Charles Olson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson came to Rosebud township from Minnesota in 1887 in a horse and wagon type of vehicle. A cow tied behind the wagon. They stayed at the Edward Byhre home until a sod house and barn could be made liveable on their homestead 3½ miles north of Litchville. They lived in this house until a better one could be afforded. They planted trees and later acquired more land as the family grew.

Eleven children were born while they lived here. They are:

  1. Oscar,

  2. Hilda,

  3. Caroline,

  4. Henrietta,

  5. Carl,

  6. Adolph,

  7. Edna and

  8. Ray.

  9. Two babies, Oliver and

  10. sp;Henry, died in infancy and

  11. Alma died when she was 17 years old.

They boarded the teacher during the school term and sometimes held school in their home when fuel was not available in the school house.

When the Northern Pacific railroad was built, a great boost to the welfare of the people was a certainty. Litchville expanded and became a shorter market for the produce and harvest of the grain. In 1918 the farm was sold to Henry Van Bruggen. The Olsons retired and moved to Minnesota.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 183