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1895 For, 19; against. 24,
vote was unanimous in favor of incorpora- tion. The election to choose the first vil- Inge officers was held September 11, and a week later the village government was in force.23 Those who have been elected to office under the Trosky village govern- ment are as follows :2+
1893-President, J. C. Jonas; trustees, Henry Ewoldt, H. L. Grubb, Arne . Nelson; recorder, M. E. Templar; "> treasurer, E. E. Brintnall; justices, H. E. Denhart, O. C. Ihlan; constables, Charles Klein, Henry Kroll.
1894- President, J. C. Jonas; trustees, Henry Ewoldt, O. C. Ihlan, John Frahm; recorder, Q. E. Kiester; treasurer, W. N. Hake; justices, H. E. Denhart, J. W. Ander- son; constables, John Rogers, H. A. Griffin.
1895-President, B. F. Wheeler: trustees, Henry Ewoldt, O. C. Ihlan, Arne Nelson; recorder, Q. E. Kiester; treasurer, W. N. Hake; justice, H. E. Denhart; constable, A. (. Wheeler.
1896-President, L. P. Kenyon; trustees, H. E. Denhart, O. C. Ihlan, Charles Klein; recorder, L. Polmateer; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; justice, J. W. Anderson; constable, A. C. Wheeler.
1897-President, L. P. Kenyon; trustees, H. E. Denhart, F. Kurz, B. F. Wheeler; re- corder, Polmateer; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; justices, J. W. Anderson, H. A. Griffin; constables, John H. Nath, John Frahm.
1898-President, B. F. Wheeler; trustees, I. E. Denhart, H. R. Johnson, Charles French; recorder, L. Polmateer; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; justices, J. W. Anderson, L. P. Kenyon; constables, M. J. Geary, O. C. Ihlan.
1899-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, Charles French, O. C. Ihlan, H. R. Johnson; recorder, L. Polmateer; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; justices, John Frahm, F. Kurz; constables, T. C. Short, William French.
1900-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, H. R. Johnson, L. P. Kenyon, Charles Gott- lob; recorder, L. Polmateor;" treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, W. Bartholomew ; justice, H. E. Denhart; constables, John Rogers, W. A. Heck.
1901-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees,
1896 -- For, 31; against, 14. 1897 For, 9; against, 16. 1898- For, 9; against, 11. 1899-For. 9; against, 19. 1900 -- Against license by 3 majority.
1901-For, 24; against. 16.
1902-For. 29; against, 11.
1903- License hy 10 majorily.
2"Resigned in December, 1893, and was suc- ceeded by Q E. Kiester.
20Resigned August 6 and was succeeded by John Frahm.
SCENES AT TROSKY
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HISTORY OF PIPESTONE COUNTY.
Charles Gottlob, O. C. Ihlan, W. A. Heck; 27 recorder, T. W. Christopher; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, F. Kurz; justices, H. E. Denhart, J. W. Anderson; constables, William French, Joseph Holdimann.
1902-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, O. C. Ihlan, John Frahm, Charles Gottlob; recorder, T. W. Christopher;2 treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, J. W. Anderson; justice, C. Griffin; constable, Arthur Coon.
1903-President, Charles French; trus- tees, J. T. Chaney, H. A. Griffin, H. R. Johnson; recorder, B. A. Kettleson; treas- urer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, J. W. Ander. son; justice, J. W. Anderson; constable, James Bennett.
1904-President, Charles French; trus- tees, J. T. Chaney, W. W. Falkner, H. R. Johnson; recorder, S. T. Marshall;" treas urer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, Q. E. Kies- ter; justice, D. Thornberg; constables, J. J. Brockerman, H. A. Griffin.
1905-President, Charles French; trus- tees, J. T. Chaney, W. W. Falkner, H. R. Johnson; recorder, E. J. Feldman; treasur- er, Henry Ewoldt; justices, Q. E. Kiester, James Bennett; constable, Ira Goodrich.
1906-President, Charles French; trus- tees, H. R. Johnson, W. W. Falkner, J. T. Chaney; recorder, E. J. Feldman; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; assessor, Frank O'Hearn; justice, J. C. Mitchell; constables, Elmer Fields, Ira Goodrich.
1907-President, Charles French; trus- tees, H. A. Griffin, J. T. Chaney, Barney Heying; recorder, E. J. Feldman; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt.
1908-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, H. A. Griffin, H. R. Johnson, J. T. Chaney; recorder, E. J. Feldman; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt; justices, J. C. Mitchell, J. M. Ar- end; constables, Ira Goodrich, O. C. Ihlan.
1909-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, H. R. Johnson, H. J. Hansen; H. A. Griffin; recorder, E. J. Feldman; treasurer, Henry Ewoldt;" assessor, Louis Nelson; justice, J. M. Arend; constable, C. J. Walters. 4
1910-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, H. R. Johnson, H. J. Hansen, H. A. Griffin; recorder, F. J. Feldman; treasurer, W. W. Falkner;ª justice, H. W. Foote; constable, A. M. Hansen.
1911-President, Q. E. Kiester; trustees, H. A. Griffin, Charles French, H. W. Foote; recorder, M. Kallemeyn; treasurer, Charles Gottlob; assessor, Louis Nelson; justice, J. A. Rogers; constables, Hans Klinker, D. Kallemeyn.
"Resigned September 9 and was succeeded by Ed. Barnard, who also resigned a short time later.
2ªResigned April 17, 1902. on account of remov- al from the village and was succeeded by L. R Lewis. Mr. Lewis resigned October 6, 1902. and was succeeded by B. A. Kettleson.
Following the few years of upbuilding connected with its early history, the growth of Trosky has not been great. The census of 1900 gave the village a popula- tion of 215 and that of five years later showed a population of 206. In 1910 there were 181 people living within the corporate limits of the town.
Trosky has had two fires in its history. The first of these came in the morning of March 14, 1903, when four buildings in the business part of town were destroyed, bringing a loss of about $6000. The con- flagration originated in the Johannsen sa- loon and before the flames could be cheek- ed the saloon building, postoffice building ocenpied by Charles French, the barber shop of Guy Coon and Walter Morgan's blacksmith shop were entirely destroyed. The burnt district was rebuilt, but two years later, early in the morning of June 23. 1905, the same area was again burned over. Four buildings, a saloon, billiard hall, barber shop and blacksmith shop, were consumed.
THE SCHOOL.
Intil 188; the school population of Trosky was accommodated at the school in the Kurz neighborhood, one mile west of town. In the year mentioned a one- room school building was erected in the village. and there Harry Denhart tauglit the first village school. The early day building was supplanted by the present neal and substantial two-room structure, which was erected in the fall of 1909 at a cost of $4400. Of this sum $2400 was realized from a bond issue and the balance come from an accumulated building fund in the district treasury.
2ºResigned in December, 1904, and was suc- ceeded by E. J. Feldman.
WResigned November 1, 1909, and was suc- ceeded by Louis Nelson.
31Succeeded September 5. 1910, by Charles Gottlob.
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THE CHURCH.
The Methodist is the only church so- ciety in Trosky. The church home, 26x40 feet in size, was dedicated Sunday, Oc- tober 24, 1897, by Presiding Elder Hans- com. The building cost about $1500. Rev. L. E. Shanks was the pastor at the time of building. The board of trustees. under whose direction the church was built, was composed of D. J. Denhart, A. J. Lowry, F. Kurz, William Johnson, J. N. Stuart and B. F. Wheeler.
THE LODGES.
Trosky Lodge No. 213, Independent Or- der Odd Fellows, was instituted Novem- ber 12. 1893, with nine charter members, who had formerly been affiliated with Hope Lodge of Pipestone.32 At the time of organization eight new members were received.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 81, Rebekahs, was instituted February 10, 1898, with an initial membership of twenty-nine.33
Trosky Camp No. 3850, Modern Wood- men of America, commenced its existence May 6. 1896, with sixteen charler mem- bers. 34
Wild Rose Camp, Royal Neighbors of America, was organized November 2, 1908, by Mrs. T. W. Clayton, district deputy. with eighteen charter members. 35
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
One Watrous engine, a hose cart and 1000 feet of hose constitute the fire fight- ing equipment of the Trosky fire depart- ment. The department was organized April 13, 1908, when thirteen volunteers
32The charter members of Trosky Lodge were as follows: Charles French, noble grand; L. G. Jones, vice grand; Harry E. Denhart, sec- retary; L. Polmateer, treasurer: H. A. Grif- lin. (. E. Griffin, J. R. Johnson. J C. Jonas and J. A. Griffin.
"The first officers of Golden Rule Lodge were Mrs. H. E. Denhart, Mrs. Charles French, Molly Corey, May Anderson. Emma French, Miss Stahl, Mrs. J A. Griffin, Nellie Griffin, Mrs. B. F. Wheeler, Mrs. Emma Polmateer, Mrs. Ger- trude Kenyon. Mrs. Gertrude Denhart, Mrs. H. R. Johnson and Blanche Bassett.
were enrolled. II. A. Griffin was chosen chief at that time and has since served in that capacity.
THE BANK.
Trosky's first banking institution was in operation three years. It was known as the Trosky State Bank, was incorpor- ated for $22,000, and began business in February, 1893, with the following offi- cers and directors : C. J. Sieb, president : E. E. Brintnall. cashier: 1. J. Sieh, E. C. Brown and C. H. Brintnall. Other stockholders were J. C. JJonas, Henry Ewoldt, D. J. Hawley and L. A. Worth. The bank discontinued business in De- cember, 1895.
After a lapse of five years Trosky was again the home of a banking house. A pri- vate hank was established in April. 1901, by interests connected with the First Na- tional Bank of Pipestone. W. C. Briggs was made president, and Fred Hanson, as assistant cashier. became the manager. A change in the control occurred January 1. 1903, when J. C. Marshall and his son, Samuel JJ. Marshall. became the principal owners and the latter took charge of the institution. The Marshalls sold to E. J. Feldman in 1905. On March 13, 1908. the bank was reorganized as the Citizens State Bank of Trosky with a capital stock of $10,000. The first board of directors was composed of E. J. Feldman, Henry Ewoldt. Q. E. Kiester. Charles Gottlob and D. J. Denhart.
34The charter members were H. E. Denhart, W. C. Evarts, Henry Ewoldt, C. H. Fields, Charles French, William French, M. J. Geary, H. R. Johnson, J. C. Jonas, L. G. Jones, Q. E. Kiester, R. A. Rogers, C. O. Solberg, L. T. Stewart, W. S. Stewart and B. F. Wheeler.
33The first officers of Wild Rose Camp were Mrs. Hattie Jones, Mrs. Martha Feldman, Mrs. Eva Wohlford. Mrs. Alzina Densmore, Mrs. Ella Nilson. Mrs. Alta Falkner, Mrs. Melissa French. Mrs. Othilie Hansen, Mrs. Trena Foote, Mrs. Luella Maynard. E. J. Feldman. Mrs. Dacy Den- hart and Mrs. Pearl Wohlford.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
HATFIELD, IHLEN, CAZENOVIA, AIRLIE, CRESSON, LUCTOR, ETC.
W ITHIN the limits of Pipestone county are a half dozen or more little villages that have not shared to the same extent as the larger, incorporated places in the process of do- velopment. Nevertheless, these hamlets, usually located between two more impor- tant centers, have a place in the order of things and serve as markets for grain and convenient trading points for territories that would otherwise be longer distances from these accommodations.
HATFIELD.
On the Milwaukee railroad, seven miles southeast of Pipestone, is Hatfield, a vil- lage containing a postoffice, one or two stores, a school and a church. It is in the exact center of section 25, Grange township. The village was one of the first established in the county, and it has a history extending over a period of nearly thirty-two years.
Hatfield was established as a station on the Southern Minnesota railroad (now the Milwaukee) late in 18,9,1 at the time the
""Flatfield is the name of a new station soven miles east of here that has just been laid out by the railroad company." -Pipestone County Star, December 5, 1879.
"Hatfield, as it was in the spring of 1880. was described by the Rock County Herald in its is- sue of April 23: "One swallow does not mako a summer. but one windmill, it appears, is enough to make a town. At least, that is the case on the Southern Minnesota about midway between Pipestone and Edgerton. The place
road was being constructed through Pipe- stone county. The place came by its name quite by accident. It is said that the grading crew at work in the vicinity of the proposed station encountered un. usually windy weather during its stay there. One member of the party, having been several times obliged to pursue his hat into the adjoining fields, was seized with an inspiration, and, perhaps to per- petuate the memory of the incident, an- nounced that for want of a better name ITatfield would suffice for the new sta- tion.
The beginnings of a town were made in 1880, the first improvement being a wind- mill .? A side track was laid late in Au- gust, and the initial building improvement followed soon after. The Colman Lum- ber company established a Inmber yard, and a grain warehouse was put up by Bon- ner & Hyde, who bought grain that fall. In November a store building graced the site, erected by I. N. Converse, who start- ed a general store. Soon after the post- office was established with Mr. Converse as postmaster.3
has been christened Hatfield, and, although its only semblance to a town is the rather metro- politan aspect of its windmill aforesaid, there are vast possibilities susceptible of develop- ment, and we see no reason why it shouldn't hecome a great commercial center."
"Among those who have served as postmaster of Hatfield are I. N. Converse. William D. Peck, Elizabeth C. Thompson, J. W. Smiley, William Lockwood. L. J. Clayton and Edward Zimmer- man.
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HISTORY OF PIPESTONE COUNTY.
In the years that have elapsed since Hat- field was given a place on the map, the village has only slightly outgrown its orig- inal proportions. The townsite, made to consist of thirteen blocks, was surveyed November 6. 1882, by George B. Wood- worth. Three years later, on December 3. 1885, the plat was dedicated by Samuel H. Graves, acting for the land firm of Close Bros. & Co. In 1883 Close Bros. & Co. threatened to establish headquarters ai Hatfield. instead of af Pipestone, but this did not eventuate, the people of Pipe- stone granting certain concessions de- manded by the land company.
A school house was built in Hatfield in 1882. William D. Peck at an early date bought out the one general store and was for many years its proprietor. The Milwaukee company erected a serviceable depot in October. 1885. and installed Mr. Perrigo as agent. Several attempts to force a boom in the little hamlet have proved ineffectual. During the years of heavy immigration to the county in the early nineties the village became a place of some little importance as a receiving point for the new settlers' effects and as a lumber market. Close Bros. & Co. transferred the townsite to William Lock- wood in December, 1898, and through the energy of the new proprietor there was a small increase in the village. A new store building was put up and there were several other building improvements. .1 Methodist church was erected at a cost of $1500 and was dedicated October 26. 1902.
On several occasions Haifield has ex- perienced loss by fire. On the night of August 14. 1908, the store building of L. J. Clayton, occupied also by the postoffice. was totally destroyed, bringing a loss of over $3000. The Milwaukee depot was reduced to ashes on Sunday, July 31. 1910. For a time there was danger of a more
extensive conflagration by the spread of the flying embers from the burning build- ing. but this was avoided through the efforts of the fire fighters.
IHLEN.
On the line of the Great Northern rail- road, between Pipestone and Jasper, on section 9. Eden township, is Ihlen. a lit- tle hamlet of prosperous appearance. As a grain market it is excelled by few of the more pretentious county towns. There are three elevators, several well-stocked stores, a bank, shops, a good school and a Norwegian Lutheran church. For its size the town is a lively business center and derives its support from a favored farming region.
The founding of Ihlen came to pass as the result of the building of the Willmar & Sioux Falls railroad through Pipestone county in 1888, and was one of four sta- tions that were located by this agency within the county. The townsite promo- ters. carly in Mav. 1888, arranged with Carl Ihlen. of Eden township, to plant a town on his land, which was named in his honor. Soon after. on July 3. the plat was surveyed by Alfred S. Tee, the coun- ty surveyor, and on the last day of the same month it was dedicated by W. IT Sherman, of the firm of Moore & Sher- man. The plat was divided into eight blocks. Streets running north and south were named Mabel, Jessica. Holman and Judd, and those intersecting. Bertha. Sherman and Waldo. In August rail- road graders laid ont depot grounds and built a side track.
Thlen was slow in developing. and its growth into the substantial little com- munity of today is an event of the past dozen years. A postoffice was established in March, 1889, at the home of Carl
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HISTORY OF PIPESTONE COUNTY.
Ihlen.' A general store was established in June. 1892. by John Olson. of lowa, who placed N. H. Braham in charge. Two years later there was further increase in the business enterprises. Albert Olson opened a hardware store in March, 1894, and operated it a little more than a year. Toresdahl & Ware engaged in the general merchandise business in November, 1894. of which E. R. Larson was the manager.
Ihlen has been the home of a banking institution since November, 1904. The institution was promoted by representative men of the town and vicinity with L. L. Dale as prime mover and was opened for business with the following officers: . Jo- seph Evenson, president : Chris Bauman. vice president ; L. T. Dale, cashier. Two years later the controlling interest. which was held by Mr. Dale, was sold to M. C. Dnea. who took the active management. The Bank of Thlen, which before had been a private institution, was organized as the State Bank of Ihlen May 2, 1908. The capital stock of $10,000 was subscribed largely by residents of Ihlen and the sur- rounding country. The incorporators were M. C. Duea. R. IT. O'Connell. E. W. Da- vies. R. G. Larson and L. L. Dale. The present officers and directors are R. H. O'Connell. president : R. G. Larson, vice president : Lillie O'Connell, assistant cash- ier : S. B. Dnea and William F. Eikmeier.
CAZENOVIA.
C'azenovia is a little village boasting two mercantile establishments, hardware store. lumber yard. three elevators, a number of resdences and a school house. While never achieving the proportions of any of the incorporated towns of the county, it has
prospered in its own sphere. it is a
station on the Ellsworth-Watertown branch of the Rock Island railroad and is located on the northwest quarter of sec- tion 21. Troy township, very close to the center of the precinct.
Troy township was settled in an early day. and during the early eighties there was a big immigration to the precinct. The settlers in the southern and eastern portion found a convenient market in Pipestone, but those in the other portions of the township were a long distance from market and badly in need of just such a little trading center as Cazenovia later af- forded. With the building of the Burling- ton railroad in 1884 came the promise of a station and a town.5 The railroad author- ities early selected the site for a station. which was named Cazenovia. after the town of the same name in Madison county, New York.8 Before the close of the year 1881 a few buildings had been put up at the new station-the start of a new Pipestone county town. Early in the fall Ezra Rice, the Luverne grain dealer, erected a grain warehouse. which was opened for business November 28. The same month a side track was laid at the new station, and in November a depot was erected by the railroad company.
For a year there was little added to the town, but in the fall of 1885 come the erection of several buildings and the es- tablislunent of a few business enterprises. A large cleaning house and steam power elevator was erected in October by Kelsey & Gooding, of Watertown. Dakota, and later in the same month the town's first store building was completed. The pio- neer merchants were Rank & Gates. The
4In 1890 the Ihlen postoffice was discontinued. or rather. was moved to a nearby farm and named Larson, in honor of the (then) post- master. Later it was returned to the original location and rechristened Ihlen. An incomplete list of Ihlen's postmasters is as follows: Al- bert Olson, E. R. Larson, Joseph Evanson and Lewis Wilson, the present incumbent.
5"The people of Troy expect a station out that way on the Burlington road, and if they do not have a lively little village thereabouts before many years we shall be much surprised."- Pipestone County Star. June 27, 1884.
"Many of the farmers in the vicinity had or- iginally come from Madison county, New York, and it was at their suggestion that the station was named Cazenovia.
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postoffice was established in October with Maurice O. Rank as postmaster.7 Before the close of the year a town hall and a few residences had been erected.
The growth of Cazenovia has not been great, and a quarter century of life has brought it to a point where it was origin- ally intended it should be-a railroad sta- tion, grain market and little trading cen- ter. A lown plat was surveyed in May. 1902. S. B. Howe was the surveyor and the work was done for William Kruse. At the time of plaiting an attempt was made to build up the town. and a few improvements were made.
One fraternal society is maintained in the little town. Cazenovia Camp No. 6289, Modern Woodmen of America, was insli- tuted April 22. 1905, with an initial mem- bership of about twenty.
AIRLIE.
Airlie is a hamlet of unpretentious pro- portions six and one-half miles west of Pipestone on the Milwaukee railroad. Founded at the time of the building of that road over thirty years ago. Airlie was saved to Pipestone county and Minne- sota by a narrow margin. Had it been planted less than a mile further west, South Dakota would have claimed it. The business activities of the town are centered in a few elevators, a store, shops and a lumber yard.
S. II. Loveland succeeded Mr. Rank as post- master In July. 18&6. Other postmasters have been E. A. Rice. L. A. Nims. L. Polmateer, W. B. Gavin and W. J. Dingler, the present incum- bent, who was commissioned December 23, 1903.
*Senator Williams, writing in December, 1879. made the following carly mention of the pro- posed Pipestone county colony town: "On the state line separating Minnesota from Dakota territory a town is being laid out and will soon be built up by the Dundee Land and Improve- ment company, who intend it for a Scotch col- ony The town will be named Airlie, in honor of the earl of Airlic. of Scotland Ipresident of the corporation]. In the coming spring they will break from 5000 to 10,000 acres of land and proceed at once to build dwellings, business houses, shops, churches and school honses."
"The name of the postoffice was changed from Clausen to Airlie in July, 1882. The office was
Great Things were expected to result from this border town, and in imagery the promoters behell a prosperous little city as a reward for proposed endeavor. The founding of the lown. late in the year 1849, was the work of a Scotch land corporation, styled the Dundee Land and Improvement company, which was respon- sible for unsuccessful attempts to estab- lish several exclusive Scotch colonies in southern Minnesota.8
As a matter of fact, the plans made on paper for the immediate building of a thriving town at Airlie were never re- duced to substance : difficulty in even mak- ing a start was encountered. A grain warehouse was completed early in the. spring of 1880. and in the course of the next few years a few other improvements were added to the initial one. Two stores were in operation in 1881, one of them conducted by John S. Edmons. A post .- office named Clausen was established at Airlie in Angust, 1881, with Mr. Edmons as postmaster.º George Bailey opened a saloon in the little village in September. 1882, and John Paul established the first lumber yard in the fall of 1884.
The year of greatest progress in Airlin's history was 1885, when a number of sub- stantial improvements were made.10 The Milwaukee company put up a depot, and a new elevator increased the grain hand- ling facilities. The townsite, which had
discontinued from the fall of 1883 until Decem- ber, 1884, when it was re-established with Ted Humble as postmaster. Among recent postmast - ors have been Walter Parks, Oscar Arnold, S. E. Ellingson and J. H. Crawford.
10"Airlie is on the improve and before the close of the present season quite a village will be established here. This week there will be a school meeting of the village to organize and make preparations for building a school house. A new store will soon be erected. The Mil- waukee folks have promised to build a nice do- pot carly in the spring, and during a visit last week Mr. Hyde, of the firm of lodges & Hyde. grain buyers, assured the people that his firm would put up an elevator this season. It be- gins to look as though the 'Duke of Airlie would have his wish of long ago granted Air- lie is bound to make a town."-Pipestone Coun- ty Star. March 31, 1885.
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