| Summary: | 'mfe Vi ■ Tosterud Farm, 1902. Andreas Tosterud on the first binder, and Edward Sofem on the last binder. dent of the school board, Knudt Johnson, clerk; Ole Coltom and D. J. Bjerke were directors. The settlers in the northwest sections of Beaver Creek got their mail at the Nebo post office. Nebo was established by James Savage in July, 1890. The mail was brought by carrier from Hatton twice weekly, and later three times a week, and went on to Sharon. James Savage came to Dakota in 1881 and homesteaded a quarter section in Westfield township and a quarter section timber claim in Beaver Creek. Nebo served the local area and became a gathering place for the neighbors; it was dis- Threshing 1906. Big owners were Andreas Tosterud and John Sime. continued in 1906. The farm home at Nebo passed to David and is now the home of Miles Savage. Ole Brunsvold homesteaded on the southeast quarter of section seven and established a store at his home. Andrew Holmen had a blacksmith shop on section seven a little to the southeast of this store. He moved to Northwood and operated a blacksmith shop there for many years. Ole Anderson homesteaded the southwest quarter of section eight and had a blacksmith shop there. As the railroad came through and villages came into being, many of the settlers with special trades moved into town. Ole Anderson moved to Hatton and had a blacksmith shop there for many years. The settlers in the southeast sections of Beaver Creek, which is part of the Golden Lake territory, received their mail at the Golden Lake postoffice. A Jew named Isaac Golden established a postoffice in the lake region and it is said that that is how the lake got its name. A store was later started there by John Kolden. M. Ullensaker was a mail carrier and when Golden left, Ullensaker had the postoffice in his home. The Golden Lake store continued to serve the local area until the 1930's under many proprietors. The Golden Lake Territory, a hunter's paradise since the settlers first came, has created ;. ■ Vic- .fL .Av;_U Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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