Ben O. Herr came to Kathryn, North Dakota, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1926. He had been serving as a Clerk in the Minneapolis Post Office, and was transferred to Kathryn, to Rural Route # 2. His Route consisted of about twenty-six miles. Roads were not the best in the winter time, and much of the time he used horses and a cab-covered sled to serve his route.

Ben retired from his Route in 1951. He was also the school custodian for several years, besides being an all-around handy man.

Ben Herr married Myrtle Bommelman in 1931. They had three children: James, of White Sulphur Springs, Montana; Bernard, of Minot, North Dakota, and Maryann (Mrs. Leonard Miller), of Valley City, North Dakota. Ben also had two daughters by a former marriage; Mrs. Berneice King, and Mrs. Lorraine Hansen, of Seattle, Washington.

Mrs. Herr was a telephone operator at the local switchboard for several years. She was also a clerk at the post office for fifteen years.

Ben Herr passed away in October of 1974.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 102