History of Houston County, Minnesota, Part 1

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Publication date: 1919
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HISTORY OF HOUSTON COUNTY MINNESOTA


EDITED BY FRANKLYN CURTISS-WEDGE "


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FOREWORD


The aim of this work is to present in an available form the facts which the average citizen desires to know about those events of the past that have been important in making the county what it is today. To the recital of these events have been added the biographies of former and present citizens, giving a closer insight into the lives and work of the prominent actors in the events here depicted.


No two editors would select the same material for a county history, opinions as to what such a work should consist of are varied. But we believe that we have selected such material as will prove of the greatest value and the greatest interest to the greatest number of people.


In compiling this material, the publishers have drawn freely upon the History of Houston County, published by the Minneapolis Historical Co. in 1882. Gathered nearly forty years ago, there is much information therein that is not to be obtained elsewhere at the present day. Two notable pub- lications which should be read supplementary to this present work are the History of Portland Prairie by H. V. Arnold (printed and published by the author in Larimore, B. D., in 1911) ; and The Yucatan Valley in the Early Days, by Samuel B. McIntire (published in the Houston Sentinel in 1901, and reprinted in book form the same year).


Other sources of information have been the local records of county, villages, towns, churches, and organizations, the publications of the state and of the Minnesota Historical Society, and the files of the Houston County and La Crosse newspapers.


It has been deemed wise not to make any attempt at this time to pub- lish the War History of the county, notable though that record has been. The Civil War record of the country has already been well covered in other works. The history of the part the county played in the World War is being prepared by a commission appointed by the Governor, and will be published by the state when complete, making it inadvisable to attempt at this time to print what is as yet gathered in but fragmentary form.


Those whose names appeared on the prospectus, and whose encourage- ment has been an inspiration from the start are: L. L. Duxbury, Robert D. Sprague, Moses Emery, J. C. Kelly, W. D. Belden, J. P. Lommen, Frances Lapham, Dr. D. C. Rhines, Rev. Father M. Borresch, E. K. Roverud and Rev. Alfred O. Johnson. The various county officers have also rendered much assistance.


To these people, and to all others, who by their interest, support and encouragement, have made the work possible, not only the publishers and


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the editor, but also the citizens of the county, now and in future years, owe . a debt of gratitude.


That the history is faultless, we do not presume. It is probably not within the power of man to arrange a work of this kind without many mistakes of one sort or another. That it will meet with unqualified approval we dare not hope. But we believe that the merits and value of such a work overbalance the inevitable shortcomings, and we are assured that the work will increase in value with the passing of the years.


Our association with the people of Houston County has been a pleasant one. We have conscientiously performed our task, and in placing the his- tory in the hands of those whom it most concerns, our hope is that we have done our work well.


Winona, Minn., Oct. 1, 1919


. H. C. COOPER, JR., & CO.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS


CHAPTER I


CHAPTER X


MINNESOTA


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PUBLIC SCHOOLS


.109-133


CHAPTER II


CHAPTER XI


PHYSICAL FEATURES.


. 19-31


TOWNSHIP HISTORIES. . 134-194


CHAPTER XII


CHAPTER III


ABORIGINAL REMAINS ... . 32-36


BIOGRAPHY


. 195-739


CHAPTER XIII


MODERN VILLAGES ..... 740-776


CHAPTER XIV


AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS


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CHAPTER XV


COUNTY REPRESENTATION


788-793


CHAPTER XVI


COURTS AND LAWYERS. 794-800


CHAPTER XVII


TRANSPORTATION


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HOUSTON COUNTY MASONRY


801-805


CHAPTER XVIII


CHAPTER IX


NORWEGIAN LUTHERANISM


COUNTY GOVERNMENT. . 94-108


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REIGN OF THE INDIANS. .. 37-49


CHAPTER V


EARLY EXPLORERS.


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CHAPTER VI


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CHAPTER VII EARLY SETTLEMENT ..... 67-74


CHAPTER VIII


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Abnet, Henry, 439 Abrahamson, Frank O., 288 Addleman, Benjamin K., 318 Addleman, Joseph, 318 Akre, John J., 504 Albee, Alfred, 615 Albee, Charles Fenner, 685 Albee, Dr. John W, 686 Albrecht, Anton, 337 Almquist, Fritz, 628 Alstad, George O., 220 Alstad, Jonas G., 221 Amundson, Thor, 248 Amundson, Osmund, 248


Anderson, Adolph J., 263 Anderson, Abraham, 288 Anderson, Alfred J., 633 Anderson, Amil C., 247 Anderson, Andrew, 568 Anderson, Anton, 661 Anderson, Brown, 492 Anderson, C. A., 268


Anderson, Carl J., 365


Anderson, Charles, 247 Anderson, Emil J., 366 Anderson, John August, 299 Anderson, John B., 693 Anderson, John E., 262 Anderson, Julius N., 290


Anderson, Nels, 290 Anderson, Ole, 707 Anderson, Sigurd, 265 Anderson, Theodore, 246 Anderson, W. Roy, 295 Arnet, George B., 388 Arnet, Peter, 387 Arnet, Phillip George, 389 Aslesen, Swen, 656


Bagley, Oscar K., 465 Bahr, Anton A., 444 Bailey, George W., 375 Bailey, William, 374 Baker, Halvor H., 308 Beardsley, Walter Scott, 347


Becker, Albert M., 447 Becker, Fred, 554 Becker, J. D., 427 Beckman, Fred Herman, 352 Belden, James J., 711 Belden, William D., 712 Beneke, Adolph A., 696 Beneke, Henry, 695 Beneke, William, 727 Benrud, Embrick Benson, 470 Benson, Aaron, 250 Benson, Adolph, 470 Benson, Benjamin, 400 Benson, Bernt, 299 Benson, Bernt Peter, 299


Benson; Charles A., 629 Benson, Charles E., 323 Benson, Emil B., 345 Benson, Elmore O., 629 Benson, John, 289


Benson, Olaf, 399 Bergh, Andrew O., 487 Bergh, Ole Amundson, 486 Bergh, Thor T., 735 Bergrud, Peter S., 508 Bergrud, Stengrem Johnson, 592


Bergrud, Willie S., 593 Bjorge, Syver Munson, 647 Bidwell, Elmer E., 321 Bidwell, Fletcher A., 321 Blank, Albert, 354 Blegen, Andrew E., 573 Blegen, Cornelius A., 686 Blegen, Edward A., 572 Blexrud, John B. N., 609 Boardman, Adolph, 464 Boardman, George A., 465 Boldt, Frederick, 348 Boldt, Gustav H., 339 Boldt, John P., 348


Bolduan, Charles, 426 Bottcher, William, 342 Bouquet, Jacob, 211 Boynton, Charles Eugene, 441


Boynton, George Warren, 441 Brevig, Christ, 265 Brevig, Osmond, 265


Britson, Albert T., 296 Britson, Andrew, 295


Brown, B. B., 425 Brown, Dan, 422 Browning, Dr. William E., 726 Buell, David L., 672 Buell, Dwight A., 671


Buckbee, Buford Martin, 344


Buckbee, James, 333 Buckbee, Jasper W., 333


Bung, Philip, 570 Bunge, Albert C., 599


Bunge. Paul G., 639 Burfield, Frank Edward, 249


Burfield. Whatley, 249 Burke, Patrick, 290 Burke, William, 291 Burow, Frederick, 388 Burtness, Austin, 467 Burtness, Carl, 594 Burtness, Edwin, 594


Burtness, Elling H., 202


Burtness, Elling H., 594 Burtness, Helge A., 467 Burtness, Henry E., 596


Burtness, Olaus E., 203 Buxengard, Helmer Oscar, 570 Byer, Emil, 340


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Cameron, Allen J., 438 Cameron, D. J., 437 Campbell, Edward G., 287 Campbell, John, 286 Carlson, Alfred, 380 Carlson, Carl, 380 Carlson, John, 226 Carlson, John, 320 Carlson, John A., Jr., 639 Carlson, Swan, 240 Cebrowski, John A., 696 Chapel, Charles, 322 Chapel, Harvey, 638 Chapel, Harvey, 306 Chapel, James, 322 Chapel, Richard, 371 Chapel, Thomas, 307 Chapel, William H., 667


Christianson, Nels, 243 Clifford, James, 207 Cook, Elisha, 643 Cook, William J., 644 Corey, Levi W., 394 Crain, John, 669 Crain, Steve, 670


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Dahle, Andrew K., 637 Dahle, Knud Anderson, 199 Dahle, Olaus K., 200 Dahle, Peter Anderson, 552 Dahlke, Carl L., 423 Danielson, Sever, 700 Dean, James, 661 Dean, Gust Leander, 309 Deegan, James, 352 Deegan, Michael J., 352 Demo, Anthony, 421 Deters, Elmer, 562 Deters, Fred, 561 Deters, Frank F., 565 Deters, Henry, 565 Deters, William F., 600 Deters & Paus, 559 Dever, Dennis, 679 Dever, John, 679 Diersen, Henry, 559 Diersen, Martin, 412 Doblar, John Alfred, 259 Doehle, John, 450 Doering, Adam, 384 Doering, Daniel, 695 Doering, Henry, 358 Dorival, Charles A., 665 Dorival, N. E., 664 Dretvig, John, 652 Driscoll, John, 219 Driscoll, Patrick, 218 Dunn, Michael, 218 Dunn, Michael, 207 Dunn, Patrick, 217 Duxbury, Francis A., 706 Duxbury, Lloyd L., 706 Duxbury, Richard, 705 Dybing, O. M., 332


Eberhard, Harry Philip, Jr., 390 Eberhard, Henry Philip, 389 Eberhard, William H., 636 Egland, Halvor H., 287 Eiken, Martin Adolph, 199


Eiken, Tollef, 198 Eiken, Torgus K., 198 Ekre, Christof J., 275 Ekre, Jens, 274 Eliasen, Ole, 268 Eliasen, Ole Theodore, 269 Ellenz, John P., 217 Ellestad, Erick, 456 Ellestad, Nels, 574 Ellingson, Hans, 580


Ellingson, Julius H., 580


Elsheimer, Philip H., 398 Emery, Moses, 722 Ender, David, 701 Ender, Jr., David, 700


Ender, John, 701 Engelhart, Fritz H., 462


Engen, Arne, 651 Engen, Peter A., 651 Engene, Albert O., 620 Engene, Ole, 620 Erickson, Carl, 240


Erickson, Christian J., 273


Erickson, Julius, 676


Erickson, Ole, 676 Erickson, Peter, 372 Erickson, Severin, 365


Evans, Edmund, 357 Evans, Edmund, 682


Evans, Sheldon J., 357 Evans, Walter T., 682


Evanson, Andrew C., 269


Evanson, Christof, 269


Evanson, Christopher O., 368


Evenson, Christian, 671


Evenson, Ole, 671


Evenson, Ole, 367


Fairbanks, Frank R., 351 Fairbanks, Thomas, 350 Farrell, James W., 449 Farrington, Eugene V., 197 Feldmeier, Anton, 420


Findreng, Ole T., 271


Findreng, Targe, 271 Findring, Andrew T., 237


Finn, Thomas, 454 Finn, William, 452 Fishel, Charles R., 705 Fishel, John, 705 Fitting, John, 323


Fitting, Peter, 648 Fitting, Philip, 648 Fitting, Theodore E., 442 Fladager, Henry and Peter, 545


Fladager, Mons H., 544 Flynn, Arthur J., 658 Flynn, William E., 660 Forsyth, Anthon, 267


Forsyth, Edwin G., 273 Forsyth, Hans, 266 Forsyth, O. H., 273


Foss, Albert A., 501 Foss, Andras B., 519


Foss, E. J., 522 Foss, Peter A., 531 Frank, Henry, 670 Frank, John A., 670 Freiberg, William, 549 Frey, Philip G., 430 Frey, Frederick, 648


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Frosch, Walter J., 327' Fruechte, August F., 566 Fruechte, Henry, 566 Fruechte, Otto H., 555


Gallagher, John, 558 Gallagher, William, 558 Gaustad, Lars P., 363 Gaustad, Peter L., 363 Gerard, John B., 303 Germanson, Henry O., 695 Germanson, Ole, 694 Gilbertson, Amos Centennial, 528 Gilbertson, Ole G., 482 Gilbertson, Timan, 527 Gjerdingen, Carl William, 653


Gjerdingen, Ole N., 587 Glasrud, Christian Bernard, 624 Glasrud, Peder Anton, 623 Glasrud, William C., 461 Goede, Ferdinand, 385 Goergen, Walter, 201 Gordon, Ole K., 373 Gran, Claus P., 407 Gran, Julius, 215 Gran, Otto, 446 Gran, Peter C., 405 Green, James, 431 Greisch, Hubert, 548 Grinager, Andrew, 503 Grinager, Hans A., and Andrew A., 504 Grinager, Lars A., 503 Gronna, Jorgen, 592 Gubrud, Gulbrand, 605 Gubrud, John, 606 Guenther, Charles L., 429 Guenther, William, 429 Guenther, William E., 430 Gustavson, Mathias, 311 Guttormson, Carl, 612 Guttormson, Edward, 510 Guttormson, Guttorm, 220 Guttormson, Knut, 510 Guttormson, Ole, 220


Haar, J. Henry, 684 Hafner, Felix, 635 Hafner, Frank A., 452 Hafner, John, 444 Hafner, Lorenz, 635


Hagen, Gilbert J., 611 Hagen, John G., 576 Hagen, Michael, 576 Halliday, David J., 267 Halverson, Targe, 704 Halvorson, Alfred B., 501 Halvorson, Asle, 499 Halvorson, Carl J., 377 Halvorson, Even, 287 Halvorson, Halvor J., 379 Halvorson, H. T., 279 Halvorson, Jacob T., 304 Halvorson, John, 379 Halvorson, John H., 309 Halvorson, Sven T., 283 Hanson, Hans, 279 Hanson, Henry, 280 Happel, Charles J., 383 Happel, Jacob, 383 Happel, John D., 717 Happel, Phillip Charles, 372


Happel, William, 252 Harlos, Daniel, 691


Harlos, Frederick G., 407


Harlos, John C., 691 Harries, William H., 711 Harrington, John, 238 Harris Frank I., 453 Harris, John S., 453 Harris, William, 702 Harstad, Olaus, 460 Hauge, Simon O., 466 Haugen Brothers, 625 Haugen, Helge T., 474 Haupt, Adolph, 390 Haupt, Adolph F., 390 Hawkins, Clarence E., 328 Hawkins, Royal Henry, 638 Hefte, Ole N. O., 213 Hefty, Nels, 653 Hegland, Knud H., 378 Heintz, Charles Grover, 238 Heintz, Adam, 238 Helm, Sr., Louis, 662 Henderson, Ben E., 475 Hennessy, John, 328 Hennessy, Patrick C., 329


Highlen, George, 361 Highlen, Gulick, 360 Highlen, Tinnes, 362 Hjellming, John M., 551 Hoegh, Charles, 534 Hoegh, Ove Gulberg, 535 Hoffman, George J., 424 Hoiland, John P., 469 Hoiland, Peder S., 469 Holger, John, 643 Holmes, Henry A., 396


Holter, Peter, 569 Holum, Oscar L., 486


Honaas, Andrew, 714


Horihen, Joseph S., 419


Horihen, Martin, 419 Houge, Halvor O., 250 Houge, Henry H., 250 Houlihan, Michael, 630 Houlihan, Michael F., 569 Houlihan, Patrick, 631 Houlihan, Thomas, 569 Hovde, Andrew O., and John, 304


Hovde, Ole, 304 Hurley, Edward, 439


Husemoen, Nels, 514


Ike, Helmer K., 454 Inglett, Alfred, 676 Inglett, Cecil T., 677 Ingvaldson, Ingvald, 552 Ingvalson, Gunvald, 512 Ingvalson, Ole Cornelius, 512 Iverson, Iver G., 680


Jacobson, Christopher, 369 Jacobson, John Alexander, 369 Jamieson, Barney, 345 Jamieson, James, 346 Jensen, M. D., Thore Erlemoen, 509 Jetmundson, Martin, 498 Jetmundson, Oceanus, 499 Johnson, Alfred B., 601 Johnson, Rev. Alfred O., 823 Johnson, Andrew, 485


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Johnson, Andrew, 223 Johnson, Andrew C., Sr., 258 Johnson, Anton J., 688 Johnson, August, 276 Johnson, Bendix H., 346 Johnson, Carl Alfred, 370 Johnson, Charles E., 675 Johnson, Edward, 646 Johnson, George Otto, 646 Johnson, Hans, 601 Johnson, J. B., 260 Johnson, John August, 370 Johnson, Lauritz T., 523 Johnson, Obert A., 289 Johnson, Ole S., 581


Johnson, Severin, 674


Johnson, Victor, 556


Jordie, John O., 664 Jordshaugen, Theodore, 306 Jordshaugen, Tolef, 306


Julsrud, Ludwig H., 263


Jyohe, Lawrence, 397


Karlsbraaten, Elling E., 456 Karlsbraaten, Erick, 455 Kathan, Levi, 668 Kelley, James, 291


Kelley, James C., 291


Kettleson, Torgus, 198


Kingsley, Ebenezer Jackson, 324


Kingsley, Edwin A., 326


Kingsley, Orrin R., 324


Kittelson, George, 239


Kittelson, Ole, 294


Kletzke, Albert, 347 Klinski, Frederick, 385


Klongerbo, Johanes J., 221


Klongerbo, Nels Johnson, 221


Klonkowsky, Frederick, 408


Klonkowsky, Richard G., 408 Klug, Nicholas R., 216


Klug, Richard, 215


Knutson, Gilbert, 297


Knutson, Knudt G., 297


Knutson, Ole K., 263 Knutson, Sever, 368 Kolsrud, Bear, 477 Kolsrud, Thor B., 476


Lommen, Gjermund Johnson, 609


Lommen, John Johnson, 515


Lommen, John P., 718


Lommen, Peter J., 516


Lommen, Peter J., 717


Lorenz Brothers, 425


Lorenz, Frank, 660 Lorenz, Rev. Paul, 627


Luehr, Edwin F., 615 Luehr, Henry, 649


Luttchens, Henry, 641


Luttchens, Otto M., 640


Lybeck, Andrew A., 243


Lybeck, Arne, 243


Lynch, William, Sr., 333


Kubitz, Charles, 412 Kumm, Harry P., 733 Kuster, George H., 241 Kuster, Samuel, 240


Kvelve, Bjorn Anderson, 491


Langen, William, 418 Langen, William J., 418 Langland, Charley M., 488 Lansverk, Ole P., 657


Lapham, Herbert L., 589


Lapham, Levi L., 737 Larson, Hans J., 314


Larson, Herman, 312


Larson, Herman, 305


Larson, Jokkum, 313


Larson, Lars N., 260


Larson, Osmond, 222


Larson, Theodore H., 305


Laugen, Gunder, 253


Laugen, Ole G., 254


Laugen, Oscar O., 256


Layne, John, 326 Layne, John, 668


Lee, Halvor J., 364


Lee, John O., 359


Lee, John T., 234


Lee, John Thorson, 282


Lee, Knute A., 681


Lee, Marcus Leander, 378


Lee, Ole, 483


Lee, Ole J., 360


Lee, Thor T., 381 Lehmann, Charles, 350


Lehmann, Charles, 683


Lehmann, John, 448


Lewis, Abraham Martin, 251


Lewis, Albert M., 667


Lewis, John, 251


Lewis, John J., 364


Lewis, Robert, 666


Lewis, Targe L., 733


Lien, Albert M., 482


Lilly, Albinus, 436


Lilly, Bird E., 367


Lilly, Lewis, 436 Lind, Andrew, 233


Lind, Frederick O., 233


Lindahl, Amond N., 692


Lindahl, Erick A., 693


Loken, Helmer, 704


Krage, Anton William, 248


Kragness, Ole T., 242 Kragness, Targe, 242 Kramer, William, 440 Krick, Phillip, 381 Kroehler, Jacob, 355 Kroehler, Tobias J., 355 Kroshus, Andrew P., 477


Kroshus, Elmer O., 715 Kroshus, Olaus A., 478


Kruckow, Carl, 244 Kruckow, Carl A., 244


Lageson, Gustave H., 736 Lageson, Hans E., 480 Landsom, Andrew J., 697 Landsom, James Gustav, 495 Landsom, John O., 697


McCaffrey, John W., 446 McCaffrey, Thomas, 449 McCormick, Matthew, 722 McCormick, Michael, 721 McCormick, Robert, 261 McCormick, Robert William, 261 McIntire, Edward P., 302 McIntire, Capt. Samues Bates, 302 McKenna, Timothy, 218 McManimon, James, 729


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McManimon, James F., 729 McNelly, John, 716 McNelly, William E., 715 Mackey, James, 336 Mackey, James, Jr., 336 Mades, Henry, Sr., 335 Magnussen, Anton F., 275 Magnusson, Magnus, 577 Mann, Charles A., 663 Mann, Ludwig, 663 Mann, Reinhold, 631 May, Henry H., 340 Meitrodt, Frederick, 610 Meitrodt, Gustav, 611 Metcalf, Charles L., 735 Metcalf, Charles W., 734 Meyer, Christopher. 649 Meyer, George C. H., 623 Meyer, George H., 590 Meyer Henry B., 649 Meyer, J. H. Herman, 557 Meyer, Jurgen, 622 Midboe, Dr. K. T., 264 Mikelson, Christ, 370 Mikelson, Ole, 369 Miller, George G., 397 Miller, William, 445 Miller, William J., 428 Miner, Hans G., 591 Moe, John J., 391 Moen, Simon, 251 Morken, Carl G., 617 Munkel, George F., 561 Murphy, Pierce, 659 Murray, David, 313 Murray, Lester A., 313


Myhre, Andrew O., 595


Myhre, Knute O., 618


Myhre, Matheias O., 721


Myhre, Ole A., 597 Myhre, Ole K., 619 Myhre, Ole K., 578 Myhre, Ole O., 578 Myhro, Amos Arnold, 511


Myhro, Arne O., 496


Myhro, Olaus A., 497


Myran, Aslak A., 294


Nelson, Abram, 315 Nelson, Alfred D., 724 Nelson, Anton, 236 Nelson, Charles, 235 Nelson, Gust, 314 Nelson, John, 243 Nelson, John B., 609 Nelson, Nels, 723 Nelson, Nels, 371 Nelson, O. B., 513 Nerison, Targe, 234 Neumann, William F. A., 393 Neumann, William F. F., 394 Newhouse, Edwin N .. 733 Newhouse, Peter, 635 Newhouse, Tilford N., 636 Noel, Anton, 644 Noel, George, 645 Noel, Paul Peter, 396 Nyberg, Carl John Anderson, 278


O'Connor, John, 236 ()'Connor, Owen, 236


O'Donnell, Hugh, 316 O'Donnell, John, 316 Odegaarden, Ole T., 363 Odegaarden, Tollef, 362 Olsen, Evan, 376


Olsen, Olaus E., 376 Olsgard, Nels, 494 Olson, Anton, 417


Olson, Antone, 244 Olson, Aslak, 281


Olson, Carl, 293 Olson, Christ A., 245


Olson, Henry O., 315


Olson, John, 341


Olson, Olaus C., 293


Olson Ole, 212


Olson, Ole Martin, 341


Olson, Oliver, 315 Olson. Martin, 417


Omodt, Knudt, 298


Omodt, Ole, 297


Onsgard, Baldwn N., 535


Onsgard, Ben L., 511


Onsgard, Knute, 296 Onsgard, Knute, 494


Onsgard, Louis K., M. D., 296


Onsgard, Martin K., 495


Onsgard, Nils O., 536 Onstad, Arthur Julius, 464


Onstad, Christen P., 463 Onstad, Peter C., 461


Orr, Andrew, 334


Orr, Clifford Earl, 356


Orr, Eugene E., 334


Orr, Joseph, 632


Orr, William, 356


Orr, William, 632 Orr, William Bernard, 632 Ostern, Edward J., 728 Ostern, John, 728 Ostern, Olaus J., 730 Otterness, Ole C. G., 460 Otto, Frederick, 402 Overby, Knudt, 252


Overby, Nicholai, 691


Overby, Otto F., 252


Ovestrud, Guel E., 471


Parish, James E., 424 Paulson, Jacob C., 669 Pederson, Christian J., 382 Pederson, John, 382 Perkins, B. F., 330 Perkins, Fred C., 330


Peterson, Edward, 375 Peterson, Frederick, 672 Peterson, Halvor, 246 Peterson, Theodore H., 246


Peterson, William, 672 Pilger, Jacob, 442 Pladsen, Albert, 468 Pladsen, Erick Gunder, 468 Plitzuweit, John, 409 Pohlman, George, 414 Pohlman, William, 413 Pohlman, William J., 628


Pohlmann, Bernhard C., 403 Pope, Capt. Gershom, 541 Poppe, Henry F .. 245 Poppe, Louis, 245 Potter, John W., 212


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Quarve, Levor Timanson, 505 Quennet, Alexander, 732 Quennet, Will, 732 Quinnell, Emil L., 538 Quinnell, Lars M., 538 Quinnell, Mrs. Karen, 589


Radtke, Henry, 432 Radtke, William Gust Herman, 335 Rakstad, Ove T., 311 Rank, Charles A., 720 Rank, Gale C., 320 -


Rank, John, 720 Ransom, Giles A. D. D. S., 204 Ratonde, Frank, 553 Rauk, Ole K., 707


Reilly, Edward J., 427


Reque, Rev. Styrk S., 822


Rhines, Dr. De Costa, 730


Robele, Ole E., 586 Robinson, Curtiss W., 332 Robinson, David W., 331 Robinson, Stephen, 329


Rodenberg, Henry, 338


Ronnenberg, Albert John, 317


Ronnenberg, Arthur William, 317


Rood, Albert J., 652


Roverud, Andrew K., 479


Roverud, Conrad T., 479


Roverud, Elling K., 201


Roverud, Gerhard A., 654


Rowland, Arthur T .. 286


Rowland, Thomas, 286 Runingen, Martin Theodore, 231


Runingen, Ole O., 230 Runingen, Thor O., 281 Ryan, Michael, 319 Ryan, P. V., 737


Sorum, Knud, 274 Splitter, Henry G., 349 Sprague. Ara David, 196 Sprague, Robert D., 197 Stadtler, Nicklaus Michael, 547 Stegen, Christopher, 582 Stelplugh, Fred, 402 Stenehjem, Asborn, 213


Stenehjem, Andrew A., 214 Stenehjem, John Edwin, 215


Stenehjem, J. Selmer, 458


Stenehjem, Ole A., 457


Steneroden, Erick O., 585


Steneroden, Ole C., 584 Stigen, Hans, 225


Stigen, Mathias H., 225


Storlie, Christian K., 507


Storlie, Knute, 683 Storlie, Martin K .. 684


Strand, John K., 229


Strand, Knudt, 223 Stroud, George, 717 Sullivan, Michael M., 546


Sundet, Hans A., 575 Sundet, Asle, 575 Swenson, Alfred E., 224


Swenson, C. J., 284 Swenson, S. A., 285 Sylling, Andreas Hanson, 529


Sylling, Christian J., 526 Sylling, Hans A., 529 Svlling, Helmer J., 524


Svl'ing. Juul, 607 Sylling, Juul, 525


Sylling, Lars J., 607


Sanden, Hans O., 226 Sanden, Ole O., 226 Sandrock, William, 392 Sanness, Olaus O., 571 Sappner, Joseph, 338 Sauro, Torger Torgerson, 255 Schansberg, Christian J., 710 Schansberg, John J., 710 Schiltz, John B., 205 Schiltz, Peter, 205 Schlabach, Joseph, 435 Schmitt, John, 210 Schmitt, Phillip H., 211 Schmitt, Theodore, 216 Schmitz, John N., 410 Schnedecker, William, 448 Schoh, Barney J., 608 Schoh, Herman, 584 Schonlau, Caspar F., 301 Schonlau, Gerard L., 303 Schonlau, M. D., Louis, 300 Schroeder, Gustav, 567 Schroeder, William, 602 Schroeder, Werner, 563 Schuldt, John F., 416 Schuldt, William Edward. 415 Schuldt, William Henry, 414 Schulze, Gjorgen, 613 Schulze, Otto C .. 613 Schumacher, John. 349 Schummers, John P., 208




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