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Mr. Bourgeois and Mr. MeGalpin built a shanty on the east shore of Wayzata bay. on a spot now known as "Bourgeois' Mound." There they remained until the spring of 1853, when they moved into what afterwards became the village of Minnetonka.
Here Mr. Bourgeois built the first blacksmith shop west of St. Anthony. That same spring Simon Stevens, Calvin Tuttle. Horace Webster and others began the erection of a saw mill. which they completed and had in operation that fall. on the site now occupied by the Minnetonka Mills.
Mrs. James Shaver, the pioneer woman of the town. did the cooking for the men who worked on the mill. From the Sth of November. 1552, until the 24th of Jan., 1853, she never saw a white woman. At that time Mr. O. E. Garrison and 1. B. Robinson came with their families and settled on the present site of Wayzata. Mr. Rob- inson building his shanty on the spot where the Arlington House now stands. Later in 1853. came Mr. J. P. Miller, Pascal Spafford. W. S. Chowen. W. B. Harrington, A. N. Gray. Sammel Bartow. Horace Webster. R. E. MeKinney, and D. E. Dow. Pascal Spafford built the second building in the village of Minnetonka, and oreu- pied it as a store, which was the first store in the town. Some of the early settlers have left the town. among whom are O. E. Garrison. now in St. Cloud. Simon Stevens at Clearwater, Horace Webster near the same place. Calvin Tut- tle at Two Rivers, and W. B. Harrington who died at Hutchinson. MeLeod county several years ago. Most of the others are still living in the town. Many incidents connected with the early history
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of the town might be mentioned would the limits of this work permit. One. however. is deserving of special notice. The Indian chief, Little Six, and his band of braves, camped on Wayzata Bay, near the present site of Wayzata village, during the winter of 1852 and 1853, returning every winter following until the outbreak of the Sioux in 1862. Although they were not considered particularly dangerous, they were a constant source of annoyance on account of their begging and pilfering propensities. Lit- tle Six was considered an exemplary Indian, who was cleanly, manly and brave, but his son, Little Six, as frequently happens with the sons of white sires, was of a different type. Ile was a drunken. worthless vagabond. Let him see a bottle, and a demand for it was immediately in order, no mat- ter what was in it, especially if it was in the possession of a woman. This was the fatal snare he fell into, after the massacre. Knowing this habit. a bottle was drugged and given to a woman who lived where he was supposed to be sure of visiting. He came, saw the bottle. demanded it, and eagerly drank of its contents and was soon under the intluence of the drug, when he was secured and afterwards hung with - Medicine Bottle " at Fort Snelling.
In the spring of 1854, settlement became more rapid. and the town began to take on the appear- ance of civilization. As each new settler came, he added strength to the number, as well as in- creasing its material prosperity. One remarkable as well as pleasing feature in connection with the history of this town, is the fact that the people have very little use for a Justice of the Peace. or a Constable. Their office has been almost entirely nominal.
The first white children born in the town were Bayard T. and Bernard G. Shaver, twin sons of James and Sarah C. Shaver. in August, 1853. Bayard teaches school in the winter and works on the farmer in the summer. Bernard is a carpen- ter and joiner. No more births occurred until February 1855. when S. M. Bartow was born.
The first death occurred in June. 1855: that of Mr. Waters, who had just arrived with his family from Pennsylvania, having contracted the cholera on board the boat upon which he took passage. It occurred about a week after his arrival. Like all new communities, the people heartily sympa-
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thized with his bereaved family, doing all they could to ameliorate their sad condition. Nearly the entire population attended the funeral. The coffin was made by Mr. A. N. Gray, and the body buried in Groveland Cemetery. His wife, now living in Excelsior, has since been twice married. A few days later a Mr. Jordan died of the same disease, and soon after a young man at Wayzata, followed in a few days by the mother of Mr. O. E. Garrison. The latter death was caused by fright, she being an old lady and quite feeble.
The first marriage in the town, was Newton Sperry to Mrs. Waters, in the spring of 1857. at the house of W. S. Chowen. The ceremony was performed by James Shaver. Justice of the Peace, he being the first one to hold that office in the town previous to its organization.
The first citizen of the town elected to the state legislature was W. S. Chowen, who was elected in the fall of 1857, and served until March. 1858.
ORGANIZATION.
The first meeting for the organization of the township occurred on the eleventh of May. 1858, at what was then the Minnetonka Hotel, part of which is now the residence of C. II. Burwell. and Samuel Bartow was chosen chairman, pro tem., B. M. Vanalstine. clerk, pro tem., with L. W. Eastman for moderator. On motion, it was voted unanimously. that Minnetonka be the name of the town. The electors then proceeded to ballot for town officers. and elected for Supervisors. Fred- erick Bassett. chairman, B. M. Vanalstine and J. P. Miller : Clerk, George MeKinley ; Assessor, L. W. Eastman : Collector, HI. R. Eddy ; Over- seer of the Poor. John McGann ; Constables, M. B. Stone. A. R. Richards : Justices of the Peace, A. B. Robinson, J. C. Clay : Road Overseer, John MeKenzie. The first meeting of the board was held at the office of the Town Clerk. in the vil- lage of Minnetonka. May 28th, 1858. No bnsi- ness of importance was transacted. and they ad- journed to meet June 21, 1858. At this meeting the road districts of the town were divided. and numbered, one. two, three, and four, respectively. The second town meeting was held in the village of Minnetonka. April 5th, 1859, at the Minne- tonka Hotel. The first wagon road laid out by the town, was called the Harrington road. It was surveyed by B. F. Christleib, and reported
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by him to the town board. January 2ist. 1860. it began at J. S. Harrington's house. near the lake shore. and ran in a northeasterly direction. until it intersected the Watertown road, about a mile west of the village of Wayzata.
POST OFFICES.
The first post office in the town was established at Minnetonka early in the year of 1855, and Pas- eal Spafford appointed the first postmaster. He was succeeded by George MeKinley, who held it until 1561, when A. B. Robinson was ap- pointed, and held it until he enlisted in the army. Then Calvin A. Tuttle was appointed. Late in 1861. Thomas Morse was appointed. and the office was moved to his residence. on the east side of section 17. In 1867. 31. A. Page was appointed and the office moved back to Minnetonka, where it has since remained. E. R. Perkins was ap- pointed in April 1868. followed by II. M. Vroman in 1870. George Browning in 1874. 11. M. Vroman again in 1875 and C. 11. Burwell in 1876: he is the present postmaster.
The second post office in the town was estab- lished at Wayzata in 1855, and a Mr. Chapman appointed postmaster, with A. W. Day. deputy. who subsequently was appointed postmaster. his wife attending to the duties of the office. Of her. many amusing stories are told. One of them was. that when parties called for their mail, the old lady would reach down into the capacious depths of her pocket and draw out the package of letters. carefully Jook them over and give out the letters, if any. and return the rest to her " petticoated " post office. She also had a very inquisitive mind. Well. what woman has not ? Particularly, when an nnopened letter is passing through her hands. W'in. Dudley was appointed to the office in Isas, and continued until 1562, when it was discontin- ned. In the spring of 1865. the office was re- established and named Freeport, and A. O. Mat- son appointed postmaster. The people doing business through the office, particularly the old settlers, were not pleased with the new name, and it was finally changed to Wayzata again, late in 1866. In 1867 Mr. C. R. Stimpson wasappointed. and remained until Inly . 1869. He was succeeded by J. S. Harrington in 1870. J. T. Dudley in 1872. G. W. Hedderly in Is71: November 16. 1874. A.
K. Richards: May sth, 1879, G. W. Hedderly was again appointed. and now holds the office.
South Plymouth post office was established soon after the office at Wayzata was vacated. and located about a mile and a half east. F. A. Clay was appointed postmaster. and held the office until the re-establishment of the office at Wayzata, when the South Plymouth office was discontinued.
OFFICIAL ROSTER.
The present officers for the town are: Super- visors. W. S. Chowen. B. F. Keesling. J. R. Jack- son; Town Clerk. D. M. Burwell: Treasurer. G. M. Burnes: Assessor, R. W. Bartow: Justices of the Peace. D. M. Burwell. J. II. Empenger: Con- stable, F. L. Perkins.
Population of the township of Minnetonka, in- cluding villages. 1.974. It contains 21.712 acres of land, which was assessed in 1880 at $282.251. Town lots. $12.291. The assessed valuation of personal property for the same year was $41.683. Total amount of taxes for 1880. $3.817.
VILLAGES.
The village of Wayzata is located in the north- western part of the town, on the Breckenridge division of the St. P .. M. & M. R. R .. and was laid out by O. E. Garrison in 1854, who erected a steam saw-mill and run it about a year. then sold it to parties who took it down and moved it. Af- ter making a few other improvements, he sold his interest to L. C. Walker, a non-resident. who took little interest in the village, and its progress was slow. After his death in 1862. the property was in such a condition that it could not be sold until a few years ago. Since then a little in- crease in the population has been made. Has one general store and one grocery and confection- ery store. Arlington, Gleason, and Minnetonka Hotels, open only for summer visitors. A tem- perance society was organized in 1877 with about fifty members. There is a fine school-house. which was erected in 1870, with sixty scholars attending. The third school in the town was taught here.
The village of Minnetonka was laid out by Messrs. Stevens, Tuttle and Webster, in 1851 on section five. The platted portion of it comprises about thirty-five acres. Only a few buildings of- enpy the platted part. most of them being built on land owned by the Minnetonka Mill Company.
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One store is all there is at present. It is located on the line of the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Man- itoba Railroad. The Minnetonka branch of the Minneapolis & St. Louis, runs through the south part of the village. In January, 1881, Mr. C. M. Loring, of Minneapolis, President of the Minne- tonka Mill Company. donated a number of books and magazines to the people of the village for the purpose of establishing a free library. with J. C. . Emmet for librarian. It is named " The Lor- ing Library,"and is located in the office of the Minnetonka Mill Company.
CHURCHES.
St. John's Church, Episcopal, is located in the west of Minnetonka village. and was built by the Rev. J. S. Chamberlain. a pioneer missionary. in 1858. and consecrated by Bishop Kemper at that time. In 1857-8 the village declined and with it the church. In November, 1872. Rev. Dr. Knickerbacker took hold of it. had it enlarged. re-modeled and painted. It was consecrated by Bishop Whipple, Dec. 20, 1872. Since that time services have been maintained twice a month. About fifteen families are connected with it, and it has a Sunday-school of about thirty members. D. M. Burwell, superintendent.
Bohemian Catholic Church. This structure was begun in the fall of 1879. and located on section 36. Have no regular preaching, but have readings by some member every Sunday.
Presbyterian. The protestant element of the Bohemian settlement, have regular weekly meet- ings at the houses of the members. J. II. Empen- ger and Frank Bren act as readers. They are now preparing to build a church.
SOCIETIES.
Minnetonka Lodge of Good Templars was organized in 1867 with a large membership, and was one of the prominent lodges of the county. It has been in a flourishing condition.
Minnetonka Grange of the Patrons of Hus- bandry, No. 327, was organized July 28th. 1873. with W. S. Chowen, M .; Winslow Baker, O .; E. R. Perkins, Lect., C. D. Miller, Steward : HI. M. Vroman, Assistant Steward; S. R. Churchill. Chaplain ; E. Eidam, Treasurer; A. E. Shaver, Secretary; L. S. Hedderly, Gate Keeper : Ceres, Mrs. J. B. Perkins; Flora, Mrs. M. M. Chowen ; Pomona. Mrs. S. C. Shaver ; Lady Assistant 16
Steward, Mrs. M. E. Vroman. The membership is now forty-three. Present place of meeting, (froveland school house.
SCHOOLS.
The first school house in the town was built in the present district of 53. in the fall of 1854, and was a neat log structure, 20x24 feet. First school taught in the summer of 1855, by Miss Mary Car- man-had about ten scholars, now have sixty- five. The log school house was used until 1871, when the present one was built across the road from the old site. It is 24x30 ft., with a seat- ing capacity for sixty. Costing $1,100. The second school was taught in Minnetonka village by Miss Elizabeth Hainer. They built the present bouse in the fall of 1875.
HOTELS.
Arlington House, Wayzata, was built in the spring of 1880 by Hyser & Brown. at a cost of $25,000. including furniture and fixtures. The main building is 42x150 feet. with a wing 40x75. It has 104 rooms besides parlors, dining rooms, etc. with a capacity for 150 guests ; occupies a beau- tiful site on the north shore of Wayzata bay. just east of the village. commanding a fine view of the main lake.
Minnetonka House. located in the central part of the village of Wayzata, was built in 1870, by Henry Manrer and William Rockwell, at a cost of $3.500. An addition was put on in 1876, cost- ing $1,100. It now has a capacity for the accom- modation of fifty guests, and is exclusively a summer hotel.
Gleason House. located in the central part of the village of Wayzata. was originally built for a summer boarding house. by A. O. Madison. The present proprietor, Mr. II. L. Gleason, bought it in 1871. built an addition and fitted it up for a summer resort, and now has all the conveniences for the accommodation of thirty guests.
MILLS.
The Minnetonka Mill property, consisting of 640 acres of land, with the houses and water power, was bought by T. N. Perkins in 1868, who built a grist mill 44x32, 33 stories high, and put in three runs of stone and other necessary machinery. In 1870, Edwin Hedderly and H.
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M. Vroman bought the property. and continued the business four years. In 1874 Loren Fletcher and C. M. Loring. bought Hedderly's one-half interest.
Messrs. Fletcher. Loring & Vroman, in the summer of 1574. organized a stock company to be. known as the Minnetonka Mill Company, dating from October 20th. 1874. They immediately re- fitted the mill, adding to it a wing 26x44 feet. and to the machinery four run of burrs. six purifiers. and considerable other machinery. They built an elevator 30x40. and thirty feet high. holding about 30,000 bushels, and a warehouse 30x30, three stories high. In 1876 Vroman sold his in- terest to Fletcher and Loring. In 1878 the com- pany added to the mill. so that it now stands on the ground 72x55 feet. and four stories high, also adding to the machinery two run of burrs, four setts of rolls. two purifiers. and other machinery. The same year they built an addition to their ware- house. making it 30x74; built an engine-house 30x38 feet, and put in a Reynolds-Corliss engine of one hundred horse-power. Also placed in their wheel-pit a 66-inch American turbine wheel, and are now using both steam and water. The pres- ent equipment of the mill is five runs of stone, eleven double setts of rolls. eleven purifiers, and is now manufacturing 300 barrels of flour per day; has storage for 50,000 bushels of wheat. 4,000 barrels of flour and 150 tons of bran. cooper-shop. 21x80. two stories. with room for thirty-two men. supplies the mill with barrels. The market for their flour is mainly in New York, Boston and Europe. The mill gives con- stant employment to eighteen men, who are paid as wages, about $10,000 per annum. With the mill are twelve houses, owned by the company, in which the employes reside. This property is on the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail- way. ten miles from Minneapolis, and also on the Minnetonka branch of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.
St. Albans Mill. Located on Minnehaha Creek. It is 35x 15 feet. three stories high, and built in 1874, by John Alt & Co., for a "new process mill." Alt & Co. sold it to Schafer and Fuller, in 1876, who finding the water insufficient. put in a thirty horse power engine. They sold in 1878 to R. W. Hanson, who is the present proprietor.
RAILROADS.
The St. Paul. Minneapolis and Manitoba Ry. (Breckenridge division) crosses the town north of the center. This road has also a surveyed line, leaving the main line about a mile west of Way- zata. and extending southwest to Lake Minne -- tonka. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway have a surveyed line partly ironed. leaving their main line at flopkins Station. and running north- west to the village of Minnetonka, thence west- erly and crossing the west line of section 18, a short distance south of the quarter post, and fer- minating at present. near the Hotel St. Louis, on the east shore of Lake Minnetonka. The main line of this road. passes through the southeast part of the town. The Benton Cut Off of the 11. & D. division of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, crosses the town nearly parallel to the main line of the M. & St. Louis R. R.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Samnel Bartow, born in Ohio. April 18th, 1818. When nineteen. bought a farm in Monroe county. Lived there until the fall of 1849. when he lo- cated in Bartholomew county, Indiana. Lived there three years, teaching school part of the time. then went to Council Bluffs, lowa, and St. Louis, Mo .: from there by steamer to St. Paul and to Minnetonka. Made a claim to the farm on which he now lives, located on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka. Married in 1839 to Mary MeKenney. They have five children. He has held the office of county commissioner and has been prominent in the affairs of the town.
Robert W. Bartow. born in Monroe county, Ohio, May 10th, 1845. In 1849 moved to Indi- ana, then to Conneil Bluffs, Iowa. Came to Min- nesota in 1852, and worked with his father on the farm: then bought the one on which he now lives. Married Miss E. M. Page, July, 1869, who died March 17th, 1879. Has two children: Horace B. and Robert W.
Joseph Bren. born in Bohemia. October 19th, 1828. Married September 28th. 1850, to Miss Anna Phillipi. of Bohemia. In 1854. came to America. Lived in Gallatin. Racine county. Wisconsin. one year. Came to Minnetonka and located where he now lives. Has a fine farm. They have eight children: Joseph, Frank. John, William. Josephine. Edward. Benjamin, George.
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Frank Bren was born in Bohemia, March 26th, 1838. Came to America in 1854. and settled in Minnetonka; in 1858, bought the farm on which he now lives, situated two miles from Hopkins Station. Enlisted August 22d, 1864, in company E, Independent Battallion Cavalry. Discharged May 1st, 1866. Married September 26tl, 1870, to Josephine Miller. Have eight children, Anna, Frank. Alice, Joseph, Samuel, Daniel, Rosa, and Elizabeth.
Thomas C. Bryant was born in Maine, Decem- ber 10th. 1843. In 1856 he came to Saint Paul, spent one year, then went to Ohio. Enlisted in company B, Third Ohio Veteran Volunteer Cav- alry. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn. Re- i turned to Ohio and turned his attention to cooper- ing. April 19th, 1868, married Amelia Hanford. Came to Minneapolis in 1872, and worked at cooperage till 1873, when he came to Minnetonka and worked at his trade one year longer. Then he bought the farm on which he now lives.
Alanson G. Butler was born in llallowell. Maine, December 30th. 1816. When 23 years old went to New York, and remained there three years. Worked five years in the lumber regions of Pennsylvania. In 1856, came to Minneapolis, stayed one year, then went to Wright county and opened a farm. Lived on it till 1875, when he came to Minnetonka where he has since lived, and for the last two seasons, carried on the dairy business. September 22d, 1853, married Louis- anna Marsh, of Pennsylvania. They have one child, Minnie May.
John M. Chastek, born in Bohemia, February 24, 1837. In 1854 came to America. Lived in Racine county, Wisconsin, till 1855, when he came to Minnetonka, and in 1864 bought the farm on which he now lives. Enlisted in Company E, HIatch's Battallion, Minnesota Volunteers. Was mustered out at Fort Snelling in 1866. Married Annie Pribyl, of Wisconsin, March 17, 1868. They have seven children, Apolona, Anna, John. Frank, Emil, Petrolina and George.
Joseph HI. Chowen was born May 1, 1831. in Monroe, Wyoming county. Penn. Lived there twenty-three years, then came to Minnesota and located the farm he now lives on in Minnetonka. HIe established a nursery in the spring of 1880. Married Jane Fuller, March, 1859. who died Sep- tember 1872. In 1873, was married to Caroline
E. Gunn. He has seven children, four by his first wife.
William S. Chowen, born in Green county, N. Y., June 22d, 1826. Moved to Wyoming county, Pennsylvania. At twenty years of age, he went to White Haven, and engaged in lumbering : fol- lowed it for eight years, and one year lumbering 1 in Virginia. Came to Minnesota in 1853, and located the farm in Minnetonka on which he now lives. Helped build the first school house in the town. In 1857, was elected to the first Legisla- ture of the state, and introduced the Agricultural School bill and a memorial to Congress for an agricultural land grant, for college purposes. Both bills were passed while he was in the House. Enlisted, August, 1864, in Co. F. Eleventh Minn. Inf., with the rank of Sergeant. Stationed at . Nashville and Gallatin, Tennessee. Mustered ont, 26th of June, 1865, at Fort Snelling. Has been several times chairman of town board. Married, May 25, 1865, to Mary M. Frear ; have six chil- dren.
Salmon R. Churchill, born in Trumbull county, Ohio, February 23d, 1823. Lived there twenty- one years, and learned the shoemaker's trade. Came to Minnesota in 1856, and located where he now lives. Enlisted in 1861 in the Second Compa- ny Minnesota Sharpshooters, and was mustered out in 1862, on account of disability, at Washing- ton, D. C. Health improved, and he enlisted again in Co. F, Eleventh Minn. Inf. On September 4th, 1850, he married Sarah Hoagland. They have had four children. Two are now living.
T. Connolly, born in Ireland in 1842. Came to Minnesota in 1860. stopped in St. Paul short time, and went to Georgetown in the employ of the Hud- son Bay Company for two years, when the Indians compelled the company to leave. In 1863 went to Lake Winnipeg, as trader for the Hudson Bay Company; returned to St. Paul 1864, and to Minneapolis in 1867 and worked five years lumbering. Then as patrolman on the police force for three years, court officer one year, and captain one year. In 1878 he was appointed Superintendent of Hennepin county Poor farm Married Anna Kelley in 1867. They have three children, two boys and one girl.
William Dobson, born in England, February 14, 1837. came to America in 1857 and to Min- nesota, stopping in St. Paul until 1861. when he
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enlisted in company D. Second Minnesota Infant- ry : was at the battles of Shiloh and Corinth. served four years, mustered out at Louisville. Kentucky. July 1865. Returned to St. Paul. and lived there until 1871. when he located on the farm where he now lives. Married. August 1866, to Anna Vernon. They have four children.
Daniel E. Dow, born in Maine. January 25. 1831, lived there twenty-one years, then came to St. Anthony, Minnesota, and worked at black- smithing for two years : pre-empted land on Lake Calhoun, sold it. and located the farm on which he now lives. In Isso visited the old home in Maine. Married Mrs. Belinda Hamilton. Septem- ber 6. 1855. They have three children now living.
Edward II. Eidam. born in Germany 1839. Came to America when young. and moved from place to place. in 1853 came to Fillmore county, Minnesota. Lived there five years, then moved to Decorah, lowa. and went to school. Married Susan Bender. December 31, 1860. In 1867 came to Minneapolis. Lived there a year, then moved 10 Minnetonka. and worked at coopering till 1877, 1 when he opened the store now owned by him. Hle has three children now living.
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