MATHIS MOHN OBITUARIES AND HISTORICAL TEXTS Flathead Co., MT Transcribed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Project by: Gayle Collins c1998 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. Copyright, 1998 by Gayle Collins. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. MATHIS MOHN Mathis Mohn is a rancher and stockman in the Flathead country, his home being on rural route No. 2 out of Kalispell. Born in Norway, a son of Mathis and Rachel Mohn, at the age of twenty he determined to realize the opportunities of the new world, and sailing from Norway landed at Boston and from there went on to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and farmed in North Dakota until 1893, when he came to the Flathead country and bought 200 acres northwest of Kalispell. Here he has since profitably engaged in farming and stock raising, handling Hereford cattle, Chester White hogs and Percheron horses. Mr. Mohn has found all the opportunities he craved in the Flathead country, and has done much to advance its interests and advantages for others. He has served as trustee and clerk of the local school board and believes in securing the best teachers. He has a fine home located on high ground overlooking much of the surrounding district. He is secretary of his church. He has witnessed the surrounding community grow up from a wilderness. In earlier days he shot many bear and deer. A new irrigation district has recently been organized known as the Tarry Lake Irrigating District, with Mr. Mohn as president of its board of commissioners. He is also director in the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company and in the Equity Supply Company at Kalispell. These are organizations directly benefitting all the farmers of his section. Mr. Mohn is a stanch republican, and has served as a member of the Republican Central Committee. --"History of Montana" Volume II, Tom Stout, editor, 1922, page 625 MATHIS MOHN At a meeting in January, 1911, Christian Presbye, representing the Lutheran community northwest of Kalispell, indicated a desire to withdraw and form a new congregation. The first meeting to organize the Stillwater Lutheran Church was held on January 8, 1911, with Matthais Mohn as chairman and Mr. Presbye as secretary. Attending the first meeting were: Mr. Mohn, Martin Roberts... Matthais Mohn donated one acre of land where the church was to be located, and the official name was to be the Norsk Lutherske Menighed. First officers of the church were: the Rev. L. O. Onerheim, chairman; Matt Mohn, secretary... Mens Nordtome, Matt Mohn, Ludvig Nordtved,and Martin Robertson made up the building committee, and by February of 1911 the congregation agreed to proceed with work on the church building... --"The Train Didn't Stay Long", Henry Elwood, page 30 MATHIS MOHN Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Waggener and Campbell Funeral home for Mathis Mohn with the Rev. C. H. Jacobsen of Whitefish officiating. Interment was in the Conrad Memorial cemetery. Mathis Mohn, 82, passed away at his home northwest of Kalispell Saturday evening. He had made his home in the Flathead for the past 50 years. A single man, his only known relative is a nephew, Eric Mohn. --"Flathead Monitor", 15 Apr 1943