

		<p class="gc1">James Beattie was born in St. Mary&#8217;s Ontario, Canada, 
		June 25, 1875.&nbsp; He passed away March 15, 1943.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">In that dry year of 1900, he came to North Dakota and 
		was so unhappy with the looks of the state that he longed to go back but 
		when he did go for a visit, he realized how much North Dakota meant to 
		him.&nbsp; No matter what she later handed out, he was her staunchest 
		supporter.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">He worked for Donald Campbell before renting land from 
		Albert Retzlaff and later the home.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">In 1905, he was united in marriage to Anna Furaas.&nbsp; 
		That was the year of the big snow.&nbsp; The day before was a blizzard, 
		so when they got to Hannaford, they found that the train couldn't get 
		through.&nbsp; They drove the railroad track to Cooperstown all the time 
		fearing that the train might have gotten through.&nbsp; After all, O. B. 
		Westley and his wife, Karen Herigstad, had taught in Bartley so invited 
		them to be married at their home.&nbsp; They made the day very special! 
		Many gifts sent from Viroqua, Wisconsin, which was Mrs. Beatties 
		hometown.&nbsp; The gifts included a sewing machine sent by her father, 
		J. K. Fruaas, which got only as far as Valley City.&nbsp; It arrived in 
		Cooperstown the next spring.&nbsp; The year of the big snow indeed!
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">In 1910, they returned to the Hannaford area moving to 
		the Knute Furaas farm, a brother of Mrs. Beattie.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">We can recall dad going to the International at Chicago 
		with Donald Campbell's prize horses.&nbsp; When he returned he had much 
		to tell including a picture of the famous Clydesdale horses now seen on 
		TV. Another recollection is that of going to Finley in the surrey with 
		the fringe on top.&nbsp; We went for Christmas.&nbsp; We went to 
		Cooperstown and then we went on.
      
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		<p class="gc1">The trip to Finley was a long one but it helped that we 
		ate dinner in Cooperstown before we went on.&nbsp; We kids did grow 
		restless but after all, Christmas was the next day!
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">Dad did show horses at the State and County Fairs so 
		those were big events in our lives.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">In 1914, he bought the Donald Campbell farm.&nbsp; Thus 
		began a series of dire calamities one of which was the cyclone of 1916.&nbsp; 
		Nearly every building but the house was destroyed.&nbsp; The house had 
		burned the year before and a new house was just completed.&nbsp; The 
		Campbell School was completely destroyed - books all over the field.&nbsp; 
		How grateful the parents were that the storm came early in the morning!
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">In 1942, he and his son bought the Ole Fogderud farm.&nbsp; 
		Arthur is still on the farm.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">Arthur married Joyce Klubben.&nbsp; They, together with 
		their son Curt, carry on in Bartley for the family.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">Lillian and Florence live in Helena Township.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">They are Mrs. Erwin Steffen and Mrs. Jake Jacobson.&nbsp; 
		Adeline Beattie Iverson lives in West Fargo or Florida.&nbsp; Her 
		husband, Lloyd Iverson, passed away in 1988.&nbsp; Kenneth passed away 
		in 1968, in Anaconda, Montana&nbsp; Belle Beattie Glesner passed away in 
		1984; Wallace died in 1982.&nbsp; Mrs. Beattie died in June 1952.
      
      </p>
		<p class="gc1">This history was taken from a book that Belle Glesner 
		left.&nbsp; She wrote the history for another book.
      
      </p>
		<p class="source">Source:&nbsp; Hannaford Area History North Dakota 
		Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 88
      
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