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Corbett's, by Herbert E. Corbett, Julius H. Nichols and D. M. Stuart, August 1, 1883.
Sanford's, by Il. D. Sanford and L. H. Moore, October 31, 1883.
Walbridge & Moore's, by L. H. Moore and E. K. Walbridge, September 5, 1883.
Lawrence's, by A. H. Lawrence, November 26. 1883.
The platting of the townsite did not le- sult in the immediate building of the town. In fa.t. such were the exigencies of the times that when fall arrived the only peo- ple to be found on the townsite and in the whole county were the townsite pro- prietors. Mr. Bennett remained in Pipe- stone until just before Christmas: Mr. Sweet returned to the place in January and spent the rest of the winter there. Nor was there much improvement in the town in 1812, although quite a number of new settlers arrived and located in the vicinity. John Stuart erected a house west of the Sweet home in the spring of the year, and in November the framework for a hotel building was raised by William Jones, the pioneer landlord.7
The actual founding of Pipestone may be said to have taken place in the spring of 1828. for prior to that time there were few criterions of a village. With the rush for Pipestone county lands early in the spring of that year came the estab- lishment of the first business houses. Be- fore the twelve-month was ended a dozen or more buildings had been erected on the townsite, the town had a population
Hubbard Brothers', by J. R. Hubbard and E. S. Hubbard, May 30, 1884.
Cutting's, by L. S. Cutting, June 10, 1884. Park, by D. E. Sweet, June 26, 1884.
Taylor's, by O. J. Taylor and W. J. Taylor. October 23, 1884.
Duluth, by L. I. Moore and E. W. Davies. December 27, ISSS. Ash Grove Park, by H. D. Sanford. L. H. Moore and W. N. Davidson. July 20, 1892. Bennett & Davies', by E. W. Davies and C. 11. Bennett, July 9. 1897
Where twenty-five years ago stood the pioneer hotel of Pipestone, the Jones House. and how this name will call to the memory of the old setilers the sight of Landlord 'Bill' Jones, his wife and their eleven daughters- almost enough to fill the old hotel without the transients of the score or more of 'regulars' who never missed roll call at meal time. The old hotel was a crude affair, hastily erected of lumber hauled across the country from Luverne. complete (?) with all the modern inconveniences
water in each room, when it rained-light in each room, when the moon shone through the crevices in the roof-heat in each room, when it was warm weather."-Pipestone County Star. 1904.
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of possibly fifty people, and several busi- ness houses had been opened. D. E. Sweet and J. H. Nichols engaged in the real estate business and erected a small building, in which was located the post- office. (. 11. Bennett began the erection of a store building and opened his drug store in the same the following spring, he and his wife having established their permanent residence there in the summer of 1848. John and Mae Stuart opened a general merchandise store, which they condneted under the firm name of Stuart Brothers.8 William Jones opened his ho- tel to the public. W. E. Wheeler and James Gillard. under the firm name of Gillard & Wheeler, established a hard- ware store in June.º Reuben Clark erected a store building in the spring and en- gaged in the general merchandise business. John Henderson opened a blacksmith shop. Dr. E. M. Carr erected a house in the spring and engaged in the practice of medicine. John Lowry returned and made his home in the new town. Later in the year Rev. Pease, of Blue Earth City, arrived and erected a residence: S. L. Bailey became a resident : Captain John Pearson came from Mankato to become a permanent citizen : Riley French purchased a lot and built a residence thereon,1º The dreams of the towa's founders had come trne ; a city existed at the famous Pipe- stone quarries.
8"John Stewart [Stuart] contemplates open- ing a store [in Pipestone] this spring, keeping on his shelves a general assortment o' goods suited to the wants of what is destined to be- come a live. progressive community."-Rock County Herald, March 15, 1878.
""Mr. James H. Gillard has removed a portion of his hardware stock to Pipestone City and expecis to remove the balance, together with his teams, tools, etc., within a fortnight."- Rock County Herald, May 3, 1878.
w"Mr. Riley French, son-in-law of Mr. S. I .. Bailey, of this place, arrived here with his family from Colo, Story county, lowa. Mr. French is a business man, comes well recom- mended, and we give him a hearty welcome among us." -- Correspondence in Rock County Herald. September 6, 1878.
11"Railroad was in everybody's mouth fin the spring of ISTOJ. The Southern Minnesota and the Sioux City branch were both shooting
Activities were renewed early in the spring of 1879. The town received added dignity by being declared the county seat of the newly organized county, and the activities were augmented by ru- mors of the coming of two lines of rail- way.11 Among the first institutions put under way was the Eureka hotel, by J. W. Lewis.12 In April Ralph J. Wiger opened a hardware store and J. A. Phelps a restaurant. Dr. W. J. Taylor, who had been one of the first to take a claim in the vicinity, but who had later spent most of his time at Luverne, began the practice of his profession in the new town in March. Dr. G. W. Morrill also prac- tieed in Pipestone. A. F. Jackson started a second blacksmith shop. I. H. Hackett opened a flour and feed store. In early summer J. A. Phelps & Co. erected a large buikling and engaged in the furni- tme business, also carrying a stock of harness. In April S. M. Pasco estal- lished the first lumber yard.13 On June 19 1. L. Hart established the Pipestone County Star, the first newspaper, and Pipestone at last had an organ to proclaim the greatness of the new town. At the time of the founding of the Star there were in the village the following business and professional men :
Stuart Bros., general merchandise. Rouben Clark, general merchandise. Ralph J. Wiger, hardware.
this way, but no one knew whether Pipestone ('ity would be the lucky point or not. A sur- vey of the Southern Minnesota had been made several miles south, and it was decided that it the road was through there it would be neces- sary to move the town to it, and some buildings were built with that end in view."-Pipestone County Star, August 12, 1880.
12"Mr. J. W. Lewis goes to Pipestone today to perfect arrangements for the building of a new hotel there. The new building will be 20x30 feet in size, two stories high. We congratulate the people of Pipestone City upon so valnable an accession to their numbers and business." Rock County Herald. February 21, 1879.
13"Mr. S. M. Paseo, of Luverne, is preparing to fill a much needed branch of business in this county-a first class lumber yard-and has a portion of the stock already on the ground."- Correspondence in Rock County Herald, May 2, 1879.
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PIPESTONE IN EARLY DAYS
The Central Picture is from a Photograph Taken in 1888. The Others are Early Day Street Scenes.
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C. H. Bennett, drugs.
J. A. Phelps & Co., furniture and har- ness.
S. M. Pasco, Inmber.
W. L. Jones, Jones hotel.
J. W. Lewis, Eureka hotel.
J. A. Phelps, restaurant.
I. L. Hart, newspaper.
G. E. Hart, book store.
L. H. Hackett, flour and feed.
John Henderson, blacksmith.
A. F. Jackson, blacksmith.
Sweet & Nichols, real estate.
S. L. Bailey, real estate.
E. M. Carr, physician. W. JJ. Taylor, physician.
G. W. Morrill, physician. Wellington Sherwood, carpenter.
A. N. Ferris, earpenter.
C. H. Van Slyke, carpenter.
An excellent showing was made for a town one year old, but the stocks were small and many of the buildings were of a temporary character. On August 12, 1880, when the town had assumed more substantial proportions, the Star told of the conditions in June, 1879 :
Fifteen months ago the houses in Pipe- stone City-that is, those that could be call- ed houses-could have been numbered on the fingers of one hand. Riley French had a good, comfortable two-story residence. D. E. Sweet was well fixed in the way of a house, as was also John Stuart. Of the business houses C. H. Bennett had the best in town. Had the goods in all the stores mentioned been piled into one place, they would have made one good general stock, while in Pasco's lumber yard there was not enough material to have built a single building like that of Stuart Bros. today.
But the activities in the little town did not cease in June. At that time the local paper reported fourteen new buildings in contemplation for the next two months. All summer "the sound of the hammer and saw" was heard in the rapidly building capital of Pipestone county. The joy of the residents was complete when, on the
evening of November 26, 1849, the first train pulled into Pipestone, the Southern Minnesota having been completed to that point. It was a time of general rejoicing.
As a result of the coming of the railroad and the arrival of hundreds of new set- tlers to Pipestone county, the village grew rapidly in 1880 and developed into a flour- ishing, well-built little city. When the fed- eral census of that year was taken, in the early summer, the population was 2222, of which number about one-fourth were engaged in business. An enmmera- tion of the buildings in the little city of Pipestone, made in August, 1880, showed sixty-four structures, of which twenty- eight were business houses, thirty-two resi- dences, two hotel buildings, one school house and one jail. Besides these, many others were contemplated for the fall months. The following business direc- tory, published August 12, 1880, shows many changes from and additions to that of the year before :
Bank-Pipestone County Bank.
General Merchandise-Frank L. Pease, John L. Grun, A. S. Dyer, A. L. Ely, J. C. Kiern.
Hardware-R. J. Wiger, William H. Burt.
Farm Machinery-Riley French, Good- now & George, T. J. Lynch, Carpenter & Phillips, Stuart Bros.
Drug Stores-C. H. Bennett, Scarf Bros.
Lumber Yards-C. L. Colman, E. W. Dav- ies, manager; John Paul, S. H. Smart, agent.
Furniture-Chicago Furniture Co.
Hotels-Commercial hotel, by J. A. Phelps; Eureka hotel, by George W. Hunt- ley.
Harness Shop-H. W. Corl.
Grain Dealers-Bonner Hyde, H. C. Marsh.
Flour and Feed-Goodnow & George.
Meat Market-Banks & Glover.
Blacksmiths-Andy Jackson, Frank Mor- rell.
Millinery-Addie Hoagland, Mrs. Arthur. Livery-George Walkup.
Barber Shops-Theodore D. Weed, J. Stephenson. Book Stores-Star Book Store, D. E. Sweet.
Billiard Halls-D. L. Jones, Samuel Bai- ley
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Newspaper- Pipestone County Star, by I. L. Hart.
Postmaster- D. E. Sweet.
Real Estate-Sweet & Nichols, S. L. Bai- ley.
Attorneys-A. J. Clark, Newport & Dean. Physicians-G. W. Morrell, E. M. Carr, W. J. Taylor.
Artisans-A. N. Ferris, carpenter; D. Sullivan, carpenter; Wellington Sherwood, carpenter; C. H. Van Slyke, carpenter; Mil- ler & Taylor, carpenters; S. Judd, painter; J. L. Odell, plasterer; Stanfield & LaRne, plasterers.
So great had been the progress of Pipe- stone during the preceding year that early in 1881 came the demend for incorpora- tion. At a mass meeting to take the nee essary steps, held al Postoffice hall on Jan- uary 14, A. J. Clark was chairman and I. L. Hart was secretary. There was an unanimity of opinion that incorporation should be brought aboni, and to draft a bill to present to the legislature a com- mittee was chosen, consisting of J. H. Nichols, 1. L. ITart, John Stuart, C. H. Bonneti and Dr. W. J. Taylor. These gentlemen prepared a bill, which was ap- proved at another mass meeting. The bill was introduced in the legislature by Repre- sentative P. J. Kniss and in due time be- came a law, the act being signed by the governor February 10, 1881. Under its provisions C. H. Bennett, J. Il. Nichols and S. L. Bailey were named commis- sioners to call the first election and have charge of affairs preliminary lo beginning
14To remedy defects in the original incor- portion act, the electors, on June 4, 1883, by a vote of 59 to 14, decided to reincorporate under the provisions of an act of the legislature of 1883, and this was done.
"Under the village form of government the license question was voted upon under the lo- cal option law at nearly every annual election. Even before incorporation, the question was submitted to the voters of Sweet township, of which Pipestone formed a part. At the first township election, on April 19, 1879, license was defrated by a vote of 23 to 55. After incor- poration, on only one occasion did the against license advocates win at the polls, Following was the result on the license question under village government:
1881 -License carried by a two to one vote. 1882-For. 64; against, 5.
1883-For. 30; against. 9.
1884-87-Not an issue. 1888-For, 123; against, 166. 1889-For, 160; against, 90. 1890-For, 184; against. 50.
municipal government. The election to select the first officers was held March 29. the judges being S. L. Bailey and II. W. Corl. The village was under this form of government" until 1901, when the city form was adopted. Following are the names of those who were elected to office under the village government :15
1881-President, A. L. Ely; trustees, Ril- ey French, C. H. Bennett, W. J. Taylor; recorder, E. M. Carr; treasurer, John Stu- art; justices, D. E. Sweet, S. H. Smart; 16 constables, H. W. George, Frank Morrill.
1882-President, C. C. Goodnow; trustees, Riley French, W. J. Taylor, H. L. Johnson; 17 recorder, C. J. Cawley; 19 treasurer, John Stuart; assessor, E. W. Davies; constable, G. W. Huntley.
1883-President, C. C. Goodnow; trustees, A. S. Dyer, E. M. Carr, John Stuart; re- corder, I. L. llart; assessor, E. W. Davies; justice, C. H. Bennett;19 constables, H. W. George, C. C. Walkup.
1884-President, A. S. Dyer: trustees, John Stuart, H. D. Sanford, T. A. Black; re- corder, J. R. Hubbard; treasurer, G. H. Gurley; assessor, E. W. Davies; justice, A. Hitchcox; constable, H. G. Stanley.
1885-President, T. A. Black; trustees, S. H. Smart, C. J. Cawley, T. J. Lynch; recorder, E. W. Davies; treasurer, G. H. Gurley; justice, George D. Green; con- stables, W. H. Hockabout, Q. S. Davis.
1886-President, W. W. Swett; trustees, F. A. Walker, C. J. Cawley, E. S. Hubbard ; recorder, Riley French; treasurer, G. H. Gurley; justice, H. C. Thompson; constable, C. F. Sherwin.
1887-President, C. C. Goodnow; trustees, J. R. Carson, A. D. Ferris," S. J. Perkins; recorder, A. Sechler; treasurer, H. C. Briggs; justices, George D. Green, A. Hitchcox; constable, G. S. Redmon.
1888-President, J. R. Carson; trustees,
1891-For, 149; against, 91. 1892-For. 150; against, 109. 1893-For, 220; against, 76. 1894-For. 193; against, 122. 1895-For. 222; against, 125. 1896-For. 175; against, 135. 1897-For, 203: against, 109. 1898-For, 214; against. 132. 1899-For, 201; against, 125. 1900-For, 239; against, 213. 1901-For, 266; against, 143.
"Resigned in March. 1882, and S. 1. Bailey chosen at a special election. Mr. Bailey died in 1883, and at a special election June 4, 1883. Robert Scarf was elected.
"Resigned in February, 1882, and C. H. Ben- nett appointed.
1Resigned in March, 1882, and I. L. Hart ap- pointed.
1Resigned January 1, 1884. "Resigned January 3, 1888.
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E. C. Smith, S. J. Perkins, J. J. Simenson; recorder, A. Sechler; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; constable, C. F. Sherwin.
1889-President, John Stuart; trustees, John Pearson, F. A. Walker, J. J. Simen- son ;. recorder, E. C. Smith; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; justices, W. W. Robey, George D. Green; constable, G. S. Redmon.
1890-President, J. R. Carson; trustees, T. W. Thompson, S. W. Funk, R. W. Ervin; recorder, E. C. Smith; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; constable, Jolin Ross.
1891-President, J. R. Carson; trustees, R. W. Ervin, S. W. Funk, M. G. Schauer; recorder, E. C. Smith; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; justices, A. Hitchcox, M. Church- ill; constable, C. J. Ross.
1892-President, A. S. Dyer; trustees, C. J. Cawley, G. R. Best, George McGillivray ; recorder, O. E. Book; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; constable, L. J. Clayton.
1893-President, George McGillivray; trustees, F. W. Harrington, L. Baker, E. B. Loomis; recorder, S. W. Funk; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; justices, E. L. Rork, E. Giles; constable, A. D. Brown.
1894-President, J. R. Carson; trustees, E. B. Loomis, G. L. Chesley, W. S. McDon- ald; recorder, S. W. Funk; treasurer, H. E. Briggs; constable, Ernest Burton.
1895-President, W. S. McDonald; trus- tees, S. G. Gasser, L. R. Ober, M. G. Schau- er; recorder, J. Il. Parker; treasurer, IT. E. Briggs;" justices, E. Giles," George D. Green : 23 constable, A. D. Brown.
1896-President, W. S. McDonald; trus- tees, L. R. Ober, S. G. Gasser, M. G. Schau- er: recorder, J. H. Parker; treasurer, W. C. Briggs; justices, J. J. Pierce, M. Church- ill; constable, S. B. Rockey.
1897-President, C. H. Bennett; trustees, C. H. Smith, Louis Hirschy, W. J. Taylor; recorder, S. W. Funk; treasurer, W. C. Briggs; constable, A. D. Brown.
1898-President, J. H. Nichols; trustees, Corry Ridgway, E. W. Davies, G. H. Gur- ley; recorder, F. E. Cogswell; treasurer, P. P. Cady; justices, M. Churchill, A. W. Had- wick; constable, S. B. Rockey.
18992 -- Trustees, G. It. Gurley, C. J. Caw- ley, J. F. Sterner; recorder, M. Churchill; treasurer, P. P. Cady; assessor, O. T. Gil- son.
1900-President, L. H. Moore; trustees, J. R. Duffus, D. B. Whigam, L. H. Hyde; recorder, Max Menzel; treasurer, P. P. Cady; assessor, O. T. Gilson; justices, J. C.
"Died and W. C. Briggs appointed in De- cember, 1895.
22Resigned February 18. 1896.
23Succeeded by J. J. Pierce October 15, 1895.
"The election for president of the village council resulted in a tie vote, 193 ballots being cast for each of the candidates. I. W. Davies and I. H. Moore. The law provided that in such cases lots should be drawn under the supervision of the judges of election, but this
Marshall, S. B. Rockey; constables, E. M. Kelley, G. G. Stone.
1901-President, L. H. Moore; trustees, A. Hitchcox, D. B. Whigam, M. D. Cadwell; recorder, S. E. Wharton; treasurer, M. Brown; assessor, O. T. Gilson; justice, Frazer Mackey; constable, G. A. Warner.
After the lively times resulting from the building of the town's first railroad, a short period of quiet times ensued, and the years 1881 and 1882 were not particu- larly ones of progress. Weather conditions were not favorable for grain production, and the town settled down to a normal ba- sis. Aided by a bonus from the residents of Pipestone, Frazer Mackey erected a flouring mill in 1882. About a score of other buildings, mostly residences, wore erected during that year.
The boom came in 1883. During that and the following year Pipestone made greater strides forward than any other town in southwestern Minnesota. It de- veloped from a little hamlet of tempor- ary frame structures into a town noted for its handsome stone buildings: it be- came one of the best advertised, most talk- ed-of municipalities in the northwest. This change was brought about almost wholly by the operations of the land firm of Close Bros. & Co. In compliance with the terms of a contract entered into April 13. 1883, with Charles H. Bennett, the firm moved its general headquarters from Le Mars, lowa, to Pipestone, erected a handsome hotel building, and started a boom for Pipestone and Pipestone county that was the marvel of the times.25 The people of Pipestone duly celebrated the signing of the contract thal made certain the coming of the boom.26 A commercial
was not done. During the next year Pipestone did not have an executive head.
"See page 286.
26 Among those who took an active part in furnishing the funds, real estate and town lots to meet the demands of Close Bros. Co. and brought the matter to a successful conclusion were C. H. Bennett. C. C. Goodnow. L. H. Moore. W. J. Taylor, J. H. Nichols, D Sweet, Riley French. T. A. Black and others.
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club, organized July 14, 1883, did much to assist in the town's progress during the period of advancement.27
Pipesione was in a constant state of turmoil during 1883, due to the building operations. Many of the business houses erected were of native stone, and the resi- denees were of substantial and permanent character. Nearly one hundred buildings were put up during the twelve-month-a record equalled by no town in the vicinity. Real estate values soared and there were many transfers.28 The value of the im- provements for the year 1883 was nearly $125,000. itemized as follows:
A. Baird, Walbridge, Moore & Cor-
bett, Commerce block $20,000
Close Bros. & Co., Calumet hotel .. 15,000
Public school building 15,000
Martine, Ely & Davies, Opera Hall block 10,000
Methodist church 5000
D. E. Sweet, store building
5000
D. E. Sweet, brick residence. 5000
H. B. Marshall, residence .. 4000
Close Bros. & Co., land office and barn
I. L. Hart, printing office.
3000
E. Ewert, residence
L. H. Moore, two residences.
J. J. Simenson, residence and barn
C. C. Drew, store building. 2000
C. C. Goodnow, residence and barn 2000
R. W. Ashton, residence
1600
G. D. Green, residence 1500
H. D. Sanford, residence
1500
A. D. Ferris, feed store. 1000
N. Kennison, residence and barn .. 1200
F. Sebastian, residence 1000
A. H. Merwin, residence 1000
A. Hitchcox, residence 1000
S. H. Smart, residence 1000
John Gillon, residence 1000
A. L. Ely, residence 1000
William Smith, meat market. 800
M. E. Rutter, furniture store. 800
Charles Whaley, addition to Mer- chants hotel 800
W. D. Hamlin, restaurant. 800
S. Judd, residence 800
Walbridge & Moore, two residences 800
H. W. George, residence. 800
27The first officers of the commercial club were as follows: E. K. Walbridge, president : C. C. Goodnow. vice president: E. C. Dean, secretary: J. H. Nichols, corresponding sec- rotary: Robert Scarf, treasurer. After a few years' life this body disbanded, but was later succeeded by other similar organizations. which played important parts in Pipestone's history.
A. W. Russell, harness shop ...... 500
Bently Eykyn, photograph gallery .. 500
Percy Cole, residence and carpen- ter shop 500
Mrs. S. L. Bailey, residence. 500
C. C. Drew, residence 500
E. W. Davies, residence
500
C. W. Gilmore, residence.
500
C. W. Maxfield, residence.
500
P. F. Poorbaugh, residence 400
J. Stephenson, residence 350
E. E. Clement, residence.
300
George Cooley, residence
300
S. J. Perkins, residence. 300
300
William Hockabout, residence
Unknown, residence
James Delay, residence
A. Pooler, residence
300
J. J. Vickerman, residence
300
S. Y. Sichler, residence. 300
A. W. Russell, residence 300
J. Wombaker, shoe shop. 300
Poorbaugh & Delay, pipestone fac- tory 250
George Rowley, wagon shop. 250
Hubbard Bros., machine warehouse 250
John Edwards, residence 250
Rev. I. Witcombe, addition 250
250
S. H. Averill, paint shop 200
200
R. W. Ashton, carpenter shop.
200
William Brown, residence
Dr. G. W. Morrill, addition. 150
Brace & Loomis, warehouse 100
B. F. Taylor, barn 100
John Henderson, barn 100
Total $124,300
The year 1884 eclipsed the preceding one. The Burlington and Omaha rail- roads built to the city and added to the activities. Early in the spring, before the frost was out of the ground, building op- erations were begun. The Star said in April: "The outlook was never so prom- ising. Property is changing hands at good figures, and a general feeling of con- fidence seems to possess our people." The voar left an ineffaceable reeord on the history of the village. The building im-
26The Rock County Herald (Luverne) on June 29, 1883, told of the doings in the neighboring village: "The boom now enjoyed by Pipe- stone village is phenomenal. The prices oh- tained for town property are such as to startle a Luverne man. With but a fraction of the population of this place and a trifling immi- gration. holders of town property in the former place are gathering in a harvest such as no one ever reaped in Luverne."
Anton Neiss, residence
200
3300
2500
2500
2000
P. Travits. addition
300 300 300
H. G. Stanley, residence
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proveniens for the year amounted to over $120,000 and were as follows:
Bank Block, including five stone
store buildings built by Pipe- stone County Bank, W. J. Taylor, H. E. Corbett, C. Egbert and A. H. Paget $40,000
Syndicate Block, including three stone store buildings built by C. H. Bennett, Nichols & Stuart and Ely & Sweet 25,000
Close Bros. & Co., brick addition to Calumet hotel Burlington Railway Co., depot, round house, etc. 7,500
20,000
Omaha Railway Co., depot, etc. 4,500
Presbyterian church 3,500
Hansen & Co., store building 2,500
Vosper & Delay, skating rink 2,200 N. S. Johnson, store building. 1,200
Pipestone Lumber Co., office, sheds,
etc. 1,000
Michel Brewing Co., branch house
1,300
Residences, store buildings, shops
and additions20 64,100
Total $172,800
The year 1885 was not so filled with ac- tivity in the building line as had been the two preceding years. Still there was sub- stantial growth, the value of improve- ments, mostly residences, amounting to $44,650. The population, as shown by the state census of 1885. was 1109, an in- crease of 500 per cent in five years. 1 business directory issued in December, 1885, listed the following :
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