Ryder News Aug. 27, 2015
Kathy and Bruce Dunn from CA visited with Jody and Peggy Reinisch one day last week. Kathy was the daughter of Olga (Harstad) Froemming who graduated from Ryder High School in 1935.
Penny Reinisch also came to spend the night with Peggy and Jody and to get in on some harvesting while visiting with her folks, Marlys and Wendell Hanson, in Minot.
On Tuesday last week, Terry and Myrna Scheer took us out for a late lunch or early supper at the Homesteader in Minot. What was supposed to be lunch turned out to take place quite a bit later. Kenny had dialysis that day and he usually is done by 2:30 but that day he had two machines break down so instead of getting hooked up at 11 as usual, he didn’t get hooked up until a little after 1. So I think it was around 4 before we actually got to sit down and eat.
A William Johnson of Rockford, IL is arriving in Ryder on Sept. 10, 2015 and would like to collect past news about his grandfather named Henry Demille. Please enjoy the following and if you recall any info about Henry or his friend named Red Martin, please connect with Faye Karna before the 10th. Thanks for your help!
He wrote, “I know my grandpa arrived in North Dakota in 1905 and returned to Upper Michigan in 1911 and then returned to Ryder in the summer of 1914 to run the steam engines he called Dickies for threshing machines. I have several post cards from Ryder which he sent to his mom and dad and also grandma. In my grandpa's memoirs he also mentions a small town called Dogs Den; but, in my research I believe he is referring to the town of Dogden. In one of his stories he relates how he and his buddy (Red Martin) rescued a farm girl from the Midwest. She had arrived in Dogs Den thinking she was getting a cooking job on a big ranch (Rampart Ranch) but they told her it was a "Red Light District" and she would never see the light of day if she went there. To make a long story short, they drove off the cowboys who came to pick her up and got her a job at the local hotel. I wonder what ever happened to that lady.
Henry Demille’s memoirs sound like an interesting read. Mr. Johnson plans to leave a copy of them at the Ryder Museum.
Many of the Mueller family reunion visited the Ryder Museums last Saturday. Several were able to find fun information about their former family members.
The Ryder Historical Society has sold their little church museum and its two lots. They have moved all the church’s antiques up to their new addition and hope to get it organized shortly.
Byron Paulson’s daughter has sent his address so we concerned Ryder folks can send him cards and encouragement. Send your mail to 9808 Helmsley Circle, Montgomery, Alabama 36117. This is his home address and his wife will see that he gets all we send.
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| Cashtyn Petersen with one of his trophies |
Six year old Cashtyn Petersen has embarked on a racing career with taking part in some motocross races. He is the son of Tony and Lexi Petersen, grandson of Jerry Petersen and great grandson of Fran Franklin all of Ryder. His dad built him a practice race track east of Ryder and he has been out there practicing almost every day. So far this year he has raced in Ruthville twice and placed 1st overall both times. He has raced in MN and took 1st in the 50 open class and took 3rd in the 50 7-8 year olds. He wanted to race older kids that weekend. He raced last weekend in Bismarck and took 1st overall. This weekend was Dickinson and he came in 2nd. On Sept. 20th he will race in Sturgis and the 26th in Jamestown and that will close the season. He races 5-6 year olds in the 50 class and rides a 2015 Cobra who sponsor him along with a couple other sponsorships. He started out in 14th place then went to 10th and he will finish the year in 4th in the state as he started late 8 races into the season.
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| The Skotte family: L-R: Barbro Sagmoen, Ivar Skotte, Frida, Henrik, Mari, Sigrud Skotte, Oystein Skotte, Leonard, Elias |
I received the following information from Cathy Landon regarding the Skotte family who visited with them in August.
Oystein and Sigrud Skotte brought their 88 year old father, Ivar on the dream of a lifetime trip to ND. He had wanted to visit the farm where his father’s uncle Nic had homesteaded. They started out from Norway and visited New York City and then traveled to Minneapolis to see extended family in Minnesota. They then went to Pekin, ND where some of the Skotte family had settled. They visited the cemetery where many last names were familiar to Norway. On Aug. 12th they went to Ryder, ND where Niclas Skotte homesteaded. The original Skotte house is still standing on the Tom Petz land southwest of Ryder. Stephane Hagen took them on a tour of the Ryder Museum and they donated an old hanger on which hung a wolf skin coat purchased by Edvard Skotte in Ryder in the early 1930’s. They then flew from Minneapolis back to Norway.
Gary Hagen served pineapple upside down cake to the staff of the Prairie Rose Parish on Wednesday.
Pastor Chuck Galloway spent a week with his son, Matthew in Minneapolis then met his other son, Joshua, who came on the train. Josh and Chuck spent another week in and around Duluth and on the Iron Range. They got home at 6:00 a.m. Saturday. Jill stayed home to tend her garden.
June Nelson and daughter Julie from Mankato, MN are visiting in the area and staying at the Somerset Retirement Home where they have rented a room.
On Friday the 21st Ruth Wurtz, Bev Larson, Colleen Sherven, Myrtle Thunshelle, Jeanice Office and Janice Johansen met with June and Julie for coffee and cookies at the Retirement home.
John and Janice Warner recently took a vacation to Oslo, Lillehammer and Trondheim Norway. Several years ago John visited with some Sherven (Skjerven) cousins about a family reunion. The reunion was held in Lillehammer with about 94 old and young cousins attending. Newest baby was 8 weeks old. There was a picture and short presentation from every family member of the four brothers that lived long enough to stay in Norway and have a family or the two brothers that immigrated to the US. John and Jan spent a few days in Olso meeting a cousin from California and site seeing with their Oslo family. From Lillehammer a train ride was in order to get to Trondheim. Very beautiful scenery! More touring in Trondheim with relatives telling stories about living in Norway, now and back before the war. They took a cruise ship from Trondheim to Bergen--a little rough sea at times. From Bergen they flew to London and spent 4 days there seeing sites they missed last trip. A short stop-over in Minneapolis to have birthday supper with Mabel Warner-Richter, who turned 3, and her parents Mallory and Mark. They had a wonderful memory filled trip, and as always, Janice says, there is no place like home.
I received the following e mail the other day and maybe one of my readers could help out on this as I have no idea how to find out the info the gentleman wants.
SUE: Your Ryder column is enjoyable. Thanks for continuing. As you know I am a Douglas native and I have many memories, friends and relatives from the Ryder area. The Class of '65 pictures Lee Sorenson. I played slow pitch softball in Minot with Lee and his brothers, Larry and Lars, although I graduated in the Douglas Class of 1947, 18 years earlier than Lee! The 1935 baseball team shows Jim Mahoney and a man listed as Ed Mahoney. Jim graduated with his brother Dennis and me in the Douglas '47 Class after returning from WWII. Hope I am not having a "Senior moment", but I believe that Bernhard and Ed Mahoney were brothers. The Ed Mahoney second from left could be their father, Bernhard is sixth from left. But my question is: Could the man next to Bernhard possibly be Ed Mahoney (Jim & Dennis' father) and not Oscar Larson? As an old-timer aside, do coveralls run in families? Duane L. Edwards, Sr., Reddiing, CA
The Makoti Senior Center will have an end of summer supper on Wednesday, Sept 9th at 6:00 PM. Brats, burgers and beans will be furnished. Bring your end of summer garden treats, pickles, relish, cucumbers, whatever grew best. Bring a friend.
Whew…that’s it for this week. Thanks for all the great news and since you are spoiling me, I will expect more of the same for next week. Have a great week and see you next time!
