Lenora Township was named in honor of Lenora Torfin, the first girl born in the Township. She was the daughter of Andrew Torfin.
December 17, 1903 land was selling for $15.00 an acre.
April 16, 1906 - Lars Borreson lost a valuable team Saturday night. They became frightened of a stone in 334
Mrs. Charley Stermers pasture and ran away, going through fences. Next day one horse was found dead and the other badly cut.
November 5, 1908 - Gilbert Davis was coming to Aneta with a load of cats and got about halfway between the Stermer Lake and corner turning in towards town when an automobile came tearing past from behind, as fast as it could go, taking the team by surprise. The team made one lunge, got half way out of the road when the horse on the right hand side dropped dead right there. Mr. Davis said it could be nothing else, as he had driven on a walk all the way, he, himself, walking beside the wagon. The animal has shown no symptoms of ailment whatever. It seems the animal was scared to death. This ought to serve as warning to autoists, be more careful in passing teams. The horse belonged to Mr. Summer who rented the Charley Simonson farm.
Gypsies were frequent visitors to farm homes in early days. They came begging for food. Some would come to the door while others stayed in the farmyard, helping themselves to chickens and little pigs.
Many of us remember the Syrian peddlers who came calling. Some walking, carrying their suitcases, others in horse and buggy. They had items of clothing and other ware. A novelty for the young folks in those days.
Before the railroad was built through Cooperstown, mail was hauled from Lakota, North Dakota on the Great Northern, a distance of 50 miles. Part of the trail followed the Sheyenne River from a point west of McVille. Mail was delivered to the inland Post Offices of Bue, Lee and Ottowa. The trail ran along the west line on Charley Simonson's Land. Iver Udgaard was one of the early mail carriers, using a two-wheel cart drawn by a spotted pony.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 334