History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions, Volume II, Part 1

Author: Mason, John W. (John Wintermute), 1846- 4n
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen
Number of Pages: 1156


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GENEALOGY COLLECTION


ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01080 7391


HISTORY


OF


Otter Tail County MINNESOTA


ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS


JOHN W. MASON Editor


With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families


VOLUME II


ILLUSTRATED


1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


CONTENTS 1148894


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VOLUME I


CHAPTER I-RELATED STATE HISTORY


33 A Portion of Minnesota Originally Included in Louisiana Purchase-In- dian Cessions and Treaties-Territorial Government Established- Boundaries-Governor Alexander Ramsey-First Territorial Legislature -The Historic Council with the Indians at Traverse des Sioux-The Treaty -Indian Hunters Cause Trouble-Townsite Speculation -Constitutional Convention-First State Legislature-Admission of Minnesota as a State- Aid to Railroads-Financial Stringency-Unrest Among the Indians-Mas- sacre of 1862-Punishment of the Indians-Subsequent Treaties-A Period of Rapid Development-Trouble Because of the State Issue of Railroad Bonds-Settlement of the Question and Activity in Railroad Building-Di- versified Farming Interests-Population Statistics-Military Record-Name -Geography - Area - Rivers - Lakes-Elevations-Climate-Chronological Record of the State.


CHAPTER II-GEOLOGY OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY 57 Situation-Area-Surface Features-Natural Drainage-Lakes-Topography -Altitudes-Soil-Timber-Geological Structure-Aboriginal Earthworks -Prehistoric Mounds and Relics-Capt. John Pope's Trip Through Otter Tail County in 1849-"The Garden Spot of the Northwest."


CHAPTER III-OTTER TAIL COUNTY IN 1860 82


Map of the County, 1860-Boundaries-A Peculiar History During the De- cade, 1858-1868-Character of the Early Settlers-Early Religious Services- Land Office-Surveys-Otter Tail City-The First Trader and Other Early Merchants-Villages in the County-Copy of the Census Return for Otter Tail County, 1860-Waseata Postoffice-Its Census Returns-Farm Statistics.


CHAPTER IV-ORGANIZATION OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY 94


Territorial Act Defining the County-Changes in Boundaries-Origin of the Name-Formal Organization of the County-Southern Influence-Otter Tail City, the County Seat-Early Settlers-Exodus from County Because of the Indian Outbreak-Changes in Boundaries-First Commissioners- -County Seat Changes-Legislative Enactments-Final Removal to Fergus Falls-E. E. Corliss-Range 44 Attached to the County-A Peculiar Legal Case Pertaining Thereto-Proposals to Divide the County-Otter Tail City in 1858-Population Statistics-Platted Townsites-Financial Statement of the County for 1915-Naturalized Citizens of Otter Tail County-Naturaliza- tion Laws-Births and Deaths.


CHAPTER V-COUNTY BUILDINGS. 119


Court Houses-The Present Court House-The First Jail-The Present Jail -County Tuberculosis Sanatorium-County Poor Farm.


138


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER VI-OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY


First Meeting of the County Commissioners-Salaries of First Officials- Legislative Enactments Relating to County Officers-Commissioners-Coun- ty Auditor-Treasurer-The First County Tax Receipt-Banks as Deposi- tories of County Funds-Register of Deeds-Sheriffs-County Attorneys- Coroners-Surveyors-County Superintendent of Schools-William M. Cor- liss-District Judges-Judge of Probate-Clerk of the District Court-Presi- dential Elections-Otter Tail County in the Legislature-State and National Officials from Otter Tail County.


CHAPTER VII-LEGISLATIVE ACTS BEARING ON OTTER TAIL COUNTY 159


State Burdened with Peculiar Special Legislation-\ Summary of the Gen- eral and Special Acts Relating to Otter Tail County from 1858 to the Present Time.


CHAPTER VIII-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY. 1808-69. 165 Townships Settled in Groups-Four Principal Languages in the County- Difficulty in Naming the Townships-Chronological List of the Townships in the County-Historical Mention of the Townships of Clitherall. St. Olaf. Tumuli, Tordenskjold, Aurdal-Villages of Dalton and Parkdale.


CHAPTER IX-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1870 177 Townships of Parkers Prairie, Dane Prairie, Fergus Falls, Eagle Lake, Eliza- beth, Otter Tail, Pelican, Erhards Grove, Buse-Villages of Parkers Prairie, Elizabeth, Otter Tail and Pelican Rapids.


CHAPTER X-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1871 196 Townships of Rush Lake, Aastad. Hobart, Scambler, Maine, Nidaros-Vil- lages of Richville, Hobart, Clitherall and Vining.


CHAPTER XI-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1872-73 208 Townships of Perham, Effington, Norwegian Grove, Western, Deer Creek. Oscar, Trondhjem, Gorman-Villages of Perham, Deer Creek and Luce.


CHAPTER XII-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1874-77 228 Townships of Leaf Mountain, Friberg, Compton, Eastern, Oak Valley. Wood- side, Newton-Village of New York Mills.


CHAPTER XIII-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1878-79 238 Townships of Sverdrup, Inman, Henning, Bluffton, Lida, Amor, Dora, Everts, Leaf Lake-Villages of Underwood. Henning, Bluffton and Battle Lake.


CHAPTER XIV-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1880-81 253 Townships of Candor. Star Lake, Elmo, Dunn, Maplewood, Homestead, Carlisle, Folden Village of Vergas.


CHAPTER XV-TOWNSHIPS OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1882-97. 262 Townships of Edna, Girard, Paddock, Pine Lake, Otto, Butler, Corliss, Blowers, Orwell, Dead Lake-Village of Dent.


CHAPTER XVI TRANSPORTATION 274


Highways-River Transportation Red River Navigable-State Aid for Roads and Bridges-Present Road Conditions-State Highway Commission- Railroads-Early Resolutions Pertaining to the Need of-Building of the Roads-Local Vote of County Aid-Present Roads-Removal of Railroad Shops from Fergus Falls.


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CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XVII-AGRICULTURE


Influence of Topography on Development of Agriculture in Otter Tail County-The County Characterized by Small Farms-Character of Settlers- Table of Farm Products, by Decades-Live Stock Statistics-Dairy Interests -The Grasshopper Pest-Bumper Crop of 1895-The Grange Movement- Farmers Clubs and What They are Doing-Co-operative Elevators-Mutual Fire Insurance Companies-Fair Associations and Agricultural Societies --- County Agricultural Agent-County Farm Bureau-Elements Contributing to the Progress of Agriculture.


CHAPTER XVIII-BANKS AND BANKING 309 The First Banks in the County-A Study of Banking Conditions in Fergus Falls-Banks of the County, with Date of Organization-Brief Sketch of Each of the Banks.


CHAPTER XIX-THE PRESS 330


First Newspaper in the County-Brief Mention of the Various Papers Which Have Existed in the County-Legal Newspapers of the County-The Ameni- ties of the Press.


CHAPTER XX-THE OTTER TAIL COUNTY BAR 350 High Character of the Legal Profession-Splendid Personnel of the Otter Tail County Bar-Distinguished Members-A List of the Attorneys of the County, with the Date of Their Settlement.


CHAPTER XXI-THE MEDICAL PROFESSION 353


No Physicians in the County Prior to 1871-Dr. R. M. Reynolds, the First Physician in the County-The Various Schools of Practice-A List of Physicians Who Have Regularly Practiced in the County-Osteopaths and Chiropractors-Dentistry-Optometrists-George B. Wright Memorial Hos- pital-St. Luke's Hospital-State Hospital for the Insane.


CHAPTER XXII-CHURCHES OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY 363 A List of Ministers Registered in Otter Tail County-A Brief History of Each Church in the County-The Federated Church in Fergus Falls-First Congregational Church-First Presbyterian Church-Other Presbyterian and Congregational Churches-Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Churches-German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethel Lutheran Church-Bethania Norwegian Lutheran Church- Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Churches-Hauges Evangelical Lutheran Church-Evangelical Free Church-Methodist Episcopal Churches-Swedish Baptist Churches-Baptist Church-People's Union Church-Episcopal Church-Zion Church-Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Congregation-Pente- costal Church of the Nazarene-Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-Christian Science Society-Catholic Churches-Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Churches-United Brethren Churches-Scandinavian Churches-Immanuel Churches-Swedish Baptist Churches-Miscellaneous Churches.


CHAPTER XXIII-FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES. 410


Ancient Free and Accepted Masons-Independent Order of Odd Fellows- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks-Royal Arcanum-United Com- mercial Travelers-Knights of the Maccabees-Ladies of the Maccabecs - Brotherhood of American Yeomen-Modern Woodmen of America Royal Neighbors of America-Knights of Pythias. Catholic Order of Foresters-


CONTENTS.


Degree of Honor-Independent Order of Foresters-Fraternal Order of Eagles.


CHAPTER XXIV-EDUCATION 423


Inefficiency of Early Schools, Due to Unavoidable Conditions-Unanimity in the Building Up of a School System-Petitions for Schools-First County Superintendent of Schools-Sketch of a Pioneer School-Development of the Educational Work of the County-Introduction of the Study of Physiology and Hygiene and the Results-State Aid to Standard Schools-School Sta- tistics-County Superintendents-Assistant Superintendents-Schools of Fergus Falls-Park Region Luther College-Northwestern College.


CHAPTER XXV-TELEPHONES IN OTTER TAIL COUNTY. 439


The County Quick to Install the New Invention in the Eighties-Its General L'se and Importance to the Community-A Brief History of the Companies Doing Business in Otter Tail County.


CHAPTER XXVI-CREAMERIES 459


A History of all the Creamery Companies Doing Business in Otter Tail County.


CHAPTER XXVII-MILITARY AFFAIRS 708 Veterans of the Civil War Residing in Otter Tail County-The Spanish- American War-Daughters of the American Revolution-Grand Army of the Republic-Woman's Relief Corps.


CHAPTER XXVIII-POSTAL HISTORY 474


Fergus Falls Postoffice-Other Postoffices in the County-Salaries of Post- masters-Rural Free Delivery.


CHAPTER XXIX-CITY OF FERGUS FALLS. 479


James Fergus, the Founder of the City-Joseph Whitford, the First Settler on the Townsite-The Sioux Massacre of 1862-Ernest Buse, the First Per- manent Settler-George B. Wright, and His Influence on the Early Growth of the Place-Fergus Falls in 1873-Pioneer Advertisers-Fergus Falls in 1871-Water Power-Incorporation as a Village-First Election-Village Boundaries and First Officials-Council Proceedings-Railroad Bonds- Amendments to the Village Charter-First School District-Becomes the County Seat-Early Lack of Railroad Facilities-Presidents of the Village Council-Incorporation as a City-Fergus Falls in 1881-Lincoln Avenue vs. Bismark Avenue-Municipal Affairs-City Charters-Gas and Waterworks -Fire Department -Electricity-Otter Tail Power Company-The City Dam and Its Destruction-Hoot Lake Project-Police Department-Streets. Side- walks, Bridges, Sewerage. Parks, Etc .- Care of the Poor-City Funds- Libraries-Clubs and Organizations-Commercial Club-Town Improvement Society-Park Region Anti-Tuberculosis Society Street Railways-City Officials Fergus Falls in 1916-Directory of Present Business and Profes- sional Interests.


CHAPTER XXX-REMINISCENCES OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, 1869-72 __ 536 Story by Ole Jorgens, of Ilis Settlement in Otter Tail County-Inconven- iences of the New Settlers-First Visit to Fergus Falls-Elected to Public Office-Taking the Census Under Difficulties-First Mail Route County Seat Contests-Division of the County Story of a Steer-Traveling in the Early Days-First Workings of the Game and Fish Laws A Ninety-Dollar Story-First Christmas in Otter Tail County A Deer Fight-Bootlegging-


CONTENTS.


Assessing of Taxes in 1870-First Insanity Case in the County-The Grass- hopper Scourge-Fourth of July Celebration, 1870-First Bridge in Fergus Falls-Two Interesting Early Letters.


CHAPTER XXXI-REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY


556


E. E. Corliss Tells in an Interesting Way of the Beginnings of Things in Otter Tail County-The Journey to the Promised Land-Otter Tail City in 1858-Breaking New Land-Clitherall-The Mormons-The Settlers in 1870- A Judicial Court Run by Prayer-Highway Robbery-The First District Court-Craigie's Mill-Organization of the County-Attempted Organization of Holcomb County-Acquisition of Range 44-Wilkin County in 1872- Fergus Falls Made the County Seat-Removing the Records-Legislative Changes-Pioneer County Officials-Some Early Settlements and Settlers- Edmund A. Everts.


CHAPTER XXXII-REMINISCENCES BY JOHN W. MASON 575 The Coming to Fergus Falls-A Callithumpian Serenade-"Hanging Out the Shingle"-Early Mails-The "Good Old Times" in Comparison with the Present-A Visit by Celebrities-"Lord Gordon"-Casus Belli-The Grave- yard-The New Church-The Church War-A Fondness for Bonds-"Old Settler" to the Front-Repudiation-Charter Amendments-The School Record-Bribery and Corruption-Political Schemes-The Waterworks Scheme-Major Beach's Telegraph-The Rat Skin War-The Dam-site at Guttenberg-Mistaken Identity-What Can Be Done with a Dime-The Stage Robber-The Fergus Falls Vigilantes-A Romance and a Tragedy- Luedke vs. Luedke-The Lo-cus(t)-A Sad Tale with a Happy Ending-The Fergus Falls Cooking Club-The Village Baker-The Esthetic Side of Fergus Falls-The R. R. S. W. N. Co .- A Dash of Local Color-"What's the Matter with Fergus"-The Captains of Industry at Play.


CHAPTER XXXIII-WHO'S WHO IN EARLY FERGUS 648


Doctor Goodale-James M. Gray-Levi Sartwell-Victor Landquist-Bill Wilson-Bert Melville-Jim Spendlove-Jacob Austin-Capt. H. S. Cole- Sam H. Nichols-Frank Hoskins-Opperman, a Dutchman-Edwin M. Wright-Charles William Kaddatz.


CHAPTER XXXIV-SIDELIGHTS ON OTTER TAIL HISTORY 675 Why Otter Tail-The Tale of the Otter Tail-Origin of the Name of Otter Tail County -- A Complete History of Otter Tail County in 1874-The Fergus Falls Land Office and Otter Tail Democracy-Reminiscences of Fergus Falls -George B. Wright's Story-The Story of Knut O. Harris-Story of G. O. Dahl-Story of T. A. Huff-Great Indian Scare of 1876-Prairie Fire-Gold in Otter Tail County-First Law Firm in Fergus Falls.


HISTORICAL INDEX


VOLUME I


A


Aastad Township-


Altitude 66


Boundaries


201


Churches


376


Crops


301


Commissioners' District


141


Natural Features


201


Officials


201


Organization


167,


200


Population


111


201


Taxpayers


1870


Telephones


451


Aboriginal Earthworks 75


Average of crops 298


Advertisements, Early-day 331


Agricultural Agents


306


Agriculture


297


Almora 113, 311, 328


Altitudes in the County 62


Altitudes in the State 47


Altoona (Vergas)


113, 254


Amenities of the Press


344


American Yeomen


415


Amor Township-


Altitude 65


Boundaries 246


Churches


384


Commissioners' District 141


Creamery


467


Location


246


Mounds


76


Name


246


Officials


247


Organization 167, 246


Population


111


Soil 67


Telephones 454


Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 410


Animal Productions 298


Area of the County 57


Area of the State


46


Assessing of Taxes


1870, 548


Attorneys


350


Auditors, County


144


Aurdal Township-


Altitude


66


Churches 381, 384, 402


Commissioners' District 141


First Events


176


Natural Features 175


Officials


176


Organization 167, 175


Population 111


Settlement


176


Telephones


452


Austin, Jacob


655


B


Balmoral 113


Banks and Banking 309


Banks as Tax Collectors 146


Baptist Churches


383


Bar of Otter Tail County


350


Barley


298


Battle Lake-


Altitude 63


Banks


310, 319


Churches


376, 396, 402, 403, 405


Creamery


464


Election, First


219


Fair


305


Incorporation 219 1


Location 249


Newspapers 342


Officials


249


Physicians


355


Plat


113,


249


Population


111


Beauty Shore


113,


265


Benevolent and Protective Order of


Elks


412


Benevolent Societies 410


Better Farming Association


306


Births in County


117


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Blowers Township-


Altitude 65


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First 271


Name 271


Natural Features 271


Officials 271


Organization 167,


271


Population 111


Telephones


446


Bluffton- Altitude 62


Banks 311, 337


Business Interests 241


Churches


408


Creamery 459


Election, First 244


Incorporation 244


Location 244


Lodges 417


Newspapers


343


Officials


244


Physicians


355


Plat


113, 244


Population


111. 244


Bluffton Township- Altitude 65


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First 243


Highways


278


Location


243


Natural Features


167, 243


Population


110, 111


Boardman


113, 235


Bonita


83, 85


Bootlegging. Early 548


Boundaries of County 82


Bridge, First in Fergus Falls 552


Bridges


278


Brotherhood of American Yeomen_ 415


Buse, Ernest


482, 582


Bnse Township-


Altitude 66


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First 194


Highways


278


Natural Features


195


Officials


195


Organization 167. 194


Population 111


Railways


195


Settlement


195


Telephones 451


Butler Township-


Altitude 65


Churches 393


Commissioners' District 141


Location 269


Natural Features 269


Officials


269


Organization 167. 268


Population


111


C


Camp Nidaros


113,247


Candor Township-


Altitude


65


Commissioners' District 141


Location


253


Natural Features 253


Organization


167, 253


Population


111


Care of the Poor


Carlisle


113, 260, 311, 329, 445


Carlisle Township-


Altitude 66


Crops


301


Commissioners' Districts 141


Election, First 260


Mounds


76


Natural Features 26C


Officials


260


Organization 167, 260


Population


110, 111


Railroads


260


Telephones


451


Casus Belli 589


Cathcart and N. P. Railway 538


Catholic Churches 389, 407


Catholic Order of Foresters 420


Census of the County. 1860. 86


Cessions of Land by Indians


36


Charter Amendments


595


Chiropractic


358


Christian Science Society 388


Christmas. A Pioneer 546


49


Chronology of Minnesota


Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 363, 388


Church War


592


Churches


363


Civil War


468


Clear View 113. 204


Clerks of the District Court 151


Climate of Minnesota


48


Clitherall-


Altitude


63


136


243


Organization


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Clitherall-


Banks 311, 326


County Seat 98, 119


Churches 403


Incorporation 206


Officials 206


Oldest Village in County 206


Physicians


355


Plat


113


Population


112


Schools


424


Settlement


206, 559


Telephones


447, 450


Clitherall Township-


Altitude 65


Character of Pioneers 169


Churches 409


Commissioners' District 141


Mormons


168


Name


169


Officials


170


Organization 167, 169


Population


110, 111


Settlement


168


Cole, Capt. H. S. 659


Commissioners, County 99, 138, 149, 141


Commissioners' Districts 141


Compton Township-


Altitude 65


Churches 394. 395


Commissioners' District 141


Highways


278


Location


230


Name 230


Natural Features 230


Organization 167, 230


Population 110, 112


Railroads


230


Soil 66


Telephones 456


Congregational Churches 369, 371, 399


Constitutional Convention, 1857 38


Co-operative Elevators 303


Corliss, E. E.


100, 102, 270, 285, 351, 423, 427, 540, 556 Corliss Township-


Churches 404


Commissioners' District 141


Mills 270


Name 270


Nationality of Residents 270


Natural Features 270


Organization 168, 269


Corliss Township-


Population 110, 112


Settlers 270


Corliss, William M. 150


Corn


298


Coroners 148


County Agricultural Agents 306


County Attorneys 148


County Auditors 144


County Boundaries 82


County Buildings 119


County Commissioners 99, 138, 140. 141


County Fairs 303


County Finances 114


County Officials 138


County Officials, Pioneer 570


County Poor Farm 136


County Sanatorium 133


542


County Seat, Removal of


569


County Supt. of Schools


149,429, 433


County Surveyors 149


County Treasurers 144


Court House History


119


Craigie, James G. 545, 607


Craigie's Mill


562


Creameries 459


D


Dahl, G. O.


688


Dairy Statistics 299


Dalton-


Altitude 64


Banks 311, 326


Churches 386


Creamery 466, 467


Incorporation 173


Location 173


Lodges


419


Officials


173


Physicians


355


Plat


113, 173


Population


112


Dam-site at Guttenberg


600


Dane Prairie Township-


Altitude 66


Churches 397


Commissioners' District


141


Natural Features 179


Organization 167. 178


Population 111, 112


Taxpayers, 1869 179


Telephones


453


Daughters of the American Rev. 468


County Seat Location


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Dayton Hollow 89


Dead Lake Township-


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First


273


Natural Features


273


Organization


168,


273


Population


112


Deaths in County 117


Deer Creek-


Altitude


63


Banks


310,


323


Business Interests 223


Churches


223


Creamery


463


Incorporation 222


Location


222


Newspapers


1


343


Officials


223


Physicians


355


Plat


113


Population


113


Telephones


456


Deer Creek Township-


Altitude 65


Churches


397, 398, 405


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First


221


Farm Improvements


221


Highways


277


Natural Features 222


Officials 222


Organization 167, 221


Population 110, 111, 112


Soil


66


Deer Fight


547


Degree of Honor


421


Dent-


Banks 331. 325


Business Interests 263


Churches


407


Growth


263


Incorporation 263


Influence of Railroad 263


Lodges


411, 416


Officials 263


Physicians 355


Płat


113


Population 113


Survey


263


Telephones 447


Dentistry 358


Deposits of County Funds. 146


Depredations by Indians 37


District Judges


150


Division, Acts of 100, 108


Division of County 541. 567


Doctors


353


113, 237. 466


Dora Township- Altitude 65


Churches 399, 400, 407


Commissioners' District 141


Location


247


247


Officials


248


Organization


167, 247


Population


112


Drift Deposits


73


Dunn Township-


Altitude 66


Churches


397


Commissioners' District 141


Name


256


Natural Features 257


Officials


257


Organization


167,


256


Population


112


Soil


66


E


Eagles, Fraternal Order of 422


Early Bootlegging 548


Early Settlements 571


Eastern Township-


Altitude


65


Churches 374


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First 230


Location


230


Mills


231


Officials


231


Organization


167, 230


Population


112


Telephones


448


Eagle Lake Township-


Altitude


65


Churches


394, 398


Commissioners' District 141


Election, First


181


Geology 70


Natural Features 181


Organization


167. 181


Population


111, 112


Earthworks, Prehistoric


75


Echota


83,


85


Edna Township-


Altitude


65


Commissioners' District


141


1


Dopelins


Natural Features


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Edna Township-


Election, First 262


Name 262


Natural Features 262


Organization


167


Population


112


Railroads


263


Education


423


Effington Township-


Altitude 65


Churches 393, 398


Commissioners' District 141


Early History 214


Election, First


210


Growth of


215


Highways


278


Name 217


Natural Features 211


Officials


218


Organization


167, 210


Population


111, 112


Settlement


211


Telephones


447, 453


Election Precincts, First


140


Elevators, Co-operative


303


Elizabeth-


Banks 311, 325


Business Interests 182


Churches


182, 373, 390


Creamery


460


Incorporation


182


Location


182


Officials


183


Physicians


355


Plat


113, 182


Population


112


Schools


183


Telephones


445


Elizabeth Township-


Altitude 66


Churches 408


Commissioners' District


141


Description


182


Organization


167, 181


Population


111, 112


Telephones


445


Elks, Order of 412


Elmo Township-


Altitude 65


Boundaries 255


Churches 402


Commissioners' District


141


Election, First


255


Location, First


255


Elmo Township-


Natural Features 256


Organization 167, 255


Population 112


Soil


66


Elmwood 113, 253


Episcopal Churches 386


Erhard-


Banks


311, 328


Churches 372


Creamery 466


Location


194


Plat


113


Telephones


445


Erhards Grove Township-


Altitude 66


Boundaries 194


Churches


403


Commissioners' District 141


Highways


278


Natural Features


194


Officials


194


Organization


167, 193


Population


111, 112


Evangelical Association


397, 408


Evangelical Free Church


382


Evangelical Lutheran Churches 381, 396


Evangelischel Zion Church


408


Everts, Edmund A.


573


Everts Township-


Altitude


65


Crops


301


Commissioners' District 141


Mounds


76


Name


248


Natural Features


248


Organization


167, 248


Population


112


Soil


67


F


Fairs


303


Farm Bureau 307


Farm Crops 298


Farmers' Alliance 302


Farmers' Clubs


303


Farming Interests


297


Federated Church


367


Fergus Falls Cooking Club.


619


Fergus Falls-


Advertising, Pioneer 487


Altitude


63


Anti-Tuberculosis Society


525


Banks


309, 311


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Fergus Falls ---


Bridge, the First 522, 643


Business Interests, 1871 487


Business Interests, 1881 497


Business Interests. 1916


531


Charters


160. 162. 505. 595


Churches


363, 374. 381, 382, 385, 388. 396, 405


City Dam 512


City Funds 516


Civic Organizations 520


Clubs


520


Commercial Club 523


Cooking Club 619


County Seat


102, 119, 160. 285.


492


Creamery


463


Electric Service 510


Esthetic Side 625


Fair Association 315


Fire Department


508


Fires


510


First Village Election 489


Founding of


479


Gas Works


506


Growth of


500


Hospitals


360


In 1873


486


In 1881 497


Incorporations 162. 489, 495


Indian Massacre 481


Land Office 679


Law Firm, First 693


Libraries


516


Lincoln Ave. vs. Bismark Ave. 500


Literati, the 625


Lodges


410, 412, 419, 420, 469, 471


. Mayors


505


Municipal Affairs


503


Newspapers


330


Officials 527


Otter Tail Power Co.


512


Parks


515


Physicians


353


Platted


113


Police Department


514


Poor, Care of 515


Population


110. 111. 112


Postoffice llistory


474


Fourth of July. 1870


551


Power Dam


641


Railroad History


286


295


Reminiscenees 683


Removal of Railroad Shops 295


School District 492


School Record 595


Fergus Falls- Schools 305. 434. 492, 595


Settlers, First 480, 482


Sewerage


515


Sidewalks


515


Street Improvements 277


Street Railways 526


Streets


514


Telephones 439


Town Improvement Society 525


Vigilantes


605


Village Boundaries 490


Village Charter 492


Village Council, Acts of. 490. 494


Village Council, Presidents of. 495


Village Officers, First 490


Water Power


488. 512


Waterworks


500


Who's Who 648


Fergus Falls Township --


Altitude 66


Crops


301


Description 301


Commissioners' District 141


Natural Features 180




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