Dorothy Christianson Halvorson not well.
From Lynn Halvorson Otto (75): Boonton, NJ
Hi Gary and all, I’m requesting lots of prayers for my mom Dorothy Halvorson. She is back in the hospital after only being home for a week. She and dad really enjoy your blog when they get it. Please keep her in your prayers, hearts and thoughts! Lynn Halvorson Otto
Lynn, Thank you so much for keeping us posted with your mother. Pease give her our regards. Are your folks still living on their farm located 1.5 miles west of the Willow Lake school grounds? They had that famous barn that was built smack on the county line with half being in each of Bottineau and Rolette counties. Gary
San Haven Reply:
From Lois Lilleby Fielding (51): Prescott, AZ
My mother, Hattie Olson Lilleby was employed, as a nurse, at San Haven for a couple years, then married Arnold, my Dad. (A Swede and a Norwegian–UFF DA!)
She also worked at San Haven at other times, and very much admired Dr. Loeb as he worked to rid countless people of tuberculosis. Sometimes she worked in surgery with Hanna and him. She later developed TBC. and he did surgery on her. She later moved, with my Dad, to Phoenix, where she was in charge of the Tuberculosis Unit at the County Hospital.
When I worked at the San as an aide after high school, my chest x-ray showed that my lungs had substantial TBC. scars, but not active TBC. Perhaps, this happened when my Uncle lived with us as he awaited a bed at San Haven. He had advanced TBC, but recovered there. I was a toddler then. Lois Lilleby Fielding
Story from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
I was just wondering how many of the kids who were about my age in
1960 remember the homemade motorcycle that Jim McCoy had? I was in the
alley behind the Crystal Cafe one day and watched Jim trying to get the
contraption going. He had an old bicycle with a small gas engine from a
washing machine mounted behind the seat. The motor turned a washing
machine roller that ran against the top of the back tire. I don’t know
if he made the invention or got it from someone else but it was
something that I thought was really neat. He did get it started and rode
it off down the alley so I know it worked. There must be some other
people who remember this invention. Usually everyone with even a little
mechanical aptitude tried something like this once or observed another
kid’s attempt. John Bogus made a go-cart from an old riding lawnmower
and we wore out the grass around Boguslawski’s house. He and I figured
it was too slow and rigged a motorcycle transmission into the thing and
it went like crazy. Usually our folks would let us go until we reached
the limit and were about to get hurt with our inventions. When I was
about 10 or 11, I put an old truck cab onto a trailer frame and rigged
two ropes out the windows to steer it down the hill by Grandpa’s barn. I
had a helper, I think Terry Hiatt, who was going to steer on one side
and I was going to use the rope on the other side.We worked on it for a
couple days and just as we were about to take it down the hill, Grandpa
came and said, “NO, your NOT going down the hill in that!” I remember
being disgusted and thinking we could have made it, but looking back–we
would have probably run into something or tipped it over and really
banged ourselves up. The old cab was just sitting on the frame and would
have rolled off like a soup can–with us in it! Oh well, another attempt
foiled. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Retired Major General C. Emerson Murry (42):
From Larry Liere (55): Devils Lake, ND
Hi Gary
See attachment (pasted below) about the Special Guest Speaker Maj Gen C. Emerson Murry at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day May 31, 2010. This is a good read.
These guys went to War right out of High School some didn’t even go through graduation before they left. Gen. Murry is another great Dunseith Hero.
LARRY
Larry, Thank you so much for sharing this article. Yes, General C. Emerson Murry is a Dunseith boy.
General Murry, You are indeed a hero and we are so honored to have you as one of us, the Dunseith Alumni. Gary
Picture reply from Eileen Brudwick: Goodyear, Arizona
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Hi Gary,
Thank you for the information about Halvor & Gertie. For the life of me, I cannot locate Halvor Johnson on the census in North Dakota that coincides with the birth year you sent for him. Do you know if he was married? Both of them are buried in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Bottineau, if I have my information correct. I couldn’t locate any information about Ed Gilberts either. I don’t understand why the two children born to Ed Gilberts & Gertie had their names changed to Knutson, and shown as Pete’s (Gertie’s 2nd husband) sons. I suppose to make the boys more a part of the family being Gertie had two sons with Pete Knutson also.
I have to write-up for Gertie & Pete below.
Eileen
Eileen, I don’t know the answers to your questions, but I’ll bet we have some folks that do. I wasn’t aware that Norris and Bud were born to a different father with a different last name than Knutson either, until I just read it in the Bottineau Book. Gary
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Picture reply from Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
Hi,
I printed a picture of the fellows and stopped at Carlyle Nelson’s today (As you know, someone suggested he might recognize the fellows.). He didn’t recognize anyone, but said they are having a Nelson reunion later this summer. He’ll take the picture to the reunion. I think he said an 83-year-old sister will be there. Perhaps she/others will recognize someone.
Neola
Thank you Neola, Eventually we’ll find someone that will know what this picture is all about and who the folks are in it.
Picture reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND.
Gary and Friends,
In answer to the question of Ingolf Medlang being the man seated
second from the right, it’s not Ingolf. There are some resemblances but
I knew Ingolf well and this is not him. I feel it is some sort of
recognition photo for some group like a co-op board or possibly like an
honors group of farmers achievement awards because of the ribbons most
are wearing. There were new REA groups, telephone co-ops, and soil
conservation award groups, etc. that were made up of people from several
areas so it could be one of those. Just my guess. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Picture reply from Sharron Gottbreht Shen (59): Everett, WA.
The tie worn by the man sitting, holding violin, has symbols? Perhaps these men are part of a brotherhood or club. The ribbons worn by all but one are certainly significant. I’m checking on TMS entries for Pladson and Twp where they lived 1930. Sharron
Back: Olaf Pladson, Elmer Lindberg ?, ??, ??, ??
Front: ??, Halvor Johnson, ??, ??, ??
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