The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-05
Gust. Sather Makes Long
Trip and Many Inquiries
Before Locating Cousins -
Now Happy Family of Rel
atives Is Reunited in North
Dakota After Long Separa-
ton.

Van Hook, N. D., Aug. Gust
Sather just knew he had bunch
of relatives somewhere in this great
Northwest, who we're children of his
fathers brother. But to find them,
that was an unsolved question.
Then, too, which added considerably
to the difficulty, the brothers, now
both dead, had different names. His
father went by the name of Sather,
while the brother had the name of
Peterson.
About five years ago, Mr.. Sather
and his family took trip to Wis
consin and saw his folks, and there
they talked about his uncle. who was
supposed to live near Evansville,
Minnesota, in Grant county. His IA
Their and brother, Ed, who is now
dead, had visited Brede Peterson at
Evansville once. or twice after a
separation of nearly thirty years.
1t is surmised that both the bro
theirs raised their families and that
the children, now of mature age,
scattered as most of them usually
do. On his way back Mr.. Sather
called on his uncle and found him
in the field together with his young
est son. But the visit had to be cut
short on account of the fact that
Mr.. Sather was many days overdue
to return home. Very little was
said about the cousins, as the short
time was taken up mostly in the joy
of meeting. He was assured of one
thing and that was that one Of his
cousins lived at Russo, N. D.
Again Inquiries
Week before last Mr.. Sather made
a business trip to Fargo in his Cad
lilac car which he traded for a
truck. On his way home he began
to ponder on that old question again
where those cousins of his we're.
Why not 60 by the way Of Russo
now? -
Yes; he would do that.
He fully determined that now was
the time to find his cousin--if he
was still at Russo. He would make
inquiries and if possible locate him
and give him genuine surprise.
And so he eventually pulled up
the street at Ruso in his big truck
and stepped off. He began to make
inquiries. Yes, there was a Peder-
son living there-about two or three
miles out. Hans B. Peterson was
his name. Lived there for years and
many knew him. But Mr.. Sather
wasn't sure of his FIRST name. In
fact he had another name for him.
But he would try him. At least it
might lead to the right one event.
ualiy And so he started out on the
road again towards Benedict. When
out about the distance he was told
at Russo, he drove into yard and
inquired for man by the name of
Peterson. Yes, his name was Ped
erson.
"My name is Sather. l am from
Van Hook. 1 am supposed to have
some cousins here in North Dakota,
and one is supposed to live at Ruso.
Was your fathers name Brede Ped
erson?"
"Yes; my fathers name was
Brede Peterson. He lived at Evans
Vile, Minnesota"
Story Unfolded
swell, that's interesting. l think
I am your fathers brothers son and
you are one of the cousins l have
been looking for these many years"
And so the wonderful story was
told. Their fathers had both left
Norway in the late 7O's for the Uni
ted States. 1t is not known whether
they both left at the same time. At
any rate the time was not far apart.
The brothers were both young and
each had small family. One of
the brothers settled in Wisconsin
and the other pushed on to Mime
sofa. The distance between the two
was very great-especially great in
those days when travelling was done
mostly with oxen. 1t was thirty
years or SO before the brothers met,
and by this time they were both
we'll along in years. The Wiscon-
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