A History of STRUM
and the TOWN OF UNITY
by Roy Matson
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Page Forward (above) or click on a chapter below and move around at will. An enjoyable piece of literature researched and written by Roy Matson before his death in 1979, and completed and published by his son, my brother, Erik Matson in 1989. Roy's lifelong hobby was local and family history. 
   
Introduction
A Bit of Geology
Wilderness to Statehood
The First White Man
Early Trails and Roads
Early Beef River Valley Settlers
Land Acquisition
T
he Rivieire Des Beauf (Beef) and The Bon Secours (Chippewa)
The Norwegian Influx
Local Government
That First Assessment (1878)
Pioneer Life
The Coming of the Railroad
Election Returns By Wire
1900-1950
Schools
Names
The 1914 Fires
The Hold-Off Society
The MWA Hall
A Town Meeting - 1933
The Lumber Yard
Blacksmiths
1880 Statistics
Mill Dams
The Lutheran Church
The Unity Cooperative Creamery Company
The Postal System
Civil War Veterans
The Bank
A Contrasting Side of a Bank Closing
S. S. Luce
The Depot Agent
Sam Hogue
"Curio"
Fire at Kromroy's
Baseball
Music
The Strum Ladies Band
A Train-Auto Collision
The Beef River Station
MAP: North Norway with Family Origins
MAP: South Norway with Family Origins
Transplanted "Bygds"
The Viking Ski Club
The Age of the Grain Elevator
Builders and Buildings
Strange Sights and Main Street  
 
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