Memorial Day

Don't forget that the Ortley VFW Post #2733 will be holding a Memorial Day Program and Potluck dinner on May 30 at BJ's Hall. The program will be held at 11:00 AM followed by a ceremony at the ceremony, weather permitting, and the potluck dinner at 12:00 Noon. Observances will be held at the Lebanon Cemetery earlier that morning, weather permitting.

Rhubarb, etc. for sale

SOMETHING NEW IS HAPPENING!
WHAT? Local Produce, grown with organic methods (Rhubarb this month)
Flea Market (quality items including: devotional journal, flowerpots of different sizes, vases)

WHERE? At the Coffee Cup parking lot, Summit

WHEN? Saturday, May 28th, 8-Noon

WHY? For your convenience and nutritional benefit

WHO? Marie Peterson (Peterson Produce), and Michael Peterson

1920 Ortley Business Directory

I forgot to mention that in the 1910 Business Directory (posted last week), the population of Ortley is listed as 192 people. It seems that it hit its peak population early.

1920 165 people

Adolph Berkner     Grain Buyer
Henry Vollan       Drayman
Michael Larson     Section Foreman RR.
Andrew Hendrickson Butcher
John Hoag          Laborer Elevator
Fred Williams      Laborer Ice House
Chancey Cotton     Painter
Minnie Cotton      Nurse
Martin Rogness     Repairman
Matt Hustad        Blacksmith
Charles Whitefoot  Merchant General Store
George Lasell      Attorney Bank
Oscar Fromke       Banker
Alma Fromke        Teacher Country School
Paul Halvorson     Manager Lumber Yard
George Orrock      Veterinarian
A. Halvorson       Laborer Grain Elevator
George Smith       Implement Dealer
W. Smith           Operator Telephone
William Aiken      Shipper Cream Station
Ralph Aiken        Grain Buyer
Floyd Aiken        Laborer Elevator
Hans Christianson  Salesman General Store
Thomas Stegan      Merchant Hardware
John Stegan        Clerk Hardware
Arthur Gokey       Teacher
Elsie Gokey        Teacher
James Bringle      Mail Carrier Rural
Leroy Delaney      Barber
Jake Thompson      Manager Pool Hall
Andrew Payne       Manager Garage
Elmer Ackerman     Operator Coal Mine
Arthur Payne       Asst. Manager Garage
H. Larson          Machinist Garage
L. Larson          Machinist Garage
Stella Henrickson  Teacher, Town School
Earl Evans         Manager, Grain Elevator
Ole Thorsgaard     Merchant General Merchandise
Carl Melander      Postmaster
Hayes Bollman      Merchant Dry Goods
Helena Bollman     Saleslady Dry Goods
James Carr         Manager Hotel
Angie Gleason      Servant Private Family
Carl Matgoll       Depot Agent
Clarence Gilland   Grain Buyer
Asad Trad          Laborer Railroad

Ortley Post Office, about 1964

From Ortley native Rev. Brian Davidson:

Attached is a picture from circa 1964 of the Ortley Post Office just after Dad [Lester Davidson of Davidson Oil - ed.] remodeled the inside and painted the outside. This is the building that most people my age remember as the Ortley Post Office, now sitting at the museum in Webster. Unfortunately the picture on their website shows the building after years of neglect.
Milton From shipped a lot of frogs from that building over the years. Dad always made sure that a proper flag was flown each morning and taken down and folded every night.




Editor's note: The website Brian mentions is the Museum of Wildlife, Science, and Industry, at www.sdmuseum.org.

Clean Up Day

Notice:

Ortley Cemetery and Ortley Free Lutheran Church Clean Up Day is May 21, 2005 beginning at 9:00 AM. Lunch furnished by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans at BJ's Cafe.

Ortley VFW to host Memorial Day Program

The Ortley VFW Post #2733 will be holding a Memorial Day Program and Potluck dinner on May 30 at BJ's Hall.
The program will be held at 11:00 AM followed by the potluck dinner at 12:00 Noon.

April, 1910 Ortley Business Directory

This list of Ortley business people comes from Ortley town records, courtesy of Town Board Chairman (or mayor, as we usually call him) Elton Davidson. Watch for 1920 and 1930 Directories in the next couple of weeks.

April, 1910

R.E. Sletten           Implement Dealer
Oscar Rorning          Teacher
John Maine             Carpenter
Edward Schultz         Editor
Ole Nelson             Hotel Keeper
Joseph Paul            Butcher
John Popp              Asst. Cashier (Bank)
Herman Leader          Insurance Salesman
Herbert Augenbach      Operator, Railway Station
Charles Telschow       Hardware Store
Rutherford Bollman     Grocery Store
Vivan Williams         Laborer Hotel
Henry Fromelt          Banker
Clara Fromelt          Saleslady, General Store
John Lawrence          Confectionary Store
Charles Howland        Carpenter
Paul Halvorson         Retail Salesman at Lumberyard
Sandra Halvorson       Dressmaker
Frank Long             Wheat Buyer, Elevator
Helder Andenox         Photograph Gallery
M. Thompson            Salesman, Implement
Andrew Hendrickson     Butcher, Meat Market
Jacob Thompson         Manager, Pool Hall
Oscar Anderson         Clerk, Pool Hall
Daniel Glenny          Grain Buyer, Elevator
John Morrill           Real Estate
Charles Whitefoot      General Store
Albert Phillips        Doctor
Anna Phillips          Saleslady at Drugstore
Charles Hjellming      Livery Stable
Louis Eclow            Mason
Matt Hustad            Blacksmith
Charles Anderson       Real Estate
Anna Anderson          Millinery
Lena Larson            Telephone Office
John Gilland           Drayman
Emil Halverson         Carpenter
Ole Thorsgaard         Manager, General Store
Virgil Branum          Grain Buyer (Elevator)
Josephine Granger      Teacher
George Gilland         Miner Coal

Local Produce, etc.

SOMETHING NEW IS HAPPENING!
WHAT? Local Produce, grown with organic methods (Rhubarb this month)
Flea Market (additional quality items this week, including:
a new Woman’s Devotional Journal, clean flowerpots, vases, & “Winnie the Pooh” video)
Pampered Chef kitchen tools

WHERE? At the Coffee Cup parking lot, Summit

WHEN? Friday, May 20th, 2-6PM

WHY? For your convenience and nutritional benefit

WHO? Marie Peterson (Peterson Produce), and Michael Peterson
Ruth Holzerland and Eileen Holzerland (Pampered Chef kitchen consultants)

6-6-1908 Town Board Minutes Part 2

Moved by C.E. Anderson and seconded by A.O. Johnson that the road running between Sec. Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21) be divided as follows.
The township to take the one half ½ mile running between the S.E. ¼ of Sec. Twenty (20) and the S.W. ¼ of Section Twenty-one (21)
The Town of Ortley to take the one half ½ mile running between the N.E. ¼ of Section Twenty (20) and the N.W. ¼ of Section Twenty-one (21) Motion carried.
Moved by H. Nelson and seconded by P.H. Halvorson That the Two Miles of road running between Section Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20) on the South and Section Seventeen (17) and Eighteen (18) on the North be divided as follows.
The Township to take the one half mile beginning with the S.W. corner of Section Sixteen (16) and N.W. corner of Section Twenty-one (21) after which the Town of Ortley and the Township take each alternating one half mile to the county line.
Motion carried.

Board of Trustees            C.E. Anderson
Town of Ortley               (This one is hard for me to read, 
                             but I think it’s I.W. Bouck)
                             P.H. Halvorson
Town Clerk                   O.E. Thorsgaard

Chairman                     A.O. Johnson
Supervisor                   C.J. Mundt
Supervisor                   H. Nelson
Township Clerk               Wm. J. Theiss

6-6-1908 Town Board Minutes, Part 1

Busy time of year, but I want to give you at least a little something new this week, so here is the first part of the Town Board Minutes for June 6, 1908:

June 6th 1908.

Special meeting held to divide the road district between the Town of Ortley and the Township
All members present. On motion of P.H. Halvorson Seconded by A.O. Johnson, The part of the road running between section (19) Nineteen and section (20) Twenty on the north end and section (30) Thirty and (29) Twenty-nine on the south.
Were divided as follows.
The Town of Ortley to take all of the road running from the southwest corner of Section Nineteen (19) one and one half miles between Sections Nineteen (19) and Thirty (30) and the S.W. ¼ of Section Twenty (20) and the N.W. ¼ of Section Twenty Nine (29).
The Township to take the rest of the Two miles which runs between the S.E. ¼ of Sec. Twenty (20) and the N.E. ¼ of Sec. Twenty nine (29) To the S.W. corner of Section Twenty one (21).

(June 6 minutes concluded next time)