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cut open and he was otherwise injured. His fireman was only slightly hurt. Mr. Woskie was an old and well-known engineer on the C. & N .- W. road, and a long time resident of Waseca. He left a wife and son, the latter about eleven years of age, to mourn his untimely death. Deceased was forty-four years old on the 26th of June previous to his death. In an action against the Mil- waukee company, Mrs. Woskie recovered $5,000.
THE ELECTION OF 1902.
Hon. Peter MeGovern, of Waseca, was the Democratie can- didate for congress in the First district, this year, and carried this county by a good majority. The result on loeal eandidates, including congressman, was as follows: for congress, James A. Tawney, 1,217, Peter MeGovern, 1,460; state senator, E. B. Col- lester, rep., 1,658. R. O. Craig, dem., 1,031; representative, A. J. Lohren, rep., 1,385, D. McLoughlin, dem., 1,307; anditor, C. H. Bailer, rep., 1,559, John E. Thamert, dem., 1,144; treasurer, C. A. Wagner, rep., 1,466, Henry W. Bluhm, dem., 1,226; sheriff, Milo A. Hodgkins, rep., 1,263, Frank Collins, 1,465; register of deeds, F. W. Roesler, rep., 1,061, John M. Wollschlaeger, dem, 1,664: attorney, F. L. Farley, rep., 1,265, F. B. Andrews, dem., 1.406: superintendent of schools. L. J. Larson, rep., 2.027, George V. Cunningham, dem., 1,506; court commissioner, Fourth district, Ernest Miller, rep., 306, M. W. Keeley, dem., 383: county commis- sioner, Second district, James H. Murphy, rep., 301, M. H. Helms. dem .. 216. Dr. H. G. Blanchard, coroner, Orson L. Smith, sur- veyor, and Geo. A. Wilson, judge of probate, were elected without opposition.
CHAPTER LXXII, 1903.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' WORK-THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASECA-CHARTER COMMISSION OF WASECA AND NEW CHARTER-PAVING SECOND STREET, WASECA-A MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON JOHN ROCKNEY-A GOLDEN WEDDING-DIED: GUSTAV SCHILDKNECHT, PATRICK DOLAN, MRS. JOHN POWERS, ERI G. WOOD, SAMUEL REMUND, MILO BALDWIN, MARY J. PEASE, MARY HACKETT, G. C. RUNNERSTROM, MARY DINNEEN, RICHARD PROEHL (KILLED), EDWARD MOYLAN, JR., JAMES W. CLELAND, PATRICK KENEHAN, JAMES DOYLE, PATRICK MCDONOUGH, SIMON BROWN, MRS. A. KAIBEL, GILBERT OLSON KIN.
The county commissioners met on Tuesday, Jan. 6, this year, and organized by electing Herman Weckwerth, chairman. The county publishing was awarded to the Journal-Radical of Waseca.
The county board, at its meeting held May 8, appropriated $225 to the town of New Richland, to be expended for puttting in abut- ments on bridge between sections 23 and 24 in said town; $100 to the town of Blooming Grove, to be expended for putting in abut- ments on bridges between sections 1 and 36 and sections 4 and 9 in said town; $25 to William Frank to help in erecting a foot bridge across the LeSueur river in section 35, St. Mary.
At the board meeting of May 28, it was ordered that the sum of $500 be appropriated for building the Blooming Grove and Wa- seca road, upon condition that the sum of at least $500 be raised by the property owners along the line of road to be built and an additional $500 be raised for the same purpose from other sources, to be expended during the summer of 1903, it being understood
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that said road is to be built under the supervision of a com- petent engineer, to be agreed upon by the parties interested; that $500 be appropriated for some one road leading out of New Richland, to be expended in the year 1904, on like conditions as contained in preceding order; that $500 be appropriated for some one road leading out of Janesville, to be expended in the year 1904, on like conditions as contained in first preceding order.
The bid of A. Y. Bayne & Co., of Minneapolis, for the con- struetion and completion of six steel bridges, according to plans and speeifieations, for the sum of $2,118.30, was aeeepted.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The first National Bank of Waseea opened its doors for busi- ness Jan. 1, 1903. It was the successor of the old and successful "Citizens' State Bank of Waseca," organized in July 1892, as sueeessor to the bank of C. Hardin & Sons, which commeneed business about 1872 in.Waseea. The first stockholders of the First National were E. A. Everett, L. A. Sloss, Jos. Henderson, John McKinzie, Otto Hanson, Hans Lavesson, Chas. E. Lavesson, F. E. Booth, A. A. Crane, ( P. Sommerstad, J. B. Sullivan, Paul Flemming. J. J. Sullivan, J. E. Madden, John L. Hanson, Joseph Fromlath, W. A. Henderson, and James E. Child. The first di- rectors were A. L. Sloss, Otto Hanson, J. B. Sullivan, E. A. Ever- ett, J. E. Madden, James E. Child, and Wm. A. Henderson.
The first officers of the new bank were E. A. Everett, president, James E. Child, vice-president, J. B. Sullivan, cashier, C. P. Som- merstad and Gene Miller, assistant cashiers. The paid up capital stock amounted to $50,000.
Its official report for the month of January, 1905, was as fol- lows :
Report of the condition of the First National Bank of Waseca, at Wa- seca, in the State of Minnesota, at the close of business, January 11th, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $176,712.23
United States bonds to secure circulation 50,000.00
Premiums on United States .bonds
2,976.56
Bonds, securities, etc. 265.10
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 18,636.50
Due from national banks (not reserve agents) 5,549.33
Due from approved reserve agents. 1,256.90
FIRST NATIONAL BANK " WIDECA
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WASECA
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Checks and other cash items
1,229.31
Notes of other national banks
175.00
Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents.
35.12
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz .:
Specie $8,341.50
Legal tender notes.
1,000.00 9,341.50
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circula- tion)
2,500.00
Total
$268,677.54
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in
$ 50,000.00
Surplus fund.
2,000.00
Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid
176.67
National bank notes outstanding 49,100.00
Due to state banks and bankers.
325.15
Due to approved reserve agents.
7,261.24
Individual deposits subject to check
$ 43,765.64
Demand certificates of deposit.
8,409.64
Time certificates of deposit
107,639.20 159,814.48
Total
$268,677.54
CHARTER COMMISSION, NEW CHARTER.
Early in the season, steps were taken by the eitizens of Wa- seca to have a charter commission appointed whose duty it should be to frame a "Home Rule ('harter," as provided by the state constitution and by legislative enactment. Petition therefor was duly made, and on the first day of May, 1903, Judge Buckham filed his order appointing James E. Child, E. B. Collester, D. S. Cummings, F. B. Andrews, E. A. Everett, Anton Guyer, Peter McGovern, Dennis McLoughlin, John Moonan, Fred Mahler, Charles Leuthold, Louis A. Larson, Charles A. Smith, F. A. Swart- wood, and R. P. Ward. Judge Collester, at the time being state senator, declined to serve, and Prof. L. Bliss was appointed in his place and served as one of the commission. The commission sat at intervals throughout the summer and fall, and submitted a charter to the voters at the spring eleetion. The charter, while it received a majority of all the votes cast, did not receive four- sevenths of the vote and was defeated. It was again submitted in amended form on May 10, 1904, and duly adopted. The labor of framing the charter and securing its adoption was consider- able, and the task was, as is generally the case, a thankless one.
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PAVING SECOND STREET.
The years 1902-3 were among the wettest in the history of the state, and the highways were so nearly impassable everywhere that "good road" arguments appealed very strongly to all our people. Early in the season of 1903 the people of Waseca agi- tated the question of paving Second street, and as early as Au- gust, the common council had decided to have the work done. The contract was entered into Aug. 9, 1903, and the work was completed before winter commenced. Ever since, that street has been in fine condition.
A MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
From the Herald: " One of the most bloodthirsty assaults ever com- mitted in this county was made Friday afternoon, Jan. 23, 1903, at Pat McCarthy's saloon, in this city, by one Gilbert Storle, of this city, upon Mr. John Rockney, of Woodville. It appears from the best information obtainable that Storle or Olson (he answers to both names) owns a small farm adjoining Mr. Rockney's place. One day last fall, Rockney's cattle got into Storle's hay stacks. Storle demanded exorbitant dam- ages, according to Rockney, and they were unable to agree as to the amount Rockney should pay. About two weeks before the shooting on Friday, Storle commenced to quarrel with Rockney and drew an old revolver, snapping it at him several times. He could not make the revolver work, so Rockney escaped and got away from him. Last Fri- day, Mr. Rockney and his daughter Clara, came to Waseca, and very soon after their arrival Storle came to them and commenced to abuse Rockney, the latter all the time trying to avoid him. Rockney went to several places and Storle kept after him. Rockney, being a cripple in one foot, became alarmed for nis safety, and told his daughter to see Marshal McDonough and ask him to disarm Storle. In the meantime Rockney went into the saloon and was followed in by Storle. The marshal, upon being informed of the situation, at once started for the saloon, but before he got there and without any talk, Storle drew a self-cocking, 32-calibre revolver and shot Rockney three times in quick succession. One bullet struck the left side of his face on the lower jaw, another hit him just hack of the lower lobe of his ear on the right side, and the third took effect in the back of his neck-the last shot being fired after Rockney had fallen to the floor. Just as the third shot was fired, Marshal McDonough arrived and arrested Storle. He drew his revolver on the marshal and resisted arrest, but the mar- shal soon disarmed him and, with the assistance of A. W. Dibble, took him to the county jail, where he made renewed resistance to being locked in. That Storle was insane or crazy drunk was plain. That there was "method in his madness" is believed by many, and that he was an unsafe man to be at large is evident."
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Soon after the shooting and before an examination of the of- fender, information was filed in probate court charging Storle with insanity, and, upon examination, he was committed to the Rochester insane asylum where he is still held.
A GOLDEN WEDDING.
Golden weddings are not so numerous as to exelnde them from the notable events of local history. Hence this note: On March 3d, 1853, in St. Lawrence county, New York, Miss Cephronia A. Fetterly and Mr. Angus Wert were united in marriage. They came to Waseca in 1868. On March 3, 1903, they commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. Their family, consist- ing of six daughters and two sons, were all at their Waseca home to celebrate the happy day. In the morning, from 11 o'clock nutil 1 o'clock p. m., a breakfast for the children and relatives, and in the afternoon, from 3:20 to 6 o'clock, a recep- tion to one hundred or more friends furnished the entertainment for the day. The rooms were decorated with yellow flowers- the gold color scheme being carried out. There were yellow roses, daffodils, carnations and tulips. The occasion was one of mich enjoyment. The venerable couple are still with us and in the enjoyment of good health.
THOSE WHO DEPARTED IN 1903.
After a long and severe illness of cancer of the bowels. and several operations performed at the Mayo Hospital, at Rochester, Min., Mr. Gustav Schilknecht passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. abont 2 o'clock. Mr. Schildknecht was born in Ger- many, March 7, 1848. He came to Waseca some twenty-five years before his death, and was married to Miss Grapp, sister of A. Grapp, in 1881. They have two children, Gustav and Lena. Deceased was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city, and also of the Rebekahs. Both these societies had charge of the funeral services.
Mr. Patrick Dolan, one of the very early settlers of Ioseo, died Sunday morning. Feb. 1, 1903, of old age. Ile was eighty-six years old. At the age of twenty-three he came to the United States, landing at Boston, where he remained for seventeen years, working at the mason trade. Here it was that he met and mar- ried Miss Ellen Hubert, who preceded him to the grave by about
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five years. Mr. Dolan came to Waterville in the spring of 1857 and took a claim in Iosco, on which he lived until his death. He was a very energetic man and had accumulated quite a fortune. He had held in his lifetime many places of trust in his town, and was a model citizen, and a kind and loving husband and father. He left surviving him five sons and five daughters.
Mrs. John N. Powers, one of the pioneers of Waseca county, died at her home in Waterville, Feb. 8, 1903, of Bright's disease. Mrs. Powers' maiden name was Anna Connor, and she was a sister of the late Matthew F. Connor, of Wilton. With her. parents, she was among the pioneer settlers of Wilton-enter- prising, industrious, honest, worthy. Deceased was born in Ire- land, came to America with her parents in December, 1846, set- tled in Illinois where they remained until 1857, and then came to this county and resided in Wilton. She married Hon. John N. Powers in 1868. Her husband died about two years before her death. Eight children survive her. She was a noble woman and performed well her part in life.
From the Waseca Herald of Feb. 13, 1903:
"The Angel of Death summoned from our midst, ahont 5 o'clock a. m. of Tuesday, February 10, 1903, one of the noblest and best of our citizens, Mr. Eri G. Wood. None knew him but to honor and respect him. Mr. Wood was taken ill of pneumonia, week before last, and after a manly struggle of several days gave up his spirit and joined the great majority on the other side. He was born March 17, 1832, in Franklin county, state of New York. He was the son of Nathaniel Wood, who came West and settled in Iowa as early as 1845. There Eri grew to manhood, and in 1855 married Miss Mary L. Stevens, who died in July, 1901. He came to Woodville with his wife in 1856 and made his home where he has continued to reside till the time of his death. He was a quiet, unpretentious, unambitions man, of much more than ordinary ability, and one of the pioneers for whom the township of Woodville was named. The township was organized April 5, 1858, and the first town meeting was held at his house, May 11, 1858. Mr. Wood served as one of the first jndges of election, and was elected the first assessor of his township. The modesty and honesty of the man appeared in his first dealings with the public. The town record shows the following bill against the town for services, etc .:
For assessing town of Woodville $8.00
Service as judge of two elections. 2.00
Use of room three days for elections. 3.00
His son, Loren G., was the first white child born in Woodville-the date being August 5, 1856. The first religious services held in the town-
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ship were held at his residence by Rev. Moreland, in 1857. He united with the M. E. church in early life and was ever a consistent member. He was the father of seven children, six of whom survive him. Mr. Wood was a prominent Chapter and Master Mason, and also a member of the I. O. of O. F., of this city. In all of these organizations, he held for several terms the highest stations. He was also a useful member of the board of education of Waseca for many years. His first step in Masonry was taken in Wilton Lodge No. 24, January 5, 1865. He was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft, January 15, the same year, and made a Master Mason February 2, 1865. His advance was not only rapid, but thorough. He became a member of Tuscan Lodge No. 77. December 11, 1868, and remained a consistent member to the day of his death. He first became Worshipful Master of Tuscan Lodge Jan- uary 23, 1873, a position which he filled till January 13, 1876. In poli- tics, he was originally an abolition, prohibition republican, then he affil- iated with the prohibition party from 1872 till 1896, when he supported Mr. Bryan. Strictly speaking, he was a conscientious independent in ' politics."
Mr. Samuel Remund, of Blooming Grove, breathed his last, Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 1903, at 8:10, aged seventy years and twelve days. He was born at Oberamt Laupen, Canton Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 26, 1833. He died of dropsy. In 1855, he mar- ried Miss Anna Jueni, and the same fall came to America, land- ing in New York at Christmas time. They immediately came West by way of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago to Dubuque, Iowa. They did not tarry long in Dubuque but left there Jan. 15, 1856, for Blooming Grove. They were detained at Dunleith by sickness and did not arrive in Blooming Grove until the elev- enth of February. In eompany with him came his parents, his brothers John, Rudolph, and Albert, and his sister Lina-his brother .Christian, having moved to Blooming Grove. June 28. 1855, furnished them shelter until they were able to build for themselves. Samuel made his claim on section nine. His first wife became the mother of ten children, and died Feb. 23, 1871. beloved by all who knew her. In the fall of 1871, he married Miss Elizabeth Neuhart, of the same town. She gave birth to two children, dying at the birth of the second, the child also dying, Feb. 6, 1874. This left Mr. Remund with ten children, the oldest still in her teens. He again married in the fall of 1874. Mrs. Ersulena Rover, whose maiden name was Schneke, became his third wife, and was a kind, good mother to the motherless children. She nobly and faithfully performed the
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duties which she had assumed until Jan. 9, 1899, when she, too, passed away from earthly seenes. She died as the result of an op- eration for eaneer. Her death was sincerely mourned by her hus- band and children. October 20, 1900, he was again married; this time to Mrs. Anna B. Goelz, whose maiden name was Koch, and who survived him. Ten of his children also survive him.
Mr. Milo Baldwin, of Freedom, was born in Litchfield county, Conneetieut, Mareh 22, 1818, and died at his home in Alma City, January 29, 1903. When he reached his majority, he engaged in the painting business in New York. He followed this oceupa- tion for a short time, and then removed to Medina county, Ohio, where he followed farming for six years, and then went to In- diana, where he engaged in both farming and eabinet making. Mr. Baldwin then removed to Minnesota and settled in Freedom, where he lived until his death.
Mrs. Mary J. Pease, of Woodville, who was strieken by paraly- sis on the 13th of February, died Sunday evening, February 22, 1903, at 9 o'clock p. m., aged seventy-four years. Two children, both married, survive her-Mr. Wm. F. Eaton, who resides in Otiseo, by her first husband, and Mrs. Viola Patch, residing at Motley, in this state. Mrs. Pease eame to this county with her husband about 1862. Mrs. Pease was an energetie, business wo- man, and accumulated quite a property. She was prompt in the payment of all demands, and enjoyed the entire confidenee of the community in business matters.
Ar. G. C. Runnerstrom, of Otiseo, died Monday night, April 6. He was born in Sweden in 1826. He was married to Miss Christina Johnson, by whom he had five children. Three chil- dren survive him : a son, G. R. Runnerstrom, of Otisco; a daugh- ter, Mrs. John Blowers, of the same town, and one other. Mr Runnerstrom settled in Wilton as a butcher in 1863, and opened a meat market, which he conducted for some time. He finally sold his market and moved to Otisco, where he carried on farm- ing. He had not been a well man for thirty years prior to his death.
New Richland Star :
"Mrs. Mary Dinneen, wife of John Dinneen, died at her home in this village Tuesday, May 5, 1903, at 2.30 p. m., after a long illness of kidney and liver disease, aged seventy years. Deceased was born in Ireland and came to this country with her parents when a young girl, first settling
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in St. Lawrence county, New York. Here she was married to Mr. Din- neen. Shortly after their marriage, the young couple came to this county, first locating on what is now Henry Bluhm's farm in Vivian and afterwards taking a homestead in Byron. About seven years ago Mr. Dinneen built a residence in this village and from that time they have lived here. Mrs. Dinneen had been in feeble health since she left the farm, and since last September had been confined to the house. From January last she has been unable to leave her bed. She was a good Christian woman of generous impulses and charitable disposition."
A man killed by drinking intoxicants, was the announcement on June 26, 1903. Richard Proehl, of Byron, accompanied by his wife and daughter and his brother-in-law, who resides near Mapleton, Minn., drove into Waseca with Mr. Proehl's team and the brother-in-law's buggy. Mrs. Proehl, her daughter and her brother took the train for Rochester, Minn., to visit her mother, who had undergone an operation in the hospital there. Mr. Proehl drank rather freely through the afternoon and evening, and late in the evening started for a visit in Iosco. When he reached the M. & St. L. crossing near Mr. Wyman's place, instead of crossing the track, he turned his team north on to the railroad track and drove along the track, one horse inside the rails. A Mrs. Wobschall, whose home is close to this crossing, observing the conduct of the man, and knowing that the 10 o'clock pas- senger was almost due, instantly telephoned to the M. & St. L. depot the situation. Messengers were hastily dispatched, but they were too late. The on-coming train, as it neared Charles Ward's residence, struck the horses, throwing one of them a con- siderable distance and killing it. The other horse was pushed along and literally ground up. The carriage also was badly broken. The unfortunate man was instantly killed, his head being crushed, his left arm broken twice, and one leg also broken twice.
Young Edward Moylan, of St. Mary, received an injury by a fall from a load of hay in the fall of 1902. From that time he had been very poorly; better at times, then worse again. Sun- day, July 12, he came to the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Me- Loone, of Waseca, and, feeling very weak, he decided to remain for a few days. This weakness grew in intensity until Tuesday morning, July 20, 1903, when his death occurred from heart fail- ure. Edward was born Feb. 11, 1874, in St. Mary township, and
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was the only child of his widowed mother. His father died about three years before.
James W. Cleland was born in Delaware county, New York, in 1847. His father was a Presbyterian minister and came West in 1862, living about a year in Steele county, and then settling in Wilton, Waseca county, where he purchased a farm. His children were reared on this farm, one by one leaving it when old enough to enter college, until finally only James was left with the old people. James had married, meantime, in the fall of 1877, Miss Amanda C'onnor, of Blooming Grove, who had been successfully engaged for several years in teaching school in the county. After the death of Rev. Cleland and his wife, the old home farm was sold and the present home of the family, on the west shore of Clear Lake, was purchased. Mr. Cleland had a stroke of paraly- sis in the fall of 1899, but rallied from it and was able to be about the house until the winter of 1901, when he slipped on some ice, fell and injured his hip. From that time he was prae- tically helpless. On July 15, 1903, he received another stroke of paralysis, which proved fatal. He was the father of seven cliil- dren, four of whom survived him-Edgar, Spencer, Jay, and Ralph.
Waseca Herald, Oct. 10, 1903 :
"Another of the noblest of our pioneer settlers, P. Kenehan, has gone to his long rest. Intelligent, modest, unassuming, honorable, indus- trious and liberal minded, he was respected and held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was born in Ireland March 17, 1823, and emigrated from his native land March 18, 1849, landing in New York May 1, 1849. He afterwards came West, first to Geneva, Wis., then to Peoria, Ill., next to Lacon, in the same state, and finally to Wilton, in this county. in 1856, where he has ever since resided. In the early days he held the office of town supervisor for many years and was always an honorable and efficient officer. In the Indian outbreak of 1862. he became a mem- ber of the company of "Home Guards" at Wilton, and was very influen- tial in helping to prevent a panic among the people at that time. He married Miss Bridget Martin, October 24, 1849, and became the father of nine children, three of whom died in infancy. While attending the funeral of his friend, M. Gallagher, on the 24th ult., at the St. Mary church, he had a stroke of apoplexy, resulting in paralysis. After lin- gering a few days he departed this life Oct. 10, 1903."
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