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Caughren, H. J., department store; Christensen, Peter, ditch and tiling contractor : Cagley, Roy, restaurant ; Christensen, C. M., ditch and tiling contractor ; City Hotel, W. S. Garner: Cobb, R. E. & Company, branch pro- duce dealer ; Cowen, L. C., summer resort.
Davis, Henry, power saw rig.
Earle, M. A., contractor and builder ; Electric light plant, S. M. Lowery, manager ; Empress Theatre, E. H. Voss; Engells, P. A., blacksmith and wagon shop; Erwin, S. E., harness and shoe shop; Evenson, O. C., con- tractor and builder.
Fairhaven summer resort, C. H. Comport, proprietor; Faille, A. M., carpenter and builder: Fearing & Conley, livery and feed stable; Fezler, F. H., auctioneer ; First National Bank, Nels M. Evenson, president ; Fisher, N. E., live stock shipper ; Finneke, Andrew, contractor and builder; French, C. S., licensed embalmer ; Flynn, Ray Auto Co., Ray Flynn, manager; Fry, Verne, painter and decorator.
Garber, Louis, proprietor People's Bargain Store; Gilkinson, Dr. A. J., physician and surgeon ; Gingery, H. E., lumber, grain and coal; Gresty, G. W., real estate: Great Northern Railroad and Express Company, H. F. Greeley, agent.
Harris Land Company, real estate; Harden, D. A., painter and deco- rator ; Hagen, William, wagon shop; Hanson, Nels, contractor and builder ; Harsh Bros., shippers of ice; Herberger-Cruse Company, department store; Hedberg, J. A., furniture and undertaking; Hengstler, Dr. W. H., physi- cian and surgeon: Hicks & Robertson, sale and feed stable; Hotel Idle- wilde, summer resort, E. R. Ruggles, proprietor ; Hause, C. W., restaurant ; Howe, B. E., auctioneer ; Hawlett, John, painter and plasterer; Hyland, W. H., clothing ; Ideal Cafe, A. S. Jackson; Ingersoll, H. A., pool and billiards.
Jacobson, H. J., milkman; Jenkins, S. G., auctioneer ; Johnson, W., boatman; Johnston, Chas., carpenter and builder ; Johnson, L. J., milkman ; Jorgenson, Peter, tailor.
Kirk, William, street sprinkler; Kirk, Leslie, auto livery; Kulstad, Oscar, laundry; Kline Oil Company, Charles Kline, manager.
Lakeside Ice Company, Lake House; Lamphear, G. E., general mer- chandise : LaMont, Lou E., milliner ; Larson, Peter, blacksmith and wagon- shop; Lane, Ralph, dray line; Langston, William, auto repair shop; Lenz
OSAKIS MILLING CO.
OSAKIS ING CO.
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Methodist Episcopal Presbyterian
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Summer Hotel, James A. Norris, proprietor ; Long, Dr. C. M., physician and surgeon ; Lyons, W. B., justice of peace ; Ludwig, A. A., attorney.
ยท Madson, J. M., insurance and notary public ; Mann, Mrs. Lucy, dress- maker; Mix, Herman, carpenter and builder; McCleery, D. B., real estate; Mix & Sampson, dray line.
North American Storage Co. (branch), Geo. Buck, manager.
Osakis Creamery Company.
Osakis Commercial Club, C. H. Bronson, president ; Osakis Milling Co ... H. E. Gingery, president ; Osakis Meat Market, B. C. Blakeslee ; Osakis State Bank, F. H. Borschelt, president; Osakis Telephone Company, F. B. Cannada, proprietor: Osakis Review, C. H. Bronson, proprietor; Osakis public school, E. N. Hamilton, superintendent ; Osakis Roller Mill, H. W. Smith; Olson's Variety Store, A. Olson; Olson, R. A., photographer.
Park Region Hospital, Drs. Gilkinson and Hengstler; Palmatier, H., barber ; Palmer, H., auctioneer : Palmatier & Earle, barbers; Penfield, Mrs. dressmaker; Phelps, Warren, contractor and builder; Postoffice, F. H. Borchert, postmaster, S. L. Lyons, assistant; Poncelet; Michael, plasterer.
Quinn, Frank, real estate and insurance.
Rellar, Frank, well driller; Riis, Laura, dressmaker; Ruggles, E. R., attorney.
Shinners, W. E., real estate ; Skuey, J. J. & Co., general store ; Smith, C. M., barber; Smith, H. W., feed mill; Spaulding, H. H., restaurant; Stev- ens, G. T., real estate ; Steintl, V., blacksmith and wagonshop; Stewart, R. E., dentist; Stratemeyer, E. H., shoe shop; Swore, Knute, general store; Stand- ard Oil Co. (branch) ; Sutliff, Pearl, dressmaker.
Thornburn & Larson, dentists; Thoma, G. M., bakery; Thompson & Son, live stock shippers; Togstad Bros., jewelery and opticians.
Von Retter. P. J., tailor.
WVigal, Mary, milliner ; Woodard Hospital, Mrs. A. A. Woodard; With- ers, H. W., pool and billiards.
Yates, WV. A., lumber and coal; Yates & Nelson, automobile repair shop. Zimmerson, J. P., stone mason.
A conservative estimate of Osakis' population would be one thousand four hundred people, which number is increased during the summer months by tourists who visit the summer resorts for rest and recreation. Beautifully situated on the shore of the most picturesque lake in Minnesota, Osakis is favored in the beauty and scope of its natural surroundings.
Osakis is an enterprising city of modern conveniences for comfort and advancement, including one of the best high schools in the central part
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of the state, churches, fraternal and civic societies, a well-equipped volun- teer fire department, an active commercial club, excellent rural route facili- ties, electric and power service, local, long distance and rural telephone service, water-works, sewerage, miles of cement walks, and in fact all improvements that go to make up a modern, progressive and up-to-date city. The majority of the business blocks are of brick thus giving the town a substantial and metropolitan appearance. A school building has just been completed at a cost of seventy thousand dollars and is a model of its kind.
As a market town Osakis is pre-eminent among the cities and villages in this section of the state. A large merchant flour-mill, a roller feed-mill, two grain elevators, two potato warehouses, creamery, and a market for straw, baled hay, eggs, poultry, vegetables are provided to furnish an outlet for everything the farmer produces.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The village owns its own water system which furnishes adequate fire protection and provides water service for many families. A water tower and tank provide immediate pressure in case of fire until the pump at the pumping station may be put into operation.
The village has day and night electric service furnished by the Osakis Milling Company and the service is equal to the best found in the larger cities.
The Osakis Telephone Company has an extensive system with over two hundred subscribers and connecting with eleven farmer's lines.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
Among the most successful manufacturing institutions of the county is the four-hundred-barrel merchant flour mill erected at a cost of fifty thousand dollars. The famous "O-sa-kis" brand is a household word not only through this part of Minnesota but in neighboring states. In connec- tion with the mill the company has an elevator of thirty-thousand-bushel capacity and equipped with all the latest machinery. A spur track provides adequate and economical facilities. The company grinds nearly one-half million bushels of wheat annually, operating day and night and giving employment to about twenty people.
The Osakis Co-operative Creamery is owned and managed by farm- ers. The company was incorporated in 1897 and has enjoyed prosperity
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ever since. In 1914 a new building was erected at a cost of six thousand dollars. The plant is equipped with all the modern machinery and the products command a premium in the New York market. The report of the output for the year of 1915 is not at hand but for 1914 the amount of butter turned out amounted to three hundred and thirty-eight thousand one hundred and forty-five pounds. At the present time the creamery has over three hundred patrons.
Among other manufacturing industries is a roller feed mill, equipped with an electric motor for power purposes, so that the farmer can have his feed ground while he waits.
A tile and cement factory has been in operation for the last few years and has enjoyed success and prosperity. In September, 1915, the com- pany moved into a larger and more convenient building erected by the com- pany.
The village has a planing and moulding mill and several iron and wood-work shops that give employment to several people.
CHURCH AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
The religious and social life of the village is all that could be desired. There are four churches, including the Catholic with Rev. Father Wessen- dorf as pastor; the Danish Lutheran, Rev. P. C. Paulsen, pastor; the Methodist, Rev. Edward Kaneen, pastor; the Presbyterian, the pastor to be supplied.
Many fraternal organizations are represented, most of them maintain- ing lodge-rooms. Among the number represented are the following : Masons, Eastern Star, Improved Order of Odd Fellows, Woodmen of America, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Degree of Honor, Knights of Macca- bees and Danish Brotherhood.
OSAKIS COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Osakis has a wide-awake commercial club of seventy members. The club maintains nicely furnished rooms in the Caughren block with reading tables, writing desks, billiard and card room and all modern conveniences, including janitor service. The present officers include the following well- known business men: President, C. H. Bronson; vice-president, E. N. Hamilton ; secretary, E. R. Ruggles; treasurer, G. R. Lee; executive com- mittee, Nels Evenson, George Herberger, H. E. Gingery, F. H. Borchert and D. W. Henstler,
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POSTOFFICE.
While the early records were burned in a fire that destroyed the Osakis postoffice several years ago, it is known that the Osakis postoffice was established in 1865, and the first postmaster was Donald Stevenson, the earliest pioneer and townsite proprietor. Mr. Stevenson was succeeded as postmaster in 1867 by J. B. Johnson, who for many years kept the postoffice in his store building. Shortly after the railroad reached Osakis in 1878. Rasmus Flore was made postmaster. Mr. Flore was succeeded by John H. Rock who held the office a number of years and under whose incumbency the office reached the presidential class. Mr. Rock was a Republican and when Cleveland became President was succeeded by Frank J. Herberger, a prominent young merchant of the village. Upon the return of a Repub- lican administration Mr. Herberger was succeeded by Gilbert Sargent, who died after holding the office five years, and was succeeded by his son, Harry C. Sargent, who was postmaster for four years, and was one of the young- est postmasters in the state holding a presidential postoffice. Harry Sargent gave way to Clement H. Bronson, editor of the Osakis Review, who was appointed to the office in February, 1907, by President Roosevelt and was re-appointed by President Taft in 1911. Mr. Bronson served until June I. 1915, when a change of administration resulted in the naming by Presi- dent Wilson of the present postmaster, Frank H. Borchert, president of the Osakis State Bank. The present efficient assistant postmaster, S. J. Lyons, has had active charge of the work of the office since Mr. Bronson was appointed postmaster in 1907, and Miss Bertha Larson has held the posi- tion as clerk for a number of years.
Rural route service out of Osakis was established in 1902 during the administration of Postmaster Gilbert Sargent. David W. Allen was the first rural carrier appointed and is still in the service. At the present time there are five rural routes out of Osakis, the carriers in every instance being the ones originally appointed to the routes, as follows: Route I, D. W. Allen; route 2, S. M. Donaldson; route 3, John J. Hanson; route 4, I. I. McSevany ; route 5, E. J. Lee.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
In 1915 the Osakis school district constructed a new and modern build- in'g at a cost of seventy-five thousand dollars. The building contains the eight grades besides the high school and its various departments. The new
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building gives added facilities for all industrial departments, a teachers' training course and a public library. The domestic science and manual training departments are each supplied with a suite of three rooms com- pletely equipped. The agricultural department is also supplied with a suite of rooms leading to which is an inclined entrance, thus permitting live stock to be taken into the class room for study.
The teachers' training course fits students of the senior year to teach in the rural school. Only a small number are permitted to enroll in this department for the reason that the character of the work does not permit a larger number to accomplish the desired results. According to Superin- tendent Hamilton's report, the enrollment for the past year was three hun- dred and eighty, of which number the high school contributed about one hundred.
CITY OF HOMES.
Situated in the park region and on a beautiful lake, Osakis is especially favored with attractive building spots. A large majority of the homes are modern and especially is this true of the beautiful dwellings erected in recent years. They are surrounded by large and well-kept lawns and trees. The greater part of the citizens own their homes and take pride in their upkeep.
The village owns a lake shore park covered with native timber and is kept as a public picnic and playground. The park is about two and a half acres in extent and provides an ideal shady spot for all out-door and public gatherings.
EVANSVILLE.
Evansville is located in the northwest corner of the county, surrounded by the very best of farming land, with black loam and clay subsoil, many groves of timber, and is within a short distance of many sparkling lakes. The old St. Cloud and Ft. Abercrombie stage road, twenty miles north of Alexandria, passed along the south edge of one of the most handsome groves that adorn the wide area of the park region. This road was opened in 1859, and stages were running during that year. A man named Evans was the first carrier, and as this point was made a stage station, he here put up a little shanty, in the locality, and afterwards the village took his name. In 1860, a man named Rogers settled there and kept the station until
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the Indian outbreak. Settlers commenced to gather in and a number of claims were taken, but when the outbreak came, the whole country was deserted and very few ever came back. Peabody & Kyde built a store and sold the first goods ever offered in this market. In the fall of 1865, L. E. Thompson selected and occupied a homestead on the banks of Lake Fanny, and was the first settler in the town after the outbreak. He built a cabin in the beautiful grove and passed the winter alone, being joined by his family the following spring. The next year M. C. Plummer, W. H. Saunders, Messrs. Youngroth, Delheim, Peterson, and others, with their families located here. The site of the old stage station, faultless in its picturesque beauty, overlooking the wide sweep of the prairie land, groves, and shining lakes which extended away southward, so captivated Jacob Shaner, that in 1872 he laid out a townsite, and in course of a few years a number of dwellings and business houses nestled in the edge of the grove. But Mr. Shaner neglected to record his plats, and the first real townsite of Evansville was laid out by Lorentz Johnson, in the fall of 1879, covering between fifteen and twenty acres. Later Gustaf Willius, of St. Paul, laid out about the same number of acres as a new village by the name of East Evansville, often called "New Town" or "Lower Town." The first cars reached Evansville late in the fall of 1879, and since that time the village has shown a steady and gradual growth. The village has a splendid loca- tion, and will always be one of the best points in the county as a trading center. A thickly populated and prosperous farming country is tributary to it, and as the railroad makes it a good shipping point, it is bound to always be a growing, busy place.
Evansville was incorporated in 1881 by Chapter 13 of the Special Laws of Minnesota for the year 1881, and the charter was amended by Chap- ter 23 of the Special Laws for the year 1883.
In the way of improvements the village has installed a complete water- works system and in 1897 constructed a substantial town hall. A new school building is under consideration which will add much grace and dignity to the village.
The village is well supplied with church and fraternal organizations. The churches represented are the Swedish Lutheran with Rev. S. W. Swen- son as pastor; the Swedish Mission, Rev. Engstrom, pastor; Swedish Bap- tist, pastor to be supplied: Norwegian Lutheran, Rev. T. A. Sattre, pastor ; Presbyterian, Rev. Hubber, pastor.
The fraternal organizations are represented by the Masons, Modern Woodmen of America, and the Royal Neighbors.
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The business and professional interests of the village during the sum- mer of 1916 were in the hands of the following :
Auto garage, N. J. Lindstrom, manager; Banks, Evansville State Bank, Farmers' State Bank; barber, E. L. Anderson; blacksmith shop, L. J. Klein and Martin Nelson; creamery, J. J. Micklish; clothing, Nick Swartz; dentist, Dr. W. R. Porter; dray line, L. A. Larson, P. J. Johnson ; druggist, C. C. Cowden; elevators, Anderson Grain Company, Inter-State, J. H. Harris; general dealers, L. A. Schwartz, H. E. Alstead, V. M. Reif, M. O. Dahe; grocery store, Carl Borgrud; hardware dealer, Evansville Hard- ware and Lumber Company, G. L. Bristol & Company; hotel, The Commer- cial, J. Johnson, proprietor ; jeweler, I. J. Jacobson, livery and feed stable, Ole Homme; milliners, Hilma Johnson, Mrs. V. M. Reif; merchant tailor, Evansville Tailoring Company; meat markets, Nils P. Johnson, Charles Peterson, newspaper, The Evansville Enterprise, W. H. Bronson, proprie- tor; physician, Dr. H. O. Ruud, Dr. P. G. Cowing; photographer, H. A. Pries ; restaurant, Aug. Carlson, A. F. Lane ; furniture, C. S. Peterson ; room- ing houses, Olof Dollheim, Herman. Rogers; shoe and harness shop, Chris Nelson.
The present elective officers of the village are as follow: President, H. A. Pries; recorder, I. J. Jacobson ; treasurer, O. J. Wallen; trustees, A. B. Anderson, Chris Nelson and H. G. Urie; constables, John Johanson and Ole Homme; justices, H. E. Alstead and V. M. Reif. A conservative esti- mate of the population would be about five hundred.
BRANDON.
Years ago the old St. Cloud and Ft. Abercrombie stage and mail line passed two miles north of this point, and a station was established on the wood-crowned hill that marks the spot. Henry Gager was the first settler in this locality, which was then called Chippewa. A hotel was opened, later a general store and postoffice were established, and the usual industries of a frontier village grouped about the place. In August, 1879, when the railroad graded through the town of Chippewa, Engineer Sewall laid out the town-site of the village of Brandon of today, two miles south of the conspicuous old village on the hill. The proprietress of the site was Mary Griffin, whose business manager was J. W. Griffin, of Minneapolis. Martin Stowe immediately commenced the erection of a large store and residence on the then open prairie of the new village. Halvor Engemoen of Holmes City, a man of means and enterprise, also built a large store and residence.
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Soon afterward Emil Larson built a hotel; Philsbury & Hulbert and David Dows & Company erected grain houses, and the railroad company put up a neat and pleasant depot building. Other business interests followed rapidly. A glance at the business interests of the present day is sufficient to satisfy one of its growth and prosperity. The business and professional interests are as follow :
Beraud, Victor, barber; Brandon Cement and Tile Factory; Brandon Cemetery Association, Wigo Werner, secretary; Brandon Co-operative Creamery Association, Emil Bergh, secretary; Brandon Farmers' Grain Company, Ole Holpin, manager; Brandon Farmers' and Merchants' Union Elevator Company, J. Lorsung, manager ; Brandon Forum, W. J. B. Moses, editor ; Brandon Grain Company, S. Dickinson, president; Brandon Hotel, William F. Meissner, proprietor; Brandon Meat Market, O. O. Talaat ; Brandon Lumber Company, C. J. Rosengren; Brandon Potato Company, O. F. Olson, president ; Brandon State Bank, T. Jacobson, president ; Burke, A. B., insurance agent; Dickinson, S., express and telegraph agent; Farmers State Bank, P. O. Unumb, president; Farmers and Merchants Co-operative Telephone Company; Haber, A. G., flour; Halgren & Christenson, general merchants; Hoplin & Berg, hardware; Kronberg, Nels, farm implements; Larson, P. A., garage; Lahn, August, livery ; Leonard Olund & Co., general merchandise; Meckstroth, Dr. C. W., physician and surgeon; Melby, John, painter; Moe & Urness Township Mutual Fire Insurance Co., A. H. Strom, secretary ; Olson. Hardware and Implement Company; Olson, T. F., insur- ance agent ; Pehan, Casper, confectionery ; Ringdoll, C. A., drugs; Seidlinger, P. J., harness ; Swinger, L. H., blacksmith ; Tamble, Jacob, furniture; Teigen, B. T., general merchandise; Videen, G. R., restaurant.
The village became incorporated by a bill passed by the state Legisla- ture and signed by the governor on November 22, 1881. About nine years after incorporation a town hall was built which has since been a public meet- ing place and headquarters for the fire department.
Brandon has excellent graded schools doing two years' high school work. The teachers for the coming year are: Principal, Morris E. Hawley; grammar grades, Jennie Beckman; intermediate, Clara Nelson; primary. Esther Erickson. The average enrollment is about ninety. The school board is composed of : Emil Bergh, president; Dr. C. W. Meckstroth, secre- tary ; Wigo Werner, treasurer.
The present village officers include the following: President, B. T. Teigen; recorder, Wigo Werner; treasurer, A. Burkel, trustees, Math Nel-
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son, W. J. B. Moses and John Hammergren; justice; A. Burkel; constable, August Lehn.
The religious life of the village is supplied by four congregations, they being the Catholic, Norwegian Free Lutheran, Norwegian Synod Lutheran, and a Norwegian congregation.
It is a recognized fact that Brandon ships more grain than any other station in the county. The village has a live commercial club composed of farmers and merchants. There are six fine lakes within fifteen minutes' drive of town, and the town is surrounded by fine farms.
HOLMES CITY.
This is an inland village, located in the northern part of the township bearing the same name. It was one of the first settled points in the county, Mr. Holmes, after whom the town was named, Noah Grant and W. S. San- ford having settled here in the summer of 1858. The village today has a good grade for an inland town. A directory of the present business is as follows :
Backelin, J. J., shoemaker; Bergstrom, John, blacksmith ; Hanson Bros., general merchandise; Bjelm, P. M., flour mill; Holmes City Co-operative Creamery Association : Johnson, Albert, tailor; Johnson, J. M., carding mill; Malm, S. J., jeweler ; Wagemus, S. O., postmaster; Wolf, Oscar, blacksmith.
Two religious denominations have congregations here, namely, the Swedish Lutheran and Swedish Baptist. This village it not incorporated.
NELSON.
Data is not in hand to show who were the very first settlers in this village or just when it began its existence, but facts go to prove that the date must have been in the latter part of the seventies. A man by the name of Star was the first merchant and was also the first postmaster. The postoffice at that time was known as Dent. Star served as postmaster seven or eight months and on May 12, 1881, he was succeeded by the present postmaster, Thomas Olson, who has seen continuous service ever since. The name of the postoffice was later changed to Nelson in honor of Senator Knute Nelson.
In about 1890, S. J. Miller bought the land now comprising the site of Nelson and platted it into lots. The first lot was sold to John Silrose for fifty dollars, which was the average price.
On August 31, 1905, the village was incorporated and the following
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officers elected : President, J. P. Larson; recorder, Olof Erickson; trustees, L. J. Hanson, Mat Berglund and S. J. Miller. The present officers include the following: President, G. A. Fosgren; recorder, J. G. Myers; trustees, H. A. Iverson, J. F. Henry and Olof Erickson.
Many lines of business are now carried on in the village as will be noticed by giving attention to the present business directory which is as follows :
Auto repairing, C. E. Iverson ; builder and contractor, J. F. Henry ; Bank of Nelson, George Stromlund, president; buyer of live stock, J. P. Larson ; carpenter and contractor, T. A. Jensen; cement and lumber, N. O. Johnson ; city meat market, J. G. Myers; department store, Herberger-Cruse; depot Great Northern, W. O. Fadden; elevator, N. O. Johnson; flour and feed, J. P. Larson ; hotel and restaurant, T. A. Jensen; Nelson potato house ; pump supplies and repairs, Olof Erickson.
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