9 people who once lived in North Dakota served as governors of other states Did You Know That columnist Curt Eriksmoen explains what people like Theodore Roosevelt, Gary Johnson and Happy Chandler all have in common. Written By: Curt Eriksmoen | ×
Theodore Roosevelt (from left), Gary Johnson and Albert Happy Chandler. Special to The Forum
The following nine people who once lived in North Dakota shared a similar political achievement: Theodore Roosevelt, Gary Johnson, Happy Chandler, Hazen Pingree, Arthur Crane, Horace Austin, Arthur Langlie, Ralph Herseth and Donald Nutter. They all served as governors of states other than North Dakota.
Austin (Minnesota), who later became the register of the U.S. Land Office in Fargo, was the only governor to move to North Dakota after he had served as a state chief executive. Johnson (New Mexico), who was from Minot, was the only one born in North Dakota, and Langlie (Washington), who lived in Divide Coun
More tasty memories of Fargo s former pizza places
In today s Neighbors column, Bob Lind shares readers greasy, delicious stories of spots where everyone got a slice or two back in the day. Written By: Bob Lind | ×
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Wayne Irick, Lakewood, Colo., sends a clipping from a 1956 edition of The Forum, which reads in part:
“Three connoisseurs of pizza have combined their talents to present to the public one of the finest morsels that ever enticed the palate. In an earnest effort to supplant lefse, these three pioneers in the pizza field of Fargo and Moorhead have enjoyed the compliments of the multitude who have dined at their Orpheum Pizza Shop on N.P. Avenue.