| Summary: | Standard Oil Station and Garage A garage was built by Casper Larson and Charles Sloulin in 1920. It was operated by Larson and Opsal for awhile. Casper Larson ran it alone in the late 1930s, followed by Truman Thurston in the late 30s. Walter Paulson purchased it in 1945 and ran it until 1953. It was sold to Elmer Nomeland in 1955. The building is now owned by Vince Haugo. Or The Star Hotel in Kloten The Star Hotel The Star Hotel was built by Mr. Freegard. It was said he carried all the lumber on his shoulders from the lumberyard for this two story building. It was operated by Mrs. Freegard until her death. Then it was purchased by Carl Johnson. Mrs. Carl Johnson operated it until her death. That was about the late 1920s. Mrs. Fred Evenson operated it as a rooming house for the teachers. Later it was used as a private dwelling. Basketball team, Class B cage champs: Here are the Kloten Tigers, new North Dakota Class B independent basketball champions and victors over Lankin, Class A titleholder, in an exhibition game. Front row, left to right, Ben Kjorvestad, Walter Rukke, Harvey Roisland, manager, Leslie Nomeland and Osborne Nomeland; back row, left to right, Robert Rukke, Lester Naas, James Rextrow and Obert Hanson. Kloten Tigers Independent Basketball Team Basketball at Kloten has been a household word for many, many years. The high school teams went to the state tournaments four different years; they also had winning seasons year after year. The team that rose to basketball fame in the 1930s was the Kloten Tigers, an independent basketball team that was sponsored by Bob Rukke and his machine shop and lumberyard. The team members that set records for games won over teams from larger towns and colleges, as well as All Stars from smaller towns were Leslie and Osborne Nomeland, Ken and Ben Kjorvestad, Bob and Walt Rukke, and Obert Hanson. This team played the Globetrotters to a standstill, and also defeated the Bismarck Phantoms, a semi-professional team from Bismarck. Other members who played on the team from time to time were Vem and Russel Evenson, Lester Naas, Bill Krogh, Jim Rextraw, Leonard Borgen, and Howard Loyland. This team won many tournaments in Minnesota and North Dakota, and was said to be a great crowd pleaser in any town they played. They were state champions in 1938. ?■ I Play Day in Kloten. The Jewelry Store building is in the background Joseph Vollen Jewelry Store Joseph Vollen operated a jewelry and watch repair shop in the early 1930s. He was an excellent watch repairman. Among other things, he was a talented violin player. For a man he had beautiful handwriting. He was a single man. He died in the late 1930s. This picture was taken on the Martin Knutson farm in about 1915. Those pictured belonged to a Temperance Society. They had a choir practice and picnic. Front row: Julia Thingstead, unknown, Anna Nomeland Colson, Teckla Andreen Olson, Agnes Drengson Naas, Ann Colson Franson, Marie Simonson Hanson, Ida Colson Flaten, Tilda Nomeland Kjorvestad, Hilda Andreen, Anna Knud-son Knudson, Georgeen Sundre Naas, Lottie Gudim Quanbeck, Anna Berwick Anderson. Back row: Gust Colson, unknown, unknown, Albert Gudim, Charlie Olson, Martin Helgeland, Sever Simonson, Martin Knudson. 911 Scanned with a Czur book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Adobe Acrobat Pro
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