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Spartz's-Surveyed by M. S. Smith Nov. 8. 1899, for Jacob Spartz: dedicated Dec. 23. 1899; filed Dec. 26, 1899.
Block A Surveyed by M. S. Smith March 19. 1903, for Joseph Cowin; dediented April 6. 1903; filed April 6, 1903.
'A history of the origin of place names connected with the Northwestern railroad, re- cently issued in book form, says: "This town |Adrian] was started in 1876 and was named for Adrian (. 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."
C. F. Drake, who was the president of the Worthington & Sioux Falls road, wrote at the time of the founding: "Adrian is named fer Adrim Iselin, of New York, one of our directors."
The WorthIngton Advance of June S. 1876, said: ""The village is named Adrian. the name being that of a heavy European stock- holder."
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named in honor of St. Adrian.3 Al- though I have made diligent search, I have been unable to find any authentic data that would lead to that conclusion.
Adrian was not founded immediately after the selection of the site. The track laying crew reached the point about the middle of August, and during that fall the town came into existence. J. Smith, who had been engaged in the mercantile business at Heron Lake, and George II. ('arr, who had been clerking for him, were the first on the ground. They brought lumber and erected the first building on the site." Before the store was opened Mr. Carr bought his part- ner's interests and became the first busi- ness man of Adrian. Besides conducting his . store he bought and shipped grain, erecting a warehouse later in the season.
A number of other business men were soon on the ground. and before the end of the year, the village boasted of four or five business enterprises. A , hotel building. 30x40 feet, two stories ' high, was erceted by the railroad company. and Thomas H. Childs, formerly post- master of the llebbard postoffice and proprietor of the "Half-Way House," moved down and became landlord of the Adrian hotel. William Wigham came up from his home in Little Rock township. erected a small building in which he opened a store, and built a warehouse and engaged in the grain business.
A depot building (the east end of
5"Adrian was named on the suggestion of Rev. Father Knauf. the first Catholic priest of that charge, in honor of St. Adrian. Cer- tain ones wish to give the honor to Adrian Iselin, of New York. but facts disprove their claims."-Ellsworth News, 1907.
"The front part of the building on Main street now occupied as a restaurant by Ed. I.ibaire.
Adrian's postmasters. with the dates of
service. are: George H. Carr, 1876-1882; EI- ton Clapp. 1882-1885: M. Sullivan, 1885-1889; S. J. Mckenzie, 1889-1894; John E. King, 1894-1899; S. J. Mckenzie, 1899-1906; Joseph Cowin, 1906 to date.
the present depot) was erected, and George H. Otis was installed as agent, being replaced soon after by Thomas G. Newell. About the first of October the Hebbard postoffice, which had been lo- cated a short distance east of the new town, was moved to Adrian. George H. C'arr became the postmaster and kept the office in his store.™ Other buildings erected in the little town before the close of the year were a small shanty put up for a place of residence by Il. N. Hol- brook, and a small house which was moved over from near the site of Rush- more by Mr. Carr. The few business houses had a prosperous trade, and the predictions that Adrian was to become a good business point were coming true.8 The country roundabout was sparsely set- tied, but the new town drew trade from a vast area, extending south into what is nowknown as the Ellsworth country, and north to the county line, guarantee- ing the permanency of the village.
During the winter of 1826-12 the town's first school was established, being conducted by Mrs. McCall in a room in the hotel, and the first church service was held in February.9 Times were lively during 1832, and many new busi- ness enterprises were established. In January J. C. Ludlow erected a build- ing and opened a blacksmith, machine and repair shop, and a few months later erected a dwelling house. 1. J. Rice, who had been clerking in a drug store
""Adrian starts off very well and is destined to excel the other stations between Worth- ington and Luverne The Kanaranzi valley is destined to be one of the richest portions of the county, and Adrian will be a husy place."-Correspondent in Worthington Advance, Nov. 9, 1876.
""We had preaching services in our village last Sabbath for the first time. Mr. Bunce, of Luverne, was the minister. Quite a large company were present. The meeting was held in the office of the hotel."-Correspondent to Worthington Advance, Feb. 15. 1877.
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at Worthington, located in the west end by John Humiston, feed mill by Bar- village and opened a drug store. Hans ber Bros., bakery, restaurant and meat store by L. S. Roberts. Dahl started in the shoe repairing busi- ness. Benjamin Midboe erected a busi- 'The rush of settlers to the western part of the county in 1878, due largely to the operations of the colony com- pany. made prosperous times in the town, and several new business enterprises were started that summer. Among others were a machine and implement house and elevator owned by Peter Thompson and managed by A. M. Crosby, and an- other general store started by Rue & Langseth. The building improvements for the year amounted to $19,300. Itess house on Main street, which he leas- ed to Il. J. Ludlow. The latter opened a hardware store in it, which was under the management of John F. Humiston. 1. O. Conde moved down from Hersey village, and, forming a partnership with Captain William Wigham, engaged in the produce and commission business Henry Davis, the pioneer merchant of Worthington, put up a building in the latter part of the summer and engaged in the general merchandise business. Ilis store was managed by Ulveling Bros., who later bought the store. That the new town was in a prosperous way is evidenced by this activity in starting new enterprises and by the fact that 100.000 bushels of grain were shipped from the station during the year 1822.
The activity continued during the next year. Fourteen buildings were erected during the winter of 1822-28, and in May a correspondent wrote of the con- ditions in the new town :
Business is lively now, and our streets are full of teams nearly every day. Our merchants are nearly all selling agricultural implements and are turning out a great many machines. One firm has sold over one hundred breaking plows. . . There are two church or- ganizations and one lawyer, but no doctor and only one resident minister.
In June a visitor to the town lo- ported the following business houses in operation : General stores by William Wigham, A. M. Becker, Henry Davis (in charge of Mr. Ulveling), and George HI. C'arr; hotel by T. H. Childs, boarding house (Colony House) by James Nay- lon, livery barn by Ed. Cooper, furni- 1ure stores by F. Wegen and Benja- min Midbor, lumber yards by Small & Carr and James Cowin, hardware store
For several years after 1828 there was not much progress made in Adrian in a business way. In the town were all the kinds of business enterprise, necessary to take care of the trade of the surrounding country, and only a few new business houses were established in the following few years. The federal rensus of 1880 showed a population of 193.
In the fall of 1881 the residents of the town asked for incorporation. peti- tioning the legislature, then in special session, to grant them a charter. The legislature took favorable action, and on November 12. 1881, the bill granting in- corporation was approved by the gov- ernor. The act, in part, is as follows:
An act to incorporate the village of Adrian.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Minnesota :
Section 1. That the following described territory in the county of Nobles and state of Minnesota, to-wit: the west half of see- tion 18 and the northwest quarter of section 19. all in township 102, range 42, and the cast half of section 13 and the northeast quarter of section 24. township 102, range 43, be. and the same is hereby, set apart, consti- tuted, incorporated as the village of Adrian, under and subject to the provisions of chap. ter 139 of the general laws of 1875, and the inhabitants of said territory shall form and constitute a municipal corporation at com- mon law together with the power granted
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and conferred by said chapter 139 of the general laws of 1875 and all aets amenda- tory thereof and the further power herein granted.
Sec. 3.1º That L. C. Clemons. E. Coleman and John F. llumiston are hereby designated as the persons who shall give notice of and for a meeting of the legal voters of said territory to organize said village and elect officers pursuant to the laws of 1875 afore. said.
Sec. 4. The territory comprised within prescribed limits of said village shall be, and the same is hereby constituted, an inde- pendent voting precinct for all election pur- poses.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved November 17, 1881.
The first village election was held on Saturday, Nov. 26, 1881. when the fol- lowing citizens were elected to serve as Adrian's first officers: President of the council. T. G. Newell; trustees, John Blesius, James Naylon and John Tim- mons ; recorder, Isaac Small ; treasurer. John Krast; justice, U. W. Weston ; con- stable. H. P. Flanagan. They served until their successors were chosen on January 2. 1883.
Following is a list of those who have filled elective offices in the city govern- ment up to the present time:
1883-President, T. G. Newell; trustees, A. G. Lindgren, Peter Ulveling, J. T. Hosmer: recorder, Thomas Johnson: treasurer, A. M. Becker.
1884-President, M. Sullivan: trustees, A. J. Rice, John Timmons, Thomas G. Newell; recorder, Thomas Johnson; treasurer, A. M. Becker; justice. George F. Hallas; constable, E. Coleman.
1885-President, MI. Sullivan: trustees, A. M. Becker, A. G. Lindgren, L. S. Roberts ; 11 recorder. Levi Rue; treasurer, F. J. Porter; justice. A. Campbell.
1886-President, Fred R. Robinson; trus- tees, Albert Campbell, Joseph Roll. O. S. Melick: recorder, Thomas G. Newell; treas- urer. F. J. Porter; justices, L. (. Clemons, George Hallas: constable, George Slade.
1887 -- President, James R. Jones: trustees, R. C. Thompson, E. Cooper. Daniel Ryan; re-
1^Section 2 granted five special powers to the village council.
11Resigned. Albert Campbell appointed March 12. 1885.
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corder, C. E. Chamberlain; treasurer. Joseph Roll.
1888-President. F. J. Porter: trustees, A. M. Becker, S. J. Mckenzie, James Cowin; recorder, Daniel Ryan; treasurer, Joseph Roll; justice», John Kendlen,12 George Hallas; con- stables, John Reifenberger, George Slade.
ISSO-President, John Blesius; trustees. John R. Jones, F. R. Robinson, Levi Rue: recorder. A. M. Feathers; treasurer, Joseph Roll; justice, O. W. Freeman; constable, Wil- liam Marr.
1890-Pre-ident. M. Sullivan; trustees, R. C. Thompson. John Faragher, A. M. Becker; recorder. C. A. Sands; treasurer, John Ble -- ius; justice, George Hallas; constable, J. G. Murphy.
1891 --- President, S. J. Mckenzie; trustees. W. R. Faragher, George Tinnes, Richard Sell; recorder, George S. Bell; treasurer, John Blesius; justice, O. W. Freeman: con-table. A. G. Mitchell.
1892-President. D. J. Forbes; trustees. J. E. Faragher. A. Campbell, B. E. Smith; Te- corder, G. E. Tinne -; treasurer, John Bles- ins; justice. George F. Hallas; constable. Wil- liam Marr.
1893-President. . John Ble-ius; trustees. John F. Faragher. James Boardman, George Ellsworth: recorder, C. A. Sands; treasurer, J. C. Becker; justice, Levi Rue; constable, J. N. Rupner.
18941ª- President, O. S. Melick: trustees. James Boardman. John E. Faragher. G. S. Ellsworth: recorder. C. A. Sands; treasurer, J. C. Becker; justice, James F. Cox: con- stable. William Mair; street commissioner, John MeChord.
1895-President, O. S. Melick: trustees, M. S. Boyle, I. E. Faragher, James Boardman; recorder, C. A. Sands; treasurer, J. C. Becker; justice, George F. Hallas; constable, J. G. Murphy: street commissioner, John MeChord. 1896-President, J. T. MeKnight; trustees, J. F. Timmons. A. Libaire, William Faragher : recorder, C. A. Sands; treasurer, George Ells- worth; justice. A. J. Rice; constable, Wil- liam Marr; street commissioner, S. Ostram.
1897-President. W. R. Faragher; trustees, George Eppers, 1. Libaire, Thomas Dealtry; recorder. Charles Slade: treasurer. Joseph Roll; justices. O. W. Freeman, George F. Hallas: constable. J. G. Murphy; street com- missioner, James Mitchell.
ISOS -- President. W. R. Faragher; trustees, George Eppers. A. Libaire, Fred Mohl: re- corder. C. A. Sands; treasurer, Charles Li- baire: constable, William Marr; street com- missioner, James Mitchell.
1899-President. W. R. Faragher; trustees, Fred Mohl. N. P. Hanson, W. J. Bauer; re-
Freeman, who was elected at a special elec- tion.
13 At this election a vote was taken on the license question. For license received 165 votes; against license, 21.
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corder, C. A. Sands; treasurer. Charles Li- Maire; assessor, William Wigham: justices; George F. Hallas, O. W. Freeman; constable, J. G. Murphy; street commissioner, J. J. Forrett.
1900-President, Fred Mohl; trustees. W. R. Man-el. W. J. Bauer. W. E. Timmons; recorder. C. A. Sand -: treasurer. I. E. Swan- man; assessor. William Wigham: justier. F. Goodenough: constable. William Marr: street commissioner. JJohn McChord.
1901 President, Fred Mohl: trustees. W. R. Mansel. W. E. Timmons, Daniel Fritz: re- corder. C. A. Sands; treasurer, H. S. Swan- man: assessor, William Wigham: justice, O. W. Freeman: constable. J. G. Murphy; street commissioner. F. W. Ell-worth.
1902-President. O. W. Freeman; trustees, John E. Faragher, W. E. Timmons. Daniel Fritz: recorder, C. E. Libaire: treasurer. J. (. Becker: assessor, William Wigham; jus- tice. John G. Gergen: constable, William Marr: street commissioner. F. W. Ellsworth.
1903-President. O. W. Freeman: trustees 1. E. Faragher, J. G. Murphy, William Hitch- ons: recorder. G. L. Ellsworth: treasurer, J. 1. Kennedy; assessor. William Wigham: jus- tice. E. Goodenough; street commissioner. F. W. Ellsworth.
1904- President. L. W. Marston: trustees, W. R. Mansel, R. II. Doc, Frank Ulveling: recorder. Daniel Fritz: treasurer, John Col- vin: assessor. William Wigham: justices, F. Goodenough. F. J. Kilpatrick; constable, Wil- liam Marr: street commissioner, Peter Pass.
1905 l'resident. L. W. Marston: trustees, W. R. Mansel. R. H. Doc. W. E. Timmons; recorder. John MeChord: treasurer, John Col vin; assessor. William Wigham: justices. F. J. Kilpatrick, O. W. Freeman; constable James Mitchell.
1906-President. Fred Mohl: trustees, John Reifenberger, Daniel Fritz, Frank Ulveling; recorder, John McChord: treasurer. John Col- vin: assessor, William Wigham; justice-, James F. Cox. M. E. Carrigan: constable, William Marr.
1907 President. C. A. Sands: trustees John Reifenberger, 3. J. Schaeffer. M. F. Carrigan; recorder. John McChord; treasurer, John Colvin: assessor, William Wigham: jus- ticos, James F. Cox. F. J. Kilpatrick; con- stables, L. G. Chisum. James Mitchell.
1908 President. C. A. Sands: trustees John Reifenberger. M. E. Carrigan, 3. . Schaeffer; recorder, JJohn MeChord: tres urer, John Colvin; assessor, William Wig- bam.
During the early eighties Adrian took big strides forward. The grasshopper scourge was a thing of the past; the
w"During the year 1884 we forwarded 16,- 317.140 pounds of freight. on which the charges were $28,579 50; and received 9.816,982 pounds, on which the charges were $20,051.88.
('atholie colony company had been in- strumental in bringing hundreds of new settlers to the lands of western Nobles county ; crops were good and the country was prosperous. All these things as- sisted in the building of a good town at Adrian, which, until the founding of Ellsworth in 1881, continued to draw trade from its original large territory- a territory rapidly filling with settlers.
The years 1883 and 1881 were espee- ially prosperous ones for the west end village. During the eighteen months be- fore January, 1885, the building im- . provements in the village amounted to the song sum of $52,530, of which $30,- 000 had been expended in 1884. The town became a shipping point of im- portance,14 and business in all lines was good. New enterprises were started, and the population increased. reaching a to- tal of 533 in 1885, a gain of 340 in five years.
By the bnilling of the Burlington railroad (now the Rock Island) through the southwestern corner of the county in 1884 and the founding of Ellsworth vil- lage. Adrian lost a part of its large ter- ritory, but this loss was offset by the rapid development of its remaining fer- ritory, and during the latter part of the eighties Adrian continued to be the iveliest town in Nobles county. In 1890 the federal consus showed a population of 611.
Adrian has been remarkably free from fires during its entire history. Its most disastrous contlagration occurred on May 23. 1889. when the Adrian touring mill and a few nearby buildings were burned. causing a loss of about $18.000. The lire is supposed to have originated from
These charges acerned on our own road-no "advanced charges' being Included therein."- Adrian Guardian, January, 1885.
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a spark from an engine. The Adrian Guardian of May 24 said of the loss:
The mill property cost Gilbert & Nelson $10.000 less than six months ago. New machinery had been put in during the last spring to the value of $3,800. The proprie- tors had three thousand bushels of wheat in store, with a new barn which went up in smoke with the rest, will swell the loss to $18,000. Cinders were carried all over town, and the residences of John Blesius, George Slade. M. L. DeWolf and Peter Pass were several times on fire (they were over a block away) and only hard work saved them. Had the wind been stronger all of Park Hill must have been devastated by the fire fiend.
Prosperous times continued up to the time of the panic of 1893. Most of the Imisiness houses had been built of wood before 1891. That year witnessed a building boom, in which, among others, were constructed three handsome brick business blocks-the A. M. Becker store building, at a cost of about $9,000; the Adrian State Bank building, and the Slade Hotel building. The panic of 1893 resulted in only a temporary set- back, and during the late nineties Ad- rian again came upon prosperous times. The population in 1895 was 1,072, a gain of 401 in five years. This was in- creased in 1900 to 1.258.
When the Burlington railroad (now the Rock Island) extended northwest- ward from Worthington in 1900 it in- vaded Adrian's northern territory, and the founding of the towns along that line of road resulted in a cutting off of a large and profitable trade. The town's trade territory was now reduced to its immediate surrounding farming country, which is the ease with every other Nobles county town. A result of this loss of trade was that Adrian did not continuo to advance as it had during its entire previous history. The census of 1905
15This population was divided as follows: Native born. 434; Minnesota born. 567: for- eign born. 183. The foreign born population was divided as to countries of birth as fol-
gave a population of 1,184,15 a loss of 14 in five years.
The personal property assessment for the village as left by the board of re- view for 1904 was $99,545. The in- crease in real estate values by reason of improvements was $1,385. This was the increase in assessed valuation only, the full value of improvements having been in the neighborhood of $5,000. A list of the business houses, made by the No- bles County Democrat in June, 1907. showed that there were 84 firms or per- sons engaged in professional and me- chanical work in Adrian.
The year 1908 witnessed a more pros- perons condition of affairs in Adrian than had been the case for several years. A number of new business houses were established and all lines of business were in a prosperous way.
SCHOOLS.
It was during the winter of 1826-74. when only a few families called Adrian their home, that the first school was started in the little village. It was held in the attic of the hotel building and Mrs. McCall was the teacher. Thomas HT. Childs and William Wigham were in- strumental in bringing about the estab- lishment of the school, those gentlemen hiring the teacher and paying her salary. ont of their own pockets. Eleven ehild- ren attended this first seohol in Adrian- three from the family of Mr. Wigham, three from that of Mr. Childs, and five from the family of H. N. Holbrook. The following spring more families came to the town, and the matter of securing a school became a live issue. On April
lows: Germany. 74; Sweden, 8: Norway. 41: Canada, 7: Ireland. 22; Denmark, 3: England. 18; Scotland, 2; Austria, 2; other countries, 6.
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21 a public meeting was held by those interested, at which it was decided to creet a building and have a school dur- ing the summer. Money was raised by subscription, and a frame building. 12x 1f feet, was erected, in which Mrs. Mc- C'all conducted the school until the dis- triet was formed the next year.
When the district was formed in 1848 it included territory extending from the county's western boundary line to the site of the present village of Rushmore. The district was bonded in the sum of $2.000, and a two story frame building was erected. The first officers of the district were Benjamin Midboc, director ; William Wigham, clerk : and Thomas H. Childs, treasurer. In this structure the Adrian schools were condueled until the brick building was created in 1895. when it was sold to Rev. John Schwartz for $600.
On July 31. 1893. a special election was held, at which it was voted to issue bonds for the construction of a new school house. Because of the panic and prevailing hard times the matter of con- structing the building was not at once taken up. The next year bonds to the amount of $21,000 were issued. and on June 1, 1894. the contract for the erec- tion of the building was let io Perry Wysong. of Mankato, on a bid of $18,- 815. The handsome structure was com- pleted and occupied for the first time on February 26, 1895. Adrian maintains an excellent high school and good graded schools.
Besides the public schools are two parochial schools, one maintained by the ('atholie church, the other by the Nor- wegian Lutheran church.
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Adrian's city hall was erected in 1888. It is a handsome building of brick and stone and cost. $15,000. The upper story is used for an opera house and has a seating capacity of 400. The lower floor is taken up by the city offices, the fire department and the jail.
The water works and electric lighting systems, owned by the city. were in- stalled in 1894. The water system has both dircet and gravity pressure. In the power house is installed a Dean com- pound duplex pump of 250,000 gallons capacity. The water supply is inexhans- tible, the water being of excellent qual- ily secured from a deep well. A reser- voir. 21x10x20 feet, with a capacity of 4.500 barrels. has been built near the station. The bottom of the reservoir is on a level with the base of the pump. The gravity pressure is forly pounds, and the fire pressure is one hundred to one hundred twenty-five pounds. An elevated tank of 1,000 barrels capacity is situated on the hill west of town and is one hundred feet above the grade of the main business street. There are 1.200 feet of four inch mains, 5,000 feet of six inch mains, and 1,500 feet of right inch mains, and there are twenty double fire hydrants. The electric light- ing plant is combined with that of the water works. The cost of the systems was $26.157.
A fire department was organized in 1895, and The village has first-class fire protection. The department has a mem- bership of 31 and is supplied with all the necessary fire fighting apparatus.
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BANKS.
In Adrian are three banking institu- tions. the National Bank of Adrian, the Adrian State Bank. and the First Na- tional Bank.
The first financial institution of the town was the Bank of Adrian, established by James R. and John R. Jones in 1880. These gentlemen conducted the Bank of Adrian as a private institution until February. 1908. when it was reorganized as the National Bank of Adrian. The capital stock is $25.000, and bonds in the sum of $6,500 secure the circula- tion. The officers and directors are as follows: James R. Jones, president ; . J. (. Becker, vice president; John R. Jones, cashier : E. T. Jones, Lelia A. Jones, Mary A. Jones, Samuel Jones.
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