George Aljets was born February 21, 1882 at Wellington, Kansas. He came to North Dakota in the summer of 1902 for the harvest season. He liked the state, but especially the girl he later married- Mabel Trullinger. Mabel was born at Maryville, Missouri on March 26, 1883. She came to North Dakota with her parents on an emigrant train in the spring of 1900. George and Mabel were married March 29, 1903 and lived in and around Carrington.
George was active in the I.O..O.F. Lodge. Mabel was a charter member of the Rebekah Lodge. Both were life-time members.
In 1911-12 George was Chief of Police in Carrington. In the spring of 1912 they moved to their farm in Wells County where they lived until 1941, when they returned to Foster County. They retired and moved to Carrington in 1946. George continued to work for the Bank of North Dakota and Richardson Land Company until his health failed. He served in the State Legislature for ten years, from 1927 through 1935. He was chairman of the Appropriations Committee for two terms. He represented the Non-partisan League. The Aljets were the parents of eight children: Nellie, Esther, Pearl, Francis Lee, Maude, George, Dale and Lyle. Mabel died January 23, 1952 and George died April 27, 1952. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 15B