Alex Sutherland and Martha Mitchel were married in 1911, in Boot of Garten, Invernesshire of Bonny Scotland.
In the fall of 1913 they came to Boston, then 4 days on the train to Pingree, North Dakota Alex worked 15 hours a day and 7 days a week on a farm in Pingree. Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. Geoge Simpson met at the county fair, in Pingree and became friends. George asked Alex to stay on his farm while they were away that winter. He then stayed on as a hired man, later he rented the farm for 10 years, and then moved to Aneta when he became employed at the First State Bank. Alex got his citizenship papers in Cooperstown.
They came to America on the ship "Carpathie," which later was one of the first ships the Germans sank during World War I. It went down in the Irish Channel as it was nearing England. Many lives were lost.
Alex, an active member is familiar to Masonic Lodge in this area. With his noted Scottish accent and marvelous voice, he sings many a song for Masonic programs. These solos and his Scottish readings are always very much enjoyed and praised. Mrs. Sutherland is dead now, but Alex, 90 years old, resides at home in Aneta.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 348