| Summary: | reached the age of 21 and could file for a homestead. Mr. Korn became the clerk for Sheridan Township when the township was organized, this position he held for many years. At threshing time Mr. Korn served as cook for the threshing crews of 20 or more men for his bachelor neighbors, the Struble brothers, William Mathews and others. After farming for five years Mr. Korn found himself in debt about a thousand dollars. During the winter he worked on the Cold Spring farm near Grand Rapids for $10 a month. The following spring of 1891 he had 120 acres of his homestead under cultivation. The crop that year not only paid debts, but left him enough money to buy a team of horses and pay $300 for a trip back to Germany to surprise his family at Christmas. He stayed in Germany until the first of March. During that time he secured the consent of Louisa Triebel, sister of Louis Treibel, to share life's pathway with him. They took the train to Bremen, Germany, and there embarked for New York. Instead of waiting until they got to North Dakota, as they had planned, they were married by Rev. Schnebel in Jersey City on St. Patrick's Day in 1892. That same evening they took the train to North Dakota. His half- brother had cared for his horses during his absence. He met them in Dickey and on a load of cord-wood over icy roads they made their honeymoon trip to the shanty on the Charles Korn homestead. Louisa and he shared good and poor years. They were blessed with seven children: Joseph, Cora (Mrs. U.S. Schauer), Anna, Edna (Mrs. Milton Panier), Ruth, Arthur, and Carl. In 1920 they moved to California. Since then Mr. Korn farmed with oranges instead of grain and cattle. The homestead was farmed by his son, Joseph, until his death in 1943. Mrs. Joseph Korn continued to live on the farm until her daughter married. The homestead is now farmed by Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Ketterling. KORN,HERMAN AND KATHRYN Herman Henry Korn, who was born in Harra, Germany, on October 5, 1873, came to the Marion area in 1898, where he worked with his brother, Charles, for three years. He then purchased land eight miles southeast of Marion in Gladstone Township and began to build up the present farmstead. In 1905 Herman married Kathryn Schlichter of Jamestown, who was born in Germany, moved to Russia and finally came to South Dakota, her family later moving to Jamestown. They had six children: Leo, who died in 1920; Ervin had a repair shop in Jamestown for several years in company with his uncle. The shop went under the name of Schlicter and Korn. Ervin was in the Air Force during World War II and is presently on the home place where he operates an Auto Repair Shop. Mildred, Mrs. Eugene Russell of Fargo, has three children, Lynn, Ralph and Bob. Donald married Velva Leistikow and farms in Gladstone Township; Dorothy, Mrs. Arthur Leistikow, three children; and Ralph, married Marilyn Lindgren of Park River, N.D., and they are living in Gladstone Township and farm. KOSSE, WILLIAM AND EILEEN William Bernard Kosse was born in Marshall, Minn., one of nine children born to August and Bernadina Kosse. They moved to Berlin, N.D. when he was one year of age. William (Bill) attended school near Berlin, later he worked on a farm and in Berlin before entering the Navy in 1942. He served with the Amphibian Forces in the European and South Pacific Theaters of war. He was off the coast of Okinawa at the end of World War II. He returned to Berlin in 1945 and became acting postmaster. He married Eileen, daughter of Francis H. and Blanche (McCleary) Melanson, in June 1946. Eileen had attended Valley City\ State College and worked as a dental assistant, then taught school at Greenland prior to her marriage. Bill and Eileen moved to the Marion vicinity in 1948 and are engaged in farming. Bill has been township clerk for 25 years. In March 1971 he had the thrill of bowling a 300 game at the Litchville Community Lanes. He received a ring from the ABC Congress and a watch from his fellow teammates which is especially treasured. Five children were born to the Bill Kosses: Donovan attended the Greenland and Marion Schools and served four years in the Navy. He married Linda Fiske and they have two daughters. Heather, four years old, and Amber, five months old. They now live in Valley City. Colette attended Marion School and Valley City State College. She married Caleb Truax, November 30, 1974, and presently teaches music in the school at Sheyenne, N.D. Ellen attended Marion School, graduated in 1974 and is now enrolled as a freshman at N.D.S.U. in Fargo. Mark is a freshman in Marion High School and Arlene is in the fifth grade. LAHLUM, HOWARD AND AUDREY The Lahlum family moved to the Marion community from Fargo, N.D., April 9, 1971. On April 10th they were greeted by one of the worst dust storms since the dirty thirties. Such was their welcome to farming! Howard, son of Arthur and Anna Lahlum, was born on a farm near Valley City. Audrey, daughter of Melvin and "Ruth Holte, was born at Voltaire, N.D. They met while attending N.D.S.U. in Fargo and were married on April 30, 1961 at Hjerdahl Lutheran Church, Voltaire. Audrey worked as a Home Extension Agent for 1 year prior to their marriage. Howard was a County Agent until 1967 when he became the Associate State 4-H Leader with the Extension Service in Fargo. They are the parents of four children: Lori Ann, 13; Jeanette, 11; Kirsten 10; and Eric, 5. During the 1965-66 school year, the family lived in Washington, D.C, where Howard studied government at various government agencies and departments and obtained a Masters Degree in Ag. Ec from the University of Maryland. They are members of Trinity Lutheran Church of rural Litchville. "Our family and farm activities center around our family, church and community. Church activities and 4-H involvement hold an important place in our family life." LARSON, CHRISTIAN AND HELENA Christian was born in Green County, Wisconsin, January 10, 1859, to Eric and Amanda (Evans) Larson, natives of Norway. At the age of 17 he started working as a farm hand, and five years later in 1882, he and his brother, Martin, homesteaded in Sheridan Township. In 1888 he married Helena Schmoker, who was born in Fountain City, Wise, August 27, 1870, to Paul (from Pennsylvania) and Rose (Steele, from Germany). She and her parents had homesteaded near Dickey. Christian was Sheriff of LaMoure County from 1902 to 1906, he operated his hardware store in Dickey from 1907 to 1912. In 1909 he 91 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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