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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-19

things even if could not. It should serve as a warning to all office holders.
 I have no immediate political plans except to try and be a good American and Alaskan This re- quires that one accept the verdict of the majority of the people in good grace and without i'll feeling. To do any less would nulHfy my idea of good citizenship. My best wishes to the new legislators.
 Very Truly.
 NORMAN R. WALKER
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-11-19
.s'
 COMMUNICATIONS
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR:
 It is possible that most people are little tired of post mortems on the territorial election am one of them.
 While l deeply appreciate the feelings of my friends who say they regret my defeat, l feel that in the final analysis the majority of the people very seldom make mistakes especially when they have had years to observe the legislative record of a candidate.
 When I first took office many years ago I really and sincerely believe I was a liberal and that could correctly interpret the wishes of my constituents. This feeling lasted for several sessions and the voters continued to show their confidence in me
 During my last term of office it is now discernable that I failed to meet the requirements of the ma jority of the people. I was un- aware of this at the time for req sons that it is difficult, if not inn possible, to be sure of. I did not know of this change in feeling or refused to recognize it. It is likely that I became so engrossed with small details that the larger. im- portant issues did not receive the consideration they were entitled to. It is to the everlasting credit of the voters they could see these
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Laurel outlook., 1948-01-07
World Calendar Would
Stabilize Holidays

Important dates would be stabil-
lied by the 12-month world calen-
dar, with provision made for the
extra day left over from the So
week year in ordinary years and
the two days in leap year.
Easter would be stabilized as
Sunday, April 8, each year, n day
removed from the date of the Res
direction, April 8, AID. 80. Christ
mas would be pegged on December
25, a Monday, to provide a long
week end.
Wherever feasible, holidays would
be established on Mondays to pre-
vent descriptions caused by their OBJ
servance during the week.
The extra day in ordinary years
would follow December 80, the end
of the year, and be known merely
as Year Day. January l would then
follow. In leap years, Saturday,
June 80, would be followed by Satur-
day, Leap Day, then Sunday, July 1.
Many business interests have ia
vored the world calendar because
OF the contention that it provides for
a better distribution of business
days in each quarter.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-07

for her nephew, Robert Whitley.
Those invited were Lester Gerard
Lester Neeff, Crawford Gimmellt
Merritt Williams, Ely Swishert
Charles Sande, Neil Nelson, Owen
Gehrett and Matthew William Cal
vert.
Mrs. Ogle and daughter Mrs. Bert
Sherrow of Laurel were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Keithley in Hesper, Wednesday.
%
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sansome of
Billings moved to their ranch home
near Hesper, Wednesday.
Henry Ware a student at Boze-
man, spent the holiday vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Ware in Park City. He has ac-
copied a position as chemist for the
cement company at Trident, and
left Saturday night for that place.
o.
Miss Ella Triol of the Park City
schools returned from Columbus
where she spent her vacation.
%
Thomas Goodnight spent a few
days at Livingston with his sister,
Miss Corrine Goodnight.
Ebert Covington returned the
first of the week from the Still
water country where he had spent
his vacation with relatives and
friends.
Nh. and Mrs. Charles Goodall of
Pillar, have returned to
their home after spending the holt
days with Mrs. Florence Seatles.
Election of officers of the Farm
ers Union at Silesia occurred Sat-
urday night. George Cross was
president and William Park
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-07

o. H. Bundy on New Years day.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. La Bar en-
tertained at New Years dinner for
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Carter and child
rem.
Mrs. Edna Whitley and son Rob-
ert of Townsend, are guests at the
Whitley home on Second
Paul Roman who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parents,
left Tuesday for Bozeman where he
will complete his years work in the
agricultural college.
Several Laurel people made up a
theatre party New Years night
and attended a pleasing production.
Members of the party were Messrs.
and Mesdames Carlisle. Collins, Fen
ton, Ryan, Click and Mrs. MUIR.
Mrs. j. A. Spencer entertained
the Contract club at her home last
Thursday afternoon. There were
four tables, Mrs. C. B. Sande be-
ing winner of high score for MEM
bers and Mrs. G. w. Fenton winning
high for guests.
Mrs. w. A. Blackburn and
daughter Minnie returned last week
from Tacoma, Wash, where they
visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Spencer and
sons were dinner guests of DIR. and
Mrs. w. E. Upper New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hartley of
Hedgesville, spent the holiday vaca-
ton with Mr.. Hartley's relatives in
Laurel. He is superintendent of the
school at Hedgesville.
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Miss Mary Whitley entertained
at a birthday party last Saturday
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-07
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items of
news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
January 3, 1928


Election of Harry L. Richardson
of Laurel as chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners took place
at the organization meeting of the
board Tuesday, after Richardson
and F. T. Woods, the newly elected
members, had subscribed their names
to the oath of office. The hold
over member of the board is John
Todd.
Election of officers, appointment
of a surveyor and an attorney and
laying of plans for preliminary
work on the McCauley Drainage dis
trict were the principal items of
business transacted at the first
meeting of the new commissioners
which was held at the Merchants
hotel Last week. The board is COM
posed of C. D. Camp, president;
Emmett Vaughn, secretary, repre-
senting Yellowstone County, and
James Harrington, representing
Saltwater county. M. E. Cotton
was named surveyor and w. M.
Johnson, attorney.
Mrs. o. R. Burdette, who has
been a patient in a Billings hospital
several weeks was able to return to
her home here Sunday.
o.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bundy and
son were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
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er was chosen secretary.
Mrs. Mary Craig of Keown sid
ing, came Saturday evening for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dan
ford.
Avery Taylor and wife spent the
holidays with relatives at Edgar,
returning Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Hartley were
guests Christmas day of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Kraft.
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Straight Railway Track

A straight track, 1886 miles in
length, on the Seaboard railway be-
tween Wilmington and Hamlet,
N. c., is the longest stretch of track
without a curve in the United
States. On the Rock Island lines be-
tween Guymon. Okla. and Dalhart,
Tex, the track is 1894 miles with
out a curve.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Keefer en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Whip
pie and Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Keefer
and family at Christmas dinner.
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REAL ORIGIN

January, the first month of the
year, derives its name from the
Roman god Janus.
Because Janus was a two
faced god, represented by the
Romans as looking backward as
well as forward, the idol was
considered a fitting symbol for
the turn of a new year. Standing
firmly at the juncture of the new
and the old, Janus could look
back on the past year and look
forward to the new.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
Sale OF Owl Cafe
To Forsyth Couple
Announced By Kass

C. H. Kass, for many years
operator of the Owl cafe at 203
East Main street, announced
Wednesday that he had sold the
business and fixtures to Irene
and Dick Shotwell of Forsyth,
effective Sept. 16. The cafe will
be closed until next Tuesday when
it will be reopened by the new
proprietors.
Shotwell was formerly in the
plumbing and heating business in
Forsyth and Mrs. Shotwell has
been connected with restaurants
there.
Kass has operated cafes in Lau-
rel since August 1920 and has had
the Owl since June 2, 1924. He
retains ownership of the two
story building in which the cafe
is located and said he would be
employed by the Shotwells.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
ROtana Members Tell
Of h Vacations
When Club COnvenes

J The Laurel Rotana club met
Monday evening for dessert and a
business session at the home of
Miss Rosella Fritz. Mrs. Pearl
Franzen presided.
The committee in charge of
the meeting comprised Miss Vera
Anderson and Miss Helen Shear
er.
Mrs. Alice Leis reported on the
National Rotana convention which
was held in Glacier National park
in July.
The following members answer
ed roll call by describing their
summer vacations: Miss Elizabeth
Cooke, Miss Anderson, Mrs.
Franzen. Miss Fritz, Miss Myrtle
Ford, Mrs. Eleanor Greening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fisherman, Miss
Helen ~Kammerzell, Mrs. Leis.
Mrs. Mona Pewitt, Miss Shearer,
Miss Grace Stadalman, Mrs
Maude Roberts, Mrs. Kathryn
Royalty, Mrs. Inez S~turtevant.
Mrs. Helen Toombs, Miss Adelphn
Vaught, Mrs. Jennie Starkey and
Mrs. Lucille Roysdon.
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Teachers OF Schools
At a City Named

Park City, Sept. 15.-Higf
school and junior high school in
structors in the Park City schoo.
this year are Supt. w. F. Truck
ner, Bette Jrueger, Mrs. Lewis
Leroy Jacobson and Basil Hedge
sen.
Instructors in the elementary
department are Ruth Ryder, fifth
and sixth grades; Mrs. Harold
Fink, third and fourth grades;
Clara Richardson, second grade,
and Lorraine Tollivar, first grade.
The enrolment by grades in
the elementary department is
first grade, 20; second, 16; third,
IS; fourth, II; fifth, IS, and
sixth, Is.
The 20 children attending school
for the first time are Lammart
Adams, Marlee Braunstadter.
Henry Fleming, Morris Flemmer,
Darrell Frank, Larry Frank, Joan
Frank, Joan Goodall, Judy Groot-
ers, Judy Hedges, Judy Hilder-
man, Dolly Meir, Mary Ann
Minch, Donna Putnam, Rita
Roske, Leoyd Schwab, Patsy Lou
Weiss, Harry Mohr, Arthur Roe
buch and Ruth Truckner.
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Laurel Garden Club
Has Its First Fall
Meeting On Sept. 9

Following a 1:30 o'clock lunch.
eon at the home of Mrs. H. T.
Winters, the Laurel Garden club
held its first meeting of the fall
season Thursday, Sept. 9.
The meeting was opened by
Mrs. R. c. Colson, president. Roll
call was answered by displaying
hand made corsages fashioned by
the members.
Mrs. Catherine Coy, a guest
speaker, gave an informative talk
on "a Visit to the Chase Gard
ems in Oregon" She also judged
the corsages and a prize was
awarded Mrs. l.. R. Shay.
The next meeting of the club
will be at the home Of Mrs. j.
R. Heebner on Sept. % with Mrs.
o. c. Cooper as cohostess.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
MICHAEL FUNERAL IS
SET FOR SATURDAY

Jake Michael of Ais Durland
avenue died Wednesday of this
week at the Deaconess hospital
in Billings at age 68. Funeral
services have been set for Satur-
day, Sept. IS, at st. Johns Lu-
theran church in Laurel at 2
p. m. Rev. Martin H. Juengel,
pastor, will officiate.
Michael was born April 9, 1880,
in Dittel, Russia. He and Moril-
lis Bait were married in 1900.
Surviving are the widow; seven
children, Jake Michael, Jr., of ST.
lesia, Lydia Michael of Laurel,
Henry Michael of Tacoma, Wash,
Herman Michael of Laurel, Mrs.
F. j. Graves of Billings, Mrs.
c. B. Blotcamp of Anaconda and
Mrs. Alec Weber of Billings; Is
grandchildren; one half-brother
and one half-sister in Lincoln,
Neb.
Michael was engaged in farming
several years near Silesia, later
moving to Laurel to reside and
to work for railroads.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
Teacher Is Bride
At Double Wedding,

Miss Eva Johnson, teacher il
the Laurel schools, and her sis
ter, Miss Joan Johnson, became
brides in a double ceremony re-
Gently in Ryegate. Miss Eva
Johnson was married to Harvey
Peterson of Billings, and Miss
Joan Johnson was married to
Walter Krause of Lavina. The
ceremony was performed at st.
Matthias church by Rev. Finton
Bromenschenkel..
Miss Margaret Johnson was
bridesmaid for her sisters, and
Perry Peterson and Robert Krause
were best men for their brothers.
A reception followed the cere-
mony.
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A. v. WRIGHT DIES
SEPT.|3, M|Ss0ULA
Northern Pacific Engineer
Lived Here Before Moving
To Helena In 1912

Arthur William Wright, a form
er resident of Laurel, died Mon
day at the Northern Pacific hos
pital in Missoula at the age OF
SO. He was employed by the
Northern Pacific as a fireman
from November 1904 until Sep
TENDER 1909, when he was pro-
NOTED to engineer. He continued
in the service until ill health
caused his retirement in May
1947.
He was born Dec. 20, 1884, in
Grand Forks, N. D. When he
came to Montana his headquart-
ers were first in Livingston and
then in Laurel until he moved to
Helena in May 1912 to operate
a helper between Helena and
Townsend. He married Minnie
10 Eikenbary of Billings at Re-
public, Wash, in 1910.
He is survived by his widow;
a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Mon
roe of Great Falls, and two sons,
Staff Sgt. Edward Wright of
Fairfield Suism, Calf, and Pvt.
Carl Wright of Fort Ord, Calf.
The remains were returned to
Helena from Missoula. Funeral
and interment will be at Helena.
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SHEETS, RESIDENT
SINCE 09, PASSES
Funeral For Retired Former
Silesia Farmer Is Con-
Quoted Saturday

Willis Henry Sheets, 81, a resi-
dent of this section since 1909,
died Thursday at a Billings hos
pital where he had been a patient
since Aug. 25. He was a retired
farmer.
Mr.. Sheets was born Sept. 80,
1866, in Iowa, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Sheets. He resided
in Kansas and Missouri for n
time before moving to Loveland,
Colo, in the early 1905.
He married Miss Nellie Cox at
Loveland, Oct. 16, 1889, and they
resided there until coming to
Silesia in 1909. Later they home
steaded several miles south of
Laurel. Three years ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheets moved to Laurel to
reside.
Besides the widow, he is sur
vived by three sons, Homer B.
Sheets and Glen A. Sheets, both
of Laurel and George l.. Sheets
of Redwood City, Calf; two
daughters, Miss Ruby A. Sheets,
of Redwood City, Calf, and Mrs.
Florence Marx of Ellis, Kans.;
four sisters, Mrs. Oscar E. Lee
of Newton, Kans.; Mrs. William
Holton of Caldwell, Ida; Mrs.
Cassie Austin of Selma, Kans.,
and Mrs. John Baylor of Wood.
ward, Okla; 13 grandchildren and
IL greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in Settergren's chapel in Bill
lings Saturday by Rev. Harvey
Bartram, minister of the Evangel-
ical United Brethren church at
Rudyard, a relative of the Sheets
Mrs. j. H. Albertus, ac-
companied by Mrs. Gustave Sim
mons, sang "Going Home" and
Nearer My God To Thee" Pail
bearers were Thelmar Kirkland,
G. w. Fenton, Harry Hofferber,
Palmer Moe, Archie Richardson
and B. A. Sherrow. Burial was
in the Mountview cemetery at
Billings.
Relatives who came from a dis
lance for the funeral included Mr..
and Mrs. Marx of Ellis, Kans.,
Miss Ruby Sheets of Redwood
Calf, three nephews, a
niece from Livingston and a niece
from Butte.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
Women Of Moose
Committees Named

At the Thursday evening meet
ing of the Women of the Moose
at the Odd Fellows hall, Mrs.
Alice Fisher, senior regent, named
members of the standing COM
mittees to serve during the year.
They are Mrs. Alan Claus,
child care and training; Mrs.
Julia Phillips, homemaking; Mrs.
Christina Keck, hospital guild;
Mrs. Clara Getz, library; Mrs.
Birdie Milligan, membership; Mrs.
Martha Altman, Mooschaven; Mrs.
Ella Davis, Mooseheart; Mrs.
Elsie Kuper, Mooseheart alumni;
Mrs. Florence Hereford, social;
Mrs. Edythe Teeters, ritual, and
Mrs. May Crutcher, publicity.
Following the session a joint
social meeting and a lunch was
enjoyed with members of the
Moose lodge as hosts.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
Millionth Telephone Is Installed By Mountain
States Co., Near RivertOn, WyO., Sept. Is

Cheyenne witnessed the event as
did several Denver officils.
After being discharged fror-
the army in 1914, Riggs returned
to his farm in Oklahoma and in
1947 applied for participation in
the government reclamation draw
ing for acreage in the Wind
River project near Riverton. His
name was drawn as a qualifying
applicant and he moved to a tract
of land ID miles north of River
ton in February 194S. His ap-
plication for telephone service was
made shortly thereafter.
With a silver plaque on its
base the telephone was identified
as the one millionth to be served
by the Mountain States company.
AS soon as it was installed, Mrs.
Riggs placed the first call to her
invalid mother in Snyder, Okla.
Luncheon following the install
lation of the telephone was at
tended by Wyoming's governor,
Lester C. Hunt; Riverton city Of
ficials; service club presidents;
Reclamation Bureau officials from
Riverton, Cody and Billings; news
paper and radio officials, and var
ious telephone officials. F. B.
Ogden, president of the telephone
company, presented a commemor-
.tive certificate to Riggs.
The ceremony marked a mile
stone in economic development
and population growth in the en-
tire area served by the Mountain
States company, which includes
the states of Arizona, Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico,
Wyoming and Ell Paso,
Company officials stated
that although it took approx
mately 60 years for the company
to reach its first million tele-
the second half were
added in less than 10 years.
A large part of that growth
has taken place in Montana
in spite of postwar short
ages, the telephone company has
added 27,500 telephones-more
han in the previous 10 years
combined. There are now about
100000 Bell system telephones in
he state.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker ant
nearly all of his companions haC
been saved. One of the party
Lieut.. James C. Whitaker, kept ;
day-by-day dairy. He will speal
at a public meeting here Wednes-
day, Sept. %, at the First Con
gregational church in South LaU-
rel.
Although the attention of
Americans was occupied by the
many and often disheartening
events following Pearl Harbor on
Dec. 81, 1871, they felt deep re-
gret when they learned late in
October of 1913 that Rickenback-
er, ace of aces of the First war,
and seven others were missing in
the South Pacific. Then, weeks
later, came the news the men had
been found and nearly all saved.
Lieutenant Whitaker, appear
ing under auspices of the Christian
Service organization of the Coun-
Gil of Churches, is to give a com
plete account during his appear
ance here of the flight and crash
of the Flying Fortress while on
a military mission, and the after
math-the three weeks of drifting
the pitiless sun and the
final rescue of all but one of the
passengers and crew.
The pastor, Rev. H. C. Haem-
melmann, of the church at which
Lieutenant Whitaker is to speak
has announced that admission will
be free, but that a plate offer
ing will be taken. He said the
is invited to attend. The
money derived from the lecture
will be contributed to the C.. S.
o. club at San Francisco for
young men in the service.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
California Forest
Fire Destroys Home
Of Former Resident

Mr.. and Mrs. James Shelter,
son-in-law and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. R. Heebner of SIG
Third avenue, lost their home and
personal belongings early this
week in a forest fire that swept
into the valley town of Ojai,
Calf, and destroyed homes and
business houses. The Heebners
learned of their son-in-law and
daughters loss when they re-
ceived a telephone call Monday
night from a relative of Shelter,
who said the Shelters and their
children were safe and that Shell
Ter had gone to Ventura, a sea-
coast town not far from inland
Ojai.
The loss of possessions includ-
ed professional equipment be-
longing to Shelter, a petroleum
geologist who with his family
had been located in the Ojai oil
producing district.
Many women and children were
evacuated from Ojai and Meiner's
Oaks, an adjoining settlement, by
bus to Ventura and elsewhere.
The forest fire was taken beyond
control by high winds and pro-
duced a condition that at times
was regarded as desperate.
Mrs. Shelter was formerly Miss
Ruth Heebner.
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DEATH COMES TO
MRS. LEUTHOLD
Widow Of Former Saltwater
Legislator Dies Here At
Home Of Her Son

Mrs. Hilda Adelaide Leuthold.
n, widow of John A. Leuthold
who was state Senator from Still
water county from 1919 to 1927,
died here Tuesday at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Leuthold
with whom she had recently re-
sided.
Funeral services will be held
Friday in S~ettergren's chapel at
Billings with Rev. E. F. Clark,
pastor of the Mott Congregation
al church, officiating. Burial will
be in Mountview cemetery at
Billings.
Mrs. Leuthold was a member
of the Molt Congregational
church and of Bitter Root chap
ter No. sc, Order of Eastern
Star at Rapelje.
She was born May 20, 1871,
in Sweden and immigrated to
Chicago at the age of 10. Her
maiden name was Shoemaker, but
she changed it to Wilson, the
name of an aunt with whom she
made her home after. coming to
the United States. On March 80,
1904, she was married to Mr..
Leuthold at Chicago. Her hus-
band came to Montana in 1910
and took up a homestead in Still
water county, then part of Vel
county, and she followed
in 1912.
Mr.. Lerrhold served as state
representative following his term
in the state senate. He was killed
in an automobile accident near
on July l., 1910, while
campaigning for the governor
ship.
Besides her son in Laurel, Mrs.
is survived by two 9TH
err sons, John H. Leuthold, twin
of Albert, and William R. Leuth-
old, both of 1Folt; a daughter,
Mrs. Norman Cheytt of Bozeman;
brother, B. o. Gustafson Of
Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. E.
Hedberg of Seattle, Mrs. Hat
lie Schiller of Chicago and Mrs.
Carrie j. Rhode of Pomona, Cal
f., and 10 grandchildren.
Laurel outlook., 1948-09-15
DR.. HJORTLAND DIES
SUNDAY At AGE SO

DR.. Jacob Martin Hjortland, SO,
died at a Billings hospital Sum-
day after a two-year illness caus-
ed by a bone ailment. He had
been a resident of Laurel since
last December, moving here from
Fargo, N. D., and had been hos
pitalized since April.
He was born in Stavanger,
Norway, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lars Hjortland and came to the
United States with his parents in
1892 and settled in Buxton, N.
D., where he attended school.
He entered the employ of the
Great Northern railroad at Lari-
more, N. D., in 1905, working in
the car department. From 1908
to 1909 he was a foreman at
Fargo. In 1909 he entered the
train service and was made a
conductor in 1911. He later NOV
ed to Grand Forks, Nd, and was
injured in an auto accident at
Grafton, N. D., in 1925 and later
retired from the railroad.
He entered chiropractic practice
in 1925. After attending a Chi
cago chiropractic college he
practiced in Greeley, Colo, and in
North Dakota before moving to
Fargo, where he practiced from
1884 to 1916, when he retired
because of i'll health.
He married Cordelia Skutle at
Grand Forks, May ID, 1926. He
was a member of Acacia lodge
No. d, A. F. & A. NJ, Scottish
rites bodies and Ken Shrine
temple, all of Grand Forks. He
was a member of the national
and North Dakota Chiropractic
association and of st. Marks Lu-
theran church at Fargo.
Surviving are the widow; a son,
Jay Cody Hjortland and a daugh-
ter, Marthana C. Hjortland, both
students at North Dakota agricul-
ural college at Fargo, a sister,
and two brothers.
The body was sent from the
the Smith funeral home in Bill
Iings to Grand Forks for funeral
services and burial.