Victor D. Hiatt came fra Dorcas, Iowa in 1902 to homestead in Section 13 of Kottke Valley, McHenry, ND. He arrived in an immigrant car with four horses, harness, wagon, one cow and a few farm implements. He built a small tar-paper shack and proceeded to improve his land. To earn additonal income for his family, he helped to haul rock for the new bank building being built on Main Street in Granville. After Mrs Hiatt's death in 1907, Victor returned to Iowa to live.
----page 360 McHenry County, ND: 1885 - 1985
* hope this helps in family research, doug