Golden jubilee, 1917-1967 : Roseglen, North Dakota, June 30, July 1-2, 1967

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Canada; Crowell; Homestead; Norway; Rime; Ryder; Sletten; Three Brothers; Washburn; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/18413

derwood. He and Wilbert, Jr., who is married to Sandy Gienger of Garrison, live at home, Rozanne (Mrs. Buddy Martin) lives at Gulf Port, Miss. Mary Jo, the youngest is at home, attending school. Bill has developed a cabin site area along the lake shore, and he and Eleanor now live in a new home there. Jack is married to Eleanor Fischer, of Garrison. They live on the original Iglehart farm. Their three children are the twins, John and James and Myrna. John is married to Marlene Rime of Garrison; James to Peggy Walters of Hollywood, Florida, whom he met while in military service. Both boys live on the home place and farm with their dad. Myrna is the wife of Dr. Kai Hung. Their home is in Newfoundland, Canada. Berniece is Mrs. Ray Frankenberger of San Bernadino, Calif. Their one daughter is Mrs. Bob Crowell. Ben Iglehart has developed a well built diversified farm in his life time, but both Bill and Jack and their sons, have outstanding livestock operations. Young Jack was selected by the Garrison Jaycees as the outstanding young farmer of 1966. Mrs. Ben Igleharts sister, Mrs. Eberle, came here with the Iglehart family and filed on a forty north of the Iglehart farm. After proving up, she made her home with her sister until her death. MR. & MRS. ERVIN HOPKINS Ervin was born in Indiana, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hopkins. He came to North Dakota with his parents in 1905, to their homestead in Blue Hill Township. He and his three brothers and five sisters attended the Blue Hill Consolidated school. Ervin and his brother, O.K., broke prairie sod with a sulky plow when they were 14 and 12 years old. After Ervin finished school he drove the Blue Hill school bus for eight years. He had a buggy and a sleigh and a very special team he called Frank and Minny Bear. Ervin met Lena Sletten at a basket social at Blue Hill school. Lena had come to the United States from Norway with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Sletten and five sisters and one brother. They homesteaded near Douglas, moving to the present Hank Hanson farm in Blue Hill Township. Ervin and Lena were married at Washburn, N.D., in January 1917. They lived on several farms in the Blue Hill and Romsaas' community until 1929, when they bought their present farm, the Joe Martinson homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have'been active in community affairs, such as the Farmers Union, Mt. Zion Church and Ladies Aid, and Ryder Odd Fellows and Rebecca lodges. Ervin has been county assessor for 17 301 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.