Hannaford Garage was first owned by H. F. Cole. His part owner was Peder Falstad.
Peter Bryn of Dazey and Harry Schwenger then purchased it in May 1932. They in turn rented it to Ole Stai (Ole Jorgenson and Algot Lind worked for him). Harry Schwenger sold out his partnership to Peter Bryn. Bill Weller then went to work for Peter in the fall of 1934. In February 1942, he purchased the garage from Mr. Bryn. In 1961, Bill leased the garage to Marcus Hook and his son. At this time Bill began working for Reiten Manufacturing in Cooperstown. In 1970, the garage was sold to Myron Adams.
Before coming to Hannaford, Bill worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco, California
Those who were employed at Bill's garage during his ownership were Ingmar Opphoen, Montana John Mickleson, Dazey; Trygve Loberg, Herb Steinborn, Dan Larson and others.
The Hannaford Garage was under the ownership of Bill Weller for 27 years.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 26