Willmar tribune., 1907-11-27

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I Notes by the
The editor continued his wander
ings in the northwestern part OF
the county last week. On Tuesday
afternoon he drove thru Lake An.
drew township, visiting several
farm homes on the way. We called
at the schoolhouse in Dist. No. 8,
leaving a copy Of the County His
tory ordered for the school library
On our westward way we had q
pleasant interview with A. G. SAX.
ariason, with the people living on
Austin Larson's farm, with C. S.
Solberg and Hon. Andrew Railson.
We found accommodations for the
night at the home Of Halvor Hal.
vorson Hande. A pleasant evening
was spent, Mr.. Hande and wife en-.
tertaining US with narrations from
their interesting experiences. They
are natives of Slidre parish, VAL
dris, Norway. Two of the neigh.
bors, Ekren's and Boe's, are from
the same locality. There is a large
Valdris settlement farther to the
northwest, mostly in Swift county.
Most Of the settlement, however,
came from Wang parish. Those
first to arrive were Tosten Quamme
MART Ellingboe and christopher
Quale. A brother of Mr.. Hande,
Nils H. Hande, came to the Nor
way Lake neighborhood with C. E.
Lien and Ole Stoutland from Rice
county in the early days of the sel-
tlement.
Early Wednesday morning we
bade farewell to the Handles and
drove to the fine farm place OF the
late C. H. Engen, which place is
now in the hands of a nephew OF
the original owner, Mr.. C. M. Eng
en-. The late Engen was an en-
thusiastic horticulturalist and fine
orchards surround the home. We
next visited the M. H. Engen farm
where the men folks were engaged
in building operations. We ther
drove by and called briefly at the
homes of Tho>. Rood, Edward Rooc
and Mrs. G. Kapperud, and stopped
for dinner at the home of Ole Saga
dalen. In the afternoon we drove
to Sunburg. The large country
store of Moen & Gandrud was ;
busy place. This enterprising firm
is extending it's business by thu
erection of a creamery. A butter
maker from Brooten is also inter
ested in the project. Sunbur{
should make very good place fol
= creamery, because there are none
nearer than West Lake, Swift Falls
Brooten and Scandia, leaving :
large territory tributary to Sun
burg. At the Gunnufson home
near by there was crew Of mel
preparing to put up new stee
windmill. From Sunburg we con
tinued our way to the northwes
and arrived at the Rasmus Olsol
homestead. where we had an inter
esting chat with Sam R. Olson
We put up for the night at tn
home of CLAUS Torgerson, who live
on the west shore OF the lake O.
Hefta. Mr.. Torgerson was one O.
the volunteers who served in Co
l., Second Regiment Voluntee:
Cavalry, which was stationed as :
military post at Norway Lake il
1865 and 1866. He left Norwa,
when boy largely to escape tn
compulsory military service, onl,
to volunteer his services to hi
adopted country when they wer'
needed. He entertained us during
the evening with some of his ex
periences while guarding the from
tier. We also called at the hom'
Of Ole Hellerud, who lives near by
and later spent several pleasan
hours at the Torgerson home. Thi
home lies within two miles of LAX
Johanna township and about 8
miles from Willmar., These peopl
very seldom come to Wil(mar AM
were very much interested to lear1
Of conditions at the county seat.
One Of the leading topics in thi
neighborhood continues to be tn
railroad question. The neares
shipping point is Brooten, whic]
is reached by hilly road. Specu
latiOn is rife as to what the n|an