Burlington Centennial, 1883-1983

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• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Alf; Bird Island; Brooklyn; Bugge; Burlington; Minot; Norway; Three Sisters
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/28784

MRS. P.M. COLE Mrs. Cole, the former Jame Louden Millar, was born at Steubenville, 0., on Aug. 10,1867, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Millar. The family resided at Monmouth, 111., for some time before coming in 1885 to settle at Burlington in Ward County and deceased attended school there until she was 18. At Monmouth Mr. Millar had been engaged in mining and he came to Burlington to be associated with J.L. Colton in mines the latter was opening there. The Millars remained at Burlington until moving in 1915 to spend their last years in California. Jane Millar taught in a private school which the Coltons established for their children of other pioneers, the first school opened in Ward. It was at Burlington, also, that she was married to P.M. Cole, a Methodist "Circuit Rider" officiating at the ceremony. They lived in Burlington and in Minot for a few yars before moving to Kenmare. C.A. BUDGE Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon in the First Presbyterian church in Minoffor Carl A. Bugge, 82, pioneer Burlington merchant who passed away in a Minot hospital last Thursday morning. He had been in ill health since early last summer when he hospitalized for four months. When his condition became better, he returned to his some in Burlington under the care of Mrs. Elizabeth Groshans. He was returned to the hospital on Sunday preceding his death. The Rev. P.L. Smith, pastor of the Minot church, officiated at the services with burial in the Burlington cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were old friends and neighbors, five of whom had been steady customers of the deceased from the early 1900s until his retirement a few years ago. They were Charles Swanson, John Halvorson, Henry Hegreberg, Andrew Lazarus, Andthony Boscher, all of Burlington, and H.A. Kluver of Minot. Active Pallbearers were W.L. Potter, Harvey Johnson, Robert Oliver, Arthur Duhanel, A.B. Durbin, David Houston, Roy Durbin and Ernest Miller, all of Burlington. The Thompson-Larson funeral home had charge of arrangements. The deceased was born in Norway on January 19, 1864, the son of the head of the telegraph system in Norway which was operated by the government. He received his business training there. In 1886, he migrated to the United States, coming to Houghton, S.D. where a friend from Norway was living. His first job was with a section gang of the railroad at Houghton, later taking employment as a clerk in the general store there. A few years later he went into business for himself, opening a general merchandise store at North Branch, Minn. About 1900, he opened the store in Burlington which he and Einar Madsen, now living in Minot, continued to operate until January l, 1945. Mr. Madsen entered into partnership with Mr. Bugge in 1909. The store is now owned by Rodney Hunnewell and operated by Arthur Duhamel, both of Burlington. Mr. Bugge was the last surviving member of his family. Three sisters have preceded him in death. One, Mrs. Wicksell, occupied a position of importance in the league of nations assembly at Geneva following the first World war, and received considerable international publicity at that time. Among survivors are a nephew, Alf Knutson of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Charles A. Bay, a cousin, recently appointed by President Truman as consul to Norway. Mr. Bugge had never married. Besides the genreal mercantile business, Mr. Bugge had farming interests. He had traveled widely, having made a trip around the world and several trips to Norway. He visited there last in 1939. He had made reservations for another trip to his native land when he became ill last summer. He was a member of the Star in the West lodge, No. 33, A.F. and A.M., in Minot. MRS. MILLER The funeral will be Saturday at 1 in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Mrs. Irene Margaret Miller, 69, Burlington, who died Thursday in a Minot hospital. Rev. Daniel Flavin will officiate and burial will be in Rosehill Memorial Park. Mrs. Miller was born Oct. 28,1902, in Bird Island, Minn., to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Knoll. She was reared in Minnesota and moved to Burlington in 1918. She married Alvin Miller, Feb. 1, 1923, in Minot. Mrs. Miller served as postmaster of Burlington from 1933 to 1947. She was employed by Northwest Piano for 15 years and as a bookkeeper for Atlas Sand and Gravel. She retired in 1970. Mrs. Miller was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Mona Lou) Carlson of Minot; a son, Jack of Fargo; her mother, Mrs. Mary Loose, Stayton, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Eddie DeFoe of Dickinson; seven grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Rosary will be recited to night at 8 in the chapel of Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Friends may call Friday until 8:30 p.m. and Saturday until 12:45 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home. There will be no reviewal at the church. 234 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.