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In 1858 Haggard and Howard sold their interest in the mill to A. Tarbox, who came in 1857. Howard went to California, and his where- abouts is not at present known. Haggard returned to Delhi, Deleware county, Iowa, where he since died.
Nelson Denison was another pioneer, who came in the spring of 1854, and pre-empted east of the village, where he lived some years. His present home in unknown. The immigration that flocked in the follow- ing year renders it impossible for us to give in detail the exact date of their settlement. N. S. Newton, Giles Hayward, and many others, followed in 1855. The first marriage in the township was between A. B. Cron and Sarah C. Jewell, July 13, 1856, the ceremony taking place in the rude cabin of her father, surrounded by a few of the hardy pioneers. John Salmon was the first preacher in the town, services being held at the homes of the settlers. He was followed by a man named Ruller- ford, who made monthly circuits through the adjoining townships.
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VILLAGE OF PINE ISLAND.
Mr. Jewell took a claim on sec. 32, in April, 1855. The village was platted by William Rock, in the winter of 1856-7, on this land. This plat also included a portion of the land then owned by J. A. Tarbox, on which the village is built. The first house was built by Dr. Carver, a log structure. The first store building was erected by Jacob Wiltse and Mr. Worthing.
The first building erected for hotel purposes, was built in the spring of 1857, by E. Demmon, on lot 2, block 22. It was rented to William P. Hall, but in 1858, Demmon sold to Truman Parker, who has since been its proprietor, excepting a short time he rented it to Mr. Gilbert.
The first school was taught by Thomas McMann, in the summer of 1857. The present school house is built on lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 26. It is 26x36, and was built in 1864, at a cost of $3,000.
RELIGIOUS.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This church is the outgrowth of the labors of Rev. Rulliford, who held a camp-meeting in the grove on Mr. Jewell's land in the summer of 1855. Early in the spring of 1856, J. M. Rodgen, organized a church with fifteen members. In 1864, they built a brick church 36x50. Their present membership is one hundred, with J. Barnard, as pastor. L. D. Farrington, H. D. Cornwell, and A. Hamlin, trustees.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In pursuance of a notice previously given, a meeting was called to order by Dr. Wells, of Red Wing, (now Bishop of Wisconsin,) Monday, May 6, 1874, for the purpose of organizing a parish church. W. E. Sargent was elected secretary pro tem. The wardens elected at this meeting were as follows : Giles Hayward and Daniel Sawyer. Vestry- men : S. S. Worthing, Henry Ahneman, Dr. Charles Hill, A. H. Kellogg, George Page, W. E. Sargent, and Charles Parker. Rev. Charles E. Grover was chosen rector, November 1, 1875. The church has been supplied by Revs. Cornell and Chandler. June 18, 1877, Rev. R. R. Goodey was called as rector, which position he has continuously held up to the present time. May 6, 1874, steps were taken to build a church, and subsequently a frame structure, 26x62, was erected at a cost of $2,800. The present membership is twenty-two. Average attendance at Sabbath School, forty, with S. S. Worthing; superintendent.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
A. F. AND A. M .- MYSTIC TIE LODGE NO. 37.
Worked under dispensation from July 12, 1861, until October 23, 1861, when a charter was granted them. The first officers were as follows : J. H. Hill, W ... M ... ; S. S. Worthing, S ... W ... ; T. M. Kirkpatrick, J ... W ...
Present officers : William Warren, W. M .; Daniel E. Sawyer, S. W .; Jacob Stuckey, J. W .; Wallace Jewell, secy., and Henry Ahneman, Treas. The lodge is in prosperous circumstances.
POST OFFICE.
Established in the spring of 1856, with John Chancel, postmaster, which position he retained until 1858, when J. A. Tarbox took charge and held it until 1861. McMannis and White held the office until President Johnson's administration, when S. S. Worthing was appointed at the beginning of 1865, serving continuously until 1868, when C. R. White was re-appointed. August, 1876, S. Hagler received the appoint- ment and is the present incumbent.
PINE ISLAND NEWS.
This paper was established August 30, 1878, by the " Pine Island News Company." A. M. Hutchinson, editor, It is a newsy sheet, well edited and popular for the time it has been in existence. The paper is an eight column folio sheet, typographically neat, and it is well filled with local and general information. It starts off with a liberal adver- tising patronage ; is issued on Friday of each week.
We are under obligations to A. H. Kellogg, Esq., clerk of the town- ship, and the editor of the " Pine Island News," for the following cata- logue of township officers: (First named supervisor, invariably chair- man.)
At the first annual town election, held May 11, 1858, there were elected : supervisors, C. R. White, J. C. Miller, E. D. White ; clerk, J. A. Tarbox; collector, G. F. Nye; assessor, John Harper; justice of the peace, J. S. Pierce; overseer of the poor, Moses Jewell; constables, G. F. Nye, S. Demming.
There were elected at the second annual town meeting, April 5, 1859: supervisors, Oscar E. Smith, Edmond White, W. S. Newton ; clerk, 32
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Harrison M. Stanton ; assessor, S. P. Hardy; overseer of the poor, Moses Jewell ; collector, G. F. Nye.
At the third annual meeting, held April 3, 1860, there were elected : supervisors, Sylvester Dickey, Nelson D. Marble, John Harper ; clerk, H. M. Stanton ; superintendent of schools, Dr. Chas. Hill ; assessor, Wm. Krapp ; treasurer, Peter Momany ; justice of the peace, S. S. Worthing ; constables, James Pratt, J. D. Eells.
July 13, 1860, O. Morehouse was appointed assessor, vice Wm. Krapp, resigned.
At the fourth annual meeting, held April 2, 1861, there were elected : supervisors, Otis S. Clark, Wm. Mead, Oscar A. Dickey ; clerk, H. M. Stanton ; assessor, Calvin P. Clark ; treasurer, Peter Momany ; justices of the peace, Thomas McManus, Wm. S. Haskins; constable, Jacob C. Cook; pound master, Truman Parker.
April 8, 1861, H. M. Stanton was appointed town superintendent of schools.
June 15, 1861, J. C. Dickey was appointed assessor, vice C. P. Clark, resigned.
At the fifth annual meeting, held April 1, 1862, there were elected : supervisors, Henry Ahneman, C. C. Robinson, P. S. Fenton ; clerk, Thomas McManus; assessor, Henry Harper; treasurer, Jasper W. Dickey ; justices of the peace, Thomas McManus, Peter Momany ; con- stables, J. C. Cook, John Salinon ; pound master, Moses Jewell.
At the sixth annual meeting, held on the 7th day of April, 1863, there were elected: supervisors, Wm. P. Hall, J. C. Miller, L. W. Holman ; clerk, S. S. Worthing ; assessor, Henry Ahneman; treasurer, Jeremiah Wheeler; constable, S. Demming.
At the seventh annual meeting, held April 5, 1864, there were elected : Supervisors, Martin Tarbox, Alexander Freeman, W. E. Nichols ; clerk, Thomas McManus ; assessor, H. Ahneman ; treasurer, Sylvester Dickey ; justices of the peace, Thos. McManus, W. S. Newton; constables, J. C. Cook, H. F. Emery.
On January 28, 1865, S. S. Worthing was appointed town clerk vice Thos. McManus removed.
At the eighth annual town meeting, held on the 4th day of April, 1865, there were elected : supervisors, Henry Ahneman, J. C. Miller, W. S. Newton; clerk, D. F. Woodward ; assessor, Henry Ahneman ; treasurer, Sylvester Dickey ; justices of the peace, D. F. Woodward, P. S. Fenton ; constables, Geo. W. Swarthout, Wm. Mead.
At the ninth annual meeting, held April 3, 1866, there were elected : supervisors, Lyman Clark, W. S. Newton, E. L. Swarthout ; clerk, Hervy
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G. Clark; assessor, Henry Ahneman; treasurer, W. M. Thomson ; jus tices of the peace, D. F. Woodward, H. Ahneman; constables, J. W. Palmer, James Pratt.
At the tenth annual meeting, held April 2, 1867, there were elected : supervisors, Sylvester Dickey, C. C. Robinson, George W. Hayward ; clerk, Hervy G. Clark; assessor, Oscar E. Smith; treasurer, J. C. Dickey ; constable, J. C. Cook.
At the eleventh annual meeting, held April 7, 1868, there were elected : supervisors, Charles H. Leavitt, J. W. Dickey, George W. Hayward; clerk, H. G. Clark ; assessor, W. C. Crandall ; treasurer, S. S. Worthing; justices of the peace, D. F. Woodward, Thomas E. Cooper; constables, Wm. Hunter, James K. Roberts.
At the twelfth annual meeting, held April 6, 1869, there were elected : supervisors, D. L. B. Farrington, E. L. Swarthout, J. W. Dickey; clerk, Chas. L. Hubbs ; assessor, W. C. Crandall; treasurer, S. S. Worthing ; justice of the peace, C. H. Leavitt ; constables, A. G. Atha, O. N. Page.
At the thirteenth annual meeting, held April 5, 1870, there were elected : supervisors, Geo. W. Hayward, N. H. Shirley, David Jones ; clerk, F. D. Worthing ; treasurer, S. S. Worthing; assessor, W. C. Cran- dall ; justices of the peace, C. H. Leavitt, D. F. Woodward; constables, A. G. Atha, O. N. Page.
May 16, 1870, G. W. Paige was appointed town clerk, vice F. D. Worth- ing, resigned.
At the fourteenth annual meeting, held March 14, 1871, there were elected : supervisors, Wm. N. Thomson, O. E. Smith, James Parker; clerk, Geo. W. Paige ; assessor, W. C. Crandall ; treasurer, S. S. Worthing ; justice of the peace, Henry Ahneman.
May 2, 1871, P. S. Fenton was duly appointed supervisor, vice O. E. Smith, who refused to qualify.
At the fifteenth annual meeting, held March 12, 1872, there were elected : supervisors, Tho. E. Cooper, Henry Degener, Arthur Haun- singer ; clerk, Geo. W. Paige; treasurer, S. S. Worthing ; assessor, W. C. Crandall ; justices of the peace, W. E. Sergeant, Henry Ahneman ; constable, L. D. Hart.
March 23, 1872, Joseph Ahneman was appointed constable for the remainder of the year.
May 29, 1872, G. W. Paige was appointed assessor, vice Crandall, who failed to qualify.
March 1, 1873, James Parker was appointed chairman board of super- visors, vice Cooper resigned.
At the sixteenth annual meeting, held March 11, 1873, there were
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elected : supervisors, C. H. Leavitt, James Parker, P. S. Fenton ; clerk, G. W. Paige. The official record for 1873 is incomplete.
At the seventeenth annual meeting, held March 10, 1874, there were elected : supervisors, James Parker, John Mohr, Matthias P. Ringdahl ; clerk, G. W. Paige; assessor, G. W. Paige ; treasurer, S. S. Worthing ; justices of the peace, W. E. Sergeant and H. Ahneman ; constables, F. D. Worthing and Henry Tome.
John Mohr failing to qualify, an appointing board met, March 28, 1874, and . Henry Ahneman was appointed supervisor vice John Mohr.
At the eighteenth annual meeting, held March 10, 1875, there were elected : supervisors, James Parker, Henry Ahneman, M. P. Ringdahl ; clerk, G. W. Paige; assessor, G. W. Paige ; treasurer, S. S. Worthing ; pound master, Henry Ahneman.
At the nineteenth annual meeting, held March 14, 1876, there were elected : supervisors, C. H. Leavitt, Giles Hayward, Thomas Halloway ; clerk, A. H. Kellogg ; assessor, Ladd Robie; treasurer, H. T. Perkins ; justices of the peace, Henry Ahneman, Fletcher Hagler; constables, Henry Tome, Chas. Dickinson.
May 1, 1876, Chas. Edison was appointed assessor, vice Ladd Robie, who failed to qualify.
At the twentieth annual meeting, held March 13, 1877, there were elected : supervisors, Chas. H. Leavitt, Tho. Halloway, Knudt Clemet- son ; clerk, A. H. Kellogg; treasurer, H. T. Perkins ; assessor, Chas. Edison ; pound master, J. C. Dickey.
On the 6th day of July, 1877, H. S. Perkins was appointed to the office of town treasurer, vice H. T. Perkins, deceased.
At the twenty-first annual meeting, held March 12, 1878, there were elected : supervisors, E. L. Swarthout, Geo. Newhouse, Geo. Reinhart ; clerk, A. H. Kellogg; treasurer, A. B. Cron ; assessor, Chas. Edison ; justices of the peace, Fletcher Hagler, Henry Ahneman ; constables, Henry Tome, H. A. Perkins.
ROSCOE.
The first settlement was made in Roscoe in 1854 by James Haggard and W. Wilson, both locating claims in section 5. Wilson subsequently returned to his home in the East, but Haggard remained until his shanty was burned, when he returned to Brown county where he still resides. Fletcher Hagler numbers among those of the earliest pioneers of the town, having selected his claim in 1855 on the site of ground where the
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village of Roscoe now stands, and where he erected the first frame house in this township. He was also the first postmaster appointed, and from this pioneer record removed to Pine Island, where he was enrolled among the number of early pilgrims in that township.
Oliver Webb, a lineal descendant of the pilgrim fathers, came in 1875, and pre-empted on section 18. He is still in the enjoyment of good health, at the age of 74 years. John G. Hepner. the representative blacksmith of Roscoe village, selected his claim in 1856, building his shop the following year, where he still follows his calling.
The Dickinson brothers came in 1856, selecting adjoining claims G. G. McCoy, H. B. Powers, B. W. Halladay, under whose supervision the principal roads of the town were laid out, came soon after. There are many others deserving of record, but their names have passed into obscurity.
The north portion of this township is settled mostly by Norwegians, who have advanced, not only in the cultivation of the soil, but in social, moral and intellectual culture as well. Prominent among them appears Frederick Petersen, who settled in this township in 1863; is serving the second term as justice of the peace, and is assessor at the present time. He was elected to the legislature in 1875-6. Among others is Lars Hovland, Erick Johnson and John O. Hanson, the village blacksmith at Roscoe Centre. This people support one church, the Norwegian Synod, a large and commodious edifice, capable of seating 500 persons. The " Kirketidende," a weekly religious periodical, is pub- lished by the church authorities. There are eight school houses and one church in this township-mostly parish schools.
The first religious service was held at the house of Mrs. Stevens, in the fall of 1854, Rev. John Solomon, officiating.
The first church organization took place in the school house at Roscoe, in the spring of 1857. The first Sunday School was organized in 1858, and Loren Webb, son of Oliver Webb, was the first superin- tendent.
In the spring of 1855 Mrs. Haskell Burch, while living in a covered wagon, awaiting the completion of a better habitation, gave birth to twins, being the first natives of the sod to see the light of day in the township.
H. C. Emery and Mrs. Mahala Sacket were the first united in mar- riage, July, 1856. The first death occurred the same year-a Mr. Fry.
First school house was erected in 1857. Miss Annette Leek taught the pioneer school, in 1857. Then followed a fine immigration : farms were opened up rapidly, and the township was soon on the highway to
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prosperity, moral and social advancement, intellectual culture, and the crowning blessings of a rural people-comfortable homes and an abun- dance of the necessaries of life.
The first town meeting was held May 11, 1858, with the following officers : chairman, Oliver Webb; town clerk, William Sacket ; super- visors, James Mann, N. S. Libby; justices of the peace, Fletcher Hagler, James Mann ; town collector, J. S. Wickham ; assessor, J. T. Mitchell ; overseer of the poor, Horace Barber; constables, E. P. Penney, J. R. Good.
The present line of officers are as follows: chairman, C. R. Miller; supervisors, John Larson, Charles Swenson; town clerk, C. Druse ; assessor, Frederick Peterson ; justices of the peace, C. Druse, Frederick Peterson ; constable, L. G. Ward.
Among the line of officers that was elected at the first meeting in 1858, was J. T. Mitchell, who came in 1856 and pre-empted the land of his present home, and has always borne a conspicuous part in the interest of the town. He assisted in starting the first school, on the southeast corner of section eleven, better known at the present writing as McCoy's district. This school was first taught by Sophia Blanchard, present wife of John Gove, in the spring of 1858. The fathers of this township are slowly being called to their better home, and their places are quickly filled by the marching flocks of Norwegians, Swedes, and Germans, that swarm to the great American wheat fields of the West.
The township is watered by the Zumbro River, which runs from west to east through the southern tier of sections. The tributaries that water the central and more northern portions of the township are Shield's Creek and Dry Run. The sections along the Zumbro are, or have been, heavily timbered with hard wood, maple, oak, elm, and other deciduous timbers. A number of fine sugar orchards are among the beauties of this section. '
CHERRY GROVE.
The first permanent settler in this township was Madison Brown, who located a claim on sec. 31, in the spring of 1854, where he lived until the fall of 1855, when he sold his claim to Silas Merriman, and went to Iowa, where all trace of him has been lost. In Nov., 1854, the Woodward brothers, Reading and Benjamin, came on and selected adjoining claims on sec. 31, where Reading has since made it his home, and is the oldest
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resident settler in this township. Benjamin returned to Waukon, Iowa, in 1855, where he died in 1863.
These pioneers were followed by others in 1855, but it is impossible to trace them in detail. Among others was a man named Hoyt, who settled in Hoyt's Grove. Isaiah Churchill and some others who have since disappeared. T. B. Haggard, who came in the fall of 1855, is still a resident near Fair Point, to whom the writer is largely indebted for many facts regarding the history of this township. Wilson Kelsey, another living settler, who spent seventy-one days journeying from Fond du Lac Co., Wis., with an ox team in the winter of 1855 and '56. There are others to whom we would gladly give space upon our pages, but the large numbers that followed constantly, render it impossible for us to particularize them. There was considerable strife among the settlers at this time, claims were being jumped and a general feeling of uneasiness pervaded the whole township. In the winter of 1855-56 a claim meeting was called and an organization effected for the protec- tion of the settlers. T. B. Haggard was appointed captain. This force was soon after called together to protect the settlers from the marauding bands that scoured the township.
The first town meeting was held May 11, 1858. The following officers were elected : chairman of the board, Benjamin Woodward ; supervisors, Cyrus H. Burt and David Simpson ; town clerk, E. G. Comstock ; assessor, Francis A. Crebb ; overseer of the poor, a tie on the vote and no elec- tion ; constables, James Haggard and Peter Stagle ; justices of the peace, John Haggard and F. A. Crebb; road overseers, Israel T. Comstock and Reading Woodward. James Haggard was appointed collector in May, 1858.
The first marriage in the township was between Elizabeth, daughter of T. B. Haggard, and John Hart, in August, 1857. The first death was Eliza Jane, daughter of T. B. Haggard, who died December 16, 1857.
In 1857 a log school house was built at Cherry Grove, and the first school was taught by E. G. Comstock in the winter of 1857-8. In 1861 this structure was removed and a stone school house erected on the same site. The first church organization was effected in 1856 by the Christian Disciples, the first meeting being held at the house of James Haggard. David Haggard preaching the first sermon, which was followed by meetings held at the homes of the settlers. In an early publication it was reported that a Mr. Gates preached the first sermon in this town- ship, but authentic sources furnish us with facts which prove con- clusively the reliability of these records. This people are at this date, 1878, completing a church edifice at Concord, services at present being
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held at the school houses of Fair Point and Cherry Grove. The first post office was established at Fair Point in 1858. David Haggard was appointed and served as the first post master. That office is now filled by J. H. Kelsey, who, with his brother Byron, represent the principal business of the village in a large store, keeping a general stock of goods. There are also two blacksmith shops in the village. West of the village is the fine structure of the German Lutheran Church erected in 1865. The Catholics are also building a stone church in section 28, near the residence of John Henry. The first post office was established at Spring Creek in 1861. The present post master at this place is J. O. Stranders, who represents the business of the place in a small store, but conducting a prosperous trade.
Among the earliest settlers in this part of the township, is Darius Johnson, who came in the spring of 1856, made his claim on sec. 6, where he has since made it his home. Payington Root came in soon after, and was followed by others, mostly Norwegians. This people have a good church also. This township now supports eight schools and four churches. One of these schools is Norwegian, through which their children pass the early years in learning, when at a more advanced age they are sent to the English college to complete their education. The people of this class are mostly refined, and making rapid headway in the cultivation of the soil and improving the mind.
The present officers of the town are as follows : chairman of the board, Samuel Tunks; supervisors, H. M. Billings and Lucius Rupp ; clerk, James Simpson ; treasurer, D. C. Smith ; assessor, H. Romfo; justices of the peace, A. J. Comstock and J. O. Stranders ; constables, Leonard Cram and M. E. Billings.
KENYON.
As nearly all those who first settled in Kenyon township have disap- peared, we have found it very difficult to obtain correct data of the early settlement, hence our sketch must necessarily be brief.
In the spring of 1855, as near as we can learn, the following named persons became the first settlers of this township: L. A. Felt, - Natice, - Hollenbeck, Chris Halvorson, Sever Halvorson and L. N. Bye, who all made claims on secs. 4, 5 and 7.
In the next few years the north and west portions of the township were rapidly settled, but the southeast portion was but sparsely settled till within the last few years.
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The farming part of the township is settled almost exclusively by Norwegians, while the little village of Kenyon is occupied almost exclusively by Americans.
On May 15, 1858, the township was organized and the following officers elected, viz .: supervisors, A. Hilton (ch'n,) S. Bullis and W. B. Burnham; town clerk, S. A. Barker; justices of the peace, J. H. Day and C. G. Averell; assessor, D. F. Harley ; collector, L. A. Felt; con- stables, D. F. Harley and W. F. Clapp; overseer of poor, F. Day.
The first birth was in the family of W. B. Burnham, in the spring of 1857, when a son was born, who was named George. The first marriage was that of Freeman Collamore and Mary A. Bullis, which took place in January, 1858. The first school was taught in the winter of 1857-'58 by W. S. Bill; the first religious service was also held by the same gen- tleman in 1857.
There are two churches in the township: "Gol's " Church, in "Gol's district of the Holden Congregation." It is a stone building, erected on sec. 5, in 1870, capable of seating 600 people. Rev. B. J. Muus, of Wanamingo, and his assistants, have charge of the district. The " Holden Congregation" has another district with a place of meeting in this township, named " Moland ;" many of the congregation, however, reside in Rice and Dodge counties.
"Kenyon Church," of "Hauges' Synod," is a stone building on section eight, capable of seating 400 people-was built in 1872. The pastor is Rev. O. Hanson, of Wanamingo.
KENYON VILLAGE.
In May, 1856, James H. Day and James M. LeDuc claimed the land on which the village now stands. Subsequently, two men, named Howe and Hilton, became part owners of the land, and by these four men the village was laid out and platted. James H. Day built the first residence in June, 1856, and the same summer the village company erected a building which was occupied by Crowley & Baker as a general store in the fall of the same year. Stephen Bullis built the first hotel in March, 1857, and the same year a steam saw mill was erected by the " Town Company."
There is a " Good Templar's Lodge." which was organized in Decem- ber, 1876, with twenty-four members.
The "First Baptist Church " was organized May 4, 1867, with seven members. The present pastor is Rev. E. Westcott.
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