Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (2025)

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (1)[...]the use of his work in this book on
pages 1, 2, 3, 19, 51, 93, 159, 251,
279, 511, 543 and after Index.
Al Brekke provided artwork on
pages 21, 23, 24 and 32 as well as
drawing several maps.
The drawing of the church on page
2 137 was done by Judy Michael of Mal-
ta.
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (2)[...]especially in the life of a people, country etc. 2. all The process of writing such history is[...]e people is not dull. Many races and After checking dates one man was still in grade[...]ings in this
We used Encyclopedias, Brittanica 1892, Interna- of Land Management offices i[...]It Was Vols. 1&2 by Sister M. Clare, Who are the Date[...]heir adaptation to reservation life. Their 1929-1979 by the Turner American Lutheran[...]vered the pictures were most likely
gist Vol. 11-32 by Les Davis, Archaeology in Mon- exist[...]e about these photos, read this article, it's a
12-4 and the articles by Cecil Barnier, Judy Hoy,[...]many glaring errors and that you
Ventre Vols. 1&2 by Regina Flannery et. al.; The Carkeek[...]of the White er Jubilee History, 1962; and South Dakota Hutter-
Clay People by[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (3)[...]•

original counties named Chouteau on Feb. 2, 'i<([...]y in
1893, and counties Hill and Blaine in 1912.
The original spelling of this county was Cho[...]-
after Mr. Reser passed away in June 1911 .
The name[...]aced there on Harlem to be the
Aug . 24, 1887. count[...]was built in 1904 and gravelled in 1921. It was
This city came to be because the U.S[...]ngs in called the Roosevelt highway-U.S. #2.
ture set new boundaries for Fort Belknap Res[...]e Phillips County. This also split off an 2,057.985 miles of county roads for the coun-[...]federal and state governments.
ted on April 23, 1889 and was incorporated in sisting of 4,275 square miles was complete. The p[...]ri River boat ports: 1910 - No report; 1920 - 9,057; 1930 -
depot is today.[...]Then the James Hill 8,091; 1970 - 6,727; 1980 - 6,999.
ty seat in Helena with the a[...]another county named main influx of settlers after 1887. Blaine County begins on[...]legislature, he began in resigned ( 1881) after Garfield's assassination.[...]Blaine became Secretary of State ( 1889-92),[...]ruc- America. Blaine resigned in 1892 and was[...]of a new Force Bill (q .v.); supported (1872) tial nomination.
1892, James Gillespie Blaine. Photo from the
8[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (4)[...]1904

CHOUTEAU Feb. 2, 1865-one of the original Montana counties, first[...]on County in 1893, Hill and Blaine counties in 1912 and parts of liberty and
Pondera counties in 1919. More was annexed to Teton County in 1921. The
original spelling of this county was CHOTEA[...]1912 Eugene C. Leich[...]1897- James Griffin 1921-1927
Blaine County on March 2, 1912 after being created from part of Chouteau[...]1899- George W. Gustafson 1929-1931
County.[...]D.C. Kenyon 1921-1924 Stephens was assigned the Blaine[...]John Cronk 1923-1924 County Senate District in 1985 in the[...]Parker T. Anderson 1925-1927 last half of his term . Senator Ham-[...]Harry L. Burns 1925-1929 mond's district was extended east to[...]George W. Gustafson 1927-1929 include Valley County.[...]E. P. Ekegren 1929-1931[...]Thomas A. Ross 1929-1931[...]1947- 1955 Charles R. Hauke 1919- 1921[...]1957- 1959 W.R. Schofield 1922-[...]1959- C.R. Noyes 1922-
Blaine County after Phillips county was formed on Feb. 8, 1915[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (5)[...]but the demise of the sugar factory at
2300 feet above sea level to 6000 feet. south predo[...]The climate is semi-arid, averaging 12
River and its many tributaries. The south- Drylan[...]inches of rain in the north and up to 25
ern-most boundary is the Missouri River. several[...]ge snowfall is 35-40 inches
rial is U.S. Highway #2. State secondary the many streams, rivers, ponds[...]with 100 inches in the mountains. Aver-
#241 runs north through Turner to Can- ervoirs. Many[...]nd runs south to State county is privately owned, 22 % Indian, F to a low of -40° in[...]% state. The percent- there are 120 days of freeze-free growing .
Malta. The Burling[...]s are the Little Rocky and
runs parallel to U.S. #2 and provides half of the county is considerably s[...]riprap Fort Peck Reservoir.
Of the County's 4,279 square miles, clined gradually since 194[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (6)[...]told their tale to a medicine woman . After claim its victim .
ABOVE: Blasting at t[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (7)[...]e gold and silver bearing
years is as a day (2 Pet 3:8). At that time unknown universe. With[...]anets and comets orbit. The third Between 2.3 or 3 million years ago the
period of time.[...]d massive
Keeping the above in mind about 20 the Greek myth that the earth was once[...]began roughly 2.5 billion years ago and the Wisconsin glac[...]ammoth, im- lithic tribes to appear about 5200 years began making use of the steep slope[...]rs. He pos- Duncan and Hanna. From 4500 to 3200 grazing areas for the bison, deer or[...]grinding implements found Then about 2700 years ago the Pelican ner would then star[...]their doom. The trapped or injured ani-

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (8)[...]pers Trade Trinkets For Furry Pelts
In 1822 Andrew Henry and William beaver trade wa[...]ton.
the upper Missouri. In the Spring of 1823 Alexander Culbertson is credited with From[...]ky they set up the first known set-
By 1827 the American Fur Company er. All three[...]reached the mouth of the Milk River. In About 2500 Indians were camped in the
Men like Berg[...]840 the reached the Marias River and on July 2,

Wagon Wheels Wind[...]the 1860s eight wagon trains the Indians. After moving to the main they encountered a successful[...]airies of Mon- camp consisting of 300 lodges, 2000 turning east. On Sept. 2 they turned south
tana. They came from Minn[...]e heavy mining equipment, because
On July 27, 1853 Stevens encountered
the Assinboine In[...]buffalo so necessary Steven's route. In 1862 he received In 1864 Holmes again head[...]dition merged with the Holmes expedi-
23. The greeting party consisted of seven tion.[...]gle Chief and Dakota border) on Aug. 9, 1862. On Aug.
his son, White Eagle, were spokesmen for 25 they sighted the Little Rock ies. Here

Sa[...]ns Not until 1884 would " Dutch Laius"

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (9)[...]allies the Cree. They settled at Carroll, 20[...]Riel took a liking to Monette's daughter,

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (10)[...]ral Railway Act of 1875 gan on April 2, 1887. On June 13, the St.
spired James Jer[...]orld record eight miles were laid near
July 21 , 1856. For nine years he moved locat[...]nged to
he launched his enterprise. On Feb. 24, piled at Minot to support the record[...]ck end spurs)
from Minot, N.D., to Helene in 201 days, gives
an idea how the r[...](Courtesy of Burlington Northern)

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (11)[...]Montana Hi•torical Society) Bottom: Early
train after con•truction wa• completed.
(Courte•[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (12)[...]' .2 ! -~t }[...]having financial diffi-
culties. He also had on display examples[...]ace of the ground James J. Hill had had on display. The of the crossroads.
as hard as concret[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (13)[...]the area included the
plains during the summer. After the last Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Crow[...]occasionally occupied the area to hunt After acquiring the horse in the 1700s, horse racing
h[...]A group of dancers proudly display their costumes. Simon First Shoot is[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (14)[...]Young Man Bear's camp last nite and ran off 32
agent, had recommended moving the Mar. 2, 1873: Issued tickets and provisions to Assini-[...]is p.m.
the Sioux and the Gros Ventre. In 1872 Sept. 28, 1873: Big day for the Indians. Departure of[...]a Gros Ventre went to the
Gros Ventre and 1,240 River Crow. In the the warehouse. The beggars seem to come to us by Assiniboine camp after his wife and The White Dog[...]flour as they wish. The trader sends July 26, 1875: Cold with little wind. War party dis-[...].
agent at new sub-agency until October
27, 1873, when Maj. William H. Fanton
took cha[...]flood
on the Milk River equal to those in 1952
and 1986. Mrs. Fanton. an Indian girl[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (15)[...]s Ventre of Montana: Part II, Religion,
p. 182-200 and David Rodnick's book,
Fort Belknap Ass[...]After the prayers the two in charge sang their S[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (16)After the main supports for the Medicine Lodge have bee[...]framework of the Sun Dance lodge.

After the camp has quietened, the difficult task[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (17)[...]nd sweet grass and then
paint themselves. After the cherry
brush i s cut they tie it[...]en
and cherry brush has been p laced around
42 th·e lodge.
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (18)[...]butchered by helpers as the Fool Dancers look on.
After the dance is complete members of this society attempted to Spectators are in the background. After the animal is butchered the liver is
cure[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (19)[...]After the Gros Ventre Camp is successfully captu[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (20)[...]CHORUS.
The hinges are of leather and the windows have ABOVE: Bill Hutton'•[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (21)[...]ams. They found another state with
160 acres for $200. land had to acquire[...]when they could not stand
the Homestead Act of 1862 assured ev- part or all the land involved. There[...]of the West.
ery head of a family, male or female 21 numerous detailed requirements and stip-[...]these souls is something
¼ section ( 160 acres). After filing and There were Timber-Culture Home[...]r revised homestead laws which in- which offered 320 acres per homestead- land or what t[...]s were different on up' stipulations. Then the 1912 Home- them.
these lands as 640 acres was the amount stead Act with 320 acres changed the To gl[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (22)[...]' Anderson, Mary McGillis-29 24 Poitra, Alphonsine-6[...]Azure, Alexander-38 Kimbrough, Alex-23 Poitra, Elizabeth-SB
![...]Azure, Jossett-32[...]12--[...]Azure, Victoria-42[...]LaFournais, Marcelle-52[...]Barrie, Lonik-42[...]St. Pierre, Martin-12[...]21 I Bercier, Nor[...]McGillis, John-72[...]Miller Bros. lnc.-27[...]Silver Bow Grazing Assn.-2, 5,

- . . . ,-,·[...]Oberg, Paul-25[...]•'• Decouteau, John B.-21[...]Decouteau, Judie-20[...]Oberg, Walter E.-26[...]13~ Duchain, Alexander-22 Peltier, Adeline-31 Williams[...]Aiken, Margaret-42[...]McCloud, Margaret-27[...], ., 2 II[...]Beck, Emil-22[...]Beck , Frieda-21[...], Charles E.-59 Moberg, Albert Wilhelm-2
,,[...]Betz, Carl A.-62[...]Horn, Daniel-32[...]Morrisey, John Joseph-29[...]Blaine Co. Abstrast Co.-26 51 Ralette, Anna Jane-12[...]Chenoweth, Jay H.-24[...]~2-
n[...]Crookshanks, Elizabeth-28[...]Klindworth , Katie-23[...]Dessarlais, Leander-20[...]State of Montana-25, 68
I[...]Donaghue, Matthew-52[...]Drengson, Bella-3, 6 19

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (23)[...]·'•- ... - ~•.2--[...],_
Arbogast, Mable-32
Beck, Albert F.-35, 45
Gee, Eva Crall-25
Gorsuch, William R.-2[...]I
Bergren, John E.-42 Hasselton, Werner W.-16 Raft[...]Herchberger, Lloyd-12
Hillestad, Sigu[...]I
Cameron, Walter-11
Carlson, Henry 8 .-21
Carlson, Rudolph R.-18
Carlson, Sigfried Gustaf- 19
Halbjorhus, Sven S.-24
Hoff, Alvin E.-28
Johnsotn, Fred-37, 43, 52
Johnston, Mable[...]Sheppard, Nina G.-22[...]I - i

Crall, Frank D.-33
Crall, Frank E.-23
Lada, Magnus-7[...]State of Montana-20, 58[...]Magnus-9
Dalton, Swanson L.-8
Dougherty, John P.-27
Fahy, Patrick-57[...]Nygren, Alma Victoria-29[...]Winn, Lela Graff-26[...]__..·-, 2 ,_
Autcher, George H.-42 Hubbard, George-40 Olson, James-24[...]adell, Floyd-10 Hummer. Amos L.-52 Peacock, Dillard-16[...]. - 17 Petrie. George-SO
Braaten, Murial-21 Jones, Arthur A.-33 Pitt, Richard-23
Cater, Albert-48 Jones, William A.-29 Preble. Eli W.-28
Cassidy, Hugh-18 Kane, Mary A.-2 Rapool, Ole 0 .-49
Christianson, I[...]Rhud. Elmer M.-51
Christianson, Martin C.-32 Kean , Edward-56 Roslle. Willaim F.-63
Copenhaire, Will iam T.- 11, 25 Kelly, John H. -36 Savage, Benjamin T.-38
Dalton, Robert 8 .-26, 27 Kuehn, Fred W.-5 7 Slomin. J[...]Lyle-34 McFarland, Laverna-12 Stone, Bertha M.-19[...], Reuben-5 McFarland, William-22
Wagner, William-62 .._ tI ...,[...], ti,

Glover, Jack C.-20 Miller. Harvey A.-41
Gumpe[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (24)[...]Hutton, Andrew (heirs of)-23 Petrie, Leo-54, 58[...]Barber, Austin T.-33 Hutton, Guy-22 Randles, James C.-48[...]Baughman, Alva J.-42[...]Hutton, John P.-25[...]"1" Brien, Casper H.-22 Hutton, Wm. Denny-9 Robertson, David-2 4

.--[...]Rogers, Eli A.-20[...].. :, 2'[...]Hamilton-12[...]Lillmark, Ole-20[...]Shaw, Orval-29[...]efield, Alvin-57 Silliker, Olive Marie-26
1 'f "~[...].. ,.. Cook, George McGrail-32 Marcellais, Peter-36 State of[...]···-,, 2.7_. 'n -8 DeSaye, Louis-28 O'Brien, Wm.-41 Tunheim, George-2
&l
.[...]-~• . Faurie, John-27 Olson, Martha-17 VanAmber, Margaret-52

,.c M[...]Vaughn, Grant-62[...]e, Roy J.-73 Frick. Sanford C.-5. 20 Oseng, Oscar (heirs of)-52
-.--11I •[...]Hanson, Peter-70 Parks. Adam M.-72

-- ,,[...]..2•-[...]Azure. Maxim-62 Hecht. Wm. E.-37 Pike, John D.-29, 49[...]-., Belgrade. Joseph-42 Hopkins, George L.-34 Pike, John N.-27[...]Jewel, Andrew-15 Pike, Robert-2, 57, 61
...[...]Belgrade, Mary Florestine Jewel, Robert A.-23 Purdy, Halley R. -16
--[...]pbell, Mary Emily Bercier- Larson. Amos A.- 18, 21
-
i"'
~j[...]Daignault , Gregory-28
'12 lu •[...]Silver Bow Grazing- 13, 32. 48,[...]Fiddler. Joseph-69 McGuire. Lee-24 Stenseng, Mabel-46[...]Vivier. Francois-25[...]Miller Bros. lnc.-22[...]Flaskerud. Olga A.-8, 11 , 26 Miller. Mary Agnes-12 Waxon. William S.-75

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (25)[...]Poitra, Mary-21[...]Renfrew, True W.-29 -.[...]'I'
Bergum, Erik-42 Hauge, Gilbert 0 .-31 Robey, William-62[...]Saxon, Carrie-25[...]13 Gilbertson, Effie A.-9 Smith, Nial-12[...]Isackson, Carl E.-19, 20
Kalldahl, Carl J.-22[...]State of Montana-32, 75[...]I'll! 1...
Ekegren, Alfred A.-24 Kirscher, Frank H.-74 Swenson, Thom[...]fl I◄ !·
Ekegren, Amos A.-23 Kowalowski , Frances-35 Thorson, Erling-26 , __[...]1
Luse, Benjamin W.-52
Miller, Edward-37[...]5 "~
Finn, Hans B.-8
Fitz, Gordon-2
Olson, Charles W.-6
Olszewski, Bernard R.-27
Wilson, Harry W.-28[...]~
Fitz, William-1 Opheim, Anders-72[...]nks moving into hi• shack for the summ er of 1928.

Township 36N, Range 14£
Alle[...]~
Baughman, Oscar E.-51
Bronk, Thomas J.-52
Kuhl , John H.-63[...]Schneider, Alfred P.-62[...]Schneider, Charles J.-24[...]Lindsay, John J.-10
Carlile, John-57
Cheek, May-20, 23
Lindsay, Williams A.-25
Lindsay, William El[...]~ ~ :i. •la '1"'1 2· ti,
Chourrout, John-32 Mcillivary, Gordon-68 Skiffington[...]Skiffington, lda-42[...]I
Cichosz, Albert-38
Doyle, Albert-72
McKinzie, Lee- 18[...]Noyes, Charles R.-36 Spray, Wm. B.-2 "'_,_[...]Olson, Oscar E. - 19 State of Montana-76, 29 ._.. , 2D.[...]21- I - ...... ...!:? t- ,..._[...]'if, .. •+
Harmon, John A.-26 Olson, Tarbjorn-55 Strand. Fr[...]Olszewski, Frank J.-27 Summerfield, Wm. H.-64 ii[...]Thomas, James E.-21[...]~r:t, Ii.....
Huard, Wilfred-75
Huff, Elijah 0.-12
Reed, Charles A.-22
Reed, Wm.-30[...]ML.
Jenks, G.E.-29 Reep, Kari-28[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (26)[...],. Township 36N, Range 25E
- _,,,__

.. 12
~[...]Hendrickson, Thomas J.M. -21[...]Rasmussen, Peter-2[...]tr Angstman, Jess l.-62 Hollock, Clara M.-32 Rude, Edwin A.-67

-[...]Bottoles, Hans-27[...]Brandsen, lngvard N.-23[...]erburg, Gust-17 Johnson, Charles L.-26 Statelen, Albert H.-49[...]Chapman, Nettie-72 Kern, William E.-14 S[...]Fox. Thurston 0 .-52 McGee, Eugene-29 Turner, Elmira 8.-40
....[...]:Jr- Frazier, Nancy-27[...]Nesheim, Ole R.-42[...]Olson, Alfred-20[...]Walker, Hugh-12[...]Hedrix, Amanda-22 Peterson. Sephus E.-50[...]Hendrickson. Joshua W.-28 Place, Hans L.-7 Zook, P[...]Hendrickson, Nellie E.-24 Rantchler, John M.-41 Zook, W[...]Township 36N, Range 26£[...]Anderson, Malvin R.-12 Miller, Alva E.-7 Shock[...]Banta, Mabel T.-28 Murphy, Boyd c .-56[...]Murphy, Eva E. -20[...]1:2 2 .Zl[...]Petrie, Geo. L.-6, 22[...]Skones, Peter-52[...]ons. Stanley W.-50 Petrie, George Leo-2, 9 State of Montana-36, 79[...]y-13 Petrie, Louie & Francis-3, 21 , Sten, Thorstein Kristensen-43
-[...]25, 27
...[...]Erickson, John W.-65 Petrie, Nellie-23 Tooke, Robert James-15

l"I[...]Porter, Robert T.-24[...]Porter, William-26[...]ed, W.H.-37 VanAmber, Jessie-62[...]Hatland, Conrad-42 Rowe, Edmond P.-38 V[...]an. Walter-78 VanVoast, Henry R. -72

. -[...]Walter, Alfred-29[...]pard, Marie-18 Wethern, Llewellyn-32[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (27)[...]I 111 12 II[...],
Anderson, Fred H.-22 Kiefer, Frank E.-67 Scherer, Albert J.-21 - '[...]Hl H
Bowman, Joe-52 Kiser, Banks 1.-70[...]Brune, Louis-4 Knutson, Martin-26 10, 20, 33, 45, 48, 59[...]se, Napolean-1 Smith, Charles & Josette-23[...]I
Campbell, James Henry-62
Campbell, Thomas (heirs of)-12
Larson, Louis Er[...]·-t
Christianson, Thomas M.-28 McNeil, William A.-57 Smithson, Roy H.-2 . ,, 5'[...]-',,..·
Clarke, C.W.-82
Dahlstrom, Kathryn-65[...]O'seng, Oscar (heirs of)-19, 24[...]"
Dejarla, Andrew-5 Parnall, lda-29 Spray, Charles-7[...]en, Leander-SO Raahauge, Jens Sofus-42 Vandall-John 8 .-46
Halzbauer, Walter H.-76 Rankin, Wellington D.-25 Wiggen, Ester E.-32
Henry, Emma-18 Rutherford, Harry T.-72 Wilkie, Albert-38
Hixson, W. Daniel-60[...]lan, Peter-77 Wilkie, Mary Jane-27
Hixson, Edwin S.-73 Sayer, Christin[...]and
Niels Svendxen holding Beatrice Svendsen in 1923. RIGHT: Morris Burton homestead.[...]Gorsuch, Edward M.-33 Reep, Joe-24
Bailey, Fred J.- 13 Gorsuch, Elba L[...]a c
Bergh, Belle-20
Blume, Arthur-49
Bronk, Mike-57[...]5
Haboush, Namie-22
Hanson, Rasmus-5[...]- -~2[...]Burton, Philip D.-14 Hobbs, Alfred D.-25 62[...]J2- --
Colegreve, Gettie M.-23 Hobbs, Rufus H.-15 Snide[...], Eunice M.-3
Fitz, Deanne L.-7
Froehlich, Edward-27
Kitts, Edward F[...]State of Montana-28, 70[...].3P
Froehlich, Helen M.-26 Lacox, Aaron-67 Tink[...]Lessor, Medos A. -2 1[...]Wennerholm, John A.-12[...]2[...]2~[...]I '"'
Gates, Floyd-52, 53 Markel, Fred-56 Williams, Ansel R.-2 :.,[...]Williams, Cora-63 l 12 ,~ ,...[...]--·
Gigrich, Bina-29 Miller, Oscar-44[...]le, Harry-19 Wrolson, George A.-72, 73[...]-~ ....
Gigrich, Sophia-32 W[...],. ~ II\
Gigrich, Theodore G.-42
Norton, G[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (28)[...]ch, Walter C.-37 McGillivary, Malcolm-2[...]Anderson , Andrew-61 Hallowell, Slaughter-28 Mejie, Edward-34[...]Anderson , Charles-62[...]Hansen, Frederick-32[...]chter, Harvey-48 Headington, Herbert E.-22 no name-11[...], .'oi ~f-J. Lu~ 11 r-,,i12--[...]Bauman, John-42[...]Johnson, Oscar-56 Ressler, lda-24[...]Boreson, John-13 Johnson, Rueben J.-26 Schlais, Joseph J.-58[...]Bottomly, lsabelle-43 Kissel , George W.-27 Sheeley, Vida-23[...]Bottomly, Raymond-44 Krass, Carl-12[...]Cambron, Carl-20 Larsen, Carl Oscar (heirs of)-6 Wa[...]Larsen, John-21[...]Wing, Ernest G.-29

.
,: J[...]Doheny, Wm. L.-53 Manhart, Lloyd-25 Wolstenholme, Albert-64[...]Gorsuch, Ruth A.-52 McCartney, Howard C.-33[...]Anderson, Jennie 0 .-31 Hanscam, Ray H.-28 Perrin, Mary J.-5[...]Piggott, Leon v .-62[...]Anderson, Parker T.-52 Heath, Earl s .-41 Polley, F[...]Asher. Harry H.-59 Hetzel, Edith A. -22 Randles, James-45[...]Brownfield, Frank J.-72[...]Hodges, James C.-23[...]Hunter, Jesse-1225[...]Johnson, Morris Ernest-42[...]Killam, Oliver P.-20[...]Lewis, Merton W.-2 7[...]Gilman, Charles-29 Melin, Clarence-66 Tret[...]Graham, James-49 Moore, Oscar F.-24 Walsh, Edward J.-53[...],. IJ. L . Graham, William T.-32 O'Day, William-75 Warren, Lois-26[...]Gulseth, Robert 1.-54 Oster, George E.-21 Warren, Lowell D.-2[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (29) Township 35N, Range 26E[...]... ',
Blair, Purva-25
Brabson, Sam-52
Hickle, Laura E.-7[...]remer, Dietrick W.-9 Johnson, Clarence D.-12 Peters, Edith 8 .-41[...]•1~
Calvert, Fred L. -29 Johnson, Edwin A.-63 Pryor,[...],,
Calvert, Jesse T. -24[...]~-
Calvert, Walter W.-23
Kegal, Charles Fredrick-27
Kegal , Fred-19[...]Reed, Wm. H.-32, 45[...]Campbell, Willie-54 Kirwan, Danielle E.-42 Simmons, Neva-3[...]Laura Z.-14 Spoonheim, Christian W.-2[...]2 ~!?'a[...]Sten, Hans Hansen-26[...],,_ : 1· :
Gazell, Hattie E. -20
Gloyne, Fred-28
Gloyne, William-22
Marple, Gilbert-62
Meidinger, John E.-3[...]Miller, Arthur C.- 13 Tucker, Sidney-21 / II ("[...]Big Flat.

Township 34N, Range 22E
Ackerman, Joseph-2 Johnson, Emily-4 Sander[...]I
Baldwin, Mary E.-22 Lightbody, Julia E.-52 Shinn, Tesse M.-56 .[...],
Becker, John C.-59
Belarado, Frank Ernest-12
Lutton, George E.-1[...]Smith, James-26[...]..
Belgarde, Pierre & Mary-13 Mohring, Henry-25 Smith, Willaim-65[...]Niewoehner, Roland J.-23
Odam, Wilbur c .-38[...]e, Lulu A.-67 Storberg, Samuel G.-42[...]hn D.-5
Owen, Hudson-20
Pennington, Otto L.-6, 19, 24,
27[...]'
Fisher, Phillip-22 Philips, Zenas-44 Teano[...]J , 23
Gloyne, Wm. (heirs of)-74
Goepel, Robert-28
Radka, Gottleb-69[...]"
Goodfellow, Clara A.-72
Gray, Harriet 8 .-70
Henry, Glades Pearl-11[...]William, Clarke E.F.-2 1[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (30)[...]Ader, Pearl-32[...]Galdsworthy, John E.-52[...]Parker, Margaret-42[...]Axley, James G.-24 Harborn, Roy G.T.-45 P[...]Pope, Ada A.-12[...]21[...]Brekke, Albin H.-72 Hendrickson, Hamilton-33 Pow[...]Imler, Katherine Streiff-21[...]Brooks, George M.-25[...]Klath, Peter-62[...]State of Montana-29, 73[...]'t, t Bunting, George H.-23 Larsen, Henrietta-14 Suth[...]Caldwell, James H.·27[...]Lauby, Clara 1.-20[...]Thompson, John-2[...]allahan, Robert E. -70 Magner, Arthur F.-28 Tolbert, James-26[...]lven, Carl M.-67 Martin, Charles F.-22 Violett, Dewey C.-9, 30[...]Balzreit, Ernest C.-72[...]Powell, Victor E.-28[...]Grovo, Arne P.-22 Rhodes, Ralph H.- 15[...]Bolstad, Leander- 10, 11, 12[...]Johnson, Martin E. -20[...]Kobberuig, Theodore-65 Schimming , Fred-24[...]-~ Buckley, Dennis-23 Larson, Martin-31 S[...]Christiansen, Christian E.-27 Mihelich, Lucy-25 Scott, Harry A.-38[...]- ,,, Cowell, Arthur-52 Modic, Anton-50 S[...]"'2•- ~·· ',, ., .[...]Soiland, Theodore Emil-29[...]harles G.- 16 Modic, Louis A. Jr. & Della-62 State of Montana-32, 75
___ ' ·- '[...]Vikingstad, lver-2[...]Fredeen, Peter-42[...]Peterson, Reuben Albert-26[...]Wallin, Selma C. Marie-2 1[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (31)[...].,..,LI
Allen, Jesse J.-42
Serres, Anton-53
Billmayer, Frank F.-57[...]Quinn, Frank B.-27[...]. n~!..
Campbell, Walter C.-12
Chanda, Minnie-2
Kultgen, John (he[...]. ,, 12[...]~,~

Colbenson, Francis M.-39 Lair, Emil-29 Smith, Nellie Holt-4[...],; 12 ,[...]Mahoney, John-9 Spanier, Victor-52 ..,[...]I
Crossen, Hayes W.-32
Deming, Raymond-5
McMaster, Hiram F.-26
Melaas, Helmer 0[...]Staples, Lee-28
Stukel, August-20[...]··-s -;; .. 2,1,":-
Edmonds, Jess N. -55 Melaas, Hilda E.-47 Stukel, Edward F.-23[...]Melaas, May 0 .-49 Stukel, Joseph-21
Ferry, Emma G.-41 Mohar, Frank-10[...]3 'i I ,,I J I/

Frog, Laura-22 Mohar, Joseph-25 Trudeau, Albert W.-43[...]Zimmerman, John-24[...]illon, Jennie L.-1 8 More, Charles H.-12
Edwards, William J.-24, 30 Moore, Harry H.-29 ,-[...]Erle, Mrs. lngo-21[...]Moore, Lelia A.-27[...]Frazer, Ralph-17 Odegard, Andrew-22[...]I 2',..l....[...]Glorer, Thomas W.-28 Pisklak, Joe-13[...]Grabill, Charles P.-23 Prigge, Barney-1 4[...]Kahn, Felix E.-20[...]Luthro, Mickal-26 VanVoast, Mary A .-3, 6[...]Marple, Gilbert-2 Veole, John-25[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (32)[...]Gray. George P.-43 Michienzi, Vincenzo-23

l[...]Altermatt. Edward H.-12[...]Miller, Harold H.-52, 55, 57[...]Altermatt, Robert-14 Harvy, Samuel-29[...]Bennett. George I. -58 Holt, Annon W.-26 Maltz, Charles Peter-33[...]Bennett, G.1.-35 Hughes. Anna C.-42 Ostle, Joseph-1[...]Borders. Joel H.-62 Johnson. Lisle-17 Rasmussen. J[...]Buckley, James-22[...]Campbell, Helen-27[...]Smith, William-2[...]Lewellne. Benjamin-19 Sturges. Harold-20
-2[...]Manfield, Jack-21 Tautfest, Benjamin F.-24[...]Darcey, Arthur E.-25[...]Fowler. Adelbert L.-28 Mesea, Willie-a Weider, Roy-38[...]Wiggen, Edwin-32[...]Anderson. Alice M.-25 Jore, Thorn-20 Prestholt, Ole H.-1 3
1,~[...]Boe. Amos E. -24[...]Karstens, Carl-2[...]Redding, Howard-29[...]Bosley, Anna-70 Loraas, Christ-12
IP, 1,, 1~.[...]., Callahan, Robert E.-32[...]Shears, Beart-21[...]Clark, Peter Rattray-27[...]McGarry, Margaret-42[...]Eckell, Henry W.-23 Mooney, Ray-33 Stow, Mary-[...]Gates. George W.-52[...]Overman, Reuben W.-26[...]Penn. Edgar L. -62[...]Hublein, Fred J.-50 Petterson, Elmer-22 White, William-61[...]Johnson. Bertha-37 Ploss, Alvin & lna-28

72

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (33)[...]Gaida, Valentine-62[...]Mohar, Mary-12[...]r..• ._ ;...~- I - I - t-2[...]10-

Burrows, George E.-28
Churchill, Edith-38[...]Heller, Samuel M.-42, 43[...]L,
Collins, Harriet A.-23[...]Collins, Ted E.-13
Crossen, Hayes W.-2, 4, 14,[...]State of Montana-25, 66[...]·-
24, 27 Kroksather, Lars-32 20[...]gendorfer, Ten ie-56
Delaney, James H.-21[...]Langseth, Alonzo-52[...]Langseth, Olaf-29[...]..
Eiles, John-26, 33[...]Miller, Henry F.-22[...]Anderson, William 0.-16 Edmonds, Jess H.-2 Maxwell, Cha[...]ntritter, John W.-65 Erwin, William C.-28 Miller, George-23
'[...]ntritter, Karoline-63 Harstman, Emil G.-24
I
,[...]Baker, David E. -72 Hart, Seth N.-33[...]Miller, Harriet-22[...]Hencir, Joseph J.-29[...]Barner, John-62[...]Bauman, William-20[...]Peterson, Otto-52[...]Petrick, Earl v .-12
ii~ s-.- - - 1[...]Bauman, Walter H.-21 Heller, J.-42 Petrick[...]1- Bostic, Sidney T.-32 Hoche, Herman-61[...]Burton, Ida P.-35 Huggins, Pearl-25 Seines, Hu[...]Curbett, Frank-64 Kopsland, Reider-27 Thornburg, A[...]Lafferty, Darrell-26[...]Range 26E(W ½)[...]Alkire, Leonard T.-26[...]Long, Charles B.-21[...]Allen, Lester-12[...]Bailey, Harry G.-23[...]Bailey, Wilbur M.-24[...]Brones, Mary-28 Moore, Minnie E. - 11[...],_ 21[...]Brones, Nickolena-27 Newton, James M.-18[...]Brown, George-29[...]Danielson, Gustaf C.-32 Redpath, Geo. W.-43[...]Gilroy, Aubrey-25 Roan, George-7[...]ncir, Joseph T.-9 State of Montana-22 . "'[...]Hurley-38 Stout, John R.-20[...]Kruel, George T.-42 Testerman, M. Crawford-35[...]wis, Hans-44 Weaver, James C.-2[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (34)[...]Kinzel, John-38 Pefaur, Vincent-26, 29
,. ..,.,,,.¥ " ,_[...]Abelin. Gustaf- 12, 20

...., ,[...]\ 211[...]Aldrich, William G.-62

!S
i\ .,.[...]2- """[...]Bardanouve, John P.-92[...]Landuyt, Peter-2[...]'.:: 12: Benedict, Frank E.-54 Layson,[...]-1- Birdwell, Samuel R. -27, 39 Leo, Raymond P.8 Rhoads,[...]2[...]I Bowles, George L.-24[...]Doble, Sarah S.-32, 41[...]e, Thomas-31 McIntosh, Edward E. -72 Smith, Alonzo-59[...]Farnum, Charles E. - 17 Merrill, Emma M.-52 Smotherman , William 0.-35, 65[...]nikin, William L -67 Soderstrom, Jennie-42[...]Gloyne, Della C.-21 , 23 Murphy, Merrett 0 .-74 Strong, J[...]Johnson, Albert L -83 Nystrom, August-22 Wall, William P.-58[...]Judy, John-36, 70 Pauley, Janet 0 .-28 Williamson, Wharrum G.-3[...]Kennedy, Robert E.M.-82 Pauley, Vincent-25

ABOVE: Lucille Sadler at her home■tHd ■h[...]Forbes, Alex-81 Monson, Daniel-12
•[...]es, Edward-64 Montgomery, Henry M.-20
~[...]Olson, Tanna-62[...]Penn, Edgar l.·2
l"l ..
,~
,..[...]Brewer, David-22[...]Buckley, Michael-28[...]French, Melissa A.-42[...]French, Walter E. -23[...]ates, Charles-63 Sands, Montgomery-27[...]ashman, Norah C.- 13 Granger, Vera-77, 82 Sands, Walter B.-49[...]11' .. Cecil, Alfred A ·26 Gunnaway, Minnie-65 Smith, Alonzo-25, 61
"[...], Gilbert-33 Smith, Charles- 18, 52

.,-.....-.[...]avy, Clyde M.-53 Heath, George E. -72 Smith, Jane M.-70[...]Dority, James B.-32, 54[...]aP1erre, Eva Starschild- 74 Winston Bros. Co.-29[...]Everett, Thomas M.-24, 60 McConnell, Jennie-69 Wold, Gustav B.-21

74

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (35)[...]Township 31N, Range 14£
Adams, Ella L.-25 Gannaway, Robert-69 Munr[...]-
Beach, Benjamin R.-19 Garver, Owen-28[...]Gump, Mary E. - 13 Olsen, Frederick-32[...]Blikken, Torheld L. -40 Hensen, Wm. C.-24 Olson. Andrew R. -56[...]rchie-63
Bolstad, Louis E.-45
Bosley, Hosea 0 .- 12
Heublein, Mamie-1
Hewitt. Claude-42
Hewitt , Lewis L. -26[...]Packer, Emanuel-21
Packer. George-20[...]Kaluza, Frank-46 Sewell, Isaac P.-29 ~[...]1 21[...]2! 1- ~ -[...],
Duncan, Mary A.-2 Klinger, Arthur P.-52 State of Montana-1 4, 27, 67
Duncan, Peyton D.-3 Kopp , F. Wm.-7 Stow, George M.-23[...]Elizor-48
Freestone. Eli s .-61
Gambon, Jacob A.-62
Lachapelle, Dociety-44
Lemon, Arthur-22
McGinnes[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (36)[...]Township 32N, Range 2
i-,
.[...]Hofer. William J.-32[...]Myers, Charles (heirs of)-42[...]Pierson, Melissa M.-2
'J[...]Rogers, Everett 1.-29[...]Braur , Arthur-23 Kenny , Joseph P.-51 Scarbroush, James H.-28[...]t, Ernest Holten-57 Klinger, Arthur P.-25 Scheer, Roy A.-10
~ia,[...]- I :J-.: F1- Davidson, Mary A. -27[...]LaChapelle, Arthur-52[...]Spooner, Ernest W.-20
,,[...]dey, Henry-5 Manry, David James-24 State of Montana-28, 31
I.. .

'" -
~,..,~[...]Stone, Thomas J.-62
'""[...]Forgey, James-2 1[...]Moffitt, Charles W.-12[...]Moffitt, Fred 8 .-22[...]oodheart, John C.-53 Murphy, Michael-26[...]In 1932 this partially built barn was being moved from W.[...]Township 32N, Range 26£[...]Arnold , Godfrey G.-27 Mccann, Ray G.-22[...]· Amon. Bertha-2 Mccann, Thomas A.-21 I~[...]Banning, James-9 McCulboug, Roy-29[...]Doyle, James C.-24[...]Mills, Norman H.-32[...]Fisher, George J.-25 Nelson, Melvin A.-6 ,,[...]Fulton. James E. -28[...]Haskins, Ross-26[...]State of Montana-20 ,_ fc-:o[...]Strother, Clara-1 2[...]Keyes. Howard 8 .-23[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (37) Township 3/N, Range 2
Balderston, Arthur Melvin-24
Bateman, Len T.-36[...]Gates, Charles-37 McMullen, Lawrence-12
Bosley, Antoinette-60 Gilbertson, Ulri[...]rownson, Birney-16 Graham, Samuel A.-22 Mummey, Harry M.- 10
Butler, Vernon-31[...]Chamberlin, Barrlett & Dorothy Hartig, Ira A.-42 Reed, Loyd-20 ~"
lsabel-35
Cowan, Edith M.-2
Hartman, Barbara[...]aised-63 Smith, Edmond 1.-3, 4, 25
Cronk, John C.-56 Jones, Joseph A.-21 Smith, Lucy-5
EarthBoy, James-62, 64 Knowton , Adelbert L.-58 Swan.[...]Bernard-38, 40 Kubitza , Robert A.- 14, 29 Tegan, H. Fredrick-26
Ellis, Alonzo-34[...]'- i-,-~o '- '- 20,4--l-.;...::i:~s+~r::-..,-1-7•+-l-•*',_::i.,-'+ +.;.-2,~ ;
Forgery, Catherene-[...]Link, John A. -47 52[...]ry, John F.-9 McConnell, William J.-23 Thompson, Edward F.-45[...]I
Freeman, Henry J.-6 McDaniel, John-27 Walary, Alpha-33[...]Gamble, Ida G.-53 McDaniel, Wm. T.-28 Walary, Nathaniel-32 I[...]26£[...]Burns, Hulda E.-2[...]Evenson, Oliver T.- 12[...]•1,1 ,-, ... 2[...]LaPierre, Eva Stonechild-21[...]Mohr, Harry D. -20[...]29[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (38)[...]Bardanouve, Alice M.-24[...]Miller, Emil G.-1 2[...]Miller, Freda-20[...]Douglas, John L.-25[...]Lighthall, Emma-23[...]Steffen, Anna M.-28[...]Streeter, Albert T.-26 rl-~- - ..- '- ~-: -- - I[...]..... ~ Breitmeier, Fred-23[...]Luke, Delmar J.-27 Westermark, Karl H.-2 s7[...]33

Township 3/N, Range 2/E(E ½)[...]Ganong, George-29[...],, :~ Hansen, Sarah-21[...]Johnson. Richard S.- 12[...],.., Bosch. Freddie W.-32[...]• rt Kane. Bridger-27

~[...]12--[...]Cline. Alda-20[...]Nelson. Matt-26[...]Nelson, Peter-28[...]LaFountain, James-28[...]Coons. Harry-33 Ness. Paul-12, 14
-L
CT •[...]... Ludwig, Stella F.-25[...]13"~ Fabricius. Robert-23 Ness, Thorvold-18[...]:J ta: Moon, Lyman C.-26
T J,[...]Farnatte. George-29 Oelyenbruns, William-a[...]' Fuller. Annie-42 Olson, Charles-24, 25[...],-2 . ~ Fuller. George E.-43[...]' Norem, Halvor-2[...],-,-. - 12[...]Hanson. Hans A.-21[...]Salisbury, George-27[...]Johnson, Richard S.-22[...]Steffen, Harold A.-2[...]State of Montana-20 , 22[...]Tonkin, Ervin-24[...]Verse, Stella F.-32

78

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (39)[...]Haune, Charles R. - 12
Jensen, William C.-12 7[...]Hyde & Co., F.A.-20[...]Parnell, William-10
Riggen, William-2[...]Pauley, Vincent-2
Tryon, Caroline-4[...]~2,4+ r--[...],, 21-F
23- ..-~[...]Township 29N,[...]is ad was taken from a 1914 Harlem
Anderson, Otto-22
Casey, John J.-2
Clementich, Johanna-16, 17[...]Range 22E(W ½)[...]Collins, Ted. E. -2
Dewar, John F.-10
Dierkes, A lice 0 .-29[...]Fogarty, Arthur 0 .-4
Fogarty, Jennie A.-26[...], Jennie H.-18
Hansen, Lobias-11
John, James D& T-23
Kuhr, Anna-1[...]Mackay, Murdo-12[...]Olson, Fannie F.-1
McGregor, Peter-20
McKay, Norman-31
Olson, Fannie F.-19[...]-~22- - r - - 23- - , - r-2 4-[...]' I 21-.,_ Steffensmeier, Charles- 15, 16,
Pais[...]-~
Railroad, (Santafe Pacific)-12[...]St. John, James 0 .-11
Schweig, Mae (heirs of)-27 ,- ....,J,[...]4'<'.
Siert, Peter F.-25, 28
Stiffensmire, Francis R.M.-13,[...]I l•'I
32
Suiste, Albert J.-9[...],-

Taylor, Guy 0 .-21
Wick izer, Frank L.-24

BELOW: L to R Ike and Lee Teter at their homesl[...]atead cabin on the badlands near Snake Butte in
1921 or 22.[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (40)[...]Brink, Arthur-24

Range 1/E(E ½)[...]Dalan, Leonard-11 . 27

Braak, Adolph-1 3[...]Debord, Charlotte A.-22
Carout hers, John R.· 30[...]Debord, Milo-21
Conner, Meri! Axley-7[...]..... -- .2 I[...]I Granger, George W.-30. 42
Hilaire. Emma Newman-35[...]-34
Martens. Marcus H.- 17. 25[...]-r-, 2 - -[...]Hall, C. & Milton. H.S.-2[...]Hystad, Iver Magnus-28[...]rcus H.-39
McGuire. Hugh G.-20[...]~'" · Ogulin, Mat-29[...]II
McGuire, Stlrling- 29, 32, 33[...]..L Putman, George-25, 26, 43
Moran. James-3
Putnam. George-16, 19, 21 ,[...]Rohr, Albert B.-34
22. 23
Siert, Hans Friedrich-4, 6[...]Schellenberger, Joseph-32, 37,[...]9
Siert, Johann Hinrich-1 , 2
Smith, Levi-24[...]2[...]" : Siert, Hans F.-12[...]. & Esther-
Va il, Harry M.-26[...]... 19, 20, 44
Vars. Herman-18
Werner. Harry F.-28[...]Svenson, Goodwin-23
Wilson. Clara 1.-27[...]n P.-5
Yancey, George-11 , 12[...]Weighing 2800 lbs. {t,[...]Bohmann, Karl- 12 Hardt, William-[...]Bratthauer, Edwin F.-20 Harrison, Francis H.[...]Jack. Carl-52[...]Preskey, Harley L.-62, 63[...]Larsen, Elnar 0 .-17. 21[...]Sanders. Arthur J.-22
-[...]Morley. Emmet-2[...]I- ~ 2 ;,- ..2 . . ~[...]Drake, John Neill-41 , 42 Moughmer, Wesley-46, 61 Sparks, Emmett M.-72
,-[...]I J Dunham. Frank-23 Moxley, Curti[...]Munck. Harold-26[...]Gettings, Charles A.-29[...]Myers, Miles C.- 19, 27, 28 Wilson, William Everett-24, 25
'[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (41)TWP 27N,[...]Allen , Edward-22[...]Benson , Albert-9, 21 , 40 TWP 26N,[...]Benson, Carrie-19, 20, 24, 25[...]Callins, James-27, 28

I[...]Christenson, John Emanuel-32,[...]TWP 26N[...]DeBord, lra-29[...]Doney, Louise (heir of)-21[...]Gardipee, Eli-11 , 12
ii '~[...]Gunnell, Louis-6, 12 Anderson , Edward[...]Halseth, Henry-26[...]Sparks, Emmett-2 Swan, M[...]Wright, Emmett- 17, 19, 20
--Jt 21• -[...]Yancey, George H.-2
It:[...];. Klapperich , John-23
,_[...]--
-20[...]McGuire, Sterling M.-2[...]Yancey, George H.-42[...]1928.[...]-k 2 ;.... ._ :!3- ,_ -.-1[...]2[...]I l::lJ

TWP 25N,
R2/E(E ½)
Pefaur, John V. {heirs of)-5
Roscoe[...]in Francis- 1
Spencer, James B.-4
Werk, Alexander-2
Werk, William H.-6

I
f,+ ~110- L.. ........111- .... ,_ ~12- .... I[...]I
._ - 21 -,o[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (42) Cole, Louise Doney (heir ol )· 1
Doney, John M.-2. 4[...]Jones, Elbert-2[...]Campbell, Thelma P.- 1, 2 Jone[...]Russell, Charles F.-5
McMeed, John-12[...]Shellenberger, Rachel Ellen-2[...]1112,[...]· - ···- - .. (i656-1J

82

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (43)[...]cleaned Albert's shack; had dinner at 12, supper at July 13 - I arose at 4:30, got br[...]e for supper. neighbor. Mrs. Smith came just after I put the bread
period.[...]to where Frank was bread, and washed after dinner. Dried the clothes on
Big Flat with her br[...]Mrs. Burns gave me. Mr. Warren came over after Frank and I cleaned his shack after dinner. Mr. War-
by the family in Indiana.[...]bert Imler as driver. We took dinner at July 12 - There were about a dozen gents here to[...]and I washed up
Tweet and landed at our claims at 2:30 where Albert see the boys today. Three sta[...]d teams putting on a mule team and I went 2:30 Frank drove me over to Mrs. Smith and w[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (44)[...]d I took them home
Mr. W having left before.
July 20 - Monday I washed and baked bread. In the
aftern[...]hree sheets. and
cleaned the gasoline stove.
July 21 - (Wind storm - - all alone - tore down
Frank's[...]d and I taught Albert and l.D.W. to
dance.
July 22 - Albert and L.D. came about 9:30 and
started cle[...]ished my ironing and
sewed a old net dress.
July 23 - Thurs. I baked. finished dress. Miss Simons
ca[...]er in the 400
bunch given by Miss Phillips.
July 24 - I arrived at 3:00. Got up at 4:00 and got
brea[...]clothes on account of rain so slept part of the after-
and Mrs. Simons drove over after gasoline. Ray supper. L.D. came to d[...]L.D. came to do chores in the chores.
July 25 - I arose at 7:50. Mr. W came as were eating[...]for Bill and Albert. Fixed a gingham dress
July 26 - I came home from the dance with Mr.[...]kling jewel for me also brought plums, or-
July 28 - I baked bread and a cake and patched[...]for a short time. Aug. 20 - Thur. l.D. came down and set up chiffo-
Pare[...]d put clothing in chiffonier. Frank pulled
July 29 - Wed. I ironed in the forenoon and helped[...]prepare for threshing. l.D.
Albert drive bronks after dinner. I visit with Miss way to Turner Dan[...]ept to nine. L.D. came for dinner. We Aug . 21 - Fri. I baked bread and patched a waist
went[...]ank, Bill, and Mr. Hurran. Drove to Noise Aug. 22 - Arrived at 6:00 from dance. l .D. helped
Alte[...]ived at two, Bronks almost given out, Aug . 23 - Sun. I arose at 8:30, got breakfast and
July[...]id the morning chores while I got Aug. 12 - Worked on Comlortor. Got dinner for Mrs. Aug . 24 - Mon. was rainy and cold. Got breakfast
break[...]. Rec'd a letter from Rhude stayed until 2:00. slept alter[...]they moved my shack. Went down to Aug . 25 - Jim Griffith, Frank, and Warren worked on
Aug. 2 - Sunday. We had breakfast at 9:00. I spread[...]my shack. In the evening L.D. and I Aug. 26 - I washed and ironed. L.D. cut flax. Albert
c[...]es and got dinner, read and slept Aug. 28 - Fri. I baked bread and cookies. Took
bed Tr[...]Lowell a drink in the middle of morning and after-
Had to bathe and wash clothes I had on. After Aug . 17 - Frank and Warren we[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (45)[...]nd myself were in attendence. The two little
Aug. 29 - I cleaned shack. Took Lowell two drinks[...]fort. Jackson girls came after school. They and myself
and went over to my shack after dinner. Sept. 20 - I was alone the largest part of day. I read[...]stove to warm by. Slept at shack. until 2:00. Took a midnight walk.
stayed until 3:00. Mrs. Paren came for a half hour. Sept. 21 - I washed and scrubbed. Slept at shack.[...]n evening. Lowell came down with his Sept. 22 - I ironed and sewed. Slept at shack. b[...]ent home early. Sept. 23 - I cleaned shack, baked cake. Bill came[...]rtained ladies nee- her pet kitty. Got home at 12:00, cleaned up shack.
threshing. I washed. Mrs. H[...]t them. Lowell spent evening here. Sept. 24 - I baked bread and prepared things so I with Albert, got home at 12:00. L.D. stopped for
Sept. 1 - Tues. I ironed. To[...]ut and got some gasoline. Baked Sept. 25 - Rode in with Albert to Harlem. and came in shortly after I'd arrived. Killed pig in
bread. L.D. spent evening here. Sept. 26 - Took 11:00 train to Yantic. Mr. Burns met evening.
Sept. 2 - Wed. Albert and I killed a pig for meat. I[...]the head. We cut it up in the evening Sept. 27 - Sun. I spent at Mr. Burns. Miss Fisher[...]go along. L.D. came in
Frank had to go to Harlem after repair for machine. Miss Fisher and I went[...]d were here for supper. Lowell spent Sept. 28 - Visited South Yantic School, gathered[...]that I had to
walk and was to late getting around after dinner, hear Miss Malone lecture on Woman[...]bummy so was better off at home. Sept. 29 - Came home on stage, washed up every[...]supper for son\!d mice and flies. Baked 2 ½ pies made 2 glass- breakfast. Miss Street left with Albe[...]Oct. 20 - I baked bread, sewed, baked cookies.
try. Lowell stayed to supper. Oct. 2 - Friday I washed & scrubbed cleaned shack. Oct. 21 - Went to needle craft at Miss Hendryxon.
Sept.[...]load of grain. He Oct. 3 - I ripped up 2 skirts pressed them and ell came at 10:[...]hey came home with Albert and tried to Oct. 22 - Churned. Scrubbed. Went to Ladies Aid
Sept. 7 -[...]day was rainy. We borrowed coal of Oct. 23 - Mr. Council was here for breakfast. I fixed
ch[...]Lowell lunch for three on stage. L.D. came after bread. I
socks for L.D.)[...]s up and spent the evening there. Oct. 24 - I mopped, baked cake, patched and did
cookies[...]lue & brown. All went to to Lowell's to Oct. 25 - Frank called me. I took bath, cleaned
Sept. 9[...]eys Cooley. Got home at dark and
helped us dance after supper. Caughey went t[...]rt brought a basket of grapes. Jim Grif- Oct. 26 - Mon. I washed, baked bread and tried to
a pic[...]churn but cream was to sweet and cold. Went after
the bronks and L.D. came after me in the evening. Oct. 1 • - I canned[...]on L.D. Oct. 27 - I ironed and churned, worked some on
strainer[...]0 loaves and cookies. fancy work. Went after cow. Cut up fat and rendered
Sept. 11 - I washed[...]ghey & L. D. went to Hunters. Oct. 28 - Scrubbed shack. Skum milk went to Mrs.
Sept. 12 - Sat. I done necessary work and served.[...]g with me. Oct. 29 - I had chill and fever. Baked bread, and
an in[...]at night. L.D. came in the Miss Simons came after dinner. We went to shack get us to take[...]ack rather late. L.D. spent the and made 2 pies. Fixed a cover for a shelf at shack. day[...]for over a vote. L.D. and I went on to Turner after groceries &
Sept. 16 - I scrubbed shack took bat[...]forenoon with me at shack.
Albert went to Hodges after rye. more. L.D.W. and I[...]and several others
Sept. 17 - Went to Mr. Simons after early dinner. Oct. 12 - Mon. I washed and scrubbed and baked.[...]I Ironed and picked us a large box of home at 12:00. Slept at shack.
McCrackens where we did fanc[...]used for kindling. Cooked for Frank, Jim Nov. 2. - Arose at 7:30. Miss Sheirly came with[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (46)[...]Dec. 23 - I ground & made mince meat. Baked X-
Nov. 4 - Wed. I cleaned up shack and baked cake. Nov. 27 - L.D. went to Harlem. I went to shack at[...]n's and Miss Anderson seven and slept until 2:00. Came up cleaned up came after me.
came to attend the needle craft club. S[...]ted a dresserscrarf for an X-mas pre- Dec. 24 - Fixed dress, L.D.'s pants & overcoat. Mr.[...]ven and went to Ladies Aid with Mrs. Nov. 28 - I finished dresser scarf, took bath for[...]of skin I left at shack, churned. L.D. got Dec. 25 - Albert went to Harlem. L. D. spent the day[...]ching to change teams. L.D. spent the Nov. 29 - Sunday I got ready to go to Hurrans but Dec. 26 - I scrubbed & cleaned shack. Albert got
d[...]came before Frank got started. He
Came home after supper. Stayed in Alberts shack' stayed to[...]S.R. & Co. Went to shack
Nov. 7 - L.D. went after horses and stayed for early. bed at nine.
breakfast. I layed down at 12 and slept until 2. Nov. 30 - Mon. I played checkers and sta[...]wash. Dec. 2 - I finished drying the clothes by the fire and[...]L.D. helped. Miss Nickey came after medicine was
Nov. 11 - Wed. The Cyle girls[...]and made candy. Albert hid it from us while after supper. Took trunks to shack.
we were gettin[...]ved. L.D. went to Turner with Albert,
Nov. 12 - The girls left at 8:00. L.D. came down. The w[...]Lowell. Spent the evening at shack Dec. 27 - Arose at 10:00. Albert, L.D. & I went to[...]Dec. 28 - Albert & L.D. went to Harlem. I was left in[...]Dec. 11 - Friday L.D. came after horses as I was
with Lowell. I slept at sha[...]care of 1280 acres. We went to shack and got[...]ready to come up. Frosted nose. Lowell went after[...]Dec. 12 - Scrubed shack baked cake sewed. L.D.
shack[...]Dec. 29 - Got through with chores at 11 :00 A.M .[...]ning. Helped Frank straighten up shack.
Nov. 20 - I didn't do much Miss Horran came over[...]& G.F. at 12:00. Alter dinner we took Florence,
evening w[...]te & Luke to Nushems. Got Horrna's sew-
Nov. 21 - I scrubbed. cooked pumpkin, baked cook-[...]baked bread and cleaned up every thing
Nov. 22 · Sun. We intended to start In the morning[...]- The day was blustery. I did up morn-
Nov. 23 - Frank went to town. L.D. spent day with[...]nd 110 lbs. of Sausage got through at Jan. 2 - L.D. did up chores for me. We played
L D.[...]started to Rud' s but it was too dark.
Nov. 25 - I washed and made a girdle from Brown & Baked cake. Went to shack after dirty clothing. Jan. 4 - I washed. L.D[...]ist. played some checkers with L.D. in Dec. 20 - Frank & Mr. Skiffington came for dinner.[...]L.D. hauled hay. I patched two dresses,
Nov. 26 - L.D. came in morning brought chicken & Dec. 21 - Frank went to Harlem with Albert . L.D. churned. Luke Hurran came after machine.
eggs. We had chicken egg noodles. c[...]or dinner at 4:00 L.D & I went to dance Dec. 22 - L.D. went to Turner with Albert. I went[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (47)[...]Feb. 14 - We went to McCrackens at 2:00, stayed[...]Feb. 20 - Did a little mending and usual Sat's work.[...]id up chores. Albert came at noon. Mr. Jan. 28 - I did up chores & Albert & I helped l.D. kill Feb. 21 - Got home at 5. Albert slept until 4:00. I got[...]Feb. 22 - I stamped and started to work emb. for
organized a farmers local. Jan. 29 - Emma and I did up chores & went home-[...]Feb. 23 - Did fancy work & usual chores.
the evening wit[...]baked cookies, churned and did part Feb. 24 - Did fancy work Albert slept most of day.
Jan.[...]cleaned up shack. L.D. came and we Feb. 25 - Did Fancy Work.
butter. L.D. upset load. A.O.[...]r with Albert. L.D. wouldn't stay for Feb. 26 - Did Fancy work.
Jan. 10 - Got up at 10:00. L.D[...]distant. Feb. 27 - Did usual Sat. work went to Turner and
eggs so[...]chine. L.D. acted very distant & Feb. 28 - Albert had to hunt lab. After he came back
played cards & checkers had popcorn[...]them to the
Jan. 11 - Audra & Simons started home after dinner. from Van Voust's. We chawed the rag[...]e gate. And got home at 9:00.
L.D. took team back after fixing sled. Came back in He came in evening[...]ime to hay the horses. Feb. 2 - I made two aprons for Mrs. Horan. Mar. 2 - I washed and scrubbed did fancy work in
Jan. 12 - Mrs. Smydth came at 12:00 stayed for Feb. 3 - I made a second[...]hicken house Went to shack and trimmed hat after dinner. In the
ing-They stayed until dark. L.D. c[...].D.W.'s.
Mrs. Hodge came. Put washing aside until 2:00. L.D. case for Albert to take in.[...]ncess slip.
Jan. 19 - Miss Iva McCracken came at 12:00. Found skirt of outing flannel and brie[...]stopped with a letter from Audra. I ironed,
Jan. 20 - I sewed on princess slip. L.D. went to[...]he morning to bid me Albert came at 2:00. Bungeroo & Ray were here in
Sheleys.[...]Hemmed 3 sheets. the evening.
Jan. 21 - Sewed after dinner. Went to Horans at Stamped bottom[...]them almost to Warrens, could go to Tuckers after hay. Put up their lunch.
Jan. 22 - l.D. spent the day with me, we played[...]e H. came to see Albert & stayed for dinner.
Jan. 23 - Arose at 10:30. Played checkers most of[...]she was Mrs. Frank Imler. (This must Mar. 1224 - Did up morning work, Dressed to go to[...]out of it. Worked Mar. 14 - I slept until 12. Had dinner. Mr. Goldslerry
weather.[...]for supper to go to Harlem with A.O. He had
Jan. 25 - Did up chores, sewed. L.D. did up chores[...]- Mr. Turner & Mrs. Van V. came on stage. I
Jan. 26 - L.D. spent the day with me, we had a fuss[...]ar. 16 - Made a cap trimmed in zigzag braid.
Jan. 27 - Albert & L.D. came at 12:00, played Feb. 12 - A foggy day. Albert had no passengers. I[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (48)[...]Apr. 18 - Did up work. After dinner went to Nushems
some hay.[...]d stopped a little while. Got home and found
after Dyrnm1te. Ray H. got two small shoulders of moved up chickens. At 12:30 the east crowd arived Peterson here wit[...]s, we made coffee and they stayed Apr. 20 - Fixed dinner for men to go to Parins to
d[...]ert & Lowell brought up shack. Albert Apr. 21 - Washed in morning. Laura and I went to
Mar. 20 - Cleaned shack made mince meat and[...]ture of home place.
Mar. 21 - Took machine back to Horans. Got home Apr. 2 - I helped Lowell with joining on shack to his. Apr. 22 - Did up necessary work. Went to Ladies
t 10-00 Emma was there Snyders came after Dyn. Apr. 3 - Baked bread and worked on[...]cksons. Mrs. Schmydth & Laura went with
Mar. 22 - I washed. The Simons boys came. I had to[...]straightened up in forenoon. F & L. Apr. 23 - L.D. went to Harlem. Papa W. & Collins
th[...]l" through went to bed at 1:00. came up after dinner. took dinner to Parins to plant wheat.
Mar. 23 - I ironed, baked cake. Cleaned shack.[...]Smydth came. Lowell went to Harlem. I Apr. 24 - Albert came out with stage. Finished plant-[...]ell came out with stage Alberts fever Apr. 25 - After dinner L.D. and I visited Aud and
got home a[...]yed to supper. Papa W. went to Hendryx-
Mar. 24 - I got up at 8:30. Mr. Sangwin came to see[...]. I worked with Lowell in building shack Apr. 26 - Put in oats. I was rather bumy. Albert got[...]ell went to Harlem. I got early dinner Apr. 27 Layed around part of day did necessary
Mar. 25 - I cleaned up shack patched and darned[...]Apr. 10 - Went to Lewis' after early dinner scrubbed night long. Order from Sears & Roebuck.
Mar. 26 - I felt quite blue in morning read over all of[...]essed suit. Went home by Franks. Got Apr. 28 - Lowell plowed garden. Papa W. Harrowed
Lo[...]s. Frank came had 9 for dinner. Hitched Apr. 29 - Papa W. went after Seed oats. I worked in
around the barn. He g[...]upper and took Lowell to my shack Apr. 12 - Went to lmlers when Lowell started to Apr. 30 - Planted potatoes with Papa W. after din-
where we had a long talk.[...]insons there. They came up for ner. Set 2 hens.
Mar. 27 - I came up in time to help Laura get[...]finish
dressed and we started for Harlem at 12: arrived at Apr. 13 - I washed. Went to Le[...]lay at Turner in evening but it was too
Mar. 28 - Sun. We took 5:40 train to Havre. Break-[...]May 2 - Mrs. Jackson came in morning. L.D., Laura
mamed at 12: After church at M.E. Parsonage by Apr. 14 -[...]by Rev. clothes, cooked for Shruby, papa went after oates after eggs for Laura. Got back Mrs. Parin was here.[...]home and looked at grain.
ren Married March 28, 1915) Apr. 15 -[...]L.D. went to Harlem and Bill Harrowed I
Mar. 29 - We got weighed. I 120, Lowell 150 lbs. 4:00. Shruby quit. washed after dinner.
Had teeth fixed pictures taken, visi[...]n Parin May 5 - L.D. came. Bill went after horse. Began
out at 10·00 Two gents with ha[...]as the Warrens did on April 2, 1915.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (49)[...]March 28, 1915.
wash stand. I baked bread, went to lmlers after mail.
May 9 - Rode Clark St to Laura's Sun. morn[...]bed. Did up her work came back and did up
mine. After dinner Lowell and I went to Sunday
School at sch[...]en. Rec'd mail & letter from Adah McMa-
han.
May 12 - Arose at 9:00 did up morning work. Went
to Fra[...]ere for dinner. crowd and danced, got home at 2:00 at night.
Started chicken coop. It rained. I made bad bread. Drove Broncs after dinner. Hatch came with horse June 25 - Got up at 9:30. Mrs. H.R. and Ida Nole
May 14[...]. I did necessary work around house. June 2 - Baked bread. Crocheyed Blue edge on[...]ner. Papa Warren went rainy. Did emb. work after dinner. June 26 - Baked cake. Cleaned shack and rested .
over by[...]ll Helgison and Lowell went to work on June 27 - Got up at 9:00 did up work and started
May 17[...]Juqe 28 - Frank, Papa W. and Lowell worked on[...]well. I washed after dinner.[...]June 29 - The day was cold and windy. Men took[...]ok off chickens from nest. Albert came in evening
after coal.[...]dinner to him. I washed after dinner.
stayed with Laura at night. Star day.[...]in well. I churned and baked. Went to lmlers.
May 20 - Papa Warren came home after dinner. I June 8 - I took dinner to men[...]hurned. after I came back baked bread. July 2 - Baked cake, poped corn and prepared to
May 21 - Baked Bread. Papa W. & I planted truck[...]e alone most of the day. I helped make fence-
May 22 - Baked cookies & cake. Took off hen with[...]crubbed both rooms. Went to Franks. June 12 - I washed overalls baked cake & cookies J[...]time. Mr. Schymidths came. We drove to home-
May 23 - Killed gopher in house. Straightened up[...]unloaded posts. Took horse back ride stead. After they left Lowell and I went to Dr. colt.
house. P[...]- Took off chickens, churned, baked. The 12:00 in time to see parade Indians and Sports.
May 24 - I baked and did fancy work.[...]in show. Watched them dance I went to bed at
May 25 - It rained all day. Lowell came on stage. left after dinner. 12:00 Bunked with Miss Streff at Hart's Hotel. Sold[...]and began work on 11 lbs of butter.
May 25 - Lowell & I looked over farmstead . Went to[...]was rainy. Men worked on fence. ed out at 12:00 after eating ice cream with Mr. &
he & Albert started to Harlem. Mrs. Parin came after I sewed and did house work.[...]one that was hurt with bucking horses at Har-
May 27 - Got up at six, did up chores so Papa W.[...]me. Got home
could work on my claim. Started disk after dinner. June 18 * - Lowell helped lmlers after dinner. I took at dark-8:45.
May 28 - Lowell & Albert came with Bronks about[...]t gopher poison- washed- put away
5:00 in morning after reading all might. Papa W. June 19 - Bake[...]sell to Calvelry buyers. Rained.
Lowell slept after dinner. June 20 - We got early dinner and started to visit July 8 - I ironed, scrubbed, and churned. Lowell &
May 29 - It rained most of the day. I helped Lowell[...]almost dark Poisoned Gophers. after dinner.
through when I came in. Killed rooster baked angel June 21 - A. D. went to Turner & Van S. I helped[...]7:00. Lowell took ride on saddle pony. June 22 - I washed after dinner Visited Laura, got July 10 - I cleane[...]n Phillips with them. Went home at Six. June 23 - I baked cake & buns & bread. Cleaned[...]ixed dinner and all went to
We drove to Schmydths after supper. my & Lowells suit[...]ay was rainy. I did embroidery work. June 24 - Did up work. fixed lunch and went to[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (50)[...]nd him on the bed when we came up. July 29 - Lowell took dead mouse out of well and[...]with engine. Miss Simons left at Coolie after Choke Cherries. Had dinner at Chat-
July 12 - Papa W. Started to sell horse. Lowell[...]ern to Horse buyers came and Lowell went after Harley P. Mrs. Foss and Rastler. Got home[...]f came on stage. Albert came up to sup-
went after cow and milked, went to Frank' s got mail. dance at Club Hall. Came home at 2:00. Bill came per. Made 2 quts of Jam.
Ray and Albert came when Lowell[...]y left for home. Didn't get ready talked until 2: 00. I sunburned my neck. Merlin Lewis
July[...]rove to Woody Island
forenoon went to lmlers after dinner. Came back Aug . 2 - Lowell plowed. I cleaned henhouse and[...]as up in evening. came after dinner we cut out dolls. Went to Franks. Low[...]Aug. 18 - Lowell finished well, got back at 2:00. Mr.
Chub Ruds for chicken feed. The day[...]jam and bowl of butter to Laura. Lowell
July 20 - Lowell plowed. I crocheted. Had Fry-first[...]ds. Baked bread, churned, washed and Aug. 20 - Lowell worked for Frank. I washed, baked
July 21 - Washed in morning went to Homestead[...]I repaired mational dress. Cooked for Aug. 21 • - Sunday Was out with Lowell all morning.[...]hay rack & fixing binder. I baked cake,
July 22 - I finished one piece of lace. Watkins Man Aug. 7 - Baked ginger snaps. Laura came brought after dinner. Fixed box for papers, put up curtains[...]ashed doors. Picked boquet from garden.
July 23 - Friday. I layed in complaint to Lowell.[...]n ran out from Har- home late.
July 24 - Went to Franks after dinner. Came up lem, on land deal. Lowell & I went to Turner in Aug. 22 - Lowell was gone all forenoon fixing pump
k[...]d home. and getting water for horses. After dinner he worked
Mrs. Schmydt.[...]ove to wheat field and Rudes in evening
July 25 - Started east at 10:30 didn't find Van 's at[...]Aug. 23 - Lowell started binder at 11:00. I drove
P[...]ank came for supper Aug . 9 - Lowell went after calf in morning. I washed while he ate. I did[...]yed until eleven. Wrote letters and went to after dinner. Lowell got ready to go to town, intend- Aug . 24 - Baked Bread. Cut oats. I drove for a while.
bed after twelve A.O. came at 11 :30. Had been over ed to go to church but looked too rainy. Bronco got Aug. 25 - Chatman came for breakfast and began
east[...]ing. I drove in forenoon and afternoon.
July 26- Monday. Took letters to lmlers. Laura gave[...]owell started to Harlem at 7:00, came Aug. 26 - Lowell cut out land. Albert & Chatman
me[...]Miss Shirley was at Simons. Mrs. & Aug. 27 - Lowell & I and Chatman went to Perrins
st[...]e came home with me. Aug. 28 - Lowell and Chatman went to Perrins. I did
July 27 - The boys rode bronks. Lowell started to[...]ited Mrs. Hodge Laura came up. Janette stayed after early supper. dinner to Lowell at noon. Ca[...]urned, scrubbed and ironed. Hawk killed
July 28 - Lowell came at 9:00. Miss Simons at 9:30.[...]s fried chicken and new potatoes Aug. 12 - Came home at 9:00. Washed took Laura Aug. 29 - Lowell went to cut wheat at Perrins. I did
for dinner. Went to Franks after dinner. Miss Simons to Simons. Got home at da[...]Sept. 2 - Did up work. Went to homestead and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (51)[...]barn, hawled manure in gar-
everything into our 12 by 14. Lowell fixed windows den. Went to Schmydths to thresh after dinner got
& shelves.[...]played checkers after dinner. Tom Stirling came
boarding, did chores.[...]thresh at 2:00. I cut out dress and went to
Sept. 10 - Did wa[...]Laura drove up and I took her into Oct. 12 - I felt bumy. Basted dress together. Hodges
Harl[...]bed early. home. Helen came up in evening after me to come
Sept. 11 - Started our at 7:00. Took M[...]10. Started to thresh flax for Schmydt after dinner.
Sept. 12, 13, 14, & 15. - Stormy. Albert came had T[...]ell's folks early Thur. morning Nov. 11 . order after dinner. Looked for gophers went to
Sept. 18 - Fix[...]tin over knot Stayed in Missouri until Dec. 21 went to Columbia, homestead in evening.
h[...]Delplin Fri. Morning Dec. 24. Visited relatives. Lowell we went to Turner t[...]took pictures. stayed three weeks until after my birthday and went made hot bed plowed after dinner. Carl fi nished
Watered horses at homestea[...]er & cha ir. Carl began disking summer fal-
Sept. 20 - Didn't sleep at night was under the[...]owell helped Stuny thresh. Bill until Feb. 28. I left Mar. 6 and both arrived in Harlem Apr.[...]ks. Ray H. came to dinner. Mrs. Schmydt got
Sept. 21 - Lowell worked on grainery. I was out with[...]& Mr. Marlowe came along scrubbed .
Sept. 22 - The Misses Kiles stopped on their way t[...]ok my place. I came on with Mr. Mar- Apr. 20 - Put out gopher poison on homestead. Mrs.
from[...]t' s had supper there came on Cress came after dinner. I took her to Horans with
Lowell the rest[...]to get goose & turkey eggs. Set goose eggs.
Sept. 23 * - Worked on center piece. Crocheted[...]up when the load and cattle got here Apr. 21 - Went to lmlers after breakfast. Put out
Mary. Broke crochet hook. Star day. about 2:00. Our potatoes were frozen, had a new gophers poison, made screen for coal. Lowell went
Sept. 24 - Mailed handkerchiefs worked on center- stove (range) to put up and it took about two weeks after seed wheat, Carl disked winter wheat. Went to
pie[...], calves & pig home and things in Zooks after dinner. She wasn't at home. Rained,
Sept. 25 - Lowell built anti room on shack. Baked[...]rubbed. Dressed chicken. Mar 27 brought out remainder of car took in wheat Apr. 22, 1916 - Rec'd Buffrock eggs 100-36 were
Sept. 26 - Went to church alone. Mrs. Zook could[...]gophers in trap. Lowell seeded 10 acres of
Sept. 27 - Darned socks and patched underclothes[...]rl & L.D. they to Zooks & Shelsteads.
Sept. 28 - Frank came out in Auto in time for break-[...]ead to work. I washed, ordered 100 Apr. 23 - I went to church. Lowell and Carl were
fast. I went to Turner for groceries. Broke new 25¢ buff rock eggs. Lowell finished back sett[...]ed in night. Carl went to Schmydts Apr. 24 - Pig ate turkey eggs, pened her up at noon.
Sept. 29 - I washed clothes, baked bread & cook- after plow shear. Lowell took drill and fermaldhyde Caught gophers all forenoon. Washed after dinner,
ies. Mrs. Zook and Marjery came at 1:00.[...]er dinner I pressed Lowells felt hat and Apr. 25 - Took in clothes, ironed. shot gophers. Mrs.
su[...]en. Ra ined In evening. Schmydt came after eggs. Grey mare colt. Sow had
Sept. 30 - Frank came early. Lowell went to work on Apr. 12 - Rained in night. Wind blew all day. Lowell[...]homestead fixed fence and went to Apr. 26 - Lowell finished backsetting. Albert bor-
Lowel[...]fancy work. Harry Hodge came after saddle. came along. I ironed a few[...]owell and I went to Turner got Robuck order.
Oct. 2 - Did Saturdays work crocheted. Lowell[...]took letters to Hodges sent order to Apr. 27 - Went to Marlowe with Lowell to clean flax .
wo[...]Sears. Put out poison until 12:00. Lowell came up Mailed order to Savag[...]loor. I ate lunch Sears. Treated flax and oats after dinner. Set out
me. She played music on violin. L[...]straw berries. Rained. Brought home Red calf &
after wagon. Didn't get home until late.[...]cow.
Oct. 4 - Dug potatoes from after dinner until dark. Apr. 14 - Made flower bed. Scrubbed. Put out go- Ap r. 28 - Straightened up suit cases. Got dinner and
Oct[...]Lowell on drill to kill gophers with gun and
had 25 o r 30 bed. Took in ca rrots, celery & sunflow-[...]poison. Figured up lumber for 16x12. Snowed. I
er seed. Lowell pumped water and worke[...]es to have freight brought out. Ap r. 29 - Arose early. Carl and Schmydt took In[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (52)[...]May 21 · A.O. came up and they layed rough floor.[...]Tom Griffith came up after dinner and cut 2x4' s. Put[...]May 22 · A.O. & Carl started to Savoy at eleven with[...]loads of oats. Rained after dinner.[...]May 23 - Rained and snowed all day, got up at eight.[...]May 24 · Tom came after dinner. Rained. Worked[...]May 25 - Rained most of the day, not much done.[...]May 26 - Started window curtains. Tom & L.D. got[...]ed May 27 · Carl went to A.O. to make fence. Jesse[...]May 28 · Went to church. Lowell came to Zooks & I[...]Turner, got home at dark. May 29 - I washed. Cooked for Carl and Tom. Start-[...]Tom worked on house.
erine and A.O. came up after dinner. Katherine rode & clover seed. Wat[...]calf. Carl came from town 10: 15. May 12 · Mr. & Mrs. Schmydt came in evening. Got[...]both plowed sod. I churned, Baked cookies after noon. Carl went to Savoy with wheat.[...]shed ironing, baked cake, penters.
May 2 · Went first round with Lowell breaking sod,[...]Savoy. I
killed gophers. Ironed. Went around after dinner har- May 14 · Went to Luthern Servic[...]ndy. Set two hens. Lots of fancy eggs. June 2, 1916 - Budalph finished siding hung door
gr[...]gs. voy. Lowell plowed after dinner took share to June 3 - Garden[...]ax in wagon. Went May 16 · Went to Turner after mail. Rec 'd letter from port on both sides bui[...]geson. after we had gone to bed. Turner after mail.
M ay 5 · Planted garden in morning we[...]6 - We ra ised a dandy garden- 150
homestead after dinner. Came back by A.O. 's. Fin- Lowell[...]o Threshed with Strant Oct. 14 & 15. Built 26x36
May 6 · Planted garden most of the day[...]Made 20 gal kraut Wednesday Nov. 1. Dug 40 bu of
A lbert came after dinner. Mr. Crass in morning. I May 19 · I went to Alberts after saw level, square & potatoes and had a bu or[...]' s". Allhands borrowed jacks. To Budalphs after carpenter. Sent 28 lbs of rhudabagers. Got out windmill & se[...]May 20 - Went to Church took Mrs. Zook. They[...]A wild and wooly cowboy.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (53)[...]ury eastern Blaine County could in 1912, Little Jewell in 1913, Cherry ing the Missouri River at Cow Island, a
boast of 29 places that at one time in their Patch and Pe[...]y with an established post office. Almost 1925, and Hogeland in 1928. ney across land to Fort Benton[...]er it became Saint
achieved statehood. In 1912 Blaine Sandcliffs. Others describe ar[...]the communities becoming part of named after men. Chouteau was named future generat[...]Phillips County were: Dodson 1894-pre- after Auguste and Pierre Chouteau, early sometime[...]ry ef-
sent, Landusky 1894-1983, Phillips 1902- day pioneers, fur traders and founders of[...]dates when various events oc-
Regina 1915-1982, and Haro 1915-1917. of eastern Blaine C[...]Between the time Montana became a named after people. Remember the old- area and its c[...]lesnake, Madras
gepole in 1899, Coberg in 1902, Avery in Hogeland after him. changed to Belkna[...]t days gone changed to Matador.
After Blaine County was formed nine by.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (54)[...]Mr. Rick (agent), Taly Arnaberg
Big Warm (AL 652-NW 1 /2, Sec. 24, T[...]picture is the bridge over Milk River near
26 N-R 25 E) is located approximately six[...]he
same time.

Cherry Patch
Cherry Patch (S 1 / 2, Sec. 30, T 35 N-R
25 E) located on the Big Flat was only a
post offic[...]amed by railroader, many to handle. By the late 1920s Co-
the name. A lthough, he said, there were a James J. Hill, after a place in the vicinity burg had lost its glow fo[...]A post office was established in 1902 by now the highway had been moved
Coburg[...], life during publishing a newspaper on Aug . 25, the post office closed.
the time of the early h[...]not be run out. They were
ing there in 1889, soon after the railroad[...]He settled south of make a new life. By 1912 the flourishing land.
the tracks in a meadow of n[...]ttonwood trees that gave it a cozy By 1920 there were 132 people in Co- mayor of Coburg. Sully died in 1962.
and friendly look.[...]. However the soil and the final death of Coburg.
21, 1900 Harlem News article states,[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (55)[...]tle in the Missouri
On Sunday morning, Sept. 23, 1877 they Breaks. Some of these people w[...]ek School and others named for the
riors and 200 women and followers with home in which t[...]aken Cull had a post office from 1915-20
their supply of jerked buffalo meat in the[...]s Friday. office was in a home about 12 miles
southwest of Hogeland. After the post of-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (56)[...]three to five units. The caravans averaged about 12 miles per day. All photos courtesy of the Montana[...]Jimmy Earthboy started school in 1923 Dry Lake By Wilma Matte[...]uated around the bend moved to Dogtown in 1925. While he was Dry Lake (AL T976-A. S[...]there, he recalled several teachers: Miss T 27 N - R 24 E) is settled in the foothills
valley road north of Highway 2. Gilbert Hazel Baker, Mr. Brown (who took[...]years), 35 miles southeast of the Highway 2 and
according to Jimmy Earthboy, because[...]Brockies, Hockhalters, and Henry and
!he _1 920s. By 1925, people started mov- lem starting in[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (57)[...]eat Falls, passing
through Harlem on August 24.[...]agency. A trading post was run by 2,200 of the enrolled members live on the
17,50[...]Sr. in 1895-1901. Slow- reservation and about 25 % of these live
location on the reservatio[...]re were 964 enrolled Gros Power Co. 1926 began serving Harlem agency are Indian[...]-school was opened at Fort Belknap
on April 21 with Edith Simmons as
teacher and 14 pupil[...]arted its first school on Sept. 7,
in a 12x12 log cabin with a sod roof.
Martha Matheson[...]RIGHT: Boarding school in
1892 1892. RIGHT: Fort Belknap
Harlem built it[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (58)[...]William Bigby
fice building and US Highway 2 are the George Cochran[...]and 1942-43[...]ow
William R. Logan 1902- 1910 Dave Hawley Andrew Gray[...]lfred H. Symons 1919-1921 1950-1951
John T. Marshall 1921 - 1928 Carl Grant Joe Walkslow[...]gby
Marvin B. Clark 1928-1931 George Cochran Andrew Gray[...]1952- 1953
Hiram N. Clark[...]1958-1959
Aug. 25, 1937. Their constitution states[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (59)[...]J. Matt Bell 1972-1973[...]three other Agency Council members in 1962-63. Back row L-R: Andrew Frank Kirkaldie[...]x, Frank Kirkaldie, John Minugh, James 1962-1963 Joe Kirkaldie
Simmons was shot a[...]1964-1965 Joe Brown
Landusky on Dec. 27.[...]1979-1980
on a daily basis. However after the bridge[...]September 1988.

102

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (60)[...]After the area was thrown open for set-[...]and living
quarters. This photo was taken in 1892 when Jack Sadler was agent. BELOW: The north side[...]im lo the near- lo the jury on Saturday the 2After that Kroll may have
him with the completio[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (61)[...]ders Digging a well in Harlem on Dec. 12, 1906 are Jack Williama, a Buckley and a few othe[...]cks and west of where the Northern
On August 24, 1887 Harlem had its Hotel stood until[...]ers who later settled in the area.
mined after knowing that Glasgow was By[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (62)[...]he Manning Brothers. The building at right is
the 20s. the Ha[...]in a Harlem News had come to Harlem in 1892 as a tele- Most of the early hotels[...]or and had taken up a home- short lives. After the first one owned by
called when he and his bro[...]he early train at Harlem on Also in 1892 C.H. Barton came to Har- Sands had one tha[...]In by W.E. French and William Hart in 1902.
Phil said, the agent was named Palmer,[...]store on the north It burned in January 1912, and the New
a young man who stood six-feet-six a[...]e "Lit- today was started in September 1912.
ments his tobacco chewing and spitting[...]1896. Dudley New England Hotel.
In 1892 a frame schoolhouse on the Axtel[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (63)[...]McM inn, 80, was buried on Sept. 27,[...]until 1921 .[...]vice available 24 hours a day, which start-[...]w England Hotel; MAIN STREET street along hiway 2 in a brick structure
looking south in 1912 or 1913 as the brick New England Hotel was being[...]d the McGuiness Drug
SIDE some lime between 1905-12; MAIN STREET looking south in the late 194[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (64)[...]room-taxi stand; TOP RIGHT: 1923[...]in the 1923 flood; BOTTOM: Kids are[...]enjoying the 1923 flood.[...](no date given).

continued from page 112 and playing equipment. Unfo[...]of this park still exists. funds. A month after the Civic Center Street intersects Hiway 2.
Then in 194 7 a city playground was[...]tion peaked at 1,267 and then dropped to
a number of merchants[...]ing and compound 1,094 in 1970 and 1,023 in 1980. In 1987
the block where th[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (65)[...]of 1935; ABOVE: Flood of 1937; BELOW: Flood of 1952
Susie (Tubbs) Applegate leaves her home.[...]BELOW: After the water goes down Vic Miller returns with a few[...]several victims, who after escaping the flood waters, helped with the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (66)[...]ne Pronto and Lee Parks are off to another rescue after up to eight inches
of rain fell the evening of Sept. 24, 1986. A wall of water hit the north side of Har[...]ourt owned by Tom Ragsdale the afternoon of Sept. 25, 1986. The old Tom
Ever[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (67)[...]siniboines who were settled along the Milk after the Major who assisted the Indians in to build[...]AT RIGHT: One Sub Agency house nearly complete.
120
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (68)[...]Hogeland about 1931 or 1932. CENTER:
Hogeland in 1928. (Great Northern photo)

Hogeland[...]Frank Greenough. He filed his claim
Sept. 12, 1916, when Blaine County was
only four ye[...]he
Silver Bow site.
During the 1920s prospects of tfle rail-
road's coming in[...]here were a few good crops in the late
with 270 of these on the Big Flat. was a pa[...]hung on. The me-
The railroad came in 1928. The Dakota was the first depot agent.[...]The post office was established in 1928 by 1938. The horse and plow were re-
ment[...]A 1940 census recorded 273 people in
blocks, streets and alleys. The[...]n engineer. His family still lives in Penn- After the boom days and the construc- discontinued in 1[...]ok a post office. two machine shops, two
1928. The first train cars came up the rails their[...]destroyed by fire . Many The population is about 28 residents.

122

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (69)[...]h Allen as postmaster until it
closed Jan. 12, 1925. Later the mail went
to the Lost Lake post[...]lub. It was now easier to Lodgepole about 1922; BELOW RIGHT: Lodgepole tribal hall.
attend[...]I

Little Jewell was named after a spring[...]of the mountains in the late 1800s. Kills
124

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (70)[...]and at present the teacher's residence.
after he died. Roosevelt Gray's mother The fr[...]rior, Foreman of the Matador
plains on the other. After a series of roller- rising one to three thousan[...]many as eight loading chutes. After the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (71)[...]ge facilities, a
of houses were built in 1972 on a site town, or alias Three-quartert[...]Later. in 1977 another series of houses way 2 junction. apartments[...]south of
Newtown.
126
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (72)[...]by the Gros Ventre tribe and after[...]ity of Savoy, located about 11 miles east named after Savoy Creek. Great Northern was enjoying[...]129
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (73)[...]A school was built in 1920, when the pop- full power privileges were enjoyed. The
fice from 1925-35 with Joseph Watson[...]Turner was 80. This was the first days of the "12 a.m. lights out" are over,
the first postma[...]cramble for
The town of Turner, located 12 miles The railroad came to the Big Fl[...]outh of the Canadian port of entry and 1928, unfortunately it did not go through Now the added convenience of the
32 miles north of Harlem, was started in the[...]s here to stay. In 1930 a large
the year 1912, when Henry Turner built a up their build[...]ween Harlem
town grew and was named Turner, after The first building to be moved was[...]border. People living in the vicinity of
after the store. In the tradition of the west, fire.[...]onto. Other businesses that are the once active business town of earlier
and many places we[...]ABOVE: Turner Hotel in 1970; LEFT: Turner in 1921;[...]ABOVE LEFT: Old Turner in 1914.

132

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (74)[...]t in 1986; ABOVE: Old
Turner - 1. B.O. Halvorson, 2. Vigo Sherlie, 3. H.C. Turner, 4. T.J.A.A. Hendri[...]ice Heuski, and
Canadians; BELOW: Turner on Sept. 2, 1928 at new site. (Top left and below photos
were taken from a 1928 Great Northern ad owned by Ordell Klindwo[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (75)[...]open prairies. It gave
them a lost feeling after being in the
mountains and leaving friends[...]tion. The colony
also ra ises 500 ducks and 200 to 300
geese.
Lenard Hof[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (76)[...]the pig after[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (77)[...]- Fr. Edward Griva, S.J. 1895-08; 1929-31
St. Paul's Mission[...]Fr. Joseph Piet, S.J. 1908-12
ernment granted permission to the Catho- the signing of the Indian treaty on Jan. 21, Fr. Peter Pasino, S.J. 1908-12
lics to establish a Mission on the Fort 18[...]Fr. August Dimier, S.J. 1914-21
Old Fort Belknap, Thomas O' Hanlon, o[...]Fr. Joseph Bruckert, S.J. 1920-22
from Decem ber 1885 to 1887. th[...]Fr. William Levasseur, S.J. 1925-31[...]Fr. Patrick Savage, S.J. 1926-28
In the spring of 1886 arrangements[...]Fr. John Laux, S.J. 1928-29
were being made to move the Mission r[...]rectory was built in 1942 under Fr. Fr. Frederick Simoneau,[...]and 1969-72; 1973-n[...]Fr. Leonard Kohlman , S.J. 1957-62
Fr[...]Fr. Edmund Robinson, S.J. 1957-59; 1960-62;
F[...]1918-25; 1931-37 Fr. Richard Pausson, S.J.[...]Fr. Francis Sansone, S.J. 1892-95 and 1904-06; Fr. James Hurley, S.J. 1962-64
1922-26 Fr. Joseph J. Brown, S.J. 1967[...]Fr. Achilles Vasta, S.J. 1894-96; 1902-08 Fr. Bernard McMeel, S.J. 19[...]e building of a
built in 1898, then replaced in 1923 with a 1900. A lot, located on the northeast[...]he nearby mountains. This second build- was 20' x 40' and without a sacristy. Contract 1932 saw the breaking of the ground for the
ing was de[...]irect ion of and Charles Murphy. On May 5, 1902, the Two lots were purchased in t[...]l 14, 1907. The original stained glass windows were donated by the[...]ns Church
in Harlem in 1902.
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (78)[...]Savoy Catholic Church
A donation of $2000 from the Catholic
Church Extension in me[...], and parishioners' donations saw the Dec. 29, 1912. The attendance was so Ten stained-glass memorial windows
dedication on Sept. 28, 1932, of St. large that arrangements were made for were installed. On May 28, 1915, Bishop
Thomas, The Apostle, by the[...]as Michael
A Rectory was purchased in 1942. Until amassed $150 toward a new building;[...]aken from Jubilee Centennial Edition,
in 1982. Both Sisters are still on the parish local men[...]of Harlem on U.S. Highway 2. The Catho- east valley to Mass, where often they
Father John Petit 1917-1921 lic Mission had its beginning in the late[...]avoy and
Father Henry B. Pratschner 1921-1931 1890s and was served by Fr. Ebersch-[...]r.
Father Duffy 1940-1942 quent flooding of the river, the Depart-[...]ar, Fr.
Father Sheehy 1942-1943 ment of the Interior granted higher gr[...]ay
Father Custer 1950-1952 Father Lavasieur, who was Superior at[...]es were
Father Borbeck 1952-1960 St. Paul's Mission, is credited with it[...]ll
Father S. Penna 1968-1972 son Elmer, along with many willing hands[...]nd pre-
Father Howard Moran 1972-1981 among Catholic families living nearby.[...]church enjoyed a large, active congrega- many who never worshipped there.

St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem in 1932. Sacred Heart Catholic Church located along Highway 2, commonly
140[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (79)[...]immerman. The schedule was once a 1924 the picnic stand was built on the nerals[...]In 1982, the Altar Society put together
Albert Cichosz an[...]Church after the addition.
The official dedication[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (80)[...]and
20 miles north of Harlem. The building singl[...]~e lunch with whomever bought
tn Harlem on April 12, 1923, meeting his b~1ldmg ~o be put on. Th is wa[...]settlers that had moved to t1onal hall from 1926 until 1940. The Har- In August of 1935 t[...]rganized with Bert L. Murphy as
In June of 1923, two Sunday Schools mon Hall.[...]oung and Joseph Southwick as were paid $2 each. Young people came chapel in Harlem[...]around to attend. No smoking and on November 23 the concrete was
Through 1924 and 1925 more families or drinking was allowed in th[...]ding was closed in with the
In the fall of 1925 the Harlem Branch them. Many enjoyable times[...]Harlem in the 1920s are still there. Those[...]inactive members and some are active[...]lem Branch women's organiza-
came from Idaho in 1923. BELOW RIGHT: current L.D.S. Church in Harlem wh[...]T. Hugh Murphy 1923-25[...]Albert T. Johnson 1925-35[...]Merion Alcorn 1956-62[...]Robert McOmber 1962-63[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (81)[...]dy Keranen family moved to On August 24, 1975, Rev. David San-
thorne Billings C[...]out this time the congregation be- In 1982-85 there were more improve-
Rev. Robert St[...]ghs were put on the front of
On August 25, 1968, Rev. Strutz and On July 9, 1971, a schoolhouse 24' by the church and a new sign was construct-[...]rah Riggins' to and foundation was $103.32. was agreed upon as the little[...]ling of
Church of North America. There were 21 vision of Knute Brekke began the task of[...]s Cross conducted the first two roof, with new windows, heating system, Dietz and his wife and son Matthew ar-
Sunday services after which Rev. Rolly restrooms and an entrance[...]ere for the elec- tuary ready by Easter, April 2, 1972. construction of new cabinets for the[...]A Rev. Jacob Collins 1970-72
negotiations to purchase the former[...]nc- Rev. Jerry Evans 1972-73
Knute Brekke residence wh ich Buttreys[...]owned. In February of 1969 an agree- 2, 1972, for worship. [Several pa[...]hs at a time.]
of $500 was made, the other $2500 to be June 25, 1972. Rev. Robert Strutz was Rev. David Sanderson 1975-82
paid in two payments, interest at 8 % was[...]Rev. Karl Mahns 1982-85
paid for by February of 1971 .[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (82)[...]colo- Tyrol, who was their Bishop from 1532 to[...]their south European people), being so named after their first[...]e
after the fashion of the primitive church of from Ru[...]the apostles. In 1529 in southern Moravia Wolf Creek Colo[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (83)[...]ver Bow. Upon its organiza-
tion there were 21 voting members.
In the spring of 1914,[...]live in Harlem, were held at A. Bolstad's on May 25,
Before the church was built, a Sunda[...]urches were to share ex- 1911 . On June 18, 1911, after a second
School was started by Mrs. Anton[...]sell its parson- There were 66 members, of which 21
Catholic children to receive religious tr[...]id was formed the same
eran Church on June 28, 1919, marked Lutheran Pastors on the[...]Theo. J. Bursell (first resident) 1916-23 the old Turner Hall and in various homes.[...]of the O.J. Akre (also at Hinsdale) 1923-26 The location of the Wing Cemetery was[...]held Owen J.C. Norem 1927-30 selected in 1914, and the Ladies' Aid
on July 26, 1925. Julius Hanson 1930-43 donated $92 for the ground . That fall
The railroad was built in 1928 and the James Asp 1[...]Stanley Knudsen, Harlem, interim 1926, later to be known as the Sunshine
A well[...]Urness 1958-60 workers in 1928 and in 1930 became the
were purchased for $28 apiece. Each Robert Johnson, Harl[...]Ronald Nybroten 1966-69 1927 the Great Northern Railroad was
Occident[...]as Richard Hoyme 1979-82 bought one lot. There were 24 families in
decided that the women of the congrega- David Hamilton 1982- the Turner group at this time.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (84)[...]of Harlem, began their church in 1928.
Men of the congregation began digging the stained-glass windows in the church There was a small chapel build[...]n Olson 's home is now. The pas-
in the fall of 1927, using two horse-drawn An important eve[...]The congregat ion, who were mostly of
July 29, 1929, the cornerstone of the Church on June 26, 1960. German descent, disba[...]the rest stayed with Missouri
Brownfield on June 2, 1935. The church congregat ion in the[...]were Rev. Martin Cohrs 1929-47 and Rev.
tions. The call included a salary of[...]theran story Harlem American Lutheran
After the Hansons left, in spite of inter- on page 14[...]of 29 residents of the community with[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (85)[...]A memorial fund had been set aside for
23, 1951, the purchase of the present site
f[...]he church, the home mission depart- vices. After the services, the mortgage-
ment intended[...]1951-52[...]hard N. Wallace Johnson 1952-53
Olmstead, foreman for the Akre Const.[...]ish- Minnesota and served until Oct. 15, 1982. R.G. Johnson 1959-63[...]m and Richard N. Hoyme 1979-82
The Women' s Missionary Federation[...]ed behind David J. Hamilton 1982-
became the American Lutheran Church[...]e chu rch now stands,
paying $375 on April 12, 1915. Rev. J.L.
Higinbotham stated in a le[...]United Brethren Sunday School in the early 19209.
these charter members, Henry Norton, is[...]The Sunday School has been in opera- 1921 . ter B[...]uring the fruitful ministry of Rev. Min- on May 2, 1924. It was held yearly in May
Women of the church organized a La- nie Hall, 1922-25, the little chapel was until the 1960s. T[...]in at times. All hood was organized Feb. 7, 1927. Father-
as president. They were also kno[...]hen in the sociation was organized by 1923 with
church.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (86)[...]■

In 1928, with Rev. F.B. LaFaver's lead- girls interest[...]hristian En- Pastors
ership, after a prayer service the men deavor was a boys'[...]8-19
nine months. The new church was dedi- after school for years. It was similar to J.N. Van Cleve 1919-21
cated April 21 , 1929, by Bishop Russell Good News Club today. Kindred of Malta 1921
Showers. This church cost $11,000 with[...]F.W. Brown 1921
$2,000 donated labor. Little is mentioned Thro[...]ur- tor) 1921-22
cafe across the street in her home, serv- chas[...]ave at - Minnie Hall 1922-25
ing meals at all hours for the men. Ladies ten[...]r colleges F.B. LaFavre 1925-32
took turns bringing prepared food. and[...]rch work- R.E. Bosserman 1932-34
The bell for the new church was e[...]J.A. Harrison 1958-62
cal United Brethren Church. Following a Chur[...]R.J. Anderson 1962-67
majority vote of its members worldwide,[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (87)[...]terian place the original windows with stained- J.A. Greene[...]glass memorial windows. At the same E.A. Wilson[...]Hosea G. Bosley 1919-20
brought new settlers to th is region but[...]alled J.H.K. Moffett 1920-23
also transported missionaries to meet the[...]ho the Wm B. Cowgill 1926-29
settlers' spiritual needs, often without[...]ng the M.F. Ramage 1929-33
charge. Harlem, a typical prairie town[...]sionary for the state of Mon- In 1962 an addition to the basement of W.J. Brown[...]968-70
Trumbull as superintendent. On Sept. 25, tors study and conference room. In 1972 Al Kongable 1970-73[...]r. Bain, Mrs. Sands and Mr. In 1920 the first step was made toward Neil Ireland[...]Church of Harlem
were adopted on May 14, 1923 and filed Henry Wagner 1900-03
May 26. The document bears the signa- D. Hu[...]D. Holford 1909-12[...]ission and the
the lower Milk River, about 12 miles east ed a small plot of land[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (88)[...]Nellie Klingler, Ida Organized groups active within the
tions held services in Savoy and among[...]regret of the Savoy (joint alternating)
1925. Ladies[...]meaning it follows after the churches of[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (89)[...]meteries Highway #2.
known that a man by the name of Tubbs w[...]the reservation. Just before this ser- on Jan. 25, 1906. The Feb. 7, 1906 Harlem News[...]ounds exist. Some of vice the Indians had taken 250 corpses and buried records that Medicine[...]of Fort Belknap
Agency and south of U.S. Highway 2, where the
Indiana laid their dHd on top of the g[...]Memorial Day ceremonies at the
Highway 2 east of the agency.[...]Hill Cemetery in the valley east of the agency.
152
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (90)[...]d a few curious children peeked extra 24 feet around the three sides for this project. the grounds like Al Degendorfer. He would go out
in and after viewing the remains, spent many a[...]t be paid for because there were no funds to
for $25 per acre. Lots were sold for 10 dollars each.[...]oard members were tax roll. In 1982, approximately six acres of land
J.A. Sadler, sec[...]board members. future expansion.

1925-Funeral scene at Harlem Cemetery, with large cro[...]l, M artha E. 85-L 19d Brower, Laura E. 8 22-L 10b Chouroutt, CharlH L B15-UOb
Adkino, Ray 8 2-L 1d Banker, Van 1134-132 Birdwell, PHrt A. B5-L20b[...]rie Lynn (baby) 8 3-L 18 Banta, M argarat E. 8 12-Llld Birdwell, Ray (baby) 815-L 17■ Brownfield, Helen 8 27-Ua Chriol enoon, Albert 87-l..lld
Alcorn, Cacil B. 8 23-L 15c Sapp, Rooie 819-L 12d[...]Ruth (Urquhart) 816-L 18c Brownfield, Inez M. 827-l..lb Chrlotenoon, Sarah 87-Lk
Alcorn, Clark 8 23-L 15d Bard anouve, Alice M. 815-L 1[...]iley Bryant 811-L 1• Brownfiald, Ruby R. 827-L8c Chriotianaon, John 823-UOc
Alcorn, Lorenzo B23-l 15a Bard a[...]Church, George W. B10-L8c
Alcorn, Lynnatte 8 23-L 11 Barner, Ernl• 8223-L 15b Barnar, Jack 820-L 17d Boa, Malvin Douglas B25-L 1[...]y 819-L 1:i. Bruna,, M1jorla P. 817-20c Church, William Denni• 810-U.
Alle[...]a B21-L7d Bruna,, M ary E. B17-L.20e Churchill, Edith 814-L 11b
Allan, Fr[...]rton, M inarva 811-L 10b Booth, David 821-l..Tc Bruner, Olivar E. B17-20b Churchill, FrancH Jerome B14-L 12d[...]ranklin B&-L4a Bruna,, Tampla A. Jr. B17- l.20a Churchill, William Ron 814-L 12
Amber, Ellen 810-LSd Ball, FrancH Mary E. 828-LTb Boolay, HOH ■ GrMnwood B&-L4c Bruno, Herman B. 821-LTb Cichon, Anthony 823-U
Anderoon, Albert A. 828-L 18d Bell, Ida May 828-L7d Boolay, Anntoinelle 11&-L 111 Bruno, JHn M . 821-LT• Clcolle, Allee B14-L9b
Ande[...]b Clcotte, Joo 814-Ua
Anderoon, CIIUH 827-L 10• Benoon, Carrie Rierson B19-L9d BranlHn, Sleva B22-l..10d Buckley, Gertrude B11-L 11c Cl1waon, Lao B19-L1a
Anderoon, Dalla 823-Ua Benoon, Cora M. 828-L 14d Braunateder, John 83'[...]Anderaon, Martin 811-Ua Benoon, Ed 828-L 14c Breitmeiar, Frad E. 81-L[...]E. (wila) 811-L 12b Cline, Wilmot William 828-L:i.
Anderaon, Mary S. 828-L 18c Benoon, Edith 825-L 12c Brekke, Albin J. 85-LSC[...]eroon, Milo BZ-L01d Benoon, Edwin 828-L 13b Brekke, Alfrad 85-L 18d[...]1, Allon D. Sr. 815-Ub Benoon, George 825-L 12d Brekke, Brian 82-LSa Bergum, (baby girl) B28-L 10d Colagrove, H.L 118-L12
Annie, Bryce N. B15-Lld Bent, Eliza[...]nah E. 85-LSd Bergum, Erling CharlH 828-L10b Colline, David B16-L 19c
Anni1, Rola[...]d LH 85-L 111c Bergum, J ■ mH Erving 828-L 10c Colline, Henry 820-L 10d
Anthony, Maud E. B7-L11b Bent[...]nold, John B. 815-L 1Sb Bergh, Elmer 821 -L 10d Brekke, Laura M. 85-LS■[...]ll ■ 85-L 18c Berglund, Eric R. 822-L 111 Brekke, Olat B2-L 11b Cambron, Carl 824-L 1:i. Colline, WIiiiam 816-L 19b
A1her, Ed 829-LSC Berglund, L■ Verne 822-L 11b Brekke, Stanley G. BS-L 11■ Campbell, Thomae 827-UOc Colter, Nava B9-L4c
Aoher, Harry A. Jr. 89-Lllc Balo, Claranca F. B22-L 12d Brennan, Jack E. B14-l.20a Carloon, Carl Conrad 815-L 11• Cooper, Hardy 821-LS■
Aoher, Harry N Sr. 89-Ub Beto[...]toon, Cuoie 815-L 11b Coote, Allred 825-Lad
Aoher, Maria T. 89-Ud Beto. John A. 822-L 12c Brockhui11n, Adri an " Harry"[...]rt 89-Ua Billmayer, 1<1therln1 820-L 11c lk Carloon, Swen A. 815-L 18c Collon, Earl 828-LS■
Aohton, Margi• 810-L 12• Bird, Robert L B23-L 18c[...]rtha 817-L 1c C ■ Hbeer , Julia J. 821-L 17d Cowan, Arthur 812-L 11b
Aiure , George .. Doc" 83~L 15d Birdwell, Chriotina 8225-L 10.
Baird, (baby) 816-L 13 Bird[...]Cowan, Margaret B13-L7c
Baker, (baby) 821 - L 11■ Birdwall, Horace Starling[...]erlin, Bob 89-L 1c Cowan, Miry J. 812-L 11c
Baker, Margarat B19-L 14b Birdwall, J■ mH C. 823-L 1• Brooke, George B24-Ub[...]Brooke, M1bl• 824-UI Chamberlin, J.P. 89-L 1•
Baker, William George 819-L 14■ Birdwall, J1mH H. 823-L 1b[...]JoHph F. 85-L 19c Browar, CharlH (um) 822-L 10. Chamberlin, Willie 89-L 1d[...]l, Hor■c• Starling B5-L20a Brower, Jacob 822-L 10. Chomberlln, Frank 89-L[...]

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Continued from page 153
Crell, Bob 820-Llc D..ldaon, Doran 82-L 1b Dodge, William D. BI-L4a[...]Elli ■ , Ruby K. 81-Ub
Crell, Frank 820-Ud Day, William 824-Ua Dole, Minni• S. 823-Lllc Duncan, Aou E. 827·Llb Emeroon, Jennie P.[...], (baby) 84-L 15a DHlharaga, (baby) 821 -l.20a Dolven, Carl " Cully" 81-L 13b Dunn, Mildred Mery 823-l4a Emeraon, MilH H. 87- L14[...]ayfo,d 84-L 15b Dagendortar, Albert 822-L 1k Dolven, Carl M. 114-Ud Durand, Florence 824-Lk Emiraon, Bud 82S-L 11d[...]114-L 1kl Dagandortar, Tennie 822-L 18d Dolven, Iva (SturgH) 115-L 1d[...]14-L 17d Delorme, Loui• J. 822-L 11b Doney, Ruby 822-L , .. Edwardo, Emma[...]R01jar M-l11b Delorme, Louie 827-L 12b Doney, Vince 81-L 12a[...]84-L 11b Delorme, Vi rg in ia 827-L 12d Donick, Mary L. 821 -Lllc Ekegran, (baby) 828-L 1 Everett, Addie a . BII-L 13c
Crook, Tracy 822-llc Damming, Ada 827-L 13b Donick, M ike S. 821 -Ud Ekegren, Audrey N[...]lliam E. 84-L 111c Dammi ng, Raymond 827 -L 13a Dorrity, Jame■ a. Bll-l5[...]114-L 17b 0.Vora, Frank 8111-l.20a or b Drake, Samual L. B11-l2b[...]Everett, John M. BII-L 13•
Curley, Mary C. 1124-Ub O.Vore, Jam•• F. B1S.-l.20c DuBoio, Louie 824-Lld Ekegran, Quinl[...]Ewing, Henry S. B10-L4a
D'Hooga, Emial 822-Ua 0.WMM, Stella E. 81-L 13a[...]Faria, Roy E. 83-L 18d
D'Hooga, Hank 821-Lkl Diadarick, John H. 87 -L4a Duncan, Dorothy M. 827-Lld Ellie, Annie BII-L3[...]Farnum, A.E. 87-llc
Dahl, Magnuo 823-Ua Doble, John 87- L3a Duncan, Hurly R. 827- Lllc Ellie, Ernaot Bll[...]Farnum, H.H. 87-L3d
Daily, John E. 827-L7a Doble, Sarah B7- L3b Duncan, loHc P. 827-Ua Eil lH, Joe 814-[...]Ellie, JoHph 811-L 12• Farrell, Mary E. 821 -L 15d
Damon, Sam 827-Lk Dodge, Marjorie[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (92)Feller, Madge E. 810-L 13• Harvey, Nellie G. 826-L 16b Larock, Tereaa K. 814-l11a[...]Arthur 816-L5b Penner, Kathy 824-L2a
Finne, Hana 823-L 18d Harvey, Philip John 825-L8c Laraon, Anna L. 88-L8b Mord, Amanda 824-L 14b Penner, Peter 824-l2b
Fiaher, Mildred 823-L8d Harvey, Sam 826-L 18• Laraon, Baby 818-L3a Mord, Everett 824-L 13c Perry, Mary 814-L7b
Fit[...]n, Bert M . Sr. 818-L 12b Mord, Herman C. 824-L 141 Petera, Margerelha 819-LSc
Fitz, Glen 85-L 15d Hatfield, M.A. 823-L 11 Laraon, Delorea 811-L3d[...]ler R. B2-L3d Peleraon, Anna 822-L 15c
Fitz, Groden 85-L 15c Hauge, Mable (Banta) 812-Ub Laraon, Eilery 811-L3b[...]zabeth 811-L 191 Peleraon, Halvor 822-L 15d
Fitz, Hyacinth 85-Ub Hauge, Martin 812-L9a Laraon, Martin T. B12•l8a Morgan, JamH 811-L 11b Peleraon, Murtle L. 827-L4b
Fitz, Sarah Ella 85-L 15b Hawk,[...]ell, Homer Franklin 89-L20a Morgan, Leo K. 826-L 12c PharH, Herb 821-L 101
Fitz, William Riley 85-L 15• Ha[...]well, I.Z. 89-L20b Muller, Marie 821 -L 19• PharH, Ida 821 - L 10b
Fitzaimmon1, Homer 84-L 18•[...]race B26-L 17• Mullin•, Ezar 820-L 10• Phillipa, Guy M. 86-L[...]drew W. 815-L 17d Lawr, Waller J. 826-L 17b Mummey, Lloyd 83-L 19d[...]Kyle 811-L&d Mummey, Lucine H. 821-LSc Pilch, Ethel E. BZ-L07d
Filzsimmona, Paul J. 821-L8d HHlh, Maude (baby) 810-L 1b[...]Pilch, George BZ-L07e
Fitzaimmona, Thom•• 825-L 11c Hellman, (baby} 834 Legg, John R. 828-L 11 Murphy, Philip S. 811-L 10d[...], Margret 834 Murray, Frank 812-L4d Pollett, JamH 8 . B25-L2a
Flynn, Michael 822-L 13d Hemphill, Mary Koberg 88-L4e Legg, Mary A. 828-L 1b Murray, Frank 834-118 Porter, Willard 822-L2d
Foote, Emma 85-L 11 Hemphill, PHrl 88-L4c Legge, George A. 828-L 1c Muagrove, (2 babiH) 87-L 11 Powell, (baby) 816-[...]ander E. 810-L 19• Hendrick•, JamH F. 827-L 151 LeMar, Nathan S. 819-L 11c[...]CharlH A. 811-l20c Powell, George 812-Ua
Forbea, Louie T. 810-L 19b Henrikse[...]Powell, George 817-LSb
Forgey, Catherine 820-L 1b Henrik ■en , Harold BZ-L11d Leo, Jim 82-L 13c Muagrove, Irene Sadie 811-l20b Powell, Mable (11hH) 812-Ub
Forgey, Florence Froat 820-L 1• Henaley, Tammy Le• 825-L 1d Leo, Sam 85-L 13•[...]John 82D-L20a Herendeen, George B22-L9a Lewellen, Ben B22-L7b Muagrove, Nellie 811-L20d Powell, TherHI 812-L&c
Forgey, Robert Henry 820-L20b Hewitt, D. ErnHt 85-L8 Lewellen, CharlH 822-L7a Muagrove, Robert E. 87-L 1c[...]tune, Claude E. 811-L 1 Hewitt, Lewis 822-L3a Lewellen, Hallie 822-L7c Myer, CharlH 825-L4a Pulae, Louiu 819-L7d
F[...]riatina 814-L 181 Hockhalter, Clara 826-L 11d LiHe, Libbie Clere 813-L 10c[...]0-L 16d Qu ■ckenbuah , John H. 826-L 13c
Fox, Edward H. 814-L 16c Hock[...]"Bat" (a1he1) 811· Queckenbuah, John R. 826-L 131
Fox, Jamea E. 814-L 18b Hofaldt, Gree• 821-L 11d Lighthall, Emma 822-L 19d L6c Qu ■ckenbuah , Mary Jane 826-L 13d
Fox, Jamea E. 814-L3b Hofe[...]mil 811-L&c Quinn, John W. 822-L 13b
Fox, Mary E. 814-L3a Hofer, Johnny 0 . 82-L9d Lindaay, J.J. 825-L3d Nelaon, Evelyn 85-L 111 Quinn, Nella M. 822-L 131
Foy, Joe P. 825-L8a Holden, Charlea E. 87-L5a[...]ry 811-Lllb Ratter, Clayton 82·L20b
Frame, Elizabeth Logan 811-L9b Holden, Florence E. B7-L5b Lloyd, MannehHrt 829-U Nelaon, Ole 85-L 10b Ragadale, Reuel " Slim" 82-L 12d
Franklin, Homer 89-L20a Holford, David 88-L3a Lor111, Ole 826-L 15b Nelaon, Pele 821-LSd R11mu11en, Arthur J. 8[...], Earl 811-l3a Lor111, Raymond 823-L 14 Nelaon, Viola 85-L 10• Aa■ mu ■ aen , Kermit 812-l3b
Gamble, Ida C. 812-L7d Hood, Merrill C. 824-L 14c LUH, William A. 823-L3c Nalaon, Waller Theodore 811-Ua Ra1mu11en, Myrle Bl-l10b
Gamble, Leone B12-L7a Horn, Dick 819-L 13d Lyona, Dave 825-L9b Nevena, Mary Smith 819-L 10• Ra1mu1■en , Otto 812-L3d
Gamble, Louie B12-L7b Horn, Richard Daniel (baby) 8[...]■ mu ■■ en , Rod A. B16-L9d
Gamble, Sil11 812-L7c Horning, Elizabeth 824-L5b Marlow, Ell ■ Lorain• Bl•[...]ay, Hugh 8 . 89-L 10b Horning, Rudolph 824-LSa Marlow, John A. 88-L5a[...]away, Minnie J. 89-L10c Howell, Mercua 829-L7 Marlow, Lucy 88-L5b Nixon, Richard 812-L5b Redatone, Stella R. 824-L&d
Gannaway, Robert 8. 89-L 10d Hueblein, Fred 824-Ua Merlin, (baby) 816-LSa Nixon, Suun (Tubba) 812-LSd Redatone, Wilbur J. BZ-L 14b
G[...]Nollainger, Adell (Clutton) 88-L 17d RHd, (2 bablea) 84-L 11
Gardner, Earl G. 87-L 131[...]Reed, Laura H. 84- L 141
Gardner, Ellen 826-L8d Hulae, Elmer H. 88-L 19b Martin, Willaim A. " Bill" 822-L14d Nolfalnger, Winfield 88-L 17c[...]ay 88-L 191 Martin, Wilma Jean B22-l 14■ Nordhua, lngvald 812- L3a Repnak, Bobby Jo 819-L 1d
G[...]ndrew 815-Ua Martinaon, Magnua 829-L 10 Norton, Al 824-L 101 Repnak, Carl 819-l 1[...]16-L 17• Jackson, Bertha (Hewitt) 822-L3b Mayer, Grace Shirley 813-L7b[...]-L3b RhoadH, Mary (R11mu11en) 812-
Getten, Frank E. 816-L 18b J ■cobaon, Beulah 827-L 12c McCallrey, W. 823-L 10d Nyatrom, Guatal Abelin B13-L[...], Jean 816-L 17b Jeager, ThomH W. 824-L3b McCracken, Lynn 84-L 12d[...]Richman, Bill T. 817-L 12d
Getz, Tony 824-L4c Jenkin,, LHlh• 83-L 19d[...]he Bum" BS- Richman, boy 817-L 111
Gill, DHn L 820-L7a Jenkina, Virgil 83-L 19c[...]14b O'LHry, ArlHn 822-L 161 Richman, Richard W. 817-[...]cD1niel1, Frank 814-L 15c O'LHry, Dan 827-L 10d Riddle, Guy E. 827-L 18d
Gloyne, Wealey (HhH) 816-L3b John ■ on, Agne• 84-L 12• McD1niel1, John 814-L 15d O'LHry, Nellie 822-L 17b Riddle, Irene 826-L 19c
Gloyne, William R. 816-l3a John[...]1niel1, Pri 1ci111 E. 814-L 15b O'LHry, Sieve 822- L 17c Riddle, LHler 826-L 19d
Golf, Charlea B21-l2• Jo[...]tt, JoHph B13-l4 O'LHry, Thom11 Sr 822-L 171 Riddle, Lucille May (baby) 827- l16c
Goldamith, Ruth 824-L 11d Johnaon, CharlH V. 824-L4b McDermott, Mary 813-L4 O'Rouk, Garret 822-L 11b Riddle, Smith 8222-L&a McGinnia, Olive 813-L&b[...]ia, Robert A. 813-L8d Ohlerkl ng, Annie 82-L 14c Rieder, Thekla S. 817-L 15c[...]e, Alice 811-LSc Ohlerki ng, Frank 82-L 14d Rile, Mary F. 86-LSc
GoodhHrt, Jeck 89-L7a Johnson, Johnnie Jean 820-L9c McGuire, Edna 84-L7b[...]Everett 811-LSd Olazewaki, Marion A. 823--l7 Ring, Alice Viola 814-L 13b
Go[...], Norman B4- l7a Olaon, Jergen BZ-L 121 Ring, Elva Lucille 814-l 13c[...]ger, (3 baby gravH) 89-LS Johnaton, M.E. 821-L41 McGui re, Tom B. 810-l8a[...], Annie 85-L 18d Mclntoah, Ed 822-L20b Oatle, Joaeph 814-L 10[...]Fremont 89-L 15b Jorgenaon, William 822-LSc Mclntoah, Fred 822-L20c Oatle, Lulu Bernice 814-L 101[...]e 89-L 151 Kaluze, Paulin• ( beby) 826-Ula Mclntoah, Suale 822-L20a Otto, Fred 88-Ua[...]Raymond L. 811-L9b Mcleod, Norman A. 823-L 111 Otto, Henry 88-L8d[...]Roberta, John S. 811 -L 18d
Gray, Alexander 820-LSc Kelly, Henry 89-L 161 McMichHI, Elaie 0 . 813-L 12c Owena, MM 826-L7a Roberta, Roy B21-L8[...]810-L 17e Roblnaon, Clarence A. 821 - l20a
Gray, Edward N. B14-L9c Ken[...]uel 810-l2e Robinaon, Emma P. 821 -l20b
Green, Bertha O. BZ-L08e Kenn[...]hine E. 86-L 1b Miller, Benjami n 0 . 824-L2d Packer, Lola 810-L2c Rowley, (•ix 1on1) 820-L 14
GrHn, Herman 819-L 111 Kern, C. lzova B15-L3b Miller, Ooneld 823-L2e Pecker, Rebecce B10-l2d Rowley, Baby Girt 817-L 121
GrHn, Kanneth C. 88-L20d Kern, Will[...]. 810-L 17b Rowley, Gree• DavlH 820-L 151
GrHn, Myron J. 813-L 141 Kiley, Jeremiah 826-L 12b Miller, Henrey BZ• L 141[...]td Rowley, Hugh Thompaon 820-L 15b
Grffn, William " Bill" BZ· L08d Kirkaldie, Edith M. 816-L 131 Miller, Henry C. 825-LSa Pankratz., Kather in France ■ 821· Runn ion, Jean Wilaon Rector az ..
Gro[...]Edna BZ-L04a Miller, Henry ForHI 824-L 121 L12a[...]e, Frank BZ-L04f M iller, J. Clyde 824-L 12d Pankratz, Samuel W. 821 -L 12b Rupp, Harold Jon•• 84-Llb[...]Leo B24--l 10d Ru11enello, Ruby 821-l 13c
Heck, CharlH 89-L2a Ki tto, Edith 825-L7b Miller, Larry Jay 824-L2c ParenlHu, Uruala 824-L 10c Rutherford. Thoma• 825-Ltd
Hader, John C. 816-L 141 Klingler, Art P. 827-L 17c M iller, Leonard 89-L 11a Perko, (baby) 821 -L 1td Sadler, Elizabeth Laula[...]lbert B23-L31 Klingler, Nellie M. 827-L 17b M iller, Mee 816-L7c Parka, A.O. 821 -L 19c Sedler, Evelyn Grace 814-U
Hagen, Mary Olaon 823-L7 Klingler, Thelma 827-L 17• Miller, Mary Belle 89-L 11c Parka, Bertha 821 -L 111 Sadler, G. Clarence 814-L 1
Haluzaka, Johnie M. 821 -L9baby Klungland. Carl 811- L 10b M iller, Paul 821 -L 15b Parka, Edward E. 821 -L 18b Sadler, John A. 814-L 1d
Hanlon, Patrick 834-128 Klungland, Erma 811- L10• Miller. Serah 824-L 12c Parka, Irene 821 -L 14d Sadler, Leonerd 814-U
Hannegan, Pal 824-L3c Knutaon, Bertha 826-L2b M iller, William 8 9-L 11b[...]F. 817-L&c Sanko, Archie R. 820-L7c
HanMn, Adele 811-L 131 Knutson , Lawrence B~ 82&--l.2.a Modic, AgnH 84-L 1d Perko, Orma 821 -L 16c Savage, Mary C. 817-L 13c
Ha"i•, Harold 827-L 111 Kopp, Ida 88-l8b[...]c. Anton 84- L20d Parka, ROH Ann 827-LSa Schilling, CharlH H. 818-L 11
Harri,, Loia K. 827-L 14c Kopp. Otto 81-l 1c Mod ic, Jenn ie 84-,L 20c Parnell, Edward W. 813- l 13c Schilling, Dora L. B18-L1c
Harri, , Loren Earl 827-L 14d Kopp, William 88- Llc[...]Minnie 813- L 13d Schmidl, Louil 820-l 13•
Ko[...]Schnelder, Mark 88-LSd
Hartman, Barbara Ellen 827-L 18d
Kowa[...]Schneider, Robert A. BZ-L01 b
Hartman, Florence 822-L 19c
Kr111. Karl K. 815-L7c Moher, AndrH Lynn 821 -l20c Patteraon. Fred BS-L3c Schnelder, William 826-L 11•
Hartman, George JamH 822- l 11
Kuehni, Carl 819-L 1d M ohar, Joe 8222-L 1b
Kuntz, Ludwig 826-L 11b Mohar, John 81 -L4c[...]Lamb, CharlH 821 -l2b Mohar, JoHph 82D-L11[...]Ann• Mabel Joaephln• 814- Mohar, Julia 820-L 1b Pauley. Vincent J. 87 -L&b[...]Schwaller, Mrs. Joe 89-Llc
Hartman. Johnny B22- L19b
L 11b Mohar. Richard (baby) 821 -L 1d Pelaur, Ida M. 86-LSc Scifera, CharlH Ervi n 815-L 111
Hartman, Ragna 822-L 1c
Larock , Brown (baby) 814 -L 11 Mohar, Williem E. BU-L 121 Pefaur. John 88- LI Scifera. LHlie Ervin 8 15-L 11c
Hartman. Wallace 827- L 16c
Lar[...]ncent 86- U Scott, Nettie A. 821 - l 151
Harvey, Kenneth o . 826- L 16c[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (93)[...]1tina 818-L&a Young, Mary 821-l 13d
Continued from page 155[...]818-L&b Ziemann, (baby) 822- L 15a[...], Ron 81 -L 11b Snell, Babe l. 812-L 13d[...]Strebor, John 8Z-L02• Walker, Walter H. 818- L&d
Searle, Wendy Sue 821-UOd Snell, Delbert Ray 812-L12a[...]n 0 . B27-L3b Wallo, (baby) 812-L 14a
Sewell, luac 819-l4b[...]Strobel, Ruth E. 824-L 14d Wallo, James E. 812- L 14b
SIMppard, Del F. 810-L 14d Snell, Will iam 812-L 13c[...]Stuckor, Chri1 (baby) 823-L 14 Worwick, Thoma, A. B12-l2b
Sheppard, Gile1 C. 810-L 14a Snidor, Elizabeth 827-L 1b[...]Stuker, John 820-L 12c Watt,, Clai re V. 822-L&d
SIMppard, Jay 810-L 14c Snidor, Ralph Burton 827-L 1a[...]Stuker, Sophie C. 820-L 12d Watta, George E. "Scotty" B22•l6c
Sheppard, Margeret M. 810-L 14b[...]Weer••• Merle 8 . 82- L2d
Sherman, A. E. 822-L 1&c Sodorberg, Albert B23-l8d[...]Sutton, Charley 825-L 1a Weimer, Anion J. 821-L8a
Shirley, Robert 817-L 15a[...]Wel1h, W.M . B23-L3a
Short, Delia 822-L 15b Sodorotrom, CharlH B13-L9b[...]87-l4b WIit, (baby) B22-l4a
Short, Pete 819-L9a[...]Weot, Hilma Wilhelmina B22-l4b
Shupe, Clarence JamH 824-L 1b Soderotrom, Oecar 813-U[...]White, Charleo W. 834
Shupe, Edwi n 8 . 824- L 1a Soderatrom, Oacar 813-l9a[...]Teai, Santi 822-L8d Williama, Anaell "Happy" 823-L20b
Shupe, JamH 824-L 1d Southwick, (two g irt1) 820-L 12[...]15b William,, Elizabeth B22-L20d
Shupe, Ro. .tta 824-l 1c Southwick, Earl W. 820-L 12b[...]5a William,, Jack 822-L 19a
Siemena, Jacob BZ-L 11c[...]Thornburg, Richard 829-L& William,, Shari G. 824-L 11a
Siemena, Pete Jr. 87- l2d Southwick, Rula Porritt 820-L 12•[...]William,, William E. 824-L 11b
Smeltzer, CharlH 89-U[...]811 -L 1c William,, William Lee 824-l 11b
Smith, CharlH A. 810-L 10c[...]Tubb1, Charl11 C. 812-L 10• Wil1on, (baby) 815-L 19
Smith, Edward 1125-L17d Spoonhoi m, Melvin R. 811>-L[...]Tubb1, Malonio 812-l 10b Wil1on, Alvin 815-[...]Tubb1, Sunn E. 812-L 10d Wil1on, Duane (baby) 85-L 12
Smith, Mary 819-L9c Stak[...]M. B23-L4b Wil1on, Earl T. 825-l 14d
Smith, Robert 0 . BZ-l 14e[...]88--L 1 Wil1on, Ed 820-L 18a
Smith, Verna M. 8 10-L 10.[...]- LSc StenMng, Jeanette Chriatin• 823-[...]14c Wil1on, JHper 820-Ub
Snell, Al bert BZ- L 10 Stevenaen, Emma 823-L 19c[...]. 834 Yeoman, Cloyd 825-l2d

Surveyed and platted by C.R. Noyes[...]6A Renfue, 2 Children 64A&B
Chambers, Edward 62A[...]Ruach, William 33B
Devine, 26A Scha[...]9B Smithson, Ora B. 27B
FIHkerud, Fanni e 39A Sm ith1on, Roy 27A
Gilmore, Annette M. 96B[...]SvendHn, Oleo (Chri1) 76B
Hobbs, Pearl Bapp 29A SvendHn[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (94)[...]A McCracken, Lynn 52 H Tooke, Newton 45 A[...]A Mord, Viola 32 F Tuggle, William 12 H
Anderson , George[...]A Olson, Albin 32 D Van Yoast, Jesse E. 36 A[...]Gordon, Betty 21 D Olson, Bernard[...]Griffith, H.B. 12 E Olson, Dina[...]Griffith, James 52 E Olson, Helmer 32 C Ward, Baby Boy 30 A[...]E Olson, Jerry 42 D Warren, Annette 27 A
Barber, Ida[...]Halverson, Bernard 121 A Olson, Kay 15 D Warren, Gerald 27 A
Barber, Judson[...]Halverson, Clara 121 B Olson, Oliver 5 D Warren, Guy 27 B
Barber, Weldon[...]Hatland, Conrad 12 G Olson, Oscar 15 B Warren, Ken 27 D
Bassett, Anna 29 A Hauge, Mae 26 D Olson, Shirley[...]B Peterson, Oliver 25 A
Bassett, James 29 D Haugen, Alben (Bonney)[...]gen, Albert 32 A Petrie, Roxie[...]A Phillips, Frank 12 A
Bengston, Carl 12 F Haugen, Flora[...]D Phillips, Nora 12 B
Bengston, Nettie 22 B Haugen, Floyd[...]o 22 A Haugen, Isabell 32 B Ritter, Shawn[...]s 28 C Heilig, Jesse[...]e 28 B Helgeson, William[...]28 D Hendrickson, Eugene[...]el 28 A Hendrickson, Thomas[...]D Simmons, James 12 D
Calvert, Julia[...]D Simmons,Neva 12 C
Calvert, Walter[...]F Simons, Albert 24 B
Cassidy, Florence[...]bard, Harold 32 H Simons, Arthur 24 C
Cassidy, Hugh[...]tton, Carlos 20 D Si mons, Burton 24 H
Cassidy, Martha[...]E Simons, Edgar 24 D
Chapman, Arthur 26 E Hutton, Hazel 20 C Simons, Dre_gman 24 E
Chapman, Nettie 26 F Hutton, Leonard[...]B Simons, Juli a 24 A
Cederberg, Aben[...]tton, W.D. (Bill) 20 B Smith, Charles[...]21 B Jacobson, Emil[...]21 C Jacobson, Gunnar[...]F Spoonheim, Christian 23 A
Cowan, H. Keith 2 E Kenny, E.[...]A Spoonheim, Mary 23 B
Crittenden, Orin 21 H Keuhn, Ed[...]n 25 H Killam, Edith A.[...]25 G Killam, Oli ver A. (Art)[...]racken, L. Alden 52 D Thompson, Fred[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (95)[...]ry township, one 18th CORRECTIONS: page 172, 178 - Quinn should Baked one sid[...]e union in 1889. be Sec 24 T33N R24E; page 175 - Schilling School[...]With its six small, grimy windows To the battered little sc[...]chool districts of this area District 12 was created on March 1, 1912. It was form #30. In 1934 the remaining portion of #21 was
listed in a 1905 directory included # 12 Harlem, # 14 part of the old Harlem District including the north abandoned and annexed to #23 North Star.
Cleveland, #17 Paradise Valley, #21 Coberg, #35 part of the reservation and extending north of Har- District 22 was created in 1915 north of the Milk
Mo[...]arge lem. In 1949 #37 annexed to #12. In 1970 the River and east of Harle[...]Harlem District gained a part of #32, then in 1975 a became part of #35 Savoy.[...]to create #6 North Harlem Colo- District 23 was created in 1915. It was north of
County were created on March 1, 1912. By 1921 ny. On April 18, 1977, #35 Savoy annexed to #12. the Milk River, east of Coburg and alon[...]school districts were prevalent, there being 25 in the A transfer of land from # 12 to #43 Turner was Phillips County line. In 1934 #21 and #30 were
eastern portion of Blaine[...]annexed to #23. Eventually #23 annexed to #35
only six today. The foll[...]torical District 14 was created in 1912. It is a large Savoy.
sketch of[...]rich extending to the Missouri District 25, created in 1917, included all of T35N
District 2 was created in 1915 from #77. In 1931 Ri[...]t they formed their own district District 27 was created in Dec. 21, 1918, and in
District #32 near the Canadian line. i[...]heast of Zurich was created in nexed to #32 Hogeland.
dian line. Land was cut-ott to form # 16 in 1916, 1916 and abandoned in 1922. It was attached to District 30 orga[...]. It was north of
#33 in 1919, #45 in 1920 and finally In 1934 the #37.[...]district
remaining territory annexed to #29 East Chinook. District 17 was organized in March 1912 on both annexed to #23 in 1934.
District 6 organized in 1913.[...]nsolidated with dations with #9, #61 , #29 and others it now con- Turner near the Canadian line. On Feb. 20, 1934, it
#43 in 1954. A new District[...]he Milk River. District 32 was the result of the consolidation of
colony school from #12 Harlem. In 1912 District 19 was created at Zortman and #19 and #2 in 1931 . Later districts #27, #77 and
District 7 organized on Oct. 20, 1913. Located in in 1915 became a part of Phillips County. The sec- #8 were added to #32. In 1970 #32 had both a
the far northeast corner of[...]Bow. In doned. The Hogeland District #32 was annexed to
6, 1915. On April 6, 1917, T35N R26E was cut-ott 1931 # 19 and #2 were consolidated to form the #43 Turn[...]d some of this area
by the creation of #25. Then T36N R26E was cut- new Hogeland District #32. to #12 Harlem.
ott by the creat ion of #40 on Feb. 20, 1919 District District 21 was created in 1912. It was the old District 33 was created on Feb. 21, 1919. Par-
7 annexed to #43 Turner so[...]940s. Coberg District. Then on Sept. 25, 1915, the area ents in the district ask[...]and containing the town was cut- tach it to #27 in 1923.
of Hogeland .and consolidated with # 32 Hogeland in ott to form #22. Ten days later the area bordering District 35 was organized in 1912. After #21 and
1950.[...]ps County line was segregat - #30 annexed to #23, North Star #23 annexed to
District 11 south of Turner organized In 1914. It ed from #21 to make #23. It was Dec. 21, 1918, #35 (probably 1940). About 1943 Coburg #22 also
160 annexed to #43 in 1940.[...]when the midsection of the original #21 was used to annexed to #35. On Apri[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (96)[...]2 6[...]27 •[...]25
Orson Williams.[...]21 •[...]12[...]23[...]22[...]12[...],
pictured in front of one of them in the early
19208.[...].
abandoned and annexed to #12 Harlem.
District 37 was organized in 1912. The old Ma-
dras District between Harlem and Chi[...]from the Canadian line to the Milk River. On
Feb. 2, 1916, the northern portion of #37 was cutoff
to[...]14
Feb. 29, 1916, and then on Dec. 22, 1922, all of
# 16 was attached to #37. Parts of #37 were de-
tached and annexed to #17 and #29. In 1949 the[...]Pou
last part on the Milk River was annexed to # 12
Harlem.
In 1919 District 40 was created. It wa[...]esent #43 Turner.
District 45 was created in 1920. north of Zurich.
In 1941 it was annexed to #29 East Chinook.[...].,
created in 1912. Gradually it became smaller as[...]-
1914, #2 in 1915. #19 in 1916. #27 in 1918 and[...]SCHOOL DIST. NUMBER
#31 in 1919. On Feb. 28. 1935, District 77 consoli-[...]DISTRICT BOUNDARY (1921)
dated with and annexed to #32 Hogeland.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (97)[...]le of the Phillips Coun-
ty line in Dist. # 21 .
According to Doris (Allen ) Brekke th[...]be-
came the Grabill School in the early 1920s.[...]The Big Warm School (SW ¼ Sec. 12 T26N R25E)[...]1928-29 Lowell Alswager 19 pupils[...]1929-30 John A. Launspach ??[...]1931 -32 Henry C. Gruszie 12
" Have you heard the news? We're going t[...]et had to make a lot of tracks. 1932-33 Henry C. Gruszie 19
s[...]1933-34 Dwight M. Bull 22
back In 1916 or early 1917. No one, even ol[...]By 1919 after only two summers of school the top[...]District 77 The Bowerman School (SE¼ Sec. 22 T32N
thirty miles north of Harlem (NE 1/, sec 27 T37N was in trouble again. The Wilson family moved to R25E) in Dist. #22 was located four miles north and
R23E).[...]ool was the teacher. She had 18 pupils. After the 1917-
I wonder how many people can I[...]or a tree, there weren ' t the Betz School. After a couple of years at Silver Is a granary[...]ame very heavy and a little first story

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (98)[...]Jan. 28, 1928

Mr. Otto Kopp,[...]Patch
The Cherry Patch School (SE¼SE¼ Sec 12 T34N
R24E) was about four miles south of the Cher[...]ed and about $40 was netted for the
library fund. After the social the young folks tripped
the hght fanta[...]Rose (Bluth) Peterson 17 pupils
1920 Laura M. Schwal1er 14 pupils
1921 Mabel Billmayer 4 pupils
1922-23 Louise Gannaway 11 pupils[...]Cherry Patch School children in 1927. Front Row: Helen Mohar, Olive Crittenden, Rose Modic,
1923-26 Catherine Bessie Walker 15-11 pupils[...]n . Back Row: Arthur Ryen , John Mohar, Conrad
1926-29 Otto Kopp 13- 12 pupils Ryen , Roland Crittenden.
1929-30 Bessie Walker Sternberg 15 pupils[...]ils
1933-35 Frances M. Kenny 12 pupils 1939-42 Merle Egeland 12 pupils 1949-50 Helen Skones / 7 pupils
1935-36 Fred R. Joy 22 pupils 1942-43 Maud Mauch 11 pupils[...]mons
l 936-37 Mrs. Frances H. Hanson 22 pupils 1943-44 Mrs Arlene Heppner[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (99)[...]Back row: Bill Shortman, 2 unknown, Albert Hawley. Front Row:[...]ippings children received as pun-
menced on April 21 , 1890, with Miss Edith Simons tories. By 1902 the schools' enrollment was about ishment a[...]Brown, seamstress; Oscar King, In- In 1921 , some 19.000 acres of reservation land
guage wa[...]s. In 1912 the Harlem News reported that a large and[...]. A located east of the present Highway 2. Milking wa s Harlem.
large bell was u[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (100)[...]he second one was farther The Dist. #12 Gannaway School started again in us. My worst memories are of the jelly oozing
west in Dist. #12. Both schools were in the valley 1914 and r[...]f of my mouth.
These schools were named after Robert and Min- bers this school well. Her[...]were nearly all high school age and
T32N R 24E). It was about four miles east of the[...]e hardships endured and the
was the Dist. #12 Gannaway School. Then for at sacrifice[...]1916-17 Mrs. Eva Siegel 24 pupils
Springs and closed at the end of the 1930-31 school 1918-19 Mrs. Mary E. Cowan 24 pupils
year. 1920 Mrs. Winifred Elmer 27 pupils
Children attending were from the Cichosz, Noyes, 1921 Clara Matter 32 pupils
Bursell. Rasmussen, Kuklinski, Matter, Simons, 1922 Olive M. Abrams 15 pupils
Cheek, Skiffington, Waters. Schneider. Bean, Har- 1923 Hilda A. Krass 15 pupils
mon, Olszewski. Kiedrowski, Hutchinson, Hendrick- 1924 Emily LaRock 15 pupils
son. Statelen. Price, Twete, Carter, Huff, McGilliv- 1925 Loretta E. Penn 7 pupils
ray, Mattfeldt, Doubek. Morris. Fridrickson. and La- 1926 Clara Baker 9 pupils
cox families. 1927 Marie E. Nixon 9 pupils
The Glenview school was moved to Hogeland and 1928 Lulu B. Kalldahl 14 pupils
used as a high school from 1932 through 1937. It (106 days[...]l. It was sold again and moved to Harlem 1929 Marie E. Nixon 13 pupils
a[...]Lundberg 10 pupils Glenview School after it moved to Hogeland
Church of North Americ[...]pils to become Hogeland High School 1932-37.

# 11 Grabill (see Rocky Ridge)[...]an 1919-20 Emma Ekegren 9 pupils[...]1920-21[...]1921-22[...]man School (SE'• NW',• Sec 19 T32N 1922-24 Hannah S. Drugge 8-7 pupils
SW¼SE¼ Sec 12 T27N R21E in School District R21 E) was located about four miles south of Zurich 1924-25 Hannah (Drugge) Bosch 7 pupils[...]17. This school had records beginning in 1925-26 Della Emirson 7 pupils[...]The following year it was called South 1926-27 Rosa E. Halonen 8 pupils[...]son. Jack- Paradise School untll the 1922-23 school year when 1927-28 Hannah (Drugge) Bosch 11 pupils[...]became the Hebbelman School. 1928-29 Beatrice Staff Christianson ? pupils[...]year water was hauled to school In cream 1929-30 Mable Musgrove 13 pupils[...]a record player and organ for music in early 1920s. 1935-36 Josephine Sharples[...]1937-38 Pauline Bilger 22 pupils
the Hamson School were[...]ine McDermott 15 pupils
t 922 Ellen Corregan 14 pupils[...]1939-40 Julia L. Graham 24 pupils
1923 Fern M. Cushman/ 14 pupils[...]1941 -42Ersel Sharples 21 pupils
1923-26 Juha M Clark 18-11 pupils[...]lden. Flansaas. Wilson. Arb. Lux. Azure, 1942-43 Mrs. Jean Howard/ 17 pupils
1927-28 Maqory Holton 10 pupils[...]Gladys Smith
1928-29 Gladys T Lancaster 8 pupils[...]le Lux/Dora Overcast 19 pupils
1929-31 Goldie Bloomer 12 pupils follows:[...]e Lux/Mr R.H . Green 19 pupils
1932-32 ??? ?? pupils[...]15 pupils 1945-46 Mable Lux/
1932-33 Evelyn Norberg ?? p[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (101)[...]rds at the court house showed in School Dist. #27. The letter was signed by J.K.
homestead was. 1919-20 Eileen Redmond taught. In 1921 Stella T. LaPorte, Thomas M. Christianson[...]and August 1919. From June On Jan. 31, 1923 a letter was written to the Su-
21, 1919 to Sept. 3, 1920 Georgia Teeple taught
eight child ren.
The Martin Johnson children attending in 1920
were Palmer, Annie, Christine, Myrtle and Olga.[...]lived a mile south of Johnson
land on the E½ Sec 2 1 T34N R24E. His children
attending the Johnson s[...]Going to school at Little Jewell in 1922. Teacher Doris Nelson, driver; Cecile Henriksen i[...]# 25 Little Jewell[...]Jewell in District #25. Mrs. Frances Allen, who was kelson, Reed,[...]hing these summer school sessions at Coun-
Dist. #26. c[...]untry Club 1916 Myrtle G. Shockley
1942-43 Mrs. Ray Bibeau 19 pupils[...]Allen
1943-44 Eugene Powell 20 pupils School. In 1918, Sid Tucker was electe[...]eeney
1944-45 Louise C. Forney 22 pupils year term; George Zook was elected for a two-year Little Jewell 1920 Marie Gregerson
1945-46 Mrs. Vina DeCelles 25 pupils term; and Otto Uese was elected for a three-year Little Jewell 1921 Mrs. George Zook
1946-47 Mrs. Vina[...]Little Jewell 1922 C.P. Hahnkamp[...]not completed and ready Little Jewell 1923-24 Mrs. George Zook
# 14 Kuhr-McCann[...]1925-26 Daisy Acher[...]1927 Ruth Helming
The Kuhr-McCann School (S[...]Country Club was used. Little Jewell 1928 Cora A. Vang
T29N R21E) in District #14 was just southeast of In the spring of 1920, Little Jewell School opened Little Jewell 1929 Lucille Hughes
McCann's Butte in the foo[...]ained a summer school and Little Jewell 1932-33 Isabelle Hanson
Records that were located sh[...]he last year 1946-47 the schoolhouse 1942.[...]nie Kuhr ranch In 1947 School District 25 consolidated with Little Jewell 193[...]the Little Jewell Little Jewell 1942 Agnes F. Ruddy
1930-32 A . Beth Dolan 2 pupils
1932-34 Mae C. Faber 2-4 pupils[...]# 12 Long Lake
1940-41 Eleanor Johnson 5 pupils
194 t -42 Ruth E. Higgins 3 pupils[...](see Violett)
1942-43 Rachel L. Miller 2 pupils
1943-46 Not listed[...]167
1946-47 Eileen Runyan 2 pupils
School closed
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (102)[...]by taught two boys and
five girls. In 1931-32 the school boasted the size of
37 students.[...]Looby 9 pupils
1919-20 Pauline Morgan 13 pupils
1920-22 Stella F. Ludwig 17 pupils
1922-23 Millie Luxenburg 22 pupils
1923-26 Millie E. Hartman 29, 26, 18 pupils
1927-28 Mable Musgrove 10 pupils
1928-29 ??? ??? pupils
1929-30 ??? ??? pupils
1930-32 Alice 0. Groven 24, 37 pupils
1932-33 W.E. Kohl/Frances Blackwood 31 pupils
19[...]1934-35 W.C. Sharples 26 pupils
1935-36 Tula Lund[...]1936-37 Gladys Trombley 21 pupils[...]Lower Paradise School in the fall of 1941 or 1942. Back Row: L-R: Ruth Stuker, Dorothy
1937-38 Esther Burns 22 pupils[...]1938-39 Lois A. Lutz 22 pupils[...]1940-41 Clair Michels 24 pupils
1941-42 Robert Schmauch 17 pupils
1942-43 Velma Stuart 18 pupils[...]16 pupils mary Gloyne received $120 per month and taught
R22E) was located between Harlem and Zurich just 1917-21 Georgia Teeple 17 pupils 1[...]e Madras siding (later known as the Belk- 1921 -22 Margery S. Harvey 19 pupils men[...]ound
nap siding) and south of U.S. Highway #2. Madras 1922-23 ??? ??? pupils e[...]the very early schools in the valley. (See 1923-24 Florence C. Erbes 15 pupils Z[...]1905 from Bent-Parnell collection) News 1924-25 Theresa LaRock 12 pupils the school closed probably about 1930.[...]ared in the local news of various events 1925-26 Kathryn McCaffrey 43 pupils[...]taking place, such as, " a basket social on Dec. 23, 1926-27 Millie Testerman ??? pupils Madras School were: Bent , Soderstrom and many
1912". One article stated that " school closed on 1927-28 Ruby E. Kneedler ??? pupils o[...]whooping cough in November 1915". 1928-29 Rosemary Gloyne 17 pupils M[...]me who taught at Salary ranged from $90 to $120 a month regard- Southwick, Turner, Young.[...]less of the number of students or grades. In 1925-26 gue and Leo in the late twenties.
1912- 13 Miss Stella Ludwig ?? pupils Kathryn McCaffrey was paid $120 per month and The building is now in[...]pupils and ten were eighth graders. While in 1928-29 Rose- Main Street.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (103)[...]ed as a root Missouri Ridge School in 1923. Back row-Roy Long, Flora Long, Vergie Lotten, B[...]The Missouri Ridge School, located 12 miles smaller school. She lived with Tes[...]ted eight miles north of eight mile hill Dist. #21 and it was called Prairie Crest. Lura R. co[...]ing the school term beginning Sept. 20, 1915 and was 1930-31. The last three stu[...]an influx of families from Missouri to this #21 Prairie Crest 1915 Lura R. Newton[...]it wasn't long until the name changed to #21 Mo. Ridge 1916 Mae Sanders 8
Then in 1920 Middle Butte was cut off from Dist. #3 Missouri Ridge School. The Baileys, Stouts, Longs, #21 Mo. Ridge 1917 Minnie E. Moore[...]eacher, receiving #30 Mo. Ridge 1919-20 Mary Brones 14
1917 Caroline R. Prestbo/ 12 pupils $50 a month for her efforts. Students were Marvin #30 Mo. Ridge 1921 Lura R. Newlon 10
A.M[...]and Sadie Stout, Roy #30 Mo. Ridge 1922 Fern Effie 6
1917-18 Nanc[...]#30 Mo. Ridge 1922-23 Mary Brones 10
Mrs.[...]ed in 191 8, the Mis- #30 Mo. Ridge 1923-24 Tom Torgeson / ??
1919-20 Mrs. A.H. Brown 2 pupils souri Ridge School was in Dist. #21 . (51 days)
1920-21 Marie Prestbo 7 pupils[...]Ella G. Holdeman
1921-22 Hannah Drugge 3 pupils 22, 1919 to June 25, 1920 Mary Brones noted, "We (154 days)
1922 July-Oct Mrs. Bernice Christian 5 pupils[...]The message must have #30 Mo. Ridge 1924-25 Kathryn Mccaffrey ??
1924-25 Caroline (Prestbo) Erbacher 7 pupils[...]a new large school was #30 Mo. Ridge 1925-26 Pearl Jackson 9
1925-26 Ruby E. Kneedler ?? pupils[...]the following year. #30 Mo. Ridge 1926-27 Catherine Bessie ??
1926-27 Della Emirson 5 pupils[...]Walker
1927-28 Catherine Fitzsimmons 5 pupils Stouts on the northeast corner of lot 2 Sec. 19 T33N #30 Mo. Ridge 1927-28 Robert Ledbetter ??
1928-29 Evelyn Campbell 9 pupils[...]#30 Mo. Ridge 1928-29 Ruth C. Scherlie 7
1929 Caroline (Prestbo) Erbacher 8 pupils[...]y nice building, but was #30 Mo. Ridge 1929-30 Katherine Forward 5
1930 Della Emi[...]pils hard to heat. Pearl Jackson, teacher in 1925-26, #30 Mo. Ridge 1930-31 Bessie Sternberg 3
1930-32 Helen Bishop 6-4 pupils recalls being given the choice of teaching seven After school closed the Missouri Ridge School
1932-33 Mrs. Pearl Kester 4 pupils[...]the
1934-35 Margaret Pike 2 pupils
1936-37 Geraldine Hines[...]1915 Viggo Scherlie 21 pupils[...]ld Turner in 1911 there was no school in 1917-20 Ralph H. Jones 32-34-29 pupils[...]by vicinity. The following year there were 1920-21 Ralph H. Jones/ Nelson Weaver 24 pupils[...]nths of school in a vacant shack. Soon 1921 -22 Ellen Corrigan 17 pupils[...]er Dist. #6, Fairview School (later known as 1922-23 ??? ?? pupils[...]irview to distinguish it from the other Fair- 1923-24 Ellen N. Ogilvie 22 pupils[...]ool in Blaine County) was built and stood 1924-26 Iva E. McCracken 23 pupils[...]s north and a half mile west of Jackson's 1926-2 7 R. H. Green 25 pupils[...]1927-28 Martha Scherhe ?? pupils[...]By 1915 there were 21 pupils enrolled at Fairview 1928-29 Maude Pershall ?? pupils[...]o Scherlie was the teacher. Enrolled were 1929-30 Cecelia O'Leary 30 pupils[...]ik- 1930-31 Esther Stroklund 28 pupils[...]Johnson and Statelen families. 1931-32 Mrs. Emily L. Langford 28 pupils[...](Jackson) Brekke, a student at Fairview, 1932-33 Hamel K. Lobdel 29 pupils[...]half 1933-34 Esther L. Simons 20 pupils[...]es 1934-36 Isabelle G. Hanson 22 pupils[...]. Vanderby. Kneedler. Olson. Zook. Plu- 1941-42 Lois M. Diacon 8 pupils[...]helstad. Huff. Harmon. Foss, Marc1ns- 1942-43 Irene Calvert 7 pupils[...]Sometime before 1932 the Fairview School was 1945-46[...]1947-48 Eleanor Harmon 2 pupils[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (104)[...]1917 Gladys E. Smith 12 pupils[...]boy is developing a bad case of adnoids. 1920 Maude Drummond 15 pupils
#3[...]inning of another term I think a medical 192 1 Inez M. Groven 9 pupils
di[...]n should be made. This building is private 1922 Bess Feely 8 pupils[...]il. Building faces east. Outside mea-
surements 32 x 18 size of entry 10 x 18 size of[...]# 3 Pleasant Valley
school room 13 x 22 eight ft. ceiling 3 windows on[...]sant Valley School District No. 3 was
north side 2 x 4 ft. each. The floor surface 396 ft.[...]most likely somewhere around section 13 or 24 in
Light 24 sq. ft. should be 57 sq. ft. Building needs[...]longer, the teachers from 1915-22 were: T37N R2 1E. Our brief rec[...]1918-21 Mrs. A.L. Hummer 16- 9 pupils
# II[...]ool (SW¼ Sec 15 T35N R25E) was 1919-21 Mattie Anderson 19 pupils
located about five miles southwest of Turner. In the 1921 -22 Mary Imber/ Iva McCracken 30 pupils
May 28, 1915 Harlem News Mary E. Cowan, teacher 1922-24 Iva Mae Ogilvie 16- 17 pupils
at Polley, reported that the trustees dug a well on 1924-25 Evelyn Smith 12 pupils
the school ground. She said the children appreciat- 1925-26 Olive Gates 13 pupils
ed their kindness for the last two terms the children 1926-28 Sylvester W. Barrett 24-23 pupils
had to carry water a half mile. 1928-29 Mildred M. Warner 19 pupils
In the fall of 1915 Florence Collins was the dele- 1929-30 Grace Tolbert ? ?? pupils[...]e pupils neither absent nor tardy dur- 1931-32 Mrs. Ruby J. Smith ??? pupils
ing September 1915 were Agnes Hodges, Inez 1932-34 Rose Mary Gloyne 10 pupils[...]losed
1915 Mary E. Cowan 20 pupils Some of the families who had childr[...]nson,
1918 Apr to Nov. Marie Gregerson 21 pupils Shields, Collins, Brownfield, Rand le[...]Mildred M. Warner's gang of kids in 1929 at[...]rairie Rose
Prairie Rose School (SW¼SW¼ Sec 21 T37N " Windmills were wrecked,[...]nging well-threshed on the fence and 1922 Mrs. Mary E. Cowan 8 pupils
ed in 1922 and closed in 1932. Children from the Otto Becks' granary had been picked up, turned 1923 May-Aug Matt ie Anderson 7 pupils
Lee M[...]round and put back down on approxi- 1923 Aug-Dec Christina Balmer 9 pupils
fa mi[...]same spot but facing a different direc- 1924 Hyacinth Murphy/ 9 pupils[...]1925-27 Delia E. Ea ton 5 pupils
while[...]ichaelson remembers going to school 1927-29 Mrs. Lucille Klindworth 5 pupils
compl[...]d the four Carl Klindworth children were 1929-32 Margaret C. Gardner 9-4 pupils
the Be[...]La ter the schoolhouse was moved and used as a
After a couple of years at Silver Bow School the[...]still found time during recess and noon to prac-
after our homecoming. One aft ernoon some very[...]ho Progressive School (NW1/, NW 11, Sec 21 T36N
dows to help hold them in place. The carpe[...]After the school closed 11 was purchased by Guy[...]19 t 9-21 Martha Scherhe 14- 8 pupils[...]1921 -22 Iva McCracken / 18 pupils
1924 or[...]Beatrice Wartchou
1925.[...]1922-23 C.P Hahnkamp 26-21 pupils[...]1923-24 Martha Scherhe 22 pupils[...]1924-25 Elsie M Haselwood 13 pupils[...]1925-26 Ruth Born 13 pupils[...]1927-29 Carol N. Halloway 11 - 5 p[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (105)[...]the east side of the Barney Olson 1941 -42 Irene Legrid / Jean Howard 3 pupils[...]north of Box Elder Creek in Dist. # 14. 1942-43 Margaret Goldham 4 pupils[...]l was moved about a mile to 12-9-44[...]ool also had a tea- Ellen Nelson 12-10-44 to 3-16-45[...]1945-46 Cecil Morrison Wienandt 11-19 to 2·9[...], and Gruszie. Jerry Solnicka 3- 12-46 5 pupils[...]e school term. Blanche Lowery 5-21-46 to 6-28-46[...]the 1946-47 Blanche Lowery 12 pupils[...]ge linoleum was down and all the paint 1951-52 Anne Poland 8 pupils[...]n 1945. and a progressive picnic to Whit- 1952-53 Anne C. Dippy 8 pupils[...]me of the teachers follows: 1959-62 Delores Driskell 4 pupils[...]nna M. Mohar 9 pupils 1962-63 Roberta B. West ?? pupils[...]Jo and Matthew Pankra tz. The
school closed after May 1968 when the Jim Spencer
family moved[...]dren. The teacher's who taught were:
1961-62 Sally Ann Pankratz 4 pupils
1962-63 Berdie D. Keasler 4 pupils[...]elsy taught two school terms at the Dist.
#21 Quinn School. One term rar 56 days from
Se[...]7.
Frank Quinn homestead In Sec. 14 or Sec. 23 in BELOW RIGHT: Summer school at Rattles[...]row
deau children were attending the Dist #21 Trudeau L-R are Orville Powell, Guy Murphy,[...]Murphy. Teacher, Frederick Barton Smith.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (106) 1922 Robert H. Green 18 pupils[...]lesnake 1923 Archie W. Mahns 11 pupils 1952 Eleanor LeMond 7 pupils
1924 Margaret C. Gardner 11 pupils[...]tlesnake School (NEY.SW¼ of Sec 18 1925 Mildred Knutson 11 pupils[...]E) was southwest of the Rattlesnake com- 1926-27 L.W. Engels 12 pupils 1955 Bruce L. Domer[...]the large southern District # 14. 1928 Lula Anne Lund/ 12 pupils 1956-58 Alma Brockman 5-2 pupils
The school moved several times; the m[...]Wallace Sharples
location being SE¼SW¼ Sec. 24 T27N R20E.
Throughout the years Rattlesnake was[...]1929 Goldie Bloomer/[...]nake: Mildred, Goldie, Sylvia, Florence and 1932 H.C. Gruszie 19 pupils
Reu[...]?? pupils The Riggin School (Sec 24T 34N R24E) was lo-
Burl, Sanford and Aubrey Payn[...]pils schoolhouse was the Walker school in the 1920s.
Halseth, Margie Williams and Freda Boadle. Oth[...]hews, Reider, Wood, Benson, Bilger, 1941-42 Margaret Gilbert 9 pupils co[...]949.
191 9 Grace McVay / Lurline McNeil! 26 pupils 1948 Leland Taylor 9 pupils
1920 Elva Dickson 27 pupils 1949 Mrs. Mary A. Taylor 9 pupils
1921 Loretta Penn/ Robert H. Green 21 pupils 1950 Mrs. Helen A. Phillips[...]1919 or 1920. Back row: (2[...]ge
Before the Rocky Ridge School was used in 1925 Ellen (Edwards) Wilson, now of Malta,[...]hs. and sister, Lydia, had to go to the Missouri
#21 school.[...]m. When the Rocky
The teacher from Sept. 11, 1922 to March 9, Ridge School closed In 1929 again one of the stu-
1923 and Sept. 10, 1923 to May 16, 1924 was dents. Hugh Mallie, went down t[...]Grabill 1922-24 Frances V Allen 9 pupils Here's the Grabi[...]Grabill 1924-25 Evelyn Smith ?? pupils attended the Gra[...]Rocky Ridge t 925-26 Came W Sink ?? pupils schools. Boy[...]Rocky Ridge 1926-29 Grace Tolbert 7 pupils and next to[...]Edwards and Pauline Grabill. In the second
After a school was moved onto the W J Edwards[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (107)[...]Rosedale 1923 Irene Christianson 15 pupils
1[...]dren attending the Fox- Rosedale 1924 Mrs. Dorothy Hyatt 7 pupils
wa[...]lumadore. Rosedale 1925 Vivian Stuart 9 pupils
Di[...]Rosedale 1926-27 Judy Moore 10 pupils[...]the years were: Rosedale 1928-29 Margaret Hells tern 10-7 pupils[...]closed
SE¼SE¼ Sec 12 T37N R25E. The name was Hillsid[...]10 pupils
changed to Rosedale a year or two after the new[...]1918 Marion Berquest used the Rosedale 1920 C.P. Hahncamp 9 pupils Scho[...]her records turned into the coun- Rosedale 1921 Irene Christianson 14 pupils Turner[...]e change was (125 days) The school buildin[...]re C.P. Hahncamp (23 days taught) east of Turner and later to th[...]lside did not stick and it be- Rosedale 1922 Ralph Jones 13 pupils

#[...]Au- at Savoy except when Dorothea Mcswain (1927- bell, O' Leary. Vogt, Nelson, Had[...]le,
By 1916 Savoy had outgrown its small 28x36 and Marcia Baker were in the eighth[...]Azure, Luzett, Martinez,
Then again from 1926-37 there were two teachers mayer, Russel[...]1912 Unknown ??[...]1913 Charles Hahnkamp 20 pupils[...]1915 Ralph H. Jones 26 pupils[...]1919-22 Lura R. New1on 24-39 pupils
Sands inside Savoy School[...]1922-26 Ralph H. Jones 23-35 pupils
in 1957.[...]1926-27 Ralph H. Jones/ Marie Kintz 44 pu[...]1927-30 Dorothea McSwain 27-24 pupils[...]1930-31 Lena Rogge/Jessie B. Knouse 23 pupils[...]1931 -32 Lawrence & Marian Hinman 24 pupils[...]1932-34 Carl W. & Thelma 38-45[...]1936-37 Karen Barber/ J. W. Baker 26 pupils[...]1938-42 Thelma B. Turner 12-19 pupilS[...]1942-43 Myrtle McKinney 21 pupils[...]9 pupils
house in 1962.[...]1961 -62 Marion Vercruyssen 10 pupi[...]1962-64 Hazel Klotzbuecher[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (108)[...]ing. This school was in Dist. #12. About 1925 an

■[...]the first gathering at the new Baldwin 1922-24 Not listed The Shelst[...]win was held. Th is new Baldwin 1924-25 N.T. Conklin somewhere between the Leonard B. Shelstad and
school was in Dist. #12 about 14 miles north of Baldwin 1925-26 Margaret Gardner Albert Statel[...]four acres of the Joseph Baldwin Schilling 1926-29 Mable V. Peterson ating in 1917 or earlier until 1920.
homestead. Schilling 1929-32 Leona Dolven Ralph H.[...]to this school were the Emir- Schilling 1932-35 Alice Skones both Dis[...]ol was closed in 1935 for lack 1917-18. He had 24 pupils at Shelstad and 32 at
Leonards, Hauptmans, Mattfeldts, Gloynes and[...]t there was a clause in her contract 1919-20 school term at Shelstad School. Her stu-
turning[...]re they had left Vira with a
frozen face.
Bud, after wandering about for several hours.[...]e worse for his experience.
In the spring of 1921 the Baldwin School was
moved about three or four[...]nderson, Ervin "Bud" Schilling;
1919-20 Hilda Agrelius
Baldwin[...], Bernice Anderson M ilo And erson
1920-2 1 Chloe Brownfield
Baldwin[...]n, Mrs. Hans Pete;son. Schilling '
192 1-22 Baldwin listed. but not the
School about 1927.
teacher 177 d[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (109)[...]nt house. 1924-26 Lucile Easbey / Asenath Terry 48-36 pupils
31 pupils. 19 boys and 12 girls. The average age of Teachers at this school were: 1926-27 Lucile Klindworth / 47 pupils[...]Ruth Criuckshank 30 pupils 1927-28 Lula B. Weston/J.E. McCarle / 62 pupils[...]1915 Miss Elizabeth Crookshanks 32 pupils Martha Bush/Estella Miler Bapp[...]Lydia Swenson 41 pupils 1928-29 Emma E. Johnson/ 54 pupils[...]8 Lura Newton/Esther V. Holt 53 pupils 1929-30 Emma E. Johnson/ ?? pupils[...]Mabel Lundberg
dance was only 20 out of 31 pupils enrolled that[...]1919-20 Ester Geiser/ 55 pupils[...]the years were: Sapp, Boswell, Bursell, 1920-21 Mrs. A.A. Ekegren/ 35 pupils[...]1921 -22 Erma Sadler/Martha Scherlie 47 pupils[...]ning, Vadman, Kowalewski, Rusk, Alfred, 1922-23 Mrs. A.A. Ekegre/ 33 pupils[...]sforth, Newton. Humphreys, Linnerooth, 1923-24 Isabelle Norlander/?? ?? pupils[...]and and used as an
elementary school there. After the new Hogeland
School was built, t[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (110)[...]Knute Hansen farms. The school building 1928-32 by Rev. F.B.LaFavre of the United Brethren
was first located about 1/2 mile east and ½ mile Church of Harlem.[...]herings. The school or
this location. So about 1928 or 1929 the school was Fathers' Day picnics were i[...]tendorf, John
varied to as low as $75 and up to $275 in 1949. The 1919 Mrs. Katherine[...]nds were listed as "The Prairie" and the 1920-22 ??? ??? Hen[...]arried by the teacher until a well was 1923 Stella F. Ludwig 8[...]hool had a flag but no maps, encyclope- 1924 Ivan Burrows 8
dias or globe during the first several years. The first 1925-26 Mildred M. Marlow ???
teachers had nothing but bare necessities and pu- 1926-27 Bergeliot Zakanison 7
pils. 1927-28 Rosemary Gloyne 16
As years went by the teachers' comments includ- 1928-29 Irene Hawes/Maude Drummond 16
ed the need for a barn and one requested a new well 1929-31 Clara Ludwig 16
ro[...]s repeatedly mentioned that fact. 1931 -32 Goldie Bloomer ???
Another need was library books. 1932-35 Catherine Fitzsimmons 13-6[...]other holidays were observed with 1941-42 Myrtle McKinney 7
various activities and programs for the community. 1942-43 Myrtle Sorenson 6
Splitting wood for the boys and washing windows 1943-44 Myrtle Olson[...]Patty Arndt, 2 boys unknown, teacher Mrs.[...]Church services held in Snake Butte School (1928-32) by Rev. F.B. LaFavre of U.B. Church. At[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (111)[...]29, 1919 to Sept. 19, 1919 at the Dist. #21 Trudeau[...]was 224 square feet of floor space in the school.[...]of these children attending school in Dist. #21 was[...]t the court house.
Snake Creek School in 1927. Back-Augusta More information[...]4 Sec 10 T31N
R21 E) started in December 1925 with four first grad-
ers. It was located[...]R24E) was in the northern part of School Dist #12
each year. gave an inventory of the materia[...]on the Big Flat. It was named after Long Lake on the
hand and what was needed.[...]The Turner Hutterite Colony School (SW V4 Sec 26 In the Sept. 7, 1917 Harlem News it was[...]themselves on the Salisbury place, which
1925-26 Vivian Stuart 5 pupils[...]ly located for all the children who would
1926-27 Ruth Dettwiler I 17 pupils[...]1968-69 Claudia Getten 26 pupils About 1920 the school changed its name to the
1927-28 Evangeline Turmell 11 pupils 1969-70 Kenneth H. Lange 28 pupils Violett School.
1928-30 Catherine Fitzsimmons 8- 10 pupils[...]ts attending Long Lake/Violett School
1930-32 Mable Musgrove 10-6 pupils 1971-72 James Muth 23 pupils came from the Dahlquist, Kitts, Violett, Bunting,
1932·35 Alice Pike 3-11-6 pupils 1972-77 Mrs. Serina Riebe 21-19-14 pupils Johnson, Granger, Patterson, Eng[...]Long Lake 1916 Dewey C. Violett
1941-42 Elma Shore 8 pupils 1981-82 Jackie Welch 6 pupils[...]After the colony school burned down children[...]1919-20 Clara Matter[...]Violett 1920-21 Kiltie A. Granger
# 17 South Paradise[...]19223 (Teacher not listed)[...]1923-24 Reubena Collins
(see Hebbe/man)[...]1924-25 Lucy Marlow[...]1925-26 Sarah Mahoney
# 14 Timber Ridge[...]1926-27 G. Halloway[...]1927-28 G. Halloway[...]14 pupils 1928-29 Kathleen Halloway
The Timber Ridge School (NW¼NE'·• Sec 5 T26N 1924 Dorothy Bryson[...]1929-30 Ruby Hannon
R22E) was also called the Watson School when 11 1925-27 lgna Hamry 13-9 pupils[...]1930-32 Myrtle Jackson
was located In a home about 1927 It was part of the 1927-28 Lena E. Moore, 13 pupils[...]1932-34 Della Em1rson
large southern Dist # 14[...]ildren who attended the two schools were 1928-29 Evelyn Peterson 15 pupils[...]families: Dunbar. Watson. McNeil. LaRock . 1929-30 Sylvia Bloomer 8 pupils[...]hool during Snake Butte days It Is s!III
1923 lgna Hamry 12 pupils[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (112)[...]burned down.
The Walker School (Sec 24 T33N R24E) was lo- In the early day[...]y. It was first known the school. The Dist. #27 West End School (NE¼ 1912 Miss Haskins from ?? pupils
as the Heller School for about a year after the build- NW¼ Sec 1 T35N R22E) made more move[...]as the Snider School {probably in the W½ Sec 23 1917 Bessie Fuller[...]17 pupils
1919-20 Meryl Burrows/[...]the Snider School ii was part of 1920 Maud Hawkins 22 pupils
1920 one Mrs. Katherine Moon 10 pupils the area cut off from Dist. #77. becoming Dist. 27. 1921 Elva M. Dickson 17 pupils
m[...]ng the Snider School in 1917 1921-22 Blanche Sadler I
1920-21 Mrs. Mary E. Cowan 13 pupils were: Pe[...]Mrs. Robert Murray 14 pupils
1921-23 Millie Hartman 11-9 pupils Clifford[...]er, Marshall. and Mabel Snider: 1923 Mrs. Robert Murray 14 pupils
Family na[...]orensen: Freda Miller: and Fran- 1924 Elizabeth Schaack 8 pupils
were: Walker[...]year the same students attend- 1925-26 (no teacher listed)[...]1926-27 Elva M. Dickson ?? pupils
seth. Heller, Lo[...]Murphy 1928 Elizabeth Nielsen
mayer.[...]as held in a small building at the 1929 Irene E. Hawes 9 pupils[...]22E) four miles north of the Snider place. The name[...]attendance. In 1924 there were nine pupils: Mabel 1932-33 Mrs. Edith Graham 9 pupils
# 14 Watson[...]On Sept. 10, 1928 school started in another new
location after being moved south a mile or so to the[...]west of Hogeland. It came into existence after the
Violett, Chester Dahlquist, 2 unknown, Sometime during the 1929-30 school term the original Silver Bow[...]After this the school building was purchased by W[...]After school one of the bigger boys, Kenneth[...]ing. After he left for high school an older boy would[...]BELOW LEFT: Violett children on sled in January 1928. Going back to Harlem to go lo school.[...]: West Silver Bow After we started going to school in town we
Scho[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (113)[...]l, Dist , #8, opened on the Big 1923-24 Mrs. A.A. Ekegren became ill/
R21 E) was l[...]s the McGuire School for the three Bolstad, after whom the school was named, was 1924-25 J. H. Holt 26 pupils
years 1919-21 . Then it was the Wilson School. In one of[...]the community and helped to 1925-26 Robert H. Green 25 pupils[...]1926-27 Gordon J. Lippard 24 pupils
about 1932-33 the school building burned down get[...]1927-28 Gordon Lippard/
and after that the school was held in the Marshal[...]Margaret Gilbert 24 pupils
McGuire homestead house. In 1936 th[...]he parents and children were 1928-30 Joe & Elizabeth lies 37 pupils
c[...]to build up a very good 1930-32 Mrs. Ruby Jane
Emma McGuire, plus Jimmy and[...]Smith/Lee Smith 23 pupils
Throughout the years children of[...]ported this about the school 1932-34 Mrs. Kathleen Dahlquist
families attende[...]30-26 pupils
Benson, Jackson, Shilts, Volkman, O[...]1934-36 Miss Vivian Zook 26 pupils[...]1936-37 Bessie Sternberg 22 pupils
Gardipee, McNeil, Quackenbush, Vers[...]13 pupils
McGuire K1tt1e Granger 1920-21 19- 10 pupils By 1915 there were 25 pupils enrolled at Bolstad 1941-42 Hilda A. Mueller
Wilson Mary A. D 1922 13 pupils and the following year there w[...]14 pupils
Wilson Elizabeth h/ 1923 9 pupils 1942-43 Hilda A. Mueller[...]14 pupils
Wilson lgna Hamry 1924 8 pupils and Harold Schmidt; Ellie, Ro[...]7 pupils
Wilson Margaret C. Garden 1925-26 4-7 pupils Lucy and Mildred Marlow; Ruth an[...]e Egeland
Wilson Evelyn Peterson 1927-28 6-8 pupils lie; George, Orville, Dora, Alfr[...]Kalkman/
Wilson Clara A. Ludwig 1928-32 6-9 pupils Luella Bolstad, Morris Wing , Lyd[...]Har1man 1935-36 4 pupils On May 25, 1916 there was a severe snow storm[...]pupils at school. On the 26th the pupils came to Gorsuch; Gulseth;[...]school (SW Y• sw v. Sec 15 T35N R 24E) was about Klungland; Krass; Woeppel[...]A.H. Rhodes 25-33 pupils meetings, and school and county ele[...]1919-20 Harry Budewitz 33 pupils[...]1920-21 Gladys Budewitz/[...]1921 -22 Blanche Sadler/[...]1922-23 Emily LaRock/[...]Helen Consten (last 2[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (114)[...]y from the Hays environment
The summer of 1932 Carl and I and our son[...]nough classrooms on the school
became clerk soon after th is. The Savoy School was[...]Our Christmas program was a huge success. It
after the Christmas holidays. It may be of interest to[...]and continued on page 182[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (115)[...]After two marvelous years I came home on July 6,[...]of Havre. I taught 1980-81 and 1981-82; then
had brothers, other relatives or boy[...]stayed in Havre 1982-1983 where I did some teach-
services. Fru[...]vise or substitute From September 1932 to June 1946 eastern The next ter[...]e, Mrs. Alber- fail. He retired in June 1962, and died Feb. 12, 1963. ed school in Alberta , Canada. While the[...]ence. My sister, Mrs. Riebe, Lethbndge. In 1982-83 Inez attended Western Mon-
(Schwaller)[...]k, In Mus-
contest at the general election After that election I[...]rthern Montana College and George.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (116)[...]Hogeland High School became a reality in 1929,
L-R are Pete Svendsen, Otto Beck, Pete Kiedrows[...]lem and Turner Schools. The Hogeland Dist. #32[...]on June 27, 1975. The building has been turned into[...]as their three
L- R: 5 unknown, Wilford Lundberg, 2 unknown, Lorra!ne ~eek, Virgm_,a Lundberg[...]Superintendents at Hogeland were 1929-31 P. B
tourney in Malta. Hogeland vs. St. Paul'[...]Lewellen: 1931 -33 Laurence Weingartner. 1942-43[...]Evans: 1949-52 Robert Perry; 1952-53 Walter A.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (117)[...]rtha 8 . Matheson
held school in a little 12 x 12 foot log cabin with a
sod roof. She held school from September 1891 to
Dec. 24, 1891. then again in the spring of 1892. This
cabin was buil t by Pete Manning and[...]It had a home-made door and two
small half windows, one each on the north and ABOVE: Sadl[...]this same little cabin
from Sept. 6 to Dec. 23, 1892. From March 1893
until July of that year sc[...]e railroad track that had been built in
1892 and was later known as Sadler Hall.
Clas[...]ok
over in the fall of 1896 with a class of 21 pupils.
School that year was closed from November 26 until
the first part of April. Tom Buckley[...]ding on the south side of the tracks in 1924, with the help of the Blaine County Women's[...]Club, the first hot lunches were served to 25 children plex were all added to the high scho[...]e added that year. About the year In 1926 Domestic Science was introduced in the in[...]s brick building of 1905 was the old Lin- 1927. This was the Lincoln School which burned in[...]pleted, classes as well as coach.
1912. one or two pupils were expected to enroll. were held various places and in January 1928 the Mr. Swatek became band instructo[...]a l enrollment that year In March 1928 Harlem was forced to withdraw Blitz. Wi[...]d re-lighting and creation of a
seldom used after that year. an influx[...]Sadler and Eloise Storey. From then until 1927 Under the direction of Langbell. t[...]aduating cla sses varied from a class of six In 1922 featured a crack Drum and Bugle Corps which wa[...]studen ts under the supervi-
to a class of 20 In 1926. high stepping a[...]sion of instruc tor Dale Berwick
In 1923 a foo tball team wa s organized and In[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (118) Harlem Grade 8 1923-24. 1. Miss Robertson, teacher 2. Jesse
Brownfield 3. Miss Zanto 4. Mr. Marsh 5.[...]rkebile
10. Dorothy Newhouse 11. Greta Collins 12. Leona Dolven 13.
Amelia Christianson 14. Dorot[...]y Bowen Terrible Swedes in 1925; Standing: Hurley Wilson , Harold Hoyt, Coach Bi[...]ldo Ekegren; Seated: Quenten Ekegren, Ed
Wilson 20. Bill Bowen 21. Robert Wilson 22. Harold Steffen 23. LaRock, Kermit Ekegren.
Dave Gannaway 24. Roy Powell

Harlem High Band in 1931. Back[...]ABOVE: Harlem Football Team 1923. BELOW: 1926 Girls
Kelly; Middle Row: Kermit Rasmussen, Unk[...]the cost to be
year Mrs Florence Hunter resigned after teaching $428.887 The high school had been declared un-
English at Harlem High School for 24 years. The safe In 1968-69 lu[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (119)Harlem Grade School built in 1927 and an early bus. AB[...]Benion, Ed Carlson, Janice Johnaon, director. Row 2: Shi rley Laraen,
Barbara Smith, Beverly B[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (120)[...]t
tion by June 15, 1970 at a cost of $310,792. There Graduation exercises for the class of 1972 were to subscribe for the services of a lab[...]o aides were hired to The fall of 1972 saw the school issue complimen- tract negotiations were begun Jan. 29, 1980 and
assist grade one. Mobile dial ra[...]district and to no longer be a part of district 12. It quartz lights at the football field with t[...]county approval cluding labor, to be $3,280. Students caught smok-
ces Horn and Lois[...]ry of $150 per month. high school building after a visit by the State Fire one of the adminis[...]eferred a teaching job. In May five
trict #32, an unexpended cash balance of i[...]champions under Dave Hashley"s direction in 1972. subjects to include 4 English. 3 Math. 3 Science. 2 There was no school on May 19 because of ash
In 1971 -72 the North Harlem Colony gained ap- Social Studies. 2 P.E., 1,, typing. In August 1978 the fall-out[...]ng on and there was for use of activ1t1es for $26,500.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (121)[...]which lasted from March 4 through March 12, 1981 .[...]For the 1981-82 term, lunch rates had gone up to[...]75¢ for students, $1 .25 for adults and 40¢ for those[...]on reduced income schedules. Milk was 20¢ a 112[...]In view of the severe weather in January 1982,
School is ablaze, right to the tip of the[...]pole. in 1972. 10 at a c[...]image and K-12 1nserv1ce 1ntegrat1on of personnel[...]increase the cost of operation by 25 to 40 % per[...]In May the Tribal Court donated $2.500 for help•[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (122)[...]2 OfJ'IC[ ' C~J:[[...]Harlem Scttool 01,1r1c1 112[...]1912-20 W.S. Cowan 1928-31 E.P. Ekegren 1952-68 Gerald O'Bryan
Superintendents 1912-14 D.A. Ring 1929-35 W.N. Deatherage 1953-63[...]1912-14 George M . Stowe 1929-33 C.H. Schilling 1956-59[...]1961-70 Gene Cowell
1912-14 J. F. Littlejohn 1915-16[...]J.M. Everett
1914-22 F.B. Polly 1916-19[...]Mrs. J. Ostle
1922-27 A.E. Garber 1918-21 1934-37 John Schef[...]M.J. Baldwin
1927-32 L.W. Seibel 1918-21 P.F. Buckley 1936-39 J.W. Epler[...]1969-81 James R. Mccann
1932-40 T.A. Bruner 1918-19[...]1940-51 D.P. Langbell 1919-22 1938-41 R.L. Barton[...]1951-53 T.H. Brekke 1919-22 1939-42 S.P. Egbert 1971-76[...]1953-63 Larry Watterson 1920-23 1939-40 Irvin 8 .[...]1963 (6 months) C. Hardesty 1920-23 1940-43 Clarence R[...]1964-71 John Morris 1921-27 1940-43 Thomas O'B[...]C.C. Tubbs
1971-72 Duane Johnson 1921 -22 1940-42 Victor Goldsmith 1979-85[...]M .L. Johnson
1972-77 Larry Watterson 1922-25 1941-47 O.W. Olson[...]1977-80 James Thompson 1922-25 1942-45 Gayle Hatfield 1981-87[...]1980-84 Dale Shupe 1923-26 1942-48 F.H. Easbey 1981-84[...]1984-85 Dick Heath 1923-26 1943-45 Robert Wil[...]1985-88 Roger Ranta 1923-27 1943-49 J.H. Birdw[...]1923-28 Harry S. Burns 1943-61 W .J. Gold[...]1925-26 Fred Sturges 1945-48 Ed Brekke[...]1926-29 D.A. Ring 1947-50 Curtis Chr[...]1926-28 J.A. Allen 1947-48 Neal E. Bu[...]1926-26 Raymond Deming 1948-54 Robert Wil[...]1927-31 C.M. Dolven 1948-63 James[...]1927-28 Ole Sanvik 1948-49 Eric Berglund
1927-37 John Gloyne 1950-53 D.A. Davidson
190 1927-30 R. V. Bottomly 1950-51[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (123)[...]Many young men from Fort Belknap enlisted in
1926. which housed grades one through eight with[...]ce to go on. lished in 1976, after the Mission High School burned
From Hays Publi[...]hool
The year this writer enrolled, there were 22 stu- began with an assortment of trailers and[...]y students attended school long new 5 1·2 million dollar school opened in 1982 with a Bruce Doney, Frank Nicholson; Back ro[...]First Hays Public schoolhouse built in 1926.
pursue an opportunity to enroll in secondary ed[...]tournament after a
Indian Affairs employed some. Others wer[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (124)[...]ABOVE: School students 1951-52 BELOW: L-R: Juanita Tucker, school cook,[...]John Allen and first bus, Teachers of 1951-52 Ben and Margaret McKinnie, and[...]om taught by two teachers. At one lion. After Christmas Mr. George Turner came to
young[...]nt who resided at Lodge- 1950 there were 72 pupils attending school.
took children in[...]s-
teacher She had an enrollment of around 25 pupils. tance and a bus was put 1n operat[...]A good water well was dug 1n 1940 and water

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (125)# 6 North Harlem Colony
Soon after the North Harlem Colony was estab- ops w[...]we believe that these children will
(W½ SW¼ Sec 29 T33N R23E). Joshua Hofer was learn[...]g. We re-
1965-69 Joshua Hofer 12-13-14 pupils quest this new district.
1969-70[...]he sixth of February 1975 the Blaine County
1970-72 Helen Wilson 14-12 pupils Superintendent of Schools created Elementary
In 1972 the colony school was annexed to the Sc[...]erating in
Harlem public school system in Dist. #12. This was September 1975 with 21 pupils attending and Josh-
the first Hutterite c[...]ofer teaching the upper grades and Viola Hicks
1972-75 Joshua Hofer 17-20 pupils teaching the lower grades.
In 1975[...]1976-77 Viola Hicks & Virginia Ulrickson 25 pupils
the children who will attend this school. Because of 1977-78 June B. Stiles & George Russell 26 pupils
this a language barrier exists for the young begin- 1978-79 Ruth Thomas & June B. Stiles 24 pupils
ners which causes a learning disability; 1979-81 Ruth Thomas & Marie Tarum 23 pupils
2) Due to the cultural differences between their[...]Contest in 1982[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (126)[...]e William
1918- 1919 Vern VanAmber. 1919-1920 Jessie Van- Ammen. Richard Hamilton, Ge[...]at-
Amber, Irene Christenson; District 7: 1920-1921 An- ter and Sonny Obrecht.
nie Thompson, District 43; 1920-1921 , October to Principals and Superintendents for Turner include:
May, C.P. Hahnkamp, 1921- 1922 Beatrice Walch- 1929-30 E.1. Horton as first designated principal.
low, December 1922-March 1923, C.P. Hahnkamp, 1930-31 Adolph A. Thompson
1925- 1926 Alice Petrie, 1926-1928 Iva McCracken, 1931-38 Lyle Cooper
1931 - 1932 First and Second grades Mabel Gifden- 1938-42 Lloyd Lafond
hus, Third and Fourth, Li[...]1949-50 Bert Harris
In 1920 a school house was built on the hill east of 1950-52 David Shaffer
town which served until after the town moved. A 1952-58 Elmer Main
large school building wa[...]hronson
The first graduating class in 1932 included Orville 1983-85 Bernard R[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (127)[...]Walter Lawr; Column 2: Louise Liese, Hazel McGee,[...]Class Of /918
1. Greta Collins, 2. Dave Gannaway, 3. Jessie Brownfield, 4. Leona Do[...]d Fulks, 10. Walter
Calvert, 11. Donald Violet1, 12. Gerald Wilson, 13. LeRoy Powell, 14. Jame[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (128)[...]Row 2: Bernard Wold, Neal Duncan, Joe Kenny, Dorothy De[...]Dunbar, Jim Flesher, Evelyn Hansen; Row 2: Edgar Has Pipe, Viola Harvey,
Bill[...]w 3: Grace Rafter, Olive Reed, Stella
Row 2: Burdell Caley,[...]Kirkaldie Row 2:
Row 5: Warren Sands, Dora[...]Gilbert, Elmer Wilson

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (129)[...]Class Of 1942
Class Of 1941[...]d, Roland Hampton, John Harvey; Row 2: Marvin O' Bryan, Audrey Hawley, Arlene
Peterson, Eleanor Fairbank; Row 2: Roderick Halsey, Mary Alice Robinson, Lem[...]Wilson, Clair Johnson, Annie Norheim; Row 2: Helen Bye, Robert Damon,
Barbara Klingler: Row 2: Verna Alice Lemmon, Ed Stokes, Sarah Teter,[...]201
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (130)[...]fter. Marjorie
Murray, Fremont Granger; Row 2: Jay Teter, Devone Rouland. Row 1: James[...]Anderson. Joyce Wilson, Lois Benson; Row 2: Beverly Brekke. Victor Harmon. Helen Klingler.[...]Kenneth Harvey. Shirley Larsen. William Fitz; Row 2: Leo Carlson. Lois Billmayer.[...]l Hay.
Fitzsimmons. Margaret Gallagher: Row 2: Betty Fitzsimmons.
Joyce Fitz: Row 3: Jean[...]. Dorothy Bucholz-
Adv1sor. Mary Holden

202

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (131)[...]Mclain, Raymond Nez Perce, MaryBelle Harvey; Row 2: Anna Smith, Virginia[...]Birdwell ; Row 2: Alice Hay, Truman Brekke, Shirley Johnson, Dick[...]nd, Lila
Franklin. Eddie Granger, Ida Barber: Row 2: Martha Duncan. Carol Kuehni , Gordon
Booth, Evel[...]Goldsmith , Betty Schaffer: Row 2: Monte Gray, Irene Kinzel , Dale Shupe, Georgia A[...]203
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (132)[...]1e, Gene Krass, Rosella Shaffer, Myron Pitch; Row 2: Sallie Rouland,
Leonard Kuntz, Maxine Ashton, Ja[...]ll. Genevieve Schmitt, Pete Ekegren; Row 2: Jack Davidson, Sharon Thornley, Lee[...]. Darlene Green, Pete Ekegren, Marlyn Gloyne; Row 2: D,ane Larsen. Row 1: Tiny Booth. Irvin A[...]Mord. John K1rkaldie, Mary Pollard; Row 2: William Stiffarm, Lois Norberg, Burton Beto,
Leo[...]Gloyne. Not Pictured: Larry Gilbert

204

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (133)[...],
Hazel Wilson, Jack Siemens, Karolee Pitsch; Row 2: Fred Dolven, Philomayne William King, Dorothy Martin; Row 2: Wendell Plumage, Patricia Williams,
Shields, Ard[...]Fox, Jim Riddle, Sharon Wiley, Harvey Ratley: Row 2: Kay Warwick. Dua_ne Tangen,[...]Calvert. Douglas Malley, Marie Shawl; Row 2: Mary Warwick. Delmar Bigby.
Nelson, Joe Ratley.[...]205
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (134)[...]n, John Beto, Karen Cornelius, James Ashton ; Row 2: James Baird, Sandra
Kuehni, Richard Jergesen, My[...]Cole, June Thunder, Richard Christensen; Row 2: Susan Butler, Clifford Martin, Ida George
Ball.[...],
Sandra Ashton , Gary Tangen, Edith Sangrey; Row 2: Jeanne
Beecher, Gene Gilbert, Donna Pollard, Dou[...]rles Plumage, Kalhleen Martin. Larry Johnson: Row 2: Sandra Belt, William Baker,
Schilling, Larry Wat[...]is Leo, Rick D' Hooge: Not Pic tured: John Yeoman
206
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (135)[...]Jack Sands, Merna Peterson, Edward D' Hooge: Row 2: Walde-
mar "Whitey" Neuman, Janice Collillower,[...]Hockhalter, Nancy Babcock, Charles Schilling; Row 2:
Karen Hay, Bob Yeoman, Susan Gilbert, Douglas St[...]y,
Nancy Jergesen; Row 2: Patsy Looby, Joe
Alco[...]207
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (136)[...], Mike Azure, Lanae
Alcorn, Mark Rasmussen; Row 2: Jay Glenn,
Sharon Hawley, Wilbur Gray[...]Doug Goldsmith,
Signa Bell; Row 2: Vaughn Harris, Gerri
Cowell, Monty No[...]Jergeson, Marcia Cresswell, Jack Getten;
Row 2: Karen Mummey, Lowell Collins, Linda
Fleury, Fred[...]Neely, Barbara Beecher.

208

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (137)[...]ell, Kelli Keranen , John Allen,
Darlene Leo; Row 2: Jack Kuntz, Karen Bailey, Bill Nelson.
Lulu Hens[...]Gould, Donna Green.
Edward Halver; Row 2: Wayne Cross, Gary Messerly,
Victoria J[...]Terry D'Hooge, Faith Hawley; Row 2: Rogene
Russell. Calvin Bigby[...]209
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (138)[...]Keranen, Don Gray; Row 2: Morris Belgrade,[...]Bell,
Stump. Kimberly Funke, Danny Richman; Row 2: Brenda Shields. Bill Martin. Lamont Garcia, Jackie Weasel; Row 2: Debra Killeagle, Dawn Azure. Steve
Rebecca Tuc[...]hard Horn. Gordon
Messerly. Phyllis Gilbert

210

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (139)[...]re, Kathryn Klindworth , George
Richman; Row 2: Tony Plumage, Tina Walls,
Darrell Doney, Andre[...], Leonard Pronto. Darryl Magnuson. Tom Azure; Row 2: Danny Kinsey. Row 1: Cheryl Bell. Gary[...]ey. Kermit Horn. Laura Zellmer; Row Kinsey. Row 2: Terry Rowe. Linda Kinsey, Jack Cole. Leanne Dird[...]211
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (140)[...]Of /981
Baker. Patrick Dugan, Tammy Messerly: Row 2: David Boldt. Angela Strand. Row 1: Ke[...], Richard Hader: Row 3: Wesley Cochran: Row 2: Chrissy Annis, Jon Wise, Rhonda Thompson, Leon
S[...]Talks-Different,
Bernadette Weasel, Row 2: Gordon Blanchard. Senior Class Float . Steve Ou1[...]Yeoman. Jessica Doney.
Melanie Boisvert

212

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (141)[...]ail, Frank Crantz, Brad
Cronk, Jeff Downhour; ROW 2: Ramona Brown, William Buck, Shawn Cole, Lisa[...]Donald Cochran; ROW 2: Judy Ball, Jesse Plumage, Jackie Hawley, Darcie[...]ker. Darryl Ell, Eleanor
Marsett e. Pam Gone- ROW 2: Shane Schwenke. Dean St1ffarm, Arnie Mahns.
Jame[...]ks Different, Jerry Beyl. Joey Missy Doney. ROW 2: Casey Brekke. Angie Brockie. Andrea Lynn
Sulliva[...]CTURED: Robbie P1tkanen 213
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (142)[...]lia
Shortman, Howard Gone, Harvey King; ROW 2: Mike Stiffarm, Curtis Fox,
Lorene Werk, Ne[...]Doney; ROW 2: Rosalie[...]2: Cindy Gone, Lorraine Boushie, Alvie Doney, Jeann[...]James Bird; ROW 2: Shannon Brockie. Daralyn[...]Bordta,I. Michele Lew,s; ROW 2: Stan Marlin, Aloha Shortman. Dale Snow. Dorothy[...]Mount. Monte Fox. Alvin Morin. Jolene Shortman

214

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (143)[...]nneth Doney,
Wanda Healy, Dennis Loni:ifox; Row 2: Dory Lodge, James Brockie, John Brockie, Neil Gray; Row 2: Diana Fox, Carl John Healy, Lorie Kirkaldie,
H[...]Sorrel, Kenny Werk; Row 2: Charlotte Doney, Jennifer Doney. Susy Birdtail,[...]ter, David Doney, Mark
Doney, John Filesteel; Row 2: Gordon Lodge, Warren Morin, Reno Shambo,
Monty S[...]Werk. Paul Webb; Row 2: Marvin[...]21$
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (144)[...]Graham. Curtis Jorgenson; Row 2: Craig Chandler, Lloyd Flansburg, Hawkan[...]Michelle M. Cochran. Viola M. Grant; Row 2: Stacy J. Gray,
Sherry L. Snell, Carol S[...]/937 Lucille Gigrich; Row 2: George Klindworth.[...]Stahl, Beatrice
Ruth Zellmer. Kenneth Vadman. Row 2: Kermith Vadman,[...]Zellmer, Ronald Miller

216

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (145)[...]George Walker, Wallace Beck. Row 2: Barbara Cichosz, Jean Walker, Karl Humphreys;[...]Gregory A. Jackson. Veronica L. McGillivray:
Row 2: William A. Nace. Dennis W. McGuire, Denny L. Joh[...]Row 2: Martha Violett.[...]1965
218
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (146)[...]w 1: Marvin Holloway, Sandy Lacox, John Wing; Row 2: Frances
Hedstrom; Row 2: David Rucinsky, Margaret Rucinsky, Dennis Rucins[...]8
Row 1: Bruce Fitz, Dixie Lacox. James Wirt; Row 2: Gene Billmayer, Lynette
Raft er. Gerald Johnson.[...]thy Johnson. Lucille Violett. Dona Ruc1nsky: Row 2: Pat Siemens.[...]219
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (147)[...]Boe; Row 2: Agnes Morin, Joanne Bradley,[...]Winston Morin; Row 2: Gloria Hawley, Bernard
Class Of[...]Bernice Morin: Row 2: James[...]221
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (148)[...]Grant, Veronica White Cow. Denise
Row 2: Joe Iron Man,[...]Christopher Gard1pee. Lucille St1 ffarm. Frank
222[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (149)[...]Warren. Row 2: Curtis Deming, Isabell Harmon, Ella and[...]Row 1: David Hanson, Ray Calvert; Row 2:[...]223
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (150)[...]Una Hargens, Elaine
Landsverk, Wa lter Zook; Row 2: Ida Jane Stirling, Helen Anderson, Simmo[...]Kegel.

Class Of /942
Not Pictured: Eugene Cowan, Marvin Kegel,
Tom Sti[...]Hutton; Row 2: Raymond Fairbank , Ethel Kalkman, Evelyn[...]2: Maurice Skones, Doris Rude; Row 3: Agnes[...]Eugene Sanguins, Myrtle Olson, Ralph
Lefaver: Row 2: Thurza Kenny, Alden
McCracken. Carolyn Habeger.[...]Row 2: Nellie Staples, Pat HIGH S[...]ld Morris, McKinley Morris, Curtis VanVoast ; Row 2: WilfreC
224[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (151)[...]Lundberg; Row 2: William Anderson, Alden Olson. Anderson, Frank Stirling; Row 2: Clarence[...]: Gladys Jones, Forest Akre, Rosemary
Hickel. Row 2: Betty Mohar, Glenn Hutton; Row
3: Marion Fairba[...]Kimmel, Rosella Jones; Row 2: Glenna Lundberg, Bill[...]ae Cederberg, Lenny Erickson, Nedra
Bengston; Row 2: Laverne Heilig, Waldon Morris.[...]tha Anderson. Hazel Hutton. Sharon Ashcraft , Row 2: Jean[...]JoAnn Stirling. Larry Harmon,
Russell Skones: Row 2: Larry Mohar, Michael Fairbank.[...]225
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (152)[...]Petrie: Row 2: Bonnie Mohar, Alvin[...]Mohar: Row 2: Gaylen Ashcraft, Harriet Ritter, Ina Jones, Patt[...]rie.
Row 1: Nellie Mohar, Linda Harmon: Row 2:
Marilyn Sanguins, Sophia Shaw: Row 3: Patr[...]Grabofsky: Row 2: Evelyn Jefcoat. Clarence Petrie. Barbara Jones.[...]. Don Harmon. Donna Ritter. Roberta
Statelen. Row 2: Mervin Getten. Richard Heilig[...]Marilyn Grabofsky

226

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (153)[...]Jimmy Tooke, Kip Van Valkenberg,
Danny Kegel; Row 2: Donnie Hutton, Calvin Simons, Mary Ro[...]. Row 2: Julie Simons, Phyliss Hutton, Nancy Mohar; Row 3[...]st , Russell Getten, Perry Simons, Darryl Row 2: Ryle Simons, David[...]Kegel , Eleanor Carter; Row 2:[...]Rick Wolery; Row 2 : Dave Blilmayer, Nita Hutton. Susan Struck.[...]h. Karen Struck. Byron
Fritz. Debbie Hornung. Row 2: Carolyn Ritter. Don Van Voast. Rick Grabofsky. D[...]Hutton. Doug Nafziger Row 2: James Price. Diane[...]227
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (154)[...]nald
Andrews, Leslie Bush, Kerry Kegel; Row 2: Douglas Boyce, Douglas Hamilton, Linda
Moh[...]Liese, Darel Hauge,
Laurie Heilig; Row 2: Gene
Maloney, Sandra Egbert, Kelly[...]Myrna Liese; Row 2: Loren Wolery, Gail Wolery, John Liese, Amy Heili[...]Karla Grabofsky: Row 2: Claude Ritter. Valene Maloney, Mike Struck,[...]uane Fouts. Mary Ann Newell . Gary Olszewski. Row 2: Dale
Cederberg, Bruce McCracken.[...]Karalee Hutton, Terry Sanquins. Diane Granlund

228

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (155)[...]Gary Granlund, Jose'
Skones, Scott Van Voast; Row 2: Cathy Hinebauch, Douglas lsquierdo, Sonny Modic: Row 2: John Warren, John McCracken, Mike
McCracken, Deb[...]on, Pat Olszewski,
Hamilton. Mary Ann Hutton; Row 2: Bill Granlund, Rowlie Hutton, Steve Elaine Sudan, Tim Cowan; Row 2: Barbara Mohar, Kris Reed, Robert
Reed, Randy Mal[...]er, Lisa
Snider, James Petrie. Sherry Haugen: Row 2: Calvin Doll. Teresa Su therlin.
Tracy Hutt on. W[...]Row 2: Donna Skones. Betty Jo Van Voast , Wilham Nace.[...]229
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (156)[...]ynn Johnson, Steve Humphreys, Philip Johnson; Row 2:[...]w 1: Alan VanVoast, Tamara Jenks, Jack Tooke; Row 2:
Jon Harmon, Lorin Krass.[...]Belknap Community Council on Nov. 7, 1983, after interests of the residents of the Fort Be[...]dent Center of the College of Great Falls (1980-82) demic. cultural, community interest program[...]College in Lame Deer ( 1982-84). It is committed to bal institutions, de[...]of Highways 2 and 66. three miles south of Harlem. Gros Ventre people.
Paula Harmon; Row 2: Marita Cederberg. Kathy Snider,[...]lknap Reservation. Indian population.

230

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (157)[...]f their War was Chapman Pennock. At the age of 20 he Arche O. Simona - Pvt Co. F 9[...]00 young Indian men entered the his first active duty at Shreveport, La. under General 68[...]Nicholas Dowing - Pvt Co. K 11 MA Cav - 1862-
stated, " The Indian today is the best[...]have." page 442)[...]Co. C, 46th Ohio Infan- James Davia - Pvt 25 NY Inf - 1864-64
following pages the h[...]Montana Census probably had (see page 296)

Scouts And Interpreters[...]Yellow-
stone valley in 1874. On June 22, 1876 he joined
Lieut. Colonel George[...]Attached to the Reno battalion on June 25 he took
part in the historic Battle of[...]e in army Indian scout from Aug. 8, 1892, until Feb. 11, siniboine from July 12, 1894 to Nov. 18, 1894.
1885.[...]em Ceme-
blacksmith until retiring in 1926. In later years Goff page 490)[...]ley. He passed away Jan. 14, 1937 and is after the Sioux in 1876. He went on another expedi-[...]. tion to South Dakota after Indians. Later he was and scout. In la te[...]area command in pursuit of S1tt1ng Bull. After being under Billy Cochran served as a scout. (see page 320)
in the late 1860s. He was a member of[...]January 1949, the private of Co I of the 20th Infantry Regiment and northeast of Turn[...]business 1n Harlem about 1923 (see page 454)
honors due him. He 1s b[...]some time teaded on the 819 Fial (see page 285)
Indian interpreter He died 1n Decemb[...]d 1s being an army Indian scout He died Sept 28, 1937, Carl Steven s of Turner was bor[...]pture. enlisted as an 1898 (see page 483)
232 the U S Government and continued as an 1nter- Indian scoul on July 12. 1894 He served at Fort Other Spanish American War velerans were Rob-
preler for 25 years (see page 296) Ass,noboine unti[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (158)[...]t

ABOVE: Company M of the 163rd Infantry in 1927; BELOW: Company M of the ABOVE: Company M of the 163rd Infantry in 1927; BELOW: National
163rd Infantry marching down th[...]p In July stationed at Ft Lewis. Washington After extensive training.
1877 as the result of the Ne[...]t of Infantry Montana Nahonal Guard 6. 1942 Early In 1943 the Pacific campaigns ranging from[...]239

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (159)[...]Korea, VietNam and beyond
2-48
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (160)[...]owboys and sheepherders. Then Ken
However after most of the valley was homesteaded Keg[...]e rope in
foregrouod for horse corral.

252

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (161)[...]early in the spring of 1928, of a branch line from[...]by the fall of 1928.[...]was estimated at about $2,000,000. The fact that[...].,-,2: ..... f The[...]expire late in 1928. This gave settlers, who wished to[...]cultrvahon. from $15 to $25 an acre.[...]also had the 1928 farm land sales published[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (162)[...]-
crop and revolutionized farming in Montana in 1928. tion.[...]operated 2,400 acres and had 1,000 acres[...]nd thresh the grain
Wethern farm near Turner in 1928. With the[...]w of wheat stand in field ; no weeds,
BELOW: In 1928 the " duckfoot" was used in[...]acre in 1928.
under the surface, left the top rough and
ridge[...]24 bushels to the acre for six years.[...]Turner i n 1928. It yielded about 12 bushels to the acre.[...]269
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (163)[...]truck after the roads were plowed, winter of
1952. LEFT: Orvin, Albert, Floyd and Bernard
Haugen; 1925, a cold winter.
on the branchline. Grain and liv[...]ton the scope
A war bnngs changes to a nation after peace 1s of tomorrow's markets. and prepare[...]1tonary spiral upward as far as 11 would take
1942 produced the best crop the area had ever[...]dnve tractors with 250 to 500 hor wer and 44 to
Technology th[...]the production of farm and equipped 1th 24 to 50 loot headers and a11-cond1•
livestock eq[...]sheep to cattle Tand m rucks and 10 and 12 inch aug rs were
echamzed haying and feeding e[...]27 1
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (164)[...]Moline Combine in 1928. ABOVE LEFT: Combine and header at Jesse Van Yoa[...]1927. L-R: Henry R. Van Yoast, Bill Reed, Jesse, Harl[...]ABOVE: Threshing at Mohar'• about 1920. Mr. Joseph Mohar is on the stack, facing camera[...]g a stack of headed grain and a steam engine in 1920 at[...]and Rudy Breitmeier. weeds with the use of 2-4-0. The success of thlS new machinery wa[...]many things that seemed to block their view

272

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (165)[...]side delivery. Used not only to rake hay but to
1920. This style of rake was developed in 1850 with[...]pment was also loaded so he could deliver the hay after it got to Havre.[...]as first main crop for valley homesteaders.
Today after many years of various different enterprising crop[...]land is a part of man and man a part of land. It isn't
owned; it is only occupied. It will grip a man'[...]ild his pride. And it will cradle him forever."

274

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (166)[...]ages for all future generations. Washed the windows and did some chores.
history in a region su[...]Washington
D.C.
Charlie died Nov. 29, 1959 and Genevieve died
April 23, 1981. Both are buried at Fort Belknap
Cem[...]16 he began business as a stagedriver: in 1852 he
went to Salt Lake and worked in a saw mi[...]year to Callfornia doing placer mining. In 1888, after
years of many different occupations coverin[...]Fannie
ed a ranch. The Gus DeCelles place, 12 miles east of (Adams) Stewart, Matthew[...]Fannie" married Jim Stewart. Matt Sr. died Dec. 26, 1907. Emma died in No-
Russell enjo'fed[...]was killed in World War I. vember 1929. They are buried at the Fort Belknap
M[...]Agency Cemetery. The children are also all de-
260 Mary married Frank Ereaux.[...]n married Emma Croff ceased after Fannie died on Dec. 1. 1986.
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (167)[...]Arthur Allen
Forrest Akre was born in 1929 at Turner. He is the James Arthur Allen was[...]aw Arthur
They lived in Harlem from 1949 to 1962. He McMichael and Jim Olson in the blac[...]Frances died in 1962 Both are buried in the Harlem
tors came to Americ[...]Fred Allen was born Jan. 21 . 1910 at Crary. ND.. son of Frank and Frances[...]Allen . He married Hazel F Lacox Nov 23. 1940 al Hogeland She was born[...]March 7. 1921 al Nodaway, Iowa. the daughter of Bessie Miller[...]Dakota with his parents In 1913 They homesteaded 320[...]Hazel hved 2 1 , miles south of Hogeland until her marriage[...]d Hazel moved to Chinook in t 941 . Bozeman in 1942. Hogeland In[...]281
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (168)[...]ruction.
and William J. Allen on Dec. 13, 1924 at Lodge B.I.A. In 198 1, he retired after spending 20 years on Mike works for B. I. A. Irrigation[...]untant.
Chopwood and Ernest Crantz on April 24, 1936. head start director at Fort Belk[...]also raised wheat, barley
Kate Ammen March 28, 1898, in Ozawkie, Kansas. and oats.
He married Gladys May Reed, Oct. 2 1. 1930, at the George was very active in community projects.
Presbyterian Church[...]officer. They have three children.
After he and Gladys were married they moved to[...]George Albert Ammen. was born on May 24. 1935.
at Topeka, Kan.[...]h Steinmetz Sr .. March
2. 1958. at the American Lutheran Church in Turner.[...]hve there.
They are active In the Turner Lutheran Church,[...]-R: Glenna Mae holding W.G., Sheena and Bill.

282

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (169)[...]Clause Anderson was born in Sweden on Feb. 2,[...]married Ann O' Leary on Oct. 29, 1935, daughter of[...]Clause died Jan. 7, 1972, and is buried at the[...]1922. They had two children who never survived.[...]Margurite died in March 1942 and Einar died[...]March 29, 1973. They are both buried in the Wing[...]March 19, 1891, at Dawson. He homesteaded 320 horses could rest. They lived on[...]March 16, 1920. They came to Harlem by train in[...]1920 and to Hogeland or Silver Bow.[...]rrance, Ore. and is married.
den. on Feb. 2. 1886. He 1s the son of Sarah Amelia room with all the living furniture in it. It was 25 miles Stanley lives in Great Falls.[...]John Anderson
1912. His homestead was near Hogeland.[...]was born Feb. 19, 1937, to Ann
On Feb. 22, 1918, he married Hannah Skones. O' Leary[...]n and
nah came to the United States Sept. 22, 1901. from 1n the Chemical Division in Bal!l[...]to the front 1n
Carl Anderson died Oct 24, 1951. and is buried 1n He married Connie M[...]After returning from the Army he graduated from[...]He bought a section and a half of land after World
Stanley Allen lives 1n Olympia.[...]died 1n 1972 at the age of 84[...]Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
264
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (170)[...]rried Jan. 7, 1903 to Ida Hatcher of Lloyds-
Dec. 28, 1919, at Dodson. He served in World War II[...]raine Svend- nications, San Francisco. In 1972 she became a lature in 1925. He was a member of the Presbyteri-
sen, daughte[...]1985. an Church.
Christian Svendsen, Nov. 25. 1947 at the American They live in Billings and have three children. Parker died April 25, 1942 and is buried in the
Lutheran Church in Hogeland.[...]mussens and Nordhuses. he v1s1ted Harlem Dec. 23, 1966 and Margaret died in 1969 Both are
Walter[...]on numerous occasions and returned here after at - buried In Spokane. Wash .
Walter Sr., Mar[...]285
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (171)[...]Lott, June 1929.[...]1918 He married Orla Irene Lott on July 11, 1929 in[...]Donald lost his hearing after contracting meningIt1s[...]at the age of three After graduation Don worked in[...]On June 10. 1972. Donald married Ella Louise[...]Annis fam il y 1982. BACK ROW L- R: Alton ,[...]Wendy Lee was born Sept ?2. tC)80
In Jul/ t')'i r,,. rP,1rriprJ J[...]ry ce ,, 1 t , 1\1,,, 11 1ri ·,
286
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (172)[...]on. In May 1928 John passed away at his Oakland.[...]In about 1925, after engaging in ranching and the Harol[...]mercantile business 1n Harlem for over 20 years Royal[...]wou l d be a do;;-gone i;bame lt
Oct. 20, 1984. in Chinook. Connie is the daughter of[...]R HID K'-4.
Melissa Kay Hagen was born on June 25. 1978.

George W. Applegate
George W . Appl[...]of age He moved John B. died July 12. 198d. ,n Hailem His w,te
goods. some farm machin[...]287

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (173)[...]Pow r Co In Or on dur1ng th 1920s. H tso did
Mrs. Peter Schaack saved[...]o f S1anl y's d ath 10 aoouf 22,000 er today[...]Sta nley Hugh Baird was born April 8. 1892 at Second World War She I n marr[...]Maude Lovell and Frank Crawford on Nov 23. 191 4 ranch and also do const[...]Harvard
Baker and Anna F. Kuhn. He was born May 22.
1866 in Whitewater, Wisc. He lived his early ye[...]Za-
chary Taylor and Jennie W,lhnk. on Nov. 4, 1912 in
Kalispell. Eunice was born Feb 29. 1884. so only
had a b1rlhday every four years. She also had a
homestead at Ethridge.
In 1921 they bought a grocery store at Coburg
Two years[...]ed rt and
shipped 11 out by ralfroad and truck
After Charles' death on April 1. 1942. Eunice
c ontinued 10 run the store. On Jan 15. 1[...]Row L~R: Lo • J n, Ch rl
on Dec 8. 1972 She and her husba nd are interred E.[...]n 10 Rosa ,llon
and CharlP.S Harvard Ba er on Dec 2 18q8 a Dev-[...]s H e<!'- a r
Charlie Baker came lo Coburo ,n 922 a ter '!PY was;i[...]t,1 Lor!'- •!'- r('t11ed alte, 22 ·ears
,n Coburg In 1923 Char 1,e and h,s b•o her · Rock" o[...]hos
Ch11rhe ;ind Cl11r;1 were mawed $Ppl 10 11}2'1 ;it al av~ pa,d a ,;ma I f('('[...]289
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (174)[...]bought out Sand . Char reeled a lar 24 by 80
R[...]to Harlem in Febru- John died Dec. 23. 1955. Allee died Aprd 18. 111 she[...]Charles died Aug 23. 1913 In a died tn 1952
ed on land south of Harlem near Snake Creek. He[...]s cattle. served for 28 years rn the Montana House of Repre-[...]sentatives. He mamed Venus Tretsven on June 25. Ralph
Ernie! Miller, on Dec. 6[...]he later married Gordon Wilson . In 1967
parents. After their marriage they remained on the she[...]oved to Hungr, Horse.

Adolph Beck Family in 1982.
Those pictured: Hilda, Mr.
and Mrs. Wally[...]e
of Dorothea and Ge0' e Wiedmer. on October 22. Marilyn m;irr oo Gerald Heiman a[...]' 7t> He [)II<.!'-~ away 1n 1<"1 4 and N 11 ,n 1982
HOQ<'land H1ld11 hves ,n Hawe[...]291
farm[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (175)[...]Beck . He married Cora W1lhams on Feb 8, 1929 at
Hogeland She was born in Iowa. the d[...]and Hed-
wig Beck. was born May 19, 1902 In Fessenden.
ND He came to Montana in 1928 and farmed eight
miles north of Hogela[...]ildren. was born Sept 27. 1891 at Perham. Minn. Eleanor[...]in 1979. and Dorthea Weidmer on Nov. 27, 1924 In Leipzig, Lorraine is married to Ralph[...]to Montana in 1912 and homesteaded 1O miles Gladys IS m[...]penter work After hlS retirement ,n 1954, they and farm near[...]moved to Havre Since Mary's death on July 24. Marge Cole teaches school In Rivers,[...]liams nd
August Beck He was born on Sept 24, 1944 at
0 kl nd. C lif He married S nd[...]School Eu ne en-
ter d the U S Navy In 1 2 They both r d ted
from Mont n State Univ rsI yin 1972 Eugene ot
his d gree In m r eting-man[...]received de ree In busine edu tIon
After r duating from coll e. th y hved In Gre[...]NARD, n.ager far 2 I 42. son of Adolph Beck and Hilda Dorothy e In[...]AP.hab1htation CPnter chnol r
292
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (176)[...]the Big Flat. Harry and Ella home-
steaded in 1912 and one building is still standing on
the homest[...]Harry served as Blaine County Sheriff from 1921-
1923. He managed the Co-op elevator in Hogeland home in Lewistown.
from 1928- 1945.[...]daughters who grew up in Ella died Feb. 28, 1967.
the Hogeland area. They are Veronica Tabor, Kali- On May 25. 1972, at Somers. Harry marned ar-
spell, Bonnie Harmon[...]Ellen now makes her Harry died July 23, 1980 at KahspeU[...]Ervin Beecher was born Apr~ 22. 1909 ,n Sta -[...]blfl,

Harry Belden
Harry S Belden was born 0c 2. 1928 al Le
. to C e E Belden and Luella[...]Buffalo, ont
Harry married Dorthy Pttch on ay 12. t 951 at[...]an,c ,n L ,stown H mamed T rr Taur•
tng In 1972 the purchased the f0<mer DeVooe[...]1c;f0< and l•· to h thefm,a on arc 25. 1984
recent years they purchased I~ rt Ha[...]29)

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (177)[...]) George Joseph Belt was born June 6, 1920 at He 1s buried in the Harlem Cemetery[...]Minn. to Richard A and Armendine Belt. He After the death of George. Marge went to work at
Sept 30. 1922 at LodgePole. He served overseas cam[...]George lost hlS hie June 12. 1953 near Harlem divorced[...]r
Edwin B nson Jr w s born J n 25. I 21 t H r-[...]"' 8'g
nd Dar y M Sp rks on Dec 24 I 4 7, I H vre[...]r ytme ,n t 75 Dons ssed way ,n 1Q72
France during World War II from I 2 · I 45 There wac; 1>nough work[...]am son lhP Cora M Benson died Sept 23. I 77, and Ed d•f!d m.,n, and G<>n works[...]1 argar1>t married T<>d Ka,Jfm;m on Oct 14 1 7;:>
29◄
anrJ they II,,.,n Ch1noo~
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (178)[...]Benson
George Ernest Benson was born Sept. 25, 1901
to Hellen Bustruch and Andrew Benson in[...]N.D. He came to Montana with his mother 24, 1957. Genevieve, Rhonda, Keith .
and sister in 1913; in 1922 he took up a homestead
north of Zurich . He moved lo the Big Fla! in 1926
where he was engaged in farming and ranching i[...]0 to Rodney K01Ih Benson was born Jan 20. 1959 n
they ~omesteaded. She attended grade s[...]l ,
George and Edith were married Nov. 15, 1927 in for one year before JOtntng the A ir Force where he 1977 He nlShed tS educahon 111 1982 and began
Chinook; they lived on the farm and S[...]e he has been he ,unior
m".ved _10 Harlem in 1942 and started the Valley fore g0tng to work[...]of the tracks and stood just west On Aug. 24, 1957 Keith wed Genevieve J. Schmit 1958 t[...]ted a course at man On Oc1 3. 1982 Rod and ardl e mamed In
was active in V.F.W. Auxiliary and community af- Bu[...]al homema er
George died A ug. 13, 19 72 and is burled in Har- Secunty State Ban befor[...]in Havre. Edrth died Rodney born Jan 20. 1959. married ar Cecel a K. Brasch ..C.K." as born Dec. 8.
Oct. 2 4, 1986 and is burled in the Harlem Cemetery[...]three children. Randy born July 27. 1960., a student at Ea n K ilh Dani[...]ush and Carl E n Benson as born Aug 15.
1922 on the homestead Russell mamed Cora Em-
erson, da[...]High School Auditorium
Emerson on arch 25. at Havre
In 1948 they sellled ,n Harlem They[...]Adults 50 Matinee 2:30 for the Grade Children
sen,ed ,n v,et am
B[...]arr~ a,k B, mayet and I es nea, Zu, 1921 Herl m High c h ool Pl ay.
,ch ()Of ~ ty[...]295
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (179)[...]out of the C1v1I War which broke out at After quieting them down. Bent went out to meet
t[...]railroad Florence died when she was about 20 and IS
A short time later he drifted in[...]became ill and died June 23. 1928 at 21 years old
Her Id" At that time the p per[...]died in October 18 6 t he e of 22 from con- B nt d1 d suddenly ov 5, 1919[...]Harlem Cemetery
ued as an interpreter for 25 years lhe Harlem Cemeter[...]pursu1 He was directed ro hold a council After his first wife died Bent mamed another s-
w[...]on s1• more children ""erP Cemetery

296

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (180)[...]Bergh in 1929. He worked as a car salesman for[...]a Past lll>er of
sen. was born Dec. 23, 1900 at the family home Donald marr[...]ma and an elder of lhe
and Lena Soderstrom, in 1925 and they lived at nesia where they ser.[...]c. 30. 1968. and Lavern pa
Sheyenne, N.D. until 1929. Marlene lives m orlh R1dgevllle. Ohio h her away 0c 27. 1985 Bot are buried n Ha m
Tw[...]near Hogeland. They live in Harlem.
In March 1929 Elmer and his brother-in-law, Enc Bernar[...]n Fran E. Bergren. He as born on Aug 4 1923 a J rr, married P y Bo[...]tie Thomas and Vern Richman, on y 29. 1944[...]t of Main Street in the 1940s. He built a After his dlSCharge from I US Ber rd[...]at 1330 Blvd ,n
Elmer died on ay 1. 1962. Mae worked for Havre[...]and she cooked at the school until
retiring In 1972. She strll resides in Harlem.[...]bright B r um
Gardner She as born Jan 20 18 2 a
er Fans. nn She came h r[...]d est ol Hog land
and nor h of H and In 1929 they "'°"ed into[...]297
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (181)[...]aised Church in Havre. Olga died Dec. 8, 1962 and was
Bergum. He was born Dec. 12, 1893 at Felos. Sogn registered Hereford[...]aughter.
and Knut Flaskerud. on Nov. 30, 1932. Olga was 1914.[...]and she still lives in Ruso, N.D.
After serving in the U.S. Army John farmed west L[...]7, 1905,
Thomas Bertelsen. He was born July 2, 1920 at the son of Della Mae and Frederick[...]Edna Pauline Burton was born June 28, 19 12 in
They farmed and ranched on Gebert Sna[...]Clarence and Edna were married Nov. 16, 1929 at
Elsie was employed by the Equity Co-[...]nt into farming
clerk for School District t 2 for 15 years. She was a for themselves.[...]Berglund Service Ga• Edna died March 21 , 1955 and is buried in the
rage. Tubbs Oi[...]Elsie currently reside at Havre. March 27, 1976 and is buried In the Harlem Ceme-[...]Leslie L lives in Belleview, Neb. He spent 23[...]Austin Bevolden was born July 12, 1885, at Ule-[...]She w s born Oct. 20, 1887, daughter of r and[...]1 12 Harl m N we d.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (182)[...]D born Jan 27. 1940[...]2. 1942[...]Leroy and Aileen Bevolden In 1952.[...]or. Falls. After graduahng from Montana
Adeline Straight, born Nov. 27. 1921 at Oasdale, Chet was an act1Ve Legion an[...]area and graduated Roger, born Jan. 14, 1952. marned Dorothy IS• HOSf)ltat
from Hogela[...]Bi sterfe/d
Chet and Mildred were married June 25, 1950. at Elevator and IS blmed In the Wing C[...]26. 1946 at Havre He mamed err[...]71 after[...]nd ha!'. a
He married ary Jane Bue nan on Dec. 25. 1901
10 El Ctty. Kan ary Jane was bom in Ba• bdge-
perry. Ohio on 0c 31, 1882
Fran a tended appreotlCe school to learn car-[...],;tandrng Con. rvatoon Farm r Award ,n 1982 pr[...]299
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (183)[...]J mes Roy Blllmayer was born on May 7. 1928, in
Harlem to Mabel McGuire and Roy Billm[...]Larry James Blllmayer was born on April 30, 1952 Roy Clifford Billmayer was born in Fredon[...]rch in Butte on July 6, 1974. Kristen is 4. 1923 in Havre. She is the daughter of Sterling house which was moved there in 1928 when the
the daughter of Joyce Lehrer and[...]mayer homestead house. He passed away May 28.[...]runners that he used most of the winter of 1927. He James R. married Helen Christiansen[...]Patch school area. In 1952 he flew mail and grocer- Lois married Me[...]Birdtail
George B1rdta1I w s born In 1902 on the Fort
Belknap Reserv tlon to full blo[...]g,ven Fred Birdwell when he was born Oct 20. Ceme ery
nd George Longknife[...]Martha Ell n Lyons w s born in llhnOls April 23. Stella married a fellow named she and IS d[...]After leavtn the homestead Fred worl\ed for oth-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (184)[...]lt he used his
homestead rights to file on 320 acres of virgin prairie
some 35 miles sout[...]- son, lived. She spent the remainder of her active,
South Africa , where his mother operated a[...]ses at home for her younger sisters and 1962, and is buried in the Harlem Cemetery.
mine[...]Freda. a first grader. on her widowed in 1942 and six years later married Ed
death of her[...]Parks. Mary died in a Great Falls Hospital in 1972 as
was left with five little daughters; the[...]year the school "newspaper" reported 1972 and is buried at Simms. She resides in Great[...]dbreak - was Interrupted by a demic, one after the other having to take to their Esther[...]se there were good times. too. Country 1972 and is buried in the Harlem Cemetery. She
w[...]D1 mond, Wash .. nd he died in January 1923. He was buried in the Army Corps of Engin[...]area for 27 years rchie died on June 7. 1941 and[...]farmed until 1952 when they moved lo Kahspe{ to[...]27. 1975 They are buried In Glacier emon.al Gar-[...]JeHi married Jerry Pone1ro

302

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (185)[...]rm near Spickard, Mo., where he was born
Dec. 12, 1882, and attended school.
The rest of the famil[...]ap-
prentice with A . 8 . Duke Co.
In 1902 he married Anna Reno. a young matron at
the Ind[...]LEFT: Hosea Bo•leJ H •tudent In 1912.
town and took up a claim about seven miles nor[...]anniveraary In 1952.
Business was good but after a year or so, he took
a drastic step. He decide[...]g ol
attend an academy there. That school closed after a drowned in an accident at the ranch.[...]1 h is son and then wen to ,noeapo11s to Ii
After his graduation in 1914. he taught ,n the high[...]arlem. e his wit h,s daugh er H died Aprtl 25. 1966. and IS
school at Luverne. Minn .• for[...]Ra
20 he was operahng a farm and was marned to[...]u~ n e-,,on Eug ne
pagp 112)[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (186)[...]tmeier
and Matilda Radke , was born on Oct. 8, 1921 south·
west of Harlem on the family homestead. Rudy mar·
ried Stella M. Pankratz on Dec. 28, 1948 in Harlem
at the Evangelical United Breth[...]Pank·
ratz. She was born at Vida, Mont. on Nov. 23, 1928.
Rudy was raised on the Fred Breitmeier home[...]ool
and for their son's many doctor appointments after
open heart surgery in 1965.
Rudy and Stella[...]eys were also conducted by Stella to see than 27 years of age. Fred was an ,nspIrat1on for the
B[...]graduated from Harlem High In 1972 and Westmar
years. Rudy has given many hours of[...]s Board o f College in LeMars. Iowa m 1976 After reaching a
of his equipment to the upkeep[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (187)[...]rekke daugh- Dons Brekke of Harlem. In 1952 he enlisted in the lumberyard on the sout[...]war . He was held there seven nap. They are active members of the St. Thomas
stead In the 1920s and returned to Minnesota. months be[...]hildren of Hans A Brekke nd Eh In 1928 Ed lef the farm and went to work for
Ouaat[...]. sang In the choir, served on the
In 1923. brothers. Ed. Olaf and Knute bought an sch[...]ns lnternar1onal. of which he was to be-
1925 Ed and Olaf allended B1ll1ngs Polytechnical[...]lains In t 68 they
home near Turner on June 29. 1926 sold the store and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (188)[...]in 1982. L- R Front[...]at their golden
wedding anniversary in 1982.

Knute Brekke
Knute was born ,n Moland, Minn In 1902 Knute's cey Cr[...]ed Ro berta " Bobbi"
Frances Allen ,n 1932 Dons was born ,n 1913[...]he Brekke very active ,n her church ac1tvI1tes and was the ftrst[...]ck laying con tractor. He is pres-
of 1942 Some of the buildings Jhat Knute built are[...]George Alfred "'Skrud" Brekke was born July 28.
The Olaf Br,,kke family be an with[...]ute Brekke. al
01,11 ,Jnd P1>,1rl on May 25. 1927 Ol,1f wa s born ,n[...]r 5 t when he was drafted After m11ttary service. B[...]orked for
thPy ltvPd on fhP farm unr,I 192() whPn they moved[...]m;irriPd C.,Porq<> Thompson In 1952 They have hved owned an[...]Truman , lhP 1rrl chtl<J. gradu.Jterl ,n I 52 HP 1978 Skrud beo[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (189)[...]On Nov. 11 . 1922, Jack married Luelle Sadler, Plume He marn d Mary Fox 1n 1920 at Hays. Sh[...]cil Considered a good lead r he rved 25 y ars.[...]25 years and Lucile returned to the postal clerk[...]orld War I. Jack Jack passed away Dec. 21, 1973 and Lucile
came to Harlem in 1920 and assumed managership passed away March 22 at Jeller- Sodoey Broe ay was 25, 1880 n Sidn 'f Aahley ,c ~ea$!!d
son,[...]her thef At1hur J ash
Shortly after com,ng to ontana lhey moved lo a an[...]> and P Coun-
Edna Wood was born arch 25. 1886 al J<>ller t es
son. NY She came l[...]son. ~ Y Sod and Bertha ere married Jan 3. 1902
Edna and Fred were married Nov 26. 1903 1n on Jet erSOo. Y They relur[...]were members of the Presby1enan Church 1925 , he wen to 0< on the ,g ays county[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (190)[...]r was born Apr. 5, 1911. to
error learning. After coming to Montana he worked Jacob Brower a[...]esteaded north of Harlem in 1916 and N.D. After living in North Dakota and Minneso1a, he Sarah Wortz. He was born Dec. 28. 1884 at Wat-
later farmed in the Milk Riv[...]ed Mable (Van Patten) Scheflow. Harlem in 1928. He attended high school. He[...]ited Methodist 1941 . Dorothy was born Apr . 20, 1918 to Edward Early on they homesteaded[...]Harlem with her parents from Chicago 1912-1914. In 1927 they returned to Hingham to
labor to his church. in 1932. She attended high school. beauty school. care for Jake's mother. Between 1928-1938 they
Mable died in July 1973. Geor[...]or farm southwest of town where they lived for 25 years
21 years.[...]at Harlem. Dorothy was city librarian for 21 years.
Charles died Dec. 28. 1983 and is buried in the She married Flo[...]A. Brown w s born June 7. 1886 In Ont r- After living ,n Missouri for nine years and Musko-[...]aine
came lo the United St tes at age eIghl After high County ,n 1913 and took a homestead c[...]rgo. Turner in 1915. They lived there for 21 years.
ND[...]rethren
and Ed,th Mae Graham. was born Sept 25. 1894. t Church Brownie was also a memb[...]h he,r daughter. Jessie Bishop
ton. ND In 1923 the family with two small children. Brownie passed away ,n November 1952 Char-
Maqory and Ray moved to Carter. Mont[...]U ' t l ll IVII-
The Browns were active In the Presby1erian Ada married Ray[...]away May I 7. 1!)83 Columbuc;
312[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (191)[...]ried Jean D'Hooge, on Aug . 12, 1935 at Harlem.
Herman came to Montana in 1932 on horseback[...]in 1932. Aller their marriage they worked for George[...]Nora Dillon was born March 25. 1872 in Warren[...]12, 1902. He was an early day sheriff of Blaine[...], Barbara 1952. Both are buried at Whrte Sulphur Spnngs.[...]Buck/ y
Wilham G "Cooper" Buckley was born Nov 2. John "Jack" Buckley ,s the son of w[...]e. He was a blacksmith n earty
On April 13. 1912 he married Gurtte 1chaelson. terms as shenll[...]a unders.henf for Bla,ne County
who died tn May 1925.
During the many years. Cooper operated a ran[...]r. Tom he dted at the age of 58 m the t920s and ,s buried in two f,ghtlf'IQ rcan[...]Harlem Cemetery She dted July 18. 1928 and 1s
Tom Buckley At lhe age of 26 he met and mamed 13 year old[...]ph,a. Penn She was bom Dec. 27. 1846 Cemetery ,n Chinook[...]h are butted rn
came to the United States at age 12[...]1te Sul ur Springs
They were married ,n 1927 in St Paul. nn and[...]Michael-
there. he continued to operate the ranch after h•s[...]Henry Pioli Both are deceased
Cecelia died ay 12. 1953 and Thomas died July[...]Thomes married Ceceha Clarke Both are de-
8. 1972 Both are burted ,n the Harlem Cemetery[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (192)[...]ley was born at Nanticake, Penn. on
June 29, 1878 to William E. Buckley and Margaret[...]Phil and Ellen I. Murray were married Feb. 22,
1905 at Forl Benton. Ellen, a graduate[...]as late as 1960.
Phil lived a full, active life which was interwoven
throughout wit[...]ort
Benton until the county was divided. After this he
was deputy sheritt and jailer In[...]able in Harlem During Ellen died In 1952 and Phil died in 1963. Both are[...]Longview. Wash after he left Montana

Morris Burton[...]tch
Moms W Burton was born Feb 10, 1882. In[...]Minnesota HP. married his w1fP.. Ella. pril 12. 1911.[...]school reacher B I A employee They hve
12 1891[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (193)[...]y were
married in the town of their birth on Dec. 21 . 1901 .
Chris and his brother. Anton. came b[...]Cashmere.
Wash., where Mrs. Bye passed away in 1929.
Chris remained in Harlem until his death in[...]28, 1938. He has retired from the manufacture of
F[...]He marrted
at Ashland . Neb. Eva was born March 29. 1884. Violet Shelsted. Walter gradu[...]teaded five miles southeast of School in 1928. He was a Jointer in the shipyards.
Turner. Fre[...]a grocery store in Fred was born April 26. 1913 and passed away
old and new Turner. He bu[...]. 1947 and 1s buried Ray was born June 21 . 19 t 7 and graduated from
in the Turner Cemet[...]e of laminated beams.
Lawrence was born April 22. 1907 in Ashland . Bill was born Feb. 8, 1922 and married Juanita
Neb. and homesteaded 12 miles southeast of Turn- Crocker of Hav[...]Cart Cambron was born August 27. 187<1, on Swe-[...]Aurora. Coto Fred spent 22 years on the U S Air[...]y A bank 1n 1ssovta In 1923 he married ary lren Ash1on at Shauna-[...]ton war, born ,n Toronto Ontario Canada. April 24.[...]1 01 . and d•ed on Feb 2 19 3 She 1s buried in

Len an[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (194)[...]with her parents in 1929.[...]Floy (Lacox) Cannon on March 21 , 1982.

Rollie Cannon family. L-R Standing:[...]first tribal Judge
John died ,n 1924 He and his wife. Beb1ana. had
two sons and[...]They worked a half day and atrended After a year al a Northern Montana College Be[...]h,s eighth grade diploma by rid,ng In 1952 he was elected to the Fort Belknap Com- one[...]ed council over a period of 20 years Johnny and[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (195)[...]Th family I ft rn 1921 to go to Callforn1a In 1928[...]of Louis
Zarowany ,n Kenville, Manitoba in 1923 bought and sold horses and buf[...]I This was the f,rst wedding rn Hart m (S
In 1924 they came to Harlem He worked for ed[...]saloon he was running at Al d,ed Oct 12, 1904 argaret also dee a
forced hrm to reti[...]and served In WOfld
War I in 1918
On Oct 8. 1927 he married Jewel Adams In Glas-
g They came to the Brg Flat ,n 1929 In the f,rst
emigrant car on the Great Northern[...]y Cu O< on
Jan 14 1884 S d . ember 2 74 a
He r Ore
She married Ed[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (196)[...]States as
well as Okinawa and Hawaii. Joe served 20 years
including two tou rs in Vietnam . After he retired the
family lived in Great Falls, where[...]Cemetery in Great Falls. Judy
moved back to Maine after Joe's death to be with
her brothers and sisters.[...]iversary of Leo and Elizabeth Cichosz, July 1, 1972. L-R Back Row: Bob, Tom , Barb,
Olivet Cemetery i[...]On Oct. 10. 1922, he mamed Elizabeth Matter , Mar[...]Leon married Hazel Knowles m 1962. and hves m St GeOfge. Utah.[...]Barbera married Glen Lew,s ,n 1962 and lrves m[...]rlton W Cline and Alda were married on arch
5. 1912 at Ellensburg. Wash . In that same year they
came[...]ide circle of fnends and neighbors
They were very active ,n the community Carllon
was known tor the Journa[...]he la e 1!c\50s
the Clones moved to Chinook In 1962 the ne,ghbors L on Cichosz
of Snal<e Cree[...]Leon Francis Cichosz was born Ap,,I 7. 1923 a Hazel had three rh,ldren by[...]1 101 and Earl Dea l<f'0 <>s on S<>pl 15. 1°62 al hves •n Unionv,11
1n 197 Bo[...]Umon111' e o Sh<> wac, bom !>Pre on Sep 24 Jun ior Crable ,.., 1n[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (197)[...]s to become Blaine Lizzie. She died in 1904 after having nine children.
County and is now Ph[...]"Dear Old Man" . He
From about 1868-1872 Billy hired out as a scout Billy's seco[...]chambault on July 21 , 1925. He was buried in St.
other posts He had[...]County in 1928.
1882. He received his education locally.[...]In 1921 he married Agnes Pephyrs. C[...]farm. Sugar died March 11, 1972.[...]Rebecca died Aug 3. 1962. and Bill died April 28,[...]George and Cecil raised three boys
May 22. 1882. at W1arton, Ont Canada They were the A[...]1n 1918 and hves in Alexan-
married Feb 24. 1904, 1n their hometown and th[...]lived 1n Seat - John was born in July 1926 and lives 1n southern
moved to town 1n t 922 tle. Wash and c[...]urned to Har- Robert was born 1n April 1929 and resides 1n
320 home. while Bill worked a5 a carpent[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (198)[...]married Lillian Myrna passed away at age 23 following a lengthy
Phares, daughter of Isaac a[...]harie Co.. N.Y. on Jan. 29, 1864 to William Cowan[...]Arthur married Mary Payne on Dec. 24, 1891 .[...]was very active in her church.[...]Nelson Winfield Scott Cowan was born May 29, 1856 in mayor tor four years (1918-1922). He served as a
and Viola Cecil. Ole came here f[...]rge. Co.
1932. She married Carl Conner in 1936. The couple After six years, Scott moved into Harlem. He[...]usiness became Scott died Sept. 8. 1932 Maggie died later. Both
nesota. known as the Harlem Saddlery. After 10 years he are buried in the Harlem Ceme[...]Dora Schilling. was born Oct 17. 1929, in Velva. Gene's dad and later their son[...]of John H. and Nellie Frtsvold. ,n the Active in the community. they are members of the[...]Angus ca ttle For 25 years they held an Angus pro- dent In Octob[...]321
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (199)[...]near
Walter Cowell. was born on Dec. 31. 1922. at Velva.
1921 he married Dora Schilling at Velva, N.D. Harlem.
N.D On Nov. 25, 1945, he married Ethel B. Kegel .[...]Walter lost his wife in 1931. Shortly after, he and Gale married Verona Hurst. Gale farme[...]5. At that time he
Turner.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor. Glen enlisted in the Air farmed s[...]their home in Kalispell.
his absence. After their marriage they bought the bought the[...]ater on Angus cattle which Walt On Sept. 23, 1975, Elmer~ assed away and Glee is
1985. after 27 years of teaching and at present both showe[...]Steve Walter married Sharon Ahoe on Aug. 22,
1971 They are living in Cheyenne. Wyo.. wh[...]death on May 23. 1983. Dori[...]Ann Charlene married Richard Kuntz on Aug 2.[...]Actre ss Ruth Craven in 1911.

322

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (200)[...]RIGHT: John Colburn and Anna Cronk 1902.
ABOVE RIGHT: Norma and Ru[...]t from Chi-
Robert Reed and Laura Jones. on Jan. 21, 1940, at 14, 1873 at Robins. Iowa to James Thompson nook on Dec. 27, 1932.
Chinook.[...]the Fort Belknap Hospital. He was a bar- Dec. 27, 1935[...]at Cedar Rapids for a while moved to Harlem after his death.
Store. "Cress·· served in the Marine[...]im $ 1 75 for door John died on Dec. 27. 1935 and Anna died on
1980. Curly died May 24, 1984. Olive lives in Havre. hinges and window. During the winter he worked as Sept 3. 1962
Olive and Rayford had nine children.[...]married to Rebecca B1zell. He owns In 1902 he returned to Iowa where he and Anna
and operate[...]n farms They live north of Chester 1923 The livestock pavlhon at the Blame County[...]special education Fair In 1912 Many were sold over the years and[...]Norma was born In 1902 in Cedar Rapids. Iowa[...]323
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (201)[...]new home in Harlem, 1985.
wedding day, June 29, 1932.

John Cronk
John Cronk was bor[...]n at the Carl Dolven home In
Harlem on June 29. 1932. Leona was born at her
parents· home in Mo[...]Schoot and attended Normal College In Dillon. After Lee Cronk family 1974. l-R: Dana, Karolee,[...]85
John served on Savoy schoolboard for 25 years.
Lee Cronk
was 4-H leader for 20 years. president of North Roger Lee C[...]d on Mon- was born on Feb 14. 1936. at Havre After complet- Family members became involved[...]community activities over the years. Lee was active
tal committees for several years. was Mast[...]d Frances Fox tana Stockgrowers In 1981-1982 The entire family
Shriner[...]ren as mem-
Leona was president of Busy 20 Homemaker's Mont[...]partner In Cronk Ranch. while have been active In school actrvItIes over the years
Ra,nbow[...]graduate. When Lee became ill In 1982 the family moved to
an Church. North Centra[...]he family experienced be- Brad, born Nov 23. 1964. Is now attending Mon-
ten nt after graduat,ng from Montana State College. ing sn[...]ow mobile and toboggan to Dana, born Nov 25. 1966. Is now attending Mon-
family ranch[...]om ience that spring was the flood Even after the wa· Barry, born Oct 3. 1968. attends[...]North D;ikota . on Dec 27 1 64 They were married ard who belongs 10[...]Paulette.
324

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (202)[...]On Nov. 2, 1932, Tracy married Thelma Ander-[...]Tracy and Thelma Crook 1932. ed elementary and hi[...]in 1924. She then attended the Methodist Kahler[...]June 1927. She worked at the University of Minne-[...]Tracy M. Crook was born Feb. 18, 1902 at Rugby, civil service appointment as a re[...]1923. He later attended Moller Barber College at After retirement from lhe Fort Belknap Hospital,
Roger[...]Feb. 10, 1905 in Harlem in September, 1928. to good use for i[...]ome when a RN was needed to
Cronk. On Oct. 14, 1932 he married Stella Christine, he built and oper[...]o Tommy Kennedy and it is Thelma was an active, charter member of the
ta. She was born in Leeds,[...]other projects at the Blaine County Fair in 1962 to serve as missionaries to Native American[...]a motorcycle accident in June
The flood of 1952 was a bad experience as the water plant. I[...]Joe Epler house in Harlem staying until 1982. At that
weeks. Fortunately they were able to "dy[...]ntain Bell replaced Les was born Jan. 22. 1929 to Viva Peart Brush
the " wind power and battery[...]fortunate enough to have Les were married Oct. 25, 1952 in Garrison, Minn.
a mail box at their front door[...]r. Ed·
ward marned Letha Virginia Sparks on Aug. 23.[...]LH CroH fa mily about 1971 . Back L-R:
1929. Letha was born March 24, 1911.[...].
delivered mail to Cleveland and various ranches
After they were marned. some say ii was the 1927
Blue Cabaret Chevrolet Coupe with the rumble sea[...]eep and
cattle.
The family moved to Hays in 1932 to run a general
store. In 1959 lhey purchased lh[...]Anna M arie, Loi, .
Letha died on Dec 25. 198 1. Ed died on Jan. t 0,
1987 Both are buri[...]325
Georgiann married Cecil Schend and hvcs 1n
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (203)[...]Hoge- Rustad, at Oslo, Minn. on Sept. 26, 1926.
mines there. land. She died in 1942. They came to Havre in 1929 by train. He was a
Seven children were born[...]1942. LEFT:
married Kathleen Holloway. daughter of Cha[...]11, 1903 She was born at Pans. Tenn Apnl 24.[...]children, 1922.
Springs. 1882. the daughter of Sarah Alice Smotherman and[...]ved 10 Zurich and Kathleen taught school 1912 He and Mollie owned drug stores and h
In Harlem f[...]owned and operated a motel there In 1927 they moved to Harlem to what Is now the
un11I th[...]es on a ranch cert1f1cate m this area from 1927 through 1949 He "January 19 was a s,grnf[...]was fam11tar In and around the city for 20 years Jesse died in 1963.
Claudia[...]The hospital beeame the Harlem Rest Home after[...]Alice married Jesse Bequette. She died m 1952.
Flooring[...]327
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (204)[...]sette Allery in North Dakota in 1902. Virginia was Christine lives in Harlem a[...]zure.
Fred and ThereH Delorme, 1942. They came to Blaine County in 1929. He worked Fred married Theresa DeCell[...]Harlem Cemetery.
March 10, 1942, at Neosha, Mo.
Fred came to Blaine County in 1929 and attended
school in Harlem and Dawso[...]during the Kore-
an confhct.
After returning from the service he and two of the[...]In 1923 they moved to Canada where they lived[...]years in the service and is buried
named after his birthplace LeHavre, France Thelm[...]at Fort Belknap He ,s a veteran and for 25 years. He spent two years in the service and[...]eceased von
326[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (205)[...]beets. Using butcher knives, everyone 12 years old[...]en (who is de-
Edward and Marie D'Hooge in 1952. ceased) and lives in Havre.[...]Emiel Raymond D'Hooge was born Dec. 29.[...]1977, in Missoula. Rita was born on Oct. 20, 1954,
Edward D'Hooge[...]ied Rose Bachini
Edwardus D'Hooge was born June 28, 1879, at of Havre.[...]ived a degree in edu-
Marie Amelia Heirbaut, Jan. 29, 1902, in Belgium. Brower (who is deceased). She[...]Hogeland where Emiel
and Edwardus Heirbaut. In 1920, they came to the Amedee Louis "Louie"[...]erved in the Navy. Emiel died on Nov. 28, 1982, in a car accident.
New York.[...]Rita now lives
They came to Harlem in August 1932 for the Gloucester, Mass. He had serve[...]izabeth Holmes in 1888. She
was born Sept. 16. 1862 at West Union, Iowa.
They resided in Fairfax, Iowa until coming to Har-
lem in 1902. After starting and running a livery sta-
ble for 10 yea[...]LEFT: Arnold and Mary Dolven'• 25th
William died in November 1916. Ida died in[...]Arnold C. Dolven was born May 23. 1915. in[...]He moved lo Harlem with his parents in 1920. His[...]He was elected mayor of Harlem m 1972 for tour
Albert Irwin was killed in the servic[...]329
m Colorado. He is now deceased.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (206)[...]out for the Milk River Valley after he had been there[...]himself
Carl M. Dolven was born on Oct. 25. 1888, in hospital administrator, school[...]and later to giving out. he gave up active work on the ranch and
Bertha Olson. She was[...]ad with the animals. machinery and all their after 53 years on the ranch.[...]square 1n his dealings
in 1925.[...]that were rounded up 1n
hanna Johnson. Dec 23. 1924 They were married Cully and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (207)[...]erienced while homestead- Leon retired after 32 years in the U.S. Army. He[...]ing. Home was two rooms for many years. In 1928 a lives in California.[...]te one disappointment however: when the time
July 25, 1882. While he was still a boy. his parents She rem[...]s uncle, Bob Gannaway. He rode for several 22, 1922 at Havre and moved into the log house on q[...]was their home until 1936 when Mel was active In the Presbyterian Church and
Wayne Creek. Peyto[...]erintendent of the water Peyton died April 29, 1962 and is buried in the
of a hearing defect. was for[...]Harlem Hospi- She passed away there Oct. 12, 1983 and is buried
dren, her father was a probat[...]em Cemetery.
high school French and math teacher. After gradu- tom of the time. Peyton and Meis' so[...]1n Havre His last Ernie died April 27. 1982 and is bu11ed 1n the Pony
monihs were spen[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (208)[...]smile was always there for a friendly greeting After

Jim Earth Boy
James Earth Bo[...]Hospital Jim and Edith were married May 1962. Both have
Belknap to an Ass1niboine mothe[...]wrestler and boxed for side of the held. After a wind storm that evening one Earthboy children by Jim's previous marriage:
12 years including army time when he was 1n the[...]her Browning
Edith was born June 29. 1930 at Hays to Benny where they had le[...]parts of Jude Thaddeus Church from 1903 to 1912. There
To the Catholic college of Treves.[...]assume charge.
nved in New York . Aug 29. 1872 He proceeded to Father Eberschwe,ler[...]number of poems and hymns
years and 1n 1882, went to Burlington. Iowa, where People's C[...]. rema ining there until 1900 when he m;ide his
332

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (209)[...]1905
Clare Egeland was born June 14, 1932, the son of Dairy.[...]stina Flesvig.
G Watts was born May 18. 1932, the daughter of Clare flaunted tradit[...]lasgow and
were married at Harlem on April 22. 1951 . land purchased from Orvill[...]Egelands bought the Tastee Freeze in In 1928 the family, with Grandma Flesvig, moved
f[...]njunction with the dairy until the spring of 1932. It was a wet June and Dr. McCannell arrived[...]iller Brothers of Chinook went out of the active farming to son. Jim. soon afterwards.[...]power.
bank and get some money. There were 200 ewes Ada Weeres. Since then they h[...]Sandys Drive Inn In Chinook Lewis works active farming. They moved to Turner where Christi-[...]she took a JOb as bookkeeper In 1952 the Egelands[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (210)[...]1920. BELOW: Audrey[...]Blaine County in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He[...]He died on March 25, 1955 and Hannah on June[...]his own
Minn. He married Hannah Sandquist on May 12. business.
1900 in Scandia, Minn[...]Frisbie C. "Frrp" Ekegren was born Sept. 2. 1904[...]from Harlem High Schoof 1n 1923. Frrp attended[...]Audrey Naomi Urquhart was born Jan. 28. 1904[...]il ,ts closure. graduating from Havre 1n 1922. After attending busi-
Marian and Gimme Ekegren. Ruth Cronk was born Oct. 24, 1915 to John C. ness college and w[...]Frip and Audrey were married Nov. 17, 1925 and[...]19, 1939 made the,r home in Harlem after that ttme.
Quinten " Gimme" Ekegren was born In[...]Frrps Cafe wa s opened 1n 1936 on Highway 2 n xi
sphere.[...]Harlem High School and St In 1942 they moved to a farm east of Harlem and[...]ce. Along wrth farm- Sunday dinners. after church. were a must for many
He retired In 1958 d[...]River pnor to the
Thronson and Ida Peterson, Jan. 2 t . t 941. at the So after almost 44 years. Woody and Ruth still call[...]the SOtl
State Bank for several years. They were active rn the more years. despite mosquitoes. ra[...]town. Audrey was an active member of the Presby-
They had three children.[...]r m 1895 He He passed away May 27. 1928 and rs buried rn
hns[...]married Anna Lisa Everett on Sept 27. 1888 In the Harlem Cemetery[...]H Joseph Barlow assed awAy June 21, 1954 and
They had four children[...]11ed to Merritt Island. FIA
Jim was born In 1925 He attended Harlem High[...]r Univf'rs1ty rn Kansas pac,sed away in t 9!:>2
hern Strei tor 3~, yf'ilrc, He 11v1", 111[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (211)[...]He started ranching in 1932 with his brother Cen-[...]Centrill Emirson was born Oct. 20, 1902 in Para-[...]the highway in the 1920s. Most of the time it was[...]In 1929 he went to Casper, Wyo., for a short time.[...]In 1932 the family moved to the Spud Kennedy[...]ter member of the Milk River Aiders
June 26, 1901, at the home of her parents. It was[...]lem to the Saddle Club grounds.
she was 12 years old. She had to start the first grade[...]He passed away Sept. 29, 1954.
over in Iowa. The Kruse family m[...]. They operated a lumber mill and Emma 29, 1954.
cooked for the crew.[...]After Chinook was sold by the Ch,efs of both tri[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (212)[...]9, 1961, ,n the PresbY1eri-
an Church in Harlem. After their marriage Jim
worked for Knute Kulbeck befor[...]e Natie. RIGHT: Ke ith and Joe Jr. in 1920.
occupation.
They raised three children.
C[...]Dec. 28, 1914 Natte was born Aug 31, 1888. to
he died in a tragic auto accident on Sept. 2, 1985.[...]They came to Harlem ,n 1920 by odel• T car Joe[...]confectronery store from 1920 to 1928 hen h sold They[...]Ketlh cam<> lo Harlem in 1920 with his par nls[...]a boo II I for ontana Po er lor 21 , ars[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (213)[...]Frank Ereaux was born Nov. 30, 1882 in Augusta[...]Frank and Mary were married Sept. 24, 1904 in[...]Frank died July 17, 1961 . Mary died June 12,[...]Hosea B. Everett was born in Ohio in 1832 and
at Montreal, Canada. He was known as "[...]k River Valley. He Curley died on April 29, 1922 and Mary died in
passed a year in such mini[...]ased. her marriage on June 12, 1901 , to Guy Martin Phil-
Benton and Hele[...]Harlem. In October 1929, she married William E.[...]after they settled in Georgia. She then lived with[...]relatives in Cocoa, Fla. until her death Dec. 23,
which he bu1II a bridge in 1868.[...]taught. He died Aug. 31 , 1932 and she died Oct. 30,
where he farmed and r[...]h dosta, Ga. They are deceased.
1. 1929 in Havre. She was born Feb. 12, 1899 to grade In Harlem[...]Tom homesteaded east of Harlem. He served 12
Hennk Skones and Johanna Klevin. ,n Levange[...]Noorland. It was necessary to trav- Slrong and after lasthe's death he married Addie
John came[...]n "Jake" marned Esther Mountford Erbes
June 28. 1912 he took up homesteading seven miles defeat[...]rom Phlladelptua died on March 28. 1939 Both are buried in the
War I, Third Battalion. 23 Engineers In France In Gustava died In[...]of Gustava Skones and She wa s born June 2. 1937 They began farming the Kirsti Is In Havre
John W Erickson. was born at Turner on Nov 12. family farm at Turner ,n 1959 Lenny ha[...]m
tana College and Montana Stale University After They have SIX children[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (214)[...]ast matron of !he
Jane Butcher and was born June 12, 1869 near Erbes. She was born at En[...]Mo. 1862, the eldest of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Esther passed away on March 28, 1939 and was
He came to Helena in the late[...]em Cemetery. In October 1947
there to Harlem just after the Great Northern Rail- came to Montana wi[...]ding on a farm east of town. Meanwhile After returning in the spring of 1948 10 sell his
his t[...]red were just a part of the Esther took an active part in community affairs, the Everett fami[...]new the Curry boys in
Jane Butcher, was born Dec. 25, 1865 in Princeton, ing as State Senator[...]onal hunting guide of Theodore Roose- 1892. After her death he married Addie Brewer
ate Memorial pr[...]came friends with Lt. ma. He died Feb. 27, 1955.
Representative for five sessions and was[...]Dec. 24. 1920.[...]Two years after their marriage they moved to away in 19[...]and. George Ray worked for John Deere for 29 years. He ,s now a[...]Feb. 23. 1985. He ,s buried ,n the Turner Cemetery[...]bnng,ng telev,s,on lo Harlem in 1952. He was active in the Masonic Lodge.
Pat Fahye homeste[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (215)[...]John A. " Jack" Farrell was born Aug. 17, 1882 at
married Abbie Doble in 1863 at Dixfi[...]He was raised in sedate New England, where after In 1890 Harris brought his wife and daughters out. of Henry Curley, on Sept. 26, 19 18 at Chinook.
receiving his educa[...]Harris died July 15. 1918. Abbie died Sept. 2, years later they moved to Harlem.[...]h the western spirit, and set forth with his 1924. Both are buried in the Harlem Cemetery.[...]Mary passed away in 1962 and John died in 1965.[...]Harlem graduates were married Aug. 31. 1972 at project, as a truck driver and carp[...]Harlem. Eddie was born in Havre on Jan. 25. 1952, Miller before going into the carpenter b[...]Kevin James was born May 23, 1977.
Connie worked at Family West in Harlem for sev- Colby Dwaine was born Sept. 23. 1984.
eral years before opening a bab[...]Henry First Raised Sr was born Nov. 2. 1893 to
Walking Wind and Simon First R[...]e herd of
birthday. Henry did call Nov. 2 his birthday.[...]h. Utah
east of Harlem on U S 2 Marjor[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (216)[...]of Lodge Pole, doing community sewing and shar-
1928 or 1929 from Lewistown. They lived about four ing[...]illings. Mollie died at Fort Belknap on July 29, 1939, and
Their nephew Johnny Stewert spent sev[...]worked and stayed part of the time at Jan. 22, 1943, and is buried there.
the hotel. He left an[...]married Bernard Gardi- Rita was born in 1929, and married George[...]servation, Mont. She moved to Legge in 1950. After divorcing him she then married[...]Esther was born in 1921 and died in 1927, and is Rita died in 1983 and is buried 1n Th[...]Bernice born in 1924 married Clarence Balley in Lodge Pole.[...]Joseph was born in 1926 and died Aug. 17, Lodge Pole.[...]Foster Merle Fitz was born Sept. 16, 1902 to family moved into Harlem after selling the home-[...]Hyacinth Murphy in September 1925 in Chinook. at Dolven Chevrolet garage[...]Hyacinth was born in Milan, Mo. on Sept. 20, 1900. the Equity Co-Op elevator where he dr[...]rn in York, Pa. on Dec. 3, Paradise Valley in 1923. She went to the University the Harlem Cemete[...]h on the California.
1886. She was born Sept. 28, 1868. Big Flat where she[...]and farmer on the home place until 1932 when the He is a physician and lives In Sco[...]dentist until his death Sept. 26, 1979 He is buried in
summer of 1908. They moved[...]The farm remained in the family's hands until
1932. The original homestead house burned during
the summer of 1932, when a fire started some place
in the attic near[...]stairs.
William moved to Harlem in the late 1920s and
bought a home Just to the west of where Do[...]y, Ella (Price), DHne LeClair, Gladys
lem on May 20, 1943. Sarah died in Harlem on Oct. (Fit[...]n.
Gordon le1ter died in Havre on Nov. 17. 1929.
and is boned in the Harlem Cemetery
Glady[...]965. He now spends his time between Polson
Oct. 28, 1985 and 1s buried in Seattle. Wash.[...]if
Glen Vinton died in Harlem on Oct. 11 . 1928, and Stanley Cameron was married t[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (217)[...]in the winter, In about 1925 he bought out a home-[...]there until 1927.
1890.[...]Chinook. In 1928 she took a commercial course in
carpen te[...]Great Falls. She returned to Harlem after the 1929
tor manager and fa rmer. Julia was a dre[...]After Tom and Chuck were married Tom worked[...]and Tom Fitzsimmons In 1942 Tom and his brother, Irvin , ranched north[...]two floods. In 1952 the house was flooded and they
Florenc[...]Torn Fitzsimmons was born Jan. 9, 1902, the son was added.
Joe is a bach[...]He came to Harlem by train in the late 1920s. He
lived with his brother Gilbert until[...]he bought his own land.
Anton died Jan. 26, 1973.

Christian F/askerud
Ch[...]land and lived with his brother Gilbert. In the 1920s
he moved close to Hogeland and worked fo[...]later and farmed
until his death on Aug . 2. 1955. Gilbert Flaske[...]train 1n 1913 from Fosston. He was 22 years old died in 1969 and she Jives in H[...]brothers Christian. Selmer and Anion
ber 1928[...]s to Mon- May 1919 He was with Company D 362 Infantry
tana by train 1n 1924 or 1925 He had a threshing
machine and threshed f[...]and saw active duty 1n Belgium and France He[...]and ranching He used horses until 1929 when he J. M . Roge,.., Prop.[...]bert and Margaret lived on the homestead until
J-42 died 1n 1981 They never had any family[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (218)[...]xwell Flynn. Nelson, was born April 30, 1912 at Harlem. She
His early years were spent in New[...]Foote of Michigan,
only staying abou t two years. After about two years N.D.
in his home community h[...]n the twenties he young people, she was very active in her work while
came to the valley going into f[...]nday School teacher in the
the local Equity Coop. After selling his farming inter- EUB Church, in which[...]Leona resides in Pekin Ill.
Mike died July 24, 1965, and is buried in the Bill res[...]nnsylvania. When Mr. Forgey led a very active life and could relate
a small child he moved with[...]is home Forgey in death. He died Feb. 12, 1937.
until his death.[...]1902 and worked 1n the New England Hotel
James "Ed'[...]Cemetery
Ed married Christena Zimmel, Aug 22. 1903 She They had two childre[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (219)[...]alighting from a 12 day tour on one of the slowest[...]ridgeport. Conn . and J,m died 1n May 1926 at Harlem. Harlem and a street named after him.
Rock Island, Ill. He returned to Ireland in[...]built by French and Bill Hart in 1902. It was named
He married Mary Elizabeth " Nana[...]f his own pocket, all for the estabhshmen1
16. 1920. at Vida, Mont[...]announced in the Aug. 26. 1909 Harlem News. the
rmy during World War I[...]angement
times John was agent 1n Richey. Mont for 25 years[...]Ga and became
coming to the Harlem Station in 1942 At that time[...]o Harlem on a few 111s1ts only
a ent and was open 24 hours day Wh1I working
,n Harlem. John was promo[...]lem. Nelhe worked for
the J C Penney Co They were active 1n the commu-
nity and both were char er members[...]utheran Church
John and Neille both died in 1972, Nellle 1n Febru-[...]ITAL, $25,000.
Dorotha marned Donald Taylor They[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (220)[...]Walter Funk was born in Denver, Feb. 4, 1932, to summer. They now live on the dryland far[...]ent.

Silas Gamble
Silas Gamble was born June 29, 1861, in Maine. moved to town. He bought 1[...]Arneberg and was born at St. Paul. Minn .. April 22, School stands on the land that was the Gamble[...]Front Row: R.B.,
tucky where he was born Jan. 21, 1859. Mr.[...]t>erro. In 1901 lhey both took up homesteads
7 1 2 miles east of Harlem in the Milk River Valley,
fa[...]ounty Commissioner at the hme of his death 1n
1932 Mrs. Gannaway died July 18. 1947.
Children bo[...]alley, 7th and 8th grades in Harlem but as 11 . 1922. her parent 's 25th wedding anniversary. Dolven and hves[...]orn ,n 1911 He and hrs wife 345
1919 20 She mamed Arthur N Lafrantz on Mar[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (221)[...]died in 1983 and was married to Ed Mill-
1912 and the family lived on the homestead until[...]Lottie married Jack Bergren and died in 1982.
younger children moved in with Frank and H[...]Kali-
Alex lived with the Bergrens from 1926 until he spell.
died in 1948.[...]Christian Gebert. He was born in May 1902 at Trou-[...]ter on Sept. 15, 1929 at Wustenrot, Germany.[...]They came to Harlem in 1929. They rented the[...]and lived there for 22 years. In 1960 they bought the[...]After they married Stanley worked at various[...]Oflice until she retlfed ,n 1980 after 26 years.
ed north of Chinook and enlisted in[...]He married Katie Braunstadter at Harlem in 1929[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (222)[...]ash. Ronald Keith Gilham was born on July 26, 1955,
1887 at Shakoper, Minn. to Henry and Soph[...]ing. Ron married Janice Lynne Mummey on Jan. 24,
Ted traveled by Great Northern Train in 1910[...]gh School. Janice
The couple remained until 1942 when they sold coma , Wash.[...]Ted Jr. married Winifred Stryd. Ted died June 26, and attended Montana State University in Boz[...]Eli and Ruth farmed north of Chinook for 20 years named a few months later m June 19 11 )[...]er. on before they moved near Harlem in 1932 and farmed Frank married Anna W1lk1e. Th[...]by and he is
came lo Blaine County and farmed for 22 years and leased land on the Fort Belkn[...]rt Benton and by oxen team to old Fort Nov 29. 1968 Both are buned in the Kuper Memori-[...]m teachmg
became head agent of the agency shortly after The Eh and Ruth raised SIX children[...]stayed for six weeks follow- Bl aine (named after Blaine County) married Ar· Chinook .[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (223)[...]married on June 9, right after Della finished her[...]It was just five years aher the crash of 1929 so[...]e west side of Harlem.
In the early 1920s the family moved to Harlem for ester. Minn .[...]members of the EUB
church building 1n 1928 ma, Wash[...]after a stroke. She is buried in the Harlem Cemetery[...]AT LEFT: Leona and Walter Goldsmith on June 20, 1931.[...]des.

Walter J Goldsmith was born Aug 2. 1902 al daughter, Virginia , to start a Gamb[...]They ra,sed two daughters
Legler on June 20, I 31 at Northfield. Minn[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (224)[...], Dale and Daniel.

Victor Goldsmith
On Jan. 27, 1909 Victor Amos Goldsmith was[...]a Ruth
Wolff Quinn and William L. Wolff, on Feb. 24, 1934
at the Quinn home in Highmore, S.D. Victo[...]be- Ruth and Victor Goldsmith on Feb. 24, 1934.
gan a dairy business by buying equipment and 23
head of pure bred Brown Swiss cattle. Victor had[...]Soyles. Alma raised two children.
1972.[...]News ad.
cem ber 1969 during a visit in Oregon. After Victor for a temporary employment agency[...]honored as Gold Star mother after th loss of th 1r Faith married Oemc Small[...]heart He son Johnny rn Korea on ay 20. 1951 ddred died
came to this area m June, 19 10[...]ed Lapnet Savage and lrves 1n Bre-
been born July 26. 1900 lldred's family settled 1n merton[...]1n alta
Erv and MIidred were married Aug 17. 1920. 1n Marie marned Earl cCra[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (225)[...]Goodheart. was born in Baraboo. Wisc. Feb. 25.
1874. He married Mary Kathryn Schutrop, May 29,
1894, in Collis, Minn. She was born Aug.[...]They farmed on John died March 7. 1972. He and Emma are both
rn January 1910 J[...]y. He the Big Flat. She moved to Seattle. Wash. after his buried at the Harlem Cemetery.
a[...]f Savoy. Oboski in 1920. Joh[...]In 1923. his cousin. Charles F. Kegel. made ar-
E[...]The years of 1923 to 1929 were spen working
Ed and Walt Gorsuch b[...]1n
Hogeland. where Burt Windels now lives. After leav- the area.
ing the farm in the late 1930s. Ed went to Hogeland In 1929 he went to Portland. Ore and began[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (226)[...]Freemont, Donald, Row 2: Eddy, Dale Shupe.[...]dan " Booze" Granger is the son of Su- In 1929 he started working for the Harlem Irriga- V[...]-
A.J.'s parents came to the Harlem area in 1912. cattle. He retired in 1979, after 50 years wrth the dent in 1954.
His father w[...]first in sharp shooter Mont.
when he was 12 and graduated from eighth grade in competition in 1925. at the National Guard National Sandra li[...]Hays ,n 1894
In 1913 Bill Granger family in 1912 Buick. Bill and Susie Granger i[...]as farmer and sawyer and mO\led 10 Harlem ,n 1912[...]BIii d•ed ay 2. 1942 and Sus,e died May 16,[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (227)[...]nt-
married Minnie McGuire in Chinook, Oct. 26. 1919. ing Beach, Calif.
They home[...]r at Fort Belknap ango, Colo.
In 1922. He was also stationed at Rosebud Reserve.[...]James Granger was born in Hays, August 27,[...]married Golda Huggins. Nov. 27, 1926. He moved
to Harlem with his parents in 1912 in a wagon and[...]ger
Leo K. Granger was born In Hays, May 25. 1907.
to Susan Fleming and William H Granger. He mar-
ried Alta Carpenter Sept 12. 1928
Leo graduated from Harlem High School a[...]and maIored In electrical engineering.
In 1927. he returned to Harlem After separating
from Alta he married Ruby A. Hawson on June 26.
1937 He followed r.eavy const ruc tion f[...]eau o f Indian Affatrs and rettred In 1969 aft er 23
years of this work. Ruby died May 25. 1980.
Leo resides at Ship Ashore In Sm[...]entina. May 4.
Albert Green was born Dec 24. 1920 in Kimball.[...]Montana 1n 1925 In 1932 his paren ts bought the
He served with the U S Army during WW II and after[...]Nellie Dunbar of Stan ford. Dec. 2. 1939
He served as D H I A . Datry Herd[...]Adolph worked for his father for one year after
supervisor and was a member of the Montana[...]dren for 12 years[...]h;is her own hr111 salon

352 AT RIGHT: Albert Green

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (228)[...]1917 and to the Harlem area in 1932. He received[...]In March 1932 he married Bertha Funk, daughter[...]mily. L-R: Bertha, Billy and Bill. from 1932 to 1937, before moving to Livingston.[...]ables. also they raised pigeons and chickens.
1932, to Bertha Funk and William Green. He was[...]rm west of Har- Co-Op Association for over 25 years. He also was a Conrad Green was born June 20, 1883, in Norka,
lem. He attended Harlem Schools[...]and Elizabeth Schneider Fritzler. June 30, 1902. She
graduating from Northern in 1959.[...]ch of Harlem. She passed was born June 27, 1883.
He married Margaret Bonilas in 1953 and the away Dec. 20, 1955, at the age of 41 from cancer.[...]954. They were later Bill passed away July 2, 1984. Both are buried in the and his mother[...]g this she
Billy taught school in Cut Bank for 26 years before They had one son.[...]by train m 1925 and to Harlem in 1932. They settled[...]Conrad died m 1952 and Elizabeth ,n 1960. They[...]sioner. In hrs later years. George was active in the Conatanlin , born ,n Argentina mar[...]lem.
Donna, G orge and Kati Gre n in 1972.[...]oga River In Russia His Katie died arch 25. 1982 and George d ed Feb
family came to the United States In 1912, landing at 8. 1985 Both are buried In the Ku r emonat April :?7, 1~22.[...]Butterfat ·--- _, 28
a time before coming to ontana
Kathryn " Ka[...]Druaed Bed _ __ _ _ __ ..20
on Jan. 31 . 1916. the fifth child of Anna Kauf[...]Clilckeu . .12
Woll Point and moved lo Harlem In 1939[...]B idee, r n . 2
Olson in 194 t George retired from farmin[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (229)[...]ther. Peggy
Adolph Green, was born on Jan. 25, 1952 in Havre. had one daughter before her marriag[...]Ernestine Delorme and Harold Harris. on Feb. 28. and attends school.
1971. This marr[...]1, Angela Gardipee was born Nov. 15, 1972 and John Victor Green was born at Malta, April 2,
1976 Jim married Margaret "Peggy" Gardipe[...]chool. 1927. to Conrad Green and Elizabeth Fritzler. H[...]Delores James Allan Green was born March 22. 1983 came to Harlem in 1932 with his parents.
Wh1terock of Chinook.[...]sed corner lots from Vaughn John is an active member of Montana Seed Sho1
Peggy's Hair S[...]ohnson,
Juhus "Ju e" Green was born April 24. 1912 1n medic I clinic[...]In Alaska and works for M rket Bas-
In 1932 he moved to lhe Harlem rea with his k.et[...]1n Billings. 19 6-1972 being honorably discharged as an E-6
Choute[...]Tom and Cheryl were divorced 1n I 72 Tom and Jacqueline are ra1s1ng[...]1972 with a degree in secondary education He then[...]worked for his father unlll lhe fall of I 72 when he
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (230)[...]man and Rattlesnake of Sophie
In 1921 the homesteads were given up. They th[...]James Bell.
Ehse "'Elsie'" died on Dec. 2. 1935 at Osseo. Minn. They ranched at Big War[...]Susan Fleming Granger
and was born in Savoy on ay 25. 1895
Fol ing their marriage Bob and Lou[...]for the First
a1 Iooa1 Bank h1ch closed In 1932 dunng the de-
preSSIQn During his employment al t[...]37 years ot the American In the late 1920s Bob and Lou purchased the horn
years. then work[...]ted into asomc Loo passed a ay July 20 1 1 Bob passed
tr a110n Rahornng Board and then managed the local Lodge .t 108 m 1920 and served as Worc;h,pfvl as away Feb 18[...]r Store until her d ;1th ter In 1927 Bob en1oyed h,s many years as a local[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (231)[...]oughout his hie. John passed away in 1929. Emma continued to
About 1976 h sold his f rm land east of Harlem. live in Savoy until 1942 when she moved to Harlem
pure d h[...]d moved to New-
Art p d aw y Feb. 23, 1980. port. Wash She passed away in 1982.[...]sh 1972.[...]oy, now occupied by Inman Insurance In 1932 the soda
1926.[...]e, D. re t was oper ted until 19 2[...]. ND June 4, 1972 at T coma[...]Je n Hal y in
ried Lillian ,lier on Feb 25. 1933. at GIiford Ulhan w dding dress[...]in semt-retirement until hlS death on Oct 26. 1962 In
lunch He 1s buried In the Kuper[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (232)[...]nd.
Aug. 9. 1953, in Hogeland. She was born April 24, Florence and Dick had four children.[...]Elsie and Kenny HanHn wedding In 1946.
After graduating from Hogeland High School Dick fa[...]lungland, May 19, 1946, in Harlem. She is active in Eastern Star, Busy XX Ex-
Harlem at the United[...]Bur:khartsrneyer June 24. 1973. in Chinook. She[...]Sept 29. 1983 They are buned at Chinook[...]After the car accident Ktm found the following[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (233)[...]nook In 1926. Sara was born near Chinook in 1898[...]in Chinook, after his divorce from Sara . Freda was[...]Freda moved to Harlem in 1946. July 12. 1967. They are buried in the Kuper Memori-[...]worked in Harlem restaurants. She was an active Knute and Sara raised two children.[...]Knute passed away March 12, 1952 and Freda lives in Harlem.
Waite[...]Kurtis Date Hansen w s born March 28, 1954 to member of the Harlem Volunteer[...]e
Renell• nd Kraig H nsen in 1982.[...]his education in H rlem schools. graduating In 1972. Adele was employed at Harlem Elementary Scho[...]from H rl m H1 h In 1972. She attended Montana Adele died Nov.[...]ace""
Kr I Alan Hansen was born Oct. 12. 1958. to State University in Bozeman.[...]e auends H rlem Junior High .
Sept 4 , 1982. 1n Turner. Kurt f[...]Fire Department. Alumni Assoc1-
at1on and active in the Montana Seed Show
They l[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (234)[...]mon. He and Eleanor Johnson was born July 27, 1944. He medicine and is one of the fi[...]Units of the Big Flat.
Cassidy, Sept. 23, 1934. in Havre. Ellen McGillivray, Feb. 28. 1964. in Hogeland. Bon- He has also serv[...]Clarence came to Turner with his parents in 1912. nie was born April 5, 1945.[...]to get the land ready to plant. After they married they lived and worked with Don's Bonnie is also very active with the Emergency
He and his fami[...]mestead. ing classes. She is active in the American Lutheran
He does beautiful woodwork during the winter Don is very active in the emergency medical ser- Church.[...]ildren
of John and
Anna Harmon in
1962. L-R:
Clarence,
Lucille Bargar,[...]married Anna Bramsen. daughter 1921. Eleanor.
of Mane Miller and N1s Bramsen. Sept . 24, 1908. t
Mason City, Iowa
They came to Turner 1n 1912 and homesteaded
there Anna was a member of[...]urner Odd Fellows stead at Turner, Nov 25. 1917 His parents were Havre. She taugh[...]Eleanor Johnson Nov 21 . 1940. 1n the Lutheran view. Kuhr-McCa[...]way 24 l Assoc1at1on for the purpose of 01hng the[...]She student license and soloed 1n a 172 and a Super Linda le married Gary R1sm[...]North Dakota 1n 1928 She obtained a two year homest[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (235)[...]1902 and burned In[...]1912. LEFT: Bill Hart,[...]Bar that burned in 1912.[...]built the New England Hotel in 1902. This was a 19 12. This is the currem brick structure which
Willi[...]ill's Music.
the town of Harlem. He was born Dec. 24, 1871 at poolroom. private ottice, lobby. large dining room. Sometime after the First National Bank opened in
Quincy. Mass. H[...]s. In about 1926 Hart moved to Los Angeles upon
immediately. In h[...]A fire was d1SCovered in the hotel shortly after 1 retmng trom active business, though he still had real
ed bar and bec[...]Harlem Saloon. a.m. the morning of Jan. 12. 1912 and several hotel estate in Harlem when he died in November 1932.
He was wed to Margaret Murray at Great Falls o[...]tion ol the business block from Ken-
Dec. 31 , 1902. To the union, one daughter was posses[...]man. as born A 11 14. 1912. m Ch,nOOk He[...]graduated from Harlem H h School m 1928. He
Following their marriage on June 11. 1911[...]. 3, 1918 dunng the Barbara was born ay 28, 1916, at Coburg She
the Pete Nelson place. In l[...]ght Wallace and Barbara
During lhe winier of 1923-24 the George Hartman the West Coast.[...]hoads place. 1937. In 1942 he enl overseas with the ontana also ned and operated grocery and clothmg
In the later 1920s the George Hartman famly Nahonal Gu[...]rlem area in the 1940s and early
moved to a farm 12 miles south of Harlem. The farm cihc campa[...]place George Josephine Rasmussen. on Jan. 24. 1946 . They cur-[...]1ore. Bar-
Operation unhl his death on Feb 11. 1932 While Ragna lrved in Harlem s[...]unld his death lrom a hear, atlack on Jan 29. 1976.
hOUSe Glenn picked up sacks of sp,lle<:I[...]at the house He also picked passed away Se t 29. t 67 and 1s buried m the Th coup![...]Wall ace Jr. was born on April 28, 1938
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (236)[...]born at Lodgepole about Fort Belknap in 1922. She attended the Fort Belk- Dean 1s deceased
1920; he was raised by his mother. Sadie, who[...]or. Jan. 24, 1975 and Is buned at Lodgepole. Sadie
Thunder.[...]eir home at
Edgar attended Harlem schools for 12 years, Fort Belknap where Edgar worked[...]the class of 1939. He was an out- ment for 27 years.[...]Joseph A. Hatch was born July 12. 1867 in[...]Janel was born at Independence In 1872. After[...]The couple moved to Kennewick. Wash. 1n 1921 .[...]a. and 1s a fire
at Conrad. Barbara was born Aug. 20. 1925. in fighter. He Is also a partner In[...]d 1n China is marned to K,m Ross
from 1942 to 1945. He also worked on constructt0n[...]Wt! e& Banta on Jan. 20. 1917, at Brooklyn. NY[...]and Arthur Hauge He was born on Feb . 1952 at farmed all ht life 1n the Big Flat[...]oxley and LeRoy Ross. on June 23. 1979 at Ch•· onlana . These inclu[...]and the immigration
Arthur Hauge He was born June 22. 1956. at tor his uncle a the Ba11d[...]1929 She was pregnant with her third child at the
tan[...]Turner Kaleb was born Nov 27. 1979 and attends They had two[...]ner School Curti1 was born Dec 15., I 82 and hv at horn Is a retired farm r
Evan Scott was born Nov 26. 1985 Sean was born Dec 15. 1982 and hves al home Ruth marrie[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (237)[...]about 1929.[...]leanne Haugen. He ma1ried Allen died in 1924 ot typhoid fever.
Isabelle Mortinson in[...]of a heart attack in 1973.
w s born June 20. 1886. at Taylor, Wisc. Alice[...]spirits up in the b d years. The cer in 1982.
boys took over the farm and the farm st[...]lives In Havre.
Albert died May 2. 1950 Isabelle di d July 15. Alben •[...]1 28. t Caldwell. Mont. He is lhe son of Isabelle[...]on June 25. 1955. Myrl was born on April 4. 1935.[...]They f rmed for 29 years, movln 1n lhe winter[...]1976. Myrna was born on Apnl 20. 1955. in Havre.[...]Ore after high school graduation. Dusly returned to[...]radio announcer. They hved in Havre after the,r marriage bOI re-[...]to farm after gelllng his education[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (238)[...]at Joice. Iowa to farmed until the early 1920s. Bertha came to the Big Bertha 1n 1980. They[...]hreshing Cemetery at Hogeland.
Humphreys, Aug. 24. 1918. in Havre. Bertha Gur- crew. She[...]Flat in 1911 where he the ranch unlll 1972. Gilbert died in 1972 and[...]Dan Hay. He was born Dec. 8, 1924. at Savoy. He[...]Blaine has worked at Olson Ford for 32 years. He[...]On June 7. 1972. mamed Karen Korene Kapp been m loyed al Bullre Foods tor 20 y ars. 8111[...]8111 has been Quarter ast r ol V for 27 years
27. 1954 Butch rs mployed as a Service Techn1-[...]W illiam Edward Hay Ill was rn Dec 2 t . 1972 Thomaa mamed R becca M red1lh and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (239)[...]win Rich. March 10, 1921 . They were married out-[...]Dan came to Montana from Scotland in 1912. He[...]Sheriff. He passed away June 22. 1985 and Edna Alice lives in Harlem[...]and Ranch.
Charles E. Hay was born May 20. 1953, at Havre. They had eight children.[...]William Henry Healy was born Jan 20, 1844 at there he sold his ranch and mov[...]children.
D nelle Marie was born March 2. 1973. founded Junction City. In 1881,[...]ohn F.
Donita D wn was born July 5. 1982. Eagle. a Gros Ventre. at Musselshe[...]Harry X.
Dianne D ionn was born Feb 2. 1984. set up ranching In 1882 at Maginnis near Lewistown. Nettie Jane[...]Herm n c me to Blaine County in 1892. He herd- and 1s now rellred. He mamed Dons[...]$6PEBT01'

1923 Harlem New• ad.[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (240)[...]girl.
bember 1896. They were married Nov. 26, 1912 in Raymond retired from U.S. Royal R[...]in is a janitor living in Helena.
In 1932 the Hellmans moved to Harlem. They Ha[...]w Vernon is retired from the U.S. Army after 35 Dorothy married Jim Burch and is a ho[...]Merle lives in Tacoma. Wash. He will retire after

Ray Helgeson
Raymond Francis Hel[...]the Civilian Conservation Corps Order for 12 years. He returned to trusteeship for
(CCC)[...]he bought the Tribal Ray was always active in sports. In early years he
sawmill and cu[...]eminated Sim- Ray passed away on Sept. 23, 1985. when he
mental cattle in the early[...]ton, Mo., Feb. 2, 1863. He married Jane Owens[...]Goldie w s born Feb 25. 1886 and died a year[...]Princie L was born Feb 21 . 1889 and died In rumlshJngs, and a new[...]1962.[...]N Iii was born Jan 2. 1891 and died about patterns, shade[...]1921[...]Stella, Nelhes· twin. was born Jan. 2. 1891 and[...]Thomas was born May 27. 1892 and died In clothes are from the be[...]Charles was born July 20. 1899 and died In and finish.[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (241)[...]country
school.
Gertrude was born March 16, 1892 to Tony and[...]19. Clarence in Hennger He was born Nov. 28, 1920 at Lambert.
students were relatives. As she grew[...]45 at West Allis,
Harold came to Montana in 1912, claimed a Harold bought the Bremm[...]Harold farmed with horses until about 1927 when parked their trailer home by Otto Kopps.[...]actor and Minneapolis Mo-- chased a home in 1952. They served as missionaries
The winter of 191[...]1960 when he
plow, harrow small drill and binder. 2 horses, 2 milk good farm help was hard lo find, so the H[...]hine shed attached and Harold died Jan. 2. 1974 and Gertrude died May Coppell. Texas.
a[...]were built, a room was added onto 18. 1982 Both are buried ,n the Harlem Cemetery Ea[...]nn has an electrical
hrst Model Tin 1917 and in 1926 another room was Clarence died[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (242)[...]el Hewitt in September In the late '20s they migrated further west to the
of 18[...]the point of making it into the Minor After a few years in Hogeland they moved to
Lea[...]h a buckboard and a team of mules he active civic minded individual, whose unpretentious[...]nued his love of athletics
homestead. In 1920 he married Ethel Chapman of throug[...]as the benefactor to many.
area and was an active player himself for teams of[...]After this period Bud went into partnership with[...]be active members.[...]ol
Fred homesteaded with his parents 3 112 miles[...]in 1955.
southeast of Turner in 1912. Dorn! had a homestead John B. Hicke[...]She is the daugh- homesteaded there in 1912.
Dornt died in 1944.[...]They arrived 1n the Turner area in 1912. John and Gregory married Connie Leo. T[...]etty Carlson. They reside steads 3 1·'.2 miles southeast of Turner They set up S[...]Elmer Brick. She resides at Seat- In 1928 they moved to Longview, Wash.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (243) David E. Hofer
David E. Hofer was born July 24, 1935 to Reb-
becca and Dave R. Hofer at S[...]George Hofer. He was born July 13. 1902 in Meno, George R. Hofer. He was born Jan. 1. 1928, at
David and Elisabeth raised 10 child[...]Gross and John Stahl, on Nov. 21, 1920, at Meno. ter of Susie Hofer and Mike S. H[...]George R. Jr. is deceased.
on Oct 28. 1973 al the North Harlem Colony. Marie[...]fer They reside at Swift Joe Jr. has been active in agricultural related ac-
Harlem Colony.[...]La- financial director of the colony since 1982.[...]Colony.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (244)[...]tahl
and George R. Hofer. He was born April 17. 1923 at
Menno, S.D. He married Annie J. Wallman . dau[...]of Mary Stahl and George
Hofer. He was born Dec. 2, 1922 at Menno, S.D. He Joshua 8 . Hofer
marr[...]Hofer. was born May 28, 1940 at Stirling, Alta ..
In 1955 they came[...]Canada. He married Barbara Stobe on June 24.
to help establ ish the colony. He wa s a hog b[...]M. Hofer. He was born May 20, 1928 at Menno. S.D.
1962 at the Deerfield Colony near Lewistown.
They c[...]and Elias Walter. on Nov. 29. 1952 at Grass Range.[...]George R Hofer He wa s born June 29. 1929. at
Canada[...]Benjamin G. passed away March 29. 1964. He 1s[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (245)[...]and Rosa
Darius D. Hofer. He was born Oct. 24, 1947, at[...]Annie Wallman and Rev. John A. Hofer, on June 20,[...]moved to Billings in 1967.
He died Jan. 26, 1977.[...]es
George R. Hofer. He was born Feb. 11, 1932 at Oscar Holm[...]e Colony. restaurant when Hogeland began in 1928. Oscar
They were one of the original fa[...]Hofer. He Gilbert M. Horn was born May 12, 1923 to Jesse
married Mary J. Hofer. daughter o[...]in Frazer on June 7, 1922. She received her school-
David Lee, Kenn[...]Gil and Liz were married on Nov. 23, 1949 at[...]lives at
George R. Hofer. He was born March 2, 1926, at duced many beautiful piece[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (246)[...]was born Oct. 29, 1891 in Germany.
Hi-way 2 near the Blaine-Phillips County line.[...]She married Jessie Horn in 1905. He died in 1923.[...]valley near Harlem. After 20 years they retired and
In 1926 she married Bill Long Knife, who died in[...]1932. They had three children.[...]In 1932 she began her practice as an Indian Dr.[...]death on June 22, 1972. Both are buried in the[...]the family did Walter Horn died in 1922.
not make these decisions at the last minute. The[...]Joseph Houska family about 1912. L-R Standing: Joe, Joseph, John,[...]Soon after their arrival in St. Paul, Minn, they[...]In the spring of 1924, Joseph Houska died in St.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (247)[...]- Karl Curtis Humphreys was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Stephen Ramon Humphreys was born Dec. 23,
phreys and Bertha Jacobson, was born Oc[...]e son of Hazel Birdwell and Curtis L.
1912, at Bird Island, Minn. He came to Montana by[...]born
Rutherford and James Birdwell, June 29, 1936, In Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Gibson of[...], Fla. She is the
Malta. She was born May 23, 1918. She graduated from h[...]t lege In Seattle, Wash. Peggy was born Dec. 25, Florida.
Hogeland from 1946 u[...]lds of Wyo. when he Hogeland with Anne in 1976; after a year they
married Belva Walton and they[...]on his grandparents' ranch 15 miles west of after the death of his mother who had been post-[...]the post office house from his dad in 1982 and they Steve is a mechanic and school bu[...]on.
Odell Myers of Turner
On Oct 27. 1973 Daniel married Amy Heilig. the
daug[...]Lesly S1lliker In 1915
In Canada about 1 12 miles north of Andrew's land raised horses[...]rom old Turner to Cald- Guy was born April 2. 1889. at Maiden Rock , Wis the Bear Paw Mountains. He died Mar 21. 1962
well' s Store in Phillips County[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (248)[...]uessed the little boys· weight at 3¼ pounds.
1922. He is the son of Guy and Muriel Hutton. He was born April 2, 1899, in Maiden Rock, Wisc ., Muriel wrapped[...]rew Hutton. forter to keep him warm enough. After much tender
Phyllis Richards from Orkney, Sask.,[...]ank and Alice Muriel married Pat Doyle in 1912 and four children There were six sons in t[...]Jackie died in 1920. Harlem on the[...]ham H. married Adrienne Phyllis Richards. 29, 1968. He is buried m the Turner Cemetery.
Billi[...]Lyla 0 . married Adrian Gill. She died in 1982. came from Claremont. Minn. They spent their[...]ner 1n 1911 . They moved from there
to Savoy in 1925.
Jack did various jobs and Ethel was always w[...]ggenmas 1n Mi-
operated 11 until Christmas Day 1972 when 1t was nurse at Many Bndges Ch[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (249)[...]Hutton. He was born Aug. 20, 1912, at North Portal, Leonard passed away Feb. 22, 1974. He is buried[...]They farmed 21 miles northeast of Turner. When Hazel ma[...]Wilham D. " Bill" Hutton was born Aug. 20, 1887 plow with a seat.[...]y. after turn ing the farm and ranch work over to t[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (250)[...]Randy Iverson was born In Poplar, Feb. 10, 1962.[...]He came to Harlem in 1982 and works at Hellman[...]Auto Parts. He also does construction work after[...]collection" such as Carl Isackson had on his farm 2½ miles northwest of Hogeland. This pile
of rock[...]c. 7, 1887 in Swe- adding to his pile even after his retirement in 1957.
den. He came to the United States in 1907. The approximate 12 to 14 foot high and probably
He spent three years in Minnesota before coming 2000 cubic foot rock pile is still a well known land-
to homestead 2½ miles northwest of Hogeland in mark[...]eran Church.
moved into Harlem. In 1912 Carl started a rock pile He died Oct. 14, 1966 and is buried in the West
while clearing his land. After he finished clearing his Seadahl Lutheran Ceme[...]ued

Clayton Irwin
ClaY1on Irwin was born June 25, 1883 to Daniel shack consisted of two[...]ng Ceme-
of Havre. ClaY1on and Rosa proved up on 320 acres. ClaY1on built a telephone sys[...]n at Lllllhamer, Norway. He trav- In 1928 sons. Oscar and Melvin. were farming the
married[...]Turner. where they lived for 27 years. except for lem
Greg married Donna Ritter. They reside in Helena three years from 1922 to 1925. when they farmed Arnold married Be[...]Ole and Bertha were married for 25 years, when
Army during WWII. Virgil died Aug 25, 1981 and Letha died April 16. Bert[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (251)[...]James Erwin Jenks was born on July 23, 1940, in former Earl Thorson place, north[...]ne have three children.
ice Cameron on Dec. 23, 1907, in Ashland. Neb. Jim and Dia[...]ichard Nixon place, which was the
area in 1928 coming from a farm in Nebraska. The
family[...]Ashland, Neb.
Erwin passed away on Aug. 29, 1969. and Alice[...]Max traveled to the Hogeland area in 1928 with his
passed away on Aug. 6, 1976.[...]oard
Kenneth Arthur Jensen was born In 1921 at Rock-[...]dren.
He married Leona Grace Steffen on May 29, 1942,[...]geland area.
Emma Steffen and was born in 1921 .[...]d.
Creek school teacher , Ailee Groven In 1927. Then in
1928 a new school bu1ldIng was erected east of the[...]78 at Zum-
until entering the Army In 1943. After his discharge.[...]Anna and John Olson, on Dec. 21 , 1913 at
Harlem and lived there until 194[...]In 1929 they came to Hogeland and bought the
retir[...]many years after Annie's death. He died Nov 13.
They[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (252)[...]ajor jobs were Nancy Pauline, born May 24, 1948, married
Peter and Pauline returned to Chinook after four the Lincoln Annex to the grade school, t[...]all and pool. Steve Harry was born Dec. 25, 1951, and mar-
Hospital. Peter purchased Merle[...]tirement at this Connie Kay , born March 26, 1961, worked for
down from Chinook. Pete employ[...]dy Island went to his place for haircuts. After a few years the[...]Bertha Ellen Gilman was born Aug . 23. 1875 in Frank and Bertha had four child[...]Gilman. Bertha had seven children after her mar- Claire E. Stanton is deceased.[...]Then Frank and Bertha were wed Dec. 23, 1912. Oliver L. Stanton is deceased.[...]14, 1932.[...]Bertha enjoyed a few years together after his retire- Bertha Johnen married Howard Par[...]Bertha passed away on Aug. 10, 1952 and Frank Ruth Mattson lived m Shelby.[...]ohnson was born the son of Anna farm life after her marriage Neal[...]Clare Is a farmer
Model T Ford to Harlem In 1924 Albert farmed In Mahlon marrie[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (253)[...]moved back to Havre where she died on Nov. 22,[...]aria Dahl on Benny and Maria were very active in the Lutheran
Aug. 25, 1914 in Norma, N.D. Maria was born Nov. C[...]He was instrumental in the develop-
1928 where he owned several acres of land and[...]ner on
Benny's family came to Hogeland after school fin- Nov. 30, 1940. Eleanor's second[...]mily ate in one room William Bickel on June 12, 1971.
and the other room was used as[...]next to the shack. N.D. and passed away April 25, 1973, in the Baha- Clifford Johnson[...]is now In Turner Mildred was born June 12, 1919, in Kenmare, Clifford Johnson wa[...]r School and is N.D.. and died Aug. 13, 1982 in Havre. She married Nov. 11, 1908. He reci[...]aria 's eldest Marvin Calahan on March 8, 1942. Josephine was born at F[...]e first graduating class Carol was born Nov. 2, 1927 in Kenmare, N.D. 191 4 to Alice Gone Hig[...]28, 1926 at Scobey, Mont.[...]Mont
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (254)[...]ud
and Knute Johnson. He was born in September
192 1 on his parents' homestead at Twete. Elvin
attended the Wing School and Hogeland High
School. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army and served
in China, Burm[...]e mid 1950s. He married Lois Dennison Kropp
March 20, 1963, at the American Lutheran Church
in Hogela[...]Kenneth Johnson family in 1962. l-R Seated: Corrine, Adeline, Kenneth , Gladys;[...]Kenneth Johnson was born on April 25, 1916, at McGillivray. Denny is a janitor a[...]ter of Alice Alme and Paul Verploe-
gen. on July 12. 1975, at St. Jude's Church in
Havre.
After their marriage the couple resided in Havre
for a[...]and Nita have two sons.
Levi was born on Jan. 24, 1979.[...]Knute Johnson
Marcus was born on March 27, 1982.[...]gow on June 23, 1915.
Logan Johnson, originally from I[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (255)[...]Johnson and Thelma Abel, was born June 13, 1923 Institute, receiving a degree in the[...]graduated from Chinook High School in May 1942. longstanding which had been purchased[...]On Nov. 2. 1947 he and Maxine M. Conrad were[...]and Reuben Johnson. Randy was born on May 29. Jesse A. and Bertha Conrad, homestea[...]Flat. He Chinook. She was born Sept. 8, 1928; attended the Nicholas lives in Ha[...]rson on June 6. 1970, in St.
Paul, Minn. After their marriage Randy worked for
the Nati[...]ldren.
Tracey Ann was born Jan. 9. 1972.
Kristin was born on March 9. 1974.[...]uben Johnson in
Todd was born on Aug. 20, 1982[...]mar- Reuben moved to the Big Flat shortly after birth with Their son. Randolph. bought[...]ke their home 1n Harlem where Marcia Oct 23. 1946 at the Hogeland Lutheran Church.[...]west of Randolph Alan was born May 29. 1948. and[...]Betty were active in community ac11v1t1es over the Randy[...]dren Leslie Elvin was born Oct 28. 1958. and mar-[...]Reuben passed away on Dec 20. 1974 Betty Bozeman[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (256)[...]Jones

Roger Anthony Johnson was born on Nov. 23, their children received in the Harlem schools.
1924, to Florence Gladys Anthony and Albert Le-[...]Alice married Frank B. Jones on Aug. 12, 1927.
half miles south of Harlem. ltha works at the B[...]99 in Morgan County, Ill.
County Act ivity Center after having worked as a Lake, Wash. where Tenny[...]k, Calif. and is a word Frank and Alice farmed 12 miles north of Turner
school cooks helper. Roger[...]passed away on Dec. 7, 1982.[...]Dorothy Mae was born In 1928. She married an[...]RIGHT: In 1924[...]married V1ness Randles on Sept. 21 , 1921 In Chi-[...]Schunenman and lives
came from South Dakota in 1912 with Eb Jones,[...]ING.
November 1942 Pete went to Tacoma, Wash , to passed away June 27. 1974 Both are buried In
work as a machinist hel[...]. Fred' s Toggery. and
Pete passed away on Dec 20. 1942, and Nellie retired in 1985 They li[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (257)[...]He died in September 1962.[...]Company until his retirement on March 1, 1952. Mary married Carl Thronson, an officer[...]Brenny and Joseph Gaida, on Nov. 25, 1906 at Great Falls.[...]Kal/dahl
Carl J. Kalldahl was born Aug. 28. 1883 in Falkop-
ing, Sweden. He came to the United States in 1902
and homesteaded on the Big Flat in 1910.
Carl married Lulu B. Weston in 1927. She was a
teacher at the Silver Bow Scho[...]dman on
Oct. 1, 1944. They farmed until 1952 when they
moved to Kalispell to retire. Sophie died March 19,
1975 and Carl died Nov. 27, 1975. Both are buried
in Glacier Memoria[...]Charles Frederick Kegel was born on April 2,
1882 in Germany. He was three years old when his[...]gel family. ABOVE L-R: Back Row:
In 1902 Charles enlisted in the U.S. Cavalry, ty[...]to cut and match Charles was born Sept. 26, 1915, and married
furs. From 1905 to 190[...]rrowed a horse Alice was born March 23, 1917, and married
and rode much of the su[...]back again Marjorie was born April 2, 1918, married Ken
and the next two summers[...]1960. Marjorie is now retired.
On March 22, 1911 , in St. Paul, Charles married Wesley was born Sept. 26, 1919, married Ann
Anna Helen Houska. Anna[...]four girls. A new farmstead was established in 1929 Kenneth was born Oct. 10, 1921 , married Cla -
and the homestead acreage[...]ine en- Ethel was born Aug. 17, 1923. married Glen
rolled at Northern Montana C[...]op, food specialty shop and becoming a
Aug. 22, 1962. Coun[...]Marvin was born Aug. 17, 1923. married Eliza- Agnes was born April 14, 1927. married David
Arthur was born Jan. 21, 1912, and married Mar- beth Holhnshead[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (258)[...]na Scott Anthony Leo was born on May 23, 1970.
State University. After serving his enlistment in the Kevin Christoph[...]er farm and has been en- The Kegels are active in the American Lutheran
gaged in grain and lives[...]Turner. Dan is a member of the Turner
On Nov. 28, 1981, Dan married Karen Lee Bau- Lions[...]n Jan. Mark Daniel was born Aug. 7, 1983.
29, 1951, and graduated from Chinook High School[...]egel, Dan
Frederick Joseph Kegel was born May 12, 1855,[...]1880 in Calbe, Germany.
Agnes was born Nov. 9, 1862.
In 1885 with a three-year-old son and an infa[...]es had two children.
buried in the Wing Cemetery. After Charles pur- Charles farmed and ranche[...]ce, Ken ,
Kenneth C. Kegel was born Oct. 10, 1921, the zensh1p Short Course in Washington,[...]rn Montana College and met Clarice Habe- active in the Modern Mrs. Home Extension Club, Kerry Zane was born May 12, 1954 Kerry
dank, the daughter of Otto and Bertha[...]near Turner. St Louis, at company expense After completing
rice rented the family farm from Charles and Anna . Nancy Rae was born Aug 20, 1950. She gradu- the course. he set up[...]mamed Susy Cowger of
Ken and Clarice have been active 1n the American education and music. Nancy ma[...]ate of Montana
Lutheran Church of Turner. Ken was active in 4-H as Jones Jr in 1971 . Maurice 1s a gra[...]1928 Harlem New, Grain Market.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (259)[...]Buckley ranch in 1926. Henry spent most of his time[...]On May 30, 1906, Henry married Minnie Dryer 27, 1983. He is buried in Orofino, Idaho.
at Mapes, N.D. Minnie was born on Sept. 27, 1884, Leroy V. lives in Walla Walla,[...]John J. "Jack" Kelly was born March 24, 1911, at[...]Robert Elgin Meade Kennedy was born Apr. 23, years of his life he spent most of his[...]She was born
1866. He came to Harlem in 1892 and married where he had several business enterprises. March 27, 1912 at Harlem.
Josephine Everett, a sister of T[...]ied Grace Jack came to Harlem in 1926 with his parents.
born March 6, 1864 in Kansas. Ford on Jan. 23, 1916. He passed away following a They[...]l factor in the upbuild- heart attack on June 20, 1917, at age 51 . Grace when her pare[...]Kennedy Deaconess Hospi- home there on July 28, 1962. lived 19 years bes[...]Officer 4. Jack died Feb. 27, 1983 and is buried in Orofino,
and Joseph[...]Idaho. Ameretta still lives in Orofino.
1920 at Chinook. He married Doris Hobbs, daughter married Sylvia Long on July 14, 1972. They current- Jack and Ameretta had th[...]coordinator.
nean. He was recalled to active duty in 1950 and Michael is vice presi[...]21 , 1865. He married lzora Hunter in Elkhart, Ind.[...]ccording to daughter, Marie. II was only a 10 by 12
Joe Kenny family. L-R: Back[...]he Kerns on land that others
Canada on Aug. 25, 1873, the son of Patrick and to Spokane[...]Ellen Kenny. He married Frances V. Dailey Sept. 25, They are buried in Great Falls.[...]red teacher. William died Sept. 28, 1949. lzora died in 1918.
cowhand and ran[...]Mis- Ralph of Branford, Conn.
After their marriage, Joseph and Frances home-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (260)[...]lroad
Peter F. Kiedrowski. He was born June 16, 1924, at and Janice works for Montana Power.[...]ides in Havre and is employed by the Jan. 20, 1913, at Pine Creek, Wisc.
During the winter th[...]After their children were married, they retired from[...]Dorothy married Gerald Brummer. They reside
1912 where he filed on his homestead across the[...]51 Peter married Dorothy Jolliffe. He died in
After a short courtship Edith and Oliver were mar-[...]O.D.O. home demonstration club. Edith remained
an active member of this club. The O.D.O. is the Oliver and Edith Killam
oldest continuously active home demonstration club
in Blaine County.
Edi[...]Jesse Lewis Kimmet was married to Lydia L.
Feb. 25, 1980.[...]was killed while working there in 1938.
After Oliver P. died Arthur bought Roger's share[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (261)[...]John Kinzel was born June 22, 1922, in Kimbal,[...]Havre. Miriam was born on Jan. 2, 1928, in Havre to[...]from Havre High School. After their marriage John[...]Randall Stuart was born May 6, 1952, and mar-
Fort Belknap to Sam King.[...]Carla Faye was born July 29, 1962, and lives in
Cora Belle died Feb. 2. 1950. She is buried at the[...]in 1913. Front Row:
After their arrival, George worked in a railroad[...]World War II.
lia passed away on April 24. 1937. Both are buried Emma married L[...]Is the great-grandson of the ong1nal James after James Kipp. He died March 23. 1956 and Is[...]On July 6. 1912 Jim married Octav1e Jones. A year after Jim passed away Tav1e moved to[...]After moving from one place to another. including[...]ing aigna. lived there for 12 years. Their ranches on the Mis-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (262)[...]nook. Her fa- home in Harlem. She died in 1972 and is buried In
farmed north of the Brockway pl[...]es In Great Falls.
in Harlem. He died in July 1962 and is buried in the Mary married Allan Kl[...]tana in 1935. Allan died in 1942. Mary's three chit- Shirley is deceased.

F[...]9. Carl Klindworth children in 1929: Carl Klindworth family. L-R Seated: Pau[...]and Marie Klindworth, moving nearby in 1912. Their address was Twete, Mont. farmed[...]ied Helen Anderson.
Pauline Beck was born Nov. 23, 1889, in Perham, farming and living on C[...]r oldest son, Ordell, had a military career. After retirement, they settled
homestead along with her sister. Freda and broth- took over the farm . After retirement , they moved to in Graham. Wash.
er[...]Laona, born Sept. 30, 1929 and died May 29,
Carl came to the Big Flat to look over the ar[...]en. 1939. Carl died May 31, 1962. Pauline died June 26,
1909, returning to homestead in 1910. Pauline[...]ool in Matthew Duane was born Jan. 20, 1984.
1972 and attended college at Kalispell and Havr[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (263)[...]e they moved to Harlem during the school year after
In 1914 he homesteaded 35 miles north of Harlem Beck Klindworth. He was born Oct. 12, 1916, at the Hogeland School closed.[...]OK Garage in Hogeland, leaving in January 1942 to The Klindworths have three children.[...]Pacific, spending nearly two years in Australia. After married to Carol Hay.
house.[...]Margaret Hollenhorst and lives in
In 1926 he married Lucile Easbey, daughter of Mr. hi[...]sbey. She was a teacher at On June 23, 1953, he married Virda Harmon, Dakota[...]Arthur P. Klingler was born Sept. 16. 1892, at
in Moses Lake. Wash.[...]studied telegraphy. In 1912, he came to Cotton-
Carl Klungland[...]hern Railroad
Klungland. was born on Feb. 28, 1893, at Stavang- in Harlem. In 1916 he[...]s. as radio operator,
liam Rafter. on Feb. 27, 1926, in Chinook. They in World War I and r[...]ut in the power line from Nellie was active in community affairs, collecting Helen marr[...]y in various organizations. She was also active in the Thelma Ann died at the age of fi[...]ad construction.
Gloria is a homemaker.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (264)[...]Dale farmed on his folks farm 20 miles north of They have three children, who are active in sports[...]. He was dis- college. She was born March 24, 1967.[...]After their marriage, Dale and Vonnie lived in Har- born April 22, 1969.[...]o Turner. In the winter they used a 19, 1923. Helen Muriel Johnson was born at Harlem
1871, a[...]ummer they used a wagon. on Feb. 6, 1926. They were married at Havre on
drickson on Feb. 21, 1906, at Calio, N.D. She was When that contract was finished George went to Feb. 26, 1944.
born Feb. 21, 1889 at Brainerd, Kansas. wor[...]retired the children brought their soula in 1952 to finish schooling. They taught school
farm for[...]ught him a shirt. in Great Falls for 25 years.
moved to Harlem in 1918. George died Feb. 27, 1960. Princie died Dec. 6, They are re[...]1872. He married Ida Mane Bergren on May 24,[...]1902. at Milltown, Wis. She was born at Goteber[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (265)[...]ss. Peggy also worked at Parks
Home Center. After suffering a heart attack. Dale
sold his hea[...]rean Conflict and a
member of the VFW Club. After Dale died in 1983
Peggy has continued to op[...]we knew as Otto Kopp.
As a young man of 21 he came to Montana in
1913 from St. Louis, Mo., where he was born in July
1892 and attended school. He took up a homestead[...]e band and when Otto Otto Kopp on Aug. 23, 1966. Otto Kopp in[...]nd he and Claude Lemmon would In 1922 he taught school at the Pioneer School tion[...]alilean Book Store,
He sold his cattle soon after that, but kept his land Schoof in the Chinook vicinity. In 1932 and again in was originally his.
until sh[...]1939. Modic farm house. The year was 1927.

394

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (266)[...]Kori.

Carl Kline Krass was born Sept. 14, 1892, in Fre-
mont, Ohio. He married Mabel Salsbery No[...]Mike Kramer
July 25, 1934, in Havre. She is the daughter of[...]Mike Kramer. and was born Dec. 24, 1945. at son and the Ereaux & Associ[...]W. Selby. on June 21, 1969, at Trenton, N.D. ployee. In mid[...]ame em-
1953. They moved into town at that time. After Carl[...]rlem, where she is stlll employed.
Billings in 1962 where she currently resides.[...]the Kramers bought 200 head of ewes. The first two The Kramers are active members of St. Thomas
Paul lester married Jana[...]e and barn were Harlem school system and are active members of
Gene Wayne lives in Portland, Ore.[...]urance of Malta Kelly Jean was born Nov. 29, 1971.
Jim Eldon lives in Billings and cares[...]John attended school in Harlem graduating in
1942. He served in World War II.

Lewis Krass
Lewi[...]s, daughter of Oscar and
Augusta Agrelius on June 22, 1922, at Malta. She
was born Oct. 31. 1896. at St. Pau[...]Th e Harlan Krass family
They resided 5 112 miles southeast of Hogeland[...]Harlan Lester Krass was born Jan 22. 1929. at Jane won first place In the Seed Sh[...]Jane was born Aug 25 1939 Jane and Ha[...]After their marriage. Jane and Harlan hved at the fat[...]old Happy Holden ranch north of Hogeland, In 1962 An ita Louise attends school In Tu[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (267)[...]She retired from the PHS in 1972. Jake and Mary spector.
From 1917 to 1[...]ner area. alderman and was an active fireman for 24 years. He They live in Lewistown. Evelyn is[...]e Harlem Cemetery.
Hays area from 1940 through 1942. In 1943 he Marilyn Gray married Wi[...]Hay on Jan. 15, 1929, at Sunburst. Mont . She Is the[...]born in Jedburgh, Scotland, on June 21 , 1879.[...]untz is the son of Mary Ereaux and In 1972 Reuben became manager of the Skogmo pre[...]amily West " and Reuben became the In 1912 Belle moved to Savoy, as her cousin, the
Venus Po[...]and housekeeper.
from Harlem High School in 1962. He spent four High School. In 1928 Arthur died and the business crumbled.
years in[...]After Dociety died in March 1957 Belle moved to[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (268)[...]f John and Bessie John Lacox was born Oct. 27, 1884, at Nodaway, dances. He also made violins as a hobby.
Lacox. He was born Feb. 16, 1923, at Nodaway, Iowa. to Amanda McMillan and John R. Lacox. He John died Nov. 29, 1954. Bessie died Jan. 10,
Iowa. He married Ruth Emma Zellmer on Dec. 26, married Bessie May Miller on Jan. 7, 1[...]5.
1945, at Harlem. She was born Aug. 6, 1921 . the ning. Iowa. She was born July 28, 1889, at Corning. They had six children.[...]They came to Montana in 1928 in a Model T Ford and she resides in Havre.
Aaron came to Hogeland in 1929 with his parents. after getting pamphlets from the Great Northern[...]urrently ranch and farm on their They bought 320 acres 2 !/2 miles south of Hogeland. Hazel A. married Fr[...]haul their possessions back to Hogeland in 1929. Aaron B. married Ruth Zellmer. They re[...]Dean M. passed away July 20, 1947.
Dixie married Dennis Roseleip a[...]ranch due to the Great Depression. After he lost his
and Michael LaPorte, who immig[...]ewburg, N.D.
many to Canada, was born Nov. 2. 1869 at Formo- called him " Red Mustache[...]tching an airport in Peoria , Ill. about 1926-27. He also
and was adopted by the Reville fa[...]North Dakota. An airplane crash in 1928 claimed his
foster name, but kept her own name of Dionne. During the early 1920s school was held in a bunk- Irle.
There[...]Cattle and Horse Ranch brand mately 1921 -23, before he entirely lost his Harlem

Delm[...]son of Peter N. and taught part trme for 12 years at Rocky Mountain
Helen Langbell. He was born Sept. 21 , 1911 at Max, College in Billings.
N[...]In Billings
man and Henrietta Kuehl on Aug. 28. 1935 at Fargo, They had one daughter.[...]of
Schoo Is at Kalrspell from 1951 until 1972[...]He retired from publrc school work In 1972. He married and moved to Kalrspell
396

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (269)[...]Larson. He married Helen 8. Mueller May 28, 1934, for Parks' Hardware. He retired in[...]Kate Mueller. She was born Nov. 5, 1912, at Carpio niture. She also found time to cr[...]Dodge, was born April 23, 1891 at Fairfax, Iowa and wear shop in 1942, which continued until 1947.
came to Harlem in 1902 with her parents. They lived Walter and[...]n west Main Street in 1968. Walter died Dec. 22, 1968 and Grace died[...]1924, the son of Mary Ann and John Reid Legg. He[...]orn in the same
Albert Leinan about 1920. moved to Harlem with his pare[...]er. young couple were married Dec. 12, 1919 in Malta.
Rita First Shoot was born in 1929 to Mollie Fish John worked in Zortman at the Ruby Gulch Mine
Albert Leinan was born April 23, 1890 at Gal- Guts and Simon First Shoot.[...]school in while it was in operation. In 1912 he homesteaded
chutt, N.D. He is the son of Erik[...]uth of Dodson, moving to Harlem in 1930.
In 1912 or 1913 he homesteaded north of Malta. South[...]a in 1950. They John died March 7, 1952. Mary died April 5,
He enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 22, 1918 at later divorced. Rita married Richa[...]ldren.
many as a volunteer in the Army for a year after the daughter of Isabel Lodge and George Shields[...]and Anna Leinan. He
married Eda Franz on October 25, 1915 at Aber-
crombie, N.D. She is the daughter of Albert and
Pauline Franz. She was born Aug. 23, 1896 at
Wyndmere, N.D.
They came to Montana In 1928 where Elmer's[...]r.
Seattle until their deaths.
Elmer died Oct. 27, 1957. Eda died March 20.
1979.
Elmer played the banjo in a da[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (270)[...]their shack for a month while Art built his 16 by 25
foot house which had an A roof.[...]rt built their shacks, provided wedding in 1924. Bobby, Claude.[...]d they worked one year at the
Oregon, in 1923 or 1924. Art died in 1926 and Matie homesteaded five miles north of[...]Power Plant Ferry for Frip Ekegren. Soon after, they
in 1962.[...]aised some of their
Claude E. died Dec. 24, 1976. and one brother[...]a married Jack Ferguson. 1923. Alice and family moved to Harlem that fall.[...]1924, and lived on a farm known as the Olson place[...]ere that fall. While on the Claude died Dec. 25, 1976 and is buried in Sun[...]lowing their mar- Jim Leo
riage Nov. 20, 1941. at St. Gabriel's Catholic
Church In[...]James S. Leo was born Jan. 31, 1921, in Harlem. Thomas Altar Society.
Ray was born In Zurich on Nov. 26. 1918, to Sam He is the son of Sam and E[...]th her parents She was born April 4, 1927, the daughter of Ervin were his own.[...]o, Mont.
Ray entered the U.S. Army in 1942, serving first Force. He served from 1942 to 1945 Muri Booth marr[...]A 1922 Harlem New•
raised hay and livestock, inc[...]ad.
Angus cattle. They farmed from 1952 to 1973 at
which time they sold the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (271)[...]to her parents home after Frank died in 1914. She[...]After her mothers' death Liuie moved to a ranch[...]Leo in 1918. Laura died in 1923.[...]Mrs. Peter Landuyt on served in WWII.
July 27, 1898 at Hinnepin, 111.[...]States as a young man.
He came to Montana in 1912. He spent his first year
working for the Great N[...]Dec. 6, 1902. Hattie was born Aug. 29, 1880 to ABOVE: Glen Lewis and Barbara[...]wed in 1962. BELOW: Glen Lewis fam ily.
Sam and Elodie we[...]iring in May 1963. Many of his sons followed 1923.
in his footsteps and some are still employed b[...]orth- Harlem until her death on March 17, 1962. They are
ern Railway.[...]buried in the Harlem Cemetery.
Sam died Nov. 24, 1963 and Elodie died July 19, They had[...]Glen E. Lewis was born Oct. 21, 1939, the son of chosz. He is also an appl[...]0:..--:tr-..2.1:rc-~-=
Friday, September 20[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (272)[...]e
Herman William Liese was born Sept. 22, 1913, at Linda Lorraine married Tom Dupre[...]d Dusty Haugen. They reside
April 17, 1922, at Dodson. at Turner[...]rn at St. Peter, Minn. on Frank died on Feb. 23, 1951 . Sophia continued to
Dec. 31 , 1[...]arles Hochberger. She is de- In 1902 Otto worked for Ed LaRock of Harlem. He[...]1908 he acquired the Little Jewel spring, after which[...]Libbie was active in church and the choir. She[...]and William T. Linson was born on Sept. 27, 1887 in They had two children.[...]In 1923 they joined with R.J. "Bob" Tooke in a[...]his cousin Bob, under the and on r Jb 29. 1900 he was killed trying to escape
Iri[...]y gang" who Mayme C. was born July 20. t898 She married
known throughout north[...]ed up in Dodson. Kan at the home of his aunt.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (273)[...]t the Harlem saloon in 1899. L-R: 1. Lonnie Curry 2. Wm. Hart - owner of the bar 3. Geo. " Pop" Vennu[...]Amy died May 18, 1979. ROQer died April 20.
Roger Longknife, Sr. was born May 20, 1912 In 1987. Both are buried in the Sacred H[...]gia Lee " Chena" married Kenneth Doney. 1912 and still stands. unoccupied.
School. He ranc[...]ves In Hays.
1950 and resumed her maiden name after his death. David "Davey" Belgarde hves in[...]Melvin F Lundberg was born arch 2. 1905. at

l[...]Dec. 23. 1928, at Hogeland She 1s the daughter of[...]Valley News in the railroad m 1929[...]f when the They were active in community and church afla1rs

![...]Melvin died May 15. 1958 Mabel died May 25.
:HOFFMAN FURE RYE;
!
!•
GaMaulced 12 years old .
The Best Reer to be[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (274)[...]John Mahoney was born on March 2. 1900, in during the war years. They al[...]Seiters on Oct. 3. 1922, in Malta. Opal was born on accounted for in[...]meat wholesale.
Karl Ernest Mahns was born Oct. 23, 1947 to[...]99, to John and Mary Seiters in Missouri. After John and Opal sold their business and home
Louise[...]lowed in 1922. After their marriage John and Opal Flathead Vall[...]Ekegren Funeral Home and before that After Opals passing, John spent considerable
deputy for[...]n loved to go uptown and have
Harlem from Oct. 1982 to June 1985.[...]their meat Opal passed away in Jan. 29, 1966 and John
Timothy W. attends school at Ha[...]the economy. John Lavern was born in 1929 in the Charles Scifers[...]d the Flathead Lavera was born in 1932 in the Charles Sc1fers[...]n the home. Lavera 1s married to Dee Morton and after 28[...]Cary Clifford "Kip" Main was born Feb 27. 1885, John[...]Cary and L11han had 12 children. One son died in Beulah died Feb.[...]Mae and Tom married Tom died Nov. 8. 1952 Myra Walker
Tom represented the Gros Ventre Tribe at Wash- and Mae died Nov 22. 1983. Both are buried in the Ja[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (275)[...]perated a Shell
Gasoline Station on old Highway #2 across from the
potato warehouse. The Shell buil[...]Shattel. in July 1982.
John married Linda L. Hay and lives in Havre[...]Eugene Christopher Maloney was born July 22,[...]Gene and Ann ie were married June 24, 1974 in St.[...]After their marriage Annie and Gene worked var-[...]Jake died Jan. 29, 1985 and was buried in Billings[...]Jessica Marie was born Sept. 2, 1974 and at- Helen married Ervin " B[...]Janiece Inez was born July 9, 1982 and attends Esther Allen lives in Billi[...]wa. on remained ,n tha t posItIon for 22 years. John had
Dec 7. 1873. the son of James and[...]Joined the Masonic Lodge in Decorah. Iowa, ,n 1902
John graduated from the Decorah High as valedicto[...]ember of Eastern Star Chapter #79
near each other 25 miles northeast of Harlem. and was[...]the Harlem Cemetery
children Morns died ,n 1907 after being 111 Moms John and Lucy had thr[...]Lucy married Edmond I Sm,th In 1929 They
After John and Lucy's marriage in Decorah. Iowa .[...]lings
the Marlows came to Montana In August. In 1923 Mildred married Wilham J Schneide[...]ohn Ella Loraine passed away In 1926[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (276)[...]Kathryn on their wedding day in 1923:[...]by United Airlines. Rober1 is a real estate
29, 1942, in Chinook. Alta is the daughter of Lucin- br[...]to a slashed hand or rattles- James, Jr. after finishing college in Bozeman and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (277)[...]Charles never married and moved to Idaho after
Johnson, daughter of Lewis and Susannah Joh[...]serving in World War I.
on Jan. 8, 1872 in Jackson County. Ore. Benton.[...]en Lindsay. He is deceased
On June 14, 1892. the eight member family head- William[...]arried Charles Tubbs and is buried in Wash. after serving in World War I.
John's brother, L[...]Both are deceased.
death on May 15. 1922. Priscilla lived In Havre until Glasgow.
her death on March 23. 1941 . Both are buried in the Isabel mar[...]31, Jay Anderson McGinness was born in 1892 to
east of Hogeland In the 1940s a radar st[...]Helena. He came to Harlem with his parents in 1902.
traded horses, machinery or whatever.[...]After their marriage Gordon and Frances moved liv[...]f Havre and lives ,n sonic Lodge.
May 26. 1921. at Twete, Mont . 8111 married Ellen Chi[...]ner and Hogeland mail Jay died Apnl 3. 1952.
August first and later Ruby Gard1pee. Ruby[...]four children.
were married on June 30, 1952. at the George Ben- Ralph lives in Gre[...]lumber and sh1pp1ng executive and ,s active in com-
Josephine Gardiner and Martin Gard1[...]Malcolm H McG!lhvray was born on Jan. 1. 1882.[...]have four children BIii and Ruby Sly in 1912 ,n Chinook. Laurie Della ,s the daughter monds.[...]n Robert Hale McGinness, Jr was born Feb. 23,
on a farm near Turner Bonnie works with u[...]He married Violet Anderson in Harlem on May 12.
a computer repairman[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (278)[...]e, Ohio
Robwt Hale McGinness was born on Aug. 29, in 1891 . The family moved to Harle[...]lindworth home.
Robert left Liberty on April 12, 1877, traveling up In April 1917 Robert sol[...]at Harlem. He died April 3, 1952.[...]lem on May 122
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18
u~ 25
19
26
20 21 22 23
27 28 29 30 Soda fountain[...]McGu11e was born Feb. 27, 1919, still stands In[...]born arch 27 1926, to yrtle Nellie Thomas and[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (279)[...]Donald McGuire was born Oct. 5, 1912, to Lee school board in Hogeland. Both were active in the[...]h. Carol
Mont. Ilona was born on Oct. 3, 1942. to Otto and Fort Peck. Pablo, Polson. Hele[...]s married Lyle Keister who is a math and
After their marriage Dennis and Ilona lived in Red th[...]ed to Hogeland in the spring passed away Jan. 22. 1985. land. They f[...]irst shop in the old
Jackson store in 1974. After outgrowing the Jack-
son store they moved t[...]Jug and Sissy were married March 12. 1977 at the[...]Ka thleen " Sissy" Martin was born Dec. 12. 1945 Presby1erian Church in Harlem. They are[...]anor " Nellie" Boe and William " Bill" Martin. active members of this church. Jug is also a Mason[...]School.
Lee McGuire was born on April 29, 1887, in Ken- Service[...]and School.
Nelda Lee Elhs on Aug 21 . 1911. in Tuscola. Ill.
Nelda was born o[...]22, 1927. Lin grew up and attended schools in Har-[...]lem.
1923 the family lived on the Quakenbush place west[...]h of Chinook.
and north of Hogeland. From 1923 to 1936 the[...]Haugo place now owned by Harry Belden. In 1942[...]Lin worked for 20 years at the Harlem Seed Com-
land. Wash a[...]trict #12. He has worked there as a custodian for
19[...]nearly 20 years.
Lee and Nelda ra ised rnne child[...]in 1961. BELOW: in flax field during 1928. L-[...]Duane married Shirley Shumaker Duane later
412 married Barbara Newman Duane and Barbara[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (280)[...]g McGuire
Norman " Mac" McGuire was born Sept. 28.[...]sou1h after the Civil War, killing and taking property.
Birdwell on May 24, 1900, in the Paradise Valley[...]ried Minnie Laura Norman. In 1902 the McGuires
made their home in Harlem. In the ea[...]moved to Illinois. Minnie Laura died March 26, 1916.
worked at Lakes. a mercantile store that[...]Sterling McGuire family in 1928 Or 1929. L-R Seated:[...]Hugh is deceased.
Church and Edna was active in the Church Ladies[...]Estella Callsen lives in Morton, Wash.
27, 1966 and Edna died on June 19. 1985. Both are Sterling died May 21. 1941 , 1n Helena and 1s Mabel Billmay[...].A.LL m.EOTJUQAl.
Geneva, Minn. Sept. 26, 1910. She was born Feb[...]Pao:ax.uu.
13, 1872 1n Geneva. Minn.
They came to Harlem 1n 1914 w[...]BELOW: 1923[...]I
always active m civic and community affairs. serving[...]Come to Harlem
Arthur died May 26, 1951 Elsie moved to Taco-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (281)[...]cured employ- John died in November 1927 and Anna died in Clayton and Rosa Irwi[...]Clayton married Jennie (Doubek) Wagner, after
Spokane.[...]e also worked for Beckman's fur. after owning and operating a refrigeration and repair[...]nt in Spokane while the family re- tired after operating a construction firm in Spokane, Mi[...]lives in Libby.
mained on the farm. In 1924 they sold their land to Wash.[...]Lucy Mihelich was born on Dec. 12. 1874. Lucy[...]decided to lease the business and took
20, 1882, in Negaunee, Michigan to Alfred and Wil- f[...]top there on their way to and
on Sept. 12. 1906, in Duluth, Minn. wate[...]Lucy married Mike Wagner, a neighbor, in 1925
Thomas had a good job at the Thompson[...]Store in Duluth, Minn. However the romance of 320 School, and sessions held in Elmer Betz's[...]threshing work for neighbors. the 1940s. After John died in 1949 Lucy moved
in the fall of 1910 and filed on a 320 acre homestead Tom and Anna hved on the ho[...]es- Thomas passed away on January 30. 1952, and Four of Lucy's children are lis[...]itter east of
way to make a living on 320 acres of dry land so Thomas Jr. passed away on Aug 20. 1957 Turner Ellen later m[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (282)[...]his life. After his marriage in 1925 he moved to Fort[...]livelihood for the next 25 years, 1940 to 1965, when[...]Bill-
Jerrald Clyde Miller was born Oct. 9. 1902 at mayer Farms and lives in Harlem.[...]Howard Thorn and lives in Moun-
On Dec. 16, 1925 Clyde was married to Ruby tain Home.[...]ing of the railroad in 1928 the small town of Hoge-[...]Ed married Mary A. " Mayme" Gardner Jan. 20,[...]on July 23. 1893. Mayme moved 10 Montana in[...]or 12 miles west of Ed's place. Mayme and her[...]near Cascade.

Sandra and Fred Miller on June 25, 1966.

Fred Miller
Frederick H. Miller was[...]nd Harold Miller. He married San-
dra Shader June 25, 1966 at Chinook.
Fred resided with his paren[...]aduating from
Harlem High School in 1961 . He was active in FFA.
football, basketball and track.
In 196[...]nolulu. Hawaii. He
returned to Harlem in 1964.
After their marriage, Fred and Sandy farmed with[...]y have three children.
Rasan Lee was born Nov. 21 , 1970 and attends Atvina Struve and Hen[...]- Harlem.
Harold Frederick was born Nov. 28. 1972 and ed from Chinook High School[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (283)[...]nd
John M. Miller. He was born Jan. 5. 1927. in Buffalo,
Mont. Henry married Grace[...]Rocky Boy until his death. Henry was also active as
a First Aid Instructor and in numerou[...]n Hoar by a previous marriage.
active in the community. Sept. 22. 1924, in Chinook. Louisa was born July 1, Cl[...]trav- Benjamin Ottmar was born on June 23, 1930,
the high school until Ruth finis[...]the Howard Ray "Chub" was born on May 2, 1940,
and lives in Ellicott City, Md. K[...]s in Worland, Henry passed away on Jan. 12, 1967, and is Harlem Elementary School[...]display of farm[...]ack L-R: Freda County fair in
(12), Alice (14) and William (11); Emile and Annie[...]w. Ontario. Canada. 1n 1888 ed Jack's large display of agricultural and garden Paw ranch[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (284)[...]s. 1912. His son. James. was postmaster from Sep·[...]arried at Dawes (now Chinook) an- !ember 1923-36.
In 1884, at Fort Dunlap, he marri[...]He married He was on the council in the 1920s. He traveled[...]ummer to
Earl R. Missey was born April 12. 1920 in St. born in 1868 north of Black Butte[...]John E. Modic was born on June 29. 1890. to[...]e mamed on
John Modic was born on June 24. 1911 to Jennie Au 2. 1924, 1n Cleveland. Ohio. Two children were
N[...]married Madge Besaw Victor 1s engaged
to 2243 acres at the time of the sale[...]s as a mechanic
John passed away 1n 1972 and Kahe passed[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (285)[...]1910. Agnes and Louis in 1942.

Louis Modic, Jr.
Louis Modic, Jr. was born[...]They participale in all functions that concern
1925. He graduated from Chinook High School and[...]in the Harlem Cemetery.
which consisted of 2223 acres. The present farm Belinda[...]and farms west of
consists of 7100 deeded acres, 2600 acres leased Harlem.
and 970 acres[...]for the state in Helena.
In 1982 Louis was honored with a Green Fez[...]ouis Modic, Sr.
Louis Modic Sr. was born April 24. 1890 1n Yugos- there In the folio ng ye[...]the age of 14. Louis worked operahon. By 1921 the children had a school about Ralph Louis, born on ov 28. 1912. mamed
in the mines at Hibbing, Minn.. and later[...]nd El anor shll hves ,n Harlem
On March 19. 1912 LOUIS married Agnes Godec wouldn't[...]the neighborhood children. The farm gr to 2230 Rose Lynch rellred from I He[...]allle m add, IOO to e in 1982
of Harlem In 1917 they sent for their fam,hes. Th[...]ppard WOf s fOf th Agnculturat
first home was a 12 by 12 loot shack In 1940 Loo,s In 1948 Agn[...]lph Modic
Ralph loois odoe was bom on v 28. 1912,"'cie,,e- In 19'2 he ~ ed ,o[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (286)[...]Tony came to Montana to homestead on Army. After leaving the army Vic returned to farm-
160[...]and A.J. Besaw.
con tinued to run the ranch after World War II until Vic operated the family farm[...]front of Madge and
John passed away In 1972 and Is buried In the U.S Navy.[...]nd. Ohio. on Jan Helen passed away In 1952 and Frank passed
school[...]filed on a homestead approximately 12 miles nor th- Mart in John died in May 1986[...]nk and Helen remained on the March 192 t and passed away In 1964
Kathryn marrie[...]arpenter In the Fred was born on June 22. 1922. and marned
Diane married Gary Messerly They live In Har- fall of 1920 the family moved to Butte where Frank Arm[...]for worked In the mines In the spring of 192 t. they Frank Jr. was born on June 29. 1924 and
the school system[...]o continue farming passed ::iway in 1982
Robert married Denise Nelson[...]arried Thomas Contway Ranch In 1923. Frank and famtly moved to the nia[...]William E. was born Sept t2. 1927. and passed[...]Joseph was born ,n 1929 and pasSf'd away ,n[...]Richard was born In 1932 and passed away[...]OOMPAKI

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (287)[...]which was mobilizmg on Sept. 16, 1940. After some[...]Australia n April 1942 to fight in the South Pacific.[...]on Oct. 25, 1945.[...]Fred Bernard Mohar Sr. was born on June 22, Fred Jr. married Sylvia Laco x and lrv[...]1922, the third child of Frank and Helen Mohar on[...]Fred Bernard Mohar Jr. was born on May 12, and ranch near Turner and have lrved th[...]har. Fred married Sylvia Lacox on June 17. 1972, m ra1smg lhe children. Fred takes care of the[...]Hogeland. Sylvia was born Oct. 20. 1952. m Havre work.[...]college at North- Dee Marie was born on June 29. 1980 and at-
ern Montana College m Havre. After their mamage tends Turner Schools.[...]Jo1eph Mohar fam ily in the wh at fi eld in 1920. Back L-R; Jo ph, Julia, Ann, Julia, Vic,[...]orn on Feb. 14, 1871 . m passed away on Se t 25. 1952 K V 'Curly" Graham and m[...]Juha and the children ln,ed ,n dunng the 1919- 1920
his son. 8111 For the Mohar family survival was[...]4 21
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (288)[...]" Peggy " Ragsdale on Aug. 25, 1962 at Harlem.[...]After graduating from Chinook High School, John[...]Havre. Richard married Marcia Nell Baker March 27. college in Nampa, Idaho. She worked as a hair-
1982. In the Lutheran Church In Harlem. Marcia was[...]D1,1mond f Ranch for the last 15 10 20 yPars of his[...]De-icon pa5SPd ;iway on O,,r: 25 t '2 and 1s[...]h1 mP<J ,n lhP H,irr,-.m CPm1>lery
4 22
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (289)[...]ee
Clifford Arthur Mummey Sr. was born on Nov. 22, the streets. water lines and sewer plant.[...]ere Muri 1s employed by Montana
(armory). On June 21, 1937, Clifford married Gladys Churchill. I[...]Floyd Webb. They live ,o
Gladys was born on March 28, 1920, in Shelley. worked for Lloyd Mummey a[...]tana with her parents She retired ,n 1982. Clifford and Gladys are IMng In rant
by trai[...]on Dec 26. 1968. He rs buned Las Vegas[...]sale!'. Ray pa away on Dec 25. 1971 and is
Sadons ,n DeWitt, DeWitt County. Io[...]d ,o Las Vegas.
ned Lydia Smalley ,n Iowa on Oct 12. 1892 Lydia[...]ried Aldo art1nez She , a
was born on Aug. 18. 1872. and passed away on[...]dlStrlCt They I 1n Los Ange
Diemer on Feb. 26, 1907. ,n ountaIn Lake. Minn.[...]He passed away on Feb 20. 1973 and is buried ,o
Harry received hrs edu[...]argu rte sttll I 10 t family
alent of 2 years of law school Harry and hrs family[...]farm laborer H died Dec 25. 1 2 and 1s buried tn
parents in the hotel the Otemers[...]Lloyd V rnon as born Jan 12. 1915 Lloyd
came out to homes ead north of Cobllr[...]H died Feb 4,
dren Eight mOfe children were born after the move Hawthorne re she lived aton[...]llhe passed away Sept 22. 1985 and rs burred m
more than the prrce receive[...]4 23
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (290)[...]Lloyd Vernon Mummey was born on Jan. 12,[...]Bauer on Aug. 22, 1946.[...]Charles A. Smith at the New England Bar. In 1962[...]his
Karen Sue Mummey was born Jan. 30. 1952. to[...]t where she has been employed for the
past 12 years.

Shafter Mummey
Melvin Les[...]1946, in Chinook.
Millie was born on July 28. 1923, to Ole and Ollie
Annetta Severson Jensen[...]Shafter Mummey family on Sept. 28, 1985. L-
a janitor for the school and he[...]children until Leslie Robert was born Aug 22. 1946. Leslie graduated from Harlem High[...]to work worked in Tulsa. Okla for many years after getting works at Harlem Elementary School.[...]ttends Northern Mon-
part time at Kennedy's after that. tana College and works 1n construction.
M1lhe passed away on Sept. 22. t 985. and is Ronald Lee was born Se[...]Due to \he shortage or help after school[...]Munsee Dairy
424

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (291)[...]AT LEFT: 50th wedding annivere.ary on Dec. 24,[...]this time Cla-
rence married Maude Young on Dec. 24, 1921, at rence and Maude also owned and man[...]n, and loved to go fishing. Clarence became active m
Utah.[...]s and Maude had time for her hobby
In April 1923 Clarence. Maude and infant daugh· of makin[...]of a group Clarence passed away May 22. 1977, and Maude
sponsored by the Church of Jesus[...]ed Robert J. Gwaltney Jr. They live m
years. In 1926 Clarence and Maude leased the Bot· Bremerton. Wash.
tomly/Green farm 2 ½ miles west of Harlem. They Doris[...]ns-
bought Herbert Anderson' farm in August of 1932. ville, Wash.
The Munsee Dairy, with home[...]Idaho.
In April 1945, after 22 years of farming, Clarence[...]Harl m In 1973 and has been em oyed by the C1ty
1925 m Chmoo Ruby had come from North Dako-[...]Sytv,e d•ed 1n Long Beach Calif. on Apnl 24. 1962 city clerk
Big Fla t[...]Bureau of Indian Affairs and 1n Harlem and ,s active m her church and sent0r[...], f>d on"°"' 28. 1980. 1n ,nneapohs. inn[...]425
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (292)[...]30. 1947. at Harlem. She was born Dec. 26, 1926,
resided at Harlem. Ole worked as a carpe[...]autics in Tulsa, Okla. He
Viola was very active in the United Brethern[...]d Oscar Upshaw. Store for 12 years and continued working 18 more soloi[...]ied Derw1II L. Foote. She Is deceased. years after he purchased the store. serv[...]teacher. She has been active in Evangelical Wom-[...]last employed at Kennedy's Bar He died Apnf 12. gas motor driven grain elevator to town[...]ber of the first A L C W which organized In 1926
station In Hogeland He had studied law and[...]1956 Nf'•I Rappe came to make his home with

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (293)[...]d
a homestead south of Dodson.
Herman died in 1926. In 1927 Luella moved to
Harlem. She worked at the Sugar[...]wo daughters.
Violet died in 1938 at the age of 22.
Hazel married Verner J. McGinness. They lived[...]for several years before moving to Seattle In
1952. They now reside in Seattle.[...]Mildred Zellmer on Sept. 27. 1938 at Chinook. She They had five child[...]lls.
and Peter Nielsen. He was born on Oct. 10, 1929. at worked as a nurses aid[...]mbia Falls
Havre. He married Barbara Cech on Dec. 22, 1956. They lived In and around Hogeland[...]Roland J "Roy" N1 oehner was born Apnf 21, Roy and Frances had one son.[...]1nclu Ing mayor of Harlem from t 30·32 H a a o[...]on Oct 20.[...]he IS the daug I I of Phylh
D c. 10, 1925 w dding photo of Elizabeth and[...]t!!d Iron, Augustana
on Dec 10. 1925, at Chinoo
He arrived ,n Hogeland In 1924 Ehzabelh radu·
ated from h h school in Chicago[...]the farm from Peter Sch.lack and
f,1rm<>d un ,I 1 2[...]◄ 29
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (294)[...]ise from Leo Nissen was born May 21, 1911, at Pipestone, Whitton.
left:[...]married Margaret Uhlich Sept. 23. 1940, at Glas- Crossen sheep ranch. They[...]etha Uhhch. She was born in Drake. N. D. on May 24. Margaret kept busy cooking for lambing,[...]rlem and organized Crossen-Nissen Cor-
Dec. 28. 1968. Larry married Ann Louise Conroy of[...]argaret at his ranch They ran sheep for 20 years on teased land. Part
The couple[...]e Powell ranch. later
south of Harlem in 1972 and in 1975 purchased the Leo's next J[...]truck. Valley on a farm they purchased in 1952 from Rein-
John and D1x1e Gloyne. All this land was machine They worked from daylight until after dark and made hold PankratL
levelled nd[...]d Louise Grann,ng He works for the
Since 1972 the family has lived south of Harlem on te[...]family corporation farm.
Highway 2[...]Sears.
Anne passed away on Oct. 26. 1985, fter a two the land that the Nort[...]lem Hi h School
Mi • w s born M rch 20. t 71 nd ttends Har-
lem H1 h School
Dani I w s born June . t 72 and ttends Har-
lem H1 h School.[...]Helen Nixon H
married yr le Jackson on S pt 2 , 1 2 at H r-
lem She Is he daughter of Ole and B[...]a High School nd
came to ontana o farm In 1928 He has serv don
he Equity Co-op board an[...]len,
,ty to the rural area He has been very active in
Fred and Myrtle Nixon in 1982. Sharon, Front Row: Carol, Con[...]officer
School for many years anrj was an active mP.mbP.r of Sharon marriP.d Bruce G[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (295)[...]rned to
Nixon. He married Susan Applegate on Dec. 28, born near Concordia. Kan . Dec. 6,[...]lem where he continued to work for the rmlroad
1952, at Chinook. She was born Sept. 10, 1907, the[...]He was
Richard came to the Hogeland area in 1928. He their Minnesota farm. He brought hl[...]are buned in the Harlem Cemetery
and the last 12 years in the Senate. He was Senate crops c[...]1n Zurich. This work brought h,m to Harlem in 1921 Willard
and was a member of[...]the Lutheran Home of the Nora, died ,n 1932 He soon moved to Dodson. In Valley. Cahf
Good Shepherd 1n Havre.
He was active in American Legion affairs, having
served 1n the[...]Richard dred March 4, 1975.
Faye died Feb. 21 , 1976.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (296)[...]hom ardvtll . N J In 1912 Wtlh ,c[...]ch1I ad wa about 22 mil north[...]I t Both dted m 1982[...]high school educa1t00. t ven Oboski
2. 1871 . to Eunice Jean and De,cter W Bennett In[...]f
later returned to the East and died there in 1925. vanous offices. the last one betng histori[...]earl Peterson, daughtei- of Amanda
as a teacher. After teaching in Maine she taught at she would bnn[...]h and was and John Peterson on Dec. 26, 1928 n Hogeland
the Fort Belknap Boarding School. Sh[...]nd devot10n in Lucie passed away on Feb 24, 1966. at he age Gwen Reed es n S[...]Billy O"Bri n On Dec 23. 194◄ G aid T[...]00f hea h and n 27 1920. al Ear[...]On [)a>c rPlurned lo I stales after Sandra mar, <'Cl Doogla,; S1tlfarm of[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (297)[...]up the Missouri Catherine O'Bryan died after Lucy, the youngest John is deceased.[...]that time Fort Benton was the head- looked after the little ones. In 1906 they all moved to gy[...]arneke. She is de-
times north into Canada. After working for Mr. Pike the boys to learn to p[...]started a ranch in the Highwood Mountains after 80 years and it still sounds good.[...]for heat and
Gladys Gamble O'Bryan on July 27, 1922. kerosene lamps. The Bart Chamb[...]ed
attended Harlem schools, graduated in 1942, damage as well.
worked on th[...]oining the Navy and spent The flood of 1952 saw them moving their cattle
two and a half[...]ears. They were year.
married April 22, 1948, in Harlem and lived on the Sully passed away Oct. 19, 1962 and Vye passed
home place until moving to t[...]Tom married Gladys Gamble on Oct. 2, 1915, at bus route ran to their area.[...]heir home on the ranch 14 miles east After the hi-way was built past their ranch, Tom[...]urn After retirement , the couple moved to Harlem and[...]ltved 1n Harlem. He died in October 1962.[...]n July Welter Old Thunder and Edgar
20. 1920[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (298)[...]1929 at Graceville, Minn. He married Ann Mane[...]Havre Daily News. In 1942 he went 10 Great Falls They had 10 child[...]B,g Rat After h,s death Ann continues o 11,.,e rn[...]lene. Idaho
He married Flora Eva Paulson on June 22. 1898[...]8 nora Co H rel red from Burt•
was born Jan. 22. 1880. at Amery. Wis.[...]In arch 1910 his family arrived by lram
Soon after his arrival. the Coun y appomted
Charles lo head[...]amily. L-R Fron t Row: Ardys,
they farmed until 1929. when they moved to Hoge-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (299)[...]Lydia Schmitt and Gottfred Kuntz, on July 22, 1950 In 1975 the Olson Ford Garage burne[...]now the Irrigation Office. Doors were locked after a Automobile Dealers Association. He was from[...]s been a director at Security State
After Clarence's dad died, Clarence and his B[...]Clarence owned his own stock car and was active They have two children.
in sto[...]y.
and American Legion. They have been active in Vicky Lynn married Scott Johnson.[...]Donald N. Olson was born April 27, 1925, at
the Harlem Business Club.[...]was born Jan. 27, 1928 at Chinook .[...]Avon dealer for several years. active in V.F.W. Auxil-[...]Game Department for 20 years. He is active in the[...]VFW. Club. being District Commander in 1972-73.[...]sion for 25 years. He has been a member of the[...]Harlem Fire Department for 25 years.[...]Irene died May 28. 1986, and 1s buried 1n the[...]Sweden. came to the United States In 1928, landing
In New York.[...]spent some time in Sioux Falls, S.D., where his 28. 1889 He married HilJa Kumpan1, daughter of Mr.[...]lley. Minn . and Mrs. Oscar Kumpani on March 28, 1921 , at years. and was elected mayor of[...]as the al years. Upon his return to Harlem 1n 1924, he Both Ole and HilJa are de[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (300)[...]Clarence Adrian Olszewski was born m 1952 to
Adrian John Olszewski was born March 5, 191[...]eph Richard married Karen Schnieder. They After their marriage, Clarence and Rita lived in
24, 1936 at Chinook. She was born on Sept. 17,[...]Brandi was born Sept. 25, 1973 and goes to[...]Tara was born Jan. 27, 1978 and attends school.[...]R gin• and Adrian Olszewski in 1921.
Jack Olszewski
John "Jack" Olszewski was bor[...]es K1e-
He married Florence C. Cichosz on June 28.[...]i and John A Olsz , He was born m
1924. She was born March 22. 1906, the daughter Wmona. inn arch 25. 1891. He mam d Regina
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ci[...]Se t 24. 1912 at Winona. inn.
the U.S. Army in 1918.[...]Regma passed away m arch 1922
land[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (301)[...]zewski
John A. Olszewski was born March 2, 1865 at
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. He is t[...]tine Kiedrowski. She was born March 7, 1872 at
Trempleau, Wis.
John Olszewski[...]ert Ci-
chosz came to Montana in 1911 or 1912 and squat-
ted on half sections of land unt[...]John died June 16, 1945. Frances died July 25,
1956.
They had three children.[...]wski
Theodore R. Olszewski was born July 12, 1930 at U.S. Air Force.
Havre. He i[...]zewski. He married Mary Ann Woeppel on July 22, They have four children.
1950.[...]hey reside at Havre.
They lived in Harlem after their marriage for 1 V2 Pat and his wife,[...]homestead southeast of Turner where he
Dec. 21. 1887. In 1910, as a young man, he came to[...]Voast, in the hardware store in Turner for
After getting settled on their homesteads, the peo-[...]ence did a lot of freighting with teams and 22, 1972. She passed away, Sept. 1, 1981 .[...]Convalescent Center in Polson. He is still active in
the years. He lent his voice to many cho[...]Schock and Robert Pankratz, was born on Aug. 21,
1921, at Vida. Mont. Ed married Sarah Bernice
T[...]of Harlem, where she was born on Jan. 7,
1924. Ed and Sarah were married in Great Falls, on[...]hey
purchased this farm and lived there for 23 years.
During these years Ed ran th[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (302)[...]married Mary Blomstrom and served in the
Highway 2 at the turnoff to the Pauly place. In 1942 National Guard. He is a carpenter and supervis[...]born on Oct. 24, 1887, In Pluck, Poland. He[...]were married on Feb. 15, 19 12, al P1ckarv1lle,[...]Ed married Sa med for 24 y ar[...]ed on the S nc r Ranch lor a few years and
15. 1923 at Vida. Mont Sam married Sally Ann hi[...]imothy Ballard Is hv,ng at home when he ,s no1
1928. Sam and Sally Ann were married on June[...]School Sam passed away ,n December 1982 and Is Viol I Samar ,s a college s1udent at Powell.
and the College of Great Falls in 1952 buned ,n the Harlem Cemetery Sal[...]Sam and Sally Ann had s,x ch11dr n
managers after Jim and Esther Spencer retired In[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (303)[...]rtha Parks Ed Parks family in 1922. L-R: Garold, Orma, Bertha, and
held by Swede, E[...]filed on a Edward E. Parks was born April 25, 1893, in St.
homestead close to Rattle[...]lem. worked for the Prairie, Minn. March 29, 1915. They came to Mon-
Great Northern[...]em in Motor Patrol operator. He also was active in the city
1917. joined the U.S. Army i[...]round 1915 and learned She died Dec. 10, 1972, and Ed died May 9, 1979.
the barber tra[...]inn .. in 1917, married Orma was born in 1921 and lived with her parents
He and Verd[...]Jay was born in 1929 and married Anna Marie
owns a barber sh[...]arks
Kenneth Gene Parks was born Feb 26. 1956. the
son of Anna Mane Cuerth and[...]1981 She Is the Parks. was born Jan 11. 1929. in Harlem He gradu- with the Harlem Ambu[...]rsity He is currently a and Letha Cuerth. Feb. 25, 1949 Anna Mane lem High and Mont[...]They bought the general store In Hays in 1952 serves with the Volunteer Fire Departmen[...]vre Clinics She They moved to Harlem In 1962 where Jay became E. M T with the Harle[...]966 they Rose Ann was born July 14. 1952 and died Apnl
training In Billings[...]he Havre Clinic
44 0 Ryan Jay was born Jan 27. 1985
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (304)[...]was born Oct. 30,
Betty Jensen at Zortman on May 25, 1975. She was 1919 in Harlem. In October 1941 Swede and Irene
born Dec. 2, 1955 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jensen. Lo[...]Swede served in the U.S. Army during WWII.
active in sports. After graduating from Harlem High Swede has b[...]nd T - Wot1t of All
Kari Corrine was born July 26, 1986. notes to those hospital[...]OAJU:>ENS PLOWED 1923 Harlem News ad.[...]arnell
William V. Parnell was born Sept. 16. 1924, to Bill and Helen have lrved on the[...]rold and Mildred Holmes. Helen was born Jan.
9, 1927, in Chinook, attending schools in Zurich and[...]n on Jan 9, 1866 at passed on February 20th He was blmed beside h
Ogden, Ill., where his p[...]e Harlem Cemetery
Parnell lived on a farm. In 1892 he married Minnie ,nnie was of hardy s[...]hve
Tudor who was also born at Ogden, Ill on Jan. 25. on the farm There were very few neighbo[...]5. 1956 alter
Ed and Minnie took homesteads about 20 miles 28 years of widowhood They en1oyed 1 I years 10-
so[...]short weeks year s and passed away on Apnl 25. 1969 at the age
later their beautlful daughter[...]ABOVE: Ed Parnell
of a heart attack at the age of 21 and was buried In She was the last membe[...]e winning hogs fraternity
In t 928 Ed had been very 111 for nine weeks and
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (305)[...]ll
Roy Albert Parnell was born April 23, 1892, to family farm southwest of Harlem. Roy died i[...].
World War I from March 1914 to June 1920. They raised two sons and a third died in infancy.
Roy came to Montana in 1921 to homestead with William V. married Helen[...]William and Elizabeth Bent.
June 1923. Emma was born at Savoy Oct. 24, 1898, Tom R. married Audrey Johnson and th[...]Emma Bent. He was born Aug. 29. 1929 at Harlem. Woodward and Arthur W. Penn[...]son is the daughter of Tressa Schliep March 24, 1843, at South Crosby, Ontario, Canada.[...]Harlem High Clarissa Brown on Sept. 20, 1866, at Elgin, Ontario.[...]hey operated a Fort William, Ontario. After selling out he tried farm-[...]Snider, 12 miles southwest of Hogeland.[...]Laura V. died Jan. 22. 1885.[...]25. 1956.
Harriette, Alm ira; Seated:[...]e marrred Henry Sapp of Havre
Ha ✓ re after he retrred The, had six children . Olivia marrred Al Coyner of Wa shington State
44 2
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (306)[...]oldest children filed on adjoining homesteads 3 1'2
miles southwest of Turner.
She was a trained o[...]e
also worked as a nurse.
She passed away in 1928.
Mamie and Edward Perrin had three children.[...]turn back in spite of
hardships.
Not too long after their arrival daughters, Myrtle[...]orth Dakota
but also much happiness. They took an active part and the family moved 1n 1937 to Joliet[...]Ray Peterson was born Dec 8. 1920. in Debs. He mamed Norma McGu,re m[...]rson His family born ,n Harlem Dec . 10, 1923. to Edna Birdwell and[...]going into the US Army 1n 1942 He served three M ern a 1s rna[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (307)[...]homestead 20 miles north of Harlem. The Cherry farm[...]d Goldie Faucett stead house burned in 1927. It was replaced by the[...]Nov. 12. 1973.[...]where he was a leader for 25 years in good farming Alice Jones liv[...]They had three children.
1901 . After working as a sheepherder. he went In10[...]Mm.ia1on 20o 8:00 P.lll.
1928 ad In the Harlem High School[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (308)[...]ic.
Cecelia married Mac Minugh.
After Mary died Herb married Ida Sanborn Cham-
berlin This marriage took place in 1927. Ida had
been raised in the Hays area. Her[...]arles Chamberlin, had passed away. Not long
after Herb died Ida passed away on June 25. 1967.
Herb and Ida are buried in the Harl[...]ke came to Montana from Ken-
tucky about 1902 10 Join his brother, J. Nick Pike, in
homes[...]lumber wagon north of Zurich about 32 miles to his[...]linda K. Jones and Samuel Sparks. on April 25,[...]Robert farmed near Zurich and died In 1972.[...]John Nick Pike family in 1920. l-R: Robert, Wash[...]isy.

Daisy and John Nick Pike on April 26, 1904.

Bill Pitch
Wilham G Pi[...]Sherrod and J
George Pitch He was born May 2 t. 1929 at Harlem
and has spent most of h,s fife I[...]the U S Air Force
During the flood of 1952. he spent most of h,s A,r
Force furl[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (309)[...]Seated: Ethel, Dorothy, Juanita, George.
1928.[...]13. 1912. lo Katherine Reichert and Andrew Pitsch
John[...]ughter of Ed and
They were married in February 1928 at Havre. In beans. grains. cattle, s[...]was employed in farm work for were active members of the Presbylerian Church, gradu[...]ead of Marge's par- George died Dec. 26, t 971 and Ethel died May 2, with the purchase of the Louis Veseth farm[...]. He raised gram and sheep and later brought m
1952 flood damaged this and 1n 1967 a siphon was[...]Alex and Frances lived on the dryland farm tor 26
could be laid. In the late 1950s they purchased[...]. 1885 His Katherine Reicher was born Se 1 22 1889. the while He hved his later years[...]sia and persuad- died m Hardin ,n August 1921 Andre worked for a Andrew and Kathe[...]rived in Greely. Colo and worked help- 1925. and moved to Ault where h<> worked in lh[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (310)[...]Al and Josephine were married 1n May 1928 in
Chinook.
Al was a welder in[...]Frances was a busy mother and an active mem- Plumage Cemetery.[...].I.A. irrigation depart-
wi th honors 1n 1932. sport[...]for the Bu- Joe died on Oct. 20. 1979 and Frances died Dec.
In June 19 43[...]ian
his retiremen t on June 9. 1966. ending 23 years as a Health Serv1ce in Billings.[...]ers or s1s1ers hv1ng? A No 0 After your falher was killed who did you hve with-[...]Q Your age? A For1y-n1ne Born 1872 SISier hv1ng a[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (311)[...]with the class of 1958. Wendell w as very active In
other reservation? A No.[...]with the " W1td Cats" recen t standings.
28. 1926. She married Elmer Winnerchy of Oklaho-[...]Wendell Plumage

James Pollard was born Feb. 21 , 1904 in Benton
County Minn. He married Myrtle.[...].
Jim served as Harlem Chief of Police from 1952 to
1964. They moved to Libby. Jim retired as Lincoln
County Sheriff in 1966.
Jim died April 24, 1971 . He is buried in the Libby
Cemetery. Myrt[...]A Hebbelman ,n 1928. She was born n 1909 south 81II passe[...],ten Khngler. having been born June 12. 1962 1n
at Augusta , Choteau. Dupuyer. Shelby. Sweet[...]worked as book-
came a US c1t1zen on Dec. 9 , 1912.[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (312)[...]4 in Racine, smith. They immediately took active part in the civic
Wisc. to Edward and Ha[...]here she
farmed there for 45 years. In 1925 he moved to shared her love of readin[...]n Club, and
South Dakota Legislator In 1927-28. the Evangelical United Br[...]1940
in Marshalltown, Iowa. He died in 1929. William and to 1963, at which time he was[...]John passed away July 29, 1967. Nella passed
In 1940 John and[...]to Harlem. They now live in Great Falls.
After their station was destroyed by fire, they rebuilt[...]he election judge
it on the new Highway #2 on the South side of anniversary at t[...]5.
Jack served as mayor of Harlem for 2 terms. He They have two children.[...]lives in Anchorage . Alaska wrth his
June 27. 1917, the daughter of Annie and Oscar
J[...]He graduated from Harlem High School In 1932. He
worked at the J.C Penney Store part t[...]1940 Harlem News ad.
years after graduation
In 1934 he returned to the[...],
Lutheran Church . They continue to rarm 23 miles
northeast of Harlem[...]No Pickup After 4 P. M.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (313)[...]came.
William Clayton Rafter was born on Oct. 27. 1907. boam on September 3. 1902 She was the daughter farming practices[...]y Mrs. Twete. who had Wilham dted May 21, 1942 He IS buned m the
Harlem High School in 1923. She went to work at also homesteaded[...]John Brandt while community center until 1928 when the Great North· They had nine c[...]eep to the farm in the summers until 1920 Ordway "Bud" married Verna[...]he Harlem School D1stnct and the Harlem After the present home was built the family at·[...]All farm,ng was done with horses unhl 1928 when Grace marred Elmer Mettzel and hve[...]. h ,n Wa"-h,ngton
unlil June 30. 1938
After their marriage. Clayton and Julia moved into
the[...]the
Great Northern depot and the post office
After Cfayton·s father died ,n the spring of 1942.
Clayton took over the farm At th,s ,me the famil[...]H marriPd Alyson Jeen Fwesy on Ocl 9. 1982 at
was sold to several univers11>es ,c[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (314)[...].
way; but arrive he did, in the fall of 1927, via a Great Robert married Ada Marie Duva[...]ere were Dean Hampton, Albert Peggy, after high school graduation in Harlem,
Harmon,[...]Bill served with the U.S. Army in Germany 1972-[...]Ragsdale and Freda Boadle. He was born
Feb. 2, 1947 at the Harlem Hospital.[...]Tony" married Madeleine Morin of Red
18, 1952.[...]f. High School and attended dian border. After Madeleine died Anton moved to
Merced Commu[...]1965.
Tom and Annette were married June 27, 1970 in They had five sons.[...]ry School.
Krisinda Cheri was born Aug. 22, 1982.
Matthew Reuel was born Dec. 16, 1985.[...]as born at Big Rapids,
Mich. on Dec. 30. 1892, the son of Andrew Ras-
mussen and Marie La[...]s father. who came 10
Michigan immedia tely after the Civil War. was suc-
cessful as a farmer[...]on his farm west of Snake Butte.
On Apnl 2, 1923 Art married Martha " Peggy"[...]ob, Don. ABOVE: Art in the
gy was born Apnl 23. 1903, In Latr. N.D.[...]19409, Peggy in 1980.
In 1924 Art and Tonkin flipped a coin to see who
w[...]onto
the place where they lived for nearly 12 years Both
sons were born there and attende[...]lem

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (315)[...].
way: but arrive he did. in the fall of 1927, via a Great Robert married Ada Marie Duval[...]Bill served with the U.S. Army in Germany 1972- the former Eloise Lunderman.
As a f[...]Ragsdale and Freda Boadle. He was born
Feb. 2. 1947 at the Harlem Hospital.[...]Tony" married Madeleine Morin of Red
18. 1952[...]f. High School and attended dian border. After Madeleine died Anton moved to
Merced Commun[...]1965.
Tom and Annette were married June 27. 1970 in They had five sons.[...]tary School
Krisinda Cheri was born Aug 22. 1982.
Matthew Reuel was born Dec. 16, 1985.[...]s born at 819 Rapids.
Mich. on Dec . 30. 1892. the son of Andrew Ras-
mussen and Mane Law[...]on his farm west of Snake Butte
On April 2. 1923 Art married Martha " Peggy "[...]b, Don. ABOVE: Art in the
gy was born April 23. 1903. ,n Lair. ND[...]19409, Peggy in 1980.
In 1924 Art and Tonkin flipped a coin to see who
w[...]onto
the place where they hved for nearly 12 years Both
sons were born !here and attende[...]tern

452

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (316)[...]Otto Rasmussen was born Dec. 21. 1876, in Den-[...]He married Marie Nordhus July 24, 1906, in[...]Dolven. They were married on April 12. 1923. at[...]from 1919 to 1923.[...]ce until
ried Mary, who was born in Denmark In 1862 and Sigfried married Brownie Twete The[...]his relirement.
she came to the US., when she was 28 years old. the home farm and he had sever[...]ing therr home there until Peter died Sept. 11, 1929 Sig Rasmussen[...]s rs deceased.
Then Mary moved to Harlem until 1942 when she
went to live with her son, Henry. rn M1n[...]Rasmussen is the son of Peter and Mary
dred Sept. 29. 1952 Rasmussen He m[...]of !he -o.)LLECTIONS
Anchor , after service in World War I In France. 0110[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (317)[...]Jessie Pearl James Rector was born April 28, 1927 at Sco ttsb-
Bradfield and Fred John Rattey. He[...]daughter of Eleanor Eaves and
Marie LaTray March 20, 1934. at Chinook. She was Alvin J. Wilson[...]. 30, 1914, at Cleveland, Mont. She is the 1926. Jean received her education 1n Harlem.
daughter[...]arlem where he worked for O'Leary's Service Sta -
2½ miles southeast of Harlem in November 1945[...]lked cows and North America . Jim was active in the V.F. W. in which
bought orphan calves. Ros[...]ives The family moved to Great Falls in 1972, where he
at Dodson.[...]Henry died March 28, 1974
teacher.[...]Juhe was born Jan. 23. 1908 m Chinook to Henry[...]a born on ay 19, 1928, at Zurich H[...]son of Margarette S1gerson Jamesd1ed arch 21 , 1929and01rvedted arch S e I th~ daught[...]He rved m the Korean War from 1950 to 1952
of Martha Sill and James Robinson on Aug 19.[...]came by train lo Harlem and by died June 28. 1983[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (318)[...]B,n passed away July 12, 1984 He, bur,aj ,n lhe Harlem
fall they built a[...]d 1n the Billy T Richman was born June 12. 1931 , al Ha1lem He 81H and S rl,e have lo[...]Jack Richman He was born Sept 24, 1949. ,n
died in 1979.[...]School 10 1965
Edna Olivia was born Oct 6. 1902. She married[...]Et mentary Educat10n
22. 1985. She 1s living in the Harlem Rest Home.[...]works a, a bool< per at
good. Idaho July 23. 1927 He camP. to Harlem th TubtY.: 0,1 and llv in Harlem
his family ,n July 1929 The family settled on a farm ThPy had[...]ind hves in Harlem
J Goodheart in Harlem Oct 13 1929 She a!w Don ha an ,nsurance ag[...]rr•!!d Judy BPvtns and h es in Fvan-
On June 21 19117 they were married in Havre st[...]r "ffi H,gh in 198 and
for several years Jack was active 1n V F W and was work<; ,n Havre[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (319)[...]Vern married Myrtle Nellie Thomas on Aug. 20,
1920. She was from St. Anthony, Idaho. They re-
sided In the Teton area.
In July 1929. Vern moved his family to Harlem and
far[...]had six children.
Myrtle died on Jan. 21. 1942. She is buried in the
Harlem Cemetery.[...]er was born April 9. 1904 in Germany.
In 1927 through arrangements made by Richard
Gorz[...]nstrument is still in the Kegel family.
After spending several years working in the Turner[...]ing the knotter on
the Freeman Hay Baler. After his re1irement, he
spent time visiting In[...]Internation-
Jasper Rideout. born in 1862. came from Illinois in[...]N. D. to William Riggin and Isabel Dysar on July 26.
1917 He came on the same emigrant train[...]mechanic with the rank of sergeant After the war
moved into the Hogeland Hotel He l[...]ght help Montana's oldest sheep ranches. After a few years. tion of the company ,n 1952.
him. Evidently it did because he lived to[...]wide survey of farmers In 1927 and 1928 He helped[...]c ov<r Guy married Sarah Mahoney on Dec. 28. 1932 Harlem Cemetery.[...]lr•cta, now She was born on Aug. 2. 1903 In Unionville. Mo .. to Guy and Sar[...]d we1J be out to the Harlem area In 1925 and taught school one ried and hves In R[...]d seven years In the Elmer was born Feb 28. 1935. He passed away[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (320)[...]gold excitement. After working in Helena for a year,[...]ment buildings at Fort Belknap. After this work was
David Ring family in the early 190[...]Vista Alice Boyd was born on June 27. 1878 al[...]Company. In 1902 he again entered government[...]here she had many
Henry Ritter. He was born Nov. 22, 1913, at Rud- Kalispell. He IS an insurance[...]of Harlem.
yard. He married Lucille Demarest Jan. 2, 1942, at teacher.[...]and Clarence Ritter He was born March 2. 1948, at[...]Shawn Collin, now deceased. was born Aug 25. Thia ad appeared i n the Harlem News[...]1912.[...]Brett Tyson was born June 2 1984

Ruuell Ri tter family in Decemb r[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (321)[...]mily homestead near Bowdle, S. D..
on Dec. 26. 1895. He grew to manhood in South Missouri.[...]n Nov. 15, 1919.
In the spring of 1931, after more than a decade spent at
vanous occupat[...]his was the Robinson family home until 1955, long after[...]d there until their deaths. Emma passed away July 27, They had four daughters.[...]ool principal and her husband is Jim
1977. After Emma's death, Clarence mamed Myrna Junge.[...]a Rock Nov. 27, 1870, the youngest of a large family.[...]drapery of hos couch
Nina was born May 12, 1899, on the Fort Belknap 1903 After a few months he moved to the Milk River[...]Dr Rooney passed away in December 1920 at Roch-
Gus and Nina were married on Sept 12, 1912 The On June 5. 1900, Arthur m[...]h interests He hbrary board She took an active interest In CIVIC , social
The couple e[...]r farming interests her husband had on 1920 al the time of
age on Oct 24, 1984 Both are buried In the Pony Hill[...]out In 1946 after ret,rement. Then Annabelle SOid her
The[...]to 12 11. . m • Z to $ p m 7 to[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (322)[...]ncy J. Mohar. Trent Thomas was born Dec. 23, 1969 and Ray Runyan family. l •R: Ray, Evelyn and
They rented the Nesheim farm until 1972 when he passed away Oct. 17, 1975.[...]private and Shawna Lee was born Oct. 28, 1974. She re-
commercial licenses. He served[...]all Blaine County
Nelson Runyan, was born April 22. 1895 at the Schools, from 1908 to 1916. Rose was employed by
home ranch 21 miles south of Chinook. His father Thom[...]inook prior to their mar-
moved to Montana in 1892, establishing a sheep riage. Rose and[...]his discharge. Runyan died in Havre in 1962. Rose Runyan died in
In November 1919, he mar[...]Ray and Roae Runyan and friend, in 1920.
owned several businesses and operated the post[...]ndrea and family moved to Harlem in 1977
born May 29, 1864 in Germany. They lived in Harlem unhl 1986 with the excephon of
In 1929 the family came from llhnois to farm north[...]Harl m New, In
Bill died Feb. 23. 1965. Margarita died Sept 2. Andrea has four children.[...]Bu
Henrietta was born in 1889 and died In 1952[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (323)[...]was later shortened to "Bud".
In 1922, the Russell family moved to Chinook.
They[...]es as they boarded the 1949 where Bud was active in farming and later was Billings where he dr[...]of teaching in the Sidney area. Bud Bonnie was active with youth, civic and church orga- Shelly is[...]ying to be
landed on French soil a few days after "D" Day and nizations. and also bookkeeper at North State Sup- a draftsman.
was in active service in Belgium, Germany and ply.[...]nd John Too-
hey. They were married on Feb. 2. 1893. at Mexico.
Mo.
In 1922 they traveled by train to Zurich from Idaho[...]er Margie Ashton in
Harlem. Alma died in 1952. They are both buried in
the Chinook Cemete[...]on 1n Chf- ABOVE: Tom Russell family in 1922 before moving lo Montana. Far left: Ray, Edna, Al[...]hile v1s11lng his sister Alma Russell about 1924 in Montana; BELOW CENTER: Lorie Russell in 1958;[...]Club and Lanes He hves 1n Harlem and 1s sem1 -
462 ret1red
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (324)[...]Robert Glenn Sadler was born Feb. 24. 1907 to[...]In 1927, Glenn went to work for the Great North-[...]t Harlem. Saco.
Tom Rutherford in 1912.[...]Thomas and Everett Sadler was born Dec. 21. 1876 in Dia- Drayline. The work day beg[...]married Ellen Fox Kilroy March 10, 1902. Norberg, Clarence Loraas. Jack a[...]arried Donna Winterrowd. sary in March 1952 Ella passed away ,n Hollydale, Hanson to 1[...]Calif. on October 21 . 1952 and ,s buried in Comp- Julia was born Ju[...]hter Gertie. Everett passed Turner in 1929. She graduated from Harlem Htgh[...]ed beside Ella in School 1n 1930 In July 1932 she completed her[...]rning to Montana to clerk in the Turner

2,(ason's Th[...]Chinook. In Nov mber 1942 the Sadl rs I 11 Harlem

<5r((tings[...]1952. The Sadl rs sold the store in 1978 to Wallace[...]The Sadl rs have been active m church and com-[...]Denv r Graduate School m 1982 and 1s presently
holiday[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (325)[...]John A "Jack" Sadler was born on May 24. Minnie took up her claim to hom[...]1872, 1n Sullivan. Ohio. Jack received his telegraphy[...]teaded between Hogeland area so in 1892 he applied for the position of depot the nort[...]or and Mary "Minnie" Fox was born on July 23, 1878. in traveling troups and the local M[...]ed tons and tons of baled hay to on July 27, 1963.[...]919 at Great Falls.
Sands He was born Jan 25. 1925 at Chinook He[...]west of Chinook for a short time after being married
Nat1e I Epler. on Jan 15. 1[...]by his father. In 1924. they moved to a ranch 1n the
graduated from Harlem High School 1n 1942 Donna[...]until their death 1n 1972 They are buried 1n the
After their marriage they ranched with Coyne[...]Warren served in the Air Force for 26 years and
Bow County Welfare Dept[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (326)[...]of John Cook, in
In 1898 Richard homesteaded 120 acres, part of Chinook.
which is now in th[...]Smith and Benjamin Sanguins, Feb. 2, 1886, In Mus-
Walter B. married Mary Cook. He[...]the Turner Post Office and has for the Hart.
1924. in Harlem to Archie and Effie Mae Sanguins.[...]een a bus drrver for the Turner Public School for 22 hves at Whitewater Cindy Is a school teacher an[...]has been a member of the National Guard after serving four
the ranch manager for the last ten y[...]e Sather
Orville A. Sather was born July 10, 1924, in Krem-
lin. the son of Alfred and Gina Sather He married
Patricia Larson on Oct . 11. 1952 in Havre.
In 1969 they moved to the Tur[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (327)[...]Schaack
Peter Schaack was born on April 25, 1862 to
George and Elizabeth Schaack at Harle,[...]emburg as a
young man and settled in Iowa. After several years
Peter sent for his parents.[...]he first summer they
lived in a tent. In 1926 they moved into Hogeland to
start a harne[...]Pete and Marie Schaack during the 1920a.
has passed away. Pete now resides in Ha[...], Mont. when he was
one year old and when 12 years old the family
moved to Shepherd, Mo[...]moved up from
Billings in 1935.
After retiring from farming Hank became a ditch[...]raduated from Harlem High School in
1935. After her marriage Marie stayed home with
the ch[...]chool She also
served with the P.T.A. for 12 years. She drove
school bus for the Harlem[...]reign Wars. She has been the
treasurer for 25 years for the VF.W. Auxiliary
Hank an[...]p:i.te a blgla ~d• waula.
son. He served 22 years with the U S Manne Corps Candu1[...]Robert Lee Scheffelmaer was born on May 12, •10 000. TIie small eerotn .,. M[...]Poore and James J Epler. on August 28. 1982 at ..,.,,,a: Oae.p,t1ad of tliem are·[...]us was born on llalr aprbip J. worth $2.400 u4 a
lives in Kalispell Bob ,s an anti[...]July 22. 1964.[...]August 1979 After their marriage, Robert and Can-[...]oving to Parks Harlem New, ad In 1928.
<466[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (328)[...]Harlem News ad in 1928.

Jack Schef/ow
John Scheflow was born in Stenchor Norway, John was active in the community as City Treasur- Anna Scherlie
Feb. 2, 1878. He came to the U.S. , at age 6, with his[...]ry Shop. kota in 1912 with her five brothers and sisters.
1882 to the George Van Pattens.[...]m until their deaths. neighbors
lem in 1923 and continuing in that business. He built[...]townsite and the railroad right-of-way in 1928.
Car Wash.[...]the U.S. shortly after the turn of the century and In 1967 she[...]1928 he moved to the Milk River Valley where he[...]May 20. 1956. She 1s the daughter of Barbara[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (329)[...]tead place just Wayne was born in 1942 and passed away in[...]ace was used School.
Schilling on Jan. 22, 1917.
RIGHT: The Charles Schilling[...]Bud. 1982 the west farm was sold and Helen and Bud[...]ed wit h the class of 1937. After high school Dora plot.[...]hilling was born In Velva. N.D.. on
March 28. 1891. and came to Blaine County in
1913[...]in 1907.
On Jan. 22. 1917, Charles and Julia were married
Al[...]s.
Charles and Julia retired to Harlem after selling Iowa Ralph married Anne Charlotte Jenn[...]Joined the Fort
Julia did some traveling after retirement 26. 1935. In Minot, ND[...]ies as college regis-
passed away on Jan. 28. 1958. Both are buried in before m[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (330)[...]Hawarden, Iowa Daughters of the Nile for 24 years.[...]Bill passed away on Feb. 24, 1969, and is buried
After their marriage, Bill and Mildred moved to i[...]ved back to Maureen Ann was born on Oct. 23. 1946.

The Charles Seiters family. Standing[...]Scourer
Charles Erwin Seiters wa s born Sept. 2. 189 1. the To help keep the family together[...]Charles died in 1962 and is buned in the Harlem Scoureys have ma[...]r the
Their homestead boasted a hand dug well 72 feet Cemetery.[...]randson. Ronald passed away on March 27, 1985 and is
the Canadian border and Harlem. The[...]Ronald and Lorraine had three girls.
ter. One day after cleaning the well. the top step of after 36 years of accounting and supervisory ser-[...]ed in
The family returned to the Big Flat in 1924 and Loisevelyn mamed Raymond Hatfield.[...]ity, Ariz She retired from teaching in Port•
After a complete crop failure lhe family moved to land, Ore
Harlem 1n the fall of 1926. Charles began a freight Leslie E[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (331)[...]Leonard Beniam1n Shelstad was born Feb. 25,
1882 In Brandt, S.D., the son of Peter and Carrie[...]e born. The firs t Mrs. Shelstad
died In 1926. Leonard married Rosina Braunstdater
In November 1927 and they had nine children.
After farming for many years on the Big Flat the[...]He died Oct. Leonard Shelstad
23. 1965 and is buried near Walla Walla, Wash.[...]WIiham Edgar Sheppard was born Sept. 21, 1884[...]at Stuart. Va. Mane Kern was born May 26, 1897 to[...]Sheppard
Vance Sheppard was born on Nov 23. 1924 In years for the railroads of Great N[...]d in 1945. and has worked at
been born May 26, 1926 at Judith Gap. Mont various places[...]etired and currently live in Lewistown
1942 Joyce graduated from Buffalo High School in[...]n They re-
Vance worked at various Iobs after graduation He side In Denver. Colo Barbara h[...]ern since 1979
Northern Railroad in Dec 1942 After serving in James Edgar marrie[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (332)[...]here was a doctor Isabel died in November 1982.
Emma Trail, was born in 1913. Her Assiniboine[...]Bernard is deceased.
from 9 to 12 and the rest of the day was spent in the She[...]er. In the 1920s and 1930s he owned and operated[...]the t930s, so after going broke many times and[...]I 1-2 MiltS West or Harlem on Hiway No. 2
ter of Mana Douglas and John Kinsala. on June 26,
1912 in Gilby, N.D.
Ward purchased 40 acres of land[...]DON MALONE
Harlem Potato Growers in 1922. The potato grow-[...]art John and Elaine are
change at Kalispell. In 1923 he shipped one car load
of Bhss Triumphs alone W[...]s 1n "Swing Kings"
farm until 1942 when they moved to San Francisco. S[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (333)[...]passed away in 1964. Both Jim and
Sept. 25, 1885 in Eden Valley, Utah. James married[...]arlem Cemetery.
Rosetta Bingham on Aug. 29, 1903 in Ogden, Utah. Jim and Rosetta were active in the Harlem Church
Rosetta was born on Jan. 12. 1884 to Maria Louisa of Jesus Christ of[...]setta served as Sunday School teacher
1923 traveling by railroad cattle car with three othe[...]passed away.
In 1923, the Shupe family rented their first farm[...]the first to raise sugar beets in this area. In 1926 the tery. Louisa lives in Harlem.
Sh[...]n a farm
this farm on crop shares. In 1927 they rented a farm , near Kooskie, Idaho.[...]e" Granger. Booze is
Pete Landuyt. In 1928 they moved a mile up the deceased. V[...]'s. Their Michael William died Jan. 29, 1919 at the age of
home sat upon a li[...]1965, in Harlem. Ethel
was born March 12, 1943 to Phillip and Ethel Elvrum
near[...], 1903, to Jake passed away on Sept. 29, 1975, and is[...]1932. in Havre. Laura is the daughter of Ina Ship-[...]On Feb. 21 , 1871 In Ridgeway. Iowa. Albert Si- Al[...]on the Board
JUMBO PINTS ............ 25c Albert was raised i[...]ried Julia Ellefson on Feb. 21. 1900 ,n Flandreau, applications for seed[...]Feb 23. 1878 In Riverton, Neb[...]Esther Toepke lives tn Issaquah. Wash

472

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (334)[...]Simons, having been born Nov. 20, 1949, in Havre.[...]Nathan was born Jan. 23, 1978.[...]Darci was born Feb. 28, 1980.[...]Mike married Martina Hansen on May 12, 1911, on
returning to farming . In 1941 Bob went[...]the homestead in Canada. In the fall of 1912 the
Calif. to take an airplane technician course.[...]alker and moved to Mike homesteaded on 320 acres near his lather.
World War II.[...]endrik and brother, Peter. They had sold their
After returning home, Bob met Clara Schleusner, b[...]Bernhard was born in 1912 and passed away in[...]drik Skones
Hendrik Skones was born in June 1852 in Trond - northeast of Harl m and brought[...]stead- Hendrik passed away In December 1924. and Hannah married Carl Anderson .[...]Erickson Both have
Montana the family moved In 1912 The fact that the The couple raised five children passed away
homesteads were 320 acres instead of 160 helped M[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (335)[...]son played the violin.
and a walking plow. After proving up his homestead,
Peter returned t[...]nada area to
marry Selma Mellesmoen on Oct. 23, 19 19. Selma[...]in 1854. He moved to Montana in 1888 and
After their marriage the cou ple returned to the[...]came to Harlem in 1892, settling on a claim in 1895.
homestead whe[...]think ing that a change in climate
In 1952 Peter and Selma retired from farm ing and[...]needed surgery. After his surgery he felt so much
Gordon.[...]after business matters. Then he died suddenly on[...]n the Little Rockies, and On Sept. 10, 1892, Charles married Hannah Ol-
County, Ohio, o[...]1910 he was elected mayor of Harlem and in 1912
In 1875 he left home to see the West. He[...]si- Harlem's Main Street was named after Charles
the spring he enlisted In the gover[...]. log mission at Hays.
ing much active service and passing through many Sm[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (336)[...]Charley and Virginia were married July 18, 1932 in[...], Chuck of Helena, had complet- #4744 and was active many years in the Stiver
in the grocery business.[...]as valedictorian of her class in 1923. She graduated
ia were ready to relax a little.[...]nd from Teachers' Normal College in Dtllon in 1928.
grocery store and Sandy Dale, a new comer to Ha[...]Eve Edmond I. Smith in Harlem in June 1929. They lived[...]Thurs.. March 23[...]. • 3,60 100 JJli • Whole Wheat r Mui 9.k 26 •-•[...],-Jovr 'lk '.16 Htl
• 1• '10"' 8 6c 222. 1921 , ,n telephone operator and worked tn the[...]Ora L. Smithson. George fin- Cannery for 24 years.
COMPANY[...]e George ltved in the Hogeland area for 28 years[...]nook She was born on April 18, 1925. in Villard, the last 33 years[...]and worked for a Dale A. was born tn 1952 in Alexandria, Minn He
Harlem News ad in 1912. wood m,11 company for 21 years. Elsie worked as a now hves 1[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (337)[...]propane gas Roy Smithson was born on April 22, 1887, in
Roy Smithson. He was born Sept. 26, 1926, at company. They have lived all ove[...]rried Ora L. Clearwater on
Chinook. On June 21 , 1947, he married Alda M. they are living in the Los Angeles area where John Oct. 27, 1917, in Indiana. Ora was born on Sept. 23,
Anderson the daughter of Anna M. and Herb[...]f Ho- Company. He has been with them for 25 years. She land before World War I and brought Ora out after
geland in 191 3. They lived there one year[...]ck to Montana She passed away Dec. 13. 1929, leaving five little
Roy Smithson. a fri[...]iam F. Snell. Sr .. better known as Bill, was After attending Montana State College in Bozeman[...],tman in Oakland. Calif. born June 15, 1924, in Long Beach, Calif. He came for a shor[...]two the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. After a few
Thomas Jefferson High School in Denve[...]Fort Belknap
Lyndia Sue was born Dec . 21, 1950, ,n Lewistown pleted junior high at Ha[...]where he excelled in foot- which lasted for 22 years. Highlights of this career
Santa Gole[...]re they became managers. gardeners After high school, Bill volunteered and enlisted ,n q[...]t Belk- B111 and Alma were married on Sept. 20. 1947 ,n writing from the lnst1tu1e of[...]in Shepard
Geoffrey Edward was born Jan 28. 1974[...]d they hve In
Amy Louise was born April 22. 1979[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (338)[...]James Snell
George W. Snell was born Feb. 22. 1897, at James H. Snell, Sr. came t[...]an to sell to the mining people.
Woman on March 12, 1904. His parents were As- James ma[...]lbert married Josephine Ortley and then Emily
After George was discharged, he returned to Be[...]George married Lena Buck
In 1922 George and Lena were married and set- L[...]James died In 1916 and Fannie died in 1912. They Edward Snider
lived for many years.[...],IUJIJI: Pl.AJIS • ow TO ATTElfl) 29, 1978. m Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. V1ck1 was born
ra[...]tech m 1972 with a Federal Aviation A,r Fram and
Bill marr[...]Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry After[...]From 1972 to 1974 Edward's position took him to
Sacred Hear[...]the Fort Belknap Agency m 1972 as a Medical Tech-[...]Edward and V1ck1 are both active In the Montana[...]Cade Anthony was born on Jan 28, 1981 , at[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (339)[...]Marshall and Elmer in 1912.

Elmer Snider[...]Ralph Burton Snider was born on Oct. 12, 1873,
1906. in Chinook to Ralph Burton[...]Until 1937 Elmer lived on his mother's place 21 Beverly Darlene married Kenneth Bu[...]marriage Ralph and Elizabeth lived on a ranch 22
Nodaway, Iowa, until moving in 1929 to two and Pennsylvania State Mental[...]children. Elizabeth
Florence has been active in church, holding of- lives in Harlem. E[...]Ralph D. Snider was born on Oct. 23. 1940, to family ranch 18 miles north o[...]June 25. 1977. in the Lutheran Church in Hogeland[...]Lisa Elizabeth was born April 24. 1963. married[...]Jay Ralph was born July 21. 1965. and lives on of SEL Z "[...]Kathy D. was born April 28, 1968. She married[...]Trent Thomas Roppe was born Dec. 23. 1969.[...]Shawna Rae Roppe was born on Oct 29. 1974,[...]t, Scott Elmer was born Nov 26, 1980. and lives 1n Har[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (340)[...]re. Roger married Penny L. Siemens on Feb. 5,
1962, in Malta. Penny is the daughter of Pe1er and
Edna Siemens. Penny was born on October 29,
1942, in Chinook.
Roger attended and graduated from[...]four daughters.
Rhonda was born on Aug. 16, 1962, and Is a
dental assistant. She lives in Great Fa[...]on May 3, 1965. She married
Marty Dirden on July 20, 1985.
Ree Ann was born on April 15, 1970. an[...]and
Gustaf Abeline. who had come to America in 1882
and on to Harlem in 1889. They were among the fir[...]In 1932 Charlie passed on, leaving Jennie and her
wh,te s[...]Oscar, the first son. saw active service In France Jennie Soderstrom. married Su[...]rld War I. He mamed Hazel Hedberg ,n 1927
moved to a home on their land west of Harlem whe[...]and at the time of his sudden death in 1920 at the Kahspell m 1944 Susie died in 1973 a[...]age of 25. he was employed by Ort Irons as a team in[...]drickson of Turner in 1927 and they made their Jane hves[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (341)[...]15, 1891 . Mike married Marie on August 7, 1923, in George lives in Mohall, N. D.[...]orked in North Dakota and ta In October 1928. Mike was involved in farming Martha Jo[...]where she remarried. Fern passed away on April 2,
Montana. In 1904. he filed for a homeste[...]Fern Elizabeth Wailes was born on Nov. 20, 1887. All hve of the children were born[...]Chinook High Flora was born on June 12, 1909, and passed Aurelia Chandler. They l[...]harles Sparks on May 17. away on April 25, 1931 She married Lewis L Theo- Spencer Ran[...]d high school They then purchased
For 12 years Charles drove lhe Lloyd-Maddox Letha Virginia was born on March 24. 1911 , and a home ,n Chinook.
mail s[...]anaging his farm interests passed away on Dec 25, 1981 She married Ed- In September[...]ost ol- Edwin Spencer was born on April 12. 1915 He In Chinook. Jimmy Is retired from[...]s for the store Weldon John was born July 27, 19 t 7. and mar- ven and Mike; and three da[...]t Belknap ried Lola Werk. He passed away Sept. 23. 1980 and Jamie.
Agency[...]Helen Irene was born on June 29. 1920. mamed
480 Fern lived lor a t,me i[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (342)[...]Hofer. on June 20, 1920, at Meno, S.D.[...]worked there for 42 years till he purchased the place
James and Esther were married in 1925 and in 1943.
raised their children o[...]ht homesteads and built a ranching operation
tana after going as far west with their parents as the of[...]the Spencer family had place was about 25 miles south of the Putnam
enough of farming ther[...]tfits for about until Esther passed away in 1962 and Jim in 1968.
three years in Wyoming and then[...]U.S. Army 1n World War I and was overseas. After[...]at Zion, Mariposa, Onlano on graduating 1n 1923. He then hied on a homestead[...]Lee and Audra were married on Jan. 10. 1928. rn
Don was killed m a plane crash m Spokane, Wa[...]and their passed away on July 21 . 1984 Both are buried 1n[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (343)[...]away in June 1909. Albert came to Montana in 1912 residen t of the Sweet Memorial Nursing Ho[...]n September 1960.
passed away in October 1982. Both are buried in Winifred married V[...]r wedding Art Steffen family in 1927. Clockwise starting by train.
day[...]about four months in the summer. After the family[...]ents, Henry
Henry Steffen He was born 1n 1882 al Reinbeck , After the deaths of Art and Emma, Harold lived[...]Lisetta Anacker, daughter there until 1972. with them t[...]ar-
of Amelia and Wilhelm Anacker, on March 20, 1907, Art passed away in 1960 and Emma passed away lem High School in 1928 after staying wrth the Cal-
at Mountain Lake. Min[...]Club beginning abou 1928 and a charter member
adjacent to the homes[...]hs. He sold the farm on Snake Creek
In 1920 the homestead was sold and the family me[...]1n 1972 to a nephew. David Jensen. who still farms[...]Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook.
In 192 f a daughter, Leona, was born Later in
1921 the family moved to the White House place a[...]shearers of the Kuhr Sheep Co.
In 1926 Art purchased the John Luke place and[...]mothlff.''lle success William
feed for !he 12 or so mtlk cows A dairy permit was had pass[...]e miles west of Harlem had been unltl 1926 Then they moved back to Waterloo, in the early 1920s
482 bought for the production of hay and a h[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (344)[...]yer married Frances
Marsh. Frances was born April 23, 1892, in Green-
field, Ind.
In 1913 they homesteaded 22 miles south of Har-
lem. They spent 32 years on the farm. In 1939 they
moved to Spokane, Wash.
After Bud's retirement in 1950 the couple split
their t[...]Pe-
tersdter and Henrik Bertenus Skones, on Dec. 24,
1915, at Turner. She was born Oct. 11, 1893, a[...]Henry died Jan. 4, 1937. Bertha died Feb. 25.
on the church building. He did blacksmithing fo[...]e early stock- Ben passed away on Dec. 25, 1932, and Rosalie
men of east Blaine County and the Do[...]Both are deceased
Ben then joined the Jungsbury "2 Bar" Cattle Outhl, Bryan stayed lo farm[...]ceased
Chouteau County He was the foreman of the "2 Rosalie married George Whitcomb a[...]Breaks. Both are deceased.
Eberschweller on Sept. 27, 1893. kat ie marned[...]and homesteaded in the Turner area
Stevens on Dec 23. 1877. in Wayne County, Iowa[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (345)[...]ssion, Fort Health Service until he retired after 30 years of ser- Fort Belknap.
Belknap[...]attending college in Butte.
nap. Vina was active with the Sacred Heart Alter Cynthia[...]e written. "My son, Thom-
as, was born July 26, 1886." and later, "My son,
Thomas. went to America , February 23. 1906." And
from writings compiled in 1899[...]born near Trenton, New Jersey,
July 14. 1762. His parents were settlers from Hol-
land i[...]ia, Roger, Joanne and Tom.
tion of Highway 2 from Washington State. by way of
Halifax.[...]. Darky " age of 82 and Georgia in 1975 at the age of 79.
Akele[...]igh school. gone for one It was 1922. the year she and Tom were to meet Othe[...]excerpt. changes ol the half century of the 20s, 30s. 40s.
teachers test and taugh[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (346)[...]Sept. 16, 1978.
Their son Ryan, was born on May 28, 1980. By the
time he was 1 ½ months old, Dan[...]hrough a battery of Stout, was born March 21, 1916, at Eckley, Colo. ried Karen Gwynn.[...]ew baby girl, was born to Dan
and Joanna on March 2, 1987. John Roy[...]James Stout, born April 9, 1882, at Warrenburg,[...]rg would h Ip the mothers tor several days after. when[...]ey had issued an invitation to Roy Army in 1942. Alter his discharge in 1945 John[...]passed away 1n 1959. Roy was buned on May 22. married Irene Kalkman.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (347)[...]George R. Struck was born on Jan. 31, 1921. in Carol has worked as a teacher and a sec[...]ck. George received Carol and George were active members of the
his education at the Rudyard schools. After gradu- Turner American Lutheran Church. Georg[...]Carol lone Johnson was born on Nov. 2, 1927, to George passed away on July 19. 1978.[...]Elmer Eldor Stuhlmiller was born on March 27,
from the service. They were married o[...]Diane graduated from Turner High School 1924 to Emanuel and Anna Stuhlmiller in Dodge,[...]N.D. He married Betty Ruth Joubert on August 29,
For the first two years of marriag[...]Mabel and Ezra Joubert and was born on Aug. 2,
worked for the Farmers Union Oil Stati[...]She now lives in Riverton, Wyo. 1928.
spring of 1953 they moved to the fami[...]Cheryl married Bert Rigby on Jan. 26. 1974. She[...]Renee married John Lyle on March 20, 1977.[...]nce Co. They live in Great Falls.
At age 25 John Stuker came from Berne, Switzer-
land[...]p a home-
stead. Due to the depression In 1924. John moved
with his bmlher and their fami[...]ck and machinery on an
emigrant rain . In 1925 John Stuker rented John[...]!WBL
back to Dakota to get married In 1926 John bought[...]tonia and Micheal Wagner, on Oct 9, 1923. They
a dry land farm. close to Snake Cree[...]Seattle. Wash.
away in 1934 From 1935 to 1942 John hauled[...]Antonia Wagner passed away in 1923. Micheal
water for one dollar.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (348)[...]Paul Wilford " Fred" Sturges was born on Feb. 12, occurred someone had to nng the bell.
1882, in Iowa. He married Iva Crawford on March Fred played in an orchestra with Lon and Punk
23, 1905, in Chicago, Ill. Iva was born on May 9,[...]he Sturges lived on the second Sturges in 1927 after Grandpa Heston passed
bench about eight miles fro[...]On Aug. 24, 1951, Fred and Iva were involved in
The fall[...]Mary Bross in Great Falls. Anton
Cowan. Around 1925 Fred bought the shop. Fred[...]ls. Ion Bapp on Aug . 10, 1929. In Chinook. Ruby was
work for tents, awnings an[...]married WIiham ClaY1on Rafter. born on June 26, 1910, ,n The Dells, S.O
was sold to Glenn and Julia Sadler on March 25. He ,s deceased and she resides 1n Harl[...]Anton and Ruby came to the Hogeland area m
1952.[...]Alfred Svendsen was born Feb. 23. 1887 at Fre· Anton and Ruby raised th[...]Anna Mane Jo n marned Al Showen ,n 1972 Al 1s a dispatch-
Nancy ,s the daughter of Dale a[...]orthern Ra !road m Havre. Joan
was born on August 28. 1940. in Vilhsa, Iowa. Eu-[...]retirement Etta became 111 and passed away in 1952 and lives m Somers. Mont
ard public school.[...]b1ne on lhe 819 Flat. In the winter of 1927- 1928 he Havre
1906, ,n Fredenkshavn, Denmark . lng[...]Ciosky and hves in Hazen.
Julia Wing on Oct 1, 1932, in Chinook Juha was driver hauling ratlroad toes for Good and Baker Corp. Nev
born on Sept 21 , 1915. in Caledonia. Minn. lngem[...],n Malta
ln9eman came 10 the US 1n August of 1926 He lngeman passed away on Feb 2. 1975 Darlene has passed a[...]Ing man and Julia ra,sed four children.
1927 lngeman worked on the first harvesting co[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (349)[...]d Christian Svendsen at stead in November 1920. They traveled first by ship, Hogeland. Ane[...]children.
and Hans Nielsen on Oct. 9, 1920. land until the next day. Ane was appalled when she Harry was born in 1921 and died on Sept. 19,
Niels came to[...]the window and could see for miles in all 1923.
a farmer in North Dakota who rea lly[...]Niels and Ane worked hard al farming and had 20 they live in Billings.
in Montan[...]chaack were Harry was born on May 8, 1926 and died in 1979.
steaded on the Big F[...]Kenneth Niel was born on Sept. 15, 1929 and
up his homestead and built a nice[...]Harlem lives in Helena.
In 1920 Niels went back to Denmark and married wh[...], Elizabeth, got married Pete and Kath-
21 , 1883, to Christina Olson and Christian Svendsen Aug. 27, 1892 to Christina Olson and Christian Pe- erine[...]ark. Peter Pete passed away on Dec. 26. 1970 in Harlem
Christ came from Den[...]and married Katherine Schaack on Dec. 24, 1923, at and is buried in the Silver Bow Ce[...]ed in Helen Jones came to Harlem in 1927 just after
Montana around June of 1914; then they[...]came superintendent of schools of Omak In 1920. In They bought their home nea, lhe Harlem Grade
1925 Lawrence sold the homestead to Frank Ber-[...]len finished school in
Education from 1929 to 1937 In 1943 Lawrence Harlem and[...]nd returned to Harlem.
the business for 25 years. P[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (350)[...]Eldorado. Kan. Ike married Hester McGuire in 1925.
Ike came to homestead southwest of[...]the sheep. Ike continued farming the land after the
death of his brother. He retired fro[...]Stahmer.
Ike passed away on Sept. 15 1972 and is buried in
Great Falls.[...]isiana.
Jay passed away in January 1972 and is buried in
Tacoma, Wash.[...]ll,
Washington Teter. He was born on Feb. 28, 1891 in was born in 1868 in his grandmot[...]his lather was no longer Keeper of the
After a courtship by horseback and buggy, Lee F[...]ions. The Boy served as an Army
farm 1 1·2 miles east of Harlem where they wintered Hen[...]so many others did.
passed away Nov. 4. 1927. Hattie passed away May Shortly after Lame Bull's death. he Boy was The[...]clude !he following besides three
18, 1962. Bolh are buried in the Harlem Cemetery pl[...]is deceased.
Eliza Jane was born Sept. 29. 1916 1n Harlem. the Gros Ventres The Bo[...]Pankratz and hved on !he Teter valley farm for 23 by his people and 1s left on 111 h[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (351)[...]Smith- Hjalmer Thronson. was born Apnl 24. 1915 in Ken- Cuerth of Hays[...]ating tn 1933 from Wash. in 1962. Bob was employed wnh the U.S.
on Dec. 3, 1924 at LoQan. Utah. Harlem High School. After graduation he worked in Gover[...]England. France, Belgium and Germany. After the Memorial Gardens in Bel[...]HJalmer Thronson. He was born m June 1923 at
Doraleen Is a teacher.[...]1962. du to 111 heallh ary continued workin[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (352)[...]He died June 22. 1918. and is buried in the Wing[...]south of Zurich.

H.P. Thronson family about 1924. L-R: Robert, H.P., Marion, Carl, H.[...]d in the Harlem Cemetery.
to Turner in 1928. Robert Randolph married Margaret Rafter. They
In 1932 the bank moved to Harlem and became lived[...]ed away in June. 1983.
from 1939 lo 1945 After 40 years as president of Carl Frederick[...]adopted by V1 and John Magner In 1917 after his
Maggie passed away In 1917 and Is[...]n Wallace.
Idaho. Mane was born on April 26. 1917, In Harlem
to James and Christina[...]1 . and Is
buried In the Harlem Cemetery After Loren 's death
Mane married Henry J Sche[...]News ad.
'492

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (353)[...]ut was born at Ursa, Ill., July 1, day. After leaving Fort Buford Tout had contact for and[...]ription men whom he turned over to the camp. After three Lodge and a member of the Lions Cl[...]He married at Valley City, N.D., June 21 , 1917,
when it would reach 100.[...]outd obtain anything he passed away April 24 , 1963. He is buried in the
for neighbors to sal[...]atisfied with the ience at Valley City. After a few weeks he was back George and Georg[...]under Paul Flint. Joan, born in 1920. She married James C. Mac-
was his daily practic[...]Trimble and his family came from Minne-
sota in 1929 and bought the place Tony Sudan has
now. They ca[...]1912 Harlem N ws ad.
Charles Tubbs
Charles Galagon[...]co-owner of th Tubbs 011 Company 1n 1920 He Su san married George Applegat e Afte r
Malorne McDaniel was born Feb. 23. 1878. at ser\red as a member of th[...]he died Sept 17, 1971, Red died March 4, 1975
1892. In 1898 she was wed to Charles[...]They are buried 1n the Harlem Cemetery
After hv1ng 1n the ilk River Valley east of Harl[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (354)[...]Turner
Alma L. Turner was born on Sept. 26, 1894, in 1933 Chevrolet truck, along w[...]eveloped asthma. Alma
who was born on Dec. 22, 1896, in Salt Lake City, tors in the area[...]r was the power for a passed away on Dec. 12, 1968, and Venice passed
Utah.[...]They arrived in Harlem in the spring of 1923 with " bundle wagons" from the "shocks" t[...]Lovell retired in 1980 after 37 years as a teacher
Milk River. Among th[...]rom the Venice died of diphtheria in 1932.
and "refrigerator" for milk, butter and c[...]In about Service and lives in Helena
1925. the post office and general store was on the[...]y. Nev.
movies and social gatherings. In 1928 the store was
moved to the new town of Ho[...]egon In the late 1940s. Ehzabeth
died Dec. 25. 1948, and Is buried in the Wing Ceme-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (355)[...]Amanda Olson about 1906 the Swensons in 1929. He married Doris Cleven and
one time, on Richar[...]1928. Amanda died in 1937, and Anton died in Los Kenneth and Kermith were twins born in 1920.[...]Swensons since 1925. He drowned In Lake Osiyoos Home Park.[...]ter employed in the oil fields in the Williston after 1925, then moved to Olympia. Wash., in 1929. on Central Ave. East.
Basin.[...]htldr n.
Kip Lee Van ValkenbUrg was bOrn March 23, In 1913 George and Lena came to S[...]Mabel mamed John Schellow Th y t111ed m Har•
After graduahng from Turner High School, Kip alter his death Lena was a school mUS1c teacher lem After John's death m 1944, She marned George
went to Northern Montana College then joined the After reltnng m 1938 Lena hved with her daughter[...]Mabel in Harlem. L na passed away on Aug 21 ,
Kip met his wile, Wilma Ann Bo1tnolt, a Pennsyl·
varna girl in Los Angeles. They were mamed Dec.
12, 1969. Alter hlS discharge from achve duty they[...]gomg over many Chinook.
Kevin W. was bOrn May 27, 1974, and IS attend- snowcovered h[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (356)[...]Donald Van Voast was born July 9, 1952, at Turn-
stead farm four miles east of Tu[...]Rose Olafson.
and Jesse Van Voast on April 2 1, 1924. He gradua t-[...]f Hogeland in 1973.
She was born June 5, 1926, gradua ted from Circ le[...]Rose and Dean Van Yoast in 1984.
years. After spending one win ter in Havre, they re-
tu[...]Voast
Jesse E. Van Voast was born Oct, 2, 1885, In Jack Alan Van Voast was born Sept. 30, 1932, in chased the homestead place at Turner wh[...]land, Neb., to Martha
J and George Calvert. After Jesse and Cora were
married. they lived the[...]1042. L-R: Dean, Warner,
Turner Christian Church[...]resent church stands. Cora died March
5, 1962, and Jesse died Sept 6. 1967 Both are[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (357)[...]Fred Varnum
The Varnums came to Montana in 1932 when enlisted in the Navy in May 1946. By March of 1948, cember 1942. He is well remembered by some of
Fred C. accept[...]nan. and family killed in the crash of a C-124 Globemaster
as Farm Advisor and Sub-Agent for t[...]ay Meehan, Fern's sister, in
The Varnums were active in community affairs grizzly bear picture[...]retirement. he was hon- Sh1rtey Soapes. After graduation from Montana
always an enthusiastic ga[...]ion - thought State College, Charles went on active duty in the
al local flower shows and was especia[...]d gladiola and, with her skills and knowl- After retiring, the Varnums moved to Polson. Prior[...]few UmverSlty of ontana and taught fOf 23 years on
January 1941 with the U.S. Maritime Com[...]m on ana Col , Havre. H
November of 1942, Fred, a World War I veteran, Howar[...]orce. Richard reported to lius 1n June 1944. After graduation from ontana Genevieve ma[...]JSSOUla 1n
the Army A ir Corps in December of 1942. Walter State College. he was employed b[...]lives on Shof ne Route. Polson.
active duty with the Navy in January 1944 CharlH[...]Pop Vennum
Lawrence Vellon was born on April 20, 1886. at George "Pop" V nnum ca[...]ed the party in 1912 for the Bull oose banner Pop[...]oosers returned after the voles were counted 1n[...]"Pop"' Vennum passed away December 1925[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (358)[...]er
George Niel Walker was born on Nov. 30, 1942, in
Havre to Laurence Niel Walker and Christina F[...]nd
schools. George married Betty Kay Annis on May
22, 1964. Betty is the daughter of Orta Irene Lott
a[...]he Rudolph Broth- George; AT RIGHT: in 1982 L-R Back[...]naky; Front
er family farm southeast o f Hogeland after2, 1970. (Rucinsky) Gt n.
Wayd Alton was born May 2 , 1973.
Mindy Kay was born Nov. 12, 1984.[...]miles north of Savoy in 1912 or 1913, Ira hng by[...]ence drove school bus for 23 years for Hogeland[...]July 4, 1982. Laurence and Chnsttna are both[...]George Niel married Bel ly K Annis on May 22,[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (359)[...]r Walker
Walter H. Walker was born May 23. 1875. in St.
Cloud, Minn. to James and[...]moving to Hogeland. He passed away in
1982.
David was in the Army. Upon his return[...]on Sept. 2, 1877. at Runeaberg , Sweden. In 1908[...]ded . They then Christ Christiansen in 1921 . They homesteaded on[...]nd in Seattle until
It was March 17, 1929 when Guy B. and Annetta strength. He was[...]just a few years before he died at the age of 92. Mrs. away in 1972.
Warren with their four boys rolled to a stop on the
west side of Buckley Coulee after a seven day trip Wallin was a kind lady who[...]passed away home for his parents in 1929. Dan and wife moved
from Tracy, Minn. The[...]ox for a
Chevy truck. some machinery, one 1928 John Deere
tractor and an old dog This emi[...]Warren He married Elinor Fairbanks on Jan . 2, Shirley Carla! of Wyola , Mont. In 1985, he was
1942 found son, Ken, training for his wings He[...]live In Ken was iniured In a car accident after high Curt work s on a ranch at Loma[...]school graduation He Is a quadriplegic After at- John lives at Kim ball. S D , wit[...]ege one year. he was Sharping
120 Cessna pilots . He was an active Lions Club employed by ASCS He Is[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (360)[...]ts in 1891, locating near postmaster for 25 years.[...]George Albert Watson was born Aug . 2, 1883, to Rex 0. was in the Air Force fo[...]ho. On Nov. 2, 1908, George married Lucinda Dille, Mont.[...]ge and Lucinda moved to Harlem by truck in 24, 1984.
Fred Waters was born at Bourbon, 111.,[...]away on June 21 , 1958, and Lucinda passed away Glad[...]Norman is retired . away Jan. 22, 1977, and Is buried In Havre.
They lat[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (361) Larry Watterson
On June 27, 1949, this young couple rolled into had bro[...]Roy " Cap" Weider was born March 12, 1893. He[...]and George Watte He died May 23. 1975, and is buried in the Harlem[...]igrant route to the United States. He In 1929 he bought land just south of the Harlem sh[...]trailer
arrived in Harlem in 1911. In 1912 he filed on a Gleason, Zurich school teach[...]homestead was proved up. he comed in 1932 and rapidly became the spoiled dar- drawn[...]at time Scotty purchased his death 1n 1969 After that Claire d1v1ded her time
they broke h[...]the "horsepower" to operate
In about 1925 he and Spud Kennedy began farm- the farm[...]Albert Weigand (See Catherine Burtch)
502
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (362)[...]town, N.D., after he retired from the railroad. They[...]Franklin Wells. Mary Eileen Cole was born Jan. 20, The last six months of Happy's life,[...]married Jan. 9, 1982, in Dunkirk, Maryland, at the concern for e[...]giving birth to
Kansas. Anson returned to Harlem after his moth- their daughter, Sarah Eileen on Dec. 28, H!85, in
er's death.[...]David Edward Williams was born Feb. 20, 1943,[...]Dave married Jane C. Plunkett on Sept. 28. 1963, Jack Williams[...]in Coeur D' Alene , Idaho. She was born on Nov. 26,[...]Feb. 23, 1866. He spent his early days as a cowboy[...]rack . Jane Elizabeth was born on April 29. 1869, 1n Sugar[...]ionally Jack and Eliza-
Will iams wa s born in 1882. They were born to Phillip[...]preced-
The brothers moved into Hogeland in 1928. Ben - n ,-[...]Pnllmlnary Jack died Jan. 12. 1956 Elizabeth died Sept. 8.
lors.[...]Oct . HARLEM CIVIC CENTER
22. 1973. Both men are buried in the Silver Bow Grade Pupi\J-l&c H. 8. Student.a-25c Adult.a-Mc[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (363) Alvin Wilson
Alvin J. Wilson was born June 28, 1894, in Wis- tor.
consin and came[...]hey lived
May 19, 1919, at Cheyenne, Wyo., after which he and raised their family in Harl[...]Harlem Cemetery.
In 1923 he met and married Eleanor Eaves. Elea- Alvin James served in the U.S. Air Force for 20
nor had also come to Montana in 1916, fro[...]1905, in Chatfield, Glen Thomas served 20 years in the U.S. Air
Minn. to Thomas Eav[...]Alvin and Eleanor Wlleon wed in 1923.
where Alvin continued his work as a drag[...]'• son.

Charles Wilson was born Oct. 22, 1889, at Shell during World War II before[...]John Deere Company in
the homestead until 1925. At that time Charles and in 1975.[...]Lena moved south near Snake Butte until 1932. In Harry "Bud" married Betty in Sunb[...]here he lives with his wife, Fern Akre.
1932 Charles and Lena moved north to the Cherry[...]rine is the ine lives In Harlem and is still active in the V.F.W.
dauohter of Fred Andrews and[...]sery. Ted
Earl was a WWI veteran. He was active in Amer,- died in April 1987 .[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (364)[...]ne married John E. Murphy. They live
School in 1928 and from Coyne Electrical School in Rural[...]served in the Civilian Conservation for 20 years before teaching at the North Harlem[...]ars as Chinook City
teacher. He retired in Malta after 40 years with the to Page Wilson and Elsie Betz in Metanora, Ill. In Clerk. Dale worked 20 years as a milk processor and
Montana Power Com[...]Shelby. Esther was born June 25, 1913, to Dewey Lounge and Steak House.[...]Phyllis married Devone Rouland. He wa s a bar-
after 35 years in the U.S. Army and Air Force. He[...]ontana secretary at Harlem High School and 25 years with
Robert married Esther Violett. Th[...]many years and later in various other Mon- After their marriage they lived in Helena and Nashua[...]erite, now widowed , lives 1949. Esther was active in chu rch activities. Home Bill is also dece[...]with Alcoholics Anonymous.
Hope was born in 1920 and passed away at the the 4-H Congres[...]e now divorced. John is self-
died at the age of 52 in Choteau where Glee still employee at Galen Hospital. Esther died on Oct. 20, employed as a picture frame manufact[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (365)[...]ll Cemetery.
son and Eliza Wilson. On Jan. 27, 1909, he married Christian is deceased[...]rothers in the Wil- Wind Chief died Feb. 2, 1951, and Olive died in
son Logging firm.[...]Sarah (Neilson) Windels on Jan. 16, 1902, at Akely,[...]after he married Marion Sheldon. She was born
II[...]ford area and
Both Wesley and Ethel were active and faithful[...]at Northern and
Church. Wesley died on June 2, 1953, and Ethel[...]Marion died in June 1972. Ray resides on the
Harlem Cemetery.[...]Arthur C. Wing was born on Nov. 17, 1882. in
Comfrey, Brown County, Minn., to Gusta[...]am
St. James. Minn. Sophie was born on May 27, 1883. Burchard and his wife Kathleen ar[...]MAY 27, 1921
his family and possessions out to the homestead, Wallie Wing
after unloading at Savoy. Arthur was engaged in[...]d for Wallie Gustav Wing was born Dec. 9, 1923, in Commencement Day Playle! ...[...]Arthur and Sophie moved to Polson in 1932. Ar- Wallie and Virginia farmed and rais[...]in June 1954. Wing after Walter Wing's death. In 1967 Wallie and[...]tate for Flynn Realty until his death on Dec. 21 . Oration - " The Blue Triangle," ..[...]rie,"
Vern ie married A.K. Burns on Dec. 21, 1940. Robert David attends the Univ[...]Right: 1921 Graduation program from the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (366)[...]Roland Wirt was born July 1, 1920, in Langdon,[...]Paul was born March 4, 1929, and lives at War-
Both were active in the Lutheran Church and var- den, Wash.
io[...]Wallie was born Dec. 9. 1922, and passed away
Walter passed away on Oct. 8, 1952, and Alma on Dec. 21, 1970.[...]e Wold
Gustave Bernard Wold was born on June 12,[...]Woeppel. Fred grew up in Stanton, Neb.,
on Nov. 23, 1916, near Enderlin, N.D. Thora was[...]before coming to Montana in 1928. Fred married
born on Aug. 2, 1895, in Ostre Toten, Norway. In[...]n family came to the Hogeland
United States.
After their marriage Gustave and Thora moved to[...]then she Woeppel. He was born on May 2, 1927. at Ewing, Myrtle still lives near Hogela[...]at the Harlem Rest
Harris passed away on July 25, 1982. Home.

Change or Ownership[...]Sunday, September 2
l h&n pvdlued ia, lllwrwta of Far Bplcbr,[...]ame - . Oa~26c: and 7Dc Staru 1 :30 p. m.[...]Lanch• Bernd- 2 Door P rize• l'Dlllf[...]1922 Harlem News ad.

1945 Harl[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (367)[...]was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Chinook.[...]20. 1949, at the Presbyterian Church in Harlem.[...], Mont.
Elvyn Wolery was born on May 2, 1924. to Guy C. Joplin. Ron has a grocery and me[...]heir home is in On-
was born Jan. 18. 1926, to Henry Wolf and Irene He married Ruth[...]nes Loren married Mary Ann Newell on Nov. 22.
farm northeast of Turner 1n October 19[...]Kantorowicz on April 29, 1979, in Chester. The fam-
Elvyn a[...]pital.
Ron married Della Heydon on Oct. 25. 1969. in[...]Phone 353-2720 Harlem Box 194
Magnuson, Ken Yeoman,
Ke[...]and Claude Yeoman . He was born on Jan. 2. 1936. and won several awards with this a[...]on through the events and the community After their children Larry Gene gra[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (368)[...]Grace taught at Korn School, 26 miles north of
Bob and Jim.[...]r family. Front Row L-R: Orma, Frank and
1922, in Chinook to Grace Wunderlich and Julius[...]nd Julius.
Marion Youngkin was born Oct. 24, 1923, the Julius and Grace were married June 29, 1919, in
daughter of Lida Holliday and Be[...]ned Robert E. was born March 16, 1922. He and his
Bob went to grade school at[...]Milk River near Harlem from W.B. Sands in 1922. In Kenneth was born Aug. 30, 1923, and married
Bob and Marion were married Oct. 25, 1942, at 1923 Julius bought the farm adjacent to their rental[...]ear Flor- Frank was born March 13, 1925. he and his wife.
lem and farmed . In 1948[...]nce and Helen Larson, Julius died on Feb. 23, 1971, and Grace died Feb. Clayton was born March 30, 1928. He and his
this was in connection with th[...]se, a country school, ner, Mont.
After spending 30 years in the restaurant business,[...]Lloyal was born April 14, 1920, and married
Tim is deceased.[...]Betty Dawn Baker weds Darwin Leonard Zellmer July 25, Darwin Zellmer fam ily in 1[...]Ridge- Darwin married Betty Dawn Baker on July 25, 1975.
ville. In 1912 he traveled to Harlem by train then to in Harle[...]sed away Nov. 17. 1973, without mar- School. After their marriage Darwin and Betty lived
rying[...]29 Cy4.[...]as born Feb 4, 1986

Thursday, November 24
ef(a=our 1'1ew Duck[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (369)[...]Ed married Kathryn Sue Johnson on Jan.
23, 1971 , in Hogeland. Kathryn is the daughter of[...]m is 13 years old.
Jennifer Dawn is 12 years old.
Jamie Daniel is 11 years[...]er
Otto Leonard Zellmer was born Aug. 22, 1989, to
Frederick and Amelia Zellmer[...]ise Schmasow at To-
mah, Wisc ., on Dec. 20, 1916. Gertrude was born
Oct. 12, 1898, to William and Augusta Schmasow in[...]to
Twete by buggy in 1910 to homestead. After estab-[...]No. 27 2 :28 a. m. No S t oJ>-Fn.at Mail
Wisc., to[...]ont is Patrick. No. 223 (8 k idoo) Dn ily Except Sun•
de[...]N o. 28 due at 3 :50 a. m.
spell.
L[...]N o. 2:!4 (Sk i'Joo) !Jaity E:r cept ~on•[...]ogeland. 1. 1924. to W1n1fred and Charles Ziemann at Hays, No, 2 ( r'.m,pi ro Builtler) No Stop.
Ruth[...]udy Bre1tme1er. He worked until 7:12 " · m. nnrl 7:'.'i:i p. m.[...]his health fa iled In 1975 He died on June 25, 1979.
1917 Market mornlai;, Jn.auary G[...]l•'l;U , i\o. l 2. G1 Patrick , born to Pat and V1v[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (370)[...]n Post #54 was organized January 9,
1920. The newly organized posts' first social was a
dance at Sadlers Hall on February 3, 1920. This
date was chosen because it was[...]Brennen, Bob NHly,
This was a very active group of men for many Dan Hay, Lester
years. After World War II the membership again Je...[...]took in many young members that remained active and George Roan.
into the[...]approved for membership on March
13, 1920.
The first officers were: Anna Elli[...]ntz, Catherine Wilson, and Christine Wallevand.
512
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (371)[...]nd American Legion Auxiliary is at-
nized on Dec. 28, 1931 . The charter members are: tached[...]The Legion post honored him by naming their
post after him. H[...]e and Phillips counties. They have
tered December 23, 1921 . Charter members were; had a turkey s[...]The same old welcome on the mat,
In 1942 during the war, the Legion was instrumen-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (372)[...]152 members joining at that time with Clarence[...]o Post #4744 called th is District 2 District 2[...]aa District 2[...]1972 and District
quartermaster of Poat # 4744[...], with 2 quartermaster
Bill Halver District 2
for XT years and aa District 2 41 life members.[...]commander in 1978.
quartermaster in 1972. He[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (373)[...]Secretary 1973- District # 2
1973-1974; District 1958-1959; District[...]1974. (At the time President 1982-
# 2 President 1966- # 2 Secretary 1966-[...]preparing a
Secretary 1958- term in 1982-1983.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (374)[...]an,i Hays organized their own boxing clubs in 1972.
This club has been very active throughout the
years and has seen many of t[...]in the city is 2372 feet , and that a high range of board of d[...]elevision picture, then installed an antenna on a 20 translater station.
Silver Birthday C[...]suitable signal. After considerable searching, directors wer[...]antenna on their shoulders, a location, 200 feet Roy Faris and Pat Tabor. William[...]illing, of Harlem, where a reading of 120 to 150 micro- porate.
(g[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (375)[...]aced a fair appraisal price on the machine."
After World War II it was declared a city-county[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (376)[...]Trophy Shoot, Christmas window display, Home increase, first place in Pa[...]of livf
for young men between the ages of 21-36, whose ming pool fund , re-enactmen[...]ity Betterment contest, softball to be active in the community for several years
pres.[...]cially embarked upon
their career on Oct. 20, 1964, when they adopted a
constitution[...]Montana
State Hospital. Christmas window display. dona- shoot concessions. serving the al[...]They also received first place In to be active for several years, th en slowly disbanded[...]th Act1vit1es, first in Inter-Clu b
ceens after their Toys for Tot s pickup and atten-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (377)[...]boards were used for shelves and sawhorses and
active in civic affairs, began work to provide a library[...]services of Mrs. Grace Kennedy on month after the Civic Center burned the grade
a voluntary bas[...]g years. Additional funds were se- April 24, 1975 at which time the library moved into
cured[...]ith the Pathfinder Fed-
from the State Library to update the collection, par- eration of Libraries at[...]67 the services. A bookmobile makes stops every 2 weeks
county assumed the responsibility of suppor[...]eting of the Harlem Lions Club took
place on Dec. 2, 1929 with 32 members present. In
October 1930, the Lions Club[...]ges, Harry
Washing ton and Bill Crook. There were 26 members
listed on the charter.
By July 1931,[...]em Lions have continued through the 1952.[...]charter night with
The Harlem Lions today are 21 members strong[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (378)[...]rger vehicle was obtained
On Saturday, January 20, 1934, Matt Morgan of and a 500 gallon[...]group of men to order and ex- and CO 2 extinguisher were also carried on the truck.
plai[...]siren was purchased and installed.
secretary and 23 men signed an agreement to form In[...]pur-
the Turner Volunteer Fire Dept. On February 26, chased from Taylor Motors. It carrie[...]follow- equipped with a 1000 gallon tank and a 250 gpm
ing became charter members; Fred Calvert, L[...]Gorder, A GMC 6X6 was acquired in 1982 through the
Clarence Simons, William Churchill, A[...]Civil Service. It has been equipped with a 1200
son, Clough Hanson, C. P. Hahnkamp, Walter Cal-[...]The new Fire Hall was dedicated on July 28, 1984
By-laws were adopted April 16, 1934.[...]equipment including a "karbaloy" tank and update its equipment, including portable radios, a
cart,[...]as chairman of social committees; 1962. The last reunion was on October 30, 1975 at[...]for the first day of school, In Ma; 1982 the club hosted the district meeting
making dolls[...]521
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (379)[...]early 1920s'. Some of the members through the are[...]Th is Sportman's Creed from the April 9, 1926[...]George Applegate, Arthur J. Rasmussen. Nels 2. Never kill wantonly or needlessly or brutally;[...]ing south toward s the Bear Paw Mountains.

522

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (380)[...]be- us with our beautiful anniversary cake. After cake,
The members who are here and belong are:[...]523
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (381)[...]eed Show After these meetings and with help from others a m[...]rs, plus the pie and bread baking have
After World War II came to an end and the world p[...]speaker. The largest daytime attendance was 1972
help them get it done.[...]ticides, better storage. and trans- January 28-29. 1949. show h[...]1959-60 Kenny Hansen, 1961 Elmer Riggin, 1962
them in smaller conta iners and use stric[...]m the ry Belden, 1970-71 Irvin Anderson, 1972 Kenny
The growers in the Harlem area h[...]1978-80 Royal Westervelt. 1981 Kim Hansen, 1982-
ness and how to compete in the cert ifie[...]ness and the commercial potato market. In 1942 speakers and many others.[...]Show Chairman .
52 4
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (382)[...]Rock display.
1969.[...]525
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (383)[...]Woody Ekegren, Arnold
Klain about 1962 or 1963. They met and organized Dolve[...]th Walter Goldsmith,
about 12 members joining. Once a month they met[...]irthday came around they would have
about $12.00. Small dues were collected at each
meeti[...]izens L-R: John a group of 25 persons under the sponsorship of the men[...]Sr., George Fitzsimmons, lib Busy 20 Homemakers - Extension Club. met on[...]oria Hebbelman. June 8. 1972 to organize what was later named the fea[...]Dept. This was realized in the summer of 1950. after la1son officer between the Center and the area[...]irst president and his federal government, 20% by the county. the bus
Family". under the[...]hanksgiving. New
The club was disbanded after the Turner P T A a county owned bu1ld1ng In[...]il kitchen service Monday through Saturday
526[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (384)[...]e.
women took part in "Bundles for Britain" in 1942-43 nutrition, sewing, health, upholstering[...]ber Jane Norhe1m has held an office
and dues were 20¢ per meeting. In se[...]member to hold all of the offices twice
to 20 members to accommodate the hostess[...]The Busy XX Club members are stiff very active .
ing a pancake breakfast to the public[...]527
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (385)[...]en 's extension
club formed in Harlem. Over 20 interested women
met on April 16, 1975 at[...]good recipes have come from club mem-
bers after tasting our Christmas pot-luck and spring[...]ret Sisters, newly cho-
Our club is very active ,n many other community Voast and Glenna[...]andles the Turner
activities. We have a tea after the Christmas pro- The officers chosen[...]ugh; sec.-treas., greeting the children.
after graduation.[...]er Park, ambulance and a membership of 22 The club during ,ts 27 years and now all organizations are inv[...]send cards and gifts to elderly people from the
528 819 Flat that now live ,n county nursing homes
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (386)[...]ton, Shirley Keller, Mary Belle Liese and
The 25th anniversary was observed in 1956 with a[...]tion. member for 37 years.
tended by 42 guests and 18 of the 22 members. So one day each month you mus[...]ing member, Mary Belle Liese, who was selected
25 continuous years of membership; Georgia Stir-[...]She was
ling and Rose Irwin had been members for 23 years. skirts.[...]gram began 21 years ago. Mary Belle has served
A 46th anni[...]established and off-shoots from them are still active. was the new county agent. New clubs continued[...]lly beyond the ern Montana Corn Show. In 1926, the Fort Belknap The following year[...]ity orga- The 4-H Future Herd Club was active on the Big
agent, to organize a Boys' and Girls'[...]t in 1937. 4-H Conservation Clubs were orga-
in 1921, and a camp was held that summer. M.S.[...]ning. The
was followed by George Gustafson from 1923- the Fort Belknap Reservat ion that[...]boys' judging team, composed of Chick Warren,
1925.[...]th a single experience and well attended. In 1932, Blaine and Falls North Montana Fair.[...]529
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (387)[...]ganized in 1940. This group is still active in the[...]na Green went in 1972, and Ann Belden in 1976.[...]clubs with a total of 232 members. Th rough the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (388)[...]m Nissen, Judy
the club. The club disbanded after a very active 10[...]er Variety 26¢ a pound and a low of 18¢ a pound.[...]The members have participated in various club
532
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (389)[...]y Garden Club organized at the Polley school
in1929 by the teacher, Mildred Warner, with Lee
Staple[...]in the Turner area, the Big Sky 4-H Club. It has 24
members from all areas, and they are carrying a[...]1935; Eleanor Beck, State 4-H Club Camp. 1952;[...]try Congress. 1952; and James Wirt, Milk River[...]A letter in the extension ottice dated July 12,[...]The club has been very active in community work.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (390)[...]the cook shack. It wasn't all work and no play! After Another Milk River Riders' Chuck Wagon Days Par[...]ticipate in purchasing a $21 ,250 fire truck; $5,000[...]annual Horse Showmanship trophy; $2,654 to the[...]conditioner and coffee pots; $200 for rural fire truck;[...]$1 ,426 to be used at community affairs and $1,000[...]dedication after camping there the night before.[...]ilk River Saddle Club Officers of 1973 during the 25th annual celebration of Chuck Wagon[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (391) Continued from page 537
After 1945 or early 1946, Harlem employed two
ma[...]ok, al-
though this was not always covered 24 hours a day.
Currently the City of Har[...]1902 until 1917. The name then changed to Coburg[...]After 1936 mail was handled by the Savoy Post[...]west of Harlem that distributed mail from 1915-20[...]se do help one to len's store from 1913-25. From 1925 on the mail
realize even more that these p[...]on of Dodson.
and Charles Tubbs. After 1909 the mail was handled Petrie is lo[...]the Twete Post Office. until it closed in
1929.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (392)[...]tributed by Postmistress Minnie Cuerth
from 1917-32. The Cleveland Post Office handled
the mail after 1932.
The St. Paul's Post Office was located at St.[...]t of Hays. The mail was dis-
tributed here from 1925-35. Joseph Watson was the
first postmaster. Late[...]Savoy Post Office.
home starting in 1910. In 1925 the post office[...]from Otto Kopp'•
dence. In 1928 the post office and store moved to[...]Europe in 1919.
17 by Postmaster Henry Jess, Jr. After it closed mail
was distributed from Clevel[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (393)[...]carrier, Jim Baker.
by James A. Minugh in 1923. The following is a list of the Harlem postmasters.
In 1926 mail and freight services to St. Paul's[...].. . Oct. 8, 1895
of Harlem was begun in 1932. Four years later, Charles H. B[...]James A. Minugh ................ Dec. 19, 1923
retired and Quinten A. Ekegren served unti[...]John E. Brennan (ACT) .... . ...... Jan. 27, 1936
pointment of Daniel E. O'Leary on Se[...](PM) ... . ....... . May 29, 1936
In 1941 , during Brennan's term o[...]Azure .... . . . . .. . . . . • ..... . . Feb. 12, 1988

Mrs. Gertrude Akre (left) and Mrs[...]who was the first postmaster. Hays was named after
Fort Belknap agent, Luke C. Hays, who worke[...]s.
George E. Heath .. .. ............. Aug. 26, 1899
Carrie J. Spooner ....... . ... . ... Nov. 24, 1902
Walter E. Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 28, 1903
Newell E Whetstone . . . • . . . . . Jan. 23, 1905
William W. Whetstone . . . . . . . . April 20, 1908
Adolph A Pepin .. . ........ Sept. 24, 1908
Frederick J. Basworth . Aug. 24, 1911
Clarence H. Linsley[...]Arvis B. Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 23, 1922 cancellation from
Rosalee M. Stevens . . . . . Dec. 5, 1923 the Harlem Poat
Wilham W. Gariber . . Sept. 10, 1927 Office on a
Karl H Dodge . Feb. 7, 1928 registered letter
Leonard Lawrence Gray (ACT l Nov. 2, 1933 return slip.[...](PM) Oc t 2 1, 1938
Allen L Kern (ACT )[...]orra ine B Scourey (ACT ) Jan. 25, 1962
Marvin J Z1 tzlsperger (ACT)[...]Office. Harlem , MT 59526

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (394)Hogeland Post Office Zip 59529
When the Great Northern Railway built the Saco[...]been
end; a post office was also established in 1928. promised a new post office bui[...]tener T. Wiprud ... . .. . . . ........ May 15, 1928 Hazel F. Allen (ACT) . . . .. . ...... Dec. 31, 1944
Mable V. Lundberg ........ . . .. . .. July 22, 1931 (PM ) .... . ......... July 23, 1945
Sopie T. (Boardman) Kalldahl (ACT ) ...[...]Hazel A. Humphreys (ACT ) .. .... Mar. 28, 1946[...]Turner Post Office Zip 59542[...]Kathleen E. Olszewski (OIC) . ... .. . Dec. 28, 1979[...]er, after whom the town was named. The town of
r- .. ,,.[...]Office. Aug. 12, 1912 until Feb. 23, 1918.[...]In the summer of 1928 the railroad came and the[...]~·~ their December 1932 meeting approved the move of[...]. ~;i ·- ,:·:-~ BELOW: A 1923 the bank to Harlem with the post offic[...]Henry C. Turner ............. .... Aug . 31, 1912[...]Charles W. Van Amber .......... . Feb. 23, 1918[...]W.E. Kern (ACT) ................. May 13, 1924[...]Charles P. Hahnkamp ........... June 27, 1924[...]Charles W. Van Amber (ACT) ... . Dec. 27, 1928[...]Cecil E. Kern ................... Dec. 27, 1928[...]Viggo Scherlie (ACT) . . .......... Jan. 26, 1931[...](PM) .... . . Jan. 18, 1932[...]Clarence N. Simons (ACT) ....... Feb. 12, 1934[...]Pearl H. McCracken (ACT) ......... April 8, 1942[...]Marie Johnson (ACT) ............. Oct. 26, 1942[...]Clarence N. Simons .............. Feb. 28. 1946[...]Leneus H. Erickson .............. June 26. 1967[...]In 1972, about 25 Blaine County women from
Main Street unti[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (395)[...]1 .00 when made aware of
organized in 1927. The first meeting was December banquet[...]Knute Brekke family - Doris, class of 1932, her son
Christmas holidays. A social co[...]ing dance and Elaine Norberg, class of 1928 Cecile Ashton family - Cecile, class[...]her, Gladys Petrie. Bert Brown- And in 1942 an ad appeared for a New Year's Eve head[...]to find new officers
In the years 1928-1 93 1 very few activities were have a job t[...]l Thronson, Kerm it Rasmussen, Berwyn July 2, 1987, at the Harlem Centennial celebration.
dance held in the Legion Hall in 1929 and 1930. Brekke, Ray Birdwell and Gim[...]Security State Bank
P.O. Box 129
Harlem, Montana 59526

Harlem Swim Team in August 1974. Back ro[...]The Harlem Swim Team, established in 1972 by records in their age groups on thei[...]local youngsters. Each summer the team draws 25- 1976 Arlene made it a habit, winning[...]yslop, Tom Azure, Rod Benson and Rhonda Ben-
5◄ 2 tion, the team captured Divisional Cham[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (396)[...]After returning to their former homes, near Amery,[...]shack for each on their homesteads. The day after[...]e Sheppard erected a shack for him. After they went to bed,[...]land is now. After he built a house on the land, my ice.[...]scribe it. It was only a 10 by 12 foot building, but my Harlem to welcome th[...]The year was 1944. I was nine years old. After The remainder of our furniture was store[...]" Well, how
in the world are you today?" After f1nd1ng my way to[...]Soon after his arrival, the county appointed my[...]st have to to the west and north of us. After filing on the land
throw you off then," s[...]ren to mail In Harlem. Emil
purse and the 22 cents for the round trip[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (397)[...]received his masters degree from
sas Law School after having received a BS from Force.[...]an AB from Forbes was born in 1921 and is an educator at From 1925 to 1933, Raymond Victor was in pri-
KU; he set[...]acquired a Byron Eugene was born in 1922 and is an insur- were often Indians[...]sever- Education. He and Mouriel were active in promoting
who at the age of nineteen set up h[...]as City Blaine County Attorney in 1922 and the family velt to State Cou[...]m Richard Volney was born in 1925 and is a judge death in 1960.
onto[...]e incessant wind Mouriel was born in 1927. She is a teacher and a in 1980.
pile[...]gan arriving James John was born in 1929. He is a LLB U of
even before Mouriel moved into their Harlem home Mont. Attorney.
in 1920.[...]de with a wild west kets on fire After baling out ,n disarray. the fire was
ideal[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (398)[...]d out.
But the worst flood was in 1952 in Apri l. The water
covered our whole f[...]hool at the Madras School. We went there After our house burned in 1939, Knute Brekke[...]ed roads then and we would In about 1932, when money was scarce, Monte
Everyone was urged to get typhoid shots after the slip in the ditch quite often. But the[...]125 acres of sugar beets, with his brother-in[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (399)[...]r closed and we sat there in utter darkness until
after a rain.[...]n on a little carbide movie between 15 and 20 men to cook three big meals a can sen[...]s from I remember the big windstorm of 1922 (I think it 1929. I remember walking through the rooms, the 2
a Catholic book.[...]nd. his radio. However, after the school teacher ordered
came the women and chi[...]log store. doned in 1923 the building which stood across the[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (400)[...]e in and kept staring at church picnic in 1924 and this became an annual[...]walked through one coulee after another, hot and trimmings, at noon. Hot[...]making mo ions o f rubbing their In 1927 we got a radio and a car about that time. Dan[...]bellied stove. After the dance, water was replaced in
but di d[...]In 1920. Sanford " Bud" Emirson. his sisters Della Th[...]of Harlem. They gained state recognition in 1926 by[...]defeating much larger schools like Great Falls. After[...]Helen was married she homesteaded on a 29-23 win over Great Falls. the Tribune sports[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (401)[...]ied in the Harlem Cemetery.
gey, born April 10, 1822, at Pittsburgh and Mary[...]Midnight Ride
Peleg Hill, born in 1823 at Sharpsburg.[...]she started out, calling Carl's name every few
1924. Frank and Mary with daughters, Mary[...]find him hurt. Finally she
and Albina. The new 1924 Ford is the hi-lite all the neighbors[...]After a rainy Saturday when all had slept away a[...]as the family had moved into Chinook . After strug- the passage of time. They all felt te[...]he left Minn. coop unobserved, they came back after an hour give her some coffee and lunch[...]ddle and
line Gaida in Browerville. Minn. on Nov. 25, 1906.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (402)[...]ed up the mess and the
the town and people after moving to Lewistown. The next load I tied[...]of the towns by passenger trains to let No. 27, the fast mail go by. When the freigh t
an[...]these railroad stations were life another 20 years or so. boxe[...]the bar to find her perched on a stool with a 25 cent were on top stacki ng the hay. They ma[...]Western Union to vanilla for baking. One time after returning from a
ing at home. I told[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (403)[...]th commercials gan teaching in about 1942 and retired in 1967.[...]ver once In the meantime he had been active in high school roping from Montana.
doubt[...]ng the top ten contenders in national after having served previously for two years as vice
sm[...]s- Son" of Harlem, Montana, born Oct. 23, 1936. " His
That was the attitude that helpe[...]in which 2 farm security workers were living.[...]to the water runoff. Miller Bros. reser-
In 1912, Art Steffen took a homestead near cam[...]Creek. Box Elder Creek was also flooding .
After arriving in Harlem the car was unloaded on the[...]latform and jumped their feet. One night after a dance at the Herman protection. The[...]the thermometer showed 56 below windows, but not washed away as were most other buildings[...]ing from as far as the Bear Paw On June 22, 1938, a severe cloudburst swept the
Mountains an[...]side of the Bear Paw Mountains from Clear
Soon after moving to the homestead, the milk
cows wandered a[...]home existed on water. Some Wednesday, June 23, a heavy rain dropped 3 to 4" countr[...]during World War II. He was once more briefly on
active duty during the Korean Conflict.
The full mili[...]Wilma Pipe Adams and her 2 sons Richard[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (404)[...]bout the other brother, Hen- known to ride off after dark for secret rendez- against them. In[...]putized Bunch.
In July 1892 Johnnie Curry ran into a German Pike Landus[...]ail for them. The brothers had to On June 2 the Wild Bunch and the Curry broth-
sc[...]27, (1894). As it winded down everyone sensed[...]was about to blow. ry. Lonnie became very active in the Harlem[...]hended and brought to trial. On Aug. 27, 1895, was Bob Lee, a cousin from Missou[...]d not guilty. Speculation has it that vember 25, the presumed brothers concluded a[...]Brothers Place. During the week of December 23[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (405)[...]and dynamite was used and convicted on June 29, 1903, but soon es-
Miss Powell, Phil Buckley[...]e safe. Numerous eye witness ac- caped. After this numerous robberies were at-
kins, Jacques[...]schedule the name of Zimmerman about 20 miles out. He According to newspape[...]the Coburn ranch which became time after the famous Wagner train robbery her
tectives po[...]h Coulee and presum- She had 5 sons and 2 daughters.
a ranch near their cabin in the Litt[...]rdler had to pay up for the lost On July 25. 1901 , Jim Winters who had filed Doris A[...]The dynamited expreH car after
home there. In February 1900 Pinkerton d[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (406)[...]ew _ _ _ _ _ short, long, long. was 32 volt electricity. Mr. Irwin had his own system[...]operator. Leona and the established and 521 customers enjoyed this added
treasure[...]ll returns as other Dolven children were paid 25 cents for each service. In 1978, the num[...]ance calls could be made to most In 1924 Leona graduated from messenger to relief[...]phone company name was changed
By 1922, twenty-four telephones were being an h[...]customers being served was in excess of 692.
chief operator. The telephone office[...]lf block east of Main Street in a five room, after 9:00 P.M . was at the New England Hotel.[...]Before 1925 Harlem had a local generating plant.[...]In 1926, Montana Power began the branch distribu-[...]nager. Bob left the Job In 1987 Mayer 1926-1943, Amel ia Tracey 1943-1957, Kath-[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (407)[...]•Since 1947
Isn't it nice to know that 100 % of your hard earned do[...].E;:;j(J. RLEM, }!PNTANA 59526[...]~ Pkq~e 353 -2218

After capturing some of Montana's beautiful scenery on[...]Harlem ager of the operation for 22 years.
News until 1986, when ranching inte[...]her time. They have now passed 72 years of standing strong in Harlem.
Over 5[...]CONTACT
EDE BREITMEIER • PHONE 4061353-2870
P. 0. BOX 553, HARLEM, MONTANA 59526

556

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (408)[...]After living on the Ammen nor1h country farm[...]aised four children.
tionality met in 1944, after World War II in Ger- Marie married Dan Ande[...]379-2676[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (409)[...]ilities which is called the Sunshine House. By 1982
councils set up of which Blaine County was within Region #2. The Blaine there were persons graduati[...]ella Breitmeier of Harlem to serve on the Region #2 Council. graduate from the semi-independen[...]d.
was officially set up in Harlem on March 22, 1976, when Blaine County Through[...]William volunteer on either the Region #2 Council or serving on the board of
Walworth[...]eier has served from 1975-87.
State Region #2 Director Bob Ford and the three Blaine County mem[...]executive director of Blaine County
Region #2.[...]in the old Security State Bank building with over 20 The current board of directors a[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (410)[...]111118
ABOVE: The original building built in 1923 as the Brandon &
McGuire Garage. Standing in fro[...]ransmission with six additional speeds from .5 to 2.1[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (411)[...]Havre, MT. 5950/
Phone (406) 265-7314[...]On Highway No. 2 West
P.O. Box 1128 Harlem, MT. 59526[...]Phone (406) 353-2251
Duchscher Agency building.[...]cause. Thus, th~se " salesmen" brought In 1925 Fred Sturges bought the business that had now be[...]frame building on Front Street (old Highway 2). Fred, with some help from
sold, and again, this[...]his daughter, Mary, ran Sturges Saddlery until 1952. Glenn & Julia Sadler
company, insurance was sold[...]mey; it was named G& W Western Shop. Highway 2 was chosen a~ a new
insurance for private[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (412)[...]t Belknap Anyone traveling U.S. Hiway 2 past the Fort Belknap Shopping Center and
Agency,[...]Jim managed the Harlem store for 27 years before ret iring. Bill Isbell[...]-
CdROUEST
AUTO PARTS STORES

After hours call
Bill or Tom[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (413)[...]0 . Box 577
Harlem, Montana 59526 Phone 353-2924[...]$2.00
been using the structure for grain stora[...]Try a sack of our second
business on Aug. 21, 1974, with Bud Ude and Chet Bevolden co-manager[...]ew side track was laid and the elevator became a 52 car
shipping point. Grain was shipped for l[...]-trucks lined the streets of Harlem as grain came 200 If you want a flour[...]will bake Bread light
In 1982 Bud Ude sold his elevator (the old Harlem[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (414)[...]ephones

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Mont. #241 North to[...]motel is completely modern, located along Highway 2, and is near Deb's Diner
Mont. #66 ___ _[...]}
1971 -82 was at 214 W 2nd St In a new office building. He was a mem[...]tion that had constructed
this building. Since 1982 you will find Max In his own otfice bu1ld1[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (415)[...]the 50# bags of Rex flour, 100# bags of spuds, 25# bags of sugar, 7# whether or not pr[...]obody knows.
boxes of soda crackers and box after box of groceries, that you can bet had Je[...]ght this little store in January 1949. Many
2# Nash's Coffee, a carton of Bull Durham, a bag of[...]elen Larson in the meat shop. Mary Calvert spent 12 years
Raised) came shopping alone. She went[...]ese old Native Americans good role for 20 years in serving the community.
cla[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (416)[...]Robert Bruce Kinman 2 yr. Business 68
The Brekke Block[...]Helen Elaine Montana State Education-Math 52
The Brekke Store: Ed & Olaf[...]Allee Renton 2 yr. degree 86
Knute Brekke Potatoes[...]Boeing Company: Engineering & Administration 74-82
Montana State University Research & Industr[...]Brekke and Sons carpentry-masonry 60-63. 66. 70. 72
Harlem Plumbing & Heating 66
Siert Co[...]Richman - Alumni preaident and Alan Brekke.

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (417)[...]This ad appeared in the Harlem News on May 27, 1909.

Here is Maxine John[...]nter) and Julia Sturges Rafter (right).
After the Harlem Enterprise moved to Malta. F.N.[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (418)[...]Music opened its door in Harler]'l in February 1982. The old[...]conoco)
P.O. Box 787 Harlem, MT. 59526

Phone 353-229 1

Gas-Diesel-Oil-Tires-Bulk Deliv[...]ys
in turn sold it to George Green of Malta in 1972. Brian Baker and Darwin
Zellmer bought it from hi[...]Baker, owner This 1 / 2 page Compliments of Bill Baker
and manage[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (419)[...]building. This building
was built in the 1920 era by H. Earl UlEII m[...]shortly after it was built in 1968. The first[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (420)[...]Tilleman Motor Co. along US 2 west of Havre in 1987.[...]in June 1920 from O.W. Olson. In Oc-[...]A group of men crealed Tubbs'
Oil Co ,n 1920 with Charles
Tubbs. manager and co-owner[...]Fuel~ Oil
U S Highway 2 moved south of
Harlem In 1967 and a new Tub[...]Tubbs' Oil Co. in 1987 along US 2 at Harlem.[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (421)[...]Otto And Marie Rasmussen, Proprietors

After ten years on the so-called Big Flat dry land farm[...]in
1913.
Their first venture in 1924 was opening the Coffee Cup Cafe on Harlem's[...]wl Cafe, a larger and more convenient place. In 1929 the New[...]ABOVE 1925-Marie and Otto Ra,musten are behind the counter[...]Cafe in
1928.
RIGHT:[...]nd in the Harlem New,. 1928 ad from "The Whirlwind", HHS newspaper.[...], and teated is

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (422)[...]mussen started the restaurant business about 1924-[...]25, in Harlem he was associated with them in the[...]cafes, until leaving for U.S. Army service in 1942.[...]death in 1983.
Goes on display at CMR Museum in Great Falls
Well known thro[...]llowing his death July 19, 1981 , at Harlem. 1942, had become an amateur art ist, oil painting , Ca ll 353 -2562
His collection went on display at the museum the scenes in the Harlem area. Many of them are dis-
month of February 1982. According to the museum played at the h[...]tationed in Italy during WWII he
The 51-piece display included photographs,[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (423)[...]~ P.O . Box 129[...]HARLEM, MONTANA 59526

PHONE 406 353-2201

The Security State Bank came into being J[...]Thronson and lour other stock holders each buying 200 shares at $100 per share. P[...]lillle moisture and hard 1,mes August 29, 1964, found Security Stale Bank sold to out of[...]fore the bank was moved to Harlem in September 1932. The now defunct Rrsl National Bank of[...]ll as lhe staff
Harlem was for sale and a bid of $2,200 secured the building and fixtures in October 19[...]March 21, 1979, reflects the day the purchase of b[...]

Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (424)[...]The Zortman church, built sometime after 1910, Is still used for[...]Come
phone 353-1521[...]John & Candy Kalal Box 302 Zortman. MT. 59546[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (425)[...]W.J. Hart Harlem 1902-c. 26
Maverick Saloon. H.C. Turner Harlem 1902-07;[...]s. W.J. Hart Harlem C. 1926-39
The Pastime Harlem c. 1928
Hogeland Hotel Bar Hogeland 1932-47
Joe Smith Hogeland 1932-50s
Tracy's Beer Parlour[...]Th• New England after 1913. L-R: Anaon Weimer, Mr. Johnaon, Bill Collin[...]les A. Smith, Jr. Harlem 1939--62
A. & K Bar and Cocktail Lounge
(Jimmy Ryan & T[...]mmy Kennedy Harlem 1944-52
Serviceman's Bar, Bunny McGuire H[...]Ralph Modic Harlem 1952-78
M & J Bar, Miles Emerson[...]ed Hogeland 1956-62;[...]n Harvey Hogeland 1962-70
M & J Bar, Olive Cresswell[...]Turner c. 1962
New England, Lloyd & Ida Mummey Harlem 1962-79
Fort Belknap Bar[...]present ABOVE: Tracy'• Bar on Sept. 20, 1937. Carl Conner I• bartendlng. L-R at th•[...]hop & Pool Hall Harlem c. 1912
Ernie (Hooch) Barner S[...]Harlem c. 1920
Maverick Poof Hall Harlem 1920s

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (426)[...]Billiard Hall Harlem 1920s[...]after it[...]bershop & Pool Hall Harlem C. 1928[...]Harlem c . 1909-26[...]Harlem C. 1912[...]echt and Harold Bapp Hogeland 1928-32[...]B,g Flat C. 1920
Jenaven la the proprietor. RIGHT: Kenny[...]Harlem C 1922
Yeoman, carpenter.[...]quist Hogeland 1928[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (427)[...]le Co., Charles Smith, Sr. Harlem 1898-1920s
Charles Chamberlain H[...]le, E.P. Ekegren & Frank Lake Harlem 1910-24 1936.
Twete Cash Store, Elizabeth Twete Twete 1910-28
H.C. Turner Old Turner 1912-?
A. Ellis Inc., Alonzo Ellis H[...]Turner new after[...]Savoy C. 1923-C. 55
Lake Mercantile, C.R. Hatfield Harlem 1925-c. 46
Twete Cash Store, Bert and Lillian Carter Hogeland 1928- Lake Mercantile stood where the[...]Hogeland c. 1930 burned in 1924.
Joe Epler S[...]Lodge Pole 1932-52
Charlie Sparks Lod[...]antile, Jay Parks Hays 1952-62
Cassidy Variety Har[...]'s Grocery Harlem c. 1912
J. W. Epler Grocery & Confectionery Harlem c. 1920-44
Fouts' Grocery Harlem c. 1920s
Smith & Kissel Harlem 1925-29
Buttrey Foods Harlem c. 1928-present
Jessen and Sons Harlem c. 1928
Smith's, Charles Smith, Jr. Harlem 1929-45
Keck's Grocery[...]Harlem c. 1952[...]■tor• In 1942 or 1143. L-R: Ed
Valley Grocery[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (428)[...]Harlem 1912-15 L. Minugh Reslaurant[...]Harlem 1912-c. 19 New England Dining Room Harlem c.1902
Dr. N.S. Mcleod Harlem ? (2 months) The Delmonico[...]Harlem 1914-23 The Elite RHtaurant[...]Harlem early 1920• The Oasia[...]therage Harlem 1927-49 Redenback Restauranl, George Powell[...]Haya c. 1928 Great Northern Restaurant, Mrs. Mary RoH[...]Turner 1928-36 Sing Lee[...]Greal Northern Restaurant Harlem 1912
Dr. Alvin J. Swingle Ha[...]Harlem c . 1912
Dr. Davie Ha[...]Ressler & Smith Harlem 1912
Dr. Ellie Ha[...]acock Harlem 1920
Dr. William Lee F[...]Cafe Harlem 1920
Dr. John Batjer F[...]Harlem c. 1920
Dr. Todd Welch Fort Belknap 1971-72 Coffee Cup Cafe, Otto & Marie Rasmuseen Harlem 1924-?
Dr. Steve Kairye Fort Belknap 1971-72 The Sugar Bowl, Otto & Marie Rasmussen Harlem ?-1929
Dr. Jim Kelly Fort Belknap 1972-73 New England Dining Room, Ed Kenny Harlem c. 1925
Dr. John Bell F[...]Northern Cafe Harlem c . 1928
Dr. Steve Wood F[...]Harlem c. 1928
d)r. Joe Kintz F[...]taurant on north side Harlem c. 1928-309
d)r. Michael Walker[...], Jim Roberts Hogeland 1929
d)r. Phil Taylor F[...]owl, J.F. Glewwe Harlem 1929
cDr. Eeton Caldwell F[...]Harlem c. 1929
rDr. Michael Panueka F[...]Cafe, Marie Rhodes Harlem 1929-42
Dr. Will Phillip• Fort Belknap 1979-82 Hogeland Hotel, Oscar Jensven Hogeland 1932-45
Dr. Randy Moore[...]ne Flint Hogeland after 1945?
Dr. Steve Schonberg[...]lea Kemp Harlem c . 1912 Haya Senior Citizens[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (429)[...]lery (Kelly Springfield Tires) Harlem c. 1929
Harlem Tire, Paul Ashton[...]Big Flat 1928-77
Al Cameron Stage[...]Harlem C. 1928
Benson Trucking, Russell Benson[...], E.P. & Frip Ekegren Harlem C. 1928
Kuper Funeral Home, Herman & Eugene[...]wer Company Harlem 1912- 16
Government Telephone Service[...]ectric. J.D. Carnegie Harlem 1918-26
Harlem Oil & Gas Co.[...]Co. Turner 1926-?
Great Falls Power Co. Harlem 1926- 29 ABOVE: Bill Sand[...]. (electricity) Harlem 1929-present Ring's Undertaking parlor after a bank
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (gas)[...]
Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (430)[...]The alphabetical lists on pages 62-82, 153-158, 236, 250; and the chapter on Family Records, which is[...]Ander-eon. Barbara 205 Awon Lea culture 21 . .pp, Ruby 1N, 5f7[...].......__,_
4-H ConMrvelJon Chiba 521 AncMNMHI, Bernke 17$, 111, 200, 'l/11 Axtell, Dudley 1112, 11», 574, W7[...]Azu,., Alan 201[...]...~Georg•-
..,... Future Herd Club 529
4-H, hlalory of 5211, 530
4-J'• Treding Poet 587
Andor.on, llnlco 211,511[...]Azure, Ann 51', 521. 521, MO, M2[...]Azure, llobbN 250[...]. ., _, Jud 121, 170, 202[...]Jocklo 1IO, 21111[...]Ando..on, c-.. 1IO, 554, 521 AzuN, Dewn 210 a.tMr, June 203 S4ndwlN,[...]Anderton, Ch«ry225 Azure. Eunk:• 200 _ ,,K-174[...]Cloronco 225
ct... 214[...]Azure, Gordon tto. 211 1 2:11. M2[...]Azure, Jec:kJe 211, 542[...]Azura, Jull• 211[...]8ardMouve, John A, 211, 551[...]rd SI, 175, 111, lM2, :Ml A.zu,., KenMth 203 aa,danovve, Ubt>J 2111 hne•ton, Porttt 221
A. Ellie Inc. 5M, 585 Andoroon, Donllli 221 AIUN, Lind• 212. $31, M2 a.,ctanouve, 'tenue 1'5, 521, M1 .......o n , _ , , , ..[...]Andor.on, Do...a 210 Azure, Mile• 20I - •• Virginia 200 ..,,.,.,, H[...]Andoroon, DorolhJ 225, 544 Aa.ure, Mainey 211 lam 0-.ce 427 aonnott,[...]Anderaon, Efflrn 2:M Azure, Ray 203 a.mard, LI. 212 -TNCklng-[...]170 Andweon, Gilbert 211, %78. 53:2: Azure, RoNrtsu[...]Andoroon, OIIIIUNI 115, 200 Azure, Tom 211, SU llornoo,John20I[...]Andoroon, Q,... 221 Azure, Wa,ne 511 ......, OIMn ROOd 172 --111
Ac-, DIN9J 117 Andol'oon, Grog 211[...]Somler, Cocll 208, 252 -[...]Andorocn, - 224

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Ac-, SandJ 212, $31
AcketMn. C.D. 531
Anderaon, Herbert 72. 2M, 574
Andoraon, Irwin 204, 247, 2M, 524 B[...]. .- . C. Ed 121, 1-, 141, 171, 241, 214,[...]__..,.,211[...]520, 147, 141,[...]- . Cora 5111, 147

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ChMile 210 Andor.on, Jolin 11, 1-, 237, 2M, 51:1, 554[...]-----
A - Clarence 102 Andoroon, Karon 208[...]ltll 111, 1M, m, 511, - -

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John 101,255,251, 514 - , KaJ2[...]a.rton, c - . . H. 10■, 151, 250, 291, sa, 214,514
A-ll-,y210 Andoroon, Korry 2211 -ocil, Nancy 207 S40, 574, SM -.aon511.521[...]on, Albon :MO aerton, &ti w. 512. 511

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A.._a,Non[...]on, Clarton JMIN 111 Batton, Kittle 542 - 1(- 113, 117, 20I, Ml, 211, 511,
A-.,Noll'llTT[...]Andoroon, lilofll.,.I 1IO, 202, 515, 523
Andonon, - 225 aocon, Linda 1[...]L.Nn204
A - . , WlffiMI 171
237, 514 Andor.on, Mar11n[...]. .r1on, llalplt L 1IO, 511, 520, 5a, 111 aon-,LN11o21T
A - WIHierd 147 Andor.on, lilorJ 211, 529 - ..,,[...]... -. Aiko 222 101[...]- Loh 117,202
A-._WIIIN551[...]154 ...,....,-,211, 141[...]---250
Adult Ecktc:Mlon Outreec..h Program 525 Andoroon, - MS
Andoroon,Muino225 llalley, Clar[...]- lloy...- 171,211,241,114
Agelolloolncultu,.20
AgoncJc-ior,152[...]._,..,, Colleon 208 -Poul551[...]540 - llhonda 213,111,542[...]Andoroon, llonlc4 200 ...1e,. -..222[...]- , -_ , , 171,211.[...].... 114 -
Agr.tlua, Hilde 182, 175 Andoroon, - - 223, lM2, 215, 514, SM llalleJ, ltanyffl[...]. T. 10 -.11oc1211, as,sa
Agriculture 11, 252-271 Andoroon,Onrili.204 ...ley, K...n2[...]h•- ---.211.-211,114,-
Agrielltture Adjuetment Adminletration 214
Aglo, F.W. 141
Aiwor-h. Quot SN[...]Andenon, Otto 521
Andoroon, Pllimor 1N, 224, 2G
I , 17, 1IO, 1N, 232, as,[...].....,, Lillian 201[...]llalley,Lou 528[...]- -~ Allco 200[...]ll4ttlo of tllo - • Pow Ol,Q22, 511[...]ll4ttlo of tllo Utllo lighom 222[...]- · Horry 10, 141, 291[...]Louie 511
Ak,. Electric Sllop 5113
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Akre, Fom 205[...]Andoroon,IMll-201[...].....,,Opholla521[...]aon~Ru111,-.1•
Akre, FOfTMI 225, 291[...]-~ - - - 22, 22, 117, , . . 222,
Andoroon, 8t.nleJ 223, 514, SM .....,, _ 5 5 5[...]ti"' 147, 14' 91, 913 Andoroon, TOffl 2211 .....,, Sld210 hoch,R-211 a.nt[...]Andoroon, Vonnie 205 ■aln, 11.11.1[...]Andoroon, Woltor 215, 514, 512, . . - Pow Motmlalna 11, 1S, 15, 20, 22, 10, _.,01om
Akre, O.J.1-tl Andoroon, William 225 124, 121, Ml', 2 55, 291, 522, 5a, 551, 552 ...._., Eft•'M:l[...]18 And,-a, alH 525[...]- Paw Pool I, 25[...]Andro-Doftald2211[...]-Curtlo-205 .._, CMf1te2IDI ....... ....... 24
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Alcom, 1..- 20I[...]AMla, Alton 2111, 247, 255, 2N[...]....... -m. 202,-[...]rw-sez . . _, Tom::112[...].,.,lc4 Cor,ta, 1711, - - . •111i-t01, 11&2,M2
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Alcom, - S. 143, 117, 1IO, 202 Annie, Clayton 213 - . . - .[...]--.,, · · - 112,111, - - ••-llilto..JM
Alconl, - 17, 143, 20S[...]11.-111 ■--. Adolph m, 291, 544[...]-..-. - 1IO,, . ,, . .
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Aldrlcll,F•-•[...]..,.,...,.. _ _ 21 12, 111, 2'1, M7, -
Ulto,T....,JW[...]- - Dorio 211[...]Art,ogN~ John C. 112, 113, t111, 2SS, 217, ..-.,, ld 111, 174. 210 - 141, 217, Al
A-•• Indian c.- MS[...]~ ,,.,. 111, 111
Allan,Amold1412.5113 Art,opol, llo,ol 111 - ... ,,... 182, . . . 2111, 'M7, . . -'-211,247, a:t
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111t Fi.t ........ 5117, 513[...]8rown, Jack 232, 240 Coldwell M[...]Brown, JM 102 Cakfwett[...]■ro•o. - • - • t21, 170, 200[...]Brown. Ma,jofy 242[...]■ro•o. Me,y 121, 170[...]CaNy, Burdell 200[...]Cel•ert. Dick - . 315
lllt letOIM, Donyl 2111[...]173, 200, 242, 51', sa1[...]Ce!- Freel 132. 142, 223, 315, 5M, 5111, •[...]c.r.art, 1.......... 170, 172, 111
aig leq!M, Traer .. 21t
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lllgbJ, o.1- 10tl[...]arownfhtld._ BUI 111
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Chandler, Georp 222. 2411 514 Cliff, Tom 125, ""2 Com.fl. Dan 221 Crou. ........ Doming, C•r1il 223
Chand*, Vineenl 115 Clifl«d, All. . M1<lon 200 C-~ Darlona 228 Croeun,[...]Cornett. O.vid 221 CrNNn., H.[...]Com.ti, o.nni. 221 Crouch, We[...]Doming, lllyfflOOd 1IO, G1, 1118
Chappel 258 Cline, Carlton W. 177, 171, 272. 311. SIi, 551 CorMI~ Don 221 Crowe, M.ll ffl Dlmoloy 112
ChartN A. RutlM 2,1 cune. Gordon 111 Comell, Nedra 521 Culr1h 14, 121 DlmotlliMf, Teel 211[...]Cllngman,Aog«20<[...]Club8aloon552,5N[...]Cuor1h, Ann• Marlo 120, 111[...]c ...r1h, Ed :IOI, 325, 53t, 115, 5N, 1M, 11N[...]Dolanlio, Martha "M"'11" 10, 121,[...]Do&ay-. Diena 227[...]COiiin, Ed 132, 511 c ....r1h, O.Orel• Ann 203 O.lat•• Or-o 227
C-ouH, Jacqueo 553[...]59S Cottln, Que 132. 511 Culr1h, Henry 121 o.s.,,, Joo_
C....[...]p 1511 Cuorlh, lolo 204 o.a.11,luunnom
C[...]Culr1h, Minnie 121, 5'I, 531, H4 IIMlr1 Lend Clalmo[...]1• Country Club 12,1, m Ctiflth,[...]o.t«. JeMle . .
Chany Ridge 171, 1525 CoatM,llaDlt•[...]CulNrteon1 A..aander 22. N Dooury, Julia $52
Charry Ridge Hewe (ffllelal<anlJ ldenllflocl[...]Coberg 21, 14, N, 180, 511, SM[...]Cow Cl'Nlc: Ranch 2$2[...]Cow lliand 22, M, II, N , 531[...]Dowlno, Jol,n 1:21[...].,.,_ c.r11•
Chaatock, 8111 232, 311, 518 Coburg 28, a, 108, 121, 130, 180, 112, 1M, Cow I.sand Poet Offlc. 531[...]13 , •• 170, 2200
cM,ney, Francie 211 511;namJngof, f[...]oVrleo. 111ft, 10, sal, UO. 5ZI
Cheyney, AoNrt H. 21t Coburg Bank SN[...]Cowan Brothen 213 Cun')\ D[...]Cuny, Johnnie 552. m[...]o.w.... $21
Chic- Bargain 8to,e 593
Chief Dumbell •
Chief JMeph M, M, 18, 131, 232[...]Drug 8lon 5112, 5'3[...]Cowan, Elta•M ffl, 224,.[...]Cowan, Arthur J . 115, 194, 121, SN[...]Curry, 11ld 102, 552, SU[...]Curry. Lonnie 121, .ca, 552, SU. 174[...]Dia,,,_ R C - - y ll4t
Chlnool< I, 11, 23, 2T, 31, M, M, II, 100, 111,
114, .... 149, 111, 177, 111, 1112, 115, 117,[...]Cowan, K_.th 225[...]Cuny, Robert E. -sob• 552. SU[...]- b a c l , , Mt. 100, 111
2511, 513, 517, 511, 5Z2, 521, 535, 537, 531, Coburg Mlr.-nllh Co. 513[...]4 Cowan, Minn 25 Ctit•t.,-, GfffVe21:l Dlilotl, Lr-212
Chlnool< Opinion 574[...]151, s.7 Cowan. Auety 221 Cuetw. M[...]c-owan. Tim 221. 519 Cul and[...]Cowan, W. Scott 115, 112, 113, 115, 114, 190, Cuto Tho R_, C-lla 115, 220, lM2 Dippy, Anno c. 172, 174
Chinook Tmpllona Company 571 Coburn Cattt. Co- 255 253, 121, 5113 , 581, Y5 Cuto Tho " - • Clwonco 221 DINhn, Lffnno 211, 542
Chippewa lndlaM 21, 2,1, M Coburn Ranch 541, 552 Cowan, Winttr.d 1[...]Cute Tho " - Frank 102. 112, 114, 116, Dltdon, IIIIIIJ lt12, 542
Chopwood Aren1 15 Coburn, Allen 212 Cowell, Ann 210. 531 220, 328 Dia. Carl 1IO
Chopwood Cemetery 152 Coburn, R.J. 10, 256 Cowell, Dnld 2111, 511 CIiio Tho II_, - 220 Ollln T....lng ...... flJ7
C[...]n m Coburn, - 25, 256 Cowol~ E-515 Cull Tho " -• Ida 220 -.A.L•.1n[...]Cuto Tho R_, flhlllda 1N
Cttopwood, Tina 211
Chopwood, W•II- 125, 2,11
ChoutOOU County I, I, 11, 2T, 14, II, 180,[...]Coburn, W.D. 255
Coburn, W.11. 255[...]Cowell, EvatJn 527, 534[...]275[...]107, 175, 180. 2112, 2TI, 1:11,[...]Culo Tho"-•,..,.,_ 220[...]Dodgo, Do,otl,y 2IIO
253, 535, 531, 5 •• 515, 571[...]Dodge, Ida Al
Chouteau C-IJ Fair 2511 Coclltan, 8t11J 232, 320 Cow.U. Gerri 1471 201 Cullforlh, D[...]M Cochran. .,,_.. 203 Cowol~ GIN 1S[...]Coclltan, Dallaa 111, 213, W, 511 Cowol~ Olen :IOI, 242, 122, 514 CJp,oNHUll2,1[...]Dodge, - D, 121,-. -[...]DodNft 22, 21, M, 107, 1,0, 112, 1n, 111,
C h - Cart 205 Coe...... Donald 1N, 213, W , 511 Cowell, John 20C, 512[...]Cochran. flortne 202[...]Cochran, George 101, 190, 320[...]Cowell, Patty 'IITI, 531, 512[...]WI-
Cllml._ Albert 233 Coe...... - 101,221 - ~ Steff 190, -a,, DI, 512[...]e 141 Cowlll,W-322
c--., Matilyn 11D Coc--n212
Coclttan, laWroMe 222[...]Doloul, Jaclt 210[...]Doloul,llld,214
Chtlatlaona, - 190[...]Doll,Calm221
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Chrklial Llberty Church 142 Cocllran,Mlk1511
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C h - - 1 , - 52,214 ColfN Cup Ca 5112, SN Cronb,-247[...]c,_ Daryl 102[...]COlt:Mlrg'• Lodging MOUN 2131[...]72.[...]Allio 7t, 121
Cllttollanaon, -;c. Slaff ,_[...], . c,_ - 101, 102[...]n 171 Cole, Andy 205, 514 C , _ IIOJnard 214 - Amold 112, 112, 111, . . . 200, 2A2,[...]1:21,AI
C h - - , Fr- 200
C h ~ Howard 179, 214[...]Coh,-lll,213,S20,511[...]_17~1• Cole, Jac'k 211, 511 cr--,llob[...]- C.H. ~ n, 112, 111, 11' Sit,[...]Cole, Marg- 101, 10/2 c..-.--[...]Cray,Cwollne221[...]i• Coh.""""'21ll[...]c.v,, Hazel m, 114, 220[...]fcaDI c-.-200,2,00 c- - 21, :M, 25, J4[...]~ . £11-21111
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- ,. Lomua[...]F•rar, WIiiiam 201 Flylng, - llox 101, 102
- ,. -.,..214 E-boy, 11....... le 213, :Ml' Elwoll,W. 553 Farroll,ElofN223 Flying, ..,.,ft 215
- ,, - 2 1 5 - • • Toner 111, 21, 1 _ , _ , COft_,..atlon Woru 125 Farroll,Jacll340[...]517 F•rfnton, K ■tllryn 20:I: Ftynn, Alberta Ronne 10
- ,, • ..-214 E - J, Luelle 171,[...]Eut Chlnooll School 112[...]F-ar, Miki-, (llllchNIOOft) 112,171[...]Fogarty, A.D. 512[...]Foprty, Edmond 253, SN

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_ ,, Plllltlp 215 Int.,,_ St.512,SN Emlnon[...]Fogarty, Jennie S!JI
- ,. ..... 215 Eaan.,, Hom[...]Eml...,.,, Saftlonl "Sud" 175, :M3, 254, 331, , ..., , .... 111 Food Stora !IN
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Dou-,IAMXl,2[...]e Ag.ncy 511 Fln..J, Derrin 213 F_..,.,__212213
_ _ ,,__10 Egb[...]Egberl, Eft 117, :1112 E,-x,[...]ka Cloud, Paul • F--211
hwleg,lllc:lloloa:ZSZ[...]Flnt Chief 124, 125 F-Tllorsa[...]._,-,m Egberl,'--8227
E'""[...]Flnt RalNd, Alica 235[...]Fort ...lmop t. 15, 22, . . SO, too, 102, 110,[...]114, 120, 12 5, Qt, 140, 142, 1'M, 1'1, 1G,[...]1tS. 1'7, m , m, 111, 11 1, 191, 1112, 1M.
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Eg[...]E - Krialt 221 Flnt-[...]E -, L - H. "UftftJ" 225, X7, 131,[...]Flnt RalNd, .....,, 235, 243, 255, 34G, -
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Egb"'1,-J221 E - 8haWft 221 Flnt . - . 81-,, S4, 101, 121, 341, 556
Do,te. .... 1711,-. -[...]Erlclt-T01J229 Flnt ~ Viola 112
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (434) Fox, Met)' 74, 205, 221
Fo•, Mlchael 211
Fox, Minnie 108, 1M
Fox_ Monte 214
Fox, Quentin 221,
Fox,-222
Fox, Ron 229, SD
aeo, 241, 514
-rt. Hennon :IOI, 271, S4I, 511
- r i , Medollno 204[...]Gem Celo 472, !N, 511, 5N[...]CloNMM, -.ord "8wedo• I, 11,201,[...]Green, Katie 121. '11, 512[...]a...._ Undo 190, 2111[...]a....., Loretto 204[...]H-llton,-28[...]CloNMM, Corol 204[...]orio 187, :IOI
Fox, Avtua M1
Fox, Shannon 21S
GMroe, Eva 20I[...]Hornplon, Lolond 1-. 250[...]CloNhoort, OU- 205 a...._ Poul 1IO, 2111 Hornpton, IAwk 201, :MJ[...]""""' -ol
Fox, SMIiy 215 Georgti, Selma 2111[...]CloNIINrt, ErY 151, :Ml, 520, 521, - Q,..._l'ogtyMO[...]Store 513 CloNMM. Efflyn 211, m a...._ Ralph[...]4 Hand l.aUndfJ aa
Foa:, Suun 521
Fox,luale16'553
Oenelo, lloptlote 22[...]OoN-, John no, 140, 235, - • a1 a,..., Roymond - . m,[...]Hannon. lluby 112,
0.tten, Ai.. 207[...]Q,..., Richard " Dlcll" 205, SIi
F r -, Henry 22[...]Green, RoNrt 17S, 1IO, 207, 235 Han..n FM'fflffig 152
Froley,-!IU O.llen, AIYln 221 Goodman, C.11. 17[...]1M Getten, Frank 20I[...]14 o.tten, 0.,,.221 CloNrlch, - -[...]a...._ WIiiiam "9111" :io,, au, 511, DO, 1132 HanNn,ChrioC.11,
Fronll, Henry 1a, 211
frank, Ruth 217
Getten, Hugh 211[...]GophettOWl'I 121[...]Oordo<, C.V.521[...]Franken, Shirley :IOll
Franklin, Jey 1-, 204[...]Getten, Menln 221[...]o HanMft, - 1121, 127, MO[...]-,1...,.200[...]a,.._, TootM 117,202 HanNn,Haul1'7[...]---
Franklin. Ufa 203 o.tten,Rlta212 Gorauch, Ed MO. 55[...]a,..._11, Fronk 122, •
Fred Roblnoon llrtdge 534
Fredfund1[...]Getten, flluaell 227[...]a , _ , _ , Victor 171, 214, 156[...]- . JuUuo L 123, 141, 147, 111, Ill[...]HenNn., ICHneltl 201, 11'
FrNpOrt. Franll: Mt[...]a , _, ,.o.s. 152, 574, . , HanNn, Kenny 114, tn, 271, m, .,, 111,
F,_John3" Gibbon, Jolln 212[...]Qould, Tom 200 arogo1,.,[...]Grabill khool 112, 173 Q-•.-171[...]OieN, Lucille 201

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French & Cowan Stockyard• •[...]Griffin, E•effn 20I Honoon, Knute 78, 177, 251, - . 121, - •
French RMI Eetete Company 111, -[...]g Co. 105, 401, 513, 514, 515, Qlgrlch, C - 211 Gro1>11~11ox 1n Qrlllln, Uncle 2111 HanNn, Kreig 211, - , 12G, U4
FNneh'1 HamNe & P.O. 515[...]Qlgrlch, luclllo 211, 511[...]HanNn, IAo 201, lMJ, 114[...]8, 111, 'UT, 3", 531, Qllbort, -•lo 210 o.-y.-221 Qrlff[...]Choryt :IOI ar-,, Jeanne 221 Grill Ap«lmont,o 5N - c, 251
Frey, Floyd 110, 5S7[...]GI Qrobofolty, Koria 221 Orlll-SllopSN[...]Qwon :IOI, SA a - ,, Koth- 221 QriN, Ed 153, 178, :M3, 514, DI, !540 ...,,.,...flM142
,,.,, Rita 212 Qllbort, Jolln :IOI o r - , , MorttJn 221 HanNn, Clove~ 121, IN[...]Orill,K-514
Frey, Robin 212 GIibert, Key 205 0 . - ,, Rick 227, at[...]Mry :ICM ar-,, WIiiard 221[...]QriU, Poley 210[...]Qllbort, LMm 11S, - • 205, 5'0, 510, 5N[...]HanNn,H.C. 121
Frlp's Calo 520, - , - , 511 Qllhrt, - , _ 171, 177, 178, 1IO 0 , - . Kim-, 211 Q-Cooftoy251[...]Qllbort, Phylllo 210 Qr..,_ Lynn 2111 ON>be,Doro[...]-.HarnJm.,a
FriHokl, - 201, 1137 Qllbort, Ouontln 200[...]- Grao Vontro Inell- 21-23, a, M47, - , - , " " " - - . , 111, 1[...]41, Q , . . 1 00, 101, 10:S, 110, 12G, 152, 111,
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Fritz, llyron 227 Qllberl,T-21S Graneer, Alfred J. • ~ 351, 522,511
Fri1x,-y5M
Fri1x, Paul 28[...]1N a,_, A - ss, 1a5, ,-. 527[...]Otoe Ventre tree burW 152[...]Granoe,, Fl"NfflOflt 1N. 20.2, 241, 250 Cltoffft, IMI M. 171
Fug-.lln>IMn,511 QIII, Ardella 527 ar_.,, a.orgom,,a[...]IIM a,_.,, Jim 352, 531[...]- - Al 122, ID, 1121
Fuller, leNietn[...]IN, 512 G r - , Henry C. 1C2, 171,[...]QII~ Don - 240, 514, W7 a , _, i..o 1N, 241,352 - - U n o W, 223[...]2:M
OHi, - . , 190, 207[...]0-.-523
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Funll,Elno 172
Funk, Enlyn :IOll[...]QH~ Qlorla 207[...]W I - H. 152, 237, 351[...]Q.....und, Alice 221[...]Quinn khool 1IO, 112[...]Qu'-, CIM 172, 171[...]- I, 11, II, 27, 17, A, 71, A-112, M, 117,[...]N, 10I, 1 82, IOI, -112, 114, 111-110,[...]125, 121, 1a, 140-144, 141, 147, . . . 1.-1,
QUI, Kenneth 201 - Fr- 172, 171
Funll,-..-ffl[...]Gronlund, IIIN 221 Clulnft,-172,171 -112, 111, 111, 111, 1N, 174, 171, 171, 1
Funk, Sien 20I Qlll,~:IIM[...]... . . . 1N, 2IO, 212, 251, 257, . ,. mi.[...]Qrllllltmd, - 221[...]Qlll, Lany 210[...]271, 271, 'UT, It I, 111-622, SM, Al, Ill,
Funk, Walt :Ml, 345
Funke, Kathy 210 QUI, IAo 207[...]Gronlund, Fom 22t[...]a,onlund, a.,,. 221[...]111, 115, 527-at, 541, - !541, ....._[...]_
Funke, IC..,.._., 210 QUI, Patty :IOI[...].-. 1-.151 QIII, Paul 221 Qront, Corl 101[...]of A-ic. 151 QIU, IIU1h ( - ) 27, 521 Qronl, C:.,ol 222 O...... CltyCa[...]~ t o o l , 1 1 - - 112,
Fuzooy, Alan :IOI, 567[...]Quon,
FU.ZNJ, Al)'Nft212 an~ T-221 Qronl, Qoll 222 a• ....,~5[...]o•••""9MI. 115.ecr.e -~ 112,,
fllZ.NJ• Kim 111.. 2111, 517, 5aD
Fuzooy, Kirk 210[...]Gnni, l.omo 222[...]-&ophlo125[...]Qronl, Vlolo IL 211 a--,-.. a. ,o,[...]QwllltMJ, - 11, 1M, 2IIO, 237, 240, NI,[...]112, 114, DI, I 22, 542[...]Qwattr,oy, Looi 112, 511, 111, 1:11, IN[...]a• ......,,-,12[...]t, - Gwynn, - Key 218
Q a W Woolem 9llop 51:1, !l8S, SM CIINgow 25, 27, IO, 107, 161, SU c-[...]Qroy, 102, :Ms, SM, -
Qaolhlo, Dale 111[...]ir Fore•._ - Grey, Don 210[...]- C - - , 111, fA, 111, IN, 212,
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QloJ-. - IL 1a, 1lo, 111, 200
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (435)[...]"-,0..,227[...]...... - 2 2 7
H....., Dw'9ht 227, W3[...]llelllt, IC-Ill 17t, 225, 22t,[...]llelllt,l.oY-225[...]Hobllo,'-PltlMA:2[...]- . 1 1 -... 200[...]Hoopo, '°"" 213, s1•[...]Hoopo, ..,,.... 211,519[...]Hopllln-. Donne 20:t

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- - . . , _ 1M, 115,
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...,..m 8hH a Furnltunt5a,
513.527, H-o. Ollllort 131, 1411, 291, :NO, - , 551 tt.llmaft,Fr~200 -ldt,E[...]Hom, F r - 1a, 21M, 5ICI
_,._d.........ic.•[...]hop 511 - - • l.llhl 142[...]1,lla _ , . 12, 27, a, 114, 1'1, 112, 111, 111, 522, !Milman, .,_.,nlfw 571[...]Hom, ICermh 211
-•--...-111.530
...,_Tollora.[...]- ..... 129,171[...]nffl Hom, Lonnie 211[...]Hom, . . . , . _ 212

-T1"!171,--[...]----211[...]Hom. 11111... 102, 111, 204, -[...]Hom, Rlcwd 210[...]-1 221 ' 1 , .[...]Hom. Welte, 2201
_..,, c.u., 212[...]MIJ 101, 5N -.DflldlLS72 Hor[...]R. 512,[...]2%7[...]ltewloJ, DMld ffl, 221, 514 10:t, - -c-[...]ltewloJ, ldwwd 211[...]- ..,. Froncla Clarll 222[...]-k-JMloW,224[...]- • Ell 121, 1'3, 541[...]- , EllJ. 372 -..c.[...]-,-..11.372[...]H. .leJ, O'°"" 221 llen[...]M5 "-ler, G,....ni. 112. 111, 201, 210 llendrlcuon, ThomM 1D, 142, 291, - , Honedrawn equlp,Mnt 213
-----517 _ . . ,, Jaekle 213 121, 511[...]- • Jacob E. S72[...]-.-222
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (436)[...]KMdrowakl, Franll; 1,1. 1~ 211, 311 1 1 : -. 0 - . . - . ...
Hutton, Jack 129, 170, S77 Hr.....,_ RJcherd ..Dick,.. 20I. 517 Jone,e.lneZM[...]- ""'"" 200 Kledrowurl, Hen,,e,t 211 Knoedler, Jenni. Lee 2IIO
Hutton, Jeffy 2%1 JergMOn, Conn._ 211, 5a Jonn, INM 170[...]KftMdMf, Mrrtte Chu.rch -
Hutton, Jim 221 Jo,geoon, Ooug 210 Jonee. Ive 1[...]M4
Hutton,
Hutton.,
- 243. 51S, 517, sat
KarelN 221[...]JOOH,Jeon221[...]Jonee, J...te 215[...]K'"-nbergH, ltndre 221 Knoedlo,, Wllllo 200, 2"
Hutton, Linda m[...]n $11 Jones. Kay 2115 ltlN, Krlo 22 Knott, J■me• a. 115
Hutton. Mergaret 221 .,.,..-,on, Stewe 20I Jones, uu,. 513 KUa.m, Arthu.r 22). 2'4 KnouN. JeMle a . t74
Hutton, IIMie 223 JHperMn, Chrl1 251 JOOH, Phylllo 227 ltlllom, Edllll 521 KftudMn1 at.nae, ,..., 1a
Hutton, Martt,n 521 -.HenryS31[...]n
Hutton,
Hutton,
Mary Ann 221
IIIIM 221, 519[...]JOOH, ROMll<I 225[...]Jonn, Terry 221[...]Klll<lm, Rogot 22S[...]Knutaon, Doneld t22, ,as, 111,[...]Kn.utton, tt.t.11 JohMOft 217[...]ltll._k, lloboeoa 20I Knutoon, Ida[...]JontNt, VelorN 214 KIiied In Action 23S-:t15 Knutoon, ltonneth 171. 111, 1142
Hutton, Olive - IO, M, 170 ......n, Laotor 147, 148, 512, 524, 527, 540, JonH, Ykkl 21• Klllo tho Enom, 12>0 ll:nu'-11:nul*
Hutton, Phytlia 227, 51S, 521, 515 581 Jone.. Vlrglnl• 521 ltlmbal~ Hor[...]knutaon. Leurenc. 211
Hutton, Prieclll• 10. 170, 223 Jeooon,lloti.531 JOOH,W.J.520 K.Jmb[...]on, llildrad 171, 171. 111
Hutton, l i e - 227 """"t Raymond 191 JOMa, Warren 221 KlmmM, Jamw 22S Knutoon, Yk lat
Hutton. RowH• 229 Mutt Church 24 JOOH, Wollen 151, 224, 227, 525, m klmrMI, Jenny 521 Knuteon. Ytwtat1 ,a, 117
Hutton, Tracy 221 Jeeuit prel1ta 22. 121 JOMS. WIiiiam 71.[...]Klmrn.., . . . . . . ., 522 11:oblo, Laoto, 178[...]Jetcoet. EHtyn 221 Jordan, H.M. U2 Kbnmel, Lout. 224 Koch, llutt, E. 11•
Hyolop, Sharon 542 Jewel, R[...]JorgenMm, Curti• 211 Klmm.i, Pat 225, 21W, - Koche<, Ooio - • .._ 514, 522, MS, NS[...]KlmrneJ. ThomN 224 Kocher, Dor[...]17, 517 Joelln,-2>01 Klog, Bobll,2" Kocho<, l'ogt, 522, SA, MS

I[...].lounMMn, Cindy 211[...]ltlog,,.,.a 20I[...]ltlno,-140.2111,:Ma[...]King, Ju.lie 210[...]ltohl, W.E. 1M, 110
~ Age 20 Jollnon. F,..,k 311, 5211 Juogoro, JoNph P. 241 King. June 21S Koh~ W[...]Kolllmon, - 221
IFYEdolegot.o5'0[...]King. Kirt>, 215 11:ojotln, Dnld 142
n.o, -1ao, 113[...]K Klno, lllc:hatd "Oidt" ffl, 102, 181, 1M,[...]100
lm:ter, Frank 13. 17
lmlor, Loia ... as, N, 512
lmporiel Ek. .to, 520, 512, SIS
tmporiel Luml>er Co. 108, 512, 5N[...]JohnMn, Alex 212[...]211
JohnNn, Audra, 211
Jollnoon, Bonny E. 312, 5IIS[...]Ko E,to 112,585[...]Klog, Toni 215[...]I t - D.,,_ 211, A2[...]John.or., C.ot w . 201, 224 Kalal, c_, McGui[...]11:1. . .,. 211
Johnoon, Chwlio 125, 254, 510 Kelel, Okk 587[...]Kopp, ldo 71, 151
·--11--152 John.on. Christine 197, 521 ic-.John587 KlneeJ, Unde 211 Kopp.Mu[...]••,,..,. Matt 21t Kopp, ~ 7[...]Clfflord 201-
2'44, 11:elblleloh, H[...]Dane 230[...]Dnm tto. 207
Ool,nn 230[...]Kalkman, Vloiot 521[...]11:lnul, COiia 211[...]Johnaon. o.nny 211. 312 Kolldahl, Cort 1'1,[...]Johneon, Diane 208 ll:olldoll~ Lul<I 8 . 1-. f78, 178, 113 ll:lnul,Helot,202 K-oloflki,F[...]Johnoon, Oonokl 147, 21a, 2W 11:ellclaltl, Sophk (lloaNfmon) sa, 541 11:lnul, J , - 203 Kow-6owH1,[...]_, SIS Johneon, Oorio $32, 534 Kalu.za, Albina 271, 541 11:lnzel, JO/In - , $32, SN 11:...,_,.,
...._[...]Koluu, frenk 75, 278, 311, 518[...]11:atuu, ...,, 200, 271, 541 Kinzel, Pal UII[...]Kandotf, Bart,ara 225[...]IUouol, lland)'-. $32, - 11,-. - .[...]hnoon, - 113, 1M, ,.,, - 170,211 Kondoll, Donald LaRoy 173 IOnul, Wallor 201, 2W ZIii
.,_.,, - 21s, m Johnaon, Elmer 312, 511 11:ondoll,[...]ltlnzel, , . _ 2IJI, 532
John.eon. Elw"ln 244. 383, 514 Kane,, FetMr Robert 1JI Klppl-°"t 12 $21[...]_,__
-,- 102, 221, 222[...]11:,_ _ _
. , _ Ori 512, 513, - . -[...]11:onnlng, Colvin 20I Kipp. J - ta, 22, 1JI, 3IO K-Cori-
ln[...]John.Mn. Eatbef 221 Kannlno, EH 2GI[...]Johnaon, Floreln• 204 Kenning, PesllY 521 11:ltlly of 8lolM County ar l(,-ClndJ221

---[...]11:, __ _
ltwin, RON 5:29, 554 ....[...]rendo Kay 10 Kopp, Ala 20I 11:lt[...]IC•- Dlono 221
leockoon, C..t Emil 141,371,544
lebell,lllll!MIS[...]Johnaon, G-, 218[...]11:lruldk c-tor, 152[...]lNworb 5M, 1115 ---211.-.-,,.,
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...[...]Kogel. Atttlur 223 Kllbldlo, E[...]117, -2113 ltogel. c - :m,[...]Johnoon,Kareft1t0,20I ltogel. 0 ... 227, 317 Klrbldio, frMII 101, 102, IC KIOI, Joo ta, 117,[...]Kt19 Et.... 22A[...]ltogel. Fred 1711, 223, 317 - Holly 214[...]11:lrilaldio,-214[...]Kogel. Koo :m, 252, 317, - . sa. m 11:lrilaldio[...]ltogel. Kony 2:la
5'1, !IM, 51S[...]11:...i,11tomn224 Klt1caldle[...]Corl 1 -.-
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (437)[...]JI 1N I.Mt..-, ChNlor 212 L-ullo, -213 Molon.y, Chrle 253, 545 McCracllen, Alden 224,, 541
Lall .. r.,..,, ..
1.a11.-..[...]13' Longknife, Kevin 213 llafoMy. Chrlet 141[...]llaloner, Debra 221[...]Bruce 221[...]Crnthla 22t
Lall .. IU. -
LMftb&Fox•[...]Lorll.ane 214[...]Renita 201[...]--,.0....221,•[...]...,.o.n.. 2211 McC_,on,[...]Doug._ 221
'--1>,C.A.ffl[...]McCr-on, Earl 224, 514
IMni-t,.11,nffl[...]1N - J, Jlm:1211 McCracken. F.E. -
a.--.ic... :t12 Low.n.n.-211 Looby, P•UJ 207 -,.11onc1ym[...]McCracken, John 221
LMMaull C-.,Y 1112 Low..i.r,.[...].-.
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LMMautl, C - 213[...]Cl- 21, N[...]Cindy 230[...],,_,_11.., fflOP o1 21[...]Lorine 129, 110, 2M[...]- 29, 32. a, . . 105, 107, 1,0, 173, 111•[...]183, 1SS. 511 , 522, 554, !IN, IW7[...]...,,.old, ...,, 227[...]McC-kon, - , EIIM 224, 531[...]McCracken. Virginia 521[...].Q...,,_
..-. - 1M, ,.., 230[...]Q._,. 141•, 401. 525
uwlo,Mlc-214[...]Lo••• Clinton 213[...]LoH, Unclo 212, AO[...]L•wlo,W-221 L o[...]Mc0... ..... 111177
. _ _ , 22, 102, 103, 1CII, 1Ge, 110, 120. Lew5-town Mt 122 LonlKO. CIH!ord 1N ManJC- 121[...]-,..,. _., ......
...... 540,552, 5 !13, ,,,,, - UN11J Cou[...]UNl1y, FloNnco 1t5, 220 Lowe, Dagmar 531[...]McDonloll, Jolin 10I, 410
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119, 525, Ludwig, 8Mlto 1[...]McGHll'fray, llonffltl 211
uqua,-515[...]McQIIIIYroJ, Cindy 212. 513
~lft.l.T. 10[...]Lunor rocl di.., 1125[...]McQIIIIYr■r, £1lubeth Jean 211[...]Lllk:otn ac11oo11-... 520 Lund, Tula - 173[...].1a,wr Marlin, SIU 210, - McQIIIIYraJ, HrrJ 218[...]Lundborg, QIMno 225 Mortin, Carl II. A1 McQllllwroJ, Judy 213
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uaan., lrflnt "Olc:11" 117, 20:I i.-,Loio201[...]llcGulN, Cwol 217. 533
~ld111[...]lllli. 1• Marlin, ..... 214 McGuire, C[...]LJIMcll, M... 20:I _,In, Slolla 175, 20S McGul,., l>ffnlo 123, 1a, 211, 412. 511[...]McGuire, Donald 183, 211, 412
I.Mw.it.LG.10[...]174 McQul,., Edno 211
LaTr"J, Clara 200
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L.oploJ, - 2 2[...]Mop.. ClaJ1oft 224, - 414
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (438)[...]Morgen, Edith 21111 llurphf,[...]..., Pere• lottleft• 24, N, II, 111, m, 131
--Hllda1IO Minugh, - 180, 237, 540, 5a1 Morgan, Hen,y 200 Murpt11. Tina 221 .... , - . Dennie 221
Me1-,11ay1eo Minugh, - - - 201 - 8 " " , -[...]Nu ....... M-.1■
...mortal Day 152, 513, 511 Minugh, John 1112, 547[...]Morgen, Jim 112[...]Nk:hottoft, Atk::e 201[...], f',-..,11: as
...,,.._ Confectionery 591, 512 MiMUp31 Moreen, Mell 2IIO, 240, 521, 537 Murray, MatJ°"- 202[...]Nlcholoon, frenk 111
-hke, Dorothy 172 M...lon Conyon 12, 121 Morgan, Wallace 1N[...]N i e - , llyrna m
- r l J Cemele,y 152 Minion High School 1N Morin, At- 221 .,.,,,.,, RayfftOftd 201 Nlchol-, -[...]ng Co. 587
-..Y,Oordon210
- . . , , ,u11e 213[...]Mlnouri Breeko 15, 25, 11, 541, 55a[...]Morin. AtYJn 214[...]Morin. 8emk:e 221[...]Morin, Brad 215[...]Murray, lloberi F. N, 10I, 171, 253, 1131, 531[...]N-...e.,, Vlcld 111, 521, Al[...]IElluMIII 1'4, 171
-,,Leon511
_ , , Tammr 212
..._lot Cllurch 1st[...]Mloeourl RIYor I, 11, 12, :lo-22, 24, 25, 11, N,
II, 180, 2 52, 519, - · 541, 551[...]Morin, CKUe 221[...]Morin, Douel• 221, m[...]Morifti Ken 215[...]N•._n,Hane.-.t.rtO,ut
...ltoal,25 Mino[...]llorin,Marle220
Mett.-CtM 2S. 10:,. 101. 131
...,.... "Dutch Louie" 23, . .
MINJ, Mlllle 125[...]Morin, Mike 214[...]Morin. Pet.,. 222[...]lly-Bu1ch425,!164[...]- • ILi.......,.. 11:z. nt. 190,429,
..., _ Louie B. 1111[...]11,-Ken-221 N'-,C-m
M~AnNl112 Mit[...]My-Louie S.A7
M i c - - F1orence 12, 112, 115, tit, 537 Mitchell, Forroel 177, 51' Morin, v ... 221 My-llheroft112 N •Mn. Dorott11 211
MichMIMft, Korry 171, 200 Mitchell, George 1IO Morin, W..-nn 215 Myhr, llo[...]..-.a..,»<
M i c - - MIidred 112, 1N, 537 Mitchell, Dnrllle 1IO Morin,Wlneton221 Myl,r, LL 521 Nl--:rn
llk:haeleon. Tom 112. 111, 414 Mitchell, ....[...]N-..,,11in201,zn,,121,m
Michale, Clair 111 Mobert,Allred12 Mormon - . ,[...]h m N-, Leo 211, OIi
Middle Butte School 111 MOCCNln, Adell 112 Morrie,Donald224 Myron, All 113, 211, :M4 Niooaft, 1.[...]Myron, George 211[...]........ ....,201[...]- . Marg- 207, 127[...]MoccNln, George 125 Morrie, llenrJ M[...]Moccaoln, Minnie 1112, 547[...]Monie, - · 173, 180, - - . C22[...]Monie, McKinley 224[...]Morrie,Weklon225[...]-.c1ar- -
Milk Rher I, 11, 15, 22, 25, 24, 17-100, 1112, -Ladlee8hop5111[...]0-11:Z. 100, 150, 1IO, 151, 115, -..Mn.Club529 Mormon, A.IL 150
1tl, 111, 170, 173, 175, 253 , 254, 54$-547,
_,1ono1. --ingol,
21;Neaiaoflo ode:[...]MNlc, 8elln<le 2111[...]Nl•on,-211[...]NIH",-20l,lla

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Milk Rl•er Bridge 1112, 143 -lc, ■ -2211 --.Eteen[...]d Poteto a Reglatered MN1c, Conite 2311[...]llelalger,Doug227[...]Nlllor,, llicMnl t, 12a, 112, 411, 11l[...]Morton, Don 227
Milt IUYer Food Fann SM[...]Nhor,, 211
Milk Rher 0-eloglcal lloclety 523
Milk Rher lrrlgelion Project 1111[...]- l e , Leonard 227[...]-,.1o11nny552[...]-le, Magclallne "lbtl9ie" 2112, 531[...]- - · . _ 144,111
Milk Riffr - • 512
Milk RIYer Aldero 534, 1161[...]........ bridge 12[...].......
Milk RIYer Shopping Center 101, 1112, 114, -le, - 193, 2IIO Moun~ Annie 230 . . _..,Ha[...]-
230 Modlc, - 5 2 Mount. Corolhw 205 Neet.,11-201 - . , . u a 1, t121,-IN
Milk RIYer Valley 20, 21, 24, 25, 11, 103, 111, - l e , Ruth 113, 114, 1n, 2110 Mount. cnnton 221 Nee!J,All[...]-.,1...,.. 111, 111, m
120, 131, 1 03, 111, 1N, 252, 251, 274, 271, Modic, Sonny 2211 Moun~ Eotell[...]74 -Tine.2111[...]Mount,-214
Milk Rher Valley ..... 105, 111, 511, 587[...]m -,,-112,s11,-.-[...]Teien! Conleel -le, Vic 241, 420, 531, 1111 Mount.,-D. :I[...]Mount, _,. J. 101, 1112, :141, SU[...]....,,,_201
and RacreetJon Aa e. 511[...]Mount. Robert-.... 101,234 -,,-tto[...]--527
Miller 561[...]Mount. r-254
MIU..•- Ranch 110,253, 253[...]--211[...]Mount, Willi-. 230[...]Moher, Anna 172, 1• llountafnS[...]- ...... A. - 10, 22,551
Miller'• - Shop 511[...]lloh#, . . , . . . 221 Mountain S._ Telep[...]- ,, lllellJ 225
lllll Ml, 272, 420, 5111 -,.-112 - ·[...]-.-2114[...]_......,_..,._
MWet, Bonnie 11. 213[...]-.--.s-.-..-.-
MIiier, - 210, 5S1, 5S2
Miller, c- 51, 212
Moher, Dorothy 221 Moale)', EH 172[...]-...QJl.--2:1[...]- . ,, F...,k 71, 211, 420, 51' Moxley, .lucllth 172 - . _ , . . . 111[...]-.-...
Miller, Clyde 251, 415 - . ,, Fred ff, 141, 227, >oo, 421, 514, 533 MIIC8odyollop5a[...]Mohar, _ , 71, 113, 200, 515, 521[...]M-,Ellen172 _ , _ _ _ _ _ ClaRI
Miller, DaYld 180, 2117[...]Moher, - · 113, 211
113,272,421 Mullen, -[...]Mohar, ./ulla 115,111,272[...]-~-.-
- . U 183, 274, 415 - . ,, Kathy.2111
-Miller,. Fred
-
F1oJd2111,[...]- -. LMrJ 225, 275, 511
Mohar, l.lnda:121[...]- , , Ced! C22[...]--.-,221 -,.,[...]- -· ...., Lou 212, 54:1 - . ......... ,...521, ..
Mlller, or- 211, - , 520, SIG llltohM', ....... 221 Mvm-,, Don "T-200,-.111 - . - w. m[...]- 210 2111, C22, 5111[...]- . IINlron ZII, 275,111 Mu_,Qledyom[...]___,_ -J,-211
I HowM'Cf -Chub"' Ml[...]2'7, CD
- • .l.ock 111, 411, 417, 111[...]_,_,
- . 'aJ 417, fl'
....... .tun.211[...]....- . - - - 0 6 , 1 7 1
- , L. . 211111,A0,512
-,.,-521 -,,l#[...]-,.,-522
- .... Mylo.2111 114, ao,-, _r.,.,212[...]__
- · . . _ I L . _ . , 07, 522,111, 5N[...]t1,00
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, . . . . . A.212 --TerrilerW[...]1tl,-. 1
-.-211[...]-· - m

-.-2111[...]-•1'11142[...]_,..,,_112[...]-.-117,281
81,op_,,.,[...]M1
lll,27, . ,[...]L1N,111 llwJIIIJ, Gay 172

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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (439)[...].... _ JJ ._ _211[...]112, 111, 21M, 534, 551[...]$45, 551, 574

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O.LU.W. 1.0!llgo512 Pollitt, Ma,y 203 R~John:1114
Obe[...]lll "-11-, .._, 205, !lol2
- ~ c - 141. 179 Pel-l.alHl175,200 l'omlroy. -[...]Rlgodall, lla,mcncl 53, 210, 451, 517
..._ Lucille 201[...]ounty I "-9-,allm452,534
- ~ . . . . , 'MO[...]179, 171, 1N Pon,£1....-24 Rig-, Tom 111,452, 511

-h~-%1t[...]_,102
-..•-•ma,
Oboelll, ..... 1'1, 171, - ..._ ....... 180, 2111 """' "'" c.m.i.ry ••[...]Rlliroad opur 108
ObNcllt,lloM,Ul,1125,533
ObNch~Toddaa
Occ...,, E'"''°' Co. 141.[...]_ _ , , RIY 241, 2411, 443, 514, 540[...].._., U..... Spam 210[...]Rall,o.ecta. ..,, con.etructlonofs 21--31,[...]21111;effllfl,anto-ng lhetr•ln. :IZ;mapol,[...]32[...]Raltw1y Act DI 1175 211
o.ful'M:k•, L..cW. 10 PII-R-201 Pop[...]1'1111, ,_ - John 51S,521[...]171 P9trllll4,121,117 Port ol[...]Rlmbe'9 School 172

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Ohllfklng, F,onk 1111, 102
-•nv. Wlll>Ur 233
0ld Fon - - I, 24, IS, II, 131, 13',
M1:ltiolo,Jol, - • 37
OldlleJ'l120
Old-y40,411[...]..., ......u,525,5:11[...]Pona,, ROll227[...]Potato •••hoUN 278[...]Rlnchl11f1251,254[...]ffNmUOMn a Wadp 517

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- Ford 573, 574,[...]Pelril, Gl<Nlye 111, 1111, 537, 542 - Geofve2S2, • •[...]Powlll,Joon 172[...]453,514,524[...]57, 1M, 177,201,245,271.[...]--~-521[...]- - Don 57, 177, 180, 201, 245, 271,
-,A.A.91.M[...]1N 453, 514, 525[...]Rum-, Eileen 17, 511, 527, 5311[...]- . ""' :za, 521
-,Ab0111'7',-[...]l'oweil, 11-1172[...]-OrrHle172 RMlftWNft.[...]-.--,.
-Anlyw171,21e l'ltrie.Louia:123,521 .,_.... Roy 115[...]- • Kftffllt 113, 185, 1N, 245; 453,
-,LG.2!13,S19[...]Rum-, Kri9tln 2GI, 532
_C_ffl,_544 - Pal!J 22t, 230[...]--n,llarllS3,5a2.513,5ft

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- 147,201, - al, 514,520. 5ZI, PhamtMI, LaVOAge, 200[...]- - 5 1, 6'

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- E•eiJn 515[...]P l , - Eddie <145, !121
,.,.[...]- - ""'""' 1125, 527[...]112,520,531[...]- - . Sig 245,454[...]-.-521
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Pllar9'111J532[...]- - ,., 114, 4154, 5311, 542, SIi
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_.,.,.,.$15[...]Pllllipo~Co.253[...]Pt,lllipt County I, t, 11, 22, 114, 1:M, 134, 150, Prlce,llllly227 llllleJ, l.ola21[...]111,171, 2115, 113,521, - - -. 1GII Pr1co. CharlN W. 2:1 - • 114, 13,191, 197, 172. 17s, 531,
-,..,...177,ZII
- I.WM 515,511[...]a County Newo 57A
- . 011 -o.w.• 112, 1u, 1t0.-.-. Pl,lllipt, -Janln D. I, t, 25, 552[...]Prica, Donna 221 RI-• Poet Oflic[...]-,1-227[...], . . 215172,171, -[...]~512[...]l'roduellon CNdll - 272[...]Roctor, 20I,20I,[...]ludy1llO, 531 - · 522, -[...]Pronto. 0-, 211 RodaWllll•-[...]l'ronlo, _ ,,., ~ - 520 - - , . , _ 1M, 170
- ~ c...._[...]--car1•:M
_....,,_211 ar,[...]-op,--
- ~ Edwanl 217, MIi[...]Pronto. llonard 211[...]...__,212[...]l'-.-254,[...]--251,- ----1[...]l'luSCllool171
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- i . - . i 211, GI, 513[...]253,[...]- Georg,, 531
-1-bl,1211,2'15 PIiie, - Nkk 10, 171, 2SI, .... - l'WA project 120 IIMd LoeM & Ar•[...]lupply 132[...]---
- - Tld 217, - . - . ... 515
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (440)[...]ROMburg, Dori1 224 8-o, Woltor B. 415, 58t, SN khwente1 Shane 21, llhupe, Dole ta, 11t, 1tO, 20I
Richie, wunom m -burg, Dorothy 221 Sanda. Warre,i 200 Selfe.., CherlH 125, 213, ... Shupe. Dorotlty 11t,[...]Aoaebltro, Lawrence 221 8andY1k, &el~ 511 Selle"" Effie 144, 515, 521 Shi,,-, Echrln alngttam 255
Rich.,_,, Art 17, 51, 113, 2111, !Ml, 517, 511, _ .. School 174 aandr'• cm 582. 512 Selfe.., Lolond 53, 111, 1ta, 111, 1N, 2115 Dupa, J.,... en
•1[...]kite.., Leonord 53, 71, 200, 245, 514 llhupe, Wlllloffl I . SU
RlchmM, . .th 117, 201, 511 RON l.odJllng HouM 511 ••ner•r, Edith 20I actt.,.. LolMHIJn .5S, 200 Shurlock, W..I. llt1
ll[...]Rou. ..tty Don 527 Songulno, Arc:hlo 415, 525, 531 Scott, Foye204 8hurttlfl, J.H. 621
Richman,
lllchm. .,
&Ill M, 457, 511
- 51, 248, 51-4, 511, 511[...]a.Ila 151, 525. 521[...]Scott, Jeri 121[...]. -.--
Richmon, CIM 117, 201 !Mnry E. 513 Songulno, E _ . 151, 224, 415, 525, 517 Scott, Polmer 112 ....,_,_10

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Richman. Denny 210 Songulno, - , . . 224 kOUteJ, Lonafne MO. 512 al...,lliU:M1[...]" - Mory 11t, - -
Richmon, Don 5a, 207, M, 11$1, Ma, 549, R-Thomool[...]Vinnie 171 Songulno,.-t223[...]. . . _ Dorio 174,205
lticllman,Qeofge,211 " - Worron 524 Sengulne,Ken227 Scvrlocl<, D,Ylcl 201 ..._flhelS1t,111
R[...]Songulno, MIN!I.,., 223, 533 Scurlock, - k H. 101
Richmon, Huther 5111
Richmon, Jack 245, ffl, 514, 520, 570[...]Songulno, llorltyn 22S[...]• -• lock 141. 114, 1111, 2m, 472, 111[...]412

Richman, Jim 5117[...]lanche 513 8angulnt. Terry 221, :Ml h•man[...]- .. MoH 141. 211
Rout-, Devono "Hlon.- 202, SN Songulno, Woll., 223 . ._ 2 7 Slom[...]Roulancl, "--k 175, 522, - S■neone, Fattter Francia 1'9[...]- ... Potty 211
Richmon, Unda 213
Richmon, Rita 541, . . . -
Richman, &hlrle)' 51[...]9A8KT ANA Round Dance Club 525[...]Slomeno, Penny 20I[...].........er1y212 Solhef, Anno 197[...]- Show Ste, 511, S:IS, 527, 531, 571 SIi- lllrthd-, Club 6ft
Ri[...]0 .,,.., - •· 122, m , ,-. 152, 1-. 110,
Rkld.., Cetla 144, 513, 115. sa[...]Mrrl. Sather, Linda 212 a.n,.,,[...]111,1N
Riddle, GU)' 211 Row•, D1¥id 212 Solher, Onlli. - S.lfonl Ranch 255 an,.. aow c.m.,.,,. 122, m . ~
lllddte,Joy:IM Rowe, Lorin 2111 Sother, Trocr 211 S.llo, Donn, 215 5M;mopol,[...]honda210 ...,.,O.K.1:12 llel[...]a.mte'UM lndian• 21 111,144,547
I[...]Rowe, T.,.,, 211 ...... Doneld 164 Sonlot CIU..no 621, - •11-Do11o<1oe[...]llowloy, · - 111, 203, 241[...]Andr. . .a.ct.on 21, N
IUder. France. 203 llowloy,NolMdta,204[...]llowloy, Opol 1N, 201, - a.voy a, 7a. t1, 12. .., WT, 10I, 107, 112. S.Mnth Infantry 2:1 alfflfflOft,.. £WM 2:M
- • Greg 212, !Ml Roy'o LoundJy a Dry Cleaning 5111 1211-131, 131, 140, 142, 151, 1eo, ta, 1-. ....non. On-el a[...]Co. 108, 597 170, 174, 171, 111, 112, 232, 277, 521, 535,[...]472 1M[...]227[...]3, 174, 171, Ruclneky, DoYlcl 211 531, 545, 5411, sa-!18[...]- .. Archer O. 101, 102, Z12
112 Auclnlky, Oennta 211 13 1;nomlngol, 12t[...].......... . .tty , • • 203 almono, CelYIII
lllel,[...]545 Ruclneky, Dono 211
RuclnUJ, Franeet 218
Ruclnoky, llorgom 21t[...]c:i.r-1•. 621, M1

Riggin·- ---
Riggin, Elmer !II, ta, 204, 524, 534
lllffln, Guy-, SU, 517, 524, !We
Rlntn..._,ne_[...]S..oJ CrNk 121. Sita[...]215[...]Slmono, ,uu. 221, m
-.-147,224 Shambo, Cnlitl 215 llmono, LHllo[...]orothy 175 S.voy Hotel 112, 130, 131, 5'5 lhembo, D•_,,n 214 .......... Lol[...]y School N, 175 ~Ed254,2!it Slmono[...]Ruck, Evelyn 223[...]LN 222[...]Shambo, John 2'M,[...]_....,,227[...]Parlor 451, ICIO Rude, Mra. 521 Savoy School 130, 11[...]a-..11J1om,.n
Ring, Alice 115. 150, 512, 515, 531[...]'11 5'I ~ Louie 215 at-,K,ioSIO
Ring, Dnld A. 107, 1GI, 112, 115, 150, 190,
192,$41,459,5511,SIO,SN[...]Runnelo, 223, 5S3[...]llunyon, E l - 52, 117[...]lhombo, - 21f[...]llhembo,-,,-222[...]aro.., m

""'11, Dnld A. "Tll,J" 115, 114, 1-. 542 Runyon, lloJ 4'1, 522, 554 9cobe<y, ChortM 524 -brow, Louie 25, 107 Slnk,~W. 171
Ring, -

-U B. 115, 114,
Ring, LHUen 542
Ring, Pnoton 115, 1N[...]Rurol Eec1rlllcotloft Admlnlolrotlon 271[...]Aurel Telephone Admlnlotrollon 271 -------[...]•LF.-m n. 2:1. ll4.., '"· m[...]lilllng - ... :m
Rfnio, £erf 210 ll-A[...]Sllll119-41

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Rinio, Lori 210 ....[...]_ _ _...... 213
117, 527 SchNter, WiUM 51.1[...]SiwyOf, a......25[...]...... ........ 221[...]- - 5 1 5 , 527,532 . . -, Alvoffl
-. c-. 10.-, 524,533 A-, - 1ff,[...]..-.c-- 245, - , 514, 519 Showl,-210[...]- ·- 115, 153, . . . 520, 521, 571,[...]Show!, Tom 2N, 212, 51t[...]Sk.lfflrlgtor,, _ , , _ 141
-,Hamol229
-,Lucillo533[...]..-,a-,210[...]204, Ma, 57'[...]-,,25e,~[...]--7!0
R-.Ted229[...]-....-ard1N

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- - 1 1 7, 202
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Thunderstorms and Tumbleweeds: 1887-1987 East Blaine County (441) Smith, W.& 112, 4IIO l p o -[...]_.,...540 Thompeon, Rllondo 212
11mlU.-0'11tyM ComelorJ 152 Spoiled lllNI, Katie[...]lloM TIIOftlnnoon, M.S. 528
&mllllo Mwunlllo 10$[...], JowlM 190 ThofflhlU, Jim 552, 5113
ami,-,~171,m[...]aw«wt..act, Maraha 205 TilomloJ, Echo 411, SM
lmlt--1'1W,21t ......[...]5 8wondoeld, Pal 520[...]Tbom..,, Ela ON 204
Spring CoulM l e - 112 81o•t. Joanne 11, 5[...]...._,,,.....,,.,,,,.,
- - ....... 171. 217, ffl
8mlth-. Loullo 211 lprlftlllo[...]stout, John 87, 1•, 17.. 211, SM lw•-,.on. Julia 51[...]lq...r•claltclng525 SIOUl, ■My 1[...]'
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Ill, 231, .,., 51'[...]IL Franc.le XaYN, 121[...]Til-lu-12,254[...]ILl-22
SL PMll'o 27, ... 102, 121, 129, 112[...]s1...1,w-211[...]...... llrolllen 253[...]Wlloon 112 Th- MIio CoulM a[...]Th-.q-rtown 128
·--Opol172 IL Paul'o - 100, 112, 120, 1SI, 1W, , _ . , 8 - 11115, 1M, 180, 520[...]Stowell, E. SJ!he R. 171
..... - 13, 20, 71, 110. 152, 17... fl'I,
2S8. 'Zf7, 557, MIi, Ml, t00[...]AIUfflftl Z.22!1[...]ltni9hl, C...,,._ A. 512, 5$9[...]s1r-. Aflll""' 212[...]ThrOMOft, H.P. 112, 113, 132, M7, 412, 511,[...]st. 1'11urs Mleolon c.-,, 152 attend, c.t. 211[...]IL PeuV• Mllolon Churclt 121 ltrMcl, D..... -[...]IL Pauh Mleolon 9clM>ol 121, - • 1... 115 ...- . --212[...]II, · - 141, 200, 245,

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Tumer Wom.t'• Fe<Mi'ated Club 529 Y...th, NonnWI 200 w...1c11[...]W.,.lck, Koy 2115, $42 Whotolono, N.E. 540, S[...]Warwick, lil"'J 205 Whll"°"'bM[...]linlng Co. - ,
w. 174, 1&1. 112., 111. 231[...]Wold,E'"-201
Turn•r• Cart[...]•-lcli, Thoffloo 204, 522, 575 WJtlt• Cow, ~ 221 Wold, OWibiH 1/R
Turner. °"'11• 177, 111. 112. 1a, :MS Ylcto,y . ., - 4-H Club m WHllington Tomto,y 22, 21 White Cow, - . 221
Turner, H.C. 1°', 115. 132. 133, S41, 57-, 590, VletNam V•ts:.n• 250[...], 111 White Cow, Y•Oflke 222 Wold. Tholfflo 200
ViolMom Wat 112, 515 Wnhlngton, W.F. 511 Whllo Eogto 22 Wole<y HartNI.,. 1117
Turner, Inez 111, 112 Ylklng Cole 'ICM, 5[...]Whi.. Rock, . .Yorty 55
TurMr, lov•ff 200. 541[...]Wot<,ry, Dorry! 271[...]ow Cow-. 41
T.....,, Tllolme 10, 11-, 111, 112, 111, 192,[...]Wolery, EIieen 121[...]Wolklno, - 215, 253, Pl[...]~tt.Ann•521 W[...]Wole<y, Loron 221
TurnlON, Mel•ln 230[...]W ■IJdna, Donald 200 Whllo, J . 1117
TurntON. Neomi 221 Ylolott, - • 211[...]Wole<y, lil"'J Ann 521
Violett, Byron 201, - Wotklno, Jim 200 White, Luer 112

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