Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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September 18, 2018- When the Northern Pacific Railroad asked Jay Cooke’s banking company to be its financial agent in 1865, Cooke was leery of the offer. Northern Pacific needed help in funding construction and selling bonds, but this was a large undertaking, even for the Jay Cooke and Company, a firm that had financed the Union in the Civil War. The railroad was to be the largest enterprise in the country up to that time–larger even than the Erie Canal. Cooke declined the request, but when asked again in 1869, he had grown more optimistic of...
Colorado is one of my favorite places to go. First of all, it’s my birthplace, but until six years ago, I had never been there. It had always been on my list of things to do. My parents planned a family vacation to go to Colorado and show me the place where I was born. Unfortunately, a comic scene of unfortunate events kept it from happening. I wonder if my parents still see any comedy in those events? My siblings and I were discussing that trip and compared it to one of the Chevy Chase v...
Belated sympathy to the Nielsen/Ploium families for the passing of Junita Nielsen-Goertzen Aug. 12th. She will be missed. Dave and Linda Madson visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Wednesday afternoon. Lester’s sister June Sabbe of Wellsburg, N.D. and her son, Vance of Denver, visited Lester and Jackie on Thursday. Roger Roberts was also a Thursday visitor as well as Saturday. Sunday, Lezlee Thorson and her daughter, Kayla, spent the day with Jackie. Lester took in the Steam Threshers Bee at Stump Lake on Sunday. Carrie Madson and Paul P...
Last Friday Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor at the Ervin Longnecker home. Evening found Jimmy a visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home enjoying visits with Nikki Braaten and Amanda Indergaard. Charlotte Koepplin was in New Rockford Monday on errands and Wednesday she drove to Devils Lake and took care of some business. Sharon Laxdal drove her mother Esther lndergaard to her regular dialysis appointment Saturday. Margie Anderson drove to Jamestown Friday to her daughter Shelly and Kent Rigsby’s home. Shelly and Margie drove t...
Martin and Eloise Lucht took a train out of Devils Lake recently to their son Scott and Kim Lucht at Rochester, Minn., where they enjoyed some R & R, eating and visiting. Elaine Thompson walked over to the Shirley Packard home Monday for a little visit. Elaine is doing fine since some serious surgery. Saturday visitors at the Leo and Janet Laube home were Scott and Robin Westall of Fargo. They also visited loved ones graves at Prairie Home Cemetery. Robin is Janet's niece, daughter of the late Harley and Betty Nelson. Candy Jensen was pet...
Patti Clifton and Jan Loe recently attended the Politics in the Park with Heidi Heitkamp event at Carrington City Park. They also visited with State Senator Joan Heckaman. Aug. 25, Jan Loe and Barb Eversvik traveled to Nebraska. Jan took Barb to Omaha to visit at the home of Barb's daughter Samantha. After a quick visit with Ty, Samantha and family, Jan then continued on to Lincoln to the home of her son Steve Loe. While there, the Loe's celebrated Madison's 21st birthday. Barb and Jan returned home on the 29th. Sunday, Bonnie Deegan and Jan...
On the evening of Nov. 30, 1901 (known as “St. Andrew’s Night"), the “Canadian Old Boys” of New Rockford hosted a banquet and program of Scottish dances, instrumental and vocal music, and toasts in the Hotel Mattson’s dining room. Covers were laid for 50; the walls were covered with Canadian, St. Andrew’s and American flags; and there were many bouquets of flowers. The tables were formed into a St. Andrew’s Cross. The banquet was prepared by James Hamilton, assisted by Christine Mattson. At 9...
Dear Savvy Senior, How does health insurance and Medicare cover health care outside the U.S.? My husband and I have a trip abroad planned this fall and would like to find out if we should buy extra insurance. What can you tell us? Almost Retired Dear Almost, Great question! No one likes to think about health problems while on vacation, but medical emergencies happen, and your regular insurance may not cover your care when you’re traveling abroad. To avoid any expensive surprises, here are s...
I have to tell you that I was the recipient of an act of kindness last week. While standing in line at Wal-Mart, I wasn’t really paying attention and my bottle of Coke Zero evidently tipped, falling past the divider on the cashier line and into the purchases of the woman in front of me. The cashier rang it up, but when the other woman realized she had been charged for my bottle of pop, she turned and handed it to me and told me to have a Coke on her. I tried to pay her as she turned and w...
Sept. 11, 2018 — The residents of Bowbells and the surrounding area were armed with shovels in 1908 and were determined to find buried treasure. A story from the late 1800s was revived, and according to that story, a paymaster for the Hudson’s Bay Company was robbed in Canada while delivering salaries to men at several trading posts throughout the country. The loot was rumored to be about $40,000, and was never recovered, even after the robber was captured near Big Butte, 12 miles south of Bowbells. According to the story, the bandit died...
Recent visitors and guests at the Elaine Thompson home were Jerry and Sue Dahl of Fargo. Shirley Packard was a Saturday visitor. She and Jerry had worked together years ago. Leo and Janet Laube enjoyed a phone call from Don and Janice Guilbault Friday from sunny, hot Yuma, Ariz. Sunday, Lillian Gedrose, Marilyn Gedrose and Janine Anderson were among the ladies who attended a bridal shower for Brittney Roundy at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington. Sunday forenoon, Judy McKnight was a visitor at the Shirley Packard home bringing garden...
Howard and Helen Schmid were in Fargo on Thursday to attend the welcome home party for their grandson, Braden Schmid, who has spent the past year working with the homeless in Austin, Texas. Friday, Howard and Helen visited James Nelson. The Schmid’s took in the corn feed at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne Sunday. Wednesday night, Doris Griffin attended the Community Action Board Meeting in Devils Lake. Last Monday, Doris led the carving class in Maddock and that evening participated in the meeting and carving group in Devils Lake. Grandchildren, E...
Tuesday, Jimmy Indergaard was a supper guest and visitor at the Mervin Indergaard home. Wednesday he was invited to supper at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Monday, Charlotte Koepplin and Candy Jensen met their Aunt Ramona Koepplin and her daughter Sandra Johnson at the Bird Dawg where they enjoyed visiting over dinner (Sandra's treat). Ramona and Sandra arrived at Lake Juanita Sunday where they enjoyed a visit with longtime friend Leona Black and daughters. They then stopped at the Grace City Cemetery where they visited loved ones’ graves. T...
Anyone buying health insurance this fall faces a daunting task: having to choose among multiple, often complex options that offer widely varying degrees of protection. For starters, association health plans are back, allowing small businesses to band together to buy insurance. So are the short-term policies that may last from only a few months to a year. Then there are plans offered by church ministries that look like insurance but really aren’t. Plus, multiple and complex options remain from the Affordable Care Act. And to complicate matters f...
On Nov. 25, 1901, Christ Fahrner and J.M. Dutee were in from their farms. Mr. and Mrs. [William?] Erdelbrock were in to shop. Peter Crane and B.A. Daniels were in from Tiffany. J.F. Clure was in town on business. Elevatorman and Mrs. H.G. Gage went to Fargo on business. J.H. Bonney left for Tacoma, Wash.; he planned on moving his family there next spring if he found a suitable location. On Nov. 26, J.T. Linderman of Cathay was over on business. Carrington machine man C.K. Wing was up on...
Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any resources that help family caregivers monetarily? I have to miss a lot of work to take care of my elderly mother and it’s financially stressing me. Stretched Thin Dear Stretched, Caring for an elder parent can be challenging in many ways, but it can be especially difficult financially if you have to miss work or quit your job to provide care. Fortunately, there are a number of government programs, tax breaks and other tips that may be able to help you m...
Anyone who has read this column since it started, has read about my parents and the respect I have for the love they share and the way they live their lives. On the day this paper will come out, our family will be gathering to celebrate this couple on their 60th wedding anniversary, with a Norwegian themed party. These two people have set the bar high for their kids and grand-kids and their example is one that we all strive for in our own relationships. Their journey started with a blind date...
September 4, 2018 — There’s always been something to blame for our marital problems. In the Garden of Eden, it was a juicy red apple, and later another fruit — the fruit of the vine — became the downfall of many-a-poor-marriage. A while back, a Jamestown man decided the problem was something else. On this date in 1914 the Hansboro News reported, “The tango and other newfangled dances are blamed by Martin L. Whitney … for his family troubles, which include the mysterious departure of his wife from the town of Ypsilanti, and the arrest of F...
At noon on Nov. 20, 1901, Alba E. Hersey and Annie M. Smoot were married by Rev. Samuel VanTassel at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ruland in rural Tiffany. Hersey farmed near Tiffany and the couple would reside on the farm; his bride had recently arrived from Palmira, Mo. On Nov. 20, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, John Dodds, and Ernest Angliss were in New Rockford. George Fields and William Cornish came in from Tiffany. Thomas Adam and James Renfrew were in on business. Peter Butler of eastern Wells County was in town. Rev. C.H. Phillips of...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about clinical trials and how to go about finding one? Old and Ill Dear Old, Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans participate in clinical trials in hopes of gaining access to the latest, and possibly greatest, but not yet on the market treatments for all types of illnesses. But, you need to be aware that clinical trials can vary greatly in what they’re designed to do, so be careful to choose one that can actually benefits you. Here’s what you sho...
August 27, 2018 — It was during harvesting in 1913 that Fingal Enger was caught in a downpour. He wouldn’t go inside until he was certain that all the wagons were in and every horse properly tended, and he ended up catching pneumonia. It was a hard thing for Enger to be slowed down by illness – the farmer was legendary for his size and strength and had always done the work of two men. Enger was born in Norway in 1846. Early in 1872, he left Fargo with two other men to find land in the Goose River area. According to historian Erling Rolfs...
It was an eye-opening few days, that’s for sure. One day I listened to someone with “liberal” views share that, for the first time in his life, he didn’t feel like he could honestly share his political views because of the business ramifications that came with being honest. Two days later, I listened to the same type of complaint, except this time it came from a political “conservative,” who shared that she could no longer even share her views with her family. Personally, I wouldn’t have entered...
Recent guests at the Lillian home were Patrice Gedrose of Washburn and her daughter Lindsey Vogeler, with Micah and Ben of New Jersey. Friday Sandy Koepplin, Gina Clifton and Cassidy, Melony Allmaras and Candy Jensen enjoyed a visit at the Flower Scent-R from special family being Doris Oynes of Bismarck and her son Greg Runyan, along with Sandy and Shirley Sivertson of Jamestown. A short time of updating on families was enjoyed and a drive was made to Prairie Home Cemetery to visit graves of loved ones by Doris, Sandy, Shirley, Greg and Candy....
The Eddy County VFW Auxiliary will hold their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. The evening will begin with a potluck meal followed by a meeting. Later, games and visiting will be enjoyed by the ladies. Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton accompanied Jan Loe to Minot. On the way, they stopped in Rugby for coffee and happened to meet Sharon Oppen and had a quick visit. In Minot, they made a quick stop at the home of Jared and Natasha Kolles and family. Jan and Patti did a little shopping and stopped for lunch before...
Thursday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a phone chat with his sister Sharon Ladal from her home near Edinberg. Monday Charlotte Koepplin was in New Rockford on errands and a brief visitor at the Shirley Packard home. Saturday Joyce Anderson brought a tasty hot dish to the Ervin Longnecker home to share as they visited over dinner. Corey Jorgensen stopped in for a chat and got in on dinner too. Peter and Patti Larson, Joanna and Sandra were Sunday evening visitors and supper guests at the Margie Anderson home. The girls brought onions and carrots from...
