The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
EARLY SETTLER
PASSES away
Ador Jevnager Died Sunday Morning
After Lingering Illness-Was One
of Earliest Pioneers.

prominent residents of Minot, passed
away at a local hospital in this city
after a lingering illness. Mr.. Jevnager
months ago but never fully recovered
and while visiting at the home of a
friend in this city one day last~week, hs
suddenly became worse and was taken
to the hospital. He submitted to an
operation last week for gall stones and
kidney trouble, his old ailment not caus-
believed, but his constitution was too
greatly weakened to withstand the or
deal
The funeral, which was one of the
largest ever known in Minot, was held
from the First Lutheran church We'd
nesday afternoon, interment being made
in the Lutheran cemetery in this city.
Scores of old time friends from McHen-
~ county, where Mr.. Jevnager and fam
lily resided for so many years before
coming to Minot, were present. The
sermons were preached in both the Eng
lish and Norwegian languages by the To-
cal pastor, Rev. #. F.. GulliXson and Rev.
Buslee of Towner. IS
Ador Jevnager was 53 years of age.
He was born in Norway and thirty-siN
years ago came to America, coming at
once to North Dakota. He was one of
the most popular old time citizens He
was thrifty and hard working and built
up a comfortable fortune, owning d
large farm adjoining the townsite of
BalfOur where he resided for years. He
was owner Of the block occupied by the
Minot Auto Company and owned num-
Der of residences in this city at the time
of his death.
Mr. .Jevnager held a number of posi-
ttonS of trust in McHenry county be-
ing sheriff for two terms from 1904 to
1908. He made an enviable record as
such an official.
He leaves a wife and seven children,
the youngest being ten years of age.
ADD JEVNAGER C. O. G. g. g.
Mr.. Jevnager was sheriff Of McHenry
county for two terms from 1904 to 1908.
He was regarded as one of the best Sher-
ifs in the state and a man who when
once he had made up his mind, would not
turn from his course. He enforced the
law to the letter to the best of his abil-
ity.
Many old timers remember well when
Mr.. Jevnager came to America from Nor
way. The first year he lived with a sis
homesteaded near Willard in McHenry
county. He then moved to Tennessee,
where he lived for four years, returning
and buying his brothers homestead adj
after the 500 came thru. He owned
that quarter with two others at the
time of his death. In the early days he
entered into contract with the govern
ment to carry the mail from Minnewau-
kan to Burlington. 1t required "a week
for the round trip. He. made the trips
seldom late Once he was in terrific
storm and it was reported that he had
perished, but he turned UP, all covered
with ice and snow, driving a pair Of
stations that had brot him safely thru
many a storm.
Among the old timers who attended
the funeral were the following, all old
neighbors of the deceased: A. E. VALLEY,
Velva; 1ver Gjellstad, Karlsruhe; Axe1
Lying and Sigur Lying, Granville; Ole
Hirengen. Norwich; Martin Myre, Ball
four, and James Haakinson, Norwich.
The pail bearers were John Lee, e.
Mus A. e. Valley, Hans Hovnd, Mr..
Iceberg, Velva, and Sigur Lying. Gran
VILE the last three named having been
deputy sheriffs under Mr.. Jevnager.