Louis Henry Altringer was born on April 21, 1899 in Wimbledon, North Dakota, one of thirteen children, the son of Anna (Didier) and Peter Altringer. They lived on a farm located two and one-half miles northwest of town. Louis attended school and grew to manhood in Wimbledon, coming to the Eckelson area in 1922. On June 27, 1923, he married Cassie Flynn (see Flynn history) in the Sacred Heart Church in Sanborn. They bought 240 acres of land in Anderson Township and started farming there. They made their home on this farm until 1937 when they moved to Eckelson, living in the Conlon house, then owned by AI Anderson. In 1943 they purchased the Harry Green house in Leal and had it moved to Eckelson. As the years progressed, the Altringers acquired more land, a rather large herd of Hereford cattle. Louis continued his farming operations until February 5, 1960 when he died of a heart attack while vacationing in Havana, Cuba.

He will long be remembered by the many children in the community as "Uncle Louie." The Altringers had two daughters: Mary Ann (Mrs. E. J. Graven), Eckelson, born April 8, 1927, and Patty Lou, born April 21, 1930. At the present time, Mrs. Altringer and Patty reside at the family home in Eckelson.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 14