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JAMES T. CLARK - -
Second Vice-President ST. PAUL
RICHARD H. WILLIAMS
Treasurer and Second Assistant Secretary NEW YORK
MILTON B. VAN ZANDT
Assistant Treasurer and Third Ass't Secretary NEW YORK
T. A. POLLEYS
Secretary IIUDSON, WIS.
THOMAS WILSON
General Counsel ST. PAUL
WILLIAM H. STENNETT
Auditor of Expenditures - CHICAGO
ARTHUR W. TRENHOLM
General Manager
ST. PAUL
SAMUEL G. STRICKLAND
General Superintendent ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL
CHARLES P. NASH
Local Treasurer
ST. PAUL
HIRAM M. PEARCE
Freight Traffic Manager
ST. PAUL
EDGAR B. OBER -
General Freight Agent
ST. PAUL
THOMAS W. TEASDALE
General Passenger Agent
ST. PAUL
CHARLES W. JOHNSON
Chief Engineer
ST. PAUL
ISAAC SEDDON
Purchasing Agent
ST. PAUL
GEORGE W. BELL
Land Commissioner
HUDSON, WIS.
LEWIS A. ROBINSON
Comptroller
ST. PAUL OFFICE-CORNER FOURTH AND ROSABEL STREETS. CHICAGO OFFICE-215 JACKSON BOULEVARD. NEW YORK OFFICE-III BROADWAY.
December 31, 1907
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MILES OF RAILROAD JUNE 30, 1907. WISCONSIN DIVISION
Elroy to Westminster Street.
192.82
Westminster Street to St. Paul (leased) .
1.30
Westminster Street to Minneapolis (leased) .
10.10
Hudson to Ellsworth ...
24.82
Stillwater Junction to Stillwater.
3.30
St. Croix Drawbridge to Stillwater Switch.
4.55
Merrillan to Marshfield.
38.67
West Eau Claire to Shaw's Mill.
2.74
Menomonie Junction to Menomonie.
3.01
Fairchild to Mondovi.
36.75
Emerald to Weston.
36.37
Northline to Bayfield.
177.57
Ashland Junction to Ashland.
4.38
Ashland Shore Line.
1.31
Eau Claire to Spooner.
81.51
Trego to Duluth (including Nor. Pac. Ry. bridge, 1.59 miles. .
73.29
Tuscobia to Draper.
56.00
Chippewa Falls to Yellow River
49.28
797.71
MINNESOTA AND IOWA DIVISION.
St. Paul to LeMars ..
241.49
Cliff to St. Paul Junction.
1.02
LeMars to Sioux City (leased)
25.20
Minneapolis to Merriam (leased)
27.00
Lake Crystal to Elmore.
43.69
Madelia to Fairmont.
29.38
Bingham Lake to Currie.
38.63
Heron Lake to Pipestone.
55.10
Trent to Mitchell
130.73
Luverne to Doon
28.00
620.24
NEBRASKA DIVISION.
Missouri river to Omaha.
123.06
Sioux City union depot to bridge track (leased)
.50
Sioux City Bridge Company's track.
3.90
Coburn to Newcastle
26.95
Emerson to Norfolk
46.50
Wakefield to Crofton
49.14
Wayne to Bloomfield
43.14
293.1!
Total.
1,711.2(
The mileage operated, by States, was as follows:
Owned.
Leased.
Total.
Wisconsin
756.69
1.28
757.97
Minnesota
434.33
38.71
473.04
Iowa
74.54
27.50
102.04
South Dakota
88.20
88.20
Nebraska
287.85
2.10
289.95
Total.
1,641.61
69.59
1,711.20
In addition to the above, the company owned and operated 66.03 miles of second track located as follows:
Wisconsin
40.09
Minnesota
24.23
Nebraska
1.71
Total.
66.03
AS TO THE
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA RAILWAY.
THE STATES.
THEIR NAMES AND THE ORIGIN THEREOF.
Iowa. The name comes from the name of a tribe of Indians who inhabitated this region when it was first visited by the "whites." The word means "sleepy ones" or drowsy ones." For a more full report on this word see "Iowa" in the Chicago and North Western part of this book.
State Capital, Des Moines. It is on the Des Moines River and was named from the river. The river name comes from the Indian word "mikonang," meaning "road." The French spoke the word as if it were spelled "Moingona," and then shortens it to Moin, and called the river "La riviere des moines.".
Minnesota. A Sioux Indian word meaning "muddy water," "cloudy water" or "sky-tinted water." Hennipin and LaSalle saw the Minnesota River in 1680 and LaHonton, LeSueur and Carver later. In 1812 the United States first exercised authority in the territory. Fort Snelling was built in 1819 and named by the United States authorities for Colonel Josiah Snelling who built the fort. It was a protection for the early settlers, traders, etc. on the upper waters of the Mississippi and Minnesota (St. Peter) Rivers.
State Capital, St. Paul. The city was named in 1841 from the church of "St. Paul" a log church which was built here for Father M. Galtier, a Jesuit missionary.
Nebraska. A Sioux Indian word meaning "shallow water," "broad water." It is supposed the word was by the Indians, applied to the Platte River. State Capital, Lincoln. This was named for Abraham Lincoln.
South Dakota. Dakota was the common name for the confederated Sioux tribes. The name they used varied, as sometimes they called themselves Lakota or Nakota and again Dakota. The "South" was added when the territory was divided. The Dakotas were cut off from Minnesota in 1858 and from that time to March 2, 1861 was practically without any government. In March 1861 the Territory was organized by act of Congress.
State Capital, Pierre. This was named from Fort Pierre, which was on the opposite bank of the Missouri River and was named in June 1832 for Pierre Choteau, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri, who visited the trading post at that time. The "Fort" belonged to the American Fur Coompany. For a brief history of this Fort, see "Fort Pierre" in this work." For a mention of the Confederated Sioux tribes, who gave their name to this state see South Dakota in the Chicago and North Western part of this work.
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Wisconsin. A Sauk Indian word having reference to holes in the banks of a stream in which birds nest.
Elijah M. Haines in his "North American Indian," says of the word Wisconsin in substance: "The name was first given to the stream or river. The word was given by Marquette as Mesh-bou-sing and Mish- kou-sing. The letter 'm' afterwards changed to 'w' and the letter 'u' changed to 'n' making it wish-kin-sing. The word given by Marquette is supposed to mean 'strong current,' a feature that es- pecially marks this stream in high water." The name of the stream was ultimately given to the territory and later to the State. The spell- ing of the word as Ouiconsin, was merely a refining of a misunderstood French euphonism, and has no basis in correct (French) orthography. See Chicago and North Western part of this book for further remarks on the name of this state.
State Capital, Madison. Named for James Madison, President of the United States.
AS TO THE
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA RAILWAY.
THE COUNTIES.
THEIR NAMES AND ORIGIN.
. Ashland County, State of Wisconsin. Named from the home of Henry Clay in Kentucky.
County seat, Ashland. Named from the county. (See Ashland in alpha- betical list of places in this book.)
Barron County, State of Wisconsin. Named for Judge Henry D. Barron of St. Croix Falls, Wis.
County seat, Barron. Named for Judge Henry D. Barron of St. Croix Falls, Wis. He was a judge in the 8th, Judicial Circuit.
Bayfield County, State of Wisconsin. Named for H. D. Bayfield of the United States Navy, who surveyed the Great Lakes.
County seat, Washburn. Named for Cadwallader C. Washburn, former Governor of Wisconsin.
Blue Earth County, State of Minnesota. Named for the bluish earth, caused by the presence of copper in the soil of the county.
County seat, Mankato. Named from an Indian word meaning "blue" or perhaps "green soil."
Buffalo County, State of Wisconsin. Named from the presence of buffalo (Bos Americana) here in the early day.
County seat, Alma. Named from the battlefield in the Crimea.
Burt County, State of Nebraska. Was named for Francis Burt who was Governor of the Territory in 1854.
County seat, Tekamah; was owned, platted and named by Col. B. R. Folsom of Attica, New York, who settled here and laid out the town in 1854. The words is Omaha Indian and means "big cottonwood." Before Colonel Folsom came to this place, the Omaha Indians had been in the habit of camping here, so much so, that by many early traders it was called the headquarters of that tribe.
Dodar County, State of Nebraska. Named in reference to the presence of Cedar (Thuja) trees in the vicinity.
County seat, Hartington, was named by and for Lord Hartington of England, who had purchased and still owns a large tract of farm land that now surrounds the village.
Chippewa County, State of Wisconsin, was named from an Indian tribe. The proper and Indian form is Ojibway. The word means "puckered up" or "to roast till puckered up."
County seat, Chippewa Falls. Named from the county.
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Clark County, State of Wisconsin, was named for A. W. Clark, an early settler.
County seat, Neillsville, was named for a family of early settlers.
Cottonwood County, State of Minnesota. Translation of the Sioux word for a species of Poplar, or Cottonwood (Populus tremuloides) tree, abundant in the county.
County seat, Windom; was named for United States Senator and Secretary of the U. S. Treasury, Windom .of Minnesota.
Cuming County, State of Nebraska. Named for T. B. Cuming, governor of the territory in 1854-55.
County seat, West Point; named, because when located, it was the most westerly point reached by the railroad.
Dakota County, State of Nebraska, was named for the Indian tribe.
County seat, Dakota City. This place was established in 1855 and was named by Mrs. J. D. M. Crockwell, for the Indian tribe. The Indian (Sioux) form of the word is Lakota, Nakota or Dakota, according to the dialect, and signifies "allies," which is the common Indian name for the confederated Sioux tribes.
Dakota County, State of Minnesota, was named for the Indian tribe. The Indian form is Lakota, Nakota or Dakota, according to the dialect, signi- fying "allies," the common name of the confederated Sioux tribes.
County seat, Hastings; was named for Henry Hastings Sibley, one of the early proprietors.
Davison County, State of South Dakota. Was named for Henry C. Davison, the first settler in he county. ยท
County seat, Mitchell; was named for Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Dixon County, State of Nebraska. Was by the legislature of the state, named for a pioneer settler.
County seat, Ponca; was named for the Ponca tribe of Indians. The word means "medicine."
Douglas County, State of Nebraska. Named for Senator Stephen A Douglas, of Illinois.
County seat, Omaha; this is an Indian word for an Indian tribe and means "up stream," as "up stream people." (See Omaha in the alphabetical list herein).
Douglas County, State of Wisconsin. Named for Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Ilinois.
County seat, Superior; was named from its location on the border of and at the head of Lake Superior.
Dunn County, State of Wisconsin. Named for Charles Dunn, the first Chief Justice of the Territory of Wisconsin.
County seat, Menominee; was named for the Indian tribe. The word has reference to the wild rice which grew abundantly in this region.
Eau Claire County, State of Wisconsin. Was named from the river; the word is French and signifies "clear water." In 1767 the Eau Claire River was discovered by Jonathan Carver and his followers. Carver's voyag- eurs came up the Chippewa River from the Mississippi in batteaux. The Mississippi and Chippewa Rivers were swollen by recent rains and were exceedingly muddy. Arriving at the mouth of the Eau Claire River they
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were surprised to find clear water. "L'eau claire," they cried on discov- ering the clear water. The Eau Claire River takes its name from that occurrence. Carver's voyageurs had been unable to obtain drinking water from the time they left the Mississippi, until they reached the Eau Claire River. So far as known, they were the first white men to set foot on this section of Wisconsin. The Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers have their confluences in the heart of Eau Claire. In 1854 occurred the last battle between the hostile Sioux and the Chippewas, taking place within a few miles of what was to become the town site of Eau Claire. By act of legislature in October 1856, the county was organized with Eau Claire as the county seat. The railroad reached this place on August 10, 1870.
County seat, Eau Claire; named from the county.
Faribault County, State of Minnesota. Named for Jean Baptiste Faribault, a settler and French fur trader amongst the Sioux Indians.
County seat, Blue Earth City; was named for the township, and that was named because of the bluish hue of the earth, due to the presence of copper.
Hanson County, State of South Dakota. Named for Joseph R. Hanson of Yank- ton, South Dakota, clerk of the first legislature.
County seat, Alexandria; "was named from Alexandria, in Virginia; that was named from a place in Scotland; that was named from Alexandria in Egypt, and that was named from Alexander, the Great. A story recently started as to this town is to the effect that it was named for Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but the writer of these lines was assured by Mr. Mitchell that the place was not named for him, and that its name came down as stated above. There is scarcely any doubt as to the truth of the above. Had the place been named for Mr. Mitchell, he would have known it, as he was the 'final authority' in the naming of all of the new towns on his railroad."
Hennepin County, State of Minnesota. Named for Louis Hennepin, a Fran- ciscan missionary, explorer and author.
County seat, Minneapolis; this is a combination of the Indian word Min- ni-"water" and the Greek polis "city."
Jackson County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for General Andrew Jack- son.
County seat, Black River Falls; was named from the falls of Black River, near which it is situated. The river was named from the dark color of its water which came from the macerated bark of trees in and along its banks. Jackson County, State of Minnesota. Was named for General Andrew Jackson. County seat, Jackson; was named for ex-President General Andrew Jack- son.
Juneau County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for Solomon Juneau, the French founder of the City of Milwaukee.
County seat, Mauston; was named for General M. M. Maughs, once pro- prietor of the original village.
Knox County, State of Nebraska. Was named for the Revolutionary General Knox. It was originally named L'Eau que court County, but was changed by the legislature at the request of David Quimby, its legislative repre- sentative.
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County seat, Niobrara; named from an Indian word meaning "running water."
Le Sueur County, State of Minnesota. Was named for Pierre Charles Le Sueur, an explorer of the upper Mississippi in 1683-1722.
County seat, Le Sueur Center; was named from the county. (For data in regard to Le Sueur see alphabetical list).
Lyon County, State of Iowa. Was named for General Nathaniel Lyon of the United States Army, who achieved immortality during the War of the Rebellion. The original name of the county was Buncombe, and was given it when it was created in 1851. As this name was given in derision, the legislature in 1862, changed the name to its present form.
County seat, Rock Rapids. This was made the county seat in 1871 and was named from its location at the Falls of Rock River.
Madison County, State of Nebraska. Named for President James Madison. County seat, Madison; named from the county.
Martin County, State of Minnesota. Named for Henry Martin, an early set- tler.
County seat , Fairmont. Was named in 1857 by W. H. Budd and other com- missioners, who were appointed by the government, to select a site for the county seat. The location is on elevated ground and along a chain of lakes. The outlook was very fine, and that induced these commissioners to call the site Fairmont. (Not Fairmount, as it is often incorrectly written).
McCook County, State of South Dakota. Named for General Edwin S. McCook of Ohio distinguished in the War of the Rebellion, and Secretary of the Ter- ritory of Dakota, at the time of his death.
County seat, Salem; named for the Jewish word that means "peace," Minnehaha County, State of South Dakota. Was named from the Minnehaha Falls in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The word is Sioux Indian and means "laughing" or "tumbling water." This county was constituted by the legislature of Minnesota in December, 1857, while the Dakotas were still attached to Minnesota.
County seat, Sioux Falls. Was named from its location on the Falls of the Big Sioux River. W. W. Brookings was made district attorney at the county seat and was active in all early actions in the county and state.
Monroe County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for James Monroe, ex-presi- dent of the United States.
County seat, Sparta; was named by Mrs. M. Pettit from the ancient city of Greece.
Murray County, State of Minnesota. Was named for Hon. W. P. Murray, a member of the Territorial Legislature and a pioneer of St. Paul, Minne- sota.
County seat, Slayton,; was named for J. B. Slayton, the earliest settler in the county.
Nobles County, State of Minnesota. Was named for Colonel William H. Nobles, a member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature.
County seat, Worthington; was named for the Worthington family of Ohio, who had many representatives settled in this vicinity.
O'Brien County, State of Iowa. Was named for the Irish patriot of 1848, Wil- liam Smith O'Brien. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1960.
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County seat, Primghar. The site of this town was selected by the county off- cers and laid out in 1872. Many names were suggested as a name for the location, but as none were acceptable to all interested, it was suggested that the initials beginning the names of the county officers should be taken and arranged into a name. The following were the names from which the initials came:
Messrs. Pumphrey, Roberts, Inman, McCormack, Green Hays, Albright, and Renok; these initials made P. R. I. M. G. H. A. R. and this made the name of the town and the county seat
Osceola County, State of Iowa. Was named for the Seminole Indian chief. The name refers to a medicinal drink used by the tribe in certain ceremon- ies. The county was created in 1851, but was not organized until 1871. County seat, Sibley; was named for General Henry H. Sibley, (an early pioneer of the state, while it was yet a portion of Wisconsin Territory) the first governor of Minnesota; a soldier of the War of the Rebellion, and also of the Sioux War of 1862.
Pierce County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for Franklin Pierce, once president of the United States.
County seat, Philips; was named for Elijah B. Phillips, a railroad builder. Pipestone County, State of Minnesota. Was named because of its celebrated quarries of the red pipestone that was highly prized and was largely used for pipes by the Sioux Indians.
County seat, Pipestone; was named from the county.
Plymouth County, State of Iowa. Was named from Plymouth, Massachusetts. County seat, LeMars. (For the origin of this name, see Le Mars in the alphabetical list in this book).
Polk County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for James K. Polk, once presi- dent of the United States.
County seat, Osceola, and was named for the Seminole Indian chief. The word refers to a medicinal drink used by the tribe in certain ceremonies.
Ramsey County, State of Minnesota. Was named for the noted War Governor of Minnesota, Hon. Alexander Ramsey. He also was United States Sena- tor from Minnesota.
County seat, St. Paul. (For further information about this place, see St. Paul, in alphabetical list herein).
Rock County, State of Minnesota. Named on account of the rocky character of the soil in some parts of the county.
County seat, Luverne. Was named for one of the daughters of one of the proprietors of the town site.
Sawyer County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for Hon. Philetus Sawyer, United States Senator from this state, and one of its most noted men.
County seat, Hayward; was named for and by Anthony J. Hayward, its founder.
Scott County, State of Minnesota. Was named for General Winfield Scott, of the United States Army.
County seat, Shakopee, and was named for a Sioux Indian Chief, who for- merly lived here; the word means "six."
Sioux County, State of Iowa. Named from Dakota or Sioux Indians. The word Sioux is an abbreviation of Nadowessioux, their Ojibway name, and means
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"little snakes, or enemies." The county was created in 1851 and organ- ized in 1860.
County seat, Orange City; named for William the Silent, Count of Nassau and Prince of Orange, in honor of the large settlement of Hollanders in the county.
St. Croix County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for the river. The river was named for Monsieur St. Croix, a Frenchman, who was drowned at its mouth. County seat, Hudson. The first name of this place was Willow River, so named from the fact that it is located at the mouth of that stream where it enters the St. Croix River. After the close of the Mexican War, several ex-soldiers who had been present at the victory of Buena Vista, induced the settlers to give the village the name of that battlefield. For reasons not now accessible, the citizens again changed the name, and named it for Hudson, New York. That was named for Henry Hudson, the navigator, who also gave his name to the river on which the city of Hudson is located.
St. Louis County, State of Minnesota. Was named from the river. The river was named by the French explorer, Pierre la Verendrye, in 1740, in honor of the Cross of St. Louis, conferred on him shortly before his death by the King of France.
County seat, Duluth; was named for Sieur Daniel Graysolon Duluth, a French traveler and explorer.
Taylor County, State of Wisconsin. Was named by the legislature of Wisconsin, for W. R. Taylor, a governor of the state.
County seat, Medford; this was named in 1875 by Phillips and Colby, the builders of the railroad that passes through the village, from Medford, Massachusetts, whence one of the gentlemen came.
Thurston County, State of Nebraska. Was named for United States Senator John M. Thurston, of the state of Nebraska.
County seat, Pender; was named by W. E. Peebles, for an Englishman, named Pender, who owned much land in the vicinity.
Trempeleau County, State of Wisconsin. Named from an island in the Missis. sippi River. It is from the French, mont qui trempe a l'eau, meaning "mountain that stands in the water."
County seat, Whitehall; was named by B. F. Wing, the original owner of the town site, from Whitehall, Illinois, and that was named from White- hall, New York.
Washburn County, State of Wisconsin. Was named for Cadwallader C. Wash- burn, a former governor of the state.
County seat, Shell Lake. Was named by the Shell Lake Lumber Company- that had mills here in an early day-from the lake. The lake was known by its present name as long ago as 1852, as it is to be found on a map pub- lished in Philadelphia in that year. The lake was so named on account of the immense number of shells of the "fresh water clams" (Mya arenaria) that, when discovered, and now cover its shores and its bottom for a con- siderable distance from the shores.
Washington County, State of Nebraska. Named for George Washington. County seat, Blair; named for John I. Blair of Blairstown, New Jersey.
Washington County, State of Minnesota. Was named for General George Washington.
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County seat, Stillwater. This place was so named by John McKessick, because of the stillness of the flow of the river (St. Croix) on which it is located.
Watonwan County, State of Minnesota. A Dakota (Sioux) Indian word, mean. ing "fish bait," or "where there are plenty of fish."
County seat, St. James; named for the first settler, James Purington.
Wayne County, State of Nebraska. Was named for General Anthony Wayne, one of the heroes of the American Revolution.
County seat, Wayne; was named from the county.
Wood County, State of Wisconsin. Named for Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin legislature.
County seat, Grand Rapids. Was named from the rapids in the Wisconsin River.
Woodbury County, State of Iowa. Named for Levi Woodbury, of New Hamp- shire, and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. It was first called wan kan, but in 1851 was given its present title by the legis- lature of Iowa.
County seat, Sioux City; named for the Dakota or Sioux Indians, the largest tribe of Indians in the United States. The word is a abbreviation of the name the Ojibway (Chippewa) Indians, applied to the Sioux tribe, and signified "little snakes," i. e. "our enemies." The French in 1875 called them La Sues, while George Crogan, the Indain interpreter for the United States government at this time, called them La Suil. (See Sioux City in alphabetical list).
AS TO THE
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA RAILWAY.
THE TOWNS.
THEIR NAMES AND THE ORIGIN THEREOF.
Adrian, Nobles County, Minnesota. This town was started in 1876 and was named for Adrian C. Iselin, of New York City, who was a large holder of the earliest issued stock and bonds of a railroad that passes through this vicinity.
Allouez, Douglas County, Wisconsin, was named for Father Claude Jean Allouez, an early French Jesuit missionary to the Indians. His name is attached to many places and streams, lakes, bays, and so forth, in the northwest, where he lived and worked for the civilization of the Indians. In 1665 he established a mission at "Chequamegon of Lake Superior," now sup- posed to be one of the Apostle Islands, in the mouth of Chequamegon Bay at the west end of Lake Superior. He labored with the Fox, Mascou- tin, Miami and Illinois Indians and finally settled at Kaskaskia in a mission founded by Marquette. He died in 1690. His part of the "Jesuit Rela- tions" is among the most valuable records of the Indians.
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