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Village government continued until 1901, and then Marshall was incorpo- rated as a city. 15 The action was taken as the result of a petition, signed by more than two-thirds of the voters, which had been presented to the judge of probate. On February 20, 1901, Judge L. M. Lange issued the requested order. The first election under city government was held April 2, 1901.
Following is a list of the officers chosen at each annual election, under both forms of government, from the time of incorporation to the present:16
1876-President, John Ward; trustees, C. A. Edwards, M. E. Wilcox, S. H. Mott; recorder,
16 During the greater part of the early history of Marshall the license question was an issue. Before incorporation the granting of lieense in the village was in the hands of the Board of County Commissioners, and prior to the beginning of municipal government saloons were licensed each year. At the Lake Marshall township election of March, 1875, the license question entered into the selection of loeal officers and license advocates were successful by majorities of six.
Saloons were licensed by the three first Village Couneils without the question being submitted to a vote of the people. It was the intention of the anti- saloon advocates to have the question submitted at the election of 1877, but they neglected to give the legal notice. Early in 1878 a petition was presented to the Village Council, asking that no license prevail, and on January Il of that year the mooted question was submitted to vote without legal authority or binding results. For license received three votes and against lieense seventy-three votes. The Council was dead- locked, and on April 27, 1878, the matter was again,
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W. M. Todd; treasurer, J. P. Watson; justice, Daniel Markham; constable, D. Bell.
1877-President, M. E. Wilcox; trustees, C. A. Edwards, Joshua Goodwin, S. H. Mott; recorder, W. M. Todd; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, - Daniel Markham;17 constable, D. Bell.
1878-President, J. W. Blake; trustees, C. H. Richardson, 18 O. C. Gregg, G. M. Durst; recorder, W. M. Todd; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; constable, Edward Berg.
1879-President, J. W. Blake; trustees, J. F. Reichert, R. M. Addison, J. F. Remore; recorder, W. M. Todd; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, W. M. Todd; constable, R. F. Webster.
18SO-President, J. W. Blake; trustees, W. M. Todd, J. F. Remore, R. M. Addison; recorder, V. B. Seward; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox.
1881-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, R. M. Addison, J. F. Remore, W. M. Todd; 19 recorder, V. B. Seward; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, J. W. Blake; constable, O. A. Drake.
1882 -- President, E. L. Healy; trustees, A. C. Chittenden, J. P. Watson, M. H. Gibson; recorder, Walter Wakeman; treasurer, F. S. Wetherbee. 13
1883-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, R. M. Addison, Olof Pchrson; recorder, C. H. Whitney; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, E. B. Jewett.
1884-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, R. M. Addison, Olof Pehrson; recorder, V. B. Seward; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox.
1885-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, R. M. Addison, Olof Pehrson, J. G. Schutz; recorder, H. A. Wilber;20 treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, E. T. Mathews.
1886-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, Olof Pehrson, G. E. Johnson; recorder, Louis Larson; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justices, C. H. Whitney, 21 D. G. Stewart.
1887-President, J. G. Schutz; trustees, D. Wilcox, S. Butturff, Olof Pehrson; recorder, Louis Larson; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. F. Weymouth.
1888-President, C. B. Tyler; trustees, J. W. Pearson, S. Butturff, Olof Pehrson; recorder, Louis Larson; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. G. Stewart.
1889-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, J. W. Williams, E. S. Frick; recorder,
indirectly, submitted to vote. One of the trustees resigned and on the selection of his successor rested the license issue. The candidate favoring license was clected and saloons were at once opened.
In 1879 license carried by a vote of 99 to 89. There- after for a number of years the question was not submitted directly, but was left to the village authori- ties, and campaigns were made by each party for can- didates favorable to their cause. At nearly all these elections officers favoring license were chosen. In 1882 the Council granted license for the first six months and refused it during the remainder of the term. A license Council was chosen in 1883 by an average vote of 110 to 87. In 1884, on a direct vote, license won by a vote of SI lo 29.
The question was not submitted again until 1894 and license was granted each year. From 1894 to the time city government was begun the vote on the license question was as follows, in the years not given the question not having been submitted and license having been granted :
1894-For, 187; against, 92. IS96-For, 183; against, 194. 1897-For, 151; against, 152. 1898-For, 261; against, 109.
S. N. Harrington; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, E. B. Jewett.
1890-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, J. W. Williams, E. S. Frick; recorder, S. N. Harrington; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. G. Stewart.
1891-President, M. Sullivan; trustees, J. G. Schutz, E. S. Frick, J. W. Williams; recorder, F. M. Healy; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, E. B. Jewett.
1892-President, R. M. Addison; trustees, E. S. Frick, C. F. Case, R. G. Curtis; recorder, F. M. Healy; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. G. Stewart.
1893-President, J. G. Schutz; trustees, C. F. Case, E. S. Frick, H. M. Langeland; recorder, F. M. Healy; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. A. Kennedy.
1891-President, C. F. Case; trustees, C. H. Richardson, H. M. Langeland, E. S. Frick; recorder, E. T. Mathews; treasurer, C. M. Wilcox; justice, D. G. Stewart.
1895-President, C. M. Wilcox; trustees, H. M. Langeland, E. S. Frick, D. D. Forbes; recorder, J. C. Burchard; treasurer, C. E. Pat- terson; justice, D. A. Kennedy.
1896-President, A. C. Chittenden; trustees, H. M. Langeland, D. D. Forbes, J. N. Barkee; recorder, J. C. Burchard; treasurer, C. E. Patterson; justice, T. P. Baldwin.
1897-President, D. D. Forbes; trustees, H. M. Langeland, W. C. Kayser, Joshua Goodwin; recorder, J. C. Burchard; treasurer, F. W. Sickler; justice, D. A. Kennedy.
1898-President, V. B. Seward; trustees, J. G. Schutz, T. J. Baldwin, J. P. Pierard; recorder, J. C. Burchard; treasurer, C. C. Guernsey; justice, Walter Wakeman.
1899-President, V. B. Seward; trustees, J. G. Schutz, W. C. Kayser, R. C. Beach; recorder, J. C. Burchard; treasurer, C. C. Guernsey; justice, D. A. Kennedy.
1900-President, John E. Burchard; trustees, R. C. Beach, J. P. Pierard, M. W. Harden; recorder, Frank C. Whitney; treasurer, C. C. Guernsey; justice, Walter Wakeman.
1901-President, John E. Burchard; trustees, M. W. Harden, James Lawrence, R. C. Beach; recorder, H. R. Welsford; treasurer, C. C. Guernsey; justice, D. A. Kennedy.
1901-For, 226; against, 70.
There is no provision in the city charter for voting under the local option law, and saloons have been licensed since the charter was adopted.
17 At a special election on October 20, 1877, W. M. Todd was elected justice.
18Resigned and at a special election held April 27, 1878, J. F. Reichert was chosen as his successor.
19Resigned and S. W. Laythe was chosen as his successor at a special election on May 17, 1881.
20 Died August 2, 1885, and D. B. Woodbury was chosen to complete the term at a special election held August 25.
21 Resigned in April, 1886, and at a special election May 11 D. F. Weymouth was chosen to complete the term.
22Mr. Burchard resigned August 14, 1901, and at a special election M. E. Mathews was chosen to complete the term. Mr. Mathews was succeeded as alderman by J. C. Burchard, eleeted September 12, 1901.
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1901 (city)-Mayor, John E. Burchard; 22 aldermen, 23 M. E. Mathews (two years), John L. Watson (one year), W. F. Bryant (two years), C. H. Richardson (one year); recorder, W. C. Kayser; treasurer, C. C. Guernsey; justices, Walter Wakeman, D. A. Kennedy.
1902-Mayor, V. B. Seward; aldermen, J. H. Schneider, J. P. Pierard; recorder, W. C. Kayser; treasurer, E. S. Frick.
1903-Mayor, M. E. Mathews; aldermen, J. C. Burchard, W. F. Bryant;24 recorder, J. W. Humphrey; treasurer, E. S. Frick; justice, Walter Wakeman.
1904-Mayor, F. M. Healy; aldermen, H. P. Fulton, Herman Schurz; recorder, John R. Gray; treasurer, R. M. Neill.
1905-Mayor, J. C. Burchard; aldermen, Robert Heilman, Peter White; recorder, John R. Gray; treasurer, R. M. Neill; justices, Walter Wakeman, C. L. Miles. 25
1906-Mayor, J. C. Burchard; aldermen, R. B. Daniel, Herman Schurz; recorder, John R. Gray; treasurer, R. M. Neill; justice, Harrison Barnes.
1907-Mayor, Spurgeon Odell; aldermen, H. M. Langeland, 26 F. B. Sweet; recorder, John R. Gray;27 treasurer, R. M. Addison, Jr .; justice, Walter Wakeman.
1908 -- Mayor, Spurgeon Odell; aldermen, J. G. Schutz, Thomas E. Davis; recorder, C. P. Shepard; treasurer, C. H. Johnson; justice, Fred Adler.
1909-Mayor, Spurgeon Odell; aldermen, August Durrenberger, Peter White; recorder, C. P. Shepard; treasurer, O. K. Kiel; justice, Walter Wakeman.
1910-Mayor, Thomas E. Davis; aldermen, J. G. Schutz, William Mullaney; recorder, C. P. Shepard; treasurer, Harris Persons; justices, . J. W. Pike, Boyd Champlain.
1911-Mayor, Thomas E. Davis; aldermen, August Durrenberger, P. P. Jacobson; recorder, C. P. Shepard; treasurer, Harris Persons. 28
1912-Mayor, Thomas E. Davis; aldermen, J. G. Schutz, W. F. Mullaney; recorder, C. P. Shepard; treasurer, Theodore M. Thomas; justice, J. W. Pike.
For a year after the village was in- corporated there was not much progress, due to the fact that the grasshoppers were still in the land. There were, how- ever, a few business enterprises started in 1876, among them a general mer- chandise store by Olof Pehrson, black- smith shop by Keyes & Blake, imple-
ment business by P. F. Wise, drug store by Burgoyne & Jewett, shoe shop by B. F. Jellison, feed mill by C. A. Ed- wards, drug store by M. M. Marshall, meat markets by B. Gibbs and D. Crowley, millinery stores by Mrs. Clem- ens and Mrs. Underhill, machinery business by S. J. Watkins, grain ware- houses by H. B. Gary, C. A. Edwards and Addison & Mott, carpenter shop by I. Burrall.
When it became known that the grasshopper plague was a thing of the past, Marshall took rapid strides for- ward. Several new enterprises were started in 187729 and prospects for the future were bright. The Messenger of November 16, 1877, said: "This town is the busiest hamlet in the West. You can't find a spot where your ears are not filled with the din of building. Houses spring up in a day or two, and our lumber yards can hardly ship in enough to supply the demand. You can expect to be run over next summer if you don't get up and dust."
The predicted boom came in 1878. Before the close of spring ten two-story brick business blocks had been erected, besides several frame business houses and many residences. Among the im- provements of the year was the Messen- ger Block. Two banks were founded, two new brick yards were established, business firms of all kinds came into existence, and a number of professional men located in the village. ' A directory of business firms published at the close of 1878 listed the following:
23Under the city eharter the terms of aldermen are for two years, and after this first eleetion one was elected from each ward each year. In the roster the name of the alderman from the first ward appears first.
24Mr. Bryant resigned after having served one year, and at the regular eleetion of 1904 Albert Volk was chosen to complete the term.
25 Resigned in May, 1905.
26 Resigned May 4, 1908, and August Durrenberger was chosen at a special election May 22.
27 Was succeeded August 5, 1907, by C. P. Shepard. 28Did not qualify and Theodore M. Thomas chosen by the City Council.
29Among the enterprises in IS77 were a furniture store by D. MeIntyre and James Andrews, meat market by McCormick, gunsmith shop by C. A. Haskel, lumber yard by Horton & Hamilton, general store by E. Puffer, hotel by D. Bell, lumber yard by C. B. Todd and W. H. Lynn and a general store by M. E. Wilcox.
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Banks-Owen & Dibble, Lyon County Bank (Strait, How & Tyler).
General Merchandise-Chambers Brothers, Olof Pehrson, Addison & Mott, A. C. Chittenden, W. D. Hillyer, Schutz & Kyle, Bedbury.
Groceries-Robert Waldron, E. L. Healy.
Clothing-S. Keyser.
Hardware-J. P. Watson, J. W. Williams.
Drugs-Aldrich & Houston, C. M. Wilcox, Ole Quam.
Furniture-G. A. Tracy, D. A. McIntyre.
Jewelry-J. Lohmiller, W. H. Wright, W. C. Kayser.
Meat Markets-D. Crawley, L. Lavake, F. S. Wetherbee.
Book Store-J. H. Schneider.
Grain Warehouses-Addison & Mott, H. B. Gary, C. A. Edwards, Williams & Webster, M. M. Marshall.
Feed Mill-J. W. Blake.
Lumber Yards-Langdon & Laythe, Horton & Hamilton (W. M. Todd, agent), Addison & Mott.
Farm Machinery-Addison & Mott, O. H. Hatlestad, Edwards & Tripp.
Shoe Shops-J. P. Pierard, Sear.
Harness Shop-F. Watson.
Feed Stores-A. C. Chittenden, F. S. Wether- bee.
Bakeries-James Barron, Davis.
Hotels-J. Johnson, J. Bagley, Merchants Exchange, Marshall House (Thomas Watson), Prairie House.
Restaurants-James Barron, Montgomery.
Saloons-John J. Laudenslager, Farrington & Company, E. Mahoney.
Billiard Hall-Merchants Exchange.
Livery Stables-L. B. Nichols, McNiven Brothers, Bennett & Hunt.
Brick Yards-C. H. Whitney, W. A. Crooker, J. Lockey.
Blacksmith Shops-Keyes & Ryan, R. Curtis, M. H. Gibson.
Wagon Shops-H. S. Adams, Ellsbury.
Gun Shop-C. A. Haskel.
Paint Shop-Skilling Brothers.
Candy Manufacturer-Wright.
Barber Shop-C. E. Porter.
Millinery-Mrs. Remington, Miss Farnsworth.
Newspaper-Marshall Messenger (C. F. Case).
Lawyers-E. B. Jewett, E. A. Gove, D. F, Weymouth, A. C. Forbes, M. E. Mathews Andrews.
Physicians-Drs. J. W. Houston, J. W. Andrews, C. E. Persons.
Dentist-Dr. E. D. Allison.
Land Office-Winona & St. Peter Railroad Company.
Insurance Office-C. L. Van Fleet.
Marshall increased in size and impor- tance during 1879.30 In 1880 the value of the building improvements amounted to $85,000. The federal census that
year gave the village a population of 961. During the next few years there was little increase in population, the census of 1885 showing that there were 986 people living within the corporate limits. But the town made great prog- ress in other ways and developed into one of the best villages of Southwestern Minnesota. A business directory pub- lished in C. F. Case's History of Lyon County in 1884 was as follows:
Mercantile-A. C. Chittenden, J. G. Schutz, F. S. Wetherbee, Olof Pehrson, Edwards & Company, general stores; E. L. Healy, Humph- rey & Gail, J. W. Williams, groceries and crock- ery; J. P. Watson, R. M. Addison, hardware and machinery; Youmans Brothers, Horton Lumber Company, lumber yards; Louis Janda, shoe store; C. M. Wilcox, Walter Wakeman, A. B. Sweet, drug stores; S. Butturff, furniture; W. C. Kayser, books, stationery and tobacco; M. Hooker, stationery and tobacco; Mrs. Hillyer, millinery; J. Price, John Russell, Mrs. Hicks, bakery and restaurants; Fred Watson, harness; Woodruff & Wilber, F. Weikle, meat markets; Parsons & Wise, clothing.
Professions-C. E. Persons, J. Armington, A. Poaps, physicians; E. D. Allison, dentist; Forbes & Seward, M. E. Mathews, M. B. Drew, D. F. Weymouth, E. B. Jewett, E. A. Gove, attorneys; Rev. J. B. Fairbank, Rev. J. W. Powell, pastors; G. M. Durst, Miss Mikkelson, Miss Downie, Mrs. G. M. Durst, teachers.
Trades-E. J. Harrison, marble cutter; Arthur M. Nichols, R. B. Vonderamith, B. Vosburg, painters; J. McGandy, photographer; M. H. Gibson, George Heinmiller, C. J. Price, R. Curtis, blacksmiths; S. Marshall, wagon maker; J. B. Murray, O. C. Phillips, barbers.
Miscellaneous-Marshall Messenger by C. F. Case, Lyon County News by C. C. Whitney; Van Dusen & Company (E. Frick, agent), Porter Milling Company (W. A. Hunter, agent), eleva- tors; T. King, grist mill; L. Nichols, livery; W. Keith, W. Simmons, H. Hoyt, hotels; George E. Johnson, stock buyer; B. Wright, feed mill; Peterson & Company, tailors; D. G. Stewart, sewing machines; C. M. Wilcox, express agent ; H. M. Burchard, railroad land agent; T. A. Woodruff, railroad agent; Van Winkle, telegraph operator; Charles Kent, collection agency; Strait & Company, creamery; Woodbury & Frick, skating rink.
Marshall kept pace with the develop- ment of the surrounding country during the late eighties and had a population of 1203 when the census of 1890 was
F. Weikle and J. Lohmiller, meat markets; King & Wakeman, drug store; W. L. Watson, machinery; V. B. Seward and M. B. Drew, attorneys; E. J. Harri- son, marble cutter; Laythe & Pehrson, store.
30 Among the business and professional firms estab- lished in 1879 were Youmans Brothers & Company (M. Sullivan, agent), lumber yard; I. F. Remore, machinery; Van Dusen & Company, elevator; Todd & Edes, Lyon County News; Laythe & Tripp, machinery ;
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taken. The years 1890-91-92 were ex- in 1900, 2243 in 1905, and 2152 in 1910. ceptionally prosperous ones for the Marshall's history has been remark- ably free from destructive fires. On only two occasions has the fire fiend gained the mastery. village. The building improvements in 1890 were valued at $55,000, mostly expended for residences. The next year the value of improvements was placed at $125,000. That year a system of electric lights was installed by Parsons Brothers, general merchants, at a cost of $6000.31
The village installed waterworks and electric lighting systems in 1894. At a special election to vote on the question of issuing $25,000 bonds for the purpose, bonds were carried by seventy-three majority out of 308 votes cast. E. T. Sykes secured the contract on a bid of $24,340. The waterworks were in op- eration early in December and the lights were turned on December 21, 1894.
There was little advancement during the panic years 1893 and 1894, but in 1895 building improvements to the value of $50,000 were made. They included brick business blocks put up by T. J. Baldwin, C. F. Case and W. S. Dibble. The census of 1895 showed a population of 1744, a gain of 541 in five years.
Rapid strides forward were made in the late nineties and the village began to take on metropolitan airs. A tele- phone system was installed in the summer of 1897, with forty-three initial subscribers. During the past decade progress has been marked, although increase in population has not been great. Marshall's population was 2088
31Twenty-three arc lights was the limit of the plant at first. Of these, nine were placed in the streets, eight in Parsons Brothers' store, and the others in
The most destructive fire in the town's history occurred on the night of September 24, 1902, bringing a loss of about $100,000. The three-story brick building owned by T. J. Baldwin and occupied by Baldwin & Loveridge's department store was destroyed. The law office of V. B. Seward and Odd Fellows hall on the second floor were destroyed, as was also Masonic hall on the third floor. A small frame building adjoining, owned by W. S. Dibble and occupied by Blakeslee's meat market, was crushed by the falling walls from the larger building. The fire burned fiercely and for a time threatened to destroy the whole business section of the city.
The second fire of consequence oc- curred May 15, 1905, and brought a loss of $40,000. The double store building in Syndicate Block owned by Mrs. E. D. Parsons and the store of P. H. Roise & Company were destroyed, as well as the furnishings of Masonic hall and the dental parlors of Dr. S. E. Whitmore. Losses were also sustained by J. N. Barkee, furniture; Wilson Mercantile Company, V. B. Gits & Company, Dr. A. D. Hard, Thompson's cigar factory, W. A. Hawkins and M. E. Mathews, attorneys.
other stores. Incandescent service was added to the plant early in 1892.
CHAPTER X.
MARSHALL'S INSTITUTIONS.
THE SCHOOLS.
O NE of the first institutions to be provided after the founding of a town is the public school. In Marshall the school came almost simul- taneous with the founding of the village. The first school, supported by subscription, was conducted in the win- ter of 1872-73. It was held in the little office . building erected by W. M. Todd. G. H. Darling was the teacher - for a time and he was succeeded by Walter Wakeman. Only a few pupils were in attendance and the school was of short duration.
School district No. 8, then embracing the north half of Lake Marshall town- ship and the southern tier of sections of Fairview township, had been created by the Board of County Commissioners January 2, 1872-before Marshall had a place on the map. The district was organized in 1873 and the first public school was taught on the second floor of the building erected by the Congre- gational church society. That building was used for school purposes until 1875. Miss Diantha Wheeler, who in October, 1875, became the wife of G. M. Durst. was the first teacher and she had in her charge thirty or forty pupils.1 The first
1Among those who attended Marshall's first public sehool, furnished from memory by Mrs. G. M. Durst and some of the former pupils, were Ada Webster, Fred Webster, Dwight Coleman, Clarence Jewett,
members of the Board of Education were John Coleman, J. W. Blake and C. H. Whitney.
A four months' winter term was begun November 10, 1873, with Miss Lovelace as teacher. Miss Wheeler again became teacher and was in charge until June, 1874, when she was succeeded by G. M. Durst. At that time the enroll- ment had reached sixty pupils. Besides those mentioned the other teachers employed during the time the school was conducted under the ordinary district plan were Ada Webster (Mrs. J. W. Williams), Jennie C. French (Mrs. J. W. Andrews), Miss L. A. Bailey (Mrs. W. M. Todd) and Addie Gary (Mrs. C. E. Persons).
In March, 1874, a bill passed the Legislature authorizing the Marshall school district to issue bonds to the amount of $2500 for the purpose of erecting a school house, and in October of that year the people of Marshall decided to build. In the summer of 1875 a two-story octagonal building, forty feet in diameter, with a seating capacity of 150, was completed. Its cost was about $2800. Many taxpayers thought it an extravagant expenditure, but within three years it was not large
Clara Groesbeek, Zulu Whitney, Susie Hoyt, Alonzo Hoyt, Ora Coleman, Lota Bagley, Jean Turner, Florenee Turner, Walter Turner, Mille Whitney, Lueius Bagley, George Bagley, Albert Wilkins.
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enough to accommodate the pupils enrolled.
At a school meeting in September, 1878, it was decided, by a vote of 60 to 0, to appropriate $1300 to build an addition to the school house. A build- ing committee was chosen, composed of O. C. Gregg, C. H. Richardson and J. S. Dewey, and in October the addition was ready for occupancy. Its dimensions were 22×40 feet, two stories high. The school house then contained four rooms with a seating capacity of 250 pupils.
A reorganization, under the inde- pendent district plan, was effected October 1, 1878; the school was graded, and four departments were maintained. The first Board of Education under the reorganization was composed of Jona-
than Owens, A. C. Forbes, C. H. Whit- ney. C. H. Richardson, J. S. Dewey and O. C. Gregg.2 J. B. Gibbons was the first superintendent of the graded schools and his assistants in 1878 were Addie Gary and Hattie Owen. 3
The school population increased rap- idly and within a few years the facilities were taxed to their utmost. Early in 1886 the voters of the district author- ized a bond issue and in the fall of that year a new building was erected at a cost of $15,000. That structure was used until destroyed by fire twelve years later. A high school course was added, was made a four-year course in 1890, and the Marshall school was raised to the first class in 1896. The first high school class was graduated in 1888.4
2M. Sullivan furnishes from memory a list of mem- bers of the Board of Education who have served since 1878, in addition to those mentioned, as follows: Walter Wakeman, Squire D. How, M. Sullivan, M. C. Humphrey, C. F. Case, George Johnson, Mrs. A. G. Watson, Mrs. A. C. Forbes, C. E. Persons, M. E. Mathews, J. R. Conway, C. C. Whitney, C. B. Tyler, C. E. Patterson, Frank Siekler, C. F. Johnson, M. W. Harden, W. C. Haney and J. C. Sheffield. The members of the Board in 1912 are C. E. Persons, M. Sullivan, W. C. Haney, J. C. Sheffield, Frank Sickler and M. W. Harden.
3Superintendents of the Marshall public schools have been as follows: J. B. Gibbons, 1878; C. J. Piekert, 1879; J. C. Hull, 1880; Leslie Gregg, 1SS1-82; Mr. Emery, 1883-84; W. C. Kilgore, 1885; C. M. Bontelle, 1885-03; M. B. Fobes, 1903-12.
4The following have been graduated from the Marshall High School:
188S-Edith Addison, Minnie E. Andrew, Nette Jackson, Grace Watson, Mille Whitney, Harry W. Addison, William D. Frost, S. Sigvaldson.
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