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Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.

 Subject
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Einar A. Hagen Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 858
Abstract Typed summary of interview concerning his pioneer father, Tobias Hagen, a Norwegian immigrant from Hadeland, Norway, Allie Power, and working on the Helendale Farm. Newspaper clipping about his sawmill included.
Dates: 1956-1957

Frank B. Power Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 494
Abstract Interview and corrections (13 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his recollections of J.B. Power and Helendale Farm, corrections by Ethelwyn Power. Includes mention of birth and death dates of J.B. Power's children: Charles M., George, Helen, and twins, James A. and Clara, Helen's death at boarding school, J.B.'s brother, William, J.B.'s employment with Northern Pacific Railroad, some history of Helendale Farm, J.B. Power's financial losses, description of farm buildings especially the...
Dates: 1956

J.B. (James Buel) Power Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 309
Abstract Power was a Northern Pacific land agent and farmer. The collection contains 14 volumes of indexed correspondence that give valuable information on the inside operation of the railroads and the opening of agricultural lands in North Dakota. The collection also contains material related to Power's farm at Helendale and the early settlement of the Red River Valley.
Dates: 1872-1930

Lars Anderson Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 518
Abstract Typed summary of an interview with Leonard Sackett concerning James B. Power, the Helendale Farm and its operations, buildings, livestock, Power's son Allie and his banking career, as well as Mr. Anderson's obituary.
Dates: 1954.

Robert B. Reed Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 438
Abstract Typed summary of first interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett includes mention of the Chaffee family, Helendale Farm, description of a round grain elevator at Amenia, handling grain, his uncle, Cornelius Reed, who worked at the Amenia grain elevator, plows and grain binders used at Amenia and Sharon, Amenia store, description of various sections of Amenia and Sharon land, Robert and John Reed buying cattle and sheep, raising sheep at the Amenia and Sharon, the Reed-Sargent farm partnership...
Dates: 1955-1960.