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"Additions to Hardwick have been platted as follows:
Ross', by George O. Ross. May 10. 1899; sur- veved by W. N. Davidson.
Kennedy's. hy Thomas F. Kennedy and James P. Kennedy, April 28, 1900: surveyed by W. N. Davidson.
Hong's, by Johanna Houg, July. 1900; sur- veved by W. N. Davidson.
County Auditor's Outlots, by County Auditor. April 30, 1902; surveyed by W. N. Davidson.
Ross' Second. by George O. Ross, Jannary 1. 1901: surveyed by W. N. Davidson.
""Hardwick has maintained a steady and sub- stantial growth and is destined to become one
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port Milling company, grain, J. Case. manager; A. T. Martinak, restaurant; T. F. Lange, barber shop; Engebret Olson, blacksmith shop; John Overland, black- smith shop; August Strochbeen, saloon ; P. E. Matthieson, saloon.
Hardwick became a municipal corpor- ation in 1898. So early in its history as 1893, however, the first attempt to bring about this desired condition was made. On July 20, 1893, a petition was present- ed to the board of county commissioners. asking it to take the necessary steps to bring about the incorporation of ten square miles of territory as the village of Hardwick, it being necessary to take in that much territory to secure the num- ber of inhabitants required by law. The commissioners referred the matter to the county attorney. who held that the facts set forth in the petition did not satisfy the requirements of the law, and the coun- ty board refused to grant the petition. The residents of Hardwick employed A. J. Daley as their attorney and secured an alternate writ of mandamus from the dis- trict court, demanding that the commis- sioners either grant. the petition or show cause in court why it should not be grant- ed. At the hearing, which was set for August 1, Judge Brown quashed the writ. upholding the action of the county board, and Hardwick continued under the local government of Denver township.
The matter of incorporating was again taken up in the falt of 1898, and on Oc- tober 4 the county commissioners called a special election, to be hell October 10, lo decide the matter. Out of a total of thir- ty-seven votes, twenty-six were in favor of
of the most important business points in Rock county outside of Luverne. It has an excellent grain and stock market and has a large and increasing trade from a section of the county which is rapidly increasing in population. Sev- eral new buildings have been erected this season and more are contemplated."-Rock County Herald. October 14, 1898.
24Saloon licenses have always been granted In Hardwick. During its municipal career the question of lieense has been voted on three
and eleven against incorporating the four southeast corner sections of Denver town- ship into the village of Hardwick. The first village officers were chosen at an- other election, on October 25, and soon thereafter Hardwick began its municipal career. Following is a list of those elect- ed to office during its history :24
1898-President, J. B. tverson; trustees, II. T. Holverson, James P. Kennedy, John Overland; recorder, George O. Ross; treas- urer, L. M. Larson; justices, William Ross, F. W. Case; constables, C. J. Moe, Thomas Kennedy.
1899-President, J. B. Iverson; trustees, H. T. Holverson, James P. Kennedy, John Overland; recorder, L. M. Larson; treasurer, George O. Ross; justices, J. F. LaDou, Wil- liam Ross; constables, Thomas Kennedy, D. J. Stoakes.
1900-President, J. B. Iverson; trustees, H. T. Holverson, James P. Kennedy, F. W. Case; recorder, J. D. Thompson; treasurer, L. M. Larson; justice, Thomas Trenhaile; constable, Thomas Kennedy.
1901-President, J. B. Iverson; trustees, H. T. Holverson, James P. Kennedy, Q. Stark; recorder, J. D. Thompson; treasurer, L. M. Larson; justices, Thomas Trenbaile, F. W. Case: constables, Thomas Kennedy, H. Schroder.
1902-President, W. T. Berry; trustees, R. A. Heckt, F. W. Case, John Overland; recorder, J. D. Thompson; treasurer, L. M. Larson; justice, William Ross; constable, E. I. Harding.
1903-President, Q. Stark; trustees, R. A. Heckt, D. J. Stoakes, James P. Kennedy: recorder, H. T. Holverson; treasurer, L. M. Larson; justice, A. H. Higley; consta- bles, Thomas Kennedy, C. J. Moe.
1904-President, Q. Stark; trustees, James P. Kennedy, D. J. Stoakes, L. M. Larson; recorder, H. T. Holverson; treasurer, R. A. Heckt; justice, William Ross; constable, Thomas Kennedy.
1905-President, E. C. Heckt; trustees, John Overland, Otto Bargenquest, F. W. Case; recorder, A. J. Hemmings; treasurer, R. A. Heckt; justice, O. E. Fellows;" con- stable, William Ryan.ª
1906-President, H. T. Holverson; trus- tees, John Overland, Adolph Carl, F. W. Case;" recorder, T. S. Hartley; treasurer,
times-in 1899, 1900 and 1903. License carried each time. the vote being. respectively. 29 to 21. 37 10 18, and 42 to 20.
"In April, 1905. H. T. Holverson and A. H. Higley were appointed justices.
"6Thomas Kennedy was appointed constable in April, 1905.
23Resigned In May and was succeeded by M. L. Wahlert.
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FARMERS STATE BANK
SCENES AT HARDWICK
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R. A. Heckt; justices, M. L. Wahlert,28 E. T. Thorson; constables, W. T. Murray, O. Bakka.
1907-President, I. T. Holverson; trus- tees, John Overland, R. A. Heckt, James P. Kennedy; recorder, D. J. Ross; treas- urer, E. C. Heckt; justices, T. O. Tol- lefson, T. S. Hartley; constables, Emil Panstian, Will Mannigel.
1908-President, James P. Kennedy; trus- tees, Thomas Trenhaile, 1). J. Stoakes, R. A. Heckt; recorder, H. T. Holverson; treas- urer, E. C. Heckt; justice, E. T. Thorson; constable, Albert Sodeman.
1909-President, James P. Kennedy; trus- tees, Thomas Trenhaile, D. J. Stoakes, R. A. Heckt ;? recorder, H. T. Holverson; treas- urer, E. C. Heckt; justices, P. T. Petersen, W. F. Ihde; constables, W. T. Murray, Emil Paustian.
1910-President, James P. Kennedy; trus- tees, D. J. Stoakes, F. G. Hartley, O. H. Gravatt; recorder, H. T. Holverson; treas- urer, E. C. Heckt; justice, P. T. Petersen; constable, W. T. Murray.
1911-President, James P. Kennedy; trus- tees, T. S. Hartley, O. H. Gravatt, J. H. Johnson; recorder, J. B. Iverson; treasurer, E. C. Heckt; assessor, M. L. Wallert; jus- tices, P. T. Petersen, H. T. Holverson; constables, W. T. Murray, Henry Hoffman.
With the prosperous times in the coun- try a decade ago Hardwick kept pace and made rapid strides forward. The town's second railroad-the branch from Wor- thington-was completed in 1900. The federal census of that year gave the vil- lage a population of 259. A system of water works was installed by the village in that year at a cost of $1590.30 The year 1901 was an exceptionally active one in building operations. The village anthor- ities purchased shade trees, with which they lined the streets and otherwise made arrangements for making a "city beauti- ful." Each year witnessed an increase in the business blocks and residences erected. Several brick blocks were put up in 1905. and later most of the board walks of the town were replaced with cement. A cily hall was erected in 1908.
The Hardwiek of today differs vastly from the site a quarter of a century ago,
"Succeeded by John Matthiesen in May.
"Resigned in June and was succeeded by O. H. Gravatt.
when the few people residing in northern Rock county were vainly endeavoring to have the railroad company do something in regard to locating a town on "section 26." The growth of this town vividly il- lustrates the changes that have occurred in northern Rock county during the last twenty-five years. The population of Hardwick in 1910 was 292, a substantial gain over former enumerations.
THE SCHOOL.
For several years before a school was conducted in Hardwick, the school of dis- triet No. 18 was maintained about a mile from the townsite. Among the teachers of this country school were Sarah Maher, Flora Mather, Emma A. Wright. Elma Crossman and Myra Ferguson. In 1892 thirty-seven pupils were enrolled. At a school meeting of the district on August 12, 1892, it was decided to erect a school house in the new village, and the old building was sold to JJ. B. Reed for $90. The same fall a one-room building, 21x32 feet, was erected, but school was not be- gun in it until November, 1893, when E. W. Hunnicutt was employed as teacher. A year later another story was added to the building.
This pioneer building served the district many years. In the spring of 1906, by a vote of 33 to 21, the electors decided to bond for $7000 for the purpose of raising money to build a new school house. Fol- lowing This action the present building- one of the finest in the smaller lowns of the county-was put up at a cost of $10,- 000. It is a four-room building, was built of Luverne pressed briek, and was constructed by Greene & Gilham. The present enrollment is about one hundred. and three teachers are employed.
30This was replaced in 1909 by modern equip- ment at a cost of several thousand dollars, and Hardwick now has one of the best water works plants in the county with water and power suf- ficient to supply the wants of a town many times its size.
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THE CHURCHES.
Four church societies have organiza- tions in Hardwick, of which two have houses of worship. The Presbyterian was one of the first organized and that society was the first to erect an edifice. The building was dedicated January 23, 1898, by Rev. W. J. Johnson and Rev. J. D. Gibbs. The total cost of the building was about $1400. Services are now not reg- ularly held. Rev. R. H. Moodie is the present pastor.
The German Lutheran Synod church was organized in the nineties by Rev. Brinkman with only five or six members. For several years services were held in the school house, but in 1901 the church edifice, costing nearly $2000, was put up. Services are held every two weeks by Rev. H. AmEnde, of Jasper.
The Independent German Lutheran church was organized several years ago. Services are held every third Sunday in the Presbyterian church building by Rev. E. C. Il. Peithmann, of Webster. South Dakota.
The United Norwegian congregation maintains an organization. Services are conducted every third Sunday by Rev. O. J. Mundahl, of Luverne.
THE LODGES.
Four lodges have activo organizations in Hardwick, the Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Neighbors of America, Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
The oldest of these is Hardwick Camp No. 3851, M. W. A. It was instituted May 11, 1896, by M. Il. Carleton. Fol- lowing were the first officers and charter members: J. F. LaDou, V. C .; J. P. Kennedy, W. A .: E. 11. AAlbrecht, clerk : H. T. Holverson, banker: L. M. Larson, escort : Thomas Kennedy, watchman : D. 3. Stoakes, sentry; T. E. Kirby, I. F.
Heiden. I. N. Warner, S. A. Dailey. C. J. Moe, Henry Meyer. Ole J. Foss, S. Sanderson, George O. Ross.
Valentine Lodge No. 1993, R. N. A .. was instituted February 16, 1901, with the following charter members: Pet- ra Moe. Minnie T. Case, Emma Piepgras. Marie LaDou, Liza Abbott. W. L. Arm- strong. Stella Fellows, Mina C. Dailey, Ella S. Beaty, Lydia Groen, Ella Reed, E. O. Bredekken, S. A. Dailey, L. M. Larson. Florence Bruce, J. F. LaDon, David Fellows, George Piepgras, Clara Peterson. Mary Harding.
Hardwick Lodge No. 90, I. O. O. F., which now has a membership of about fifty. began its organization February 12. 1909. with the following named nine members : M. L. Wahlert, Ilerman Hemme, O. H. Gravati. John Oye, Hans H. Hansen, Wil- liam F. C. Krohn, John F. Krohn, John Holmbeck. M. L. Hatch.
Evangeline Lodge No. 125, Rebekahs. received its charter March 15. 1910. Its first officers and charter members were: Louise Wahlert, noble grand ; Nina Hage- dorn, vice noble grand ; Tena Haich, ser- retary ; Dora Ahrendt, treasurer; John Oye, chaplain ; M. L. Wahlert. M. L. Hatch. P. D. Whyte. Bertha Whyte, W. O. Larson, T. H. Marxon, Carolyn Pans- tian, Lillian Paustian, Anna Heckt, Ma- ria Oye. HI. J. Hemme, Anna Hemme. Emma Will, Nora Piepgras, Anna Wiese.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hardwick has an efficient lire depart- ment with an active organization. So early as the spring of 1899, before the water works system was installed, we find the city council investing $25 for three patent fire extinguishers. This con- stituted the fire department of the village for about two years. After the water works plant was installed. in January, 1901, a cart and hose were purchased and
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a department organized. A reorganiza- tion was effected in 1905, when E. Olson was chosen chief. Since that time the de- partment has maintained an active organ- ization. The present officers are W. T. Murray, chief ; L. A. Tollefson, assistant chief: E. V. Iverson, secretary; O. I]. Gravatt, Treasurer.
THE BANK.
The Farmers State Bank of Hardwick is the only financial institution of the town. It was organized as a private bank in January. 1893, by A. W. Sleeper, E. E. Brintnall and D. J. Hawley. It open- ed its doors in a lumber office and was un- der the local management of Mr. Hawley. In May. 1893, it passed to the control of E. E. Taylor and George O. Ross, and during the next eleven years Mr. Ross conducted the bank. From June, 1904, until after the reorganization D. J. Ross was the cashier and local manager.
The Farmers State Bank succeeded the private institution December 13, 1907. when it began business with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers of the new concern were E. E. Taylor, president : Harry H. Buck, vice president : D. J. Ross, cashier. Other incorporators were B. B. Van Steenburg, A. E. Buck, O. H. Gravatt, Il. T. Holverson and (. Il. Christopherson. Mr. Ross was sie- ceeded as cashier April 30, 1908, by (). H. Gravatt, the present officer in charge. In January, 1910, the stock owned by II. HI. Buck was purchased by local parties, and the stock is now owned almost entirely by residents of Hardwick and vicinity. The officers and directors in 1910 were as follows: H. T. Holverson, president : C. II. Christopherson, vice president ; O. II. Gravati, cashier : M. L. Wahleri and E. E. Taylor. In December, 1910, the capital stock was increased to $15,000.
CHAPTER XII.
BEAVER CREEK AND MAGNOLIA.
O N THE banks of the "roaring" Beaver creek, eight and one-half miles southwest of the capital city of Rock county, is the little village of Beaver Creek, a village which has played an important part in the history of Rock county. Excepting Luverne, Beaver Creek is the oldest municipality in the county. Founded during the elos- ing days of the great grasshopper devas- fation, it rapidly grew to a place of im- portance, and before it had reached years of discretion was contesting with Luverne for county seat honors. For a dozen years after its founding Beaver Creek continued to prosper ; then came a bad fire, followed by the lean years of the carly nineties, and the town took a backward step. At one time its very existence was threatened by the establishment of a rival town a few miles away. Better times came, and dur- ing the last decade Beaver Creek has ad- vanced until it again takes rank among the progressive places of a prosperous county.
Situated in the midst of a fine farming country that is thickty settled with an in- telligent class of people, Beaver Creek has an exceptionally good, though limited, 1€ In response to this demand it has been deemed the part of prudence and good judgment to start another town, and the val- ley of the Beaver is the locality selected, at a point about ten miles west of Luverne. It is situated on the northeast quarter of the south-
trade territory. It is served by the Worth- ington-Mitchell branch of the Omaha rail- road, of which road it was at one time the terminus. The village has substantial business houses and fine residences, as well as the public enterprises and insti- tutions that make a community a desir- able one in which to live.
The site on which Beaver Creek is lo- cated was recognized from the very ear- liest days as a desirable one on which to locate a town, and so early as 1873 a plat for a town only a stone's throw from the present village was surveyed, with the in- tention of founding a city. R. D. Bu- chanan, the promoter of a colony of New Yorkers who located in the vicinity, con- ceived the idea (and started to put into exeention his plan) of founding a town at a point just southwest of the present village. During the month of May he had the site surveyed1 and promised the early founding of the town. Mr. Bu- chanan came out to Roek county with an- other colony in August, with the an- nounced intention of giving his attention to the new enterprise, but that is the last mention in the locat press we have of the city. Like many another city eon-
east quarter of section 29, township 102, range 46, upon land donated for the purpose by Ira Crawford, Esquire. The survey has been made and the town plaited by P. J. Kniss, county surveyor."-Rock County Herald, May 30, 1873.
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ceived in the western country in an carly day, it "died abornin'."
Beaver Creek had its birth in the fall of 1822. and came into existence as a re- sult of the extension of the Worthington & Sioux Falls (now the Omaha) road to that point. The year before this the road had been built from Worthington to Luverne and the survey extended west- ward to Sioux Falls. In August, 181%. Ex-Governor Stephen Miller, then in the employ of the railroad company, began purchasing right-of-way for the road west of Luverne, work of constructing the line was commenced in October, track laying was completed to the site of Beaver Creek carly in December, and in the first part of January train service was established to the new station.
Before the line was completed to the site. however, the town of Beaver Creek had made its debut. Charles Williams, who owned a farm on section 28. Beaver Creek township, donated eighty acres of land to the railway company for townsite pur- poses (reserving one block of the plat for himself), the selection of the site be- ing announced about the middle of Sep- tember .? From the eighth to the eleventh day of October, inclusive, O. D. Brown, a surveyor, was engaged in plating the townsite for the Worthington & Sioux Falls Railroad company; the dedication was made October 22 by Horace Thomp- son, president, and George A. Hamilton. secretary, of the railroad company, and the plat was tiled in the office of the register of deeds October 30. The orig- inal plat consisted of nineteen blocks.3 The name first proposed for the prospective
2"Mr. Williams was among the earliest set- tlers on that wide reaching prairie, and now, after a brief period, he finds himself located al- most in the path of the iron horse and his dwelling in the very heart of a prospective village."-Rock County Herald, October 5, 1877.
"Additions to Beaver Creek have been platted as follows:
First, by Daniel Shell and 6. 11. Smith, July 1. 1886; surveyed by Orrin Nason.
town was Bishop, in honor of General .I. W. Bishop, manager-in-chief of the Sioux City & St. Paul railway lines, but before the plat was put on record the new town was named Beaver Creek, after the ereck and township of that name.4
Hardly had the location of the site been announced in September when prep- arations were made by several persons to engage in business in the prospective town. Colonel Harrison White, who was destined to play such an important part in the history of the place, was one of the first. At the time he was employed as a clerk in the St. Paul office of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railway com- pany and determined that he would en- gage in business in one of the new towns lo be established along the road when built. In October, 1832. he shipped a car- load of lumber for a store building from St. Paul, which arrived before the road was completed to the town. It was brought by train to the farm of E. HI. Bronson, one mile east of the proposed town. and from that point was hauled by team. He set the stakes for his building on Thanksgiving day. Before Colonel White got his building under way. several oth- ers had put up buildings in the town and established business houses.
The first building was started late in October. It was a hotel by Charles Wil- liams, and its dimensions were 26x52 feet, with 20 foot posts. It was not completed, however, until later. Several other busi- ness houses were established and buildings put up before the close of the year. The depot was erected and late in November J. 1 .. Helm arrived on the site as agent :
Crawford's, by J. F. Crawford, Daniel Shell. C. H. Smith and F. S. Gibson, February 9. 1887: surveyed by Orrin Nason.
County Auditor's Outlots, by County Auditor. October 16. 1909; surveyed by W. N. Davidson.
"The creek was so named because of the many beaver and their dams which lined the stream when the first settlers came. The township was named after the creek at a meeting of the settlers held in August. 1872.
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C. K. Howard erected a warehouse and W. ness shop, later admitting Gullick Sun- IT. Bryan began buying grain for him late in November: B. F. Roderick com- pleted a warehouse, 22x50 feet, with a capacity of 10,000 bushels, early in De- cember: George Henton erected a shop and engaged in the blacksmith business about the same time: Colonel White es- tablished the third grain warehouse; he received the first shipment over the road to Beaver Creek-tilteen cars of lumber. -built a shed and established the first lumber yard, which was in charge of Wil- liam Strong: W. Il. Glass started a store building in which he later began busi- ness; a Mr. Myers opened a boarding house. These, so far as I am able to ascer- tain, constituted the activities in the little town up to the beginning of the year 1828.
During the winter and carly spring months the activities in the little village continued. Two other lumber yards were established during the winter. One was by a gentleman named Bates: the other was by the Van Eps interests of Sioux Falls and was in charge of Tom Diffen- doff. Both were temporary and were moved away within a short time. Colonel White opened his general store in Jan- uary and was followed the same month by C. K. Howard and W. Il. Glass, who dealt in general merchandise, J. O. Briet- son being in charge of Mr. Glass' store.ª Gullick Sundem, a Martin township home- steader, opened a harness repair shop in Colonel White's lumber office. Mr. Myers, who had conducted the first boarding house, left Beaver Creek and in the build- ing left vacant K. Knudtson opened a har-
5The Glass store building is now the postoffice building and is the oldest one on the townsite.
"The Beaver Creek postoffice was established in June, 1873, at the home of Charles Williams, three-quarters of a mile east of the present village, and Mr. Williams was the first post- master. He was succeeded by C. R. Henton. who served until March. 1880. J. O. Tyler was postmaster from that date until May. 1886. when he was succeeded by John B. Obele. In
dem as a partner. William Wilson built a small learn-to to the Glass store build- ing, in which he opened a hardware store as a branch to his Luverne business: in the same building Al. Alchison opened a shoe repair shop. William Mead con- structed a building on the north side of the track, in which he established the Beaver hotel. In the rear of this building was put up another blacksmith shop. which was conducted only a short time. The Williams hotel, the first structure be- gun on the site, was completed early in the year. Daniel Shell, of Worthington. operated a stage line between Beaver Creek and Sioux Falls and opened a livery barn, which was under the management of Leonard McClintock. Dr. W. T. Berry came early in 1828 and for a number of years practised his profession. Besides these business houses put up. Colonel White erected a number of dwelling houses for his employes and a few other resi- dences were erected. The postoffice was moved from the country to the village in the spring of 1878 with C. R. Hen- ton as postmaster."
For a few months the youthful vil- lage was the terminus of the railroad and it at once came into prominence as one of the most lively communities in this part of the state. Being the end of the railroad, it became the distribut- ing point for the frontier towns of cast- ern Dakota, and the business transacted by the pioneer firms was marvelons. Its trade territory extended so far north as Flandreau : west, halfway to Sioux Falls, and south for many miles. With the
February. 1890, James Marshall took the office and served a four year term. John B. Obele again became postmaster in February, 1894. and served until 1898. He was succeeded by L. B. Sage, who held the office only until the next
year. Herman Ohs was postmaster from
1899 until his death ten years Inter. H. R. Ohs, his son, succeeded to the office in April. 1909, and is the present postmaster. Beaver Creek has one rural route, established in 1902.
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extension of the railroad westward in the summer of 1828 the village was shorn of some of its former activity, and the busi- ness houses that had been established tem- porarily were removed. Thereafter it set- tled down to normal conditions, and, although there were few new business en- terprises launched in the next few years, the town continued to be a prosperous one, drawing trade from a very rich and rap- idly developing territory, almost illimit- able to the north and south. The census of 1880 gave the village a population of thirty-seven.
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