Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-09

Is sill. here. The following yea
t1908) Is. If | ann not mistaken. tn
time when several more families lc
Gated. Among them are Peter Syy
erson, John Jacobson. ]. S. Johnson
Chris Bergnm. George Meltzer, Hen
ry Thomas, w. ID. Legge and Pet,
Lodahl.
Next year (1909) record the larges
number and this celebration. Jun,
18th. 1894, honors the memory OF al
settlers coming before and after THU
anniversary date.
The following list names most O.
these settlers: Henry and Johr
Haven, Anfin Guam, Martin ant
Norman Rustad, Mrs Anderson. Mrs
George Onstad. who was single wher
she settled ON what Is their HON,
place., Marinus and Chris Ibsen. Os
car Meiby. George Cathcart, L. J
Onstad, Carl Nicolyson, Andrew
Young, Fred Young. Ole Boo. Martin
Morken. John and J. C. Hansen, And
rev Dahl, Ben Berger, Olena Sneva
oscar Bergen, Hugo Anderson, Chris
Paulsen, George Larson. August
Bast, Lon Myers, S. Drawbond
George Harshbarger, Emmett and
John Harshbarger. Chris and Pete
Astrup.
In 1910, this region was thrown
open for filing In the month of
March. Among those settling on
claims then Henry B. Syverud.
Jacob Gouthun, George Armstrong.
Samuel. Jorgeson and several down
around Brush Lake.
Beginning about 1912 there was a
noticeable trend towards power
farming inorder that these immense
tracts OF grass lands could be quick
~ put into tillable fields. Some OF
the first outfits were owned by Lob
dale, who had a Universal Gasoline
tractor" the Hansen Brothers and
Chris Vellerup, who were In partner
ship on the Pioneer another gaso-
line tractor. There were also large
steam outfits operated by Hartwick
Bergum and Hans Sneva Ole Steen-
ersOn also owned steam outfits in
partnership with several men at diff
times; the last being with
Andrew Dahl, In operating a large
steam breaking outfit Fred Young
operated q Hart Parr kerosene out
1T. and In the spring OF 1915 Henry
Syverud purchased a small size trac-
or Oh n Hart Parr make, named,
The Little Devil" Many OF the
1eighbors still recall hearing this
-ract0r at work as 1t made a differ
mt exhaust noise from other kinds.
seeing 1t at work also helped to in
'rease further interest In tractor |
,0Wer farming by curious neighbors.
dany stories could be written abont
experiences that were had with this
ractor. About the year 1925 intro
luced the first combine and the one
'Wned by Mr.. P. M. Olson. over In
he Vollmer community attracted
attention at that time.
next year, the Hansen Brothers
urchasd q combine and from then
q nearly every farmer purchased a
onmDine and very many OF the steam
nresnlng rigs or gas rigs were dis
arded.
Nearly all OF our homesteaders
roved up their claims in 1912 and
913. receiving their Patent Office
certificate Of Title of Ownerhip. This
rought on land loans by the whole
ale and apparently transformed our
lid country into q wealthy paradise.
'ew improvements sprung up every
here and together with the COM
letion OF the G. N. railroad to
lentywood in 1912 and later the 500
through Westby, 1914. helped to
oom our enterprising country in a
ITry. About the year 1916, the line 1
Grenora, N. D. was completed, so i
Ill further brought on prosperous
'nditions. or it apparently seemed I
The first Norwegian Lutheran SER (
ces were held at the homes OF the {
lrious members, beginning about |
I'll. and call vas In charge OF Rev
and Hegge, who together with this !
community had other com |
over in North Dakota to
The Emmanuel Lutheran Con /
egation was organized in Novemr 9
II, 1919 at the home OF Ole Doe by !
Strandjord. The cemetery was
'cided on Feb. IA, 1922 and the first |
be buried there was Chris Bergum. ]
acres decided over by Ole I
% for this cemetery. Date OF ded- $
alton OF Lutheran cemetery was
pit. 18th, 1926 by Rev. Dybvick u
school house was bulk BY n
Bergum In 1911 and the n
st teacher was Miss Thora Soren-
In
The best crop yields were in 1912, E
Is, 1922 and 1928, with ONE var q
ions, depending on time and meth y
5 used In putting In the crops
The Acme Coal Mine was organic 4
In August, 1917. =
The year 1891 records a total fall b
!, OF any kind of crop for every |. d,
from extreme drought
The East CoaIridge Community Iii
rb was organized on August oath, Oh
3 at the home OF Henry Haven.
first od{o osytft% ~o 5000 w