John Nordeen, a resident of Longview township was one of the first commissioners of Foster County. He held this position when the courthouse was built in Carrington. His name appears on the cornerstone.
The first one to own a car is said to be William Kallberg. He bought a Ford from Mr. McCreary in 1944.
Charlie Wing was the claim spotter and also the first auctioneer in this county.
In a newspaper story written in 1936: "Several young daring men from Longview joined in the search for the lion that was causing so much worry all over the state. They beat the brush through Hawksnest, didn't see the beast, but bagged about 15 jackrabbits that would have come in handy to throw out to the enemy in case they had met him."
This story from the 1939 Independent:
"Longview Cows Still Shiver at Narrow Escape"
"This happened two weeks ago at the Wilford Berg farm but it still makes the chills run up and down those cows' back whenever they think of their narrow escape. The wind was blowing a good stiff breeze and the windmill was keeping tune to it at a lively clip, pumping water into the tank. Exactly half a minute after those two cows had finished their early morning drink and started slowly back to the barn to join the rest of the herd that had been at the tank before them, something happened. The main shaft broke and the rapidly revolving windmill wheel struck the ground at the exact spot where those two cows had been standing while drinking. Nor did it stay there but kept up its spinning motion and rolled halfway to the barn before coming to a stop.
And now this week, Ire Hubbard of Carrington is out there hammering that badly battered wheel into shape, making other repairs and putting things back on their dizzy perch."
The first white child born in Longview township was Jacob Albus, son of Christian Albus and Catherine Edinger Albus on May 20, 1883. The Albus family then lived on the Southwest 1/4 of section 14.
Will and Andrew Kallberg, pioneers from Longview worked on the railroad from Jamestown to Carrington in 1883.
Ferdnand Pepple WWI
Henry Wetzstein WWII
Chaplain Leslie Albus
Gustav Lutz (died while in service)
Joe Kautzman
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 321