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Forty votes were cast for incorpora- tion and only one was registered against it at the election of May 29. Another « lection was held June 19, when the first officers of the village were selected. The judges of the election were Charles Emrich. S. L. Long and M. Churchill, and thirty-seven votes were cast. Fol- lowing is the result of this and subso- qnent elections held in the village :
1900-President, C. W. Davis; trustees, N. .J. Lorge, U. G. Cumming, A. Shelquist; re- corder. C. W. Mead; treasurer, JJames Mont - gomery; justice, C. F. Yaeger, E. Latourell; constables, Charles Barkelow, John Reilly.
1901-President, Jesse Bean: trustees, W. J. Corbett, A. Shelquist, James Montgom- ery; reeorder, C. W. Mead; treasurer, R. F. Pepple; justice, C. W. Mead; constable, Clem ITaley.
1902-President, James Montgomery; trus- tres. Jesse Bean, A. Shelquist, W. J. Corbett; recorder, S. L. Long;10 treasurer, Thomas Hayes; assessor, William Tilman; justice, James Currie : constable, If. Hentriel.
M. Doty, J. S. Edelstein, William Emrich, Charles Emrich, John Reilly, John Miller, W. H. Spong. Hugh Reilly, W. H. Barkelew. William J. Corbett. M. N. Schares, Jerry Dirks, A. R. Priest. Henry Christianson, John Burke. Robert Walsh, J. J. Weitzel. A. Shelquist. Gus Grant. George J. Backer, Joseph B. Mackay, Theodore Henner, Charles Alvord. George Geisel, J. P. Spartz, John Lebens. Peter Spartz.
10S. L. Long and Edwin Brickson each re- ceived 33 votes in the election. The choice was then made by drawing lots.
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1903 -- President, C. W. Mead;11 trustees, W. IT. Sievert, Otto Vogl, II. F. Balgeman: recorder, Edwin Briekson; treasurer, Thomas Hlayes.
1904 President, Otto Vogl; trustees. James Montgomery, Peter Spartz, A. Shelquist; re- corder. A. B. Williams; treasurer, U. G. Cumming: assessor. W. O. Tilman; justices. G. W. Baker, J. P. Roerig: constables, John Lebens, Charles Emrich.
1905-President, O. Il. Tilman: trustees. Thomas Hayes, Peter Spartz. A. Shelquist; recorder, Edwin Brickson; treasurer, U. G. Cumming: assessor. W. O. Tilman; con - stable, John Lebens.
1906-President. O. H. Tilman; trustees, Thomas Hayes. \. Shelquist, Peter Spartz; recorder, J. J. Weitzel: treasurer. U. G. Cumming; assessor. W. O. Tilman; justice, G. W. Baker; constable, John Lebens.
1907-President. O. II. Tilman: trustees, Peter Spartz. A. Shelquist. Thomas Hayes; recorder. J. J. Weitzel; treasurer, U. G. Cum- mning; assessor. W. O. Tilman; justiee. R. W. Ager; constable. L. W. Sowles.
1908-President, W. II. Sievert; trustees. Il. W. Larson, Thomas Hayes. A. B. Wil- liams; recorder, J. J. Weitzel; treasurer, U. G. Cumming: assessor. W. O. Tilman; jus- tice. G. W. Baker; constable. Emory Reese.
In December, 1900, just one year after the first building had been erected on the townsite, we find a village of about two hundred people, in which were be- ing conducted the following business en- terprises :12 One bank. two general stores, one clothing store, one grocery store, two lumber yards, two hardware stores, two machine houses, two harness shops. one millinery store, one livery stable, two dray lines, four elevators. one drug store, one meat market, three saloons, one blacksmith shop, one res- taurant. one real estate office, one print- ing office, one barber shop, one jewelry store, one paint shop and about a dozen men engaged in the earpenter business.
There have been no backward steps in Wilmont's history. Since the year of its founding there has been no great ac- tivity in building operations or in the establishment of new business enterprises,
but the town has developed into one of the substantial villages of Nobles county. Of the 229 people living in Wilmont at the time the 1905 census was taken, 129 were native born, 98 were Minnesota born, and 52 foreign born. Of the for- eign born the countries of birth were: Germany, 23: Sweden. 13; Norway. 2; Canada, 11; Ireland, 2; England, 1.
SCHOOLS.
When Wilmont was founded it was included in one of the country school districts, the school house of which was too far away lo be available. So a build- ing in town was rented. and in Septem- ber. 1900, the first school was begun.
A new district was organized in July. 1901. and on the twentieth of that month the first school meeting was held. at which, C. W. Becker, H. W. Footh and -C. Poort were chosen officers. By a vote of forty to nothing the electors of the new district decided to issue bonds in the sum of $2.600 for the purpose of erecting a school house. A two story building was completed in the fall. and on January 6, 1902, was occupied for the first time. R. B. Moberly was the first principal. The school now em- ploys two teachers and has an atten- dance of seventy-five students.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
In 1903 a volunteer fire department was organized with C. W. Becker as chief. The town had no water works at the time, and the apparatus con- sisted of a chemical engine only. The organization was continued up to the summer of 1907. Then. water works
1Wilmont Initiator, Dec. 14, 1900.
"Resigned May 7. 1903, and was succeeded by James Montgomery.
A BUSINESS STREET
THE CITY PARK
WASON. PUBLI SCHOOL"
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having been installed, the company was reorganized and new fire fighting ap- paratus purchased. H. W. Larson. is chief of the department, which consists of nineteen members.
WATER WORKS.
For the first six years of the town's existence it was without adequate fire protection and had been badly in need of a system of water works. On two prior occasions the electors had voted in favor of establishing a system, but for various reasons it had not been done. On June 26, 1906. by a vote of 38 to 1. it was decided to issue bonds to the amount of $7,000 for the purpose. The bonds were sold, and on March 9, 1907, the contract for building a water works plant and installing a system was let by the village council to W. D. Lovell on a bid of $6,200. The work was Coll- pleted and accepted August 3, 1901.
CHURCHES.
Wilmont has three church organiza- tions. all of which have church edifices. These. in the order of their organiza- tion, are Presbyterian. German Lutheran and Catholic. Prior to the construc- tion of the first church building relig- ious services were held in the depot. The Presbyterian church was dedicated, free of debt, on October 28. 1900. The Catholic church-Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel-was incorporated Ang- ust 21. 1903. by Bishop J. B. Cotter, Vicar General James Coyne, Pastor Jos- eph Zahner, Nicholas Lorge and Au- gust Sieve.
LODGES.
A number of fraternal organizations have lodges in Wilmont. Wilmont Lodge No. 256, I. O. O. F., was instituted
March 3, 1903. with the following charter members: A. B. Williams, Otto Vogl. U. G. Cumming. W. O. Tilman, William Wulf, H. S. Johnson, A. S. Shrauger.
BREWSTER.
Eight miles northeast of Worthington, on the main line of the Chicago. St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, is the town of Brewster, a compact little city of 2:3 people, according to the latest enumeration. It is located on sec- tion 25, of Hersey township, and is only one-half mile from the Jackson county line. Of the smaller towns of Nobles county Brewster is the most substan- tially built. Many of the business houses are conducted in handsome brick struc- tures, and the main street of the vil- lage would be a credit to many a town of greater population. Surrounding the town on all sides is a level streteh of very fertile farming country, from which Brewster draws its trade.
It is as the village of Hersey that we must consider the carly day history of Brewster. and Hersev was one of the very first towns founded in Nobles conn- ty. When the old Sioux City & St. Panl railroad was being construeted through this part of the country in the summer and fall of 18:1 the officials of the road selected three sites along the sixteen or eighteen miles of its track in Nobles county for stations. These were named Hersey. on the extreme eastern boundary of the county; Worthington, on lake Okabena: and Bigelow, on the right side of the Minnesota-Towa boun- dary line. Hersey was named in honor of General S. F. Hersey, of Bangor,
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Maine, who was a director of the Sioux City & St. Paul road."
White the railroad company had made arrangements with Miller, Humiston & Co., the colony people, to build the prin- ripal town of the vicinity on lake Oka- luna. it was decided that the country would develop sufficiently to warrant the establishment of a small town at Her- -ry station, also. In the month of Or- toler. 18;1, about the time the road was completed to that point. a side track was laid and a depot (the one now in service) and an agent's cottage were erected on the site of the future town of Brewster. As the road was not in operation during the winter of 1871-72 no agent was stationed there until the following spring and no further steps were taken to found the town of Hersey.
Anticipating the arrival of the hun- ilreds of colonists of 1872, the railroad company, early in the spring. had the survey of the townsite made. It was surveyed by Alex. L. Beach and was de- dicated by E. F. Drake, president of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad com- pany. on April 22. 1872: the instrument was filed in the office of the register of deeds June 10, 1872.11 W. R. Ben- nett came early in the spring to take charge of the station for the railroad company.15 and before the summer was over quite a little town had sprung up on the prairie.
13Cioneral Hersey died In Bangor early in 1$75.
"Additions have been platted as follows:
Berreau's Subdivision of Blocks 10 and 11 Surveyed by Edward Berreau for Otto and Rudolph Berrean; dedicated Dec. 30, 1892; 11val Sept 9. 1595.
Perreau's Surveyed July 17. 1899, for Otto ard Rudolph Berreau; dedicated Ang. 25. 1899: ted Sept. 6. 1899
Beaton's Surveyed May 28 and 29, 1900. for R J. Braton; dedleated June 28, 1900; fled July 11. 1900.
Auditor's Subdivision of Blocks 1. 2. 8 and " Surveyed by order of the county auditor for Olto Berreau, G W. Patterson and others; Illed Sept. 20, 1002
Tracts \ to I In SWIs. Section 25. T. 103.
The first building erected on the site, after the depot and agent's cottage, was a .store building put up carly in the spring by J. T. Smith, of Heron Lake. A. J. Timlin had charge of the store. which had an existence of many years. 1. O. Conde moved to the new town about the same time and established a lumber yard, also engaging in the grain business. Martin Heiser opened the sec- ond general store in the spring, carrying a stock of hardware and farm machinery in connection.18 \ hotel was opened July 4, 1872, by a man named Hum- phrey.17 and John Iverson started a blacksmith shop the same year. During the year the Hersey postoffice was es- tablished with A. J. Timlin as postmas- ter. He held the office for a time and then turned it over to Martin Heiser. Before the establishment of the office the mail had been left regularly at the depot and had been distributed by W. R. Bennett, the agent. This was the ex- tent of the improvements during the year of its birth, but the prospects seem- od favorable for a rapid growth. Said a writer in the Western Advance of Aug- ust 31, 1872: "Hersey is becoming (mite a village or trading point. and undoubtedly has a fine future. The eye never looked upon a lovelier reach of level country than lies around Hersey and nearly every acre is as rich as a garden."
R. 39-Surveyed March 1. 1905. for John S. McCarvel and Frank L. Hagerman: dedicated March 11. 1305; filed March 19. 1905.
"Mr. Bennett served until the spring of 1873, when he moved to Worthington and took charge of the station there. He was succeeded at Hersoy by Frank Weston, and he hy a man named Kennedy.
16The Heiser store was the predecessor of the present day Gryerman department store. Peter Geyerman purchased the store from Mr. Heiser In November. 1981.
"George Perry took the management of the hotel in the fall of 1872. He was succeeded in the management by Mrs. Watson, and she în 1876 by Dr. Louis Gotthelf.
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Alas for the prospects of any town of southwestern Minnesota of that day ! Came the terrible grasshopper days, and Hersey, in common with all the neigh- boring villages, had its prospects blight- ed. For seven years, beginning with 1873, there was no advancement in the country, but a retrogression. Settlers ceased coming, and many that had come departed. The trade territory surround- ing Hersey was especially hard hit by the grasshoppers, and the new town suf- fered as a result. For several years those who had established themselves in business in Hersey remained, anxiously awaiting better times, but there was ab- solutely no improvement of any kind until many years later.
The name of the railroad station was changed from Hersey to Brewster in August, 1880. This was brought about as the result of the taking over of the old Sioux City & St. Paul road by the Omaha road. There was a station named Hersey on the line of the latter road in Wisconsin, and to avoid con- fusion the railroad changed the name of the Nobles county station. There is a conflict of anthority as to the origin of the new name. E. F. Drake, who was the president of the Sioux City & St. Paul road, said : In con- sequence the village in Nobles county was changed to Brewster. after a direc- tor of the Omaha road." A booklet giving the origin of the names of places on the Northwestern system, recently is- sued by that corporation, gives another version. It says: "The present name was given it in honor of Brewster, a town in Barnstable county, Massachu-
18The petitioners were F. R. Geverman. F. G. Myers, Ed. Manuel. George Nelson. P. T. Geyerman. Ed. Berreau, Ed. Geyerman, Leon Morris, J. E. Geissel. John J. Gray. Otto Knuth. Peter Geyerman. Sr .. John Wahl. W. H. Shively, John D. Weaver. B. T. MeChes- ney. John Silver, T. J. McCall, Frank Duba,
setts, which was named in honor of Elder William Brewster, one of the first settlers in the Plymouth colony." For a number of years the railroad sta- tion was known as Brewster, while the postoffice and village retained the name of Hersey. This unsatisfactory state of affairs was remedied in March, 1886, when the postoffice name was changed to correspond with the name of the station.
Even after the grasshopper days the little village did not advance. We find that in 1885 the business town consisted of only one general store, a hotel. depot and school house. No permanent ad- vance was made until the latter half of the nineties. Up to that time Brewster was simply a little trading point. mak- ing no pretense of taking a prominent place among the municipalities of No- bles county. With the rapid develop- inent of Nobles county farm lands, be- ginning in the middle nineties, came prosperous times for Brewster. Then the country round about received the settlement and development that had been expected over twenty years before, and Brewster built rapidly into a town of importance. Many new enterprises were established and all prospered.
In the fall of 1898 it was found that the village had a population of 180, and it was decided to begin municipal gov- ernment. A petition was presented to the Nobles county board of commission- ors. asking for incorporation.18 On this the county law making body took favor- able action and named December 14. 1898, as the date for holding an elec- tion. when the voters might decide whether or not the village should be in-
David V. Lees, John Meier, W. J. Adkins, Ross Nelson, R. J. Beaton. P. Nielson. J. L. McConkey, John Meyer, Otto Berreau. Ole J. Berg. Charles Hogan. William Nielson, Pat McCall. F. L. Hagerman, Joseph Ebert. A. W. Ebert, J. P. Hein, Mike McCall and E. C. Taft.
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corporated. Peter Geyerman. Joseph Ebert and Oito Berreau were named judges of election. Of the twenty-eight votes cast on the question only one was against taking action that would bring about municipal government. The arti- eles of incorporation were filed with the register of deeds on December 19, 1898. and on January 9, 1899, the first meet- ing of the village council was held at R. J. Beaton's hotel. Following is a list of Brewster's citizens who have held elective offices since incorporation :
1899 President. Toon Morris: trustees, F. 1 .. Hagerman Otto Berrean. R. J. Beaton: ro. corder. B. T. McChesney; treasurer. F. R. Geverman: justices. Peter Geverman. James MeConkey; constable, T. M. McCall; assessor, J. T. MeConkey.
1000 President. Charles Wagner: trustees. F. L. Hagerman. J. L. MeConkey. John Sil- ver: recorder. D. V. Lees; treasurer, John Wahl: justices. E. I. Kelly. Albert Severson: constobles. Frank Duba, JJohn Weaver.
1901-President. R. I. Beaton; trustees, F. L .. Hagerman. J. L. MeConkey. John Silver; recorder, D. V. Lees: treasurer. Leon Morris: instimes. Otto Knuth. C. F. Boettcher: con- stables, T. H. Schultz, J. P. Ilein; assessor. 1. W. Weinandt.
1002 President. S. M. Stewart : trustees, D. H. MeKellar, N. Weinandt. B. T. MeChes- nov; recorder, John Rabenan; treasurer. George Vok : justices. Charles Wagner, James Fbort : constables. John Sorenson. John ITein.
1903 -President, D. H. MeKellar: trustees. B. T. McChesney. A. P. Jacobs. G. F. Hager- man: recorder. John W. Rabenan; treasurer. A. W. Ebert: justices. John Wev. T. T. Strand; constables. Dennis Silver, John Hein: assessor. A. W. Weinandt.
1901 President. D. I. McKellar: trustees. John Silver, John Meier. Leon Morris: ro- corder. C. R. Wost; treasurer. T. T. Strand: justice. E. V. Wilson: constable. Ernest Phillins; assessor. Michael MeCall.
1905 l'resident. C. R. West; Trustees, Frank Wells. B. T. MeChesney, Leon Morris; recorder. Otto Kanth: treasurer. T. T Strand: justices, J. S. Randolph, John Wey; constables, Charles Harthun. D. V. Lees; assessor. Michael McCall.
1900 President. D. V. Lees; trustees. John Meier. Frank Daha, F. L. Hagerman; ro- corder, otto Knuth: treasurer. G. W. Woak; justice. A. W. Ebert; constables, Charles
Harthun, T. J. MeCall; assessor. Michael McCall.
1007 President, D. V. Lees: trustees. F. I. Hagerman. Frank Duba, John Meier; re. corder. Otto Knuth; treasurer, G. W. Voak; justices, J. S. Randolph, B. T. McChesney; constables. Ed. Olson. F. R. Geyerman; as- sossor. Michael McCall."
1908 - President, D. V. Lees: trustees, John Meier, F. L. Hagerman. Nick Kaufman; re- corder. Otto Knuth: treasurer. G. W. Vonk; justice. John Wey: constables, Ed. Olson. John Meier, Jr .; assessor. Ed. Tjossem.
Since incorporation Brewster has had a steady growth. The census of 1900 gave the town a population of 234, and this was increased in 1905 to 273. Of this latter 96 were native born, 131 were Minnesota born, and 43 were foreign born. Of the foreign born population Germany furnished 19: Sweden. 1: Nor- way, 1: Canada. 1: Treland. 1: Den- mark. :: England. 1: Scotland, 4: Ans- tria. 7: other countries. 1.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
For many years Brewster has wrestled with the question whether or not to es- tablish a system of water works. Many times has the question been fought at the polls and each time has the proposi- tion been defeated. Sometimes a ma- jority of the voters has decided in favor of bonding for water works, but the necessary five-eighths majority was lack- ing. On May 11, 1902. the vote was 36 for to 50 against bonding for $5,000; March 8, 1904. it was 39 for to 30 against : April 28. 1904. it was 43 to 31 in favor of bonding for $2.000 for water works and electric lights : May 13. 1904, the proposition to bond for $7,000 for water works alone was carried. 45 to 31; April 17, 1905. $7.000 bonds for water works and a drainage system were defeated by 34 to 39; July 17. 1905,
"At the riretion of 1907 the question of H- rensing saloons was decided in the affirmative by a vote of 46 to 22.
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the proposition to bond for $7,500 for the same improvements was carried by 31 to 27; May 25, 1906, $9,000 bonds- $6,000 for water works and $3,000 for a drainage system-were defeated by a vote of 29 to 31.
A drainage system was finally com- pleted in the spring of 1907. Bonds to the amount of $3,000 for the improve- ment were voted- 42 to 14-at a spec- ial election held June 25, 1906.
One of the village improvements in which the people take great pride is the publie park, located in the heart of the city. The town's sidewalks are nearly all of cement, over a mile of that kind of pavement having been put in during the past year.
SCHOOL.
For the size of the town Brewster has one of the best public schools in Minnesota. In the school are eleven grades, taught by five teachers. This gives a complete high school course with the exception of the last year's studies.
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wegian Lutheran, German Lutheran and Catholic.
The German Lutheran church was in- corporated July 15, 1886, and the first trustees were Charles Mortensen, Charles Leistico and Albert Leistico.
The Presbyterian church was incor- porated September 9, 1893, with the fol- lowing board of trustees : D. MeNabb, Roscoe Williams, John Moffatt. Rev. Sulzer was the first pastor.
LODGES.
Only one fraternal order, the Modern Woodmen of America, maintains an or- ganization at the present time.
In the early days many of the first settlers of Hersey and the country sur- rounding were veterans of the civil war. and one of the first organizations there was a strong Grand Army post, which, however, went out of existence before many years had passed. Sibley post No. 19 was organized February 15, 1875, with twenty-three charter members and the following officers: Post commander, Otto Berreau: senior vice commander, (. R. Perry: quartermaster. Martin Heiser: officer of the day, J. W. Mil- ler : officer of the guard, D. Haffy; ad- jutant. C. A. Barrows; chaplain, O. Chapman ; sergeant major, F. Fitzger-
Brewster has five church organizations. all of them having edifices of their own. They are Methodist, Presbyterian, Nor- ald: quartermaster sergeant, Mr. Ebert.
CHAPTER XX.
ROUND LAKE, RUSHMORE, BIGELOW.
ROUND LAKE.
Nobles county's sixth town is Round Lake, an incorporated municipality of 245 people, according to the last census. It is on the Rock Island railroad, ten miles southeast of Worthington, and is in the southeastern corner of the coun- ty. More definitely described, the plat- ted town is on section 24, Indian Lake township, one-half mile from the Jack- son county line and two and one-half miles from the Towa line. The trade territory of the village includes a part of Indian Lake township, extends a short distance into lowa, and ineludes the southwestern corner of Jackson coun- ty. It is the last named territory from which Round Lake draws its greatest trade. One may travel many miles eastward from the Nobles county town before one comes upon another trading point, and the business of this large farming country is all done at Round Lake. As a business point Round Lake takes high rank. It is a town that has a prosperous look. It is compactly and substantially built, many of the business firms occupying handsome brick blocks. In a business way it is represented by
1"The Burlington folks, we learn, have de- cided to call the station in Indian Lake town- ship Round Lake. Although in Indian Lake township it is near the county line and near Round lake. They will put a handsome depot
all lines usually found in a town of its size.
Prior to the year 1882 Round Lake as the name of a Nobles county village was non-existent. Many years before that date, however, the name had been ap- plied to the lake just over the line in Jackson county, about two miles from the village, and also to a Jackson county postoffice. The Round Lake postoffice was established in an early day on the south bank of the lake, but later had been moved to the north side, where J. N. Dodge was postmaster at the time the history of the Nobles county Round Lake begins.
Before the building of the Burling- ton railroad (now the Rock Island) into Worthington in the fall of 1882 the site of the present day village of Round Lake was unoccupied. Early that fall the Cedar Rapids, Towa Falls & North- western Land & Town Lot company, a corporation connected with the Burling- ton railroad, selected the site for a sta- tion in Indian Lake township.1 The name first chosen was Indian Lake, after the township, but before the plat was made the name was changed to Round Lake. This change was brought about
there, and a smart village will spring up which will be quite a center of trade from three counties."-Worthington Advance. Oct. 5, 1882.
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through the influence of O. H. Roche, the Chicago board of trade operator, who owned a ranch of nearly 2,000 acres on Round lake in Jackson county. He donated twenty acres of land to the town lot company with the understand- ing that the station should be called Round Lake, and this was done, although there was general dissatisfaction with the change.
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