Tappen, 1878-1966 : eighty-eight years of progress

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library
• Subjects: Arctic; Burton; Esther; Ida; Steele; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/31983

couple years, then I became manager of the Occident Elevator in Gackle. While at Gackle I managed the pony league baseball team for two years, also was Secretary and Treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce for two years. I married the former Martha Derheim, daughter of William Derheim of Tappen. Before our marriage she worked as an assistant cashier at the Gackle Bank for five and a half years. I became more and more interested in the grain business, so I purchased my own elevator located in Bloom Township, five miles east of Jamestown. After six and one half years in my own grain business it was destroyed by fire. I was then hired to become manager and bookkeeper of the Bloom Oil Co., which position I still hold. We have been blessed with two children, Monte and Joann. We are members of the First Baptist Church in Jamestown where we make our home. STANLEY THORSNESS Stanley Thorsness was born June 15, 1911, in Dodge County, Hayfield, Minn. He came to North Dakota with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto, Thorsness, in April, 1916. While living with his parents in Williams Township, Stan completed his education, and also became a member of the American Lutheran Church of Pettibone. In July, 1942, Uncle Sam called upon Stan's services. In this line of duty, Stan did "State- Esther, Marilyn, Brenda and Stanley Thorsness side" service for 22 months, and in January, 1945, was sent overseas. His Army duties took him through France, Germany and Czechoslovakia. In 1946, Stanley was discharged so came home and farmed one year with his father. Brother Allen and Stanley took over their father's farm together and operated it jointly for one year. In 1948, Stanley married and purchased the Albert Dewitz farm to make a home for himself and bride. Stanley Thorsness and Esther Albrecht of Steele, N. Dak., were married on March 21, 1948. They are the parents of two daughters. Marilyn, born June 6, 1949, is now a Junior in Tappen High School and Brenda, born May 20, 195 I, is a Freshman. TED EVERDING HISTORY Mr. Everding was born in 1905. Mrs. Ever- ding was born in 1911 to Mr. and Mrs. Christ Oster. Mr. Everding and Ida Oster were married in 1934 and lived nine miles south of Tap- pen with Osters for one year before moving into Tappen. They had four children. Alice, born in 1935, is married to Emil Vanous. They Ted and Ida Everding have four children and live in Kent, Wash. Jo- lene, born in 1943, is married to Robert Had- ley. They have one child and live in Milling- ton, Tenn. Leonard, born in 1936, is married to Susan Jones. They have four children and live in Mundelien, III. Vernon, born in 1943, is married to Muriel Klomp and lives at Zeeland, Michigan. Mr. Everding helped build the fire hall at Tappen in 1937, worked for the railroad for one year, worked on construction for two years and worked for the Tappen Oil Co. for 18 years. He was marshal at Tappen for two years until he passed away the 13th of January, 1965. Mrs. Everding, at the present time, is making, her home with her son, Vernon, at Zeeland, Mich. ALTON STROH Alton Stroh, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Stroh, Sr., was born Jan. 8, 1933, on a farm south of Tappen. He received an eighth grade education in a country school near his home. Some of his tutors were Dorothy Burton, Harriet Kilgore, Ida Gilbertson, Clarence Schultz and Mrs. Koestler. Alton worked on his father's farm until he was called to serve his country, October, 1954. He served most of his time on a ship taking supplies to the Arctic. He reports girls were a luxury, seeing only two Eskimos while serving in the frozen northland. In 1956, Alton's father helped him buy the Fred Mittleider farm, three miles south and one and a half miles east of Tappen. This land had once belonged to Senator Langer. While bach- eloring on his farm, Alton remodeled the house, putting in lights, phone and running water. In I960, he built a new barn. Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.