Edward S. Hall was born May 7, 1857, at Little Falls, Minnesota. At 12 years old, he left home and went to work on a bull train that carried freight from St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Fort Buford. In 1871, Ed hauled ties and freight for the Great Northern Railroad. The next year, he hired on at Fort Abercrombie and worked all over Dakota Territory as a water wagon teamster and dispatch carrier between forts. In 1873, Ed joined a surveying party for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Learn more about 2005

James Leon ‘Jim’ Johnston was born north of Watford City on October 6, 1937, to Andrew ‘Andy’ and Leva (Thompson) Johnston. After Jim’s father died in 1939, he and his brothers lived with their Uncle Ben Johnston, a bachelor who ranched north of Watford City. Jim attended rural McKenzie County schools and after the 8th grade returned to Ben’s ranch. He had the opportunity to ride many practice horses, sometimes getting on a semi-load in a day. The first rodeo Jim entered was at the Badlands Sadd

On this week's Dakota Cowboy Online... Ray Erhardt was best known for his contributions to the rodeo arena with Ray’s Rodeo Photos. During his photography career, he snapped pictures in North Dakota and beyond from local western events, to ND high school and amateur rodeo, rodeo pageantry, barrel racings, bullridings, bronc matches, NDCHF events, Canadian Cowboys Association, PBR and PRCA rodeos. Born January 8, 1938, Ray grew up in Center, ND, joining the U.S. Army in 1957 and serving with the

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