ac[...]Frank and Kordelia are both members of St. Joseph's Catholic also a partner i h his cousin, eal Frenc[...]umbus and ordelia belongs to St. Anne's Guild. Currently, Kordelia is the area. In addi i[...]Force. Jus ice, Dagmar, in St. Joseph's Ca holic Church ·n Plen y ood. They[...]of t e Reds one -S ar -H Club for 5 y ars. In his arly y ars a[...]Gordon ttended E C in Billin s, Da son CC in GI ndive and SU[...]ic , LAZY A/ . This brand was regis ered by Scott's grandfather, Fran J. nd Chris ens[...]He is currently employed as French, bac m the '20s.[...]ran J. from 1st o 8th grade. The 1s1 grade class had 4 s udents: Cheryl French, an original homeste[...] |
![]() | [...]ried Karen Ericssan, 12-28-83 in Upsala, S eden and they currently ing in the US Army during[...]Enc and Anna Underdahl Fretheim, one o eigh bo s: Ed, Henry, Daughters of the ile, and Plentywood[...]-34 ; eale C. of ovato, CA, born 9-25-37 ; Karen S. Ehal of San 11 -11 -03. She as born[...]ab . Diane Linder moved ith her parents from S . Paul, to Plenty- Henry and ellie horn s ad d n ar S an on D and al o a o in 1936. 1952[...]or ed at t e family livery s able. h r children: rn st Clar nc , st r, and Rut[...]she or ed for Super Save Grocery nd la er Dave s foods. Delano or ed or Bear Pa otors and late[...]In 1968, Del opened an ali op at Gus Jae 's Tire Shop in lls ch e o ne[...]chool in Great Falls, and no p s arb Ion m G at Falls ichael ayn , 8- d is dad in m nt s s in H a, issoula, Bozeman, and Billings and s ay famm in is ma of S P Bra Supply in Bilhn[...]in ii th · man t da n . He at Elec ric City Bra e. Jam s rthur, 5-25-66, I th nd s ti the[...]nd has n inter st in wild lit m na m nt. He 1s '. T s lost t![...] |
![]() | [...]es of old furniture for A "trademark" of Dad's was his nee ie ... when his shoes went[...]trips to innesota to vacation and fish with Jane's gradua ed from PHS in 1965. During high school,[...]turning to their busy, bustling small town Radio S ation as an announcer and pursued hobbies of hunt[...]d in as a pilot and flight instructor for issoula S yfligh during the sum- 1935. mer. He[...]In 1931 , Gene graduated from ed. La e S, in 1933 from he the family business and was appo[...]Fut erson Funeral Home. LaFayette with her paren s and 2 bro hers, Fran and Steven, and[...]returned o Plen y ood fter his father's d a h in 1 7. he and his of 1965 and then joined[...]o him cClellan, AL; F . Gordon, GA; and Ft. Le 1s, WA. hile at F . Le is, in 1 60. He o[...]ere graduated from GHS in 1932 , or ed as a le al s nographer in David and Jane were married on 6-17 -72 and spent 2 ee s Glas ow and Ft. P ck a[...] |
![]() | [...]er, ary, and I too care of the family. There Gene's main hobby is fishing and he is an avid TV sports[...]Arthur as born m Stanchfield, 12-12-07 of S ed1sh paren s, daughters Staci born 1963 and ara born 1964 . Fo[...]his issue. term summer S edish school. ith 2 neighbor boys, he Other[...]and elp d build a hou fo or ban s. A ; Ronald, born 1945, lives in Sea tie, A. Bobb[...]er service in he South family s Jordis Bart 1 5; Pacific d[...]operated It un ii 196 hen hey sod It to G ne's Gabrielson; S ; mma[...]in t -24-29 , s mg 1th C r- Shirley, born 1936, married Jim[...]plac on a sh asis. T ey mil d o s and s JOHN and HELE FURST[...] |
![]() | [...]at Blue Grass, ND on her grandfather's homestead, 17 miles northwest of and worth very[...]band as a flutist for 7 years. yleen or s part-time a Randy's Cafe, They ere blessed i h 3 daughters: Ardi[...]e a Rapid City, SO, and ill maJor in tric , Bilhn s) born 9-26 -30, pre ,ously married o Clarence Joh[...]le acy that can b left to h ir HAROLD and I A ( 00S) GACKLE[...]n 5-7-1888 in A Pos al, Russia nd a d lena, nee S ndau, born 0-8-1893 in ure a SO. H rod Gae le[...]radua ed third hi es in a class of 4 rrom Broe ay S.[...]oons -8-05 . mov d I h hi paren s, sc,ence and graduating in 951 .[...]8. He did special inv or for gene s, Inc., h n who almost didn't ma e ,t to her o n e[...]y r feur the bridal party to church in her paren s' 942 Plymouth car, the as a c[...] |
![]() | [...]work, is married with 1 daughter, Sasha. Leo's wife passed away in 1971 . He married Christine B[...]an oil field pumper in the Dagmar area. Lorna wor s part-time at the graduated from HS in San Franci[...]SODERQUIST) GERMAN registered nurse from St. John's Hospital, Fargo, before going to Woon-[...]n years, then ran a nursing home until her mother's failing health forced 5-22-67. Clara's maiden name as Anderson and she as born on her to[...]t Island echanics; Suzanne, John's Lutheran Church of ,rural estby. y brothers and s[...]Jr. as born m ibau on 8-13-29, on of 3 bo s nd 6 girls born Raymond, Phyllis ancy, Florence,[...]so deceas d. Jr. at nd d th , au chool and as s a ion d in LYNDO and LORNA (LOSSI G) GARR[...]r Dep . ,om 1963 to 1982 and is cur y name 1s Lyndon Guy Garnc . y paren s are Gordon and Fran-[...]har Ed ards of u loo s r[...]orton of 11 s C,ty t Pl nty ood Luth ran Church on 6-27-[...] |
![]() | [...]e railroad, farmed for Ernie Ryan , Glasgow. Dean's father died in December of 1970 and his mother in[...]e they are both ac- operate "Danny's Drive-In" and " Broaster Chicken"; Pat joined the[...]children in Sidney, MT where he works as a carpenter; Rebecca lives Brandon, and own and operate a bak[...]as a urse's Aide at Sheridan emorial ursing Home.[...]uncil from 1965-69 hen he as com- s ings. and, rn the inter. sleds and toboggans to h[...]issioner on he Bo Elder Dam proJect and sa it o i s comple ,on ere nor h[...] |
![]() | [...]this. He could tell so many stories of our family's "early days".) Barbara and family had moved to Ka[...]ren moved back to some pigs and mil co s. e had a floe of sheep o ned by r. Truax souther[...]ty with the Red Cross We had m11 co s, pigs, chic ens, tur eys, and a big garden so du[...]She retired from the bank m year's supply of flour. 1977 and still resides in Honol[...]- Helena for the ontana S ate TB Association for 7 years. I moved to[...]e at qui ea er s the Um y Church here. In the '40s c s and paid o th anon married Jae Louc s in Seattle on 1-2- 2. and as di-[...]igh ay Honolulu, Guam and s n o ru ag O ma a.[...]o n. Ida finished business school m Grand For s, D, got a Job ith the[...] |
![]() | [...]ood. Lillie is a member of lady Elks, St. Anthony's[...]Guild, American Legion Auxiliary, Women's Bowling League, and has[...]rtime hen the trees are leafed out. A cool breeze s irs the then Joe Henrie smier moved to he farm in 1950, farming it until leaves. That's a typical hot clear day in the deep south in the[...]changes she had seen, "From horse and buggy to a man alking on the moon.'[...] |
![]() | [...]Paul area and moved to southern Lyle's formal education ended after 1 year of electronic[...]ary, born 8· 31867 · am S an C[...]to provide f s and 2 girls.[...]Sylv ster, 11 -13-11 oun s and only survi ing r of[...]Fla ne, rcher anc,s of Sto ett, ; is[...]Great Falls; Ivan rvi et nd S e as d. County Court House. H[...]-57, rais d on he family homestead 10 mil s S of Plenty ood. After finishing high chool[...] |
![]() | [...]They live on their farm town in the '60s from north of Dooley for Albert and Josephine Pet[...]in Plentywood. Lyle, born Ron's parents are Ted and Eilee Grove of Plentywood; he[...]sister, Sherry Yehnert of Denver. Connie's parents are Jack and story).[...]wool from Mrs. Henry Hendrickson, borrowed Year's Baby at Plentywood. She is also a nursing student[...]ather wi h farming during the summers hile she or s at the classmates who meet[...]his ey bottles to the Blind Pigs during the 30s. The '30s ere hard water system for many years. Our water w[...]of custom balrng. We al ays mil ed quite a fe co s During II I signed for n[...]as i as hile I as gro mg up ith insi h s into some of the political 1975-76, they built the store, Grove's Furniture and Appliances, along activi ies and colorful charac ers of the '30s and • Os. with doing wor for various ins[...] |
![]() | [...]ere the last couple married in the old St. Joseph's He married Lois Larson from Circle, MT. They[...]ired to butcher and cut meat for Lou Hein at Hein's Market. that time, she was a ca[...]liam Lane, Craft Club, St. Teresa's Guild, and the S . Joseph's Church. Helen's has 9 children and currently resides in Outlook,[...]8-2·6 ; and Daniel, 0-22 6 nown as Hallesy's arket and was located on ain Street in Plenty-[...]rs for Plentywood otor Sales and or ed for K1sler's ar et. Assoc. In 1958, he stared[...]is a me hen they opened the P1ggly Wiggly S ore in July of hat year. Colum[...]Donna Vogel livm in California; and ary Lou a1p r s din in hav[...]a ay in 1983. John is a memb r of St Joseph s Catholic Church and the n g s a pi • of Columbus. He ser[...]s nd as ayor from June 194 7 to ay 1949 John hv s a home in Pent ood here h sp nds e sprm , summer,[...]amily farm. He res des I e AZ during th inter and s ill n· d'o man 2nd joys a good round of golf.[...]·n Iii rth of their S childr n. Rob n d[...]e " not s" , a craf suppl re. ren nd acco[...]r Saf ay Sto , s in t-shirts and for cap and shi[...] |
![]() | [...]ted as midwife. She died 1-7-37. for Sheridan Co.'s premature babies.[...]ilt Plentywood Congregational Church, Dr. Storkan's of-[...]By ae Har to or ay. e farm and raise reg1s ered Herefords.[...]and then farmed and ranch d years I operated Bob's Electric. In 1965, e sold our house and moved[...]arsh and Florence ay Jordan. (Refer to Goltz s ory.) ine of us are spend our in ers in Ap[...] |
![]() | I went to Plentywood when I was 17 and worked at Deck's to work for Zeidler Hardware, working part-time at the Robin's Roost. Bakery, for Ellen Chandler at her Family A[...]d schools. After their mar- Louella, at our uncle's, Louis and LaVada Marshs.[...]1965, when they went on dial. I worked at Anthony's again and then worked for the J. C. Penney Co., w[...]n Vietnam In 1967 , he married Audrey Anderson of S dney. ~rn[...]alph s[...]d our 2 children. or as hard to g t, b t e man ed, during[...] |
![]() | [...]Claud worked as a carpenter before he worked for the Pioneer Lumber. We[...]from PHS in I worked at Johnnie's Cafe. Claud worked for the State Highway 1947, jo[...]received his Master's degree from EMC, Billings. Our daugh er, Lo[...]rked 2 years iles City Veterans Hospital as a R s·nce 97 4. They have 2 at the[...]erce. evening breeze, he prairie flo ers ... tha 's Sheridan County. I Ii e Pl[...]SHELDO and homes ead es of es by. ·y paren s re John 1865-19 · • and[...]ood; A el of Fai h Dad sold our homes ead o s· elson and mo ed o a arm[...]In- near Dooley in 1923. In 19 9, our house s moved 10 Plen ood. grid Ebs ein, S oc ton, C ; and Lloyd nchester, H. e mo[...]Cur- I am a memb r of Eas ern S ar, as a Girl Scou1 lead r and taught ren school,[...]Cafe at Wolf , h his fa h r's sis ers, Anna Good in and Carrie Jay. Point, wher[...]He enlisted in the rmy ir Fore Re rv s in 1942, ta ing pilot[...] |
![]() | [...]resided there since. In the mid '5 0s, they had 5 years of continuous Sheldon was[...]she teaches and he 1s school principal. They have 7 children. Eveline[...]ne, born 9-13-53 1 graduated from PHS and SU and 1s an ac-[...]received her R from the S ate in ugus ,[...]· age of 3 ith his paren s o a homestead SE of Dooley. His father, Her- Ral born 1-20-41 · man 0. Heppner, as born in Rovno Russia, 2-2-1878 and[...]. Fran has fa Sh r dan s. Floo zards, and droug e hardships[...]s 1th hor hayrac o nly to s · orm hich 1p a[...]e nd 50° s, n . child.[...]uld at nd school as employ d by S Im Chrysler as a shop foreman and a p rtsman. du[...]k of electricity. Linda as mplo d by ranc s ahon D aconess on m dical-surgical Fran ent to th farm very day om im s al mg th last 1 '2 fl[...] |
![]() | [...]Anniversary, In 1976, Ralph worked for Butch's Diesel and Big M Oilfield Ser- 8-31-7[...]ganist. In winter they are busy with the children's school activities and Ralph donates time to the S[...]ast 26 years. He also has been farming his father's ties, with dust storms every day. Hopper[...]e he retired. Part of the farm is his grandfather's homestead. would herd turkeys out in a n[...]r many families in the area ii ed co s and churned bu ter from sweet cream for 25e a pou[...]and flo ers are one of her many hobbies, and she 1s 5.00. In 1935, e managed to ra,se[...]best co and calves brou h 2.00 each.[...]e moved to Seat le o or a Boeing's for a year during II. Re-[...]orphan lambs. The re b' on co s' mil ; hen e bou ht cut bac s[...]The flash flood in 1953 cam aero s the flat ith great force and as They have 3[...]e re running to our old 1937 V-8 Ford car the sho s Charlene school ac 1vit1es. Kenney worked in he o[...]ff her feet and found later ·n some rubbish hat 1s now employed by Sheridan Coun y Road Department.[...]ht pole ith only h ir heads and p rt of their bac s visible as Oemson, TX here Gary 1s employed as a se1smo raph driller errey[...]The old Ford emed to flo t Ii ea boat through th 1s attending college at W111tston, D ta mg a vo-tech[...]choir m Plent ood, n aster Can- The children's dog. a white Samoyed, is also part of the[...] |
![]() | [...]grew up on the family farm south of town. the '30s not realizing that this wasn't life as it was sup[...]started working at the age of 10 in Kisler's Market stocking shelves, Country School, which he[...]o. school and won the 1st place trophy in the boy's and girl's division at including the Plentywood Luth[...]1949. After graduating, she nasium, Roy's Market, Piggly Wiggly, ed. Lake Congregational wo[...]olis, then home and worked at the county attorney's office for he fell from the top of the[...]town on the Indian Reservation. After Faye's parents died, she and[...]opened Commercial Grain, a farm and ranch supply s ore, in[...]mercial Grain location , Plen ood. It too · 3 da s[...]nal o ners. Rudy Foss and the la e mbrose al o s i During this time he ne gym as built. Th name as[...]associated ,n the construe ion business or 32 yea s, mean he as instrumen al in he building of many l[...]e building, ori mally built or Dr. Stor an by Bud's grand ather, Lud ig Hareland, as remodeled by Bud[...]n o he dental clinic o ned by Dr. Tom L"dahl. He 1s curren ty com - pl ing the Stoner edical Chnic on e e t s d of S er"dan emor al Hospital. er h children er[...]mema er involving hersel m the children' activiti s, ervm as D n other and a 4-H Leader. Be y se ed most of h g·r1s cloth·ng Harry and Faye ha[...]d from PHS, U of DC nter, Johnston Pharmacy. Be y's sp cial int r st are h r riends and f mil[...] |
![]() | [...]nd Karla of Plentywood; and 1 grand- the governor's Ad Hoc Committee and the State of Montana En-[...]rothy volunteered and was inducted into the Women's Army. It Zoo in Montana in the fall of 1983.[...]e didn't have elec- In 1948, John's brother, Glenn Hiner, came to Montana and[...] |
![]() | [...]yed as a system and expand the county's building program. The Civic Center secretary and[...]in 1984. is soon to be syndicated as "Dave Wilson's Country Gold". He is also Active[...]Church Moderator and Shirley as Women's Fellowship Treas. Both are toured Denmark every F[...]so enjoys singing with the Wheat Winds Chapter of S eet Shirley J. Holje, born 8-3-29, daughter[...]le Adelines, crafts and gardening. Chet's leisure activities center around Collins, grew u[...]Sarah Holje, hen they set- later married Chester S. Holje of Reserve in November, 196 7.[...]school at addock, D, and college at orth Da ota S ate, Fargo. Sarah Holje of Reserve, where they fa[...]le Earl as m the service, orma hved tth her paren s m Fargo. In 1943 he joined the Marine Corps and s[...]family returned to Montana upon the death of Chet's father, Carl; and he Join- ed his brother, Earl,[...]and commercial arts. He 1s no employed by the Colorado Public S r-[...]operates the HolJe farm and 1s an accomplished artist.[...]He served about 25 years as treas. for the local S011 Conser ation Kris l and Scot[...] |
![]() | [...]County in 1957 from Hettinger, ND as a sister's home 3 miles east of town. That fall my sister an[...], Prof. Houston told me I could write the teacher's . Ben and Mary Ellen were married[...]d several awards. evening. The next day Klareen's mother asked, "Did the stove smoke L[...]average grade of 95 on the State of Who's Who among Junior Colleges. Exams.[...]emember at Franklin School, our 2 1900s. Settling in the area of Estevan , Sask. where th[...]ight was tying homesteads. Gary Smith's shoe laces. Lelia, also in 1st grade, Gary, and R[...]bered 3x8 = 24 and 4x8 = 32 and that the 2 produc s equaled 56! After retiring I did so[...] |
![]() | [...]ywood every fall to harvest my crop. Brother Jim's birth had the assistance of a midwife; sister Shi[...]zen left for Pasadena, CA, the residence of Clyde's parents. The journey Lodge there. t[...](now deceased); she was office manager of husband's architectural Mateo, CA. John, th[...]rried Shirley . Smith of Reserve, 118 in Sheridan's Daybreak).[...]uises. I still own and operate my grandmother's homestead southwest of Plentywood coming back eac[...]Hallesy's Piggly Wiggly employed 1lt for several years as b[...]ith D. A. Davidson & Co .. 1lton's mother. Edna (book 1. page 214) former sec[...] |
![]() | [...]ever, he returned to Plentywood to become a parts man and years and delegate for th[...]Steve and Sammy Hurtig. operated Deck's Bakery and Cafe. Willard was manager-owner of Mar[...]ed from PHS, has 1 son and is associated with Art's help with Girl Scouts when I can and am[...]They have 1 son and tywood. My brother's story follows: 1 daughter.[...]he creamery in 1972, Bobby went to ork as second man at primarily in Outtoo , graduated from PHS, atte[...]o at Security State Bank. Later she worked in ban s in Great Falls, Glen- help by keeping up[...]ed in ay 1973 and had a job at Sears 2 ee s before he was through schools for 9 years.[...] |
![]() | [...]7-30-3 7. Gerald Iverson was born 6-13-39. Alvin's father passed away August 1935 and Alvin con- tin[...]and Lion's Club.[...]have 4 children: The oldest, Sandra is Alvin's mother lived with him and Margaret for 8 years un[...]was the only theatre man ho on this trip est of the ississippi. In t[...]In the spring of 1961, e purchased my grandmother's ( innie their horn and mov d t[...]r died 7·5-80. Esth r is in good health and liv s in their ne Peterson Hd e. building. In 1980, e p[...]home in Billings. She enjoys visiting and ,s happy to fi cotf and visit and leased the buildin[...], the managing the Orpheum Theatre. During the '30s when money was old[...] |
![]() | [...]ck door asking for something to eat. Seems "There's nothing like Montana air". Harry and Ruth were ho[...]es, and I have a home. Ruth Ann attend watchmaker's school. When that was completed, they returned[...]es, 13 and Ryan William, 1O. working at Amundson 's 6-1 9-49. Their third son, Howard Reid was born 6-1 9-4 9 in Plentywood's old hospital on Main Street.[...]g Bob Rasmussen who was scheduled to enter County's old library on Main Street. In 1964, the Jacobson[...]s in the Old Townsite and inventory, and Jacobson's Jewelry, as it is known today, was opened[...]floods later, we built for business. The Jacobson's only daughter, Natasha Ann was born[...]practice as an attorney and also serves as Hardin's city attorney. Both Jule and Howard attended Jewelry and atchmaker schools and each now own a Jacobson's Jewelry; Jule in Plentywood and Howard in[...] |
![]() | [...]born on Dad's birthday and not only looks like Dad, but has man[...]ther orked at the Elgin Cafe. Dad orked also as a carpenter butcher, and at the Coast to Coast. other left El[...]humorous Dad born 4-10-73. Sheila 1s employed at the Polson Hospital and Les by[...] |
![]() | [...]I was a charter member of Plentywood Toastmaster's, Plentywood Canada and at Redstone,[...]On 12-19-83 , they bought "The Vogue", a women's clothing store On 10-18-75, I began a new li[...]member of Lady's Elk and Rick was a charter member of the Elk's[...]ALFRED and IRENE (OLSON) JOHNSON Sheridan's Daybreak) was born at La Port, IN 8-10-11. The Ag[...]an, born in Plentywood in October farm W of Agard's place. In 1949, the family moved into Plentywood[...]Telephone Coop here I am currently a s itchboard technician. ment in the Billings distri[...]water- ed. Lake in the early 1900s until my brother Craig died in 195 7, sheds.[...]n the Dent grade the year Dad's youngest brother, Jim, graduated. Leighton[...] |
![]() | was very cold, and stopping at Grandpa Stubban's store and an old We first[...]g, drove down to the "crick", carpenter. She attended Eastern Montana College, received h[...]vin; shortly after, I quit work to care for Alvin's father, who was younger folks speak Engli[...]lissa. and Mrs. Hans Johnson. Aron's mother passed a ay hen he as 11 Susan married Dav[...]In August 1924, she and a friend Inga Johnson, ent to Dooley ANDY and GLORIA (TREV[...]sons: Harvey, born in 1926 and aynard, born in '30s very vividly. Because of my father's death hen I as only 8, I 1928 beg[...]In 1957, I married Gloria Trevithick. Gloria 1s the youngest daughter of Ellen and Leonard Trevithick's family of 5. They lived on a farm near Geraldine, MT. Gloria graduated from GHS in 1954. She is a farmer's wife at heart, always raises a big garden and lik[...]They purcha d Foster's second-hand busin ss m Plen ood and the[...]and presently live at Spo ane, WA here Harvey 1s employed by the[...] |
![]() | [...]Roger's sisters are: Lavonne Johnson and Selma Hurtig. A[...]invitation to 4-14-43 . Stuart Anderson's Ranch in Ellensburg, WA for a tour and steak dinn[...]of Antelope (Sheridan's Daybreak p.71) on 12-25-12 to Fred . and[...] |
![]() | [...]nnon. Eddie's hobbies are doing his own mechanic work and ridin[...]My sister, Jeanne Jacques, born in in 1969. Fred's occupation was Head, Property Control, County of[...]f Helena Senior HS After Gaylin's death, I continued with my position at the Flathe[...]JOHN and EVA (TRAFELET) JOHNSON EDWIN S. JOHNSON[...]ylvia, of Plen ood. y was born on his grandfather's birthday, so received the name of[...]my moth r mov d a chicken coop cJo to Eddie's dad, Kermit, was born on the Selmer Johnson homes[...]cil, was born 10-16-40 and lives in Billings. He 1s a Reserve. On our few trips to Pl[...]as not complete until we made a visit to Johnson's (no relative) Eddie ent all 12 years to the[...]in 1952 serving for 4 ood School. One of Eddie's great interests was playing the bass horn.[...]t, the same job his dad had in WWII. uch of Eddie's avy career I started fa[...] |
![]() | few years after our house was built, I worked as a carpenter during the I, Pearl Elizabeth Boy[...]and father immigrated from Switzerland. My mother's heritage is Dutch and Grace were sm[...]work for Len Peterson in Peterson's Hardware and later for Don. I con-[...]n 10-3-64 (see separate story) years a free woman's exercise group. I am a member of the Hospital[...]Outloo and Plenty ood 7-2-15. Kermit's dad as born in Scarville, IA Co. Fair.[...]farming and delivering milk. In the early '30s mil sold for Be a quart. ing many hours at[...] |
![]() | [...]nday School teacher. Kermit father's sister, Gladys, and husband, Juel Urevig. and Fri[...]. After their marriage they lived on his dad's homestead. He farmed Val had a daughter[...]thy Johnson as attendants. When the '30s ended, crops and wheat prices were better. Jobs were scarce so Les and friend, Bob Bergland, attended In 1940, they moved[...]return to Plentywood, in 1942, worked for Kisler's Market, Peterson Co. Garage, was in the[...]th Les VFW, and was a member of the Montana Pilot's Assoc. In 1961, Ker- receiving hou[...]art-time at Western Implement. One of Frieda's hobbies is her diary, which she had kept for 44 y[...]Foster's second-hand business and other real estate[...] |
![]() | [...]graduated from PHS in 1978. Monte married Mindy S. Ator on 8-25-79 as Cub Master as his 4 boys move[...]also a 1978 graduate of PHS. Dist. B.S. Commissioner, and active in square dancing. Mayn[...]Technology and working towards a Bachelor's degree in electronics[...] |
![]() | [...]of God Church in Plentywood. it closed in the '30s, when people moved away. At one time we could[...]wood and worked 4 years in the fabrics and Hanish's Dry Cleaning Plant and was a teacher in the Marsh[...]n Oil Co. and in the post office in the early '5 0s. On 7-24-63, I was struck by lightning, an[...]urch, work- ed on different farms in the early '30s. In the later '30s he worked on the NY A Program in Plentywood and L[...]in gardening and enjoy my hobby of worked at Roy's Market for 1 year. The spring of 1978 he m[...] |
![]() | [...]eliver it door to door, and to the merchants. The best part was years earlier. There had been many chang[...]start all over again! Stanley's father once said-in the 25 years they I was[...]we lived, so he always volunteered to take Santa's packages out to Johnston. H[...] |
![]() | [...]. C.) and Elizabeth M. Johnston, (p. 644 Sheridan's Daybreak). His father was owner of the Sheri[...]d Tefre, but continued to live there until Sabina's[...]June 1969. Olive still lives and or s here. There ere no children in Jill Susan wa[...]rural schools un• part•time for Grove's Furniture and Waterbed and Coast-to-Coast.[...] |
![]() | [...]Our son Herbert was born 4-6-51. Herb's hobbies include golfing and fishing. Susan's hobbies are In the fall of 1961[...]now 118 North Poplar St., employment was at Andy's Garage. Later, he worked at Deck's but was then the center of[...]Water was carried from Oscar Olson's well across the street and there Edna was bo[...]om flooded homes in the later they took over Deck's Bakery and Cafe and were in business for 2[...]erated a small jewelry. Later we purchased Miller's Men 's Store from E. I. Miller and Royal continued his jewelry business along with the men's store.[...] |
![]() | [...]moved to Phoenix, and gypsies camped by the Juve's backyard, using their clothesline and[...]Joyce Kane Marie worked part-time at Lidahl's East Side Market and the R[...]and Vivian Kane. He graduated salutatorian from Carpenter HS, went employment with Sheridan Ready Mix.[...]e married. I My first job was at the Veteran's Hospital there where I met Ernest always[...]nnyside Ave. Then heartache in June of 1971 : Bob's adop ed son,[...]KATHERI E (SCHUHRKE) KAN ING The children's father was transferred to remote Alaska so[...] |
![]() | [...]viously my grand· worked as a nurse's aide at Sheridan emorial Hospital and ursing mother, Edna Christine Anderson's home. Ho[...]Ruth as born in Clin on, and has 2 s1st rs; athe n Lee, Plentywood. S erburn, and ane Z hr nger, 0 onv1II ,[...]Paul . Kavon and ife, Anna. Paul is a son of Joe's brother or for Farmer's Union Elevator at Conrad. In 1969, e mov d back A[...]to Plentywood. Wayn ark d at th Farm r's Union Elevator until mel, a farmer from e Albin,[...]tish, and managed to escape the island after 2 ee s and on 3·16-83 . Wayne, Jr. or s for Christensen Construction, Tracy served[...] |
![]() | [...]d Bulk for a few years. He then leased Art Thunem's station winter of 1956 when John was engaged in[...]some rington, D, as a young man where he met and married the former question abou[...]f his Plentywood, where he did carpenter work. They moved to Spokane in refrigerator to st[...]ing at the Grandview Hotel. carpenter, building many houses. Penny has alwa[...] |
![]() | [...]r returning from the service, he completed welder's training in school-which was in our yard. We enjo[...]T is a foster sister. He married Doris Wells Le 1s, Billings, a coo ,[...]after a year's illn ss. Funeral services were held in P' ood Ass[...]During Danny's final illness he found great comfort and support[...]consolidated with Dist. 20. The year of my sister's 8th Diego, CA. Michael was born in 1965 at[...] |
![]() | [...]ire, but They are presently employed by the World's Fair in New Orleans, LA; with faith[...]had 1 daughter, Howard's brothers and sisters are: James, William, Robert,[...]C. B. Peterson who was Garnette's brothers are: Ervin, Norman, Vernon (all deceased[...]Lindell Super (see story). After my father's death, my mother lived with me until she died in[...]chool in Comertown, Westby and Plentywood. Sharon's children are Cynthia Ann , Juanita (deceased), Cu[...]Howard worked at Fort Peck Dam in 1937-38 as a carpenter's John and Linda were m[...] |
![]() | [...]eir house fire management of Kitzenberg's Style Shop. at Wadena, MN a few years ago. Sharon[...]ch, civic, and She worked at City Cafe, Deck's Cafe, Elgin Cafe and other places. commun[...]Pl n ood. Grandmoth r and One of Plentywood's oldest businesses is Kitzenberg s Style Shop, Gerda died of the flu in 918.[...]ill being operated by the band. founder's grandson, Darrel K,tzenberg. His father, Leland itzenberg, By the arly '20s, 4 of th family h d left Plenty ood to find or Sr. passed away 9-20-79. His mother, Ltlhan 1tzenberg 1s no longer or b marri d. Ruth returne[...]ir son Gary lives in adison, WI 1th ife Taffy and s1 daughter, Dorothy, all living m[...]nn the children still living, and she 1s 92 years young and very alert. England is[...] |
![]() | The oldest of Grandmother Martha's children, Jacob "Jack" EINAR[...]ate Jack owned and operated a drayline (Jack's Transfer] and had the from NMC in Ha[...]Rev. Schmidt 11 -7-36 . After Dad's death, Mother continued to live in Plentywood and[...]Myrtle graduated in 1933 and worked at Deck's Bakery, the Varie-[...]ty Store and Peterson's Grocery until her marriage. Jack's 5 children, Kathryn, Jack Jr., Barbara, Ro[...] |
![]() | [...]I, where they both entered training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot, ND, and worked[...]While in Plentywood, Sandy worked in Or. Stoner's office, which families, sharing happy time[...] |
![]() | [...]r parishes visiting us. Visiting my grandpa's farm when I was a child, running in the or- chard[...]nteer to climb a 100 foot oil derrick to the crow's nest while on ambulance duty, while I helped on t[...]carpentry. In July 1920, she married Edward S. Koser and they lived in Medicine Lake and Bainv[...]at Williston, 12-25-43, to counties under Judges S. E. Paul and Vernon Hoven until his death in[...]work before marriage. Roger L. Clemens of Fairban s, AK . Iva has 7 great-grandchildren: Paula[...] |
![]() | [...]sband, Jerry Beaudette, and 3 tend the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood.[...]f 1982, and graduated in 1984 from Montana Master's degree in school admin . by spending summers at t[...]Times were difficult so we relied on Mother's garden, canned pro-[...]windrows as the hired man shocked. In 1939 I started 1st grade at[...] |
![]() | [...]By signing up members for the Farmer's Union, Violet got a trip to battleship " Arizona"[...]ngton , DC. She also attended the National Farmer's Union Con- 12- 7-41 . There we visited cousins of Rosemary's mother and learned vention in New Yo[...]at Coalridge. In 1952 his parents moved to Evald's youth was spent in the Dagmar-Reserve area. They[...]put wet As a child, Vyrion's dream was to be a farmer and in his cloths over t[...]Clear Lake. years. He farmed his mother's land, later buying it.[...]orking there for 31 years before retiring. Violet's sisters and brothers are: Solveig, Mary, Beatrice[...]X. She is cur- him as his mother, Valborg (Evald's sister), died a month after giving rently based in Dallas/Ft. Worth. birth to him 10-30-43 . Dick's brothers and sisters are Orville, Darlene[...]Vyrion continued to farm his grandmother's half section in the members of the Golden Years Club. We belong to St. John's Luth. summers and held d[...] |
![]() | [...]937, I began farming Henry Gronvold's homestead east of Plentywood in decided to go to[...]levator operator 1945, and Helen Gronvold's homestead east of Antelope in 1949. We in the Mar[...]e age of 82 . Henry Granvold died at his daughter's home at Renton , wood and surrounding areas, west[...]everal years and at the Sheridan County Treasurer's office from Mar[...]whose story follows our daughter's story. Twin boys, Donald and David, were bor[...]Juvenile Of- Plentywood on 5-27 -72. He 1s area supt. for Pennant Service Co. with ficer at[...]Adolph was 5 when the family moved to his father's homestead 9 miles west of Plentywood. He a[...] |
![]() | [...]engineer at Boeing in children, relatives on Bob's side of the family; namely, Scott, Jason[...]advanced infantry training in Georgia; sailed to S. strength of the right arm made it e[...]ended; 3 months events until the 1960s. in MPs at Tann, Germany; trained for combat in J[...]Bennie wor ed for United Transfer doing carpenter work and he played son) Deem in edicine Lake in t[...]-52 at Union Cong. Church, Med. Lake. Betty's "recipe" for children's birthdates: add 2 and 1 in wedding date: R[...] |
![]() | [...]ws our Rheumatoid arthritis curtailed Alice's activities, but she has im- present hous[...]ery with twin Gary and Kathy. Terry has his pilot's license. Gary Allan, also born 2-5-53, graduated[...]HELMER BURTON and went to Germany with a friend. He spent 1½ years in the Army in Ger-[...]brother. In 1975, after his brother Greg's college graduation, Helmer bie Joanne, born 10-17[...]lmer and I were married on 10-20-73 at St. Joseph's Catholic[...]is parents are Walter Helmer's brother Bill lives in Fairview with his wife Patr[...]est of Plentywood, where Gary operates his father's farm. Gary also works for Plentywood Electric.[...]North Dakota and Minnesota to see Gust's family and relatives. WALTER and VERA LEE[...]or some time then we made several moves in the '30s, Daisy still resides in[...] |
![]() | [...]Lidahl homestead. Miss Anna Hovet was Arnold's first teacher. He horse, which was his transport[...]homestead 2 miles east of Dooley. One of Beulah's early memories of eggs for 12¢ a dozen. My folks[...]Larry's father, Arnold, died 5-3-79. His mother, Beulah,[...]By Dr. Tom Lidahl ranching. In 1973 Art's failing health left us with no choice but to sell[...]mber of the United Methodist carpenter and cabinet-maker who built the Blue Moon[...] |
![]() | [...]Plentywood, upon our return we always remark, "It's great to be back memories that loving parents,[...]Larson. Russell ess. and Kermit Gys'ler at Power's absence of Lalia Wheeler, who was the supervisor[...]From J~nuary 1963 to Darrel's death from emphysema. my dental assistant when we[...]Charlene orked at Hallesy's Piggly Wiggly, Jack orrison's[...] |
![]() | [...]the floor and jump up into front row Bill Bennett's pocket. When store, when he tried to subdue a[...]eet and one of the horses early '30s, even affecting our local school and a teacher, D[...]gregational Church, since 1930. In the Women's Fellowship, I have live with her father, Charles[...]E. Desonia and Roy PRADER PALUTZKE LOGAN (Teacher's Story) Homme. At PHS, in the '30s, I taught pupils to use the telephone. The[...] |
![]() | [...]oal Mine and for WPA. In 1942 he served a 6-month's apprenticeship under Louis Moe to secure h[...] |
![]() | [...]rn his BS degree at sun. That same year my mother's dream of an oil well almost[...]spent time in Flaxton part-time farming with Ben's folks. cars and are proud of our Studebaker colle[...]ered pop for the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. times it's never been truer."[...]Then opened his own used car lot south of Howard's Body CRAIG and CANDIDA (DOS REIS) LUCAS[...]At the time of this writing, Bennie's mother, Ethel Skeem, resides both living in Plent[...]unction with farming, Leo also worked at Peterson s[...] |
![]() | [...]they would let us. summer Margaret worked for Leo's mother, helping care for her[...]then returned to Plentywood to manage Peterson's Beauty Salon for in Fargo, ND. While there, her m[...](Mrs. Swede) Anderson at Luzier's Beauty Salon. When Les returned[...]married 11 -22 -69 in Plentywood. After Peterson's Garage changed hands, Leo worked for Farmers Unio[...]e Telephone Construction Co. Diane works at Eddie's Madsen. His family moved to Reserve in 1925, wher[...]and Bernhardt Petersen, live 1n Kalispell. axine's Martin Gross, helped Archie shovel[...]er of Alvin and yrtle David's education started at Voight School. Howeve[...] |
![]() | [...]volved with this, and also in Clara's parents were both born in Germany, but met and ma[...]speech and English Ed. In Lake, ND. After Betty's graduation from high school, the family moved[...]h council, chairman for 3 years on Senior Citizen's Day, German) so they could communicate[...]chef, as that was "women's work" according to Herr Gatzenberger. I am[...]ospitals. Following her army career, she did ship's nursing, making 60 day trips to Hawaii, Ph[...] |
![]() | [...]nal family at- In 1972, we opened Plentywood's first floral shop and green- tendant[...]because of the size and school. The girl's father hitched the family collie to a small agon,[...]other recrea- After Olaf Aasheim's lease ran out, ancy leased the ranch first to tio[...]g as Jaycee to South America for a month's tour. Travel has been a life-long in- sec.-treas., vice pres., and pres.; charter members of P'wood Elk's terest and she ,s planning yet another trip for 1985 when her grand[...]ood from 1977 to the pre- ancy's brother, Walter, is retired living in Evanston, I[...]H One of the 4 children of Peter and Kate Marron 1s Nancy, born 9-25-06. By Ron Marsh She spe[...]lene with the ranch chores. Her closest childhood friend was Grace Good- Alf, as he was known, was born in Brainerd, M , in 1905, oldest man; they were inseparable from ice skating and trapp[...]e stayed at the following his father's death. Raymond Hotel.[...] |
![]() | [...]lbert joined Boundry Construction in the early '50s and later Melvin Ersness rented the Marron ranch,[...]ners of Miles City. an "eatery" at Swede Anderson's " Moon." Hamburgers sold for 15¢[...]nd activity, Dorothy continued to work at Hallesy's and later in Roundup with her daughter. Robert followed his father's footsteps Roy's Market until she teamed with Dora Jensen to cook[...]ign. After his military service, he clinic at Boy's Town in Omaha, NE. After numerous cold winters, t[...]born to Alf and Dot. He Today's generation would call him "a real up-front dude".[...]alaney (Rubin), took a job as "printer's devil' with The Producer's News. After working Ronald Patrick and Mark Andre[...]t The Leader in Scobey, he was employed at Miller's Drug Following the death of Alf in 1[...] |
![]() | [...]to pick on her? Fortunately for her, she was Dad's favorite. Our sister VIOLA, like her brothers, wa[...]FL, while he was in the Air Force. Following Mel's discharge from the Air Force, they returned to Pl[...]children. Elaine boarded with C. F. Christensen's to attend PHS and[...]an English/Art teacher, 1s married to Lt. Commander Joseph Keller and[...]gal ranged for me to shine shoes at Harry Hilyard's barber shop. Perhaps ,t secretary. live[...]school. I worked about a year in Mr. Jens Jensen's little hardware store and then took a job at Miller's Drug. In 1940, I attended the Colleg[...] |
![]() | Phil and Elaine are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Phil stay in the h[...]board, fish the lot south of Pete's for us. and game board, and Jaycees. He is an avi[...]lding! In August, 1946, I worked at Victor Kisler's Market, for 1O½ JOE MARSH FAMILY[...]years then for Ken's Music Mart 2 years. CEL[...]e second child of 6 daughters and 6 sons: See Val's story. of the fires. The first one[...]I am a diabetic, so I belong to the new- up, "It's time to get the cows and horses in." He would put[...]28 in my grandparents home, the Ben Marshs. Olson's) would get a little more rest. They were like big[...]rted working during WWII, first for Orville Bantz's as she had a Camp Stoneman CA and became[...]ul, Korea. He baby cried, so using my grandmother's colic remedy, I fed her caraway retu[...]rt attack, then went to Katherine and John Flakne's, when their second child, "Joanie", was born. Sis[...]z joined us, when their folks went to Louie Marsh's. The house burned out there and fling and[...] |
![]() | [...]Randy's Cafe.[...]Bonnie's interests are crafts and I enjoy antiques.[...]g, ND; Bar- though it was the dry years of the '30s. bara, Mr[...]they owned the cCall's Sanitation and Sheridan Launderama.[...]RICHARD and EILEEN (STONER) McCARTY Randy's Drive-In, 323 W. 1st Ave., the former Terry's Drive-In. The Richard and Eileen[...]In restaurant was started by the Orville Knudsvig's who sold to Lutheran Church in[...] |
![]() | [...]children drive me crazy, and I always reply, "It's taught 3 years at Casselton, ND and Richard gradu[...]not the children who drive me bananas, it's the parents!" My girls are degree in agricultural[...]w up in Plentywood with her sister, Teresa tywood's Golden Jubilee. I was the little girl in the scho[...]hoir, band, FHA, and worked as a Grace's favorite subjects was speech. She won 2 1st place[...]nd short order cook for Bud and June Black at Bud's Drive- and took 2nd in the district[...]rn 2-18-74, 15 days after her Pete's right hand middle finger has been severed in an o[...]Elizabeth, was born. school class at St. Joseph's.[...] |
![]() | [...]ert continues to Walkowski through most of the '50s. f[...]ook a car trip to Seaforth, Ontario, to visit Dad's home on substitute since then.[...]served on the Plentywood School Board, the Farmer's Union When they returned, Bery[...]side NH and office addition. In the early '60s, we bought the farm from my Uncle Clem. We are[...]Swmden as a member of the Governor's Council on Aging. Was the Clifton McLean cam[...]d, was in Toast- State College in 1949 and Master's degree from MSU in 1962. During m[...]ng HS. She has been employed at Gambles, Peterson's Hardware, and owned and operated the Sear's Catalogue Store in Plentywood. She was very activ[...]terment m Plentywood Club. (S-16-80) . auso[...]ean theater, overseas 1 Sheridan's Oaybrea reported the arrival in Plentywood in yea[...]ret, Leland, and Thomas. The children were father's farm. Served as the first full-time Supply[...] |
![]() | [...]oned in Germany, he was part of Twin City Oil Men's Club, and Minnesota Valley Golf Club. He par-[...]TY He attended school in Plentywood and St. John's Univ. in Collegeville, Tom cNulty,[...]rking for ing to Plentywood and attending teacher's college in Miles City sum- the[...] |
![]() | [...]aduate nurse from Carroll College and St. Vincent's School of Our parents, John and The[...]106 of Sheridan's Daybreak. They operate a guiding and outfitting b[...]e neighbors as well as childhood sweethearts. Roy's mother our time together. died whe[...]burred in the local cemetery. of St. Joseph's Altar Society, Lila, Dorothy Marsh Bakke, Agnes M[...]s elected sheriff of Sheridan County in 1964. Roy's favorite pastimes were playing baseball and he wa[...]and slide trombone. He was a member of Plentywood's first band, was an avid hunter and a membe[...] |
![]() | [...]Victor and Mary Aitken Lindsay. She grew the Lion's Club, serving in several offices including presid[...]ol for most of their time here and also served as S. S. Superintendent and leader of the Dorcas Society.[...]r of the Plentywood Hometowners, Republican Women's Club, and a charter member of the Sherwood Garden[...]entywood section of the first edition of Sheridan's Daybreak.[...]ed in Plentywood in February, 1951 to join Harold's uncle, Dr. Roy where he had b[...] |
![]() | [...]Scarville, IA by his uncle, Rev. S. J. Fretheim. Mike was confirmed in were members[...]Jeanne returned to Plentywood after their father's safflower to Culbertson and later h[...]Montana oilfields and farming his dad's farm (which he took over in Linda, CA; and James[...]and in Roosevelt County. Times were hard m the '30s and we later moved to Plentywood. I took o[...] |
![]() | [...], Jan, and Jay. I was crowned Queen of Plentywood's and the U of M at Missoula wer[...]graduation until 1970. Willard earned a Bachelor's degree from MSU tywood Lutheran Church and have[...]hey went into the insurance business with Willard's quarterback on the state championship football te[...]cation born in 1908 on the family farm on Graham's Island, Benson County, was moved[...]behind the agency building. The building was '30s and he moved to Plentywood to work for the newly[...]p Insurance Agents. Adele is cur- In the '40s farming once again was attractive, so he moved ba[...]rented 4½ miles SW of Theresa's Guild, church choir and council and a whist card[...]graduated from Concordia College and worked as a friend to all and enjoyed people.[...] |
![]() | [...]WWII, and in 194 7 was sent to work in the Indian carpenter, joined the staff at Plentywood Electric for seve[...]ervisor for Glen-Wood Activity Center of the Lion's Club for 22 years and a charter member of the fir[...]Gunlock. She had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Laura's mother died very to work for 2 months. Almost 30[...]auled freight around town with served as a Gunner's Mate First Class on a LCSL in the Pacific[...] |
![]() | [...]ra worked in a cannery for a year and also at men's dormitory in Richland, WA for a year. Later on, C[...]de her home with her daughter, Elmyra. Laura's hobby is crocheting. She has won many blue ribbon[...]la (Mrs. Gene area for many years. In the late '30s, he did basement work with Red Dick) l[...]2 sons and 2 daughters. Betty Myles. He also did carpenter work with Einar Nelson.[...]in Western anor Nursing Home in Billings. Our Dad's brothers[...]some time each summer on Cybulski's farm with Mary.[...]Memo: p. 666 The William and Anna Morey in S.0.1 were the parents[...]of this William Morey whose wife's name was also Anna.[...] |
![]() | [...]bout 15 years. I before purchasing Ryan's Cafe in Crosby, NO. In 1978, they sold the rememb[...]cafe and moved to Hungry Horse, MT. After Robert's death in cattle to market to Dooley and Raymond.[...]from Randy's Beauty College in Redding, CA in 1968. After work[...]work with her parents at Ryan's Cafe. After she married Ron, Nancy Hilda and[...]from far and son of Arvid and Hilda Morstad. Ron's father, Arvid Elliot orstad, was near.[...]and died in 1967. 1969. Hannah, died 6-22-84. Ron's mother, Hilda, was born in Tagus, I, Gladys S. Waller, was born at Homestead, T. y parents, D[...]ce work and Duckhill, MS, and died in 1953. Nancy's mother, Marguerite, was born later w[...]house. After marriage, I was employed at Nelson's Accounting Firm in[...] |
![]() | [...]Deck's Bakery and Cafe. Anna sewed and did alterations for Peterson's Emil served in the Army Signal Corps in 1942[...]program as their first equipment operator. Harold's sister, Amy Munson Frank (see Sheridan Daybreak[...]they were living in the Dooley area, where Adry's parents, Ted and He continued in the National Gua[...]Mary Ann Nelson, farmed and Violet's sister, Mrs. Harry Burnham, ran 1962 as 2n[...] |
![]() | [...]e of the most impressive things in my life. Adry's wife, Nora, adds, "Plentywood is a special place for me too; not only was my husband's home there, but our youngest daughter was born t[...]t for Mom and Dad Nelson, who received their son's "war bride" in 1949 without a trace of prejudice[...]lentywood, I worked in the treasurer and assessor's offices at the courthouse. In 1957, we moved first to Columbia Falls, MT, then to Morris S. elson was born 8-16-24 in Plentywood, son of Mar[...]ust, 1958 to Missoula where I S. and ora Bernau elson, has 1 sister, Phyllis Joyc[...]In the late '50s, ary Lou ent to work for KGCX Rad.io of After 61 years, this Nelson family returns to the area. ike's Williston-Sidney, managing a sat[...]Martin worked at the Security State Bank and Mike's Aunt Margaret KPWO-F , the firs[...]in July, 1981 , where he KPWD's engineer, Mary Lou managed the station and[...] |
![]() | [...]s in the 5-5-84 (her Grandma Graham's birthday) from the College of Great basement, calling that portion of the store "My Sister's Closet". Falls with a degree in ele[...]; 2 children, Nancy Ann January, 1984 the Nelson's sold the Vogue to Rick and Mary Jensen.[...]n 18 Mary Lou realizing the need of a woman's organization that would wheeler. His da[...]rovided the music. Mary Lou has been named "Friend of 4-H", and has earned Rain- bow Girls Grand Cro[...]Her parents were Archie and Agnes Mann. Vernita's mother is now[...]a bookkeeper in one of San Francisco's Shipyards. On 9-26-42, an accountant at Sh[...] |
![]() | [...]MARK THOMAS and FA YE (JENSEN) NELSON Roy's Market. Vernita did the typing as there wasn't mu[...]ting building was built in 1950. The Nelson's 3 sons were born in Plentywood: Gary Robert, 2-14[...]s, 10-5-48; Mark Thomas, 2-9-54. The Nelson's were pioneers in building the first home in the s[...]me and exercise from the office. The Nelson's children all attended and graduated from the Plen[...]us illness, Bob died on 5-13-70. The Nelson's have 7 grandchildren: Bretta Jo, Michael Robert,[...]Alene, ID, which is their present home. The Vigue's 3 children were CHARLES and AMANDA (F[...]phones. In 1970, when Gary's father passed away, he left Gary the accounting f[...]ing corporation, 3-N Farms. Gary and Marcia's 2 children were born in Plentywood: Scott Robert[...]ldren keep Gary and Marcia very busy as does Gary's accounting work and Marcia's Sweet Adelines. Gary also serves on the bo[...] |
![]() | [...]nd Charlotte had 3 children: Julie Kay, man of the Selective Service Board for 25 years, and[...]I am a charter member of the Hometowner's Homemaker Club, PHS and they moved to Antelope. A[...]born 8-20-17 reunion tour with Arne's 749th Tank Batallion, visiting places they[...] |
![]() | [...]ity, Sheridan County Road Dept. Teresa is a nurse's aide at Sheridan Mem. Havre Branc[...]money. blue, so feeling confident it was the Lord's guidance, I accepted, even From[...]became Dyste directed the Children's Choir; I was adviser for the youth groups. my roo[...]ch work. I served as executive director for women's and girls'[...] |
![]() | [...]Vivian nurse certificate from St. Patrick's Nurse's School, Missoula, is mar- Elaine, Walter Harold,[...]a where she is employed as a nurse at St. Patrick's Hospital. and Chester; and 2 girls: Verna and Be[...]rom town and Mine Kristensen, Sheridan's Daybreak, page 173. I have 1 brother, to town as[...]1973, we opened the Young Generation, a children's went to California and got j[...]77. Chester, during this time, worked at Peterson's Hardware and in Gordon Ol[...] |
![]() | [...]of 93 years. She worked at Peterson's Ready to Wear, then in 1963 I went to work for an[...]yard of Sidney, MT close out Mr. Tande's office and in July, 1967 I went to and garden, my[...]racing was held. The highlight of Milo's racing experience was entering of this union. See Sheridan's Daybreak p. 689.[...]ldren: Tomi Marie born early '50s, he moved to Plentywood and made his home with hi[...]moving firm . Walt also wor ed for his in-la s, John and Anna urphy, days, weddings, and other o[...]. The urphy's home was Jerry's from 1957 until his graduafon Milo Andrew J[...]West Coast and or ed for Braniff irHn s. Jerry marri d Carol e old after my father passed[...]orabl years. 0 car and t built our o n om , a one-s ory stucco Automotive West, a parts store. His ho[...]joyed and sp nt t e majority of my h doing. B sid s my 12 years of Cheryl Anne Wankel was[...] |
![]() | [...]tion and was the idea of my thesis for my Master's degree, which I In 1917, Joe[...]county assessor's office. Their only child, Bernadette, was born in[...]where he now lives. committees to plan the week's activities. Every year, junior class members rema[...]became his wife on 11-26-55 at St. Joseph's Parish in Yakima, WA. All of the many perso[...]In 1981 , Loren James II joined his father's law firm after also com-[...]s been greatly encouraged by this · O'Toole. Joe's parents moved to Garrison, ND in 1906 and[...] |
![]() | [...]board in Spokane. from Rugby, ND. Gordon's parents are John and Ella Juul Overby. His[...]in Sheridan Co. and Richard, in Billings. Marilyn's active in assisting in construction[...]who homesteaded 5 miles south of Outloo . Ella's siblings are listed and gym. In a survey for the[...]under her niece, Bernice Van Curen's history. Ella graduated from wanted to be a farm[...]son, Kirk, north of the Dalev1ew community. Kir 1s married to Debbie Unsworth, daughter of June, Out[...]se education, participated in man of the Building Committee, I enJoyed seein[...] |
![]() | [...]ried Connie Ruud, who owns Connie Lynn's Hair Design. Their children older brothers: Gordo[...]In 1956, he bought Roy Anderson's interest in Neville Imp. Plen-[...]ed a lot of basketball and softball on Westby men's teams,[...]o Plentywood the summer of 1950, to be near Helen's folks, Bill and on 12-25 -70.[...]Ruby Long. Helen worked as a waitress in Deck's Cafe, operated by Bill We moved to Billings[...]d they moved back In 1936, he married Mildred S. Anderson, R , Joplin, MT graduate to[...]lentywood". Glenn worked for a time at the Farmer's of Deaconess Hospital, Havre, MT, and to t[...] |
![]() | [...], Richard (1979), and a stepdaughter, Helen's sister, Jean Aman, and family came to visit in 19[...]r friends threw a farewell party for them at Deck's Cafe. Dawson College and wor[...]... rain instead of snow. has been a carpenters hardboard custom plant, where he still[...]Smith and has a tion, Roy's Market, and a variety of other jobs. daughter, Sh[...]esley Allen. All live in Sweet Home as does Helen's mother, Ruby Long. Joanne is married to Delmar Da[...]Milwaukee before he and Norman took over Paulbeck's Men's Store in the late Paulbeck Family. '30s. Ed was an avid sportsman and liked to tell tall[...]hool here her We were married at St. Joseph's Church in Plentywood in 1942. mother had taught m the early 1920s. T o years follo ing gradua ion orman was runni[...]ried, was directing the youth choir at St. Joseph's and part- and serving as clerk of th[...]d James (1977). He attend· Beth or s as secretary in the County Extension Offic[...] |
![]() | [...]nburst in December, 1969; they live on his family's farm with their 3 children. FOLMER and ETHEL (KE[...]el Lutheran Church, The Pederson's are members of the United Methodist Church |
![]() | [...]storms, tainment and the pretty cake. The DeSilva's have a way of making the grasshopper[...]drill a" ildcat" II " rat" no . Leasing my father's acr ag[...] |
![]() | [...]their part sometime in the Peterson's Ready to Wear which Myrtle actually operated whil[...]al manager of worked for Len Peterson's Hardware Store and was in business with a medical[...]ollins. They built their If the worth of a man's life is measured in his contributions to his[...]ent 4 years in the Navy and married Eunice tleson's hardware.[...]ssion when pres. of the Lion's Club, Golf, Athletic, Boosters, Sportsmans, and b[...]ast master of the Masonic Lodge and on the Ration's Board during good years prior to WWII." His son,[...]Manor and the Sec. State Cal, Plentywood's ninth mayor (1931-33), mentioned that much[...]received a certificate of appreciation from Lion's Club in city business was handled by registered w[...]sometimes taking meals and In the early '50s, Cal, Cliff Peterson, Roland Wilson, and Kenneth[...]present date I have "Christy's Closet", women's apparel shop, on 108 Cliff has 3 sist[...] |
![]() | [...]ctly one year after their marriage, Roger and Kay's first son Our home is in Vancouver with the ex[...]Elizabeth, MN, grew Roger and Kay's second son, Richard, was born in 1953. Follow- up[...]and past president ried 6-10-16. They farmed Len's parent's place after they moved to of the o[...]ver con- from the Outlook community (S. D. p. 804); Ruby Carrie is the daughter tacted d[...]iggo and Carrie Johansen of the Dagmar community (S. o. p. 299). days later, Ed Battleson of Scobey c[...]and Ed Battleson had the hardware store until Ed's worked at Deck's Bakery and the Elgin Cafe during high school at P[...]tywood to support myself. I wore Jane's wedding dress for my mar- store, Jane working unt[...]m and Jerry Iverson became his partner. After Don's death, made hundreds of doili[...] |
![]() | [...]vities. I have been in- The Peterson's children are: Bradley, born 5-22-44 in Seattle, w[...]Marjorie's father passed away in 1946 and her mother, Freda[...]Hometowner's Club.[...]n soloist for school and community functions. She's a housewife and several orchestras[...]estby, MT. Her father, Otto Enger, operated a men's clothing and shoe store[...] |
![]() | [...]school. He started working at Deck's Bakery as one of several bakers; MAURICE E. and CORA S. (RISA) PLAISANCE[...]ivering baked goods to the surrounding Cora S. Risa was born at Valley City, ND to Ole and Mart[...]utomobiles and gas engines, which became his life's work . In 1923, he came to Plentywood where[...]Dale's football team at Great Falls High won the State A[...]Many people are best-known for their hobbies and spare-time ac-[...]he Plentywood Herald and a local judge, Stuart is best-[...]is best-known by many people for her cooking and baking,[...]entered the US Navy. the Elgin Cafe and Deck's Bakery. The latter is where I met Andrew[...] |
![]() | [...]ston Herald, a caster for Plentywood's KPWD Radio. newspaper owned by his father and ex[...]By Francis Power, D. D. S. The Polks have 7 children. They are Patrick[...]station was operated behind Joe Redmond's tire store on Main Street. Faye. Gene's mother passed away in 1934 and the children were[...]Every farm in the '20s and '30s had milk cows to provide milk and Jane was b[...]declining rapidly in the '60s, and with the death of Frank Power in[...]- Popescu family. The Elgin was well-known for it's up-to-date sports in- vented the plastic[...]years before marrying the formation of Sportsman's Park. One highlight of his sports life was[...] |
![]() | [...]ronic and Summit Engineering in Bozeman in the '60s of Norwegian parents. She came to Plentywood in 1926 and taught and '70s. Latin and Biology. Her father, a store owner, w[...]grew up experiencing the hard times of the '30s, graduating from[...]o did the demand lived in Plentywood until Dad's term as Co. Supt. expired in 1934 then[...]d Don Walker and is assistant Lou's Bar and Deli on Main Street in Plentywood.[...] |
![]() | [...]ie and Joel. Darcie, 7-10-60, was Sheridan County's Deputy Treasurer before moving to San Diego in[...]Joe Redmond came to Plentywood on St. Patrick's Day in 1910. ROY and[...]nd married Mary Sampsen in Iowa in the early 1900s. He homesteaded near Dagmar where Roy was born.[...]Later, in 1934, we went to Fort Peck where Roy's first job was as a " bull cook" in the bar[...] |
![]() | [...]la, born 5-11-77, and is a partner in Bob and Lou's game room as I don't remember much of my pre[...]nce, for my first 2 years. We moved to my grandad's on the rigs and moves around a l[...]tponed it one day. Because of Women's Bowling Assoc. for the past 3 years and al[...] |
![]() | [...]dan Mem. Hosp. began working for Tim Baker doing carpenter work and in 1979, he In Augus[...]ost derrick hand. In August, 1980, he returned to carpenter work, for 15 lbs. in 6 weeks. She[...]owling and plays ball in with Balaly's parents. the summer for Bob-N-Lou's Softball team.[...]Bert, the son of Robert S. and Dorothy Cybulski Richardson, was[...]and farming his father-in-law's land in 1983. NEAL and BALALY (LANGUIDEY) RICHARD[...]bie and their girls are members of the St. Joseph's[...] |
![]() | [...]ere transferred to Plentywood, MT. Home was Ernie's Trailer City at year and then to EMC[...]ars in days later he began a year's tour of military duty in Thailand. I lived Plenty[...]ths in beautiful Denver, followed by another year's separation[...]while Tim was stationed in Alaska. After Tim's military discharge, we[...]moved to Plentywood and purchased my grandparent's (Viggo and[...]Carrie Johansen) house. I worked at Anthony's for 2½ years before[...]She works part-time at D'Angelo's Pizzaria. Favorite pastimes are gig- Bob was[...]1939. returned to take over over his grandfather's farm. His sisters and Adeline[...]the farm south of Antelope where my grand- mother's family (Carrie Johnson Johansen) homestead[...] |
![]() | [...]Johnson, born and conducted by Rev. S. W. Monroe, a Seventh Day Adventist Pastor 1905;[...]Robert's parents are Edna (Balcome) and Gordon Robertson,[...]dd Downey Daybreak I p. 806). Gladys's parents were Carrie (Johnson) and Viggo of Outloo[...]me to Outlook in 1929. He worked on Martin Holtan's farm. time clerk at the Vogue and part-time sec. at St. Joseph's Church. Our[...] |
![]() | [...]ge 6. Kim piano player in his father's dance orchestra became ill so Grandpa and the chi[...]., MN, the daughter of Mary C. Leslie is a nurse's aid at Sheridan Mem . Nursing Home. They are ex-[...]ks part-time at the Liquor Store and they own Don's received $50.00 back. Septic Tank[...]Michael Dane, born 9-29-69, (on Grandpa Johansen's birthday!) ner in the garage busin[...]for many years. Toward the end of the '30s, he was employed in the in 1951, with good years[...]lped with a Johnson family reunion weekend , (Mom's family) which was phenomenal. Then in 197[...] |
![]() | [...]tarted nership with Uncle Roy (husband of Mother's sister, Lila M.) Medders in farming for[...]ch activities. I also started Store, John Hallesy's grocery, at Ft. Peck Dam, and on the family farm.[...]ton, DC on a scholarship Christensen's store in the old lngwalson building and for the R[...]the County Cattlemen's Assoc. , and both master and secretary of[...] |
![]() | [...]1946, Harold Rowe and I were married by Rev. Don S. Fleming. Harold served in the Navy during WWII.[...]Becker, USAF, of Middleport, OH, 1,0-22-8_3, and 1s now son of Wilford and Dorothy Rusbul[...]supervisor of the microbiology lab at St. Anthony s Hospital, Alton , IL. and entered[...] |
![]() | [...]base! Needless to say, he thought he was in No Man's Land!) Leroy is employed at Farmer's Union Oil Co. in Plentywood and has worked for Farmer's Union Trading Co., Pepsi Bottling Co., and Westland Oil. During the 1960's, he was an active member of the Jaycee's and also a member of the Sheridan Co. Ambulance[...]29-11 at Sheridan Mem. Hosp. in Plentywood. Karen's natural Lola Rusbult was born 8-8-41 in Pl[...]of which Karen was the youngest. Nova's dying request was that Ervin of Comertown and co[...]e was a and Nina (Nina and Karen's natural father, Marvin Klakken, were first- memb[...]permission for Karen's adoption. Leroy and Lola have 4 daughters a[...]Henry died in the late '30s, as did his daughter, Blanche, and son, Lola was active in the Jaycees in the '60s. At present, she is a[...]tta died 5-8-54 at age 80. Imogene died in the '60s. Ervin Sunday School teacher at Trinity Lutheran[...]8 and Clarence in April, 1970. the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.[...]as born 9-9-13, one of 13 children of Leroy's and Lola's lives have revolved around their family. They[...]some time in the Army chase the S & L Food Market located between Sec. St. Bank and[...]WWII served in the US military mechanic for Kavon's Farmers Garage and Ford Co. Later, he worked[...]as a clerk for Peterson Hardware. In the late '40s, he started his own at the Me[...] |
![]() | [...]ministry to care for Mother, then had Savey's Fix It Shop. Howard mar- Mabel, Joseph, Eva, Fran[...]ldren, Gary Lynn Eoff and Donna Jean Eoff. Robins S. Zindel married a BS elementary degree from North[...]0, we moved to Plentywood and he worked at Kisler's grocery[...]store. In the early '50s, he started working at Roy's Market (later the[...]name was changed to Roy's Super Valu) and worked there until his[...]. Our mother, Hazel, was 17. They settled on Gram's homestead east of Reserve. Our father home[...] |
![]() | [...]ed what became known as Shippee Canyon in the 1890s, but father owned for 45 years.[...]One year a big prairie fire took Shippee's pasture for miles on end, grandchildren.[...]and Lizzie Shippee died in the early '30s.[...]To remember this man, one would have to say he sat very tall in[...]The dry, hungry '30s came and like so many others, Shippee went[...]with the dust storms. During the '40s, Goetzinger rented the land, and[...]ood in 1945. Dave Summers borrowed Buck Shaw's chaps, which were too W[...]th along the side of the chased Al's Dray Line and entered the dray business. He haule[...]business until his the corral, grabbed the horse's head until others could free Dave, who[...]gel) also lives in California. Randy is a vice '30s.[...] |
![]() | [...]Lutheran Church, Dagmar; St. John's Church, Westby; and now we[...]and his love of sports and hunting. tim~s we h~~ ~t the Danish Brotherhood Hall, whi[...] |
![]() | [...]MT. He was WY. Royce works for Bob's Electric and Alice at Ben Franklin; 2 educated in[...]odge, Fremgang 275, Antelope, MT. HAROLD and ALMA S. (JOHNSON) SMITH Harold F. Smith, born 9-5-1[...]Daybreak) lived north of Raymond. He married Alma S. Johnson, 6-11-40, daughter of Selmer and Alice J[...]6, attended NMC at Havre and worked for "Children's Activities" over 15 states. The first winter we w[...]ey Ann was born 1-26-45. Harold worked for Farmer's Union Oil Co. Arnold Loren was born 9-20-46. In 1[...]1967) MT, where Harold was manager of the Farmer's Union Oil Co. Alice Pearl was born 2-22-49 and Je[...]o Plentywood that fall and Harold worked at Smith's Farm Supply. LEWIS S. and EMMA (HANSON) SMITH Dorothy June, 10-5-51; D[...]and Donna Lee, Lewis S. Smith, a resident of South Carolina from 1909 un[...]th, In 1955, we went into business in Harold's Conoco Service, and died in Seattl[...]n Aeroplane. and visiting. In 1975, due to Harold's failing health, we sold the store,[...] |
![]() | [...]ND came to Plen- employed by Kisler's Market as a meat cutter. Later, they moved to tyw[...]and Alvin, to a and opened the first Roy's Market, formerly Hallesy's Grocery, in homestead in the Dooley area.[...]ywood. They later structed store, Roy's Super Valu. Special buys included pork steak at m[...]number of awards, including Super Valu's ''Retailer of the Year" in[...]1966. He was also voted Plentywood's "Boss of the Year. "[...]having made the best Brandy Alexanders around.[...] |
![]() | [...]., was the youngest of school, she worked for 0. S. Sanerud at the general store in Westby for[...]how. This was a show of art from Mrs. Walt Yeager's paint- single and Mary Ellen, 8-21-61[...]ecretary at working in the Sheriff's office.[...] |
![]() | [...]al years. He now children in the 1870s. Anna attended Hanska School, and graduated works[...]njoys carpentering in 1934. Anna's family included Oscar, of Hanska, MN, Ruth (Mrs.[...]ioneer Manor, several years. Randy's Cafe, Golden Wheel, Glen-Wood and the City of Ple[...]The organ has been in Anna's family since 1898.[...]and VICKIE SPENCER tober, 1911 to visit Ingeborg's sister, Jacobina Brensdal. Luckily,[...]Fort Peck Dam, the Westland Co., and in Pud Marsh's garage, The Spencers le[...] |
![]() | [...]his vertebra. Upon returning to Plen- Williamson's Glass and the Klothes Horse.[...]currently located at this same the '50s, worked for years with the March of Dimes, and wa[...]aughter, Norma, moved in Big Sandy. During the '30s, he worked 2 years in the Scobey[...]Mae was born in his car while at the Blue Moon to friend, John Lorenz, and when he 1916. L[...]amily moved to Dooley about 1922, opened Steffler's Cafe Amada and Corrine French who homesteaded in[...]ght the Hjelm buisness to Steffler's Cafe, told Otto and Carrie about the Allen[...] |
![]() | [...]died in 1947, and his father in 1962 at 92. Paul's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Toroff Onstad to Minnesota,[...]1 son. Norma resides in Paul's grave. Muskogee, OK. Fern also was married t[...]ife, Rhoda (Onstad) Stenehjem. They were Mae's husband, also a Crosby native, is Dr. G. Raymond[...]School prior to her marriage. Haaken Mildred's husband, N. R. Hansemann, is a retired businessma[...]active in the Plentywood Lutheran Church, it's Brotherhood and WMF. PAUL GOTTLIEB STEINKE[...]ing home since March, 1972. 9-30-14 in his parent's sod shack with his grandmother as nurse.[...] |
![]() | [...]teran of WWII, served as a shoe shine boy at Moe's Barber Shop, a cabin boy at Glacier Nat'I Park, a clerk at Hallesy's Meat and Grocery, a post office clerk for 12 yea[...]d part-time for 3 in- come tax seasons at Nelson's Accounting Office and held a bookkeep-[...]received early musical training from the Veteran's Club, Inc. since 1949.[...]re, MT and because of the mother's tubercular condition. When Gertrude was 8, worke[...]appen- In 1945, following his wife's death, Mr. James came to Plen- ed at that nursin[...]Penny Lynn, who was named after her father's nickname, (how it The Stephen[...]though his mother kept him in over Deck's Bakery, moving his office later to their home on[...]m was both office nurse and bookkeeper. After Doc's in those days, from brothers and sisters), was bo[...]s H. (Jim) was born on 8-11 -60. He worked at Roy's Market Jim was a fighter, cop[...]rrows: the loss of "Doc" in 1947 and Dorothy Jean's ed on November 11 . He was discharged as a[...] |
![]() | [...]de ministerial program to this woman's hard work on the farm. In 1953, we were married,[...]larly known, worked with (Sheridan's Daybreak, pg. 692). I had to become accustomed to[...]sses Ill health forced Simon's retirement and he passed away 9-22-75. and served[...]blic schools, Lud ried Gunder Johnsboen (Sheridan's Daybreak, pg. 952), and became a g[...]there in 1937. He then entered college in farmer's wife, on See's 31 and 32, T.36 R58. One of neighbors, the[...] |
![]() | [...]Searle for 7 residing in Billings, MT. Mrs. Tande's 6 children have provided her with years a[...]ndchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Ludvig's only brother, Lyder, resides in Scobey, and his 4[...]and; and Olga Belgum, California. Mrs. Tande's family is in Florida. She has one living sister,[...]farm in the Redstone After Rob's discharge, we went east to visit the Hibba[...] |
![]() | [...]ent winters in southern California, where Suzanne's parents[...]mpson Family. 1s now a Junior m high school, Troy a freshman , and[...]school and music. tywood in the early '40s, and are still on the same farm. Jim is farm[...]returned to Seattle to work for one of my mother's In 1939, I went t0 work for a fa[...]ted into the Army. After basic at Deck's Bakery and Cafe, where he learned the baking trad[...]X, was on perma- located where Mike's Clothing is now. Max and Frank Deck owned the nen[...]the West building, now the Flower Shack. Bob's wages gradually rose[...]Bob's Aunt Ethel Holmquist for $120 so we were i[...] |
![]() | [...]randparents to Lindsi Jo Wilkin- 693 .) My mother's brother, L. C. (Chris) Christensen, took a homest[...]do with making Lincoln, NE one of the best cities in the country for came to St. Paul in the[...]to Lincoln and Lancaster Co. and is listed in Who's Who in School which offered cabinet-making and hi[...]17, in Seattle on I worked on the farm , did carpenter work with Dad and Ole Hippe, 12-31 -41.[...]homsen . As a young man, Ted worked for the Tioga City electric pl[...] |
![]() | [...]ying the power "Dewey" is maintenance man at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Their line between[...]34. After south of Flaxville. Hickman's sons are PHS students. Jeff is a recent their marriage, Ted became a service man for MDU and was stationed inductee[...]e always "home". Bob and She attended the teacher's college at Valley City, ND.[...]coming to north- "Hook" and Alma's children, grandchildren, and great- western North[...]arvin. Timmerman (see p. 694 Sheridan's Daybreak I), was born on a farm Lois Thorson Powe[...]a 5-7-71. Alma works 3 days a week at Bob and Lou's Deli. This gives pilot and served o[...]landings on the carrier with the S-2 Anti-Sub. reconnaisance plane. He[...] |
![]() | [...]Prior to that, they been mayor during Plentywood's 50th Anniversary in 1962, the came from Minnesota. Merle's dad died in January, 1969 at Bagley, Golden Jubil[...]s year. When Shorty reminisces about the '20s and '30s, he recalls how The Trowbridge[...]1955, he went to work for Zeidler's Hardware where he is still tion caused by the lat[...]r of Bainville, one of a hope that through Shorty's civic activities and my teaching that we[...]family of 15 children. Three of Elida's sisters live in Sheridan County: have given Plent[...]Elona (Toni) Soderquist, and Elaine Wong. Elaine's[...]Michael, age 10. Elida's parents and 2 brothers are now deceased. I w[...]t the Nels Tronson (story on page 566 of Sheridan's Daybreak), and Lillian Blue Moon Nite[...]as discharged. to work on my Uncle Archie Johnson's farm and later on the Charlie Grant[...]island, SD where his parents were operating Helen's father's farm and sheep business. Duane later attended SDS[...]ton Naval Shipyards, Bremerton, WA. Marjorie's parents retired to[...]hier. In August of ed for Howard Waller at Howard's Auto Paint and Glass until the spring t[...]197 4 when I began my present job as maintenance man at the and Margaret Nelson, bec[...]1971 . This agressive growth was typical of Duane's lives at 416 Ellis Avenue, Inglewood, CA.[...] |
![]() | [...]f Commerce in Club. He was chairman of Plentywood's 50th Ann . Celebration in Washin[...]and CIA on special projects. Since Duane's death 3-21-71, Marjorie, by placing her faith in[...]station for 3 years. Upon _the sale of that busme?s, decided they might-as-well enlarge the[...]been an advisor for the Chnst1an Womens Club and 1s children , Kathleen (Jensen[...] |
![]() | [...]and served during WWII from 1944-46 as Pharmacist's Mate, Third Class, Clarence gradua[...]rch in American Legion, the Lutheran Men's Brotherhood, and Plentywood Fargo. Both parents are deceased. Marion's brother, Howard Rask Lut[...] |
![]() | [...]in 1979. Clarice and Don earned their master's degrees from MSU, Bozeman in 1969: Clarice a MS i[...]h 1944, we moved from Fort Peck to my grandmother's In 1927, Ed and Grace Ste[...]remembered it as a quiet, almost rural place. It's transforma-[...]ears. I started working in the Clerk and Recorder's office in 1977. in 1921, joining hi[...]5-26. She was a teacher at the community here. It's like a large extended family. I think that's why we Hendrickson School west o[...] |
![]() | [...]e is a film pro- opening his own business, "Jerry's Warehouse Market." He was presi- d[...]upt. of the Union Sugar Co. She graduated Albert's homestead and rented a state section with the Hov[...]ng smugglers hauled Canadian whis ey through Ben's yard. school in Havre[...]d at the Collins School 1 mile south of Ben Vold's house. Heart. Th[...] |
![]() | [...]rn 10-14-24 to James G. and Fern After Henry's death, Dorothy and children moved to Plentywood t[...]enson, with her sister, Emma, Bill's dad passed away in 1978. His mother, Fern, lives[...]all when I was born. It was tough going in the '30s Yakima Valley, have 5 children : Jim, Sus[...]ntana for 6 Annual visits to Grandma Swenson's near Oklee, M were yea[...] |
![]() | [...]Daybreak I . 697) and have lived on Ole's farm NE of Plentywood since[...]1966, he bought the building, thereafter, Howard's Body Shop, which he operated until 1983 wh[...] |
![]() | [...]rostensen and Al Hardy, getting his private pilot's[...]Marge's sister, DeMarit Cleveland, passed away 9-3-82 . S[...]of the Plentywood Lutheran White's Barber Shop until 1968, when he sold the shop and[...]h and a director of the Sheridan County Stockmen 's Assoc . since Olympia, WA. He[...] |
![]() | [...]teaching in Janice worked at Peterson's Beauty Salon and the Hair Affaire' and the elemen[...]have worked for Peterson's Men's Wear, State of Montana as an ap-[...] |
![]() | [...]14 in Raymond , MT. His parents were William's father homesteaded north of Plentywood in[...] |
![]() | [...]tructs pole barns, We lived on Dr. Storken's farm (now owned by Bernadine Logan)[...]as one of the worst Roland Wilson 's parents, Herman Wilson and Ida Bengtson, were sha[...]s; Eleanore George, born in the '20s. 7-21 -21, deceased 8-24-74 ; and brother, James, born 1-19-25, of Gertrude's parents, Charles Cook and Bertha Johnson, were ma[...]Kent was born on girls. His wife, Elizabeth , wor s m a ban . 4[...]ed the U of M before marrying Die West of a aster's Degree from San Diego Sta e He 1s a coach and math Outl[...] |
![]() | [...]ldren, and also raised a nephew and niece of Slim's. us.[...]Chns) works at the Sheridan emorial Hosprtal and ,s an 6th through 12th grades. He started college at[...]e going back to tywood, orks at ehl's Welding Shop, and Is a member of the Fire[...] |
![]() | [...]12-2-73; and Chad Lester, 11-4-77. Linda's husband, Chuck, worked at Ray's Exxon until 1983 when he St[...]ridan Saddle Club, was a Scout In 1972, Slim's niece, Judy, and nephew, Jerry Greene, came to[...]e Plentywood Golf Club. Even though the Wood's still consider Kearney, NE home, they[...]Both Barr and Katie were involved in Plentywood's 1962 Golden[...]TEVE and JEANNE (BERKLUND) ZEIDLER ing his mother's death, his father married Violet Peterson (see st[...]2 older Hosp. which later was Fretheim's Grocery Store. Steve's parents are brothers. Bigson John, born 9-17-10 a[...]the front page of the Plentywood Herald. CA. atie's parents were Arthur . Wankel, 9-10-1876 to 4-20-6[...]ear from college to work on his Uncle Bob Zeidler's cot· Robert Wankel, 6-29-25.[...]tywood The highlight of Steve's college years was meeting and marrying for 2 year[...]ed by his Uncle Bob Zeidler. Jeanne was a teacher's aide[...]family hard are store, founded in 191 0 by Steve's grandfather, Leo[...]ck to Plentywood and the family business, Zeidler's Hardware, operated by his father who started he store in 1909-10 (see Daybreak p. 701 ). Zeidler's Hardware is a family '3-generation store'[...] |
![]() | [...]graduated from school in Halstad, and took nurse's training at Deaconess Hospital in Great Fa[...] |
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![]() | [...]loons were located on Lots To the best of our knowledge he following people have passed[...]Kohler, Edwin Lot 16, First S reet and was operated by Bert Herron.[...]aloon as located on Lot 18, Bloc 2, owned by Bill Best. Joe Clay, Shirley ( cGowan) & Al[...]rated by Joe Raymond and Bert Herron. Bert Herron's barn was Huffman, Harry, eil & D[...]son) Westphal, Anatta road. Joe Raymond's livery barn was purchased by David and Hel[...] |
![]() | [...]ns. Langer. During the winters we moved into Dad's apartment building in Chub passe[...]as he was Christmas seasons with Glen's family in Anchorage. working faster than the other men. In 1940 Fred Wendt sold Jesse's homestead back to Chub and KAREN[...]from Plentywood HS in 1968. bought out May's interest in the farms. We moved into the homeplac[...]LeRoy (Butch) was born 11 -1-40 in Plentywood. He's mar- her home. After 6 years employme[...]Dale Wayne as born 4-1-43 in Plentywood. He's married to Shaaron F. Woodward.[...], Glen Wesley as born 3-15-47 in Glasgo . He's married to Bonita born 5-19-77 . Th[...]randson. Karen's hobb1 s are reading and s ling. They are members of th Our 3 so[...] |
![]() | [...], where I worked in St. sch_ool. He Joined the CC s m 1936. He was stationed in Haugen, MT Patrick's Hospital for $1.00 a day and room and board. In 1[...]ng in the Seeley La e, T, where he wor ed in Gray's sawmill for 2½ years. He Missoula[...]d school; then located north of the railroad trac s. She to live in the Raym[...] |
![]() | [...]born cheese to sell to Forman's Butcher Shop in Plentywood, MT. She had a 1-4-32,[...]r country in the Air Force for 4 years in the 1950s. They live in Scobey homemade dairy pr[...]d. They have 1 daughter and 1 son. Army in the '50s and currently owns and operates the family farm i[...]ve 4 children. Ralph served in the Army in the '50s and was Matilda (Mikky) marrie[...]s born at Rosholt, SD on 11-29-23, the second 1950s were especially memorable years for us for 2 unfo[...]rd, our build- later cadet training in S. East Command, during which time he as ings and o[...]his 19th birthday in 1934. Joe teen s ent to or h lping out amili s h n a child a born in as bOrn 7-18-18 and atilda ( i ky) s born 7-25-22. the communit[...]home. Then s e mov d to he Plenty ood area, living ith h r aun[...]and in the old pop factory du to a lac of man po er during the ar.[...]adean, the second, married Durbin " ic" etson of S attle (a[...] |
![]() | [...]Kimberly Nelson , Kari Lynn Brown and Ranae Wood- man.[...]ied Viola cBurney on 11 -25-14. They lived on Joe's ayberry ilson 6-7 -02 at Winan, Roberts County[...]farms before she married Joe. hen cter in Stavig's Store in Rosholt until I married Herb Blair.[...]o at the Canyon Club, the Plains Cafe, Carl Bantz's Cafe and the Outloo Cafe during the 1950s. In October of 1966 Herb died and i[...] |
![]() | [...]tywood, MT to work as a meat cutter for Kisler's Market. He also work- ing and raising ca[...]still resides in Plentywood and Matson's threshing machine. He worked 13 hours a day pitch[...]MT, the daughter of Joe McBurney (Viola's dad) came from Canada in 1909 and[...]their marriage they lived on the farm with Percy's folks. In I was born 12-5-38 at Plentywo[...]ren ly a ssocia e Professor m g. Ed. and a S mor Re earch 1 I started high school at Pl[...]for a bone sp cialist and Byron or s at Kais r Aluminum Plant at Stockmen Asso. boar[...]llis hav 3 children: D nise, 21 . is an wood El s Lodge.[...]horn" cattle. He is am mber of the Cattlemen's Asso.; memb r of the[...] |
![]() | [...]belonging to Anna Hovet, Elfie Peterson, Glen's Uncle Dean, and Glen's years she has enjoyed sewing, craft work, gardeni[...]ways a fascination, so Glen got his private pilot's, follow- parents are Melvin and Bernice Brenteso[...]ntelope. I Flying is one of Glen's favorite pastimes. He is currently Sheridan gradu[...]ttended college at Glendive County's only licensed aerial hunter. This permit is issue[...]ek which teaches music fundamentals. All of Julie's of which were held at the athanael Church a Dagma[...], chorus, 4-H, Speech Team, and ment's no ice. Julie also enjoys singing ice and roller[...]ming, and the dog. cats and the baby chic s each spring. Gten was born on 12-14-51 o Da[...]9-day postpone- on the Sunday School's Board of Education. She is also Raymond's ment of the wedding. Glen's dad, Gale, was killed in a rock picker acci- chairman of he Sheridan County's combined fund drive. Hobbies in- dent on 10-19-72[...]start with, farming was in partnership with Glen's mother. After By Clarice L. Gable Clarice[...]on double-wide mobile home and moved into Clarice's house in April of (See page[...] |
![]() | [...]4 and returned to farming. We During the 1950s Dale and his brother, Dean, farmed together[...]d from John Jorgensurd in 1928 and some from John's sister, Millie (Mrs. Andrew Christensen). Dale en[...]Medical and Dental Asst. She She's a junior at PJent ood H'gh. no is employed at the[...]n 1972 with the acciden al death of S ed n. as ra, d on a farm 2½ m, s north of ilan, att nding I • Dale as he as work[...]ng Deputy Sheriff, JaHor and Bailiff, but continu s to buy and sell cattle. e do some travelin[...] |
![]() | [...]- Carlson in the summer of 1916, he also being a friend of the Halvor- mother, Mrs. Joseph He[...]g in the Raymond community. Her mother, Margaret s ead in what was known as the Welliver County. Thi[...]young man. During the depression years he worked on threshi[...]he United States on 11-23-1 891 with his parents. S anley ane in April 1962. San is also a Boeing emp[...]rmed for several years. orked as a carpenter and several years later farmed for Shorty They ha[...]to issoula and the children attended St An- wife's folks lived. thony's grade school, Loyola and Sentinal HS. Rich[...] |
![]() | [...]re milk on to Plentywood where she worked at Deck's Cafe and the Elgin Cafe. the gro[...]In 1947 she married Louis Dietrich at St. Joseph's Catholic kick that landed me on[...]German. My dad subscribed to a German with Louis's dad. They also leased the Henry Raaen Farm, running a newspaper "The Wanderer," and Dad's eyesight wasn't too good, so band of sheep, in pa[...]moved his family to Wolf Point, buying the Farmer's one teacher and all grades. My 2 you[...]born 3-2-38 at rs. Benson's maternity home in Pl nt ood. The[...]rs. elstad's ma ernity home Plen ood.[...]We eft Plen ood for Los Ang I s around 1942 and both of us[...]oody ar Tire and Rub r Co I or d n· t a d Art da s Louis and Barbara are the parents of 1 son[...]Oph im Dallas Wade as born 5-28- 8 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. He here Art[...]h n that terri rain flood d all he horn s alo the er e do n in graduating fro.m Wol Point H[...]nce, E. They have 2 children, Da n and D r'c DaJI s or s for Ros ohl r thou ht e could ma[...]. But e Dunhill, a subs'diary of Trans orld irlin s a a Pro ess·onal couldn't[...]ain, his time for good. I Recruiter. H also mana s he Job Placemen pr ram for the a-[...]and enjoy our old age togeth r. She attended Link's Busm ss Coll ge in Bois , ID. LuAnn liv d[...] |
![]() | [...]ve is employed at Fossum Ready Mix in life and it's really a treat when any one from Plentywood calls[...]was a Nuclear Power Reactor operator on the world's I, Donald Fin , was born 9-18-33 on the fa[...]chool and 7·1·31 at his grandparent's home, the Mike Finks in Plentywood. Peter my hig[...]On 4-10-54 I married Zelda Johansen at St. Joseph's church in Apartments in Plentywood. Peter and Josephine's children are: Harry Plentywood Rev. E. V. Gergen[...], Harry married Louise Pulvermacher at St. Joseph's Zelda and I spent our first 6 years in Com[...]il, rs. mond. Zelda was an officer in St. Raymond's Guild, and clerk of the David Venne of[...]ed in farming and Grain Growers formed the nation's fourth largest cooperation, which[...] |
![]() | [...]they did, Dr. Joseph Charles Storkan. One of Mom's fondest[...]ied. Then e built our home at Raymond on John Fm 's farm. We sion she recalls 2 men, Berry Stevenson[...]have 3 children, Gregory, 29, works at Grand For s; Becky, 28, ,s the street around the corner of th buildin[...] |
![]() | [...]rying to make the trees in our windbreak grow. It's great to live in the Raymond community, and have[...]ars and is also a member of the Raymond Homemaker's Club. Pete country school and sh[...]Missoula, which was owned by Olaf's brother, Einar. I continued in[...]alion, Women's Army Corps, attached to the Eighth Air Force Head[...]On 11-1-46, I married James S. Kenyon, a issoula native, gradu-[...]ate of Missoula HS, veteran of WWII and carpenter by trade. We pur-[...]accompany- ing picture was aken at Pete and Josie's 25th edding Anniversary. RUSSELL and PHYL[...] |
![]() | [...]truly blessed. I sold the ranctl- after Jim's death in 1953 and returned to Ray- mond with my s[...], football, baseball, has guitar lessons and Scou s. He as in s ,m team on mt r sea on and e t to S at and on a rbbon and 2 medals.[...]I graduated Wayne Dominic Fran e, a Canadian ho 1s a toolpush r, or ing for from[...]Wayne as born on 1-5-41 in Wil 1e, Sas ., th s cond child of a Europe. y first Job[...]red to the Infirmary for SPARS (Coast Guard Women's Corps) at and Eva ,lier Franke, r side in[...] |
![]() | [...]from the Ben assisting with the Displaced Person's Program. Fra[...]ancisco, CA; (5) Director of Nursing at the Women's Federal Rice, cared for Jamie. Pris[...]. Wes's job has taken him to various points in Montana, N[...]3-9-50. She too nurse's training in Havre and in 1969 got her LP On[...]in ovember 1983 to further her education. She 1s living in Colorado Godijohn. They lived in[...] |
![]() | [...]g in 1979. She year, it was learned, Ben Johnson's buildings and spring were on Harr- work[...]ome in Shelby and in a plastic factory in ington's land. The Harrington buildings were on Tom Hendrickson's Denver, CO until June 1982. She ma[...]0. He is a farmer and kin Creek. She was her dad's right hand helper, herding the sheep,[...]later returned to Montana and bought Jim Oesonia's land and also Joe Hendricksmier's land, which was located along the border north of[...]nt ood. The purpose of th trip as to visit Bette's orthern Railroad until 1959. He then managed a[...]cepted, and or ed there as a ur e's Aid for the ne t 1Oyears! Her After I gradua[...]Ed ard's dad died 12-27-64 and his mom on 1·2-82 . I[...]duating from Shelby When dward's grandmother first sa the big slough filled[...] |
![]() | [...]bought William Reed's old house and barn from Outlook and had i1[...]1-14-18, and I was born 8-5-20. Gordon's parents were Adolf and her farm. He returned to P[...]Esther Holte. Gordon was born on his parent's farm at Lambert, MT on death on e Year's Eve in 1976. He had been in failing health for hi[...]ee in Range Management. We were married John's parents were John and ary (Heisler) Henricksmier.[...]elia, Agetha, Catherine, Pete, Joe and John. John's parents, ary, Lavina, Celia, Joe and John have[...]oing road construe ion work. I was wor ing a Dec 's Bakery here I had been for 9 years. My paren s ere Fred and Clara (Christianson) Brenteson. They came from Orroc , here they had a s ore and then to onda , D where they had ano her s[...]id er, T. ea has a degree in nursing and a Master's m and my mother died in 1967.[...] |
![]() | [...]an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Women's Missionary League farming the original Larter fa[...]oalridge and Reserve Flying Clubs, Sherwood Pilot's Asso., Soil Con- servation Society of America, Farmer's Union, and Boy Scout Council.[...]Ardell , Terry and Richard . He is listed in Who's Who of University Students and was appointed by t[...]or of Science degree in Scout Den Mothers, Farmer's Union, and the Kellogg Education Pro-[...]the bride's parents. Currently, Ardell is employed at Sherida[...]d into the army. He served as pla- man, born 3-1-19 at the family farm north of R[...], A. e1I nt ov rs as in dith, the daughter of Le 1s and Ida Pulvermacher, as born 7-17-33 in[...]o the States from nz10 Beach H ad in D. Ardith 1s the fourth of 7 children. The other Pulv r[...] |
![]() | [...]ed help to do the farming. Karl died in a Veteran's Beth was born at Plentywood 2-3-53. She wen[...]t, D. Next spring I came home to help with spring's work rmy Veteran ho also at ended school in Hel[...]fe live in he house that is part of Harry Huffman's original Home- state exams I received a 2nd grade certificate. My first school was the s ead shac .[...]rn in ilan, and was baptized in LOUISE AGE S[...]urch of ilan. Her family lived on her grandparent's Louise as he daugh er of Ed and Arilla Hannah[...]on from OHS in 1930, Gladys attended Fargo from a s ro e in December 1979.[...]ern on ana Colle e and oo Teacher's raining. Depression days[...]d Bud e, did his farming and too care of his hors s. helping in the sores. In 38, GI d or[...]farm. Scou s er for the firs Bo Scou Troop I Raymond. In 19 1[...]us in he osp· al fo 5 ee s in of Point.[...] |
![]() | In the spring of 1943 Gladys's dad became ill and we moved to the[...]the farming couraged members of Jo's family to transfer from evada to this area h[...], Plenty ood, T. Chapman, got into her mother's texture paints. Mary came down the stairs hol[...]adys took chemo During the '30s she or ed part-time a he cou[...]Youth Admmis ration . In he fall of 1940, s e en llins 8-21-81 she expi[...]so on 11 -17-83, orked for Gregory's Grade A Velma Syme, a former Raymond neighbor[...]nson of 15 y ar Raymond, MT. He s born 4-30-49 in Williston, D but gre up m the[...]n Business Admims rat, n in e year of 971 a n s oci e degree Busm ss · 1 Ci y, Jo had an opportunity to be • d t th ool of s tion y mov e[...] |
![]() | She worked at JC Penney's for a time and then as a receptionist for Dr.[...]ssia from Germany also. By Dallas and Valerie's stories are elsewhere in the book.[...]n, tween the 2 of them and tried their best to make a meager living. Elizabeth, Tony, Paul an[...]In of the dry years in the '30s that brought dust storms, grasshoppers September[...]born 12-15-04 , In 1950, Henry Hill, Cecelia's bro her Lewis and Tony built our ma[...]dren. Elizabeth born he owns and operates Charley's Place in Westby.[...]ilt 13 days. Both are resting in God's peace in the Plentywood Cemetery. ourselve[...] |
![]() | [...]Plentywood. Those were the days of the dirty '30s with no crops, dust Lee Lodahl and Ronnie Mervin at Lee's Westland in 1961. On 6-8-62 I storms[...]r Dubry, so we had a double wedding at St. Joseph's tywood. My folks and I moved to Conrad, MT in 195[...]in Kalispell. The re- the St. Joseph's Altar Society, St. Raymond's Guild, Raymond Home- mainder of that year was spent at an Aunt and Uncle's in Kalispell makers, and Raymond Bi[...]n bus started in Plentywood. She worked as a urse's uated from Plentywood HS in 1960. That same year[...]ide in Sheridan Memorial Hospital in the early '50s, did pastry and business school in Great Falls an[...]d and worked at Mountain Bell early '60s and did pastry cooking in the Alta Vista Cate for[...]d Larry Sullivan for several years in the late '60s. ary has[...]ma - started indergarden in 1983 and 1s undecided as to hat she 111 do ri[...]m a family of 1O children and o da e have 5 siste s 1956,[...]hen Roy Smith' oy's forest rangers and e fought a raging forest fire[...]ife Super Valu St s nt to Beauty Sc Bill- asn't fo[...]d pera d rtle P terson's look, here my Uncle Frank Kohler farm d. I[...] |
![]() | [...]ed the Brussel's World Fair. Receiving discharge in November 1958,[...]n 11-14-59 he married Cecelia Marsh in St. Joseph's Catholic I went through life as Bernice Edith W[...]here she lived in her sister lling and Pete Goltz's home. Later for homesteading. There I met Arman[...]e on his homestead 1 mile non Hoven's Law Office, the last half of grade 12, after scho[...]iving along on 9-26-62. Darrell's love for farming and cattle encouraged a twin, born July 1950, married a custom's officer and lives at Oungre,[...] |
![]() | Darrell was in KC's in Plentywood and belongs to the Minton Elks.[...]The house stands in Ray- '40s the crops were good and we prospered. We bought the farm in mond on the Collin's farm.[...]ldren except one. The dirty '30s were bad but we managed to survive them. We are[...]what he called Bert's Shack and later at the LaGrange School. He had[...]nic Chemistry for 3 Both were born at Mrs. Benson's maternity home in Plentywood.[...]h as running water, electricity, etc. We made the best of it and that meant work. For entertainment[...]nter. We would skate on a large slough on my folk's farm on Sundays, as many as 25 grownups and child[...]worked for some time with a man by the name of Kennedy to get his Hou[...] |
![]() | [...]ted with a nursing degree. She worked at Children's in Seattle,[...] |
![]() | [...]Brad's hobbies are drag racing, golfing, racquet ball an[...]was the second homestead of my father's; the first being in Canada in my sisters: Luc[...]the early 1900s. John died in 1962 and my mother still lives in h[...]oam Lake, Saskatchewan. But while moving, Joe's folks, being of Indian descent, came through[...]. Wagnild, and Stoners. During the middle 1950s he bought a home in Raymond. Joe liked to hun[...]a jolly person. He lived and farmed man of Wahpeton, ND, who was employed as a linotype o[...]mentary School and Plenty- '50s we happily said "good-bye" to the coal buc[...] |
![]() | [...]s state president of the Montana Democratic Women's Club in 1975. She was a member of the Montana del[...]She has been a housewife and worked at of the 1930s and how my parents stood 1irm and hung on through[...]few years. Then he went to work for Hill's Ready Mix and later the ciate our heritage[...] |
![]() | [...]on a cold day. Many got sick and had to have Vet's Herman Looman (Bill's brother) came to Montana from Kimball, MN[...]use on Dodge Street here in Plenty- Lawrence's parents: Frank C. Loup, Crook City, SO, 10-5-1881[...]tirement is in the future. 3-17-36. Blanche's parents: Fred Budke, 3-8-1879 to 12-3-37, and[...]and eat ith us. They do enjoy grandma's coo mg. Our youngest is[...]rborough). He died in 1952 in Prince G orge, Br"t s Columbia.[...]riage on 8·12 ·1891. S1 of th tr 7 girls er born in Peterborough.[...]Their youn es1 daughte , Glad s as born ther . The adill family Middl row:[...]moved o the Unit d S at s n 91 Oon a 160-acr ho d 7 md s Front row : Karla, Paul and Ca[...]. It was in Belle Fourche she met David Getty the man she mar- sob r. He as an artist and[...]ove a school bus. On 8-6-66, Kevin gent man and mad all inds of puzzl s hich hardly nyon could as born. They were in I[...]th th city for some They ere 1lliam's boys. All the girls turned out to be e cel[...] |
![]() | [...]the early 1900s he came to Canada and settled near Estevan, Sask.[...]ked for the Soo Line. He 1900s she came to Canada with her folks and settled nea[...]ldo and Freda were both born at Dooley, MT. Waldo's[...]irthdate is 8-3-21. Freda was born 1-23-26. Freda's brother, Glen,[...] |
![]() | [...]do and Freda were 4-H leaders Mother's youngest sister. I was there until 10-30-23. My s[...]the chores. Freda worked at the County Treasurer's office and has been employed Ott[...]In November 1954 he married Jane Herberg at North Man- harvest. He took over the coal m[...]trap shooting, and was a hunting guide at Korrel's guest ranch Redstone for 1½ years until[...]children. Timothy is in the Air Force and h·s i Vale s a choo • teacher. Kathy or s in Grea Fall and Sue or s in Billings.[...]children: ent, Tr , Randy and aria. Ir n ,s no mar i d to Char s Seeley and liv s at East Glaci r. T.[...]man for Lmn Co. Tractor Supply. Front ro : Eld[...] |
![]() | [...]at aJso as the year that we rented H. B. Braddock's farm and began farming. For several years, Daryl continued to do carpenter work, to help us get a start on the farm, until M[...]at, there was little time during the sum- mer for carpenter work, but he still found odd building and[...] |
![]() | [...]He lives and works as a sheet metal man in Seattle. We retired in June over, I again went[...]n November 1966, of 1980, I flew to Alaska with a friend, Kim Westphal, in hopes of get- Rudi pa[...]Seattle. I enjoy living in western Washington. It's home to boom" was on the decline here, in the spr[...]wood, MT. In 1947, I moved to Coo's Bay, ORto live close to my sis er[...]married to Calvin E. Portor on 11 -17-51 , in Coo's Bay, OR.[...]Our son as born 10-18-54 . Upon my son's gradual on from high[...]olph Olson from ilan, . We Jived on my dad's farm for 3 years and Audi worked for him and also[...].A. In the spring of 1936, we moved on Pete ordby's farm 4 David as the only son of I aac and o a A. gl s. H att nd d miles east of Raymond. We had managed[...]ippet car, 2 school m Dooley, s rv d 1 year in th a y, th n or d for th Gr t hors[...]ew out and grasshoppers moved m in or s for the Soo, does some farming and has a small ba[...]David njoys hunting, fi hmg and bas ball. H is a s aunch sup- 10-28-36 and son born 3-5-38 . tn the[...]high school or "Haupt Schule" as it ,s called. were very welcome. Henry Hill, Har[...] |
![]() | [...]inook. They reside in Havre. horse in Aunt "Mandy's" pasture, and since he had a driver's license, Donald Thomas was born 11-[...]ave 2 sons, Christopher M., born 5-28-81 and Ryan S.,[...]et, born 9-19-69 at Carol as born on her dad's birthday, 3-8-54 in Williston, D.[...]. At the age of 2, Terry, born on his parent's anniversary, 10-9-56, began working[...]her predecessor was most anxious to leave. Helen's appointment as postmaster of Raymond, T be[...] |
![]() | [...]mother also lived on a farm which was her father's, Bill Cor- Shendan s Daybreak in the Reserve section as Alfred had home- kery's, homestead. steaded west of Reserve. They live[...]l at the Gibson Plentywood at this time. Clara's parents, Peter H. and Carrie Akerson[...]Montana. leadership and human behavior from U.S. International University at[...]at Auburn and farms. He also or s in the ost otf'ce a P n ood and Barb has 2 child[...]a licensed practical nurse; is married to Oelb rt S an- years n Plent ood. adua d in 1973 and h o d s an son and has 2 children, Deanna, born 8-18-76 a[...]olleg , Orang , CA, 1th us and go s to school in Pl nt ood. tn graduate school, for t[...]on a e belong to St. Jos ph's Catholic Church in Pl n ood. fellowship an[...] |
![]() | mother's maiden name was Antoinette Corkery. She resides i[...]t Plentywood; 2 stepdaughters, Mrs. Jesse (Debra) Carpenter We children went to Collins School. The last[...]om high school in 1942, graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nurs- the Telephone Pioneer[...]was in hunting and trapping. In the '50s he built a snowplane and a scooter to WWI. After[...]participate in any activities other Gray's Saw ill at Seeley Lake, MT. He then return[...] |
![]() | after spring's seeding and in the fall until freeze up. One ot'[...]he farm about 7 miles in 1979 he joined Don Blair's combining crew and went south combin-[...]baby, orman Leo. mond, is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Joanna is a Wh[...]d, e hved in the base· member of the St. Raymond's Guild and St. Joseph's Catholic Church. ment about 1 year b[...]which we have 5, ho are elfy Adams of Thou d Oa s, C , Da n the Corkery School and the rest of my[...]burgh, Scotland on 5-16-1882 and d1 d S p ember 1953. y moth r 9-5-42 in Missoula. That[...]died 3-5-80. I as born at th cCoy Ranch 4 mil s north st of Pl n- orked for Frank Melle. Our d[...]he Vera Fleming rdis Clay, Donald, Glad s B c er, Tim, Ho ard, and spring we moved to Plent[...]ed by Olaf Calvin. Th Sym s moved eve al times duri g my oun childhood[...] |
![]() | [...]remember having goat's milk and bread together and getting bunted[...]back to conservation work. crew. About the time a man knew his job, the draft ould call him, so I[...]t the age of 86. She was buried from Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and is in the Plenty- wood Cemete[...]have been a Jaycee, served on the City Council, A.S.C. Office, S.C.S. Committee, and was director of the Securi[...] |
![]() | [...]and Lavonne Syme of Raymond. Terry's pioneer grandparents were I, Velma Syme, was[...]edical Training and Scobey, MT (Dallas Williamson's Dad) did a beautiful job renovating it. I[...]and custom spray wood and worked at Leona Crosby's Beauty Shop. In the summer of w[...]Ch · s born in Jane On 10-30-37 Kenneth Syme and I[...]Raymond T in the s 2 house now located on he present Kenn[...]y a , Bo man on re urned home here Kenneth farmed for rs. Seab[...]and farmed plus ntinu s to bou ht 2.5[...]. Th y s Christ in In 1964 we purchased the former e[...]it r and song riter. 11 -12-77. Some of Ken's other interests ere serving on the rural fire, la[...]I (Tim) a born 5-19-27 on th farm 2 mil s north of Raymond, farm program and Oswego[...] |
![]() | [...]Kenmare. My dad, a carpenter came to · Kenmare in 1907 seeking[...]and we moved to St. Paul, MN to doctor for Evelyn's 4-27-55 . I continued to farm until the fall of[...], and I (Lavonne) as born on my grandfather's (Christian Lee) home- Margaret.[...]Mildred Wilhelmi (3-24-14) of I was my dad's right helper as there were no boys to do the[...]rked at the Home abel's early years in Sheridan County are probably best de- Grocery, Decks Bakery, Elgin Cafe and[...] |
![]() | [...]thunder-struck, for I through. He received his B.S. in 1938 and his first job teaching and[...]aduating in 1936. They have 6 sons. Major Michael S. Tooke was dairy farm, but when[...]born 3-12-42 and is a career officer with the U.S. Army. Mike served sas, because of their dad's health. Duane and his brother did not Ii e in Vi[...]ean War, Duane, though only 17, joined by his fol s signing for where he received his B.S. degree. He is a graduate of Plumas National[...]reside in An- Syme, Ambrose Wal o s , of Boundary Construction, and a he Red chorage,[...]8th grader in the Plen ood Sc ool and pfa s oo ball, bas t aJI d munication service, Silicon[...]etball and t e only girl on Boy s L1 Rob married Janel Winkler and they have 2 chil[...]h di ection of Paulson. T a 's Samuel, age 3. Rob manages a restaurant in Vacaville, CA. Jeffrey l., Women's Lib! the youngest, was born 1-12-55 and is a grad[...]Jr. Col- We operated "Terry's Dnv In' from 973 -78, no[...]y ith their nown as "Randy's" and r de at 31 O Grant n daughter Alexa, age 3,[...]RIE VERT Some things that stand out in Stan's experiences in Sheridan By Val r[...]ople merly f om Plen ood. H has 6 s1st rs and 1 both r. who ere especially inspiratio[...]during his first teaching and coaching Job. Stan 1s mostly rigs ·n he Outloo area. fte[...]mov d to Chica o, IL, h r h as mplo d b the G. D. S[...]lerie Johnson, daughter of elvin and Esther Nagel's mother, was on hand to see me into the wor[...] |
![]() | [...]dent of the Raymond-Outlook Farmer's Union from 1963-65; I was[...]oadcaster for KPWD-FM, Morris and Mary Lou Ne son's I was born 6-29-25 on the farm near Dooley[...]s on a farm, near Buffalo Gap, SD with our mo her's family. In the summer of 1937 Bonne and I moved to Conrad, T to live ith our dad's sister, r. and Mrs. Byers Emric . About a year la[...]d in I am presently living in Viv's Trailer Court, Plentywood, and farm- the Veteran's Hospital in iles City, after having a leg amputat[...]and Southern Sask. , Canada. stayed ith he Emric s. graduating from he Conrad HS in 1944, and gradua[...]RA WANKEL T in 194 7. I met Bob while in nurse's training, on a blind date with[...] |
![]() | [...]ved at Hamilton, until moving back here into Dad's homestead house. Walter DUANE C. an[...]year in high school to mee Ed Hannah's school bus. I had a b ch farm for Dad.[...] |
![]() | [...]dith was born 12-10-39 in her sister, fling Goltz's house (where the car wash now stands) with Mrs.[...]ing a kid on her lap Members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Edith belongs to the[...]In 1970, I was seeding wheat on Dutch's place and as I went to re· sec.-treas. of St. Theresa's Guild of which she was an original member,[...]We lived in Plentywood in Isabelle Brenteson's house before pur- Adams, and calle[...]work un- in Crystal Lake, MN, with the Dale Borah's and Daryl Olson's. All in all til I was able to work ag[...]. I still go out to the farm and help with spring's work, harvest, etc.[...]emember getting caught Ruth's mother died on 11 -5-70, in the Bellevue Nursing[...]breaking a young team of colts to use for spring's wor'k and tried them out by[...] |
![]() | [...]Community; first 1/2 mile north of Jim Larter's place and then rented Lena and Jim were mar[...]Wilson, born 8-17 -04, moved to ontana ith paren s ·n[...]helped our father farm in Raymond community m he s m-[...]nsburg, A. Th y had 1 son. a a t o d or J. C. ban s, AK where she teaches.[...]on's s ory a on p 738.[...]t n1 ar · Lillian s on Our parents were Wilmot (Coon) Ora Wilson[...]. I ha e 1 brother, Vaid n, ho Ii e to her sister's, Mrs. Dave Hardy, who then lived at Wheaton, M Ou[...]gradually got mto farming and ranching. athilda's sisters, Kate and Dick Hass of Outlook and[...] |
![]() | [...]ing the Peter Fink's land on the south. I married Mike Wollan 3-[...]Nagle in first meeting was held at Cindy Carlson's home with 13 women pres- 1933. Th[...]married to Henry Brelje's cousin. During the '30s, Fred sold his[...]nly such Port in Sheridan County. There are 11 OE's spaced along Montana's 550-mile northern border. Only 2 of these,[...]ing the entry and admissibility of merchandise, i s classification and 250 cars and 30 true s. In one year the POE has collected as much as val[...]by the US government and is I S excludable aliens. In addition to protecti[...] |
![]() | [...]had the stand, then the Outlook-Raymond Farmer's Union, Women's Prior to 1931, the POE was located in the t[...]s of wheat and paid duty with the boy's, men's and women's softball leagues, there was prac- of $200.70. The[...]of the week. would be $140. A typical immigrant's entry was recorded on 3-2 -23. T[...]ted was closed. In the middle 1970s, with so much more to do on a Sunday $101.70. In[...]l their wheat and then do their shopping." Dooley's demise, Joe Collins', and 1/4 mile ea[...]founda ion. t his Wankel were "visiting" in Karl's Midway Tavern, deciding what to do time, it was set down on bloc s west of its present location. he o s, with their summer. They came up with the idea of[...]couts and a 4-H group ere started. The he d Blair's home is now. After a few years the diamond was mo[...]ork for these proj cts league game before the men's game. The concession stand was an ,m-[...] |
![]() | [...]fice did not move until May 1916. Raymond's first postmaster, William[...]ed to the Ruggles tive as an extension homemaker's club and as a service club to the r[...]oute was combined with the Outlook route. In Jack's early The club has followed lessons suggest[...]l, where it was also dispatched. In the early 1930s a shops, and Woman's Week. They assisted with a 25th anniversary[...]ity booth, had a float in the parade, and given a best exhibit award. Rierson continued to haul[...]ew contract embers have made favors for Woman's Week, arranged a CPR class, was giv[...]6. Helen S. Ruggles-September 1956-[...] |
![]() | [...]nd Emma ollan - 1935-36; A n s B n on- 1 36·37: Glad s S me operated by Ed Ferguson, of Plentywood and Wes[...]18-19- Clara es hal, mma Cron - 1919-21 , Gad s tested by the State of Montana and the stockyards are approved and Bantz- 1921 -22, Haro d S ulhc - 1922-23, Th Ima Bradl - inspected by the U[...]Signe Peterson, Amy B. unson. Libbie S anabe, Helen Bree · Evelyn Callaghan[...] |
![]() | [...]ender. As it After the demise of Redstone's oldest inhabitant, Elmer E. Bergh, swi[...]limits of Redstone, in return for 24, 8-foot 2 x 4s and 1000 board feet the braver men, in[...]. range of hills (Pettie Hill, Beieby Hill, Dan's Girl, Knight's Hill and The notes of the Redsto[...]cidental ... of you on entering town by Redstone's single lane thoughfare, you see NOTE[...]y cafe, labeled by a weather-beatened sign, "Todd's Place" (Redstone Cafe owned by Bedwell's now) and underneath are small words "nothing for[...]of side of the street lie the ruins of Callahan's Beer Parlor, destroyed by students that[...]al farm machinery. Between this garage and Burham's combina- students, and occasiona[...]d Barbershop stands the oldest memoir of Redstone's "Remember when," and, "Do you rec[...]omberg of being at present used to water Skordal's dairy herd (he waters both his Redston[...]nspection the spasmedic jerking of Barber Burnham's razor hand lends realism to the picture. This group comprises Redstone's Fire Department and though they appear the very e[...]single mind-so far no one has discovered just who's that might be. The Methodist Church is the[...]st office was established 3-21 ·05 in Olaf Bergh's home. of any vehicles. A gust of wind whip[...] |
![]() | [...]ters, Andrea ane and Jaime Rae. She, Red Doucette's Bar. A big bell was used for the fire alarm.[...]tanks, 15 gallons each, and hose. In the late 1930s a Model T Ford boys living by his pre[...]ell and came to Redstone, T ith his fol sin 1916, s ttling on hose were added.[...]ord were mounted on the Dodge. Fireman suits, mas s Jesse and Riborg ere married 11[...]erated the Redstone Cafe which Riborg con- Knight's addition. There does not seem to be much k[...] |
![]() | [...]t time. Since then passed away 11-5-59 and Mother's death was 10-25-80. Russell's he has been discharged and[...]Annie Bergh's 6 children. He was a 1932 graduate of Redstone HS[...]Superintendent of California's Welfare Department. Board and room, We mad[...]red the 2nd Armored Division under General George S. Patten. He was sent back to Fort Knox to the Ar[...]e Russell left o go Force, flying PBY s during WWII. Evalyn married Arne Nikolaise[...] |
![]() | [...]d Judy Cheetham, are both us. Jean's other children are still at home. graduates of MS[...]3 girls. Marie, and Susan. Shirley is a nurse at S~eridan Memorial Hospital. Royal[...]on to become President of adventure's name to Westland Oil Company." Montana Cowbelles.[...]married. She then attended college for 2 years. S eeter attended 1 grandchildren who attend school[...]man) McKinney. They came to the Redstone communi y th[...]ked at Fort Le Is a hlle and during WII e as le d man n Royal was born 11 -1-02 in Vermillion, SD[...]as a night atchman until retirement in the '50s. He ept busy or mg Royal worked at t[...] |
![]() | [...]s 4 sons and a daughter teacher's college at Havre, MT and taught her first 3 years[...]wn and where they lived. She remembers the Jensen's and at the Courtney, Wanso, Phelps[...]oing probably going to a Fair or a Pow-wow. Ellen's teachers in Redstone carpenter work. He is just finishing a house for Janice and[...]Rudolph Bromberg's parents, Martin and Anna, came from Ger- Sam[...]the born there. Two of Rudolph's brothers, Fred and John, also went to livestock,[...]ere Canada. John had married Martha's sister, Sophia. there was plenty of hay.[...] |
![]() | [...]FRANK and DYLLIS BUCKLIN After leaving Riba's, the family moved back to Raymond. Ed and[...]pulled by a borrowed team Bucklin's. His 2 brothers died when they were very small, h[...]ra, a schoolteacher, died at the age of 21. Frank's other 2 sisters the 25 mile trip to their new hom[...]Dyllis says those first practice into his father's herd. In later years, he artificially inseminated[...]was in sore need of a " oman s touch". Ho ever, Dylhs had inheri ed[...]school until it closed. Helen worked as a teacher's aide in Redstone at this time too. Helen a[...] |
![]() | [...]rn 4-22-57, is the youngest daughter of Frank's sister, Mildred, is married to Ray Hill. They had[...]hnson of rural Plentywood. She was born Frank's sister, Monty Tayler, had 3 children, lives in Wh[...]ere married 6-3-31 at Plentywood, MT. Fie ch's father, Hershel Callahan was born 7-16-1881 at Od[...]elephone, electricity, or TV. A wire placed on 2x4s on the fence line[...] |
![]() | [...]ssistant economics from SU in 1966, here s e as a memb r of appa manager of Sakowitz, Dallas[...]with Judy's parents at Redstone Tom had no previous e penence[...]i h people from across the state and natio . Tom s rv d as a d r ctor[...]na Schools. She attended Cheetham's recreational activities. Tom enjoys am-roping and[...]fairgrounds. He as a arded the Saddl Club's "Top Hand' buc I in[...]1980. When i s branding time at Ctov rdale, they "heel em and dr[...]em" to the fire, hich they say 1s faster and a lot mor fun than using[...] |
![]() | [...]to Lawrence and Elzer Doucette. Most of "Red's" growing up years members of the Redstone 4-H Cl[...]to Ft. Benning, GA for basic training in the Army's Special Training Program. He then took infantry t[...]Shortly after Red's return from Japan in late 1946, he bought the[...]cobey 2-3-49, died only a few months Mary's father died when she was very young. Her mother w[...]who remember some good times at "Red's Place", dancing to the children in infancy. Ever[...]ng, was a volunteer fireman. He tion as Redstone's Depot Agent.[...]y at home much of the were members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Plentywood.[...]·H Camp, Harvest Festivals, the message of Micky's death over the phone. He said, "this is our[...]ou very slow The end of the '50s were also the beginning of the end for "Red's" and then repeat the message again. I share your[...]le Mary Ann kept services were held in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood, con-[...]Even though Red's Place was burned to the ground in 1970, so[...] |
![]() | [...]Victor R., born 3-21 -22 in Redstone (see Victor's story), 2 younger brothers, DALE FI[...]llard Harold, nursing home for 2 years, and Harry's wife, Etta (Johnson), died in born[...]ld Dee, born July, just a month later. After Etta's death I moved in with Harry to help 1-26-[...]or 1 semester. She worked in hospitals as a nurse's 11 -11 -61 , graduated from UNO in Willist[...] |
![]() | [...](curren ly the Bill Stageberg residence}. Ardelle's family in- ancy Jo was born 4-20[...]radua ion in 1972, hen 1n he earl '50s RE and RT came. sh ended[...]She as employed in fter illard's p rents mo ed o Pen ood in he fall of 19 2. S e, Bil · 1976, she married S eve e moved o heir pace hrch as homes eaded by ilfard's mother. Bo n, h[...]stby. T e I hou h semi•re ir , e s ill ma e our ome there. have 2 sons,[...]e are memb rs of he Reds one Uni ed e hod,s C urch a d heir h'[...]-15-66 i • h d v rio s of ,ce . pr sen • illard is a trus ee and 10 e[...]school in Ou s nior. Harvey[...] |
![]() | [...]al Hardin, Cathy Col- were better for s lins, Waynesville, MO; and Vanae Van Heimer, Bil[...]Delphine's SIS er, Alv[...]nces of finding a real pioneer situation m the '60s seems 1000 acres, rather remot[...] |
![]() | [...]ed 7-31-83. Kresbacks They later moved to Jessie's homestead 6 miles south and Sally[...]nd lodge in the area. The most they moved to Joe's homestead 2-2½ miles south and west of Plen-[...]way farm and moved into Plentywood where Joe did carpenter work. 4-13-84. Jessie[...]) Owen was born in Canada on 1-9-1 915. Her paren s were Fred and Florence Owen. She has 2 brothers:[...]od, as ell as inner of several trac a ards. Leone's Beauty Shop, one of he 2 beauty shops in P[...] |
![]() | [...]Kay and Linda Rae, 5-29-53 (born on their mother's Donald was an onl birthday, 5[...]; and Truels, J Phyllis Lucille's family had a home made from many bacolar[...]Lucille attend Rudolph, Phyllis's brother, died in CCC in 1935. Leonard lives at[...]s ered nu Redstone, Irene at W. Covina, CA. Royal's brother, Clyde, lives at Flax- T. She[...]School in Gt. Falls and or ed 2 years at Peterson's Beauty Shoppe with Ulltan Fraiser. He's served 20 years with 4-H as well as Co. Or[...] |
![]() | [...]d in the house (See write up.) that Don's folks built when they retired in 1949.[...]o light the house Clerk and Recorder's Office in Plentywood with children, Steven and an[...]nd then bought the Russ (B25's). I flew one home from Italy to Savannah, GA by w[...]pi no in olden Y oldes s[...] |
![]() | [...]Her parents ere Our young s , be Albert and Alma Shipstead, who were home[...]the best place in th Our main hobby is traveling and[...]an~. This land as drilled for oil in the early '50s, one of he firs a emp s m Sheridan County. Several years later, Hun 011 r[...]home in t e Reds one· ol Cree Community. Yvonne 1s the daugh er o est ·y Crom 11, Sr. and[...] |
![]() | [...]cElroy, MT. Her e live on my father-in-law's farm sou h of Redstone. Ken helps parents[...]site. Duane and his brothers Cafe, Deck's Bakery, and Sheridan Cleaners. all attende[...] |
![]() | [...]d on the farm, too, and is driving one of his dad's semi-trucks Kerry as born 11 -15-49 in S now.[...]m from the College 2 years folio ing high s Guards 2-8-69 and s rv d until Blase estate. Besides operating the f[...]farms in the Outlook and Dooley erry's fa her area and lives in Plentywood. Margaret is presntly living in Pablo, MT. and 1s employed a Margie's older sister, Shirley (Beckers) West was born in[...]e she is emp o ed a emorial Hospital. Chip's younger b o her, erry Lee, as bo n 11 - pr[...] |
![]() | [...], I wrote a song about an artist friend of mine, Bill Rains, Mae Axton T in June of 197[...]Alfred's parents were Robert Elmer and Sarah Redmond Hardy[...]s. They ere ser ·ed durin 11, overseas for 3 man hs in marri d on[...]ad 6 children: Robert Elmer, born 1-15·2 ; Ro er S anle • 19 5, s emplo ed ·n the Coun y E ens· n Ofice in ello s one born 2-1 -26; I red Ed ar[...]verson. Plen ood; arg Ann. born ime of thi ritin s ill Ii in on na. 12· 9-32. rs. Ches er Broo s; Joan Shirle . born 10-19-3 , rs.[...] |
![]() | [...]attended the International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses July 19-26, which was held at Yankee St[...]On 9 26 . We made our home on John's farm, west of Redstone. During our 11[...]ad to moved o learn many new things as a farmer's wife. We hauled our water from a Tim[...], A as r move d s e Lo p[...] |
![]() | [...]29-25, and I were mar· , S ndra , Julie, nd Kath t.[...]TX on 10-29-43, while I was in the Air Corps. Kay's Lyle and Marion have 4 children. Dean Alan[...]8-81 , on Grandpa of Raymond, MT. Hoyt's bir hday.[...]plains of eastern ontana and enjoys frequent visi s daughter, Susan ay, as born 8-10- 5, in E[...]ee s old hen e moved bac o Reds one. She a ended Redst[...]mar and immi r ted to Redstone in S le she as m rr'ed o -i111am . ertz of Hel na. T,[...]inu d in a v rie . o e i s; Eas er S t A hab'li ation. San Fran- I[...]mil ci co S Univ r i y, child developme c n er, h Seo i[...]ine' un s i u of Chil o p on· . d a re bill ion ho[...]iI m rr' d o G o S r n is. S r d i n f I, C . b[...] |
![]() | [...]s. Ty e's home h 0[...]near Mooseja , S Art Sr. piled his family and possessions in[...]suddenly of a coronary attack. In arch 1939, Art's wife, Julia, died of cancer in 81lhngs. Art Jr.[...]51 ; Peggy, 1953. All born m the Chicago area and s ii living there. In 1973, Art Jr. married[...] |
![]() | [...]schools being Phelps, Wanso, Margaret's son, John, lives in Overton, NV. Her daughter, Fr[...]ing were in Sheridan Plentywood. Helen's brother, Edward, lives in Los Agneles and his son[...]Edward, lives in Palos Verdes, CA. Helen's other brother, Lyle, now[...]Elmer, and 2 sisters, Ruth and Ollie. The Johnson's were often country, for at that time, there[...]anson Auto School in Fargo, tywood. D s udying auto and tractor repair, electricity, and[...]rowhead, CA. She has 5 grandchildren. close marke s, he neighbors drove their cattle to Redstone to s[...]arloads to ei her Chicago or St. Paul. As a young man Gerhard often rode he cattle train to see that th[...]ming, Gerhard or ed as a mechanic in Donaldson's Garage in Plentywood. Later he ran a gas s a ion and repair shop in Peerless, and still la e[...]national Harvester in Cald ell, ID. Gerhard's father died in 19 1. His mo her died in 1967. His[...]d Ruth (Johnson) Garric , live in Laurel, T. Ru h's daugh er, Joan (Garric ) a son, h es in Billin[...]s[...] |
![]() | [...]ethodist Church of Redstone. Four of Avery's brothers and sisters had been born in Virginia:[...]Geo Jr. they moved to Redstone where Hannah's sister and brother, Vera bro her s Strand and Henry Knutson, had a hotel. Another si[...]Redstone 6-22-25. Th y h ed or a time near Avery's parents. Later, they moved into he lumbery[...] |
![]() | [...]-62 . They have 2 sons: Bret Melvin, 4-24-63, he's married and in worked for the M & M Supp[...]the Montana Bank of Baker, where she and her For s, D.[...]I farmers 9 2, hen at ended 1s grade at anso and he o her years at Plen[...]untnes, graduating in 1976 s valedictorian o her class. She gradua ed f[...] |
![]() | [...]eys, and sold of Redstone. butter in Jensen's store in Redstone. They moved into Redstone in[...]e daughter of Phillip Lampert Bozeman. Cheryl 1s and Emma Bergeson Lampert. They had homesteaded[...]f his class. Norman and Merle farmed Paul Lossing's place and their folks' place. Merle went to Misso[...]ive in Redstone and have a boy and a girl. orman 1s farming both the Paul Lossing and the Leland Loss[...]1 daughter and live in Plen- tywood. Leland's brothers are Paul Lossing, Dale Lossing, and Vict[...]ears in Sheridan County and farmed 1th his par en s, the Fred Lossings, until his death in Oc ober 1 948 NORMAN LOSSING |
![]() | [...]eir home on the farm south of rest's parents came to the Redstone comm. in 1900. There[...]Edie, 1912, Salt Lake City. Forrest's growing years on the Matkin By rs. Esther (L[...]tywood); Racheal, 3 (Mrs. Bob Garrett, CA). Mary's mother remarried was baptized and confirmed in t[...]ing portion of he operation and as a natural stoc man. Dallas and Sally both attended Redstone sch[...]The at in's had 1 child, ary Lou, born 4-28-27 ( rs. orris[...]for he o ring he 1930s on in up and gone ary[...]boo s for her[...] |
![]() | [...]rving, live in W1lltston, o. Pat and Julene's children are Debbie, Clyde, and Brent. Pat[...]s and fuel bulk station in Wolf Point. Alrce Berg's a hile u children are Allen and Audry. They li[...]1 year, then moved mto a trailer on Jenn·e e er's farm. They have lived there since, except for 6[...]as enJoyed being raised ith a musical bac ground. S has used that bac ground several imes. One of he[...]good start m music as rs. Fred Hanson o R ds one. S taught music m school, as ell as to others ou of[...]o communi y as ery close cause so m n such thin s as •H, communi p a s, dances. communi of such s c1al peo a nr c HARVEY and HIL[...] |
![]() | [...]ORVILL and JOSIE NASH raised cattle until Orville's death on 7-26-69. I left Redstone and[...]own- Moose Lodge, and was listed in Who's Who in 1971 . I am a licensed ed a b r here for 7[...]bingo. Cattlemen's Assoc .• Redstone Gr. Co., Daniel Co. Dev., Dan[...]N plan. Own 1915 Case Steam Engine Clance 1s the daughter of Leonard and Selma Smith of Redsto[...]as a senior. I played girls basketball on Outlook's grader. Also remember losing my penny penc[...]to find it In bench. I was also in Sheridan Co.'s first Junior Miss Pageant in which I the w[...]the oven to keep us warm in the sled to putting a man on the Redstone 4 Star 4-H Club, where for the ne[...]of 1975 was also spent with much interest in Dad's brother, Willard, and he formed partnership; continuing farm ing under ne hired man from Iowa. The ne t summer on 7-10-76. ark and I[...]. ark was born 4-3-56 at Ida Grove, IA. Since ark's father is a of 1936-40, lived at K[...]several times. ark hved in Odebol IA· Scranton, S; Laramie, WY; wflile. Also mined[...]In 1948, they extended farming to the Four But e's area. In[...]and at pre en are s ill residing in it. I ran for State Sena or in 19[...]ash Bros. Feed and Grain. lso s a ed a feed lot near Scobey. In[...] |
![]() | [...]on the farm and they both en• ,!lard's joy riding horses and helping on roundups. Steve[...]Nash (refer SD I) and Joseph and Mary Golterman·s Sc formerly of Redstone (refer SD I) w[...]oo deep so they returned after 3 years hi h s and moved into Redstone.[...]tarted farming. In 1946. they m bough Roy Shervey's garage and s art d a r ir burned hey bu,1 a shop across the s ree and e machinery and gas. ,Hard[...] |
![]() | [...]lub. Stockman's Assoc. and the Sher. Saddle Club. I enjoy bowling[...]roping, and attending sports events. as "God's Country". When I moved back to "wintering" Montan[...]en on to the Scobey and I was born in Dr. Healey's office in Flaxville, MT. USMA at[...]• reliability marked him as a revered friend who could be counted on. nam in 1968; and Craig,[...]On 8-29-68, ichael's platoon came under intense enemy attac .[...]udd as palm, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. ichael as buried at the born 8 6 and is presently a s r in Pl . He seems o Reds[...]6. s · is ICHAEL and SARA DA[...]school. He ed f s[...]oe z. r, h ·s Ad a e[...] |
![]() | [...]a Center: (sea ed) Diane and Joh mg ) S 1ch el, Racha J Larkms Bottom : G rry,[...]ame an _ ar~ married to Patricia aline, and 1s Pres. of Log. Etromcs. T err are Lisa, Lauren, an[...]r ms, has 4 children: Joshua, 1chael. Rachel, and S r in California. ent and Cra1g gradua ed r[...] |
![]() | [...]age 64 at Valley, AL. Colonel Owens flew P-38s and Spitfires as a later moved to Scobey. There t[...]of several co s, carrying feed o he pigs, and helping in the fiel[...]animals in the summer. The young fol s ere ept busy. The arm is a[...]childr n. S lly[...] |
![]() | [...]ive there mostly during the winter months. Pearl's hobbies in younger years were cake baking and de[...]Austinson and Debbie, Della Enc. Top right : H rr s Em Linda Pfeiffer and Rode[...] |
![]() | [...]INEZ BARNES ROTHWELL Debbie and erry. He wor s for Meadow Gold Milk and she runs a day care cen[...]ears. They had a big garden, and Dad Linden's mother, Minnie Hackman, still plays the piano wit[...]eam, butter, and eggs for staple items at Baulder's store in Redstone. of Jasper E. Phelps and Jenni[...]th of Redstone through grade 6. After his mother's death, he moved to Redstone where he finished gra[...]st in old cars for many years. any hours of Jerry's spare ime are spent or ing on his collection, abo[...]pnl 2nd. His paren s ere John and Ina Ermen Howard Roth ell, then[...]e ar n S. I me · iness College in 1[...]ur o re busine nd J s Flore[...] |
![]() | [...]Matkin. My brother, Jay Bedwell, was a separator man. In 1925, Roy bought the garage in Redston[...] |
![]() | [...]action while flying with another crew, school I s in 8 different schools, being in some schools les[...]r of William and Mary Office and as teacher's aide at the school. She was appointed night wh[...]Mental ursing in 1952 and has worked in doctor's offices and hospitals in Health Chapter. Abe[...]Plentywood in 197 4 and started the Sears Catalog s ore, selling it in 1976. I worked for Acti[...]I am also a member of the Eastern Star and he El s.[...]e is now in her second year of Medical RUDOLPH L. S 1TH[...]I~ Rudolph moved ith his paren s to Redstone in 1916. Hes arted In[...]he Reds one Ceme e . 956 of he omen's Socie of Christian Serv·ce, a d treasurer of he[...]E an ehsm Comm· ee and he Grea Fal Dis . Sup 's Pa or-Pars[...]S Squ r |
![]() | Our on, Ron Id, s born 6- 4-38 in Glascow, MT.[...]sons, Gregory and Mathew. nurse's aide at the same 3 hospitals in the area. They li[...]In March 1931, we moved onto Shorty Danielson's farm southeast I grew up on a ranch 3½ m[...]Mr. Wangen had his good friend, Knute Knutson, take him to Circle I bega[...], he Pioneer anor. I have also wor ed as a nurse's aide and a kitchen aide hooked them to[...]ed Farmers Union Elevator in Fla ville as second man, and at he Farmers with a badly bent d[...]20 people danced o he music of Clarence's viohn and rs. Grefe at rom Sidney. They Ii[...]pus f Drilling and he, oo, s in he oil c er ed[...]• 8. She spent a nurse's id Roosev[...] |
![]() | [...]h The schoolhouse was later moved over on Dad's homestead. School south of Redst[...]3 months of the year. with his fol s to Trout Cree . He as gr d Some years t[...]In January 1981 , Leon suffered 2 s ha 1[...]I am the youngest child of Chari s[...]d e drives a school bus. Ins is single and or s at the J. C. Penney s ore m Plentywood. She stays 1th my sister, Ruby J[...]o h his fathe ef n ·s Cre in 937 . H ra n[...] |
![]() | s ood coo nd never minded the extra kids. It w[...]able engineer. They left the area in the early '20s. hitney ho lives at Thompson Falls, T. I also[...]aymond. S. E. Paul, lived and operated their son and daughter-in-law's[...]nd Mable her raveling days are over, Dora now loo s forward to annual visits (Garneau) Clev[...]Hagan) Olson, mneapolis, . The next year's reunion will be[...]Some names of people living here around the '20s and rly '30s live in T ren nd 7 gr[...]as cler in Jensen's store or many years. rence Johnson, Ii e in Oa s le, C Ila n r. nd r • Herman-[...] |
![]() | [...]TOW Beginning in the '20s, Reserve had blossomed into a busy thriving[...]atisfactory, all of which contributed to the town's growth sold to Robert Abar, who later term[...]erated the butcher shop and performed some of the best ban ing firms in NE Montana and the largest in 3[...]Peterson, as depot agent, most of the '20s and '30s; those who served for any Che Jacobsen, C. C. Pe[...]g Years'. 1851-1876. Chairmen for the and sold he s ore o Soren Rungborg who la er sold o Joe ali oni[...]n homes, no acan houses a ne Community Hall paved s ree s,[...]modernized. di es tha eep he o n dry during f ood s age, a partial![...]l d church, ne busi ss, a acti e omema er's Cub[...] |
![]() | [...]DY fry ft rward, going o dances at each neighbor's house (the one at By Thorwald Brekke[...]first talking movie at Medicine Lake. It was Noah's Ark cows, and 12 chickens. Dad had managed[...]lumbing. the livestock. The tan s above he oilet and when e pulled that chain and t[...]wn. The discussing it to he fullest. Chataqua sho s came to our area and what next question w[...]ound in a big tent and watch the plays. Uncle Tom's tion by wild ranch horses. Cabin stands out[...]e ic g he lately and hat it's all about, that the boys around this neighborhood[...]d e it s and rd to the year,[...] |
![]() | [...]ay, Selma Mikelson (4 mo.); 1948-51, Hilda schoo 's owner.[...]ECOLLECTIO S[...] |
![]() | [...]e rom 3 names submitted: Our Redeemer, Our Savior's, and Fai h; Fai h Lutheran Church as favor[...] |
![]() | Herth Lund nd Hildur Vilen. They were honored at Women's Week in TRI-COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 1983[...]gs School and project lessons were held at leader's homes. "Butch" Michels, Sec./Treas. It has[...]Clyde Granning, Howard Tefre, Darrel Reserve's first 4-H Clubs began in 19 7 and over the years[...]cy. After disposing of the college, we have alen s o guide these young people's futures. Without heir dedication been dealin[...]he Church sponsored sco Cub Sc S ou s my only teacher as Ivar Bre e. I recall in[...]Li e nd Pro D P ards. des s around he stove and leaving our coats on until he[...]ting in 1971 ( i h Lee 5 Cu h u s disc in 961 bo ed[...] |
![]() | [...]a small log cabin church where she and her s s: ab I near Jackson Hole, WY. We returned to Reser[...]1975, he married Sheryl B on the farm, my dad's first self-propelled combine and diesel tractor,[...]d when I went into bars, 197 8 and SU m 1983. S but my uncle made those places off limits for me[...]22 1 d Panama. In 1971, I went to Bolivia, S.A. with Ron Larsen to tour his After a short[...]well the pot under the bed, and the burned buttoc s while dressing and crowding around a hot stove on[...]Einar (Jerry), agnus ( ags) and Tor eif (Tori or S ub). Schools a ended ere Garden Grove Elementary, Antelo S, U and SU. During some of he summer b eaks, I ope[...]n a Coo e Ci y. A half section of land (Bate's Farm) as pu chased in 1939 c as la er dded to include the presen farm ho din s. In 1950 nucleus of a purebr d Angus herd[...] |
![]() | [...]DAVID "ANDY" ABBOTT I s born to William and Harriet Johnson on he family[...]ywood West Reserve, sometime in the early '20s on a place formerly farmed doing restaurant and h[...]ortation was a Model T Ford truck. In the late '20s, hen as machinis for Moore Dry Dock in Oakland w[...]ring his hip and spent in the area. several wee s in trac ion. Andy left the area in the '30s and spent his later years in Plen- Patrioti[...]e. In 964, I became a cler in the County Assessor's and Thora Adams and spent most of his g[...]e bride, Edith near Sea le. They are foster paren s for ba tered and un anted cFarl[...]e HS. They ere invol ed in Sunday School, -H Scou s, Edith as born in innipeg. anitob[...]Plant in inneapohs or years: but because of Edi h's ill heal h[...]ears. hen ran house mo ing business. In 965. he s a ed true in[...] |
![]() | [...]Albert, 1s d ceas[...]and harness horses for plow on his moth r's d, no ing, and then have breakfast at[...]pay was great . .. $30 .00 a month! Adam's homestead I got $5 .00 and $25.00 was sent home.[...]d on a troop ship in a jail c S 3-1-42 . After 3 days at sea orders came for the[...]3 in e Guinea, farming 18 s with units of the Australian Army. After 76 days[...]ays this 1me! While overseas, I carried my father's registration card for WI, dated June 1917, along[...]I have also been do·ng mo or tune-up or · m o n s op and long o the Old Car Club in Plen ood.[...]parts o build a p c up rue • hich I use m parad s and o d ca sho s. |
![]() | [...]OSU i h a de ree in electrical en ineering and or s my parents o a arm es of Reserve.[...] |
![]() | [...]but are al ays glad to ham o S rid n Coun nd grandchildren. Although Reed[...]graduated in 1970. H It's hard to believe that it is 35 years since Otto and Ruey 197 4 with a B. S. d g Andersen left the farm and Merlin and I took[...]SUSA auto body work in Minot and I finished nurse's training at Trinity Arthur Leon, bo[...]ichels farm that summer of 1948 and moved to O to's ings. His brot er. Ronald homestead in O[...]ogy. Jud1t rs. Gary Cro der) as born ·n 1950. S a~ attended SU and i po er. living in Belt. Ou 1958. He attended . briefly and s ta ing o here. ar as in 959 and gradua[...]ch a in ch· d edi me La e S er O o, die · · d s pmo |
![]() | [...]as born in Skovgaard, Jylland, Den- that's why he's so good at fixing things for our family. mark 6-2[...]y boss, "Spike" Nelson. Met Jack there, he was my bests are James . and agdelina (Lena) Loft nderson. He[...]There he met Carolyn Leer. Coun y's Soil and a er Conservation Ou sanding Farmer m 19[...]s gardening and reading his vas collec ion of boo s and as born 11 -9 30 and ha e bro her, rthur le[...]in magazines. da o. y schoohn s r de school in Reser e nd hi h school at ed. La[...]' d·s[...] |
![]() | [...]him to raise cattle. That was the beginning of Ed's cow herd.[...]has 6 children. They live m Alexandria and he or s for the USDA in ashington, DC.[...]ldren born in Sher dan Coun . ar 10-11 · 9, 1s engaged m farming i h · Lindsey. Bea rice Colleen, 9-21 -50, T, ltves m ich1ta S. Jo foreman for Davis O' at Up- E |
![]() | [...]re they now reside, raising quarter horses, young man nd is buried in Worland, WY.[...]le, and grain. Two cattle drives highlighted Hank's life. In the fall of Daniel D., 12-23 12 Gra[...]cook's helper at the school lunchroom and Pioneer Manor.[...]teading. He was Genevieve V., born 5-9-17 at S. Cloud. (Robert Coo story.) one of the[...]Sneed in Weiser, ID. near the Thornburg, Carpenter, and Ness farms. One could see Reserve They have[...]Heart, American him to become a homesteader's wife. heatre A ard. and the EA E Ribbon. He married Helen Hendrie s of Dearborn, I while in he service. They had 3 ch[...]in 193 and is buried in Plen ywood. Delores S., - 8-30 in ontana, married illiam Harrington in[...]s[...] |
![]() | [...]touring car. The ing and fishing . H s mountain roads were a harrowing experience for pr[...]a home near a director n the Far Bonner's Ferry and a ranch south of Sandpoint. As the depr[...]ather continued to that e built on the farm S work the ranch and Mother trained to become a nur[...]h and have 3 children an born at Plent od: S 8-27 Charlotte, 8-9-46· and[...] |
![]() | [...]r. They have 4 children: Amber, Steve's father passed away in 1975 and his mother moved t[...]acement agency in Laurel, MD. Bonnie Edythe, Beth's THORWALD BREKKE twin, 4-29-52 , graduate[...]boy. I attended ash., DC. She joined the Woman's Army Corps, played in the All -Girl local eleme[...]his mother and brother from Salt Since Ivar's death, I moved to an apartment in Plentywood. In[...]ht in 1942. This land was never homestead- mother's birthplace in Oppdahl. We toured Voss, Oslo, Berg[...]of the day outside as Davis had a lot of cattle. S EVE and ELAI E BREKKE[...]ofer and they built on to their Ivar Steven (S eve), -20-43, was born in Plentywood, a son of[...]. Broyles lived on the farm until (Daybrea I) and S. . and Gertrude Bois ad (Daybreak I). He was four[...], TX, Steve was stationed at Permanently. Wilma's son, Gene, and family live in Helena, MT. England[...]R Steve married Elaine Urdahl, a daugh er of S anley and Lillian By Leonard Bummer Urdahl[...]nd Sophie Engh. Church and moved to e Jersey here S eve as s ationed a cGuire FB. Elaine au ht th gr de, as S eve as assi ned o many averse Ii h s. er 6 y rs in he F, Se re urn d o help his[...] |
![]() | [...], I 10 21 -25; Harvey C. "J joined the Carpenter's Union and in January, 197 4 found myself in[...]dt and Olive Akre of Reserve. Elsie's garden prevented hu r Judy was born in Portland[...]When Henry Twedt passed away in 1981, Judy's Uncle Knut ask- Tom Sundsted, Archi[...]EMMA ESPELA D CEASAR MR. and MRS. H. A. CARPENTER Emma. t e By Joe Carpenter[...]his parents, F. W. and lvah at the E Carpenter, in 1909. The overland trip was made by agon from[...]raduation class rom ed1cine La e HS. As a young man, Harvey or ed on arms and ranches for Ed Sherman,[...]e Borns ed and each fall he or ed on hreshing ere s. He or d ·n a o and estern ontana in logging[...]d Dagmar in 1908 hen Els"e as 6 mon hs o d. S a rural sch ols and also n o sc ool I n lo . S e sis er. Gert·e, ere s.[...] |
![]() | or ed for the S n Diego Regional Center for the Developmentally[...]octors anyone has a storm cellar now. s id she must have had rheuma ic fever when she was[...]-29-04; George Richard, Neils C. Christensen's, to the Dagmar community in 1907. He was one 1-[...]en I ild he dread s" came every some time in the gold fields at[...]cyclones so one · s o be made as 3 ears o d. on[...]rizona root one end o s e cup- and sp[...] |
![]() | [...]ttending winter school there store. D wey's partn r and he was also active in folk dancing.[...]e in 195 many years, we finally bought the Frank Carpenter place near Reserve and came to Reser e ·n 1 and later acquired the Boyd Carpenter farm . There we raised 3 Sher. Co.[...]nJoyed the Lutheran Brotherhood of ·ec s ar Dagmar's activities. We sold the farm in 1980 to Jerry Thu[...], 5-18-10; V o, 10-29-13; Arthur, 12-27-16. De e 's fol s homesea near Dagmar m 1907.[...] |
![]() | I m the daughter of Frank and lvah Hanchett Carpenter, Winston, MT in 1951. homesteaders[...]nd Bertha have 1 son, Robert, born at Mrs. Benson's in Plen- r . G orge Bliss, born 11 -7-1898, and[...]e born in Sheridan Co. Joyce Bertha. Bertha's mother, Cloy Hansen, died 9-5-71. Andy Hansen, di[...]Kenneth's father passed away in 1923 and his mother continu[...]tends nigh school o ards completing her Bachelor's Degree in Business. Gene has been ith J. C.[...]recen I promo ed o Property anager o the est Co s Region. he ha e rans rred o arious parts of he US uring Gene's career i h Penney's. Their permanen home 1s no a 209 orth on erey in naheim, C .[...]man f ds n ry d any ill rem[...]r'de h av h zi n s possib e o o o dances[...] |
![]() | [...]gy and Speech Pa . and is manager of that dept. a S rong emoral Ho p. S eila has a asters degree in he same 1el[...] |
![]() | [...]Grand Forks. He married Betty L. Isaak, a teacher's aid for the Nursing Home; June Johnson, rur[...]us jobs. In the spring of 1981, he returned to is s ill residing in Fergus Falls, M .[...]Kandas. Janet's father was in the Air Force so Janet had the priv[...]eonix, AZ; Danny and Ronald, Bozeman. Her father 1s Clarabell, Will, Hulda, Idella, Gloria, Hattie, a[...]wood. Jon and Duluth, here Roy as a plasterer and carpenter. They moved to Plen- Janet have a daug[...]id, "Tha heart needs attention!" John said, "O it's[...]John's sudden dea h left a b"g hole; In Jorg's life he'd played a b·g[...] |
![]() | [...]you should 1943, received basic tr inin t D s make her your career."[...]. Made goals and long• I marr 11s range planning a laugh. We brought her back, say[...]hat as, for her, chi dren of right. She's an ER Nurse in Casper, Wyoming. Four day wee ends[...]lmgards left, Jon dtd start farming. Tho' the ris s in this move are alarming! Jan Kandas is his 1fe.[...]nts to use.•• At the nursing home, aren's been thriving. She a a,ts, ce a eek our arrivi[...]now, if e could e'd erase. Signs of ime and e rou s e've faced. Bu we than you, each one. F[...] |
![]() | [...]eceived his degree in heard that mother's folks had died in Norway and she had acquired a[...]ng and cattle summer she took them to Uncle Ted's on the farm which was such a and Betty with her y[...]ed for ard o he summers hen his nieces and nephe s came o[...] |
![]() | [...]e porch at 5 A.M. the dirty '30s and h los[...]ts emigrated to the US here he c 1s and settled in Minneapolis, MN where he spent his boyhood. As a couldn' ai g young man, he moved to Custer Co., MT and filed a ho[...] |
![]() | hil r n. I s 3 year old when my JONAS FROISTAD[...]s, T. stayed through the '30s. He has made 9 trips back to Norway to visit[...]d came with his to Kalispell in the early '50s. Bjarne was drafted and served in Korea.[...]1981 . He worked on the s) and oo us o his homestead Hungry Horse Da[...]n grade to retire. h S nd ent o college in Billings[...]a farm near Bonner's nd se led in Fo[...]Jonas moved to alispell in the mid '50s and comes back to Sher.[...]ac 1vities. He has 3 nephe s here: elvin, nute, and Carl ampen.[...]He has 2 nep e s and a niece in Washington.[...]ves rom all o er he US a ending. The riter of his s ory[...] |
![]() | [...]later bussed to Poplar spent the summ r s I where they graduated from high school. They ent[...]Williams of Payette, ID teaches high school and 1s raising 2 girls, JOHN and JOH ETTE G[...] |
![]() | [...]n Arlington, VA and is in the s II drilling rig, but he was still able o play his[...]in Oklahoma. iolin. Hanson's Tractor school in Fargo, ND one winter, JAM[...]es, 19 came to this country to Illinois and s in Reserve. Eventually, Andreas purcha[...]ndrew, 8-13-06; Froid, now of East Helena, Eidsne s nd Scotty Hanson. He kept his home in Reserve and[...]his count ssessor of Sherid n Co. in the early '30s.) discharge. Jam[...] |
![]() | [...]tty was inducted into the Army 10-7-43, bu s disch because o bac trouble 4-8· 4 Olive started[...]72. Scotty farmed est of Reser a carpenter the area until he su ered a he[...] |
![]() | [...]ing company truck dispatcher. Inga's husbnad, Bob, retired from the AAC in 1981 and In[...]y steer the state shot put. ropi s. hi year, he won a silver bet buc le[...]Business, until April of 1979 when I started Mike's[...]Plen- In January of 1984, e sold i e's Clo hing. I began o work for[...]came Seo I S 908. They ere[...] |
![]() | [...]got to go. A dance h s served in the basement. Several families[...]ed for many weeks to learn our s lways a big Christmas tree and the Commercial Club s of candy. inter, I remember slid[...]with bon fires to eep us er s ates called bob skates. In the summer we would[...], ually h d o sit on someone's lap When there got too also born in Tex[...], school and on urda s for $1 .25 a wee . In the he moved to Sher[...]gs to the rried Robert Hoffman in 9 6 in S Bob owned and Lu heran[...]ss. e h children , ob rt Han s), is. Our oldest son,[...] |
![]() | [...]Paul was born 11-28-48 at the John Flakne ( ane's brother) home west of Plentywood to Marie and Leonard Holdeman. Paul gre up on his father's farm west of Reserve, attended Wanso school throu[...]his high school years, he worked on Julian Tiegen's farm east of Plen- t ood and for Peterson otor sa[...]ed mto the Army m 1 969 and statto e 1s, . He served 1 year in Vietnam, Camp David,[...]Jes until 1972. He presently or s for orthern a mil man for Po er Creamery and at the Sunset a re. Paul's hobbies include restoring an · cars[...] |
![]() | [...]. for several years. Murray and Gladys were s r Alas a Airlines, Seattl[...], -7 56, m rried Carol Jensen, s ari . (Reserve story.}[...]ried Allen Bray in Wyoming in s in Bozeman. Aileen enjoys bowling, 1970[...]a. Twin boys born ui o give s i s. Pete and ileen belong in 1973 passed away[...]is d of utdoors and eighs all of 25 s th ve no plans or retiremen .[...]0. ntana er Gear e's fol s proved up farm and[...] |
![]() | [...]Severina has not Ii d in his ar ng s mo t, nd r ul (Jacobsen) Ibsen. My parent[...]t there when I was a young BERNICE {BRENTES man and worked in different states.[...]Glenn's mother p[...]them: unice, rs. S[...] |
![]() | [...]was born, 1944. They had 3 o s on the Opheim branch line and testified at a mo[...]nder VFW Post o. 4018; a member of carpenter and for the Salvation Army. He had 1 son, decease[...]es in Redding, CA and has 2 st s; and State Representative (1973, 197 4, ch[...]y come in 1913. Carl received his . S nds ov Jacobsen. They had come to America[...]and homesteaded west of Reserve. s children nd settled in Albert Lea, , here[...]n, Sweden 8-22-05 and passed away s stone-mason and came o on ana ith his[...]e buried at the athanael Cemetery s family and hey se led in Dagmar about 9 0.[...]Sh oved to Dagmar and had Grandpa's homestead at Roseglen, D. other married Andrew e r's e hich as given to her by Lesterberg[...]. of Schools. In later years, this same s. In 1927, she married my father, Reider Leer. I was born 11-9-30 in hter r el's ypi nd shorthand teacher at Plen y ood[...]he Reserve area. Frances' 'paren s dece sed bu she had[...] |
![]() | [...]worker in Denmark and in Rob rt : I s born 6-3 · Montana. He also did carpenter and electrical work. While working for Jensen. y pa s mov a cousin's husband, Chris and Anna Peterson, at Culbertson d[...]he war and German invasion of Denmark. co s, tur eys, chic ens, Fearing for his safety, he ha[...]. In 1947, he purchased 40 acres of Alfred Larson's on Saturday afternoon homestead west o[...]mostly wheats and safflower. During the s ron winter months I am employed as a tinsmith ith[...]When my parents moved back from assachusset s in 1956, I attended Reserve grade school u[...] |
![]() | idence. On 0-10-65 Chuc w s born. He drive meant the '49 Ch[...]d every time, my f rec s bowling for many years. In the dad would begi[...]ered in the fall. Wakea Club, Mrs. Bublitz's tap dancers, Mrs. Olsen's lummy sticks, and Mr. Olsen of[...]al Lutheran Church, rve nd my father s arted farming with his fa her, Dagmar, MT.[...]juster for FCIC. We are members of the St. Joseph's Catholic church o pieces so they say), cloc s, or radios. Four in Plentywood and are act[...]dy for a good Club. s I could I rted or ing on he farm nd[...]s Fes ival. I Grandpa Jim's place and Summerfes a he church. I still marvel a[...]mers utual Fire Insurance Co. An • s remember he pr'de[...]s and celeb embers of[...] |
![]() | [...]ars of service with the Silver Beaver Award. Alma's fondest mile from memories ar[...].H. m Co. and move to Glasgow where we s Ill hve. We bough the Coast to Coast store which[...]s ma ·ng s home era s for 4 annual era sho s. K |
![]() | [...]and visit. His main interest in I, Agne , w s born at Outloo , MT 11 8-21, daughter of James[...]th his father, 3 he bus c me past my Aunt Edith's place. Grandma and Grandpa brothers,[...]e bus there. Redstone. In the early '30s, Fred purchased the place known as the In he[...]niewski farm) west of Reserve. for Gus ner's crew of 20 men, some worked on the Reserve[...]er of 1933 in Plentywood and moved to his wher we s ill live.[...]Rose were members of the Faith Lutheran Church at best On 7- 6-5 t 7:30 P. ., e had a hailstorm that com[...]Fred played violin, so both played for dances s large slabs of ice hat ould sha ter hen i[...] |
![]() | [...]family farm was a safety engineer for t e s west of Reserve where they were charter members o[...]summer. There was no school bus until he late '60s so 1t as necessary to live in town for school.[...]sg1v·ng. 197 20th edding Anniversary o heir fol s. no er ga ned or he Sliver edding Anniversary in 1978 b because ol George's h George su re r re[...] |
![]() | [...]ar o Terry nd Eileen ielsen (George's niece) mother in California. He pur[...]away 7-22-82. · huani in the early 880s. He immigrated to Philadelphia, spe[...]8; Martha, 11-11-20; se eral · s. He eventually stayed here and Eddy[...]up on the home place and attended s soon as was old enough. The mother never did[...]e died 6-20-49. ct s rted he or ed there and married[...]h e s buried at[...] |
![]() | [...]pokane WA and is survived by her in s F 11s, ID has a daughter, Brook Raquel. Kalispel[...]AL flying F-89C's and D's with the 65th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.[...]ch. The younger 3 children: Mona, of 962 nd rt or s as a journeyman electrician on construction.[...]selection. In 1968, we purchased the C rl s born 3 1 1895 in S od, Denmark one of 6 children of Flying N he[...]rved 6 years as a director; and president in horn s e d claim north of Hinsdale, T or 2 years and bui[...]ng program with cattle Sheep Cr e est of Reserve, s arted a cow herd, and farmed some helped[...]Club since 957 , holdin offices or s on communi y fund drives. a[...]presiden of he Sheridan Coun Ex ension Homema er's[...] |
![]() | [...]from Colorado State U in biological Pete's mother an science and from Creighton U in an acce[...]ness. Claire is employed as an RN with St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA. the Antelop Cre Kent[...]di Area Board of AFB, TX and is now flying KC 135'ss enlisted in the US avy. He U of issouri an[...] |
![]() | [...]and baseball and softball in the summer. i s nd doing housewor , whenever I wasn't needed at[...]mother's name was Anne Katrine, born in Langeland, Denmark[...]father's name was Niels Madsen, born in Vejstrup, Denmark.[...]mother's name was also Anne Katrine and her father's name was Jens[...]born 1-18-1s. and Buelah,[...] |
![]() | [...]n-Purina, St. Louis, MO. They were Mads and Maren's only Elsi grandchildren.[...]her, Rasmus Madsen, who lived in Froid, MT. Maren's bro hers, Lois as Skov, Jens, and Adolf[...]s training in P ROSS and AMELIA (WALIKONIS) McL[...]26-09 on a farm near Midale, Clair s rv Sask., Can., to George (Scotty) and Ella (Brig[...]8-08. They lived in Canada tit 1910, then s rved one e they and the Charles Brightsman family[...]. lisis home, a relative of her father's. Amelia, 3-11 -14, and Joe Jr., 3-28-16, w[...] |
![]() | [...]1945 and was nd r si alden, A. Johanna's husband, Robert, passed away in discharged at[...]n 1946 and on to the r ides t Plummer, ID nd wor s for the school district. Her hobby is Yakim[...]as office manager and book- Sor n Arthur w s born t Dagmar in 1921, tragedy struck in 1929 keeper until I retired. h n Sor n w s hi and killed by a car at Brush Lake. Doro hy Ann s th third child of John and Louise, born at 0 m r[...]D lb c ii n 9-24 41. They lived in Delbert's home town, Plummer, ID, where they owned a merca[...]ancy. In 1948, hey moved to Reserve and yne s is ed her father in his meat market. Later, hey m[...]edicine L e chools. She wor ed as a cler in the s ores at Reserve In 1906, Anna (McLaug[...]d from high school at Antelope, attended h d son, S ipp r. Later Gloria marri d Earl Bishop of Benton[...]eck Dam nd had 2 children, D n nd Cindy. Gloria's hobby as oil painting. She before returning t[...]He la er moved o Ya ima, A here h Ii es nd or s or es ern Elec ric. hey ha e 2 children, T[...]le nd Di ne enjo ra elin round he Pacific rth s i h he'r famil nd he oes on his nnual deer nd el |
![]() | [...]children's c . ddi John Jay was born 7-17-44 in Pl[...]th of Reserve where they farmed and ranched. John's thing father also worked for the ASCS[...] |
![]() | [...]crop they would get hailed out and then in the '30s it h ir r d d es, he stunnin[...]a military policeman in the s rv in the e rly '30s as an employee of the First US Army.[...]the economy d indled in he early '30s, I left for She was born in Plentywood 7·[...]d has a n (Ole atness's niece) and I decided 2 could brother, Ba[...]om Medicine Lake HS in 1962. s. I retur o Reserve, farmed the Watness lan[...]ger when Arne Rasmussen elson, Walt's grandfather. They have 2 children, a son, Steven[...]c nged o Arliene, sh s he younges of he 26 on[...]sophom icine La e S and has been in -H for 8 ears and[...] |
![]() | [...]ext year, y brothe he attended Young People's School at the Nathaneal Church, spon-[...]of all ages 1922 e attended. Each student's family provided food and there was a dorm for[...]of them. He took it home to Grandpa ould s ar Jens who helped Dad find someone interested in[...]ens. Grandma Agnes moved off the farm and no e "d s ~ e Pioneer anor, here she[...] |
![]() | [...]1978. OLGER VICTOR IELSEN |
![]() | [...]ded at the former N. B. Eidsness residence ( orma's grandparents' home). Mike continued to farm with his father and leased his uncle's (Arne H. ielsen) farm m 1978 due to his uncle's ill health. That farm was the original homestead of Skov ielsen, i e's grandfather. Augmenting the farm income, 1ke and[...]n clothing stores. ike wor ed as a MR. carpenter on several projects including the Emmaus L[...] |
![]() | [...]ldren. I have tried to give each little child the best . He came to the Reserve area in the early '30s to[...]uated from Opheim HS in 1955. I earned a Bachelor's en Valley Cemetery.[...]ORTH her ching career. Quoting rom my mother's autobiography (written I am the you[...], John Sullivan, a welder. Children are Dee Ann S, h onl boy in his class. A veteran of WI, he atte[...]He and wife, Vicki, have 2 children, school, here S ·m asheim as his 2nd grade studen . In the fall[...]roduced himself on the prete of nee in addi ional s udent des s. After ha in roduction, the courtship con inu d at e John Egeland arm, here my mo her as staying. Be and Te s ere marred 6-7-28 in Halloc , · here I[...]ad. I c a lo o p easan memor"es o 1s1 |
![]() | [...]htub, and built a good the military servic s house and city people became farmers.[...]We ha e a s Rudolph married me, Bernadine Prader, a Ple[...]ve. When Judy was a fe months Andr S old, I taught in Plentywood for the year, driving[...]s out. The gutter was h1 e ith mil . T e range co s al ed over the barn to he hay corral. I enjoyed m[...]e ·n sc oo n oo fl n essons and mar( Ch ryf G' s 6-5-82 ·n Po Ii es in Billin s ere he is conn c ed i a ia n. ELS PAULSO |
![]() | 's dad p ss d way 12-2-75. His mother married Herman[...]for him, so unth r 3 7-8 t Glas ow, T. a 's brothers and sisters are: he applied for[...]Being an experienced feed and livestock man, the company appointed II g, ID; Clarence of[...]a was one of 1O children born to Niels C. (Dakota Man) and CARL C. and JOSEPHINE PETERSON[...]children born to Niels and Inger (Sorensen) s born in O lo, orway in ay, 885 . hen she was 6, s[...]nd later Krouse, 6-24-04, in Minnesota; Elsie Carpenter (deceased), 10-23-07, moved o Rolla, D, where her[...]10-24-14, Dagmar, T; Dennis, 7-12-16, Dagmar, MT; friend o come to visi and help her in he post off[...] |
![]() | [...]tended th S CLARENCE (JUNIOR) PETERSEN[...]ir Force in 1951 . He went to Korea in land and s in hem 1952 for 1O months and upon returning was[...]tensen in 1957; Farmers Co-op (1958-59); and Jack's Service Station in Reserve (1960-61) deliver- ing[...]seball in the 819 Muddy League and bowled on Jack's Service team. Esther as employed at First[...] |
![]() | [...]d to Minnesota in 1923 and were back in Danvers h s 2 chlldr n, Ch d nd Audra, and lives in Park Rapi[...]before Agnes was born. Vincent Robertson is a friend of a Mr. Daven- ri d John W t ins nd has 3 childr[...]a son of Christopher and chool. One day the oa s opened their syrup pail lunch buckets and Jo[...]over to John SOREN SORENSEN and Robe son's ands y mass the next day and when we could, go ov[...]Soren Sorensen, the only child born to Niels S. and Maren Jensen ·r and las le er off of heir[...]ther was born in. His parents and an uncle, Peter S. Rungborg,[...]re 4 years. His father and a cousin of his mother's, P. L. Jensen, John, Gordon, Tony, Oscar Rob[...]boys would sweep the walls and really nd Gordon's wives. children, and Oscar came later.[...]ed inside. The agon and horses pie ed roe s and hauled water in a barrel by stone boat with o[...]mi - S anson and hey had a son, athan. They resided in S[...]onal Harves er Co., machine business but in he '30s ro eries nd hn of G mbl •S o mo hard are as added for e ra[...] |
![]() | [...]32, married Gordon Nelson and live father's rela 1v s a D II L e, east of Homestead. They have a girl[...]armers. He left in 1946 and Jack Anderson, Soren's cousin, took his place. We sold the store to Joe[...]s M. Jensen. In 1948, we bought Viggo Strandskov's farm, 320 acres, and farmed until 1968 and put it in soil bank. After Soren's dad died in 1939, his homestead was farmed by Soren's cousin, James M. Andersen, also in the soil bank.[...]th Rorvig in 1928. The land that Soren's dad homesteaded still remains in the famil[...] |
![]() | [...]tended Plentywood school, staying in town with s b ptized nd confirmed at Faith Lutheran and atten[...]school in 1958 and worked in he Scob y Assessor's Office 1958 62 . She was baptized and confirm-[...]hen her parents too over. They moved to Han s heat Ranch in 1964, then to the Don B ck row : Gordon, Dall s, nd Linda. Front row: Annetta Melby, Paula ,[...]Gordon Jr., nd Everett Melby. (Linda's dad) (1982) Da enport place wes of Reserve, purch[...]. Linda Lou Melby was born 12-14-48 at Plentywood s art from scr tch . There were so many rats and mi[...]· erle Fi z. Leonard s arted farming i h his paren s in 950. He managed he[...]an Church. S e born 8-1 - 1 and radua ed rom Plen-[...] |
![]() | [...]rt distance west of time D puty Mary's.[...]day to get a load of alone. I water from Paul's place to where they were farming .[...]In 1910, they moved to served i John's homestead south of Navajo by Eagle Creek. Lester attended Eagle Creek School and was confirmed in Orville's Zion Lu heran AGNES MIL -[...]neapolis, MN. In 1929, they moved to Hank Kanning's place. with Pl Lester helping Hank farm a[...]ice on the Roosevelt-Sheridan Daniels s . County Line. This place was purchased from[...]· Darlene, rs. Gene Rice, Plen ood, s ory); Janea e, rs. James Gary Rob h L[...]Robert, ma ried o 3 children: and Gordon (Reserve s ory) and 2 grea -grandchildren. T e chi dr[...] |
![]() | [...]Guy and Jeanette made their home on Cap's farm 2 years, and u n , the f,r child o .[...]shington, for a short time, where Guy worked s b rn 6-3-28 at the horn of Mrs. Dahl, midwife, Fr[...]farmed and ranched together until Cap's retirement. Guy and Eugene Guy, 0-3-32 nd sis er[...]ve 2 children. Steven Douglas born 6-14-64 i f n s.[...]bac o he farm o live ith Andre 's death, Sarah moved her family to Glasgow where sh[...]urned to the homestead in Eden Valley, 1927. Vern's[...]an orking early to help GUY and JE ETTE S 1TH[...]S Gu Elementary and Antelope HS.[...] |
![]() | [...]and Freda Lodahl near Dagmar in my Sunday S parents' home, the second of 5 children: 3 sister[...]a HS in 1932. After high school, I worked at Berg's Cafe in Antelope, and bmed Fun as a "hired gi[...]he took over the farming. Then came the dirty '30s. In 1937, ,t as l very dry, nothing[...]Columb In the 1940's during WWII, it was difficult to get exper[...] |
![]() | [...]ell and Lyla Thornton who resided there while s born in icollet, 8-10-1899. There ere 7 boys[...]then attended EWU in Cheney, WA graduating F rmer S ate Bank in Bainville until ,t closed in 1932 dur[...]teaching confirma- partnership ith Eugene's parents, brother and wife. Susan has work- ion c[...]elding school and Susan worked as ospital and E s ern Star or .[...]affiha es, Coo Count Hospi al, Chicago and S Peter Hosp al. St.[...] |
![]() | [...]a presen ly buildin year after Sylvie's death, then moved to the Pioneer Manor at[...] |
![]() | [...]Sciences, Math, and PE); State track 880 1st nd s grown steadily since then, enjoying the big barn[...]ce team member on State Soils Judging to Inter- d s substitu e e ching t edicine Lake school and is a[...]FU Torchbearer; Donna Plent wood Christian Women's Club. She does a lot of heat weaving[...]years before transferring to the Univer- hich h s proven o be wonder ul ay to tell the world about[...]s L. Mahoney 8-1-81 in Aberdeen, SD; brid e, nd h s t ught Sunday School at athanael for many years.[...]ven Wirtz, finished an locat d in Sherid n County s n area serviceman for eastern emont[...]ve 2 sons, Ian and Issac; reside in Bozeman where S i Ids, D and ent into he Army in 951-53 being stationed in Steve war s or Allen Bradley Co. Terry graduated 1981;[...] |
![]() | [...]4-2 Good friend and neighbor, Paul Engstrom, in his own colorful way, away." |
![]() | [...]lav Ingeborg (Tjosaas) Vik . Mother Jane's home too. nd D d's children were Gudrun (Kampen), born August, 1922;[...]l, MN and was discharged in 1919. the daughter of S ephen W. (died in 958) and Bet ie (Joyner) Cauley[...]during this time that both our hospital. other's sister, Mrs. Anton Norum, heard of our plight and[...]ad, in farmers and coo ed for hreshing ere s. In 1928, Char1ey leased In-[...]homema er i h poor crops and hail s arms ere discouraging. C arley loved o[...]e ·n he al onis S o e one year and for he First a ional Ban for |
![]() | [...]r. Robb died a tragic death while X raying Hilton's leg. Then years later, the Lunds cared for Evelyn[...]erection of the farm home, and m October, Albert's m birth. Being quite young during the terrib[...]wee end, much to the consternation of hose ho had s ea to build it. Eight years of scho[...] |
![]() | [...]son and Gust Wagner. or ed at isler's Grocery, Coast to Coast, and Piggly Wiggly. She a[...]married 12-29-81 ·o Amber Angvick. (See Reserve S or .) Jan is attending cosmetology school in Boze[...]rated Wali onis Store frnm 1946-63. Through s o as girls ere s place inners of the E he years, they[...]r plant, a cafe, and a post office. They ric S flo ary, 1982 and Julie m[...]ODI (S EDE) EDI[...] |
![]() | [...]y in Scobey, Ray Stoner, and for the Ross McLeod's. He made his home short tIm • b with[...]n. He is employed in the oil fields. Alfred's early memories are visiting neighbors and activit[...]church and school. He really remembers the house's empty water and coal buckets and the "other'' buc[...]Front row: Pa hn , R Al e's Chi dre |
![]() | [...]2 sons, Vincent and Jason. Dianna, Whi ey w s born 6-6· 890 and came to Sheridan County as a[...], Heather and Nathan. I was employed on the young man. He worked for many homesteaders, with the railro[...]1948, later I moved to Mare Island Shipyard John's Place in Plentywood in the '40s. He made his home with Knute in Vallejo, CA. I[...]Rose Hill school. As a young man he or ed for Carl Holje and Gust[...]Whi y" Wilh ms. Strand. s a child, I remember ho I used to sit on a little[...]ight a1ting for him to JE ETTE ILL A S came hom[...]o I didn' go. Randall passed a ay •10-35 . 5 da s after his ac-[...] |
![]() | [...]wood, Shelby, and several others his farm S as Father worked in oil fields and still does tod[...]ed) operated a service station, garage, and s·gvart and Anna Joh implement in earlier days. Ma[...]o P n Gordon and Mitt Borner: Gordon worked as a carpenter m he es Alfred a Reserve area and o[...]n- ng. Charles Brightsman: He hved m the coulee S of Curtiss Bro es. Fred Chittle: Fred married S1gna or . He drd carpen e or ·n e area and mined[...]ann and Laura Christensen: They or ed ere a fe ea s and moved o ashington here they bo h res de lfr[...]de school and gradua ed fro ,cine La e S. d d a ay and Carne hves i AHred a[...] |
![]() | [...]cake was served for afternoon coffee. We hosted a s ea no barbeque in the evening.[...]om our LCW have attended the Pacific S nod 0 meetings in Washington and Orego[...] |
![]() | [...]man, born 5-6-47 in Williston, ND and raised on a far[...]trip to the Seattle World's Fair.[...]Lodahl's farm in 1975.[...]ohn D. n John Crohn . ront ow: John C , Ru s, Cl iff. Brye H., Lor n nd Gary . die S[...]ron Smith McKibben. Division to acquire hese true s and equip them with a tank and pump. I[...]Chinook, Helena in Mon- here are 5 similar true s in Sheridan County. Senator Smith was ac- an[...]5-28-16 arion 9- 9) and s . ni ield di[...] |
![]() | [...]ege in Tyler, MN and I also spent a miles s winter at Grand View College, Des Moines, IA. La[...]daughter of Chris and Karen Lodahl. Their story ,s in Sheridan's Daybreak. Refer to Jens ielsen story.[...]er School" at the athanael church in the early '30s. We had as instruc- tors: Rev. Marius Lars[...] |
![]() | [...]klin School to grades 1-8 and graduated from or s s He d Supervisor of Administration at Fort Meade H[...]ed) and Arlyn (deceased). She has 7 sisters: L ke s a hobby. I always enJoyed hunting ducks, pheasant[...]I was born on 8- 7· 8 in illiston, D. My sister's name was Helen Warner. My brothers are John, Rona[...]n Center. hile there, I also played on the T on B s e ball Te m. On 8-3 -68 I married Linda Johns[...]Dagmar Women's Softball Team.[...]s ing choir, chorus and FHA.[...]Jenny as born 10-9-72. She 1s ·n band, plays girls basketball and[...]or s E es i[...]Sunda s do ing, croche ing garden-[...]re · ' · s. con-[...] |
![]() | [...]ry Smith and our closest Darien neighbor's daughter Leila Christensen in the old Franklin Sc[...]co s a th 1970, and a Masters Degree in counseling and[...]tra of Miles City. Frank passed away and artha or s a he Veterans Hospital in Miles City. Judy[...] |
![]() | [...]hia Smith Christensen, also my grand- ni a s born in 942. She graduated from Ohio State Univer[...]Josephine, or do t Colorado Springs ith a Fine Ar s ajor. She married James came to live ith[...]te schools. I went to Dane School but or do Sprin s.[...]at various inds of work, although I have m n, nd 1s presently living est of edicine La e ith her husb[...]the railroad "Bulls" who didn't Colle e o 8111in s, T and in 97 she married Gregory Rierson. hey ake indly to freight hopping. Times ere not the best so we ran out Ii e Casper.[...]ge us rides in the desert and corn shoe s are poor substitutes for College of Billings and[...]bbies are fishing and reading. e are no alone and s 111 ound little or so came bac home here[...]of Dagmar fol s ere in the Bay area. I or ed on barges that haule[...]and ildred Chris- on o her projec s thereabou s. e[...] |
![]() | [...]gunner was only a telephone call away anal s, a even on the coldest of days.[...]Theta P1 social fraternity, "Thurteen" junior men's honorary and Omicron Delta Kappa senior men's honorary. I gradua ed from Washington University m 1963 · h a bachelor's degre · Economics and later graduated from South[...]dminis ra ·on. I married Robe a Randall of S . Louis. O m 1963. n 196 , e moved o Beverly Hill[...]born on 9-19-65. 9 the family moved bac o S . Louis. In 1969 e e e di o ced. El and I ha e spen 2 ee s every summer since 1969 , my Sher dan Coun . She 1s a sophomo e a S r' ps Co n Cf C. |
![]() | [...]transportation was of course a horse and buggy. s rn ont na. W got elec ricity in 1948 and telephone in the early 50s. I was ecretary-treasurer of he local F.U. a[...]ic Women and the Volmer Ladies Aid. Buster w s ppoin ed coordinator of the Gary Hart Presidentia[...]omics ( FE). jus as she loves her o n She 1s s ill hving in Grenora, here she has[...] |
![]() | [...]r tu Alice's brothers and sisters names are: H:,ward, Willisto[...]By Wyota Gle son Fredericksen (p. 916-Sheridan's Daybreak I). The family experienced the ea[...] |
![]() | [...]he DENNIS HANSEN FAMILY filed for Soc I S curity and found out different.) Childhood years[...]rsen school for 8 years spent in Belcourt. Andrew's mother (Mary Jane) died in April 1905, a[...]en of Grenora, ND. She was born 9-16 -31 and J ne's si er Elise). Patrice and Elise had 4 children to[...]me place and farm- cam to ontana in the early 1900s and stayed with the Andrew ing. W[...]-April 1938, Shirley arlene-February 19 5. Andrew's father edicine Lake where she gra[...]in the Army and was died in Aug 27 ; ndrew's son John died at age 7 in 193 and stat[...]brid built · a lo of manpo er, heelbarro s, and Rory as born 5-27 ·5[...]e icine graduated from Colorado S a e at Fort Collins CO i h a BS degree and[...]ht le is an occupational therapis . S e is presently employed a he Com- ch[...]Julee as bo n 3-29-6 . S e graduated from edicine La e[...]Eas ern in Billin s and is or in o ard bein a dental h gienis . |
![]() | [...]Leonard, Oscar and or- In th f 1 man (deceased). A sister Anna is also deceased. Clara as born Ou rn 's ,G 2-19-12 and passed away 8-15-7 4. We lived near the home place un- hobb1 s ori ol til moving to Medicine Lake i[...]to S[...]hters: Howard as born 5-25 35 and works for Behm's Propane ,n Williston. He married Pearl Cleveland[...]yon. Carrole (Tony) was born 6-14-38 and or s fort e Cene house in Williston, D. He married Del[...]rie and Bren . ary Ann as born 9-18-41 . 1s a homema er and do s s1t1mg. She married enneth LePage of Bamv1lle, Ton 6-19-60 have en's obile Home Service m illiston here ·hey I[...] |
![]() | [...]father's farm. During their time in Grenora they had one m[...]e, born in June and died in October 1961. Orville's father, Arnold[...]old (Hank) was born in Williston. Orville's activities have included serving on various board[...]pated in softball and baseball in the 1960s. He has bowled for over 25 ce moving o[...]ber of the Volmer David nd Robin . Don 1s employed by ontana-Da ota Utilities Churc[...]d Reserve Grade School and gradu- n s born in Plentywood and attended elemen ary school[...]gh school; she played the clarinet. ii S in 1956. arilyn is married to Robert (Bob) Austre[...]l nd at dicine La e. He gradua ed from illis on S ·n 195 7. Ario is mame o eredith ( erri Jo) Holl[...]lie and 1chael. He is o ner- op 's i lis on. or i[...]1l • Phyll1 , Br nd holding Travi , gel nd S eve.[...] |
![]() | [...]f Oa mar) all of my he. I a and edicine L S. In 1964 I married LIiiian Can a. e ha[...] |
![]() | [...]also a director for the Sheridan County Stockmen's Association. Edward lives on the family home[...]American National Beef Cook-off in Omaha, NE. She's also a after completing his college education.[...]We have made our home on my Uncle Kolbjorn Hoff's farm located Oslo, Norway. in the ar[...]in Delta Gamma, and one of Mike's hobbies and he played the pushbutton accordion an[...]School. Mrs. Ed C. Rasmussen had once been Alma's teacher at the 8-23-76 they were joined by daught[...]n 1980 they built a home on the homestead of Ivan's father, Mike Their sons have[...] |
![]() | [...]m in the Volmer Community on 12-26-23 . My mother's maiden name was Agnes Sorensen . My brothers, all[...]were fairly difficult for a young man in a new country speaking French,[...]Platoon Sergeant in the around the cow's neck working her as an oxen and also milking her.[...]ffelts coming to the US from Luxembourg were John's mond, but in the fall we moved to Plentywood and[...]illness and death. He died at the mother's sister) and my mother, Anna Laux. My mother was b[...]he family who came to the States in the early 1900s have water shrimp farming.[...] |
![]() | [...]a one-room school (H. C. Andersen). I have 2 960s to the old Cartwright place at Lane.[...]I spent some time traveling. In 1970 dirty '30s were rough times so in 1933 l went to California.[...]thrill was having the pleasure of going to my dad's 10-28-40 when I married Bernhard I. Henricksen from Askov, MN. We and mother's old homes in Luxembourg. When Dad was young, he[...]nly wooden pegs. These pieces of furniture are as s rong and well preserved as the day they were made. The first time we went to Luxembourg, my dad's home was sill standing and the ife fell ·n love[...]been destroyed and a parking lot in its place. t's sad to see the history pass. y mother's home, school and church still stand ith some of o[...]ging to clubs help made it possible o eep us. God's pro ision and my father's faith and other community activi ies. On -23[...]ll (Russ) as born 3-12-70 and on ·n 19 8 I or ed s ch r e nurse and hen in opera in[...] |
![]() | [...]the hotel in Buellton and later ent to work as a carpenter. Our son Elliott Erik was born at our home[...] |
![]() | [...]to sail, the Atomic bombs were Art's and lived there for a few years in a small traile[...]8 in my spare time, I started working as a carpenter's dren. The youngest daughter Bonita, who was[...]ome for her sister and husband in Art's parents and 2 brothers preceded him in death. Her[...]iving in he Volmer community, farmin , mil ing co s and doing carpenter or . I or ed many years ith J mes Johnson and[...]. e' e seen quite a change from he heel in he '20s o he ones hat propel us no in 198 . re[...]i r, Eliza rs. arry Her- s 7 Roos hoof[...]of 11 Chris n, bo O Counci s, IA; Carrie rohmer, s re sh r 3 ears of[...]in 1982; , bor 31-15-died in Glad s Elvsaas, born[...] |
![]() | [...]e of Butte in June 1946 I studied toward a Master's degree at University of Washington. My husba[...]ir children on the homes ead hrou years of he 1930s. Pierre uller died m 1936 and his and his sons an[...]illian in a n there and lo s late d an o Boisj[...] |
![]() | [...]. She is married to Leslie Jensen Sparling's Hardware Store in Medicine Lake. What a small wor[...]a and though the nylon brush Joshua, born on Dane's Day, 6-5-8 .[...]om Medicine Lake there produced some of the best friends we made in the service. We HS.[...]have lived in several other places also until Len's retirement in 1963. Joey Lynn was born 10-[...]ss, 5 or a he Dagmar S ore. Dad joined her caring and sharing[...]d LEO ARD OLSON rio s pain eas and es . I remained in Leo[...]mber 19 2 upon he dea h of P. . Olson, Leonard's dad. They[...] |
![]() | [...]1935 and lived m Portland, locat d n th S nt OR for 1 year. They returned to Volme[...] |
![]() | [...]e was work to be had. Harold and Lilly, and Lilly's brother Dave and[...]moved back to Dagmar. Lilly's mother and stepfather needed help on[...]born 5·25-52; Wesley, farm that Lilly's mother and father homesteaded. They lived and 1-4[...]; nd Lonny, -21 -7 n illiston, 0. es or s for American Lifestyle terbeds in tllist[...]es in Plen ywood during the summer and s his d her, in . Tim marr'ed Barba[...]Darrin-13). Th I've in Sea le here rno or s lor orth est[...]ory P. 25 of Sher n's |
![]() | orld's Fair. This they did and later sailed for Denmark,[...]hen he arrived in Medicine Lake, Chns Sorensen, a friend from Denmark, was to meet him and take him to Harry Larsen's farm to stay until he found work. That evening,[...]ha was being built nearby. Pete was a fisherman's son and had been working in a grocery store sin[...]ved in a dugout and survived mostly on beans. The man he worked for had a few chickens, but he Ii ed t[...]dirt all over the guy driving 1t." Chns, Pete sa s, asn' atra· of anything. One time they decided they had oo man o se and should sell some of hem. bu hey t[...] |
![]() | [...]ark in 19 0. There were 2 sisters before Soren w s born. They were Elly and Anne. Neils and Caroline[...]a Hamilton Harbour employee and trustee and Soren's brother-in-law, Art Jonasen. Later we purchased t[...]d I Ro s bo n 3-8-22 h mar( d Lou· Eric son in[...]B d' s born 10-22-2 0 I Roar 9 8. T[...]8 s[...] |
![]() | [...]ro Shortly after Oscar's death the family moved to Plentywood. After b[...]y aunts and uncles and also the home of my mother's father, Christian Johansen. We came bac[...]10-1 8-36 and died a few hours later m Lucedale, S. Michael was born 3-12-38 in Pascagoula, S. He or ed 3 sum- mers in the Volmer community 19[...]Our daughter Alleen, born 12-10-46 m Pascagoula, S, marr'ed Gordon Smith and they have 1 child, Ste[...]n as born 7-31 -49. She ma red Paul Thompson and 1s no divorced. She has 2 sons (Chris opher · nd e)[...]a r. ,c o a eiler as mentioned in SHERIDA ·s O BAE . e as a o o John eifer of estby. Al as a navy man in I. e as a r · operator[...] |
![]() | [...]Chris too a trip back to Denmark to visit r lativ s, while Peder and Howard looked after the farm.[...]B ck row : Rodne y, Doug! s, Bruce and Gary. Front row: Ed and Juliet. the Si[...]oard, assisted in the organization of Joyce Olson S edsvold. aren was third of 8 children: ir 1952 (d[...]d to he ontana House of s in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, hile Bruce R[...]e s and sheep. Gary a[...] |
![]() | [...]and their daughter Alice Tor until Erick's death in 1916. Laura's other sister, Johanna, married ing Bruce S[...]ved on their homestead until 1923 and hen s moved to Lostwood, ND when Elmer began work on t[...]David married Alida Deutchler and they had 3 bo s: James (bo n 1959), who is in Garden Grove, CA; Dale (born 1962), o or s fo his father in Riverside; and Randy (born 196 ) ho is s ill ·n co I e and living in Garden Grove. David[...]Elmer passed a ay n October 1980 m ino and Lau a s res des in heir home at 415 2nd St. SE durin summe moo s. ost of he inter mon hs are spent i h h[...] |
![]() | [...]otor Car Co., ansas City, Harry's mother Nikoline Sorensen died 4-22-78 at the age[...]ry of o ve 2 s ,I . Les er Denmar ,[...] |
![]() | [...]to 80. Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen's as ALFRED SORE SO ILY always spe[...]ved several hundred people. The men barbequed the s eaks to perfec ion. Our children are all res[...]Elizabeth, born 9-7-83. They were all born at ii s on, D. Steven and Martha live in Volmer and are r[...]. artha is the Church Secretary, and Steven wor s ith the To n and Country Forum paper.[...] |
![]() | [...]ssed away 4-27-56 while visiting me. he s ory of my parents, he Niels Jessens, appears in t[...], NE. I lived on the 80 for 3 years. In Sheridan's Daybreak.[...]en, from Denmark in 1935. Her 2 children were II S. Jensen Lehmau of Palos Verdes, CA and Paul C. Je[...]ngeles, CA in 1945. Florence Agnete Jessen S inson was born in Volmer in 1916. She[...]Ethel Marie Bell Thiel. married Robert Ward S inson who was born in Philadelphia 8-3-16.[...]ll that our David J. Stinson born 2-6-42; John A. S inson born 9-12-46 and eil F.[...]close to the Dakota line and about 4 miles comfor s, bu hen most of hem had not been inven ed as yet.[...]brother, John, and a sister, Darlene. other's bread and cinnamon rolls, blueberry jam, fresh bu[...]the corner of my dad's land, so I went there through the grades. We[...]uld as fast s |
![]() | [...]1111ston. Ronald Part of LeRoy's time in the service during WWII was spent in the[...]the family spent a "year of adjustment" on LeRoy's family ontgom ry, farm in North Dak[...]Art was born 10-18-19, son of artin and (Sherdan's Daybrea I p. 91 .2). y broth anard and sisters[...]0. A of true ing, hauling grain coal, cattle for s arted farming. D · rederic sen as F[...] |
![]() | [...]d also to Washington, DC for After Clifford's discharge from the Marine Corps in July of 1972,[...]drew Rasmussen in spring's work.[...]so s nd[...] |
![]() | [...]Froid. I remember the dust storms of the '30s when days were filled with hard work. My father a[...]as 14 my dad and I went threshing, earning $2 per man and $3 per team. During WPA days I did chores for[...]en went to school in Medicine La e. Russ s remembers the good times at Sunny Hill school: Jo[...]Wilhelm and Gabriela Reinoehl. She graduated from S . Pius X HS in 1970 and later from O'Sulli[...] |
![]() | [...]church and Oslo cemetary where most of Elkhorn's homesteaders members. The first officers elected[...]e been laid to rest. Services were held in member's homes until elson, Treasurer; Trustees were Eina[...]or the cemetery. In 1929 a Scandia and St. John's of rural Westby. basement church was built on the[...]During the '40s and '50s, many families moved into Westby so[...]ST. JOHN'S ALCW[...]building has mostly been taken care of by Savior's Lu heran Church and to begin with our Aid was cal[...]hosting summer re rea s summer ellowship dinners, bake sales[...]ay our or s be o he glory of God.[...]o comprises S . J o grega·[...] |
![]() | [...]J. . Oordal, St. John's Lutheran Church. St. John merged with the Am[...]y Luther~n Pari |
![]() | Immanuel's first pastor was the Reverend Richard D. Forde wh[...]Milan C. lngman, a graduate of Luther Seminary, w s installed s Immanuel's third pastor on 9-16-68. It was during Rev. lngman's tenure that the congregation of Immanuel Lutheran[...]Pastors who served were Rev. S. L. Almlie, 1930-38; Rev. Melvin[...]he church building was built in 1915 on my mother's homestead[...]artin A. Carlson, John L. Sather, S. L. Hammer, Severin Jensen, and Rev. lngman[...]stan o he bishop. on 11 -2 -76, end ar S. 111, a rinity Seminary in Oh[...] |
![]() | [...]was Secretary for 25 years. In the early '60s, some of the members joined the Immanuel Luthera[...]hen e merged 1th 5 other churches to begrn what 1s no Immanuel Lutheran Church. On 8-5-74, Daneville[...]vide Coun Pione r Village at Crosby, D. A emorial S one as erec ed on e si ·n 1983 where the church[...]held evang hen cottage meetings ere he d until a s ore bui hich became estby iss,on Hall. Samu I Hall time . The secretary boo s and records burn 1-3-38. 0. E. . . S uc from C v· d1 a na p |
![]() | [...]w 49 students and 3 The '60s and '70s experienced rapid growth in other athletic pro- y[...]In 1972, the Ranger Band was run downtown to John's Hall for ball practice and games. The school[...]Centennial Show: 1976, Band Trophy for the best band at Divisional forced to meet the challenge o[...]in Glasgow; 1983, Invitation to audition for Macy's the outhouses.[...]bia. These studen s added much to the academic environment of the[...]r. Freisleben'ss most gratifying s du that es by began its firs hot-lu[...]er unch Program. First coo s ere innie Schools. Sund[...] |
![]() | [...]other, Sig, began school, i as do n near he water's edge of Goose Lake, east of the present Vera Elm[...]l as again moved est to he Ed Lagerquis farm. Dad's farm. The farm 1s presently o ned by some of he fam1I . The school[...]r c has na of estby o. 3 for some time. S uden s are bussed o o he former district 34 . WE[...] |
![]() | [...]rter was destroyed by fire. A duplicate ch rter w s dated 3-15-32 by request from this Unit. Th[...]er year. e have ided local e -service men's families when needed as ell as o her families w[...]Bae row: Regina , s . T am Front row: Art Hielm , Al on Olesen , Les[...]len arie Hammer a ge 9 . Our youngest member is S efanie Lagerquist Gu nd rson, Enc Hielm,[...]I lived on a arm north of estby here my fol s had homes ead·[...]dolph's ather, ·[...]s[...] |
![]() | [...]overy of oil in the Flat Lake Oil Field in the '60s has made some changes on our land and surrounding[...]lly enjoyable as our r p to orway in 1982. Adolph s sisters, Thresa Anderson, abel ien e and her daug[...]ns m or ay and o is1 t e Ro en Church here Adolph's father as baptized. This church is 775 y as old a[...]Flor'da. Our family means a lot to us and i 1s al ays a joy children and grandchildren. MARLENE(ANDERSO )SWAT |
![]() | [...]Kenmare area ( orma, ND) in the early 1900s where they had a farm This is a rail car leasing[...]s, namely: Lignite, oonan, and his brother Herman's mine. He[...]then purchased a farm adjacent to his father's ( els Andersen) farm. In[...] |
![]() | [...]e went to work in maintenance at the Fortuna vice s a ion and bul dIstribu orship and a car wash.[...]t La e ar Ronan on 1-29-81 , at age 51. He and a friend ere crossing the la e on a snowcat when they h[...]came to this country from orway in the early 1900s. other, Trina Thomte, was born in[...]s his own Barber Shop in Phoenix. He Audrey's ather came to his area from Diagonal, IA. He pass[...]Virgil . Ba e as born in Ee man. D in 1909. He as one of[...]n . In he early '30s, he[...]s e |
![]() | [...]l o n heir own business in construction and Joe ,s also a Ta Counselor. Th y live in La Mirada, CA.[...]he y, h 1968 he bought his o n s ru operates oday. He married Judy Pun by B[...] |
![]() | [...]ng with the High School Ministry, Student carpenter. They are parents of 3 girls: Wanda, Angela, and[...]n Ambler, PA. Buerkle. Rodney is a carpenter. They are parents of 3: Jayden, Darcy Lynn[...]led in business classes. Darcy worked at Security S ate and is attending NDU, Fargo, ND majorin[...]Bria E ness 3-23-26. They made their home on Sven's farm. teacher. They have 3 children: Le[...]marc HS and attended Bismarck Jr. College and wor s at Hardees. he house or , daily chores, and in h[...]s a registered nurse at United Hosp. in Grand For s, D. estby, T. They oo heir firs acation in 19[...]or ay. hey made their in Bismarc and wor s at American Lifestyle. irst rip bac o or ay in 9[...]r n. hey enjoyed raveling. biography. S e ser ed on he church cou cil and Board of[...] |
![]() | [...]Kerry lives at home and farms with us .. Va!ene 1s a l~gal sec and is married to Warren Hanson. Laurie 1s a Special E Teacher and is married to Les Wells C[...]travels around being an Air Force ory 1s s1 lives rn Westby and or s for Cheveron Oil C is a en lege and[...]"borrowed" daughter. T Brazil and as an exchange s udent and live estby HS in 197 4. Tania[...] |
![]() | [...]On 9-10-77, Steve and Peggy s first child, Zachary Taylor, was[...]of my bro hers and sisters s 111 survive.[...]8-56 Joyce Sundheim and I ere married at St. John's[...]S. Crai has es area a s in Pfent ood. He married Joan[...]in S reside on our arm s s , in un D. |
![]() | [...]still an active member of the communi . Emil's parents, August and Bertha (Emanuel) Bu he US fr[...]tha B a, and R at ugusta. isconsin. inrne's father. llhelm many. He came to t[...] |
![]() | [...]in 197 4. On Helen owned and operated Helen's Beauty Shop for 20 years from 9-19-7 5, she[...]Loren's father passed away in 1965 and his mother in 1971[...]here Bill was Director of Maintenance at St. John's Lutheran Retirement Home for 15 years. Helen[...]ployed. On 8-6-82 Bill retired from St. John's Home and in December of the same year he and Hele[...]salesman for a large paper company. Phylhs or s part-t'me as[...]nd Charles eyer live in San Jose, C . Charles wor s or 1B . Lu Ila or s as a elephone operator in Good Samari an Hospital[...]T e co ch nd m na b s b I, bas ball. and soccer. They hav 2[...]childre , ·ch I n Rho da. njo |
![]() | [...]s. In 1930, I married Mary Corcarn and we ra[...]n o a this country in the early part of the 1900s and se led For a while, they lived on a h[...] |
![]() | [...]the years, besides farming, have been Pearl's firs 12 years of school were in Comertown after w[...]cs and gardening. I built 2 radios in the late '20s and early a tended MC. She taught in the Westby area and after marriage '30s. Jesse was always so good to help Mom, Dad, and m[...]when she had a bowls and does craft work. Jan wor s with her horses as a hobby. stroke and[...]Outside of the dry years of the '30s, I've had many good crops, as treasurer and chair[...]ous problem of rust. I got my foundation stock of man of he County Council.[...]of present es b . n 913, es b asn' in i s presen si e. cElroy, Camer- o n, nd Doole d'dn'[...]Palma as born on O25-23 o Amund and an S endson at |
![]() | [...]ing over by steamer 2 girls. ichael ,s a j and returning by air.[...]and Grea alls. urr e mar ldor's parents were born in Bergen, Norway, they were Si[...]insurance ou of all Julia's parents were born in Hemsedal, orway, they were S[...]and S a na. a 4 Id. ldor was born[...] |
![]() | [...]nice Grimm married Dean McCabe, son of Tom McCabe's formerly of Frickson. They have 2 boys, Casey and Darrin. They make their home Medicine Lake; Sam's son, David, married Lisa Cybulski, daughter of in[...]rried Lenore Sturtz from Members of Ed's fam ily that are still living are: Mrs. lone Ande[...]nche Wehrman Ferguson of the Fortuna, ND area. Ed's son Howard,[...]e does pass and she no is 3 years old. Richard or s as a Research Engineer for the US Oep . of Commer[...]born on my grandparen ·s ndre en) farm b n S enden[...] |
![]() | [...]leader for 4 years and s r[...]rancher/larmer m the S et[...]enjoy coffee breaks at the cafe. spend time v1s1ting h r mom[...]El hart, S, Joan Allgor of[...]ic Business College in 8111 here there are man b au i ul ings. On 12-18-42 she married Selmer B.[...]ey spent the early years of their marriage in Lou1s1ana and Texas. Both were employed at Glasgow Air[...]and rs. F Williston, ND on 4-24-52. Diane 1s presently orkmg on her asters he[...] |
![]() | [...]mertown in 1938. During WWII, Frances worked in h s continued to live on their farm.[...]Westby and Albert farmed in North Dakota and did carpenter jobs WILLIAM and ALMA GABRIELSON[...]c lroy. He went to St Paul, MN in the early '30s to find work and to Las Vegas, NV for[...]ie (Lysne) ines. He lives in illiston, D and or s for Dowell as an engineer. Thomas, bo[...]n family farm. He quit school in the '30s of June, 1983. nd n[...]foo ball, bas e ball, also or s for he Callam Bay Coun as a Depu y[...] |
![]() | [...]ried ranc s Timbr[...]rry hasn't decided what he wants to do yet so he 1s seeing the ch country and working with a gr[...]of Montana in the appraisal office. s[...] |
![]() | [...]He then returned to the family farm and took it s a member of Immanuel Church Council and Parish Co[...]for his parents. presently secretary of Immanuel's Council. Carol has served as circle chairman, pre[...]in Crosby, ND since 1978, has been John and Carol's most consistent community contribution. In 1976, Carol wrote the script for and sang in Westby's portion of the Sheridan County Bicentennial celeb[...]. Later, Susan moved back to Montana and early 900s. Both parents are deceased.[...]a by covered wagon from innesota in the early 1900s. Both paren s are deceased.[...]rri d. h s ch[...] |
![]() | [...]hing a Rob rts, T in th H is for the Happiness he's given[...]In April 1963 Sam When needed by a friend both night and day.[...]enter d on dut h That emanates when he's around the bend.[...]Enforcem Acad I'm proud to call this man my friend. Immigration f[...](Submitted by a friend). Dorothy de ails to this a period[...]rancher/farmer ·n th s Clarence, Melvin, Olaf, and Clifford and 1 sister, Ethel (Mrs. Shep S eetgrass. Harshbarger). Selmer worked on various[...]d at various camps in His precious s Louisiana and Texas with the Military Police det[...]Resp ctfull "Grogan's Performance Centers" in both Whitefish and Kahspell. The Grogan's have 4 children: Lawrence, Susan, James, and Ed ard. Dorothy and Sam's second child, Randal, is presently Sr. Border Pat[...]hem hile in es by. Diane is presently on one year's leave of absence from teaching and is or · ing on her Master's at the U of at issoula. She has augh fo 9 years m[...]n each. e as baseball mana er hen he earn too 1s place in Legion Class B baseball. |
![]() | [...]uments with several musical groups during the '2 0s, '30s, and Phoeni ; Ardelle ( rs. Harvey French) lives in Redstone, MT; and '40s. Many people enjoyed listening and dancing to "Ed's" music. His Dorothy ( rs. Alden Swartz) lives in[...]59, is si g e, and resides in Uber y as s ationed at Paradise, T. On 7-11 -36 he married ar[...]dersen from Dagmar, T, she 1s the daugh er of els and aren Janice as emplo ed or 6 ears or h S ·e o on ana a er der[...]D on 2-22-1 • she attended radua i from s by HS She as b en emplo b he Federal[...] |
![]() | [...]and GI dys. My mother's[...]cho~I. I married Arlene Dishman m 1962. She 1s from Indiana, daugh er of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dis[...]rm until we bought the farm in 196 7. e mil ed co s for grade A milk until the fall of 1972. o[...] |
![]() | [...]came back to Sheridan County and bought my uncle's farm and farmed until 1981 . I lived with my moth[...]okane and working for Armours. On 1-1-42, he EARL S. HOLST[...]Flying School. He was a Flight Engineer Earl S. Holst was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holst in 19[...]s a 1st Lieutenant. In the fall of Bonnie's father died in April, 1952 and her mother died in[...]dee, and I have 3 children. evin, born 5-4-54 ho 1s was employed as a book eeper at a lumber[...]ev. Holger Hagen. Wm. C. and Solv1g and presently s ationed at Omaha, E; and Laurie, born 10-22-62, i[...]nts. married and emplo ed as a manager or cDonald's res aurants. Judee or s for he Fla head Office of Human Services. PETER and ELLIE HOLST |
![]() | [...]llings, MT. They were married in 1968 at St. John's Blanch Lutheran Church and mov[...]Falls, MT m August of that a tended s year where John was employed at Plum Creek Lumber Co. for the next in 1939. S 7 years. On 10-10-68 their first child, Michael A[...]Hov Family. n s. In the summer of 1975 they moved bac to est[...]ard, died July 1947. His sister, athy, 12-17-52, 1s married o To Raymond and they operate a ranch nea[...]ty ood: Cleo, 7-2 -51 , rs. Rod ac Susan of Euhnb1s, es Germany; and Lori, 12- 0re[...] |
![]() | [...]on. Both have written or co- In the early '40s, Lydia moved to the western part of Montana and[...]took his first 2 years there. He, Falls, T; E hel S artz of Plenty ood, MT; Esther Olson of Stanley,[...]nuel Churches of the Fortuna, ND parish at estby (S . John's, Scandia, and Oslo) from 1937-38. He pari[...]19 0 hen they moved to ewfolden, rs. Huglan·s former home. . He con inued his schooling a[...]John an · · aren s. ere married pnl of 1913.[...]Jo n pas s preceded m death by his rfe,[...] |
![]() | [...]pass d S[...]n May of 195 7. s The first 2 years that we lived in Kalispel[...]orked for before and he ep nd Es r S a n, un 11 me on for a couple of months longer ma[...]pell was hmng. On 4-8-60, I en ·n o the engineer's office and hired out to Pete cChntoc and he as ed[...]stead m estby To nsh1p Augus 1912. is 1 paren s cam from Denmar to Callendar, IA. Then lat[...] |
![]() | [...]to the Joseph and Olga Johnson of that city. Joan's mother was a daughter of District 1 all-t[...]ducted research for my thesis in Register of Deed's Office of Ransom County and was herself the[...]gister of Deeds at the time of our marriage. Joan's dad passed away During the summer of[...]rom active duty in attend the Westby schools and ,s now in the third grade. She loves to Dece[...]c Gordon Koterba and arlene (Anderson) S an . changes in our lifetime, rom farming nd rave[...]nderson) o erba, as born 4-1 8-54 m Plenty ood to man's e plora ion of space, e can' help bu onder ha cha[...]Sa ior's Lu heran Church, rural estby, by Pas or Olaf ag1s. I have 1[...]ed in trac , cheerleading, as a member of he girl's bas e · homes of .[...]Cl ss C Ch mpion hip in boy's bas e b II. · of fue[...]u 73 nd b c me a ce if1 d d n I a 1s• n[...]r 1973. I or ·n Plen ood or D . Cu Ha s ord u[...]ch ol ch mi try ch r nd irl's[...] |
![]() | [...]I b o If of s project began in June 1982 and we completed enoug[...]heran Church m estby. he Wayne's main interests are playing fast-pitch softball ea[...]e Immanuel Lutheran Church Council. s Vicki's interests include sewing, needlework and crafts,[...]s also a memb r of the Daneville-Westby Homemaker's Club and presen ly holds e office of Immanuel ALC[...]-64 . I spent 7 mon hs ·n the First Infantry 01v1s1on. tter discharge 1-30-66 ,[...] |
![]() | [...]ry Novota of Helena. He is the co-owner of Joslin's Fur- his own business. John lives in Great Falls[...]vy equipment operator. He married In the '40s, we purchased the remaining interest in the coal[...]out, and school boards. At Nemont Telephone Co-op's the Neville Bus Depot. Their 2 childre[...]e is enrolled at the Helena Vo-Tech where he he best people live in Sheridan County.[...]other offices of the Legion. he daugh er o S en and Clara Soderquis . The other children were[...]family farm along ith her brother, Joel. She 1s a member of the of 6 and an mfan brother a[...] |
![]() | [...]where I · for h" h As a lifetime friend, neighbor, classmate, and schoolmate of Joel s[...]est away. (Submitted by a friend). LOREN and DONALEEN LAGERQUIST D . |
![]() | [...]sisters were Donna. Dorothy, and Mildred. uriel's dad passed away in 1924. Her mother married Chris[...]in Billings. Tricia, and Ty. Linda is an R and or s part-time at he nursing home They have 3 so[...]nt. and Smith Farm Supply Westby. eith's maternal grandmother is innie Bundt of estby. in[...]uriel or ed in the produce department at Ro 's Super Valu, as nor h of estby, here he is cu[...]ntinues o farm. e · er o eith's ife, Julie. Les is the youngest brother and enjoy[...]nd the ye r round, e re help'n ith church c ivi i s. e enjo e 97 . sq[...]. n( The Lemm er mil h s b re for mo of[...] |
![]() | [...]Les was baptized. Susan was baptized at St. Olaf's Church 197 4. Harry has g in Grenora where[...]rked as a desk cler for tana prai · Custer's Motel. In 1979, they moved back to Westby w[...]n as Sunday Sc ol Su rin o n handier s, |
![]() | [...]5 goats, and garden. In the mid '50s, he married a California girl, the second marriag[...]for both. He and his wife, Juanita, with Maynard's 2 sons, James and They have 3 children: David Tod[...]mothy Robert, born Richard, and Juanita's 3 children: Judy, Mark, and Kathy, moved to 7-31[...]nstrumental in the building of some of California's most beautiful[...]ear Westby and to reunions at Howard and Garnette's place. Stan is a gradua e of Colorado State[...]Harol Lindell, born 9-8-62, It es ·n GI s o . url nd nd GI d s 111 res in GI o but come to Pleot ood[...]d 2 childr n: S nd G and[...] |
![]() | [...]t,r. Chns ianson were together and built father's shack. Also of Norwegian descent Mother, An[...]· wor ed 1 O months for Boeing Aircraft m S home and or ed on father's farm. I s mid '30s, I built a home-made regula ing the plow a[...] |
![]() | [...]d school at Westby, MT and attend• a ine's mo her, Lena Marshall, Renton, WA, came to live w[...]married in 1914. Bernard and Duane are Roald's younger br: who'. et the best education and a fair deal.[...]1934. After graduation, Roald and his friend, Soren Fengstad of I was born 11 -7-53 in P[...]hool in Missoula, MT for It was Roald's turn to drive and Soren was napping. All at once,[...]er and his tangle the wire from the car's underside. Imagine one rancher's brother, Bernard, own.[...]Sargeant Lutnes's ordinance outfit was sent to Hiroshima after the[...]April is in the st grade, 1 83 -8 , and Shondel 1s in indergarten, 1983-8 sc oo year. a Westb[...] |
![]() | [...]ive. She as City Cler a es b or 7 ears un 11 Aub's failing health prevented her from or ing. Lucy as[...]d 7 children: Tom, born ·n 19 8. II es ·n and 1s supervisor o am enance a he Pos O ice ere.[...] |
![]() | [...]th his brother, Gene. They farmed and ran Charlie's Place for graduate of Miami Jackson HS, served in[...]rado Springs. again in the later '60s. Jerome also served as the mayor of Westby.[...]his brother, Clifford. They also operated Charlie's Place.[...]lives in San Jose, Cindy and S even, who still live at home.[...]wor ed at the Plum HS. She lives in es by and or s in Plen y ood. Cre[...]He ent to or for Jo and Denise radua ed rom es b S m a of 98 . his f[...]l fford passed away · 1965 and Hugh sold C arlie's Place and he ca le a d con inues o Ii e and farm[...]-5 · n 1s, 11 i an.[...] |
![]() | [...]niversity in Spokane. She received a Stenographer's Degree REA, and came home to marry Myron on[...]Labor Day of 1977, they received word that Myron 's younger 12 5 64. daughter, Noelle, 7, had d[...]and came to Sheridan County with her parents man ho when a few months old. Peter Keldsen c[...] |
![]() | [...]. at and I took up housekeeping at Reinart Stubbe's. They rented rooms to University Hospi[...]After wor ing a short time , I met this handsome man, Mr. E. W. born on 2-26-07 at Kenmare,[...]1-5-48. living in St. Louis, 0. Terry 1s employed by Crown Zellerbach Paper Company s a Project anager. ayne, Sylvia, and amil[...]are living in Troy, T. ayne is emp oyed by Ban er's Life Insurance Com- pany. Jim lives ne r es[...]n 1976 and I'm still residing in Great F lls. I'm s ill or i g he hospital, but I'm loo ing for ard o[...]tion ere spent in rural schools. Later I Crui e o S mon Isl nd, Puerta Rico and St. homas Isl nd. e u[...]t u h in rea schools nd served s veraf years as an elemen ary pnn-[...] |
![]() | [...]s Christensen, Wes by, born 1923. Jim and Elavon's children include Don and Leslie, Wes by; and[...]n , Jamestown , ND, born 1931 . Richard and Alice's children tn· elude: Mark, US Navy, Guam; Tom an[...]rtle experienced eather of all sorts: droug , ail s orms, nd flooded farmsteads. She remembers the di icul depression ea . S boarded schoolteachers for se eral years a[...] |
![]() | [...]ood Doctors and Lureta Is employed at Bob and Lou's. They have 1 After 13 years of feder[...]and thea (Pederson) ordhagen, immigran s f orway o a. Andrew evidentl[...]c ith his parents. he led on Gena's heir children are Darla, born B-12-60;[...]arried Obert 5- 7-65; and Daren. 11 -27 -70. S age rt irst attended a coun ry chool he[...]s miles eas of Op and Darla als or s , e school of ce. d 01 ta[...]d Darhs r dua from O S nd from U in June 983 . She m[...]e is employed s r e Re re alyst eneral ills. Inc. of rm s st[...]endin Sh lso c p ai of e S a Champ o lun t lo 0 S Gir mo S nt1a[...]·uni . H is r · ht s ud n nd is i h Uncle Ob[...] |
![]() | [...]president of the local unit of the tot s American Legion Auxiliary. She also was chairpers[...]Fester. They live on a farm south est of s Westby. They have 2 children: Dustin and Misty. isty 1s 9 years old, ar Dustin is 5. Alan works for[...]southwest of Westby in January 1922 arie's b o her. Bill Gabrielson, rode into Westby to get[...]e was born to Christ and Sena adsen on her fa her's homestead in Daneville Twp. in Apnl 1923. on a sn[...]ne, A and hen as emplo ed at the County Treasurer's office in Plenty ood. T. ilo helped his da[...] |
![]() | [...]Church. Paul's brother, Raymond, lives in Portland, OR. He was m[...]Paul rented Ed Spoklie's farm and began farming. In 1948, he pur- On[...]l Guards in Plentywood, MT for 6 Grace's brother, Bob (H. R.} Nelson, was married to Verni[...]Nelson Accounting Firm. (Bob's son, Gary, now runs the business.} TOM ORDH[...]Donna Jean and Carol nn, is p s r r u he bo[...]d B1llin s Business Colle e. She is a[...] |
![]() | [...]ed Orien Olson 7-31 -37 and we lived on the Olson's home farm. Orien was born 6-27-09, the oldest son[...]s: elvin and Marrold of Bothell, WA and Roy, who 1s deceased We have 2 daughters. Marlene was b[...]. Linda is a bookkeeper m a nursing home and Leo 1s i h he securi police. Orien passed away m 19[...]siding today. RICHARD and JO OSKSA Th 0 |
![]() | [...]ebecca Boyd All 5 of Ervin and Irene's children and 5 of their 7 grandchildren Otto, ho or s as an archaeologist ith he Corps of Army Engineer[...]he es by School. oorhead, a s Business College in Spo ane[...] |
![]() | [...]eto Ervin and Irene Overgaard's life in Sheridan County has been very Schools[...]Norman is the youngest son of Alfred W. and Dena S. Overgaard. ursin Alfred was born 12-3-1[...]Norman and Bernice were married at Our Savior's Lu eran Church in Minneapolis, 6-23-43. Th[...]before they joined the estby District. Bernice ·s a mem r o Immanuel ALC . She as the last presiden[...]n churches. She as PT A presiden and a eader in e s Livewires 4-H Club, hile their daugh ers e[...] |
![]() | [...]and married Beatrice Meyer 6 24 -67 at St. Joseph's Catholic Wil[...]utheran Church. Bill is a member of St. Elizabeth's Church and St. Elizabeth's Altar Society. She charter member and Si[...]farm. In the early '30s, I moved to inneapolis, where I worked in[...]as born 6-22-69 in illis on, n di ay s born 71 in illis on, D. They bo h attend s chool. The Peters ve on the f mily farm 1[...]7 Jle, ( ) p S is 01 Br[...] |
![]() | [...]are very fortunate indeed o have 3 lo el da gh e s: 1 S.• born 1-13-70, Detroi, I; and Daylean v[...] |
![]() | [...]1 • Falls, MT. After Marjorie's mother passed away, she and her sister, Elaine[...]ere I taught social studies and directed the omen's choir. In August 1967, I moved to Wishek,[...] |
![]() | [...]ng, Rio de millwork. Doris works at Cleo's Apparel Dress Shop. Janeiro, London, and P[...] |
![]() | [...]the Oa homestead but she made the best of the cond1t1ons so many faced in Railr[...]he as a schools and assisted in her husband's drugstore where she became years. acqua[...]son and during the depression years farm children's lessons were often paid for with cream, eggs, ch[...]· and managed p as a veteran of US ir Force 1s buried i Lio d education tion n c hi[...] |
![]() | [...]9-18-30 in McPherson, KA. 3-act plays in my dad's hall or as it was known then, the Orpheum[...]rd) Ryals. Joseph was born in Ponco City, OK week's highlight. I can well remember my dad having to n[...]er their marriage at he S . Elizabeth's Catholic Church on[...] |
![]() | [...]Brenda, and Jace are members of the St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Westby. LLOYD and HELEN SCH[...]in Hinsdale, MT and Westby. He married Helen Die man, |
![]() | [...]ne and Monte, and 1 sister, Joan Wayne's occupation is farming, along with his dad and bro[...]t grade through 12th grade at Westby School. s 31/. miles from home. He rode horse to school mos[...]WI , died 8 19 52 in Williston , D. Ap- polonia w s born in Watkins, 2 7-1900, died[...] |
![]() | [...]on, daughter of K. 0. and Edna Hellic son, s former residents of Sheridan County.[...]oseph where they lived until shortly after Lonnie's birth. Af er d living 2 years in Denton, MT,[...]aun and uncles or taken to the Lutheran Children's Home. e orman ere there 6 years, hen l[...]3 course, r ed m an oHtce, and anous s. abet received free voice lessons r[...] |
![]() | mov d to Grey's La e. IL in 1983 where we now live. I work[...]anaries caught fire and most of the crop for that s or . Bill r calls his job as varnishing and paint[...]re, things were never the same for c red for 2 co s that his parents owned. When Bill was 2 years old[...]er fully recovered from the operation. He spent w s the teacher. A the end of the year 1918, he went[...]. E. Steinke as called Ernest by friends and s a vac ncy for rur I letter carrier from he est~y[...]and got his appointment 1n Ernest's father died quite young, when Ernest was 12. Erne[...]he also or ed off and on in every store man. He came to ew Yor in 1895, s aying only 2 years, returning to in s b . hen going o igh school, she orked in the Home[...]ennoni e village. Ernest worked for lsaa Brown. s in 950. Sh had 2 years of college from Boulder, C[...]Gretna am oba nature chool in a re. T. In 1953, s e married Ed iat o s i from called Ernest o the res room . There, he decided o coun his money to Om ha, E. e s sta ioned a H vre ir Fore B se. hey live in[...]he ne t station, h1ch as O nard, C . s erved 20 e arines and is current! a[...]H. E. S em e s |
![]() | [...]r the border ith close friends, th Andrew Wingert's. Marie and the children spent a wee h re, hil her[...]. Helen ( rs. Ed estman) as born n JOH S ARTZ the first house on 9-9-09. Blondina {[...] |
![]() | [...]born in 1896 in Elton and Yvonne's children are as follows: r n, or ay. In 1910,[...]and from Minot State College with a BS Degree in S skatchew n nd northeast ontana. In 1916, he purch[...]spital in Butte, MT. vail ble to him nd the ·40s brought them the security and rewards[...]elsewhere.) The T ngedal's lived continuously on their farm until 1946 when[...]Construction of Westby Erlin nd Ger ie's children and their families are as follows: as[...]d in Plentywood. of Ind, napolis, I . Children : S ndra and Susan. Doug[...]L nn, Lu nne, Douglas, and Craig. orm n, S n Die o, C , b rn in 1932, married to Zana Purdy[...]-51 at Plentywood the son Don Id, itchit , S, born in 36, m rried o Pa ty Dod[...] |
![]() | [...]in Harlem, T and they have 4 children. Ann Mane 1s a Registered urse an~ 1s, at h}s time, still working in her profession. Mrs. Dan u[...]was also a Registered urse and had 1 child. She 1s now deceased. Mrs. Larry Sapp ( arjorie) lives in Havre. She 1s a Registered Nurse and Supervisor at the H[...] |
![]() | b . Bill njo s fi hing in his retirement nd Vera works a couple[...]pril, 1984. ctiv in music, Montana Girls S ate delegate, and salutatorian of her cl ss. In h[...]By Renetta Westgard C n in Plenty ood s a bookkeeper. avis dated and married James[...]963. Jim m rried avis in August 1965. Jim ,s currently employed by the estby HS as g[...]lives in Scobe , T and or s for emont Telephone Cooperative.[...]-67). One of our man memories as celebra ing our 25 h eddmg[...] |
![]() | [...]Coalridge. day ith Blanche's In 1938, Helene decided to move west and cha[...]65. ail was earned by horse and agon in those da s. oms B rg had a 47 mile route and hen he re ired[...]ute. He too pride mo ning many d1f eren p so e ic s or his Job. A sno mobile, jeep sta ion agon, and[...]d e always enjoyed he drive over he hill o his ne s op. er e as married, Blanche as his subs i[...] |
![]() | [...]onstruction for a number of years Olli s born • 9 03 at tkins, . The son of Lewi[...]at the school for 13 years, and 1 year as a cook's helper. They c me from atkins, to Ke[...]ophin Lo elin on 10 10 07 . I c me to s by, T on 9 5-27 . I worked in the Home Cafe for[...]and maintenance man, church janitor, head usher, and had a Sta[...] |
![]() | [...]INDEX Some children's biographies may be listed separately from their p[...]dersen, Harvey and Elna (Brin man)-198 Susan-534 )- 816[...]s (Petersen)- 99[...] |
![]() | [...]Bruce and Dixie - 27 Barn s. Laura- 706 Arneklev, Duane and Nancy (Davis), A[...]v, Olaf and Florence: Duane, Bruce- 28 Bal s, Ev Arneklev, Ruth - 66[...] |
![]() | [...]Callaghan, Evelyn-664 e nd S r h- 884 Brightsman, Cha[...]nd Ernest Jensven - 276 Brin man, Brian and Kay (Smith), Karleen, Robin, C[...]Brin man, Elna (Andersen, Harvey and Elna)- 198[...]410 Brin man, R1gmor (Schmitz)- 907 c[...]d Emelia (Olson}- 723 B nd lngw I S illingb rg - 294 Brockaw, Debra- 86[...]rriet (Stoner)-408, 495 GI d s: rilyn - 23 Brossoit, Jean - 616 Carpenter, Flora (Chnstensen)-827 Lu[...]Hazel- 68 carpenter, Harvey A. and Elsie (Peterson); Ada,[...]John nd Hulda (Munson)- 266, 279 Carpenter, Joe and Sally (O'Toole); Jennifer, Paul-[...]dred- 742 s 9[...] |
![]() | [...]Clark, Chari and l1ll1 (H n s); M rg ret, lren • -[...]Clar • Fran ; Wm., alherm , Su , Oorot y- 3S n n); 81111 J n, Como S[...]3S Christensen, August- 826[...]etson. arlys - 186 Christensen, Edward and Flora (Carpenter)- 827 Clemetson, ,la- 556. 576 C[...]e ,ola. El • Chris ia en, Doro Chnsti s , Chris aa n, C . . n, Chr I nson.[...] |
![]() | [...]En britso , Edi h (s e Jorgensen, H nry and Edith)- Fadness[...] |
![]() | [...]891 Ganie , Agn s ( clnto h) lqu1st; Darr I, Donna. Fitzer,[...]Fretheim, R chard and orma (Sore son): r's en, Scott-576[...]avid, Dae, Pa ncia- 39 Follose, Verner and Hazel (S ei)-82 Fr edr c , D[...] |
![]() | [...]Kimberly- 781 Annam ry, Th m s, Monie - Griffin, M ggie- 409[...]ns n. ory E ine (Erd I). S d-892[...] |
![]() | [...]H rman, E Ari (Ors man), Oav·d, o,an , Margy-784[...], Evelyn, Shepard, Bess. H ndr c lSOll, Har s and Ehz t ; Har d, Donald, Ann, James, carol, B[...]d Dorothy (I Oona imberly. S ephen- 35 Hass, Lily- 81 Hass. ae- 67 Hass,[...]- 35 Hatfield Ca v·n and l s)- 837 tf • Etta- 789 ti Id J[...] |
![]() | [...]es (Feen y)-8 Jensven, Rudolph S. - 277[...]t (Johnson)-275 Jessen, Florence (S inson)-912[...] |
![]() | [...]garet and Oennis- 491 Joy s, Judtth-47 Johnson, Alice (Hjort)-341[...]Patricia, Curt,s-158 Johnson, Charlene (Miller)- 722[...] |
![]() | [...]d-630 I I trup, hryn, J c Jr., 8 rb r . Ro s, ueffler. Clarence and Lor[...] |
![]() | [...]anne-650 Lyng s, Be trice n. Otto nd atr ce)- Lee, Mar[...]y (8 on n); S non, Ronald, John-582[...]-635 Lossing, o man and ,c Lindberg, Clara-237[...]-741 Lucas. at (S r )-382 Lindblom, Chester and Ai a (Forman)- 7[...]an ( vamsda )-7 42 Lund. . and A {S )- 38 Lindell. Arlene-956[...]62 L nd Geor S Lind • ynard, es. Lind I, land a[...]De ,e Conn' , Lmd • oon n S ( J · e Jo - 55 Lind , P m[...] |
![]() | [...]n; Fred, William, Harold, Paul, all nd S lly (Hanson). M rritt, Dallas Jr., Christ[...]oraska, Mary-625 S on r): R e L nn. elquist, lfred nd Ida[...]ur J n. . Lind -650 or , GI d s-281[...]1n r, Or. Roy ne (He on): J s. or , Lars and Joyce ( 1ll1ams);[...]or • S1 ne-88[...] |
![]() | [...]iles. Lee, ancy-961 n, s e T orst nson, Amo d and P 11)- Munson, Cl[...] |
![]() | n, s (Jor n en)- 235 Olson,[...]n, Hazel (see Holmgard, Carl and Hazel)-209 d,s- 662[...]Pet rs n, a 1-S 7[...] |
![]() | [...]Rasmussen. Chris and Florence: Stanley, Curt,s- R • ( Pfeiffer,[...]. . Rasmussen, Jean (Horroc s)-898 Pierce, Gerald and Juhe (W1ttmayer);[...] |
![]() | [...](Juve). Beverly, D v1d- S ndbak, Ray and Emma Lou (Johnson)-370[...]irport-7 n) Un worth; 0 nni . Dall s. Schmidt, Appolnia-71 9[...]ayde, Border ARC-18 n n (S b rg): M1 e- 83 Deann-487[...]. B ty Lou; Schmi z, Aigmor Brin man-907 Courthouse-6[...]Durum Growers-12 s)- 75 Schn en, orbert nd Vera (Grove[...]s[...]n-800 s[...]; ndolph. S ruhl, 1ldr d, Richard[...]S -16[...]H s-12[...] |
![]() | [...]Roy and Vivian (Dahlgren), Barbara, J ff, S avid and Sh rry (John on); D 1d Jr., Si[...]Stanley and Grace (Olesen), Linda. Allon - 689 S nd r Iin - 247[...]an , Alice (Rtchwine)- 375 S 4. Simonson. Barney and Mario[...]an, Ernest and Manon (Htppe) - 375 S lor s- 377 Brian-687[...]an, Frances- 381 S ,c 1; J I m, , G of r y- 91[...]an, Gladys- 340 S 130 Simonson, Beatrice (see J[...]S 130[...]S 1[...]an, Jae and Cassie (Parpan) 376 S 30 Simonson, Mary-560[...]an, Kenny and Hazel ( orman) 377 S 130 Simonson, Solveig-38[...]an, Manlyn-318 s rcy, Gu , o,an - S[...]an. Opal Ltlftan - 380 S Alic ( r nch) 210[...], Oella - 795 S 2 Sizemore, Lillian (Sorens[...]. Lowell and Leona (Johnson) Fellon- 690 S flot c (Ao rt ); Ru h Skag[...], v,v,an and Rulh; Della. Lowell, David, Jane. s Skedsvold, Karen (Smith)-908[...]hss- 65 s Skei, Hazel-82[...]uist. Dale and Elona (Brunn r). Je frey, s Skeldum, Grace-464 Skillingberg, Agnes-96[...]ica - 175, 181 s Its[...]uist, ae - 533 s Skillingberg, Clint and Adella (Eschenbacher); H[...]wst. Sharon - 587 s Beverly-257, 292 Skillingberg, Cynthia-294[...]g, Audrey (Lindquist)- 123 s[...]Sor na (S )- 2 5 Smith, Clarice (Br en)- 373[...]Sor Smith. G ( no ); S Sor 870[...] |
![]() | [...]Thorson, Thomas and Margaret (Overgaard); Sharon, s[...]dith, Randall, Terrence, r n s (Sn Jim n) - 381 Patrick, Carl,[...]up, Anna-554 UC S) - 382 Tange, Melvin and Clara (Mor[...]nd Lillian-133 J m s nd Cl ra)- 237 Teachers of School Distric[...]S rt, -915[...]T , V I t (s Sor[...] |
![]() | [...]-160 d, s and ogebof ; Bernt, Ann e. Yvonne-295[...]186, 556 a s Geor and Luci e (Yoong)-389[...]d Sadie (Vorce)· Eas on, Forrest-704 a e s, V non and G e (Sc Os )-287[...]S eve -70 Ueland, ·enmt and Elna (Er"c son ; urtis[...]nd, Ron and nn: Culdy, Den Bar -68 Ueland R. S. and[...] |
![]() | [...]d, Ch rl nd l n ( 1ntun); Christin , S ev n, n[...] |
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Aasheim, Magnus, Sheridan's Daybreak, Volume II (1985). Montana History Portal, accessed 19/06/2025, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/5608