Andreas Larsen Melgard

Andrew L. Melgaard..source Self Portrait of Marshall County , Nancy Solum , Heritage Commission, 1976

In the spring of 1887 he came to America by sailing vessel settling at La Crosse, WI, where his brother Ole was employed. He attended school in that city and in Black River Falls to perfect his English, and in 1888 set out for Fargo, Dakota Territory, where he secured employment with the Fargo Loan Agency and joined the Dakota Territorial Guard. In 1892 he came to Warren to become an assistant cashier in the State Bank of Warren that had just been organized by his brother Hans. In 1902 he sold his interest in the State Bank of Warren and moved to Washington and Idaho where he purchased and then sold banks. In 1910 he purchased the Woodward or commonly known Snake River Farm north of Warren,(Warrentown township) one of the large “bonanza” farms in the Red River Valley, which he operated until his death in 1964. "The Melgard Corporation owns the 800 acres including section 21 where the farmstead is located and the N.W. quarter section on 28. Section 29 is owned by Lloyd George Melgard, 27 owned by H. Q. Melgard, section 16 was owned and lost by my nephew, my oldest brothers son, Robert A. Melgard, and the half section of 15 & 9 are owned by my sister-in-law, who is the wife of my dead brother, Arthur" From H. Q. Melgard recolletction in Warren Plains To Plenty publication. 1980 1910 Andrew Melgard bought the 3 ,600 acre Woodward Farm from the heirs for $ 1 1 5 ,000. 1 976 The old Woodward Farm (Melgard Farm) elevator was razed to make room for parking. On J anuary 1 2 , 1 963, special tribute was paid to Mr. Andrew Melgard, then 92 years old. Mr. Melgard had served as the first Asst. Cashier of the bank in 1 892, the year of its opening. Melgard-Swift Coulee Watershed

(Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District) The Melgard-Swift Coulee

drains an area of approximately 137 square miles in the west central part of the District. Few wetlands remain in the western side of this watershed. Beach ridges are located in the eastern portion of the watershed.

1956 cited by King Haakon of Norway and given Medal of the Order of St. Olaf.

Note all these Melgards used Larsen as their middle initial after their father Lars Name.

United States Census 1920 Head Andrew Melgard M 49 Norway Wife Minnie O Melgard F 43 Indiana Son Walter R Melgard M 25 Indiana Daughter Bernice I Melgard F 22 Minnesota Son Arthur L Mebgard M 17 Minnesota Son H Quintin Mebgard M 16 Washington Son Lloyd George Mebgard M 3 Minnesota Servant Ida C Anderson F 19 Minnesota

From Plains of Plenty edited by Lloyd George And rew M e l g a rd Fa m i ly by L l oyd G eo rg e M e l g a rd Andrew was born in Hundorp, Gudbrandsdal, Norway on January 2 1 , 1 980, to Lars Myhre and Ane Melgard. In the spring of 1 887, he came to America by sailing vessel settling at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where his brother, Ole, was employed. He attended school in that city and in Black River Falls to perfect his E nglish and in the spring of 1 888, he set out for Fargo, Dakota Territory, where he 1 9 2 And rew M e l g a rd F a m i l y Walter, Art h u r, M r. a n d M rs. M e l g a rd, Q u i n t i n a n d Bern ice. secured employment through the help of his brother, Hans, with the Fargo Loan Agency and where he j oined the Dakota Territorial Guard and became a corporal. Four years later in the spring of 1 892, he came to Warren to become an assistant cashier in the State Bank of Warren which had j ust been organized by his brother, Hans, and K. J. Taralseth. He served in that capacity for two years and was promoted to cashier, which position he held for eight years. He sold his interests in the State Bank of Warren in 1 902 and bought a bank in Goldendale, Washington' where he learned the Indian language to communicate with the native customers of that bank. In 1 906 he sold that bank and entered the banking field in Moscow, Idaho with his brother, Hawkin, selling his interests there in 1 946. In 1 9 1 0 he purchased the Woodward or commonly-known Snake River Farm northwest of Warren' one of the large bonanza farms in the Red River Valley, which farm he operated until his death on November 1 6 , 1 964. He was married in 1 894 to Minnie O. Carper in Leiter 's Ford, Indiana, the second daughter of Morticai Cloud Cline and Nancy Jane (Freels) Carper, who was born on August 1 8 , 1 876. He built a home at 525 North Division Street in 1 895 and they resided there until their deaths, Minnie passing away in that home on October 6, 1 957. To this union eight children were born: Walter of Moscow, I daho (deceased); Bernice (Mrs. Gunnar Schelderup) of Honolulu, Hawaii; Inez Dolores (deceased); Arthur of Los Angeles, California (deceased); Homer Quintin of Warren, Minnesota; E thel Mercedes (deceased); Minnie Othelia (deceased); and Lloyd George of Warren, Minnesota. They are survived by three children, six grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. Homer Quintin Melgard was born in Goldendale, Washington on October 29, 1 903. He married Alice Forslund, the daughter of Erick and Ellen Forslund of Warren, and to them were born: Homer Quintin, Jr. (deceased) of Florida; Calvin of Warren, Minnesota; Robert of Warren, Minnesota; and Richard of Janesville, Wisconsin. He was associated with the Melgard Farm in its operation until his retirement in 1 968. He and his wife reside at 709 North Division Street. Lloyd George Melgard was born in Warren, Minnesota on November 3, 1 9 1 6; attended schools in Warren and in Minneapolis; entered the United States Army as a private on December 7, 1 940, and was discharged in 1 952 as a captain, serving in both the Pacific and the European Theaters. Since that time he was associated with the operation of the Melgard Farm until his retirement in 1 968. He resides on the Melgard Farm in Warrenton Township.

St. Johns review., February 07, 1908 Andrew Melgarde made a few hour's visit at the home of W. O. Moe last Tuesday. Mr. Melgarde was formerly in the banking busi ness in Goldendale, Wash., but is now temporarily located in Warren, Minn. He lately returned from a trip to his old home in Norway and is now seeking a permanent locu tion, having California as a view point. Mr. Melgarde is much im pressed with Portland and vicinity and should he be unsuccessful in his quest in California will possibly return here. Let us hope he finds nothing to suit him better than the City of Roses.

Warren sheaf., May 20, 1914 Melgard left for Minneapolis Friday to take in the big 17th of May celebration in that city and also at tend a reunion of the Melgard family arranged in connection with that oc casion. All the brothers this state and also Hawken Melgard of Mos cow, Idaho, were present, together with many relatives. On Sunday, the 17th, H. L. Melgard, of Argyle, gave a big dinner in honor of his wedding anniversary.

Andrew, Minnie, and son Lloyd George graveled to Honolulu on S. S. City of Honolulu from Wilmington arriving Feb. 9, 1929 and returned March 22 ship Aorangi to Victoria and Vancouver Canada.

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Well-grown seedlings recall the carillon that was installed in Sør-Fron church in the spring of 1956. The notes from the carillon had a magical sound, and when the wind blew from the right direction they could be heard from a long distance and tied the village together like the weather and the wind. The sound was created by tiny hammers hitting a bronze piece (bell metal) of sizes that were calibrated so that it produced pure but weak bell tones. This happened in a large cabinet in the sacristy. These weak tones were amplified and broadcast from loudspeakers in the tower. The melodies were programmed on rollers that went around and had small holes so that each hole triggered a hammer blow. It was called an electromechanical carillon. It came from Schulmeric Carillons Ltd in Pennsylvania in the USA, sent as a gift from the Norwegian-American Andrew (Andreas) Melgard (18701964) and his wife Minnie Othelia Carper (18751957). The carillon was controlled by a clockwork so that it was played at fixed times. It could be hymns, such as The Great White Flock (Norsk hymn book no. 267), Christmas songs (such as Chimer i klokker, no. 49) or it could be a classical piece such as Panis angelicus by César Franck. When the power went out, the chimes stopped, and mother Liv Hov (1922-2021) had to go down to the sacristy to set the clockwork so that the chimes did not start in the middle of the night and disturb those who lived nearby. In the toreverse season, it was perhaps turned off when mother and father went on holiday. There were not many such carillons in Europe, and it was difficult to find knowledgeable service people. This was in the infancy of electronics. Gradually, the carillon stood for longer periods awaiting service. Tones could disappear so that the piece of music was unrecognizable. And in the 1970s it was over. In the Kyrkjeblad for Sør-Fron in the June issue of 1956, a note says "The inscription that Andrew and Lloyd George Melgard had set up in the church has the following wording: The electronic chime this church is dedicated to the glory of God and is donated in memory of Lars (1831-1911) and Anne Melgard (1835-1911). It is the donor's hope that the tones of these bells will give all who hear them an increased impression of beauty and remind them of the sons and daughters who left their beloved homeland to seek their happiness and found new homes in the "new world". Donated by Andrew and Minnie Melgard, Warren, Minnesota, USA. AD 1956." Øystein Hov