Emmons County history : compiled for the bicentennial, 1976

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Bismarck; Homestead; Pina; Regina; Volk; Beaver Creek
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/13420

i ,4W ' MRS. ALMA BERTHEAU (1868—1944) Mrs. Alma Bertheau, early-day mother and business woman, was the founder of the Linton Bakery. She was born in Soderhamn, Sweden, where she was educated in the trade of her parents, baking. In 1885 she was married to Mr. Vinroth, and following his death was united in marriage to Carl Bertheau in 1898. They resided at Soderhamn, Sweden, until 1903 when they and their family of four boys, August by her first marriage, Herman, Helge and Oscar, came to America to make their home in Chicago, Mr. Bertheau to continue in his trade of jeweler. Here the fifth son, Franklin, was born. After several moves they came to Linton in 1906. In 1910 they established a bakery here, known as the Coffee Shop, in a building located on Broadway. Mrs. Bertheau and son August, who had been an apprentice baker in Sweden, conducted the bakery business in the front part of the building while Mr. Bertheau had his jewelry stock in the rear. Later they moved to the old Petrie store building, and for a time after that conducted the combined bakery and jewelry store in the two front rooms of their home. The business expanded, another son also learned the trade, and in 1924 they moved to the building now occupied by the A and S Radio and TV. In the meantime, two sons, Herman and Franklin enlisted in the navy; Mr. Bertheau died in 1918; and Mrs. Bertheau was injured in a car accident in 1917 which made her a partial invalid and necessitated her retirement from active participation in the business except for keeping the books. After that, August and Helge assumed the management. Mrs. Bertheau continued as bookkeeper until her death. She was long remembered for her skill as a baker of fancy pastries and cake decorating. ORLYN E. BURGE (1865-1939) Orlyn E. Burge was a well known Emmons County homesteader and rancher. "Orlie", as he was called, was born in Iowa. When he was 19 years old, he came to Dakota territory with the late John Parker. The two came across country from Ellendale, driving a carload of cattle for Parker when he established what was known as the Annie Petrie ranch west of Linton at the old townsite of Winchester. He was employed a little later by H. F. Parkin of Cannon Ball to herd horses on his ranch, after which he returned to Iowa, coming back later with his parents and his brothers, George and Marion, to establish homes on Beaver Creek. On his ranch in Emmonsburg he was engaged in the cattle and horse business many years. During the years the county was being settled he supplied scores of homesteaders with their first team of horses. THE BACKHAUS FAMILY John (1858-1891) and Katherina (1861-1942) Backhaus came to La Grace in early 1887 and that summer he came to Emmons County. Here a cave was dug in a hill for shelter, and the wagon set on edge at its mouth, with the cooking range next to it. About 4 weeks later John filed on Sec 28-132-76 for his mother-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens, and built a 1-room house of flat sandstone with walls about 18" thick. After the house was built, Katherina came with John's mother, Margaretha Backhaus. The trees which form a landmark about 3 miles southeast of Linton were planted as a tree claim by John in 1890. Shopping at the Petrie store in Winchester was difficult because the Backhauses could not speak English, so they usually took along a sample of what they wished to buy. It was their custom in those early years to spend winters in the western part of the County to be near the brother, George Backhaus who had filed on 25-129-78. After John's death, Katherina married his brother, Herman (1864-1909). About 1895 Herman and Katherina purchased a Russian brick house, took it apart, and reassembled the bricks to form a second house on the Ahrens preemption. The old house was later used for a barn. Church services were conducted in their home, and the members came for these and spent the entire day. Katherina often served 40 for dinner. One acre of the Ahrens land was donated to the church for a cemetery, still in use. About 1900 Herman went into the implement business in Old Linton, and about 1903 opened the Linton Bazaar, which Katherina sold to Wendelin Schneider about 1907. The Backhaus family of Linton is descended from Herman, son of John Backhaus. The Backhaus family of Pollock is descended from George, (1861-1918), brother of Herman and John. Katherina Backhaus KASPER BURGAD (1840-1910) Kasper Burgad, born in South Russia, was married to Magdalena Senger (1846- 1890). Their children were Joseph, Michael, Regina (Merck), Elizabeth (Gross), Anna Marie (Bichler), Eva (Schwahn), Katherina (Fischer) and Magdalena (Jacob). After his first wife's death, Kasper married Margaret Koppela and in 1892 they came to homestead northwest of Strasburg. Their son, Kasper Jr. was born shortly after their arrival in Emmons County. Kasper, Jr. was married in 1909 to Magdalena Voller (1891-1953). He was serving as County Commissioner at the time the new Emmons County Court House was built. Their children were Joseph, Connie (Johs), Margareta (Volk), Philip- pina (Selzer) and Kasper K. After the death of his first wife, he married Katie (Wolf) Schneider. They moved to Bismarck in 1950. ROSE CLARK BECKER (1886-1964) A diary written by Rose Clark of Dale, N.D., was an accurate account of simple day-to-day happenings of a teen-ager in 1901. The neighbors visited together often, each member of the family cooperated in working on the farm, and a new dress, a taffy pull or a Sunday School program was an event to highlight the week. Excerpts from her diary are as follows: July 13, 1901: Papa up plowing on pre-emption all day. It was 117 in the shade. We got 74 eggs this week. Aug. 28, 1901: Papa and Joe on tree claim, cutting and stacking hay. I went to Frank's in afternoon to see if the bull-rake had come. U. S. Marshal and son here at night. Dec. 25, 1901: A nice day. We had dinner at 2 p.m. I got as presents, a fascinator and pompadour comb from Mama, a salad bowl and olive tray from Aggie, a toothpick holder and an oatmeal set from Maysie, and a breastpin from Eva. Rose Clark was married to Alfred E. Becker in June, 1920. Their five children are Albert H., John, Dorothy (Ryckman), Marjorie (Ryckman) and Alfred J. 113- Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.