Field of The Forgotten

Oil on Canvas
20″ x 16 ”
$800
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Steffen Ranch
Henry Stefan’s son was a wild boy, and it worried him. To tame the chap he decided to buy him land, not in La Cross, Wisconsin, where they lived, but in Dawson County, Montana. He contacted the railroad, bought the land, and sent his son west. Once settle the young man’s cousin, Margaret Rusche, came for a visit, met Fred Steffen, and voila, love blossomed. A year later, in 1915, much to the chagrin of Fred’s brother, Bill, they were married. Bill was disturbed because Margaret was a Catholic, but, from what I read and from stories told by their sons, I think Bill was equally upset because the ranching team of Bill and Fred had been destroyed by this lovely, though to him, intrusive woman.