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"The new town on the Burlington north of Adrian has at last been definitely located on The southwest quarter of section 1, Lismore township. This Week T. I. Brown, the agent of the company, closed the dent for this land, and has located the depol. The site for the new town will be surveyed at once." Nobles County Democrat, March 30, 1900.
"Five additions have been platted since the original site was surveyed, as follows: First Surveyed for Thomas J. Brown; ded-
gentlemen who were interesting them- selves in the matter, went to see Clar- ence Swanman, the owner. That gentle- man promptly demanded $35 per acre for the quarter. The Burlington agent refused to consider the purchase at that price, and negotiations ceased.
Messrs. Graf and Rieckoff were de- termined to have the new town in the vicinity, and to raise money for the ex- tra $800 demanded they seoured the country for subscriptions to a fund. They were successful in raising the money, and under an agreement with Mr. Brown turned the cash over to that gentleman when the Lismore depot was completed. The property had been bought by Mr. Brown in the latter part of March.5 The question of a name for the village then arose. Several names were suggested, among others that of Graf, in honor of the pioneer settler of the vicinity. Mr. Graf would not con- sent to be thus honored, and the name Lismore was finally chosen by Mr. Brown, named after the township. The township had been named after a town in Ireland.
County Surveyor Milton S. Smith surveyed the townsite April 23, 24 and 25, 1900; the dedication was made July 23; the papers were filed in the office of the register of deeds July 25." After the coming of the railroad in June it was not long before the building of the town was under way, and in July the first business houses were opened.
The St. Croix Lumber company was
icated July 23, 1901; filed July 29, 1901. Graves' Surveyed for Thomas Il. Brown; dedicated June 7, 1902; filed June 14, 1902. Graves' Second- Surveyed for Thomas II. Brown; dedleated Nov. 22. 1902; filed Nov. 26. 1902.
Thompson's- - Surveyed for Albert A. Thomp- son; dedicated May 27, 1903; filed May 27, 1903. Graves' South Side-Surveyed for Mark Graves; dedleated April 16, 1902; liled April 16, 1906.
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LISMORE STREET SCENE
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LISMORE, KUN.
LISMORE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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the first on the site. Lumber had been hauled from Wilmont and piled on the ground. A sign on the same gave forth the information that it was a lumber yard. This enterprise was immediately followed by others, and before the close of the year quite a little town had taken its place on the prairie. James Beacom erected the first building in the town- now the Leader office-and opened a saloon. The second building completed was the O. B. Bratager store building, and that gentleman opened his store on July 6. James Montgomery built a small elevator and a little dwelling. William Finley was installed as manager of the elevator and occupied the honse. Mr. Montgomery also engaged in the lumber business. James S. Ramage opened a lumber yard and hardware store, which were under the management of Arch Priest. The Bank of Lismore opened its doors on September 1, its temporary home being in a lumber yard. Three months later the bank was in- corporated as the State Bank of Lis- more. Other business enterprises estab- lished in 1900 were a livery barn by Anton Halverson, a butcher shop and restaurant by Joseph Stadter, and a blacksmith shop by Andrew Peters.
A number of residences were also erected during the year, and all the buildings of the new town were of a permanent character. The Lismore post- office was established September 22 with 0. B. Bratager as postmaster, and that gentleman has since had charge of the office.
"Those who petitloned for incorporation were C. N. Sawyer. Emil Graf, George A. Eychaner, Oscar C. Olson, H. J. Schneider, Henry IIol- ton. William Finley, O. B. Bratager. S. A. Crosley, F. G. McVener. H. J. Kundel. F. J. Forkenbrock. Ludwig Johnson. John G. Van Rossum, Dirk D. Roelofs, John D. Roelofs. Charles Wynia. A. C. Graf, Jacob Hendel, Nick Wester, Fred Zeh, George Pope. John Duel,
During 1901 there was a resumption of building operations in Lismore, and the town received many additions to its business life. A school house, churches and several fine residences were built during the year. On December 6, 1901, the Lismore Leader said :
Lismore, for a place only a little over one year old, has made good and substantial growth. Lismore has one bank, two general merehants, one furniture store, two saloons, two pool rooms, two lumber yards, three elevators, four coal dealers. one hotel, one hardware store, two machinery firms, one blacksmith shop, one livery stable, one dray line and one newspaper.
A census taken April 10, 1902, show- ed the new village to have a population of 186. After 1901 the growth of Lis- more was slow. That year it reached a size proportionate to the trade of the surrounding country. While there has not been increase in population, each year has witnessed improvement in Lis- more, and there is yearly increase in the amount of business done.
Lismore was incorporated in the spring of 1902.7 Emil Grat. Jacob Hendel and Henry Rust were the inspectors of the first election, which was held May 27. Of the thirty-seven votes cast at that time, twenty-three were in favor of incorporation and fourteen were opposed. The town's first officers were chosen June 12, and that same evening the council met and set in motion the ma- chinery of municipal government.
Following is a list of those who have been elected to office during Lismore's political history :8
1902-President. Emil Graf; trustees, O. B. Bratager, Frank Hennekes, John Roelofs;
M. Johnson, Theodore Walenting, C. J. Hanning, II. C. Frerich, Gerhart Kirkeby, A. T. Halverson. Philip Hendel. Will Wallace, F. Hennekes, Hans Erickson and Albert Halver- son.
BNearly all the elections have been hotly contested affairs, and the vote between the two tickets has often been close.
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recorder, C. N. Sawyer; treasurer, F. J. Forkenbrock; justices, R. W. Frank, Wil. liam Finley; constables, Fred MeVeue -. John Duel.
1903 President, Emil Graf; trustees, O. B. Bratager, Fred MeVenes, M. Plemp; re. colder. C. N. Sawyer; treasurer, F. J. Fork enbrock; assessor, k. W. Vaughan; justice, .A. l'eters; constable, W. Duwenhvegger; street commissioner, John Duel.
190 € President, Emil Graf; trustees, M. Plemp, William Tentler, A. N. Disch; record -. er. R. W. Frank; treasurer, F. J. Forken- brock ; asesor, William Finley; justices, William Finley, C. E. Hargrow; constables, 1. Duwonhorgger, D. Roelofs.
1905 President, Emil Graf; trustees, Wil- liam Tention, J. A. Greig, M. Plemp; recorder, W. V. Olin; treasurer. John Roelofs; as- sensor, William Higgins; justices, C. A. Man- ning, Fred MeVenes; constables, George Greig, Fred Mel enes.
1906-President, William Tentler;" trustees J. J. Greig, John Glovka, M. Plemp; record- er. W. II. Bronek; treasurer, John Roelofs; assessof, William Higgins; justices, L. A. Diekman, O. B. Bratager; constables, Joc Budde, Henry Glovka.
1907 President, William Tentler; trustees, 1. Greig, J. J. Bach, L. A. Diekman; re- corder, Emil Graf; treasurer, John Roelofs; assessor, William Higgins; justices, 1. E. West, Adolph Miller; constables, Nic Bach, William Higgins.
1908-President, William Tentler; trustees, J. J. Bach, L. A. Diekman, Al. Greig; re- corder, Nie Barron; treasurer, M. Plemp; assessor, William Higgins; justice, George Cutler; constable, Jacob Hofer.
Lismore's population, according to the 1905 census, was 181, of which 83 were native born, 41 Minnesota born, and 2: foreign born. Of the last named the countries of birth were Germany, 14; Norway, 7; Ireland, 1; England, 1; other countries, 4. The town has a good school and a number of church organizations.
KINBRAE.
Although one of the oldest, Kinbrae is The smallest of Nobles county's in- corporated villages. One hundred eleven people had their homes there when the
"There were three candidates for president of the council. William Tentler and O. B.
last census was taken. It is located on section 11, Graham Lakes township, on the Milwaukee railroad, and is only a mile and a half from Dundee, its rival town on the Pipestone branch of the Omaha road. The business town con- sists of a few stores, elevators and shops, which draw their trade from the im- mediate country surrounding.
Time was when Kinbrae was a larger and much more prosperous village than it now is. For years it held its own with the rival town of Dundee, and for a time was the better village of the two. All lines of business flourished and a big trade was catered to. But Dundee won out in the race for supremacy in northeastern Nobles county. While there has been a retrogression since the boom days of the nineties, Kinbrae still holds its place as a little trading point, and time may bring back ils former prosper- ous days. The jealous rivalry of two railroad corporations was responsible for the founding of two towns so close to- gether, and the towns have been the suf- ferers ever since.
When the line of the Southern Min- nesota railroad (now the Milwaukee) was definitely located in the spring of 1879, speeulation was rife as to the lo- cation of The lowns that would be built on it. A correspondent writing to the Worthington Advance of May 8, 1829. gives us the first information of the se- Jection of the site on Clear lake for one of the towns. "Our Graham Lakes cor- respondent," says the Advance of that date. "gives further information concern- ing the road. The line passes about one-half mile north of East Graham lake and one-fourth mile north of Cres- well. The contract for grading to Clear
Bralager were tied, and the former chosen by lol.
was
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lake has been let, and the contract to Seven-Mile lake will be let in a few days. We learn that the company design building up quite a town at Clear lake, and another at the south end of Heron lake."
Nothing further is learned of the pro- posed town on Clear lake from the pub- lie prints until late in the summer. Then it is learned that a Scotch eom- pany has been formed for the purpose of founding the town, which is to be called Airlie. A company which has purchased a traet of land in the viein- ity, it is announced. will make many improvements and start the town with a heavy expenditure of money. B. W. Woolstencroft, who resided there at the time, wrote of the current events early in September as follows:
Our town [Graham Lakes] has the ad- vantage of two railroads now and two railroad towns. viz: Airlie and Warren.
"Airlie" (named for the Right Honorable, the earl of Airlie, K. T., president of the Dundee Land and Improvement company, N. B .. owner of the Clear lake townsite, in- closing with its annexed farm 400 acres of land) is situated on the southwest bank of Clear lake. one of the most beautiful sheets of water in Minnesota. Mr. Easton in- formed us that the company intended to build a $10,000 steam elevator, a three story hotel, and that $15,000 was placed at his disposal for the above purpose, together with the improvements of streets, planting trees, etc. Plowing for tree planting has al- ready begun.
On Friday the 20th a number of gentlemen and their ladies came up on the train to view the place and were decidedly pleased with the situation. Among those present we will mention John Cusson, of Glenallen, Virginia; Prof. S. W. Johnson, wife and daughter, Yale colege. Hartford, Conneeti- cut; H. M. Blaisdell and wife, P. Walarton and wife, J. M. Farrar, of Fairmont; J. C.
10"Airlie. This flourishing, rapidly growing town on the Southern Minnesota railroad. sit- uated on section 11. Graham Lakes, only one and one-half miles from Dundee, is to that place what Minneapolis is to St. Paul. The numerous and substantial improvements that are in course of construction here are at- tracting the attention of business men all over the country. Its location is one of un- usual beauty, being on the high rolling banks of charming Clear lake." - Correspondent Worthington Advance, Nov. 6, 1879.
Easton and wife, L. F. Easton, of Lanes- boro.
The Dundee Improvement company was the name of the corporation which contemplated doing so mueh to start the town of Airlie. During September and October the company started a num- ber of improvements, and a few private enterprises were launched. The large steam elevator, with a capacity of 15,000 bushels, was completed in November. Before the close of the year a hotel building had been ereeted by the eom- pany and a two story store building, 22x50 feet, had been put up by the same people. John Paul, of LaCrosse, Wis., opened a lumber yard, which was under the management of Ole Dahl, and E. B. Hollister opened a drug store.10
While Airlie had been the name first selected for the site, when the townsite was surveyed during the month of De- cember. 1819, it was as DeForest, and that became also the name of the rail- road station. W. G. Keller surveyed the De Forest townsite for John Paton, John B. Dumont, William Lowson and Wil- liam Mackenzie. The site was dedicated April 6, 1880.11 and the instrument was filed May 31.12
A petition for the establishment of a postoffice had been sent in to the all- thorities at an early date, with the re- quest that it be named Airlie, and when the postoffice was granted early in 1880 with Nat Smith as postmaster, that was its name. The name was changed to DeForest to correspond with the name of the townsite and station. in the lat-
11The acknowledgment of the
dedication was made by Messrs. Paton and Dumont be- fore J. C. French. a notary public of New York. Messrs. Lowson and Mackenzie made acknowledgment before Matthew McDougall. consul of the United States at Dundee, Scot- land.
12South addition to DeForest townsite was surveyed by B. W. 'Woolstencroft for John Paton, William Lowson and William Macken- zie: was dedicated July 31, 1888; and was filed August 20, 1888.
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ter part of January, 1852. While there had been a few enterprises started in the little town of Airlie, or DeForest. during 1869 and early in 1880, there had been no rush to the new town, and the federal census of 1880 (June 1) showed a population of only 19. A de- pot was put up in the fall of that year and a young man named Isal was in- stalled as agent.
So we find that during the first few years of its existence DeForest was a very small hamlet. What town there was came near being wiped out by a fire on April 20, 1883, at which time the large elevator, together with its contents. was destroyed. Only by the greatest ef- fort on the part of the citizens was the depot saved. In August, 1883, the name of the DeForest station was changed to Kinbrac. For a time thereafter the postoffice and townsite were known un- der the old name, but later these were changed. 13
The Scotch company that founded Kinbrac soon ceased its labors in the little town, and the townsite passed into the hands of Hanson & Gracger, of Chi- vago. During the eighties not much progress was made in Kinbrae, although a few business enterprises were started during that decade. When the Kinbrac Herald was issued for the first time on September 20, 1891, its editor claimed a population of 150 for the lown. There
33-there are a half dozen letters at the WorthIngton postoffice written from as many different places, addressed to Kimbrea and Kimbar, Nobles county. Charles Pardoe In- forins us that there is no such postoffice in the I'nited States. How these letters could come from so many widely separated points. some from men and some from women, and all be addressed to Kimbra or Kimbar, this county, Is one of the mysteries. 'Suthin's gol' to happen.'" Worthington Advance, Aug. 16, 1883.
"We last week notleed the fact that there were a number of letters at the WorthIngton postoffler addressed to Kimbrac. Nobles coun- ty, and that there was no such postoffice In the county. We have since had the mystery explained. The Milwaukee railroad company has changed the name of DeForest station 10
were then the following industries: Two general stores, one hardware store, one lumber yard. one blacksmith shop. one stock buyer, two grain elevators, one hotel. a postoffice, depot. newspaper, mil- linery store, Presbyterian church and a school.
In 1895 W. N. Bickley and W. E. Fletcher purchased the townsite and made preparations to boom the town, and Kinbrae advanced with rapid strides. These gentlemen employed M. S. Smith to resurvey the lownsite in May, 1896. The site was dedicated Dec. 23, 1896. and the plat was filed Jan. 1. 1897.1 Building improvements during 1896 amounted to $13,000. Among the new enterprises started were a bank, cream- ery, elevator, stores, and a Methodist church. A census taken December ?. 1895, gave the town a population of 178. and during the following year Kinbrae attained the height of its prosperity.
A petition asking the board of county commissioners to provide for the incor- poration of the village of DeForest as platted and recorded in the office of the register of deeds, containing 640 acres, was presented: also a request that the name of the corporation should be Kin- brae was made.15 The board took the required action carly in the year and named February 12. 1896, as the date for holding an election lo decide the question. The election was held at Jack-
Kinbrea, but the name of the town and post- office remains the same."-Worthington Ad- vance, Ang. 23, 1883.
HA corrected plat Was surveyed by Mr. Smith for the village of Kimbrae and was dedicated in 1903.
15The petitioners were A. E. Holmberg, Ole Anderson. Nels Holm, N. W. Nelson, ole Luft, Charles Hamstreet, Burgess Jones, Jo- seph Hendy, K. C. Jackson, Fred J .. Day, E. Jeffreys. T. H. Cole, Jan Janda, L. T. Dow, F. E. Joubert, Solomon Johnson, F. Segar, T. E. Cole. H. Poston, J. A. Salomonson, P. J. Fredrickson, S. Heldin. Albert Suess, Olof Nilson, E. 1 .. Cochran, T. J. Larkin. F. F. Winkler. C. M. Thomas, F. F. Richards, IS. 11. Albright. 11. Frie, James Hause, L. F. Miller, ES. J. Clark and Joseph Stone.
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son's hall and was presided over by T. E. Cole, Charles Hamstreet and Nels Holmn. Thirty-five votes were cast, of which 28 were favorable to incorporation and 7 were opposed.
The election to select the first village officers was held at the office of the Kinbrae Herald Mareh 10, 1896. Charles Hamstreet and L. F. Miller were the judges and J. A. Salomonson was the clerk of eleetion. Thirty-seven votes were cast. Following was the result of that and each subsequent eleetion held in the village :
1896-President, L. F. Miller; trustees, T. E. Joubert, K. C. Jackson, Joseph Hendy; recorder, A. E. Holmberg; treasurer, T. E. Cole; justices. J. A. Salomonson, E. L. Cochran; constables, O. A. Anderson, T. J. Larkin.
1897-President, L. F. Miller; trustees, K. C. Jackson, S. H. MeMaster, W. N. Bickley; recorder, J. A. Salomonson; treasurer, T. E. Cole; constables, J. J. Nimerfroh, Charles Williams.
1898-President, S. W. Laythe; trustees, K. C. Jackson, E. M. Trenkley, T. E. Jou- bert; recorder, Charles Hamstreet ; treasurer, T. E. Cole; justices. J. A. Salomonson, F. P. Wilson; constables, F. D. Richards, J. J. Nimerfroh.
1899-President. E. M. Trenkley; trustees. W. N. Bickley, F. T. Winkler, C. A. Swan- son; recorder, Charles Hamstreet; treasurer. S. W. Laythe; justices. E. J. Clark, J. A. Salomonson; constables, F. D. Richards, Er- nest Jones.16
1900-President, Burgess Jones; trustees. K. C. Jackson. L. F. Miller, W. N Bickley; recorder, J. II. Clemons: treasurer, S. W. Laythe; justices, J. 11. Clemons, Solomon Johnson; constables, Nicholas Paulus, F. D. Richards.
1901-President, S. Il. MoMaster; trus- tees, T. E. Joubert, F. E. Ridgeway, Solo- mon Johnson; recorder, H. W. Pinney; treas- urer, W. HI. Sanders: justices, H. Brigger, George Golden; constable. Vince Nimerfroh.
1902-President, L. F. Miller; trustees, F. E. Ridgeway, Charles Muck, August Johnson; recorder, J. E. Bailey; treasurer, W. HI. Sanders; justices, J. E. Bailey. Joseph Stone; constables, Vince Nimerfroh, George Golden.
1903-President. E. F. Miller; trustees, F. E. Ridgeway, August Johnson. C. E. Fletcher; recorder, J. E. Bailey; treasurer. W. H. San- ders; justices, V. M. Lord. C. S. Muck; constables, F. D. Richards, O. J. Swanson.
1904-President, L. F. Miller; trustees, M. MeGlin, M. F. Smith, F. E. Ridgeway; re- corder. S. H. McMaster; treasurer, W. H. Sanders; justice., J. H. Swan, Reo Morse; constaldle, George Golden.
1905-President. L. F. Miller; trustees, M. MeGlin, M. F. Smith, F. E. Ridgeway: re- corder, S. H. MeMaster; treasurer. W. H. Sanders; assessor, J. S. Cocks; justices, Jo- seph Stone, J. J. Nimerfroh; constables, J. J. Nimerfroh, F. D. Richards.
1906-President, F. E. Ridgeway; trustees, Charles Hunt, John Coffitt, George Golden; recorder. S. H. MeMaster; treasurer. M. F. Smith; assessor, Burgess Jones; justices, I. S. Swan, Frank Segar; constable, Wilson.
1907- President. S. H. MeMaster; trustees, John H. Coffitt, F. E. Ridgeway, Anton Nel- son: recorder, J. S. Cocks; treasurer, M. F. Smith; assessor, J. H. Brigger; justices, Frank Segar, M. Wood; constables, C. A. Swanson, John Nimerfroh.
1908-President, S. H. McMaster; trustees, Charles Hunt, F. E. Ridgeway, Louis Schrieb- er; recorder, M. E. Gillson; treasurer, G. C. Winchell; assessor, H. I. Brigger; justice, E. W. Blettner; constables, C. A. Swanson, John Nimerfroh.
For a short time only after incorpora- tion did Kinbrae advance. The federal census of 1900 gave the village a popula- tion of 137, which was a loss of 47 since 1896. Another loss was shown in 1905, when the returns gave a population of 111. This was divided into the following classes : Native born, 43; Minnesota born. 56; born in Germany, 3; Sweden, 7: Norway. 1; other countries, 1.
A school and two churches are main- tained in Kinbrae. The Presbyterian church, the older organization, was founded January 10, 1890, with thir- teen charter members. J. H. Denton and N. HI. Smith were the ruling elders.
READING.
The largest and most important of the unincorporated villages of Nobles county is Reading, located on the diagonal wagon road and the Rock Island rail- road, ten miles northwest from Worth-
16At the election of 1899 for license received 29 votes and against license 8 votes.
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ington. It is on the southwest quarter of section 21. Summit Lake township. and i- nearer the geographical center of Noble- county than any other town- -ite, its distance from the central point being three miles in a direct line. At Reading is found a community of about a hundred people and the following bus- iness houses : Bank, general stores, hard- ware store, three elevators, two lumber yards, livery stable and blacksmith shop.
Early in the year 1822, when Nobles county was receiving its first big immi- gration. the southwest quarter of section 21. Summit Lake township. upon which the village of Reading is now located, was tiled upon as a homestead claim by Jeremiah Pettus. A contest for the pos- session of the land was started by Joseph E. Read, who filed for his son, 11. 11. Read, and in 1823 the papers were se- cured. Two years later the filing was changed to a preemption. 11. H. Read moved upon the land to reside perman- ently in 1826. and has made that his home ever since.
The site of the present town was farm- ed by Mr. Read until the Burlington road was built through in 1899. That year, after the route had been selected, Thomas 11. Brown, the Burlington right- of-way man, bought for townsite pur- poses 2116 acres of the southwest quar- ter of 21 from Mr. Read: five acres in 23 from the same gentleman; and 20 aeres from George D. Dayton in 23. The site was selected in October, 1899. It was announced that it was not the intention of the townsite company to build much of a town at the first station,
1:"\ location for another town has been sp- lu ted for a station on the Burlington exten- sjon, near H. H. Road's in Summit Lake township, twelve aeres of ground being pur- chased for this purpose. It is claimed that it is not the intentlan or expected that much of a town will In hullt here, but just a stopping place for trains for the accommo- dation of passengers. The company will not refuse to permit the creation of an
but that the principal towns would be built further out.17
The track was laid to the site of the town early in December and the station was named Reading. in honor of Il. Il. Read. the pioneer settler.18 The first train out took with it A. J. Keller, of Emnetsburg. lowa, who became the sta- tion agent. A tool house was taken to the site on a flat car, and until a depot was constructed. served in that capacity. Notwithstanding the determination to limit the business houses of the new town, there were very soon quite a num- ber on the site. So soon as the track was built that far, although the survey of the townsite had not been made, a number of locations wore secured for business enterprises. H. N. Douglas and the D. Rothchild Grain company select- ed sites for elevators by tossing a co'n for choice of location. James S. Ram- age was given a location for a coal and lumber yard and had stock on cars at Worthington ready to be taken out at the first opportunity.
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