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Volume II The E. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1917 - Chicago  Joseph Quamme, a resident of Bottineau, filling the
office of register of deeds in Bottineau county, was born in Steele county, Minnesota, January 3, 1878, a son
of John and
Emma (Skartum) Quamme, who were natives of Norway and in the '60s came to
the
United States, following the close of the Civil war. They established their
home in Steele
county, Minnesota, where John Quamme worked for others until 1881. In that
year he
removed to Traill county. North Dakota, and later became a resident of
Steele county,
settling near Hope, where he filed on land which he developed and improved,
continuing
to cultivate his farm for ten years. He then retired and removed to
Hillsboro, North
Dakota, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in March,
1893 [30 March 1894]. His widow still survives and is now living at Hillsboro.
After acquiring his education in the public schools of Hillsboro, North
Dakota, Joseph
Quamme learned the printing trade in the office of the Traill County Times
and also
worked on the Hillsboro Herald. He followed that pursuit for sixteen years,
and during the
last eight years of the period was with the Hillsboro Banner. He then went
to Fargo and
for a short time was connected with the Western Newspaper Union, after which
he took
charge of the Traill County Times, continuing with the paper until 1903,
when the plant
was destroyed by fire. He was next appointed deputy register of deeds in
Traill county,
occupying the office until the spring of 1904. In that year he arrived in
Bottineau and was
employed on the Bottineau Courant for three and a half years. In the fall of
1907 he
was appointed deputy register of deeds in Bottineau county and acted in that
capacity until
elected to his present position in 1912. In 1914 he was reelected, so that
he is now serving
for the second term as county register of deeds, making a creditable record
in office by
the methodical, prompt and faithful manner in which he discharges his
duties, having
thoroughly systematized the work of the office.
In January, 1903, Mr. Quamme was married to Miss Minnie Anderson and they
have
become the parents of five children, Milton, Roy, Thelma, Leonard and
Francis. Mr. and Mrs.
Quamme hold membership in the Lutheran church, and he is in hearty sympathy
with
the purposes of the various fraternal orders with which he is associated,
including the
Masons, the United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America. His political
endorsement has always been given to the republican party since age conferred upon
him the
right of franchise, and upon its ticket he was elected to his present
office, while at all
times he has been an active and earnest supporter of its principles because
of his firm
belief in their effectiveness as factors in good government.
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