It’s unclear how Selfridge, North Dakota got its name. The little town on the Standing Rock Reservation sprang up in 1911 on a branch of the Milwaukee Road rail line. A few possible reasons are given for its name. One is to denote the ridgeline of hills near town, another is honoring a railroad official, and a third could be the name of an army pilot killed in the early days of military aviation. One early resident of Selfridge recalled his first visit to the town in 1916 when he was greeted by