Dakota Datebook: Fingal Enger

Aug. 27, 2019— 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 6'4" farmer was legendary for his size and strength and had always done the work of two men.

Enger was b...