Compendium history and biography of North Dakota; a history of early settlement, political history, and biography; reminiscences of pioneer life, Part 103

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Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle
Number of Pages: 1432

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Mr. Hogue was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, February 4, 1858, son of Jolin and Amanda (Wil- son) Hogue. The father was born in Indiana and served three years in the Eleventh Indiana Zouaves, from 1861 to 1864. His death occurred at Union City, Indiana, in 1867. Our subject's mother was born in Kentucky, and is now a resident of Indiana, her home being near Crawfordsville. Her name by her second marriage is Austin.

Harry Austin Hogue is the eldest of five chil- dren born to John and Amanda Hogue. He re- ceived a common-school education in his native state and spent his boyhood on the farm. In 1881 he came to Dakota and was for three years connected with the Northern Pacific Railway Engineering corps. In 1884 he took charge of an elevator at. Melville, in Foster county, where he continued until 1889. In September of that year he established the "Foster County Independent," which journal he conducted until the autumn of 1896. He then sold the paper and entered the line of business in which he has since been engaged. He has always taken an active part in politics, and has given his support to the principles of the Republican party. In 1893 he was chosen as clerk of courts of Foster county, and served two consecutive terms, from 1893 to 1896.

Mr. Hogue was married, May 1, 1890, to Miss Hattie MI. Beaty, of Foster county, and they have

five children, named in the order of their birth, as follows: Edward P., Mabel A., Ruth E., Lynn A. and Harold A. Mrs. Hogue is a member of the Congregational church, and is a refined and accon1- plished lady, and a kind and indulgent mother. Mr. Hogue is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the A. O. U. W. He is well known throughout the county, being one of the oldest settlers in the county, and thoroughly familiar with its growth and his- tory. He has been one of its leading men from the start. He is the fortunate owner of four hundred and eighty acres of valuable Foster county lands.

HENRY SCHROEDER, who enjoys the dis- tinction of being the first settler of Erie township, Cass county, is of foreign birth and brought to this country the habits of thrift and economy char- acteristic of the children of the German fatherland. He has a fine farm and is among the prosperous men of his community, and enjoy's an enviabe reputation as a farmer and citizen.

Our subject was born in Germany, April 24, 1852. His parents, John and Elizabeth ( Plack ) Schroeder, were natives of Germany, and the father was a farmer by occupation. The family emigrated to America in 1867, and located in Minnesota, and lived in Winona county many years. The father died there in 1873, and the mother in 1883. They were the parents of one son and two daughters, and the daughters are now residing in Winona county.

Our subject was reared and educated in his native land and came to America with his father and lo- cated with hint in Minnesota, and followed farm- ing there until 1880, when he went to Cass county, North Dakota, having taken a tree claim in Erie township the year previous. He moved his family to the new home in the spring of 1880, and has re- sided there since. He now owns a half-section of choice land and has placed good improvements thereon and completed arrangements for the best and most economical operation of the farm.

Our subject was married in Minnesota in 1875 to Miss Minnie Kruger, a native of Germany, who emigrated to the United States in 1872. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder, as follows: Annie, now Mrs. J. Beath: Emma, Hulda, Minnie, Henry, William, Clara and George. Mr. Schroeder is well versed in current events and is interested in the welfare of his township and county, but does not take an active part in local affairs and devotes his atention to the operation of his estate and enjoys well merited success.

ROBERT LYALL, residing on one of the well- improved tracts of township 150, range 72, in Wells county, has made a success of his calling, and is pro- prietor of one of the best farms of his locality. He is an early settler of North Dakota, and has witnessd its advancement and development and added ma-

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terially in the same, and enjoys the esteem of his fellows.

Our subject was born on a farm in Scotland, in 1864, and was the second child and eldest son in a family of seven children . He began farm work at an early age and attended school during the winter months, and at the age of nineteen years emigrated to America, and at once went to North Dakota, locating in Cass county. He remained there at work on the Park farm during the summer of 1884, and in the fall of that year visited the exposition at New Orleans and then went to Liverpool, working his passage to save his money. He remained there seven months and in August, 1885, started from Scotland with a car load of sheep, which he took to Miles City, Montana, for the Montana Sheep & Cattle Company, for whom he worked nearly two years. He returned to Cass county in July, 1887, and the following spring rented landand began farm- ing in Eddy county, and after two years there he went to Wells county, in 1889, and entered a tree claim and pre-emption in township 150, range 72. On his farm he built a 10x12-foot shanty and a sod barn and began his farming, but was in debt when he began. He now owns four hundred and eighty acres of good land, and he has placed the usual im- provements on the place and provided a home of more than usual comforts. He follows mixed farm- ing, but devotes more attention to grain raising, in which he has met with good success.

Our subject was married, in December, 1896, to Mrs. Nelson. Mrs. Lyall was born and raised in Denmark, and was a daughter of Jense Matson. She came to America in 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Lyall are the parents of two children, as follows: Mary and James. Mr. Lyall has always taken an active interest in local affairs of a public nature, and served as a member of the first school board of Wells town'ship, and has also filled other township offices. He is independent in political faith. He holds mem- bership in the Presbyterian church and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. Lyall is a Royal Neighbor.

ROBERT H. MORROW is one of the leading farmers of Cass county, wherein he is a large land owner. His home is in Erie township, where he located during the early days of the settlement of that locality, and he has gained a good estate and the highest regard of his associates by earnest and honest industry.

Our subject was born in county Fermanagh, Ire- land, May 24, 1863, and is a brother of William Morrow, a sketch of whose career appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. Morrow was reared in Ireland until nine years of age, and then emigrated with his parents to America in 1872, and settled in Canada, where the father followed farming, and our subject was also engaged in that occupation in Canada until the fall of 1880, and then removed to Cass county. He took a homestead claim in section 28, of Erie

township, and has made his home thereon since. His farm is well improved and covers a section and a half of land, and furnishes a good income, while the buildings on the place are built with a view to comfort and economy in the conduct of the farm.

Our subject was married, in 1887, to Isabella Mc- Nerin, a native of Ireland, the same county as Mr. Morrow. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Morrow, as follows: Susan, Christopher, Isabella, Robert H., Jr., John W. and Ethel M. Mr. Morrow has served as chairman of the township board and assessor of his township, and is actively interested in matters of local import. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in political sentiment is a Republican. He is a man of good characteristics, and his success and high standing have been attained as a result of a well-spent career.

WILLIAM H. MANN is one of the leading merchants of New Salem, North Dakota, where he conducts a general store and furniture business, and is actively interested in various other financial en- terprises in the township and vicinity. He is well known as a pioneer business man of that locality and has aided more than any other one man in pro- ducing the present prosperity enjoyed by the town.

Our subject was born on a farm near Liegnitz, Germany, November 5, 1857. His father, George F. Mann, was a farmer and died in Germany in 1870, and the maternal grandfather of our subject, F. Lange, was also a farmer. The parents were married in Germany, and of their seven children our subject was the youngest. He was raised on the home farm and at the age of thirteen and a half years began to learn the cabinetmaker's trade, and owing to his father's death the same year he was dependent upon himself for a living, and at the age of seventeen years he started as a journeyman and traveled over Germany, working in the prin- cipal cities, and at the age of twenty years he was drafted into the German navy. He spent three years in the service and was with the admiral's squadron part of the time and served as orderly for Admiral Stosh and also Admiral Kinderling. He then spent three or more months ill with malarial fever, and emigated to America to regain his health, and landed at New York City. He went direct to Chicago, and there was employed in building bil- liard tables and followed his trade, and in the spring of 1883 went to New Salem, North Dakota. He began work at carpentering and also took land on which he began farming, and built a claim shanty and moved to the farm in the spring of 1884. The wife resided on the homestead while our subject followed his trade in the town and in 1888 they proved the claim and the following year Mr. Mann established a general store on Main street, New Salem, and in 1891 removed to his present location, corner North and Main streets, the best location in the town. He carries a complete stock of general merchandise and has good and commodious store

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buildings, and also conducts the furniture business and has prospered in that line. He established a store in Manhaven in 1896, in Mercer county, and with several others conducted the store there three years, when our subject sold his interests to the Manhaven Mercantile & Transportation Company. Mr. Mann is assisted in his work in his store by his sons and daughter, and lie has telephone connection between his residence and store. He also conducts the real estate busi- ness, and is agent for the Northern Pacific Rail- road land, and during the spring of 1900 sold over thirty-three thousand dollars' worth of

land. He is interested in three creameries in the county, and was one of the originators of that indus- try, and he is also interested in stock raising and .in the town site of New Salem. Our subject was mar- ried in Germany, in 1879, to Miss Anna Lange, who was born in Leipsig, Germany, and was a daughter of a baker. She came to America about three months after our subject emigrated to this country. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mann: Henry, born in Germany ; Otto, born in Chicago; Annie, born in Dakota; Paul, Lena, Amanda, deceased: Fritz and Ella. Henry is a graduate from Curtiss Business College at Minne- apolis, and is a bookkeeper for his father and takes a good share of the responsibility upon himself. Otto is also a graduate of the Curtiss Business Col- lege, completing the course in 1898, and he has charge of the grocery department, while the eldest daughter, Anne, has charge of the dry goods depart- ment.

HALVER P. HALVERSON, Sheyenne, Eddy county, North Dakota. The calling of a farmer is calculated to develop kindness and social culture, hospitality and charity, in a degree exceeded by no other vocation, while as to a business point it calls for the exercise of good judgment and close observa- tion and energetic efforts. One of the farmers of township 150, range 67, in Eddy county, who is doing an extensive business and gaining a host of friends by his excellent character is the gentleman above named. Mr. Halverson is one of the early settlers of North Dakota, and is among the substan- tial men of his community.

Our subject was bornin Nas Hallingdal, Norway, September 18, 1866, and is a son of Peder Halverson Pedersmoen and Kari M. Vold, according to Norwe- gian nomenclature. The father and grandfather were farmers in Norway, and the parents of our subject came to America in 1886 and settled at Spring Grove, Houston county, Minnesota. They later removed to Dakota, and there they both died December 26, 1897, being suffocated with coal gas at their home.

Our subject was raised on a farm in his native land, and attended the common schools, and at the age of nineteen years came to America with his sis- ter, Mrs. Halver T. Hendrickson, landing at New

York city. He located at Spring Grove, Minnesota, and was employed at farm work two years, and in the spring of 1888 went to Sheyenne, North Da- kota, and filed claim to a pre-emption and then worked for others. He had but two cents after completing the filing of his claim, and his start in Dakota was made with borrowed money. He built a small shanty and a small barn and farmed with oxen, and lived alone on the farm nine years. He has experienced many vast prairie fires, and on one occasion fought the fire with his clothing, returning home with little left. He now lias a farm of four hundred acres, three hundred acres under cultiva- tion, and his place is thoroughly equipped and well stocked. He has a complete set of good farm build- ings, and engages principally in grain raising. His success has been unbounded, and he now enjoys the comforts of country life.

Our subject was married, August 21, 1897, to Miss Martha Forde, a daughter of Ole F. Forde, who came from Voss, Norway, when he was seven years of age, and was a farmer by occupation. Mrs. Halverson was born near Casson, Dodge county, Minnesota, July 14, 1873. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Halverson, Peder K., born July 11, 1898, and Ole B., born April 11, 1900. Our subject and wife are members of the Lutheran church, and Mr. Halverson is one of the present church directors, and takes an active part in all so- cial affairs of that denomination. He was elected county commissioner for the third district in 1899, and has held numerous school offices, and is an earn- est supporter of every move calculated to benefit his township or county. Politically he is a Republican, and stands firmly for the principles of his party.

HUGH LOUGHEAD, superintendent of the Walsh county poor farm, has served in that ca- pacity for the past two years, and has made a suc- cess of the work there. He was also superintendent two years before, from 1888 to 1890. He is well versed in agricultural pursuits, having devoted his career to farming, and his keen observation and practical experience, together with his industrious character and good judgment, commend him to all with whom he has to do. He is owner of a pleas- ant farm in Kensington township, Walsh county, where he located in pioneer days. He owns a five- acre lot in city of Park River, with a good resi- dence.

Our subject was born in Gray county, Ontario, May 24, 1853, and was reared there on a farm, and in the spring of 1881 went to North Dakota. He pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in Kensington township, Walsh county, where he also had a homestead, and has followed farming contin- uously thereon since that date, and has made a suc- cess of his vocation. He has held his present posi- tion as superintendent of the county poor farm since 1899, and the farm of which he has charge is well developed and cultivated, and in every particu-

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lar evidences careful management and painstaking work in its operation.

Mr. Loughead was married in Kensington town- ship to Miss Elizabeth Craig, and Mrs. Loughead died in September, 1890. Three children were born of this union, as follows: Mary, Robena; Robert WV., who died February 14, 1895, aged seven years; and Florence E. Mr. Loughead married Sophia Craig, a sister of his first wife, in Kensington town- ship, and of this union three children were born, named as follows: Hugh A., Ida M. and William E. Our subject has served as a supervisor of Ken- sington township, and is the present chairman of the township board, and also has held various school offices, and takes an active part in public affairs of local importance. He is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, and is active in religious work. He is an exemplary citizen, well known and de- servedly popular.

WILLIAM M. MORROW. Among the men who are gaining a good support by tilling the soil of Erie township, Cass county, and incidentally laying aside something for a rainy day, there is no better representative than the gentleman whose name introduces this interview. He is one of the early settlers of that locality, and has devoted his career to agricultural pursuits. and has met with unbounded success, and has gained an enviable repu- tation by his push and energy.

Our subject was born in county Fermanagh, Ire- land, December 23, 1861, and was a son of Christo- pher and Sarah (Gorrall) Morrow, who were also natives of Ireland. The father was a farmer and died in his native land, and the mother emigrated to Canada and later to the United States, and now resides in Cass county, North Dakota. Three sons and four daughters comprised the family of chil- dren, and all the family reside in the United States, with the exception of one daughter in Ireland and one in Manitoba.

Mr. Morrow was reared in Ireland, and in 1875 came to Canada with his mother and one brother, and resided there until 1881, when they went to Cass county, North Dakota, and entered a homestead claim on section 28, in Erie township, where our subject now resides. He possesses one section of good land, all of which is improved, and has sur- rounded himself with the comforts of country life and made a success of his vocation.

Our subject was married, in 1886, to Annie Mc- Nevin, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to Amer- ica in 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow are the parents of five children, named as follows: John C., Flor- ence M., William C., Addie and Robert M., all of whom are living. Mr. Morrow is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Brother- hood of American Yeomen. He is independent in politics, and is a man who keeps pace with the times in public affairs, but has not sought or filled public office.

OLE C. BJUGSTAD. Among the farmers of Steele county who are doing an extensive business, a prominent position has been attained by the gen- tleman whose name heads this personal history. His career has been marked with energy, prudence and persistent effort, and his well-directed labors have resulted in the acquisition of a fine farm in Bergen township, on section 32 of which he has surrounded himself with improvements which make life enjoy- able.

Our subject was born in Vardal, Kristian (stift), Norway, June 16, 1855. He was the only child born to Peter L. and Anne M. (Bjugstad) Bjugstad. His maternal grandfather was part owner of he Bjugstad farm. The family, consisting of his par- ents and our subject, came to America and settled in Trempealeau county, Wisconsin, in 1866, where the father took a homestead, and on that pioneer farm in Wisconsin our subject was trained to the life of farmer and woodsman. He went to Dakota in the spring of 1881, in company with a party of land seekers, and selected his homestead upon which his farm buildings now stand. The land was not yet opened for filing, and he took it as a "squatter's claim," and the following fall filed thereon, and in the spring of 1882 took his parents to Dakota, and they were established in a sod shanty 12x16 feet, which with a small board shanty attached provided them shelter for five or six years. Mr. Bjugstad now has a fully developed and well improved farm of nine hundred acres, and it is to.his own efforts that his success is due.

Our subject was married, in 1888, to Miss Carrie L. Hillstad. Mr. and Mrs. Bjugstad have been the parents of five children, as follows: Paul M., Laura MI., Maria, deceased; Anna M. and Mabel C. A family group portrait will be found in con- nection with this sketch. Mr. Bjugstad is promi- nent in affairs of a public nature in his locality, and has held various offices of trust continuously since the organization of the township, including chair- man of the township board, township treasurer, and is the present assessor. He is a Republican in po- litical faith, and has attended as a delegate numer- ous county conventions, but is not a strict party man.

JOHN C. WYLDER, one of the earliest settlers of township 148, range 69, has prospered in the pur- suit of farming, and is now surrounded by all that goes to make country life pleasant. He has passed through many discouragements incident to life in a new country, and his present accumulations are the result of persistent and faithful efforts. He is well known in Wells county, and highly respected and esteemed.

Our subject was born on a farm in Illinois, in November, 1857. His father, H. H. Wylder, is an early settler of North Dakota, and has successfully pursued farming in Wells county.

Mr. Wylder was raised on a farm and assisted

OLE C. BJUGSTAD AND PARENTS.

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with the work, and there learned the best methods of his calling. He left home after attaining his ma- jority, and began farming in Christian county, Illi- nois, where he remained four years, and in 1883 re- moved to Carrington, North Dakota. He spent the winter there working for others, and in the spring of 1884 entered claim to land in Wells county, and began farming. He had a few effects, including a team of mules, horse, wagon, binder and buggy, and he built an 8x12-foot shanty and lived there alone. He had a small board barn, and the first year he broke and farmed sixty acres of rented land. The oats were burned by prairie fire, and our subject's share of the wheat crop was four hundred and eighty bushels. He lived in Carrington during the winter of 1884-85, and spent the following summer on his farm, and in the fall built a sod barn. He lived alone on his farm almost continuously until 1897. Many head of cattle were lost during the severe winters owing to lack of shelter and bliz- zards, and hail destroyed two hundred dollars worth of grain about 1891. He now has a fine farm of four hundred and eighty acres, all but eighty acres of which is under cultivation, and he engages in raising wheat, oats, flax and barley. Sykeston, fourteen miles distant, was the nearest town when he located in Wells county, and our subject hauled lumber and supplies from Carrington, twenty-five miles distant, and on one occasion while hauling wood from Antelope, forty miles away, he was overtaken by a hailstorm and his tent was wet and he slept in the open air. The railroad was built through his farm in 1893, and Mr. Wylder has wit- nessed a wonderful growth and development of the locality in which he chose his home.

Our subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and in political sentiment is a Republican. He is a man of broad ideas, and has made a success of his career.

HENRY E. ALLEN, one of the leading and well-to-do merchants of Galesburg, Traill county, has been a resident of North Dakota for nearly twentyyears, and is identified with her growth and progress. He is now engaged in the hardware business, and also handles lumber, wood and coal, and also follows contracting. He owns consider- able farm real estate in that vicinity, and is well and favorably known.

Our subject was born in Lockport, New York, March 28, 1859, and was the fourth in a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, born to William H. and Ruth ( Brown) Allen. He re- ceived a common school education, and at the age of nineteen years commenced to earn his own liveli- hood. He engaged in business about two years and then went to Michigan in 1880 where he fol- lowed teaching one year. He went to Casselton, North Dakota, in the summer of 1881, and one year later moved to Jamestown, where he engaged in contracting and building, which occupation he has 31

followed for fifteen years, and also farming. He moved to Fargo in the spring of 1893, and in the fall of 1895 took up his residence in Galesburg, where he now resides, and is prospering in his busi- ness. He purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land near there, and also owns considerable prop- erty in the town of Galesburg.

Our subject was married, January 14, 1896, to Miss Lillie Wansbrough. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen, a bright little boy now aged two years. Mr. Allen is a Unitarian in belief, and is highly esteemed in the community in which he resides. He is independent in politics, and is a man of good education, and keeps pace with the times in all matters of importance.

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Compendium history and biography of North Dakota; a history of early settlement, political history, and biography; reminiscences of pioneer life, Part 103

Author: Publication date: 1900 Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle Number of Pages: 1432

Author:
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Chicago, G.A.Ogle
Number of Pages: 1432