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BUSINESS INTERESTS IN 1916.
Auto garage, E. Valentine; barber shop, Michael Hamil- ton; banks, State Bank and Farmers State Bank; attorney, August G. Erickson; blacksmith, Wenzel Schoedl; cream- ery, Comfrey Farmers Creamery Association, finishing an eight-thousand-dollar building at this time; drugs, A. J. Yackel; dentist, F. M. Robinson, D. D. S .; elevator, Com- frey Farmers Elevator Company; feed store, Comfrey Elevator Company; grocer, E. P. Lilla; general dealers, F. W. Renner, Erickson & Kisro, E. W. Arndt, Mrs. M. G. Simmer, C. E. Armstrong; jewelry, A. W. Mueller; lumber, Youmans Lumber Company; livery, Peterson & Norell; millinery, Mrs. P. J. Miller; meat market, H. G. Schotzko; newspaper, Comfrey Times, W. A. Brooks, pro- prietor; physician, A. W. Eckstein, M. D .; restaurant, A. R. Furch; real estate, August G. Erickson; stock buyer, Bean & Carlson; photographer, George Roe; harness, P. J. Lilla; cement worker, Schutt & Hurst; tiling, T. F. Kelley, general contractor; hotel, Hotel Comfrey, C. A. Wall, pro- prietor; hardware and furniture, Adams & Redding; hardware, stoves and tinware, with a stock of groceries
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and shoes, C. H. Bradbury; implements, Frank Schwerzler; produce, Comfrey Produce Company.
The postoffice transacted a business of eighteen hun- dred dollars during the last fiscal year, under postmaster A. J. Yackel. There are two rural routes out from Com- frey.
BURNSTOWN TOWNSHIP.
Burnstown is located in the western part of Brown county. It is bounded on the north by Redwood county, on the east by Leavenworth township, on the south by Bashaw township, on the west by North Star township. Its population in 1890 was five hundred and seventeen; in 1900 it was five hundred and ninety-one, and in 1910 it was five hundred and ninety-six. It embraces all of town- ship 109, range 34 west. The Chicago & Northwestern railway traverses the township from northeast to south- west, with Springfield as the only station in the township. Boy's lake is found in the northeastern part of this town- ship. This township is in the heart of a thickly settled and well cultivated portion of Brown county, having a thrifty, happy and contented population.
The history of this township dates from the first meet- ing which was held at the house of pioneer J. F. Burns, October 14, 1871; officers elected were: E. L. Cady, chair- man; J. A. Potter and R. M. Johnson, supervisors; John Boyes, clerk; David Eshbaugh, assessor; Tedman Gullick, treasurer; A. B. Hubbard and Peter Moe, justices of the peace; P. Cutland and Peter Sist, constables.
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THE FIRST COMERS.
The band of settlers which first dared to brave the hardships in this wild, undeveloped section of Brown county, in 1857, included the family of Jonathan F. Brown, who made a claim in section 22. The family was killed by the Indians in 1862, while trying to escape from the town- ship. In the spring of 1858, J. F. Burns, for whom the township was named, E. Otto and a Mr. Webb arrived. J. F. Burns and his brother, Daniel, were the only ones of the early settlers who returned after the Indian War of 1862; they returned the fall of the same year.
Other pioneers included A. E. Aarans, of Norway; P. F. Altermatt, from Wisconsin; James Arnold, of Ohio; John Bagen, a son of the Emerald Isle; H. Bendixen, of Prussia; Thomas Brophy, of Ireland; Anton Crone, of Chicago; Lucas Fecker, a German; Charles Gamble, of Wisconsin; Walter Henderson, of England; Dr. H. A. Hitchcock, of New York state; M. Howard, an Irishman; Adam Kalzenberger, a German; H. Knudson, a Dane; L. A. Larson, of Norway; John Lau, a German; Orlin Laugh- lin, of Wisconsin; Peter Mckeever, an Irishman; J. Paule Nuessle, a German; J. J. Ray, of Canada; John Roth, a German; Chris Schewe, a German; Wolfgang Schmid, a German; A. Wangerin, born in Milwaukee; H. C. Warnke, of Wisconsin; G. C. Wellmer, of Prussia; A. E. West, of Wisconsin, and J. D. Yaund, of Pennsylvania. These in- clude several in Springfield.
The first birth recorded in the township was that of Henry Hughes, born in 1869. The first marriage was that uniting Ida J. Scott and J. F. Burns, October 20, 1870.
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VILLAGE OF SPRINGFIELD.
Springfield was originally known as the village of Burns. It was surveyed into lots in 1877 at a station point along the new railway then called the Winona & St. Peter, but now the Northwestern line. It is in sections 18 and 19, township 109, range 34 west. The first business house was erected in 1872 by H. M. Gamble. In 1881 the village had a population of three hundred; in 1890 it had reached seven hundred and sixteen; in 1900 it was placed at fifteen hundred and eleven, and in 1910 it stood fourteen hundred and eighty-two.
Springfield was incorporated as a village in 1881. The first village records were all destroyed by fire. It is known, however, that J. S. Colomy was the first president of the village. The officers for 1916 are: Fred Bott, president; A. G. Anderson, J. F. Bauch, Herman Birke- meyer, trustees; Edward J. Fernholz, recorder; C. H. Asch, treasurer; John Schultz, assessor; J. J. Ray and J. Farrell, justices of the peace; Jack Foster and August Bigot, constables.
The village owns a fine waterworks plant. It is of the gravity type and is supplied with water from three flowing wells which flow into an eighteen hundred barrel reservoir at the pumping station, and is then pumped to an elevation of one hundred and ten feet to a tank holding seventy-five thousand gallons. This gives a total height from the main business section of the town of about one hundred and fifty feet. There are now in use about three miles of water mains and thirty-six fire plugs or street hydrants.
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Of the lighting of Springfield it may be stated that electricity lights the place. It has a two-unit system-one directed to a fourteen by twenty-one Lentz engine generator 100-kw., and the other unit belted to an Ideal engine generator 50-kw., giving a continuous service.
In 1890 a city hall was erected costing six thousand dollars.
The protection against fire is safeguarded by a volun- teer fire company of twenty-five members.
The postoffice was established here in 1873, with M. H. Gamble as postmaster. The amount of business trans- acted there in the last year was five thousand six hundred and forty dollars. Five rural routes extend out from Springfield.
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN 1916.
Auto-garages-William Mueller & Schmid, John Schmelz, E. F. Mowry and Louis Kreitinger; attorneys- A. G. Erickson, E. J. Fernholz, Adolph Frederickson; banks-State Bank of Springfield, First National Bank; barber shops-William Anderson, Otto Block; bakery- D. Galle; blacksmiths shops-August Neismann, Ed. Boelter; clothing stores-F. E. Schotzks; creameries- Springfield Farmers Association; drug stores-P. W. Kuske, Olsen Schlick; dray lines-Eckholt & Johnson, W. N. Anderson; elevators-Farmers Elevator Company, David Grain and Fuel Company; furniture dealer-George P. Forster; feed store-I. E. Hier; grocers-H. Neumann, Emil Swanbach; general dealers-H. F. Dirks, A. G. Nuess- ler, Kamolz & Winkelmann Department Store, Adolph Altermatt Mercantile Company, Bauck Brothers; hotels-
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The Exchange; harness shops-Henry Lischefska, John Berg; hardware-W. F. Runk, Schmid & Lehrer Com- pany, Henry Longneck; implement dealers-W. F. Runk, Springfield Implement Company; lumber-Schmid & Lehrer Company, Steinke-Seidl Lumber Company; livery -Albert Knadel; mills-Springfield Milling Company; millinery-Edna Stafford, Grace M .Clark; meat markets -Joseph Feckner, A. E. Bigot; newspapers-Advance and the Free Press; opera halls-H. Bloenke; photograph gallery-F. H. Kranz; restaurant-E. S. Henry; real estate dealers-Paffrath-Schmid Company; stock dealers -Springfield Elevator Company, Theodore Kroening; jewelry-Olson Schlick, George Bockman; veterinary-T. E. West; merchant tailor-George F. Taner, Fred Hansen; physicians-Drs. W. A. Meierding, Rothenberg & Schroeder; dentists-J. S. Lommen, J. L. Fritsche; pro- duce-Springfield Produce Company; brick and tile works -Springfield Brick & Tile Company; cement works- Henry Schworzrock ; cigar factory-F. K. Reasoner; chiro- practor-F. C. Hinkley; auctioneer-J. J. Ray, B. F. Mowry; exclusive dry goods-H. F. Mierding; Standard Oil Company-P. M. Bott, agent; St. John's Hospital- Church property, but managed by Drs. Rothenberg and Schroeder; telephone companies-Farmers & Citizens Mutual, Tri-State and Northwestern companies; parks- Riverside, Brown's and Martha Anderson Memorial Park.
The Springfield Milling Company, an incorporated concern, does a splendid flourishing business and has a capacity of over six hundred barrels a day. They usually sell the product in the states of Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
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St. John's Hospital was founded on money raised by subscription a number of years ago. It is situated on the south side of the river on a beautiful hillside-an ideal location for such an institution.
COTTON WOOD TOWNSHIP.
Cottonwood township is in the extreme eastern part of the county, and when first established included a part of Sigel; the latter was set apart in 1862. Its eastern border is the county line, its southern is Linden township. Its west is Sigel township and a portion of Milford town- ship, while at its north is found a small section of Milford township and New Ulm and its northeastern portion is bounded by the Minnesota river. Both the Minneapolis & St. Louis and the Chicago & Northwestern railway lines traverse the territory including in Cottonwood township. Its only village is Searles. Its population in 1910 was six hundred and ninety-seven.
Its first settlement was effected by Peyton Nichols and S. A. Vanpatten, who arrived in the summer of 1855, locat- ing in section 13; other immigrants came in that year, in- cluding Jacob Brust, William Wilkelmann, John Sturm, Jacob Pfenninger, Joseph Schafer and Alexander Waibel. About one mile above the mouth of the Big Cottonwood there was an Indian village, and Charles Michael, a Frenchman, was in charge of a lime-kiln owned by N. Myrick, of Traverse des Sioux; a Mr. Winkelmann jumped this claim and made his adventure win, for he secured title to the land.
A water power grist-mill was constructed by the Kuck
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Brothers near the Big Cottonwood, in section 32, but was soon burned. In 1879 a woolen-mill was erected in its place by Mr. Marsch and continued a number of years till that industry went with many other local concerns, to the larger centers of other sections of the country.
This township held its first township meeting on Octo- ber 24, 1858. The first officers were: Jacob Brust, chair- man, Nichols Gulden and Ulrich Lipp; A. S. Valentine was chosen clerk.
In 1857 a party of Indians who had been engaged in the Spirit Lake massacre in the spring before were forced to leave the township. Later it was discovered that they had killed Mr. Brandt, who was living on the south side of the Cottonwood river. During the massacre in 1862 but two were killed in this township-Mr. Jones and Charles Lauer, the latter at the Upper Agency.
The first birth was John Schenler, in the fall of 1856.
VILLAGE OF SEARLES.
This small village of Cottonwood township, is situ- ated in section 21, and was platted on October 10, 1899, by Harry L. Jenkins and wife. It is a station on the Minne- apolis & St. Louis railway and a prosperous, small trad- ing point, in the midst of a fine farming community. Its population in 1910 was less than one hundred.
EDEN TOWNSHIP.
The extreme northwestern township in Brown county is called Eden. It contains all in this county of fractional
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townships 111 and 112, range 33. Up to 1863 it formed a part of the Sioux Reservation. It is south of Renville and Nicollet counties, west of Home township, north of Prairieville township, and is bounded on the west by Red- wood county. It is without villages or railroad lines. In 1910 its population was seven hundred and nine. Its lakes include Tree Lake and a small lake in sections 25 and 36. In 1866 this township was attached to Home for official purposes and in 1867 became a separate civil township. The first township meeting was held at the house of W. O. Hewitt, April 2, 1867; the officers then elected were: H. S. Eldred, chairman; D. P. Winchel and Hiram Jones, super- visors; Isaac Johnson, treasurer; H. M. Munsell and Will- iam Brown, justices; Amos Root and O. A. Dresser, con- stables.
FIRST TO LOCATE.
The first to locate in Eden township were Isaac John- son, W. O. Hewitt, O. A. Dresser, Samuel Tate and Abner Franklin, who came in with their families in December, 1864, and located in the northwestern part of the town- ship. When the township was organized there were but thirteen voters.
The first school was taught in the summer of 1867, by Ellen Eldred. The first birth was Caroline, daughter of Isaac and Elmira Johnson. The earliest death was that of John, son of Amos Root, in January, 1866. The first mar- riage in the township was Leslie Hillyer and Jane Tate, on July 4, 1868.
Lonetree Lake postoffice was established in 1869, with Ferdinand Hartwick in charge. The postoffice was kept
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in a store in section 5, and a hotel was at the same point. A store was opened in 1868 by Louis Erstman, near the old government ferry, which was operated but a short time. Charles Fletcher built a steam saw-mill in the late seventies in section 34; it was run by a forty-horse-power steam engine, and was later owned by Charles Ritz.
Other settlers who developed this part of Brown county were: E. M. Ball, Henry W. Chase, James Clancy, Walter Doheny, Oscar A. Dresser, Rev. L. C. Gilbert, George Hart, Jerome Hewitt, Eugene Leatherman, Rev. V. E. Loba, Wesley Luddington, G. W. Robinson, David Sherman and Henry Winter.
HOME TOWNSHIP.
Home is the largest township in Brown county, in- cluding in its limits fifty-three square miles. It is the cen- tral northern township and is bounded on the north by the county line and Minnesota river, on the east by Nicollet county and Milford township, on the south by Stark town- ship, and on the west by Prairieville and Eden townships. The Chicago & Northwestern railway runs through the southern part of its territory, with Sleepy Eye as its only station point. Rose lake, George and Sleepy Eye lake are all found in this township, the former in section 14, George lake in section 4 and Sleepy Eye lake in sections 19, 20, 29 and 30. The population of Home township in 1910 was eight hundred and sixty-nine.
The first claims were taken in 1857 by Hyacinth St. Couturier, Matthew and William Tubbs. The two latter
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located on the south side of the Big Cottonwood, in the southeastern part of the township. Mr. Ryan and Mary Schmitz went to Mankato and were married in February, 1858. Their daughter, Catherine, born on April 20, 1861, was the first to be born in this township. Mr. Tubbs was killed by the Indians in 1859. On April 28, 1859, J. P. Schmitz was murdered while digging a cellar; an Indian was arrested on suspicion, but escaped before his time for trial. The first settlers after the Indian War of 1862 were Edward Taylor, Philander Lee, John Pickle, John Rob- erts, Daniel Middleton and the Current brothers who came in 1864.
The earliest marriage was that uniting W. H. Hawk and Mary Middleton, August 27, 1866. The first religious services in the township were held in December, 1864, at the house of Current brothers, by Rev. O. L. Howard, a United Brethren preacher. It is related for a truth that at one time, the minister failing to arrive on time, the as- sembled audience not wishing any time to go to waste, organized a dance. A violinist was secured and they were in the midst of a "good time" when, about nine o'clock, the minister appeared; the dance ceased and in a few min- utes they were all earnestly engaged in worship. The first school was taught in 1866, by Miss Hattie Wright in a log building in section 13.
Home postoffice was established in October, 1868, with Joseph Libert as postmaster, with the "office" at his house. He was succeeded in 1869 by J. P. Current. Golden Gate postoffice was established about the same date, with Eben- ezer Fuller in charge. The village of Golden Gate took its name from the postoffice. The village was situated in
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section 30, township 111. A store was started there by R. B. Sommons; Horatio Werring had the first store at that place. In the eighties, John Pickle had a blacksmith shop there, or not over a quarter of a mile from the store. What was styled the Golden Gate mills were situated north from the village and were owned by John Heimerdinger & Sons. The father built the first mill in 1869 making all the machinery himself; in 1872 a better mill was erected and was run by both steam and water power, and con- tained two run of mill-stones.
At the time of the New Ulm massacre there were no people residing in the township, but there was a block- house located south of Sleepy Eye lake.
Of the organization of Home township all that can now be learned is that the first town meeting was held on June 30, 1866, at the house of Current brothers. W. H. Hawk was chairman; D. Bertrand and John Nicklin were the first board of township supervisors.
CITY OF SLEEPY EYE.
This place was first known as "Sleepy Eye" and was platted by Thomas Allison and Walter Breckenridge, September 18, 1872, in sections 29 and 30, of township 110, range 32 west, and was incorporated as a city in 1903. It is at the junction of the Redwood Falls branch and the main line of the old Winona & St. Peter railroad, now con- trolled by the Chicago & Northwestern system. The growth of the place was slow until 1877 when the Redwood branch of railway was constructed, and the company located their
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round-house and machine shops here in 1878, since which time the town has grown rapidly. In 1880 it had reached a population of thirteen hundred, and is now supposed to contain about twenty-four hundred.
The place was destined to become a great flour-mak- ing center, and the excellent brands of flour that were put up and shipped to all parts of the country, really put the town commercially on the maps of the state.
A postoffice was established in 1873, with A. W. Will- iamson as postmaster. The Indian word for Sleepy Eye is "Ish-Tak-Ha-Ba," and a chief friendly to the whites, here, died in 1860.
MUNICIPAL HISTORY.
In February, 1878, the village was incorporated as "Sleepy Eye," named from the old Indian chief of early- day fame. The name was subsequently changed to "Loreno," and later changed to "Sleepy Eye Lake," but when it was incorporated as a city was again changed to "Sleepy Eye." As incorporated in 1878 the town com- prised about two and one-half square miles of territory. The first election was held on March 19, 1878. The officers then elected were: Francis Ibberson, president of the council; Louis Hanson, T. F. Talbot and T. J. Murfin, trustees; R. H. Bingham, recorder; Peter Runitz, treas- urer, and M. C. Burnside, justice of the peace. L. Pease was appointed constable, on account of a tie vote for such office.
Sleepy Eye was incorporated as a city in 1903, the first city officials were: I. M. Olsen, mayor; J. L. Keifer, re-
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corder; C. Overson, treasurer. The officers today (1916) are: Dr. J. B. Wellcome, mayor; A. D. Bertrand, re- corder; H. C. Domeir, treasurer.
The persons serving as mayor since the place was in- corporated have been I. W. Olsen, C. P. Cutting, William C. Steinke, C. P. Block, Albert Hansen, J. W. B. Wellcome.
The city has its own electric lighting plant and water- works, combined in one, and under the same roof is the city hall. The cost to the city was about thirty thousand dollars. The waterworks department consists of two elec- tric pumps; deep wells are used and excellent water is obtained. The water is forced to an elevated tank. The electric lighting department consists of an A-C lighting system, eleven hundred volts, seventy-five and one hundred and twenty generators; two Corliss engines run by steam power-one is a seventy-five horse power and the other one hundred and fifty horse power.
There is a very well trained volunteer fire company in Sleepy Eye, with a membership of twenty-six.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
The first store in the village of Sleepy Eye was built during the autumn of 1872, by William Robinson.
The first hotel was that built by Chris Emery, the Lake House.
Hyacinth St. Couturier, a Canadian Frenchman, came here in the fall of 1857, locating on the east side of the lake from which the village derives its name. It was formerly called by the Indians "Big Wood Lake." He was the first settler in what is now the city of Sleepy Eye. He kept
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his claim during the 1862 Indian uprising, and remained away three years; returned, located on his old claim and remained a permanent citizen. His daughter, Mary, born on December 6, 1857, was the first birth in the present city.
By 1882 the place supported the following lines of business and professions: One bank, five hotels, eight general stores, two drug stores, two hardwares, two furni- ture stores, one boot and shoe store, one merchant tailor, four millinery establishments, two harness shops, two shoe shops, six farm implement dealers, two wagon shops, six blacksmiths shops, one bakery, three restaurants, two meat markets, two liveries, one feed store, one cigar store, one news stand, one grain elevator (capacity of one hundred thousand bushels), two warehouses, three lumber yards, two barber shops, two photograph galleries, one brewery and twelve saloons. There were also two good weekly newspapers, two law firms and four physicians; also a cir- culating library and reading room. All this showing had been made in the first decade of the town's history.
The list of business and professional men of today- May, 1916-is as follows: Auto-garages-S. A. Woold- rick, P. Fischer, Knause & Larrabee, Grimes & Wiedman; attorneys-Albert Hauser, L. G. Davis, A. M. Berg; banks -First National, State Bank, and Farmers & Merchants; barber shops-J. L. Keifer, A. H. McMaster, Ed. Weigel; bakery- Richard Moll, Joseph Haas, H. P. Peterson; blacksmiths-John Ebenhol, E. C. Remmele, George Schloegee; creameries-Sleepy Eye Creamery Company and the Sleep Eye Farmers Creamery; clothing-Glotz- bach & Claused, Nelson & Reide Clothing Company, Gehrke & Evans; drugs-A. F. Kuske, HI. H. Meyer; dray lines-
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C. C. Hanson, W. A. Davey; hotels-Hotel Berg (Berg Brothers), Leona hotel (Fred Laudskon), Sleepy Eye hotel; general dealers-Ered Seifert, C. A. Fierke, Zell Brothers, Berkner Brothers, Standard Company, August Schroeder, Jenson Mercantile Company; milliners-Mrs. M. E. Beckenbauer, Mrs. Hans Stockstead, Mrs. H. Schmeltz; elevators-Farmers Elevator Company; furni- ture-L. E. Wheeler, A. G. Jenson; feed mill and store- A. J. Pietrus; groceries-F. E. Palmer; harness shops- H. C. Hanson, J. P. Bertrand & Son, A. J. Spellbrink ; hardware-R. H. Bingham, Robert Hose, J. B. McNeill, A. Z. Jenson, W. A. Murphy & Company; implements-A. R. Kehn, John M. Schropfer; lumber dealers-Lampert Lumber Company, Steinke-Seidl Lumber Company; livery -Crumlett Brothers; meat markets-F. W. Meyer, J. A. Glassman; marble works-Sleepy Eye Marble and Granite Company; newspaper-Herald Dispatch; photographs- H. H. Hinker, Frank Scobie; restaurants-Depot Lunch Room, H. P. Peterson, Roy Stockstead; real estate dealers -Edward F. Berkner, Hugh McPhee; stock dealers- Farmers Co-operative Company, Stock Buyers Associa- tion, Foster & Hose, F. W. Meyer; veterinary-Dr. A. W. Anderson; merchant tailor-H. L. Daniels; physicians- Drs. A. M. Keifer, George Schmidt, F. A. Strickler; den- tists-James & Rounds, J. R. Hollister; produce-Sleepy Eye Produce Company; brick and tile-Sleepy Eye Pav- ing Works; telephone-Sleepy Eye Telephone Company and Northwestern Telephone Company.
The city has two good public parks.
The present postal business of Sleepy Eye includes seven rural free delivery routes and business for the last
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