Recollections

 

California Hans, early pioneer who worked with masonry, cement, etc.

Ole Hanson, early cop in town.  His famous saying, "I shoot once, I need shoot no more."

Christ Foss and Iver Hogeness, early day brick layers and cement workers.

Augustine Sonju moved a service station down from Cooperstown which was placed on site of Lars Hydle's Shoe Shop.  Hydle shop building moved to Dazey.

Outdoor movies were held during summer months.  Movie camera in the window of old "Opera House", the upstairs of the Groven Jackson building.

In the early 1900s, the Ku Klux Klan had an organization in Hannaford and adjoining towns.  Recollections of the "burning of a cross" in the front yards of certain homes took place.

Wild strawberries, raspberries, June berries, chokecherries, sweet and sour plums were plentiful just for the picking.

January 22, 1940, Ole Troseth bowled a 300 in Jamestown during his youth.

Early Hannaford resident known by everyone was Pat Mastik with his Irish jokes, hot and green clover leaf on March 17.  Pat worked on a RR survey crew by Wimbledon to Pembina, then wandered to Hannaford where he lived.  He left town now and then for a few weeks or months but always returning to Hannaford.

Recollections of a circus which came into town by a caravan (no railroads or highways then).  Elephants would feed along the way which would frighten the horses and cattle pasturing.

A group of fat ladies in Hannaford in early thirties formed a group to reduce by doing regular exercises.  The more and harder they exercised the hungrier they became so they ate more and more and gained more and more.

Recollections of Hank Harris in 1918-1919, when he used two good horses to pull his delivery tank (holding about 400 or 500 gallons of gas) to farmers in community.  Hank always let the horses walk, the load was heavy and Hank always took great care of the horses.

In the very early 1900s, Bill Sinclair and a friend rode bicycles to Jamestown where Bill pitched two ball games.  The same day they rode their bicycles to Red Willow Lake where Bill Sinclair pitched another game that same day.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 254