Interview, 1955.

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Interview, 1955.

Typed summary of interview, with annotations, with Leonard Sackett concerning Northcote Farm, a division of James Hill's bonanza farm, his father, Donald Murray, who emigrated from Scotland to Canada, and brought the family to Northcote Farm about 1880, the Northcote store purchased by Kenneth Murray, Walter Hill, the electric light plant installed at Northcote, brief mention of John Lohr and H. Dan McGrew, also managers of Northcote Farm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7271913

North Dakota State University Library

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McGrew, H. Dan,

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Born at Muscatine, Iowa. Worked at Joint Stock Land Bank, Chicago, Ill. Began farming at Hallock, Minn. in 1929. Purchased a large tract of land near Donaldson, Minn. in 1937, purchased another farm in 1938 in the same area. Bought the Hill Farm (also known as the Northcote Farm) from Maurice J. Florance in 1948; Florance and his father Edward had purchased several small tracts that had been the original Hill Farm. From the description of Collection, 1948-1955. (North Dakota State Un...

Hill, Walter Jerome, 1885-1944.

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Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971

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Lohr, John J.

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Murray, Kenneth, 1872-

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Born at Quebec, immigrated to Northcote, Minn. with his parents. Managed the Saint Anthony elevator for ten years, bought a store in Northcote, Minn. in 1915. From the description of Interview, 1955. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 29515851 ...

Murray, Donald

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