| Summary: | GRANO: Established in 1905 on Sec. 12, Callahan Twp.; incorporated as a village in 1911. A coined name formed from the first three letters from the surname of Charles (Gra)ce and the last two letters of the given name of La (no) Robert Ortberg, lawyer and publisher, respectively of Mohall. Others claim the name was coined from the names of Gray and Reno, landowners in this area; and there are those who claim it was formed from names of A. D. Greene, a Soo Line official and Charles Lano. (10, p. 748; 51, 9/11/40; The Lansford Leader 4/25/57) GREENE: Railroad officials named this station in Sec. 30 of Grassland Twp. for Thomas Greene, chief civil engineer of the Soo Line R. R. at that time. The post office was established Oct. 9, 1909 with Minnie Hall, postmaster. (76; 80) HALF WAY HOUSE: A way side inn for travelers from Kenmare to the coal mines, on Sec. 30, Fairbanks Twp. The origin of the name is apparent. (10/2/58, Mrs. Henry C Hanson, Norma, N. D.) HAMMERFEST: An inland post office established Feb. 9, 1905 in the home of the postmaster, Simon Olson on the NEV4 Sec. 4 Hamlet Twp.; discontinued Jan. 15,1907. It was named by Rev. J. M. Michael- son for Hammerfest, Norway. (12/3/63, Louise Jevne, Minot, N. D.; 80) JOSLYN: A post office was established June 2, 1887 in the ranch home of the postmaster, Clyde Joslyn, co-owner of the Mouse River Horse and Cattle Ranch in Sec. 3, McKinney Twp. In Nov. 1889 the post office was moved to Sec. 1, Roosevelt Twp. then twice thereafter in 1890 and in 1902 to homes in the neighborhood until it was discontinued Dec. 19, 1905 and mail sent to Tolley. (12/3/63, Louise Jevne, Minot, N. D.; 80) LEWIS: A post office established Dec. 28, 1900 with John E. Lewis, postmaster. This was four miles northeast of Norma where W. E. Shortridge operated a store and was later appointed postmaster. The post office was discontinued March 4, 1907 and mail sent to Norma. (51, 10/25/58; 80) LINCOLN: See GLENBURN. LORAINE: A post office in Hurley Twp., Sec. 9 was established in 1897 with Theo Gray as postmaster. The townsite was platted in 1907; incorporated as a village in 1913. It was named by the Northern Land & Townsite Co. officials—an unconfirmed story holds that the name was for Pierre Verendrye's Fort LaReine on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, Canada. Verendrye, French explorer, is credited with being the first white man to set foot within the present boundaries of North Dakota. (10, p. 763; 34, p. 51; 51, 9/11/40, p. 10; 76) 250 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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