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AMBER CANE SYRUP MANUFACTORY .- A few years ago Mr. McSpadden, with a firm belief that "Old things shall pass away and all things become new," resolved to utilize his water power by the establishment of a sorghum manufactory, and at
once proceeded to put his plans into operation. He procured a plantation cane crusher, with a capacity of 200 gallons of syrup a day, and this was connected with an overshot water wheel, uti- lizing the old dam. He also procured a large Cook evaporator and other necessary machinery, and his success has been quite phenomenal. He has all the necessary appurtenances and fixtures for settling, cooling, and storing the amber sweet- ness. In the season of 1881, he made 4,250 gal- lons of syrup of very superior quality. This is evidently the best plan for the farmers, to raise the cane, and have it manufactured without loss or danger of failure, by an expert in the business.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
D. C. DYER, general merchandise, dry goods, groceries, hardware, tin ware, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, drugs, medicines, etc. Has been in trade fifteen years, first buying out an established drug store in the lower village.
E. A. HORNER, dry goods, boots and shoes, mil- linery and fancy goods. Commenced business in 1866.
FIELD & BRIGGS, general merchandise, groceries, boots and shoes, fancy goods, drugs, medi- cines, and notions. Have been in business here seven years.
L. R. HALL, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, groceries, crockery and glass- ware, fancy goods and notions. Country produce bought. Proprietor of hay scales. Has been in business eighteen years.
A. P. JOHNSON, general merchandise, boots and shoes, dry goods, clothing, glass and queensware, groceries, etc. Established twelve years.
ISAAC ABRAHAMSON, has been been established twenty years. Dealer in dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hate and caps, crockery, glassware and notions.
C. RASMUSSON, groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, notions, etc. In business four years.
F. N. GOODRICH, in the Post-office; crockery, glassware, stationery, notions, show-case goods, and toys.
L. A. TENNISON, hardware, light and heavy grind stones, tin ware, merhant iron, agricultural implements, and tools. Hay scales. Also fur- niture and coffins and an undertaking business. Seven years established.
E. O. LOKEN, five and ten cent store, tin ware, shoemaking, etc.
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CHARLES HOLLENGREN, lower village, black- smithing, horse shoeing, wagon making and re- pairing.
CHARLES HANSON, Wagon works.
C. O. OLSON, wheelwright. MIKKLE N. BERG, watchmaker.
JOHN B. GERARD, blacksmithing and horse shoeing.
COTTRELL HOUSE .- John Cottrell, proprietor, eleven years established. Opposite the depot.
SHERMAN HOUSE .- Alonzo B. Smith, proprietor.
MINNESOTA HOTEL .- Mr. T. R. Parrish, pro- prietor; on Cedar Street.
J. VINCENT, lumber yard. Lumber, lath, shin- gles, and manufactured lumber.
LAFAYETTE WHITEHOUSE, Livery stable, oppo- site the station.
W. W. CARGILL & BRO., grain and provision dealers. R. Baumgartner, agent.
WILLIAMS, CARGILL & FALL, wheat buyers. A. S. Reid, agent.
D. L. BUELL, also has a flat warehouse near the depot. About $200,000 worth is annually handled here.
E. E. WEBSTER, of Sheldon, lime dealer. Store- house near the station.
EVER JACOBSON, harness and saddlery. In busi- ness nine years. Bought out Ole Knudson.
S. S. DRAKE, harness maker; on Cedar Street. Manufacturer and dealer.
THOMAS RYAN, boot and shoemaker.
E. O. LOKEN, boot and shoemaker.
S. S. WENSEN, boot and shoemaker.
A. LANDERGREN, tailor.
JAMES HALEY, meat market and feed store.
WHITEHOUSE BROTHERS, restaurant and grocer- ies.
THOMAS ROWLAND, billiard tables and saloon. Established seven years.
JAMES ROWLAND, saloon and billiard table. Two years in the business.
ASBJOREN OLSON, saloon, cigars, etc. Seven years established.
CHRIS. NELSON, saloon. Sherman Street.
JOHN D. LENAHAN, billiard hall and saloon. Seven years in operation.
CHRISTIAN JACOBSON, saloon.
ANNA HUBER, saloon. Corner Cedar and Grant Streets.
ATTORNEYS.
C. D. Ramsdell, advocate and attorney at law. Has had twenty years experience.
SAMUEL B. MCINTIRE, a graduate of West Point; gives prompt and careful attention to all business intrusted to his care.
PHYSICIANS.
G. Erdmann, M. D., physician and surgeon: re- sidence and office on Sherman Street.
E. M. Sheldon, M. D .; office at Field & Briggs'. Boards at the Sherman House.
RAILROAD STATION.
E. W. Warner, agent; Miss Anna Warner, assist- ant operator; Thomas Fitzgerald, night operator.
The road is the Southern Minnesota division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. The amount received for freight forwarded is about $2,800 a month, and for freight received about $3,000 and perhaps $300 a month for passenger fares.
Mr. Warner is also agent for the American Ex- press Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company.
RELIGIOUS.
The earliest religious. society organized was shortly after the settlement of Swede Bottom. It was a Swedish Baptist church, and was invoked into existence on the 18th of August, 1853, with a membership of nine, under the inspiring leader- ship of Rev. F. O. Nelson, a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere in this volume. It seems that he drank deeply of a new found faith on coming to this country, but subsequently, not only threw this up, but all other theological teaching he had previously imbibed, even forbidding that religious services should be held at his funeral.
In 1854, the cholera was epidemic in this region, and five members of this congregation were swept away; Mrs. Ole Benson, Mrs. Lars Johnson, Mrs. Abraham Anderson, Mrs. Johannes Anderson, and a young son of Abraham Anderson. These vio- tims of this plague were interred in section three, and the spot enclosed, but it is not now used as a burial place. This was, of course, a profound shock to the church, and indeed to the whole com- munity. Meetings were continued at private houses at straggling intervals up to about the year 1866, when a small church was put up at the cost of about $300, which was kept in commission
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until the fall of 1881, when it was demolished by a high wind, and since then the meetings occur in an old log house near the same spot.
As to the supply for this pulpit, Rev. D. Frisk took charge in 1856, and continued one year, gathering two additional members. In October, 1858, Rev. A. Norelius assumed the place, and wrought among this people up to the 12th of June, 1859, introducing ten new members. From this time up to October 1861, Abraham Anderson was the leader, when Rev. John Anderson became the minister, and he is still in charge of the little flock.
LOONEY VALLEY BAPTIST SOCIETY .- At an early day, meetings were held for a few months at the schoolhouse by a Mr. Hamlin, and after awhile a missionary from Money Creek, Mr. Corey, came over and held services at the lower schoolhouse, and at the residences of the settlers. This was kept up for a year or so, when, in the winter of 1857-58, an organization was effected at the house of Andrew Samuelson on section fourteen, and after the upper schoolhouse was completed, meet- ings were held there, but in time the society ceased to exist.
THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST .- The moving spirit in an attempt to build up this church was a Mr. Miner, who began expounding the gospel, as he understood it, in 1859, using the upper school- house as a meeting place, and he succeded in arousing considerable interest. His efforts were supplemented by Caleb Addleman. Afterwards Rev. Mr. Dingerman, and then Rev. Mr. Jones oc- cupied the pulpit, but in the course of eight or nine years this organization also ceased to exist.
METHODIST .- Rev. Mr. Wagner commenced holding meetings in the lower schoolhouse some time during the last of the decade of 1860, preaching through the winter and a part of the following summer. Rev. Mr. Ransom was after- wards here, then Mr. Wagner returned for a time, but there is now no organization.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .- In the year 1860, a society was organized with but five members. The meetings were first held at the schoolhouse. The Rev. Sheldon Jackson and the Rev. Mr. Lyon, now Superintendent of missions, were sometimes here. Rev. Mr. Hendren, Rev. Mr. Frothingham, Rev. Mr. Cunningham, and others, labored in this vineyard, holding meetings in the schoolhouse until about 1869, when the society succeeded in
erecting a church. Then Rev. John Brack took charge, and remained for about seven years. For some time there has been no regular service.
LUTHERAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH .- In 1874, or about that time, services in this interest were com- menced, and a society was got together. In 1881, it was re-organized, and now has about ten fami- lies in the society. The supply is from La Crosse and there is service at the schoolhouse once in three weeks. Among the clergymen who have at- tended are Rev. P. Nelson, Rev. O. C. Schonhool, Rev. P. Ostley, and Rev. J. A. Berg. The society seems to be in a healthy condition although not large.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- The Church of Our Savior was built about 1866, at the lower part of the present village. It is a neat but not large structure.
Among the pastors who have officiated here may be named, Rev. Mr. Powell, Rev. Mr. Spor, Rev. Mr. Cowdrey, and the present pastor, Rev. Mr. Gurr, who resides in Brownsville and holds services here every third Sunday.
HOUSTON FREE BAPTIST CHURCH .- During the fall of 1878, Rev. Daniel D. Mitchell, who was a clergyman stationed at Money Creek, had ap- pointments at Houston, and on the 14th of Feb- ruary, 1879, an organization was effected at the house of John B. Gerard, with ten members. Charles Smith was chosen deacon, and J. B. Gerard, Clerk. In September of that year, the Rev. J. B. Palmer, with the pastor, Mr. Mitchell, held a series of meetings, and a large number of mem- bers were added to the church. At first the church was auxiliary to the Money Creek Society, but on the 5th of December, 1879, an independ- ent society was instituted.
In May, 1880, Mr. Mitchell was called to a church near Minneapolis, where he remained un- til May, 1881, when he returned, and is now in charge of this society and that at Money Creek, with an appointment for a single service at Yuca- tan every alternate Sunday. On the reorganiza- tion, Charles Smith and John B. Gerard were made Deacons; George Wilson, Treasurer, and J. John- son, Clerk. For a part of the time, while Mr. Mitchell was away, Mr. L. Gibbon was pastor. Deacon Charles Smith, an estimable man and Christian worker, died on the 5th of June, 1880. The society occupies the Presbyterian church, and has forty members.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC .- On the 10th of June, 1872, the Rev. Mathew Stuerenberg appointed Thomas Vernott, Michael Shields, and Michael McCan, a building committee with full power to collect money and to contract for building a church ac- cording to plans and specifications furnished. On the 27th of June, 1874, the committee arranged with Mr. O. Foss, of Rushford, to build, according to the plans furnished by Mr. Ross, of La Crosse, a church, 24x40 feet, with sixteen feet post, to he completed by the 14th of October.
The sum of $1,360 was to be paid for complet- ing the outside and the floor, to be paid in two in- stallments. The church was not finally completed until 1877, and the present seats were introduced in 1880. The whole cost of the structure was about $2,000. There are about twenty-five fami- lies who attend upon the ministrations of this church.
At an early day occasional meetings were held once in four weeks or so, usually in the house of James Haley. Rev. Father Cornelius, was here for a time. Now Rev. P. Pernin, who lives in La Crescent, is the pastor.
MASONIC.
MYSTIC CIRCLE LODGE, No. 78. Instituted on the 23d of October, 1868. Charter granted on the 13th of January, 1869. The first officers were E. H. Kennedy, W. M .; W. S. Case, S. W .; Eugene Marshall, J. W. This lodge flourished for awhile, but on account of removals, it had such a small membership that the charter and paraphernalia were finally surrendered to the Grand Lodge. F. N. Goodrich was the last master of the ledge. Requiescat in pace.
CEMETERIES.
There are several cemeteries in Houston, and one on the road to Sheldon, at the Lutheran church.
OAK RIDGE cemetery, southeast of the village, was laid out by Morris Farmin, and there are two others, all located on section four. There are several other burial places which are alluded to elsewhere, in other parts of the town. But thus far the peo- ple of the town have made no specialty of land- scape gardening in connection with their burial places. The first interment in Oak Ridge ceme- tery was that of Miss E. A. McIntire, who was six- teen years and six months of age at the time of her death.
SCHOOLS.
The general history of the rise, progress, and present condition of the schools in the town of Houston, is almost, in its salient points, a dupli- cate of that of any other town in the county that may be mentioned.
DISTRICT NO. 16 .- The original schoolhouse of this district was a frame building, constructed on section thirty-one. The railroad right of way passes over the old spot. It was a most important institution, being the meeting house and public hall for the time. Revivals and four days meet- ings were not uncommon, the Baptists taking the lead. In 1878,' a new one was built a few rods south of where the old one stood.
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL, DISTRICT NO. 15 .- The first school was in an old shanty formerly used by Mr. Joel Marsh in lower town, near the bank of the river, west of the present bridge, it was in about 1855. It is likely that the first school here was taught by Miss Leonard, afterwards Mrs. George Tyler. When the village was transplanted to its present location, the school, of course, fol- lowed it, and after a time a good schoolhouse was erected on the southern margin of the village, where a graded school is now maintained. It has two good rooms with a seating capacity of 160, with modern benches, fixtures, and appliances.
The school now has enrolled 145 pupils. The divisions are primary, intermediate, and grammer, taught by two gentlemen, Mr. D. B. Jewett, the principal, who has charge of the upper depart- ment, and Mr. H. B. Russell, of the lower depart- ment. Mr. S. P. Gale, a former principal, died in the fall of 1881. The school is a credit to the town.
DISTRICT NO. 10 .- The first schoolhouse put up was in 1854 or '55. It was constructed on the co-operative plan. The neighbors got together, bringing the material and their dinners, and hav- ing a regular pic-nic. The affair was 14x20 feet, and the benches were benches indeed, long, four legged backless stools. The first school was taught by Miss Angelina Sperry, of Hamilton, now Money Creek. There was quite an atten- dance of scholars. It was afterwards held in the vacated store of Mr. Wilson. This was the school house until the present brick structure was laid up which cost about $800. It is located in section twenty-three.
DISTRICT No. 5 .- The logs to construct this
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house were hauled in the winter of 1857, and the following spring they were put together on sec- tion fourteen; Peter Brandt and Kelsy Curtis were the contractors. The school was opened in the summer of 1858, Mrs. J. Coon being the teacher, and there were about twenty-four pupils. The school was held there up to 1881, when a new building was put up on section eleven, at a cost of nearly $600.
DISTRICT No. 83 .- This formed a part of the Houston village school, No. 15, until about 1871, when it was organized as an independent district. At first the sessions of the school were held in the Swedish Baptist Church, but the next summer their school building was erected. While the school was in the church Miss Sheldon, of Mound Prairie, was the teacher.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
ISAAC ABRAHAMSON, one of the early settlers of Houston county, and the oldest merchant in the town, is a native of Norway, born on the 30th of June, 1831. His father wasa farmer, at which oo- cupation Isaac was engaged until learning the tailor trade. In 1853, he came to America and for about a year was employed in a mercantile es- tablishment at Waupun, Wisconsin, then came to Minnesota and was dealing in real estate until 1856. In the latter year he entered the employ of Mons Anderson, a well known merchant of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with whom he remained two years. In 1859, he bought of his employer, $500 stock of goods which he brought to this place, and opened a store. On the 10th of March, in the latter year, he was united in marriage wiss Miss Isabel Anderson. The union has been blessed with nine children, eight of whom are living; Emma, Alfred C., Ida, Clara, Abraham, Hannah, William (deceased ), Tena, and Nora. In Nov- ember, 1866, he removed his business to its pres- ent location and now carries a good stock, having a fine assortment of first-class goods, and, by his upright manner of dealing, has built up a pros- perous trade.
JOHN Q. BRIGGS is a native of Roscoe, Winne- bago county, Illinois, born on the 21st of July, 1848. He resided with his parents until the age of twenty-two years, then went to Rockford, at which place, and Janesville, Wisconsin, he re- mained until 1874. In the latter year he was uni- ted in marriage with Miss Frances Blair, of his native town, the ceremony dating the 24th of June.
They came to Houston the same year, and Mr. Briggs engaged in mercantile business in company with Thomas R. Field. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs have two children, Nellie M. and Curl B.
CHARLES A. BENSON, one of the pioneers of the town, was born in the southern part of Sweden on the 21st of April, 1840. In 1853, he, in company with his parents and three other families, came to America, locating in this town, in what has since been known as "Swede Bottom," they being the first settlers in that portion of the town. Mr. Benson was employed by the farmers of this place till 1860, when he went to Montana, remaining in the West a few years. He then returned to this town, and on the 24th of December, 1863, was united in marriage with Miss Cornelia Anderson. He purchased the farm formerly owned by his father, in 1863, and has since made it his home. He has held several local offices. Mr. and Mrs. Benson have been blessed with four children.
DAVID D. BRACK, a native of England, was born in London on the 5th of November, 1849. He came with his parents to America in 1851, and for six years resided in New York city. Then came to St. Paul, where David grew to manhood, learning the carpenter trade. In 1869, he removed to Dun- das, Rice county, and for two and a half years was employed at the millwright trade, thence to Chi- cago, remaining three years. On the 24th of De- cember, 1872, Miss Christie Hudson became his wife. She has borne him three children; Ada E., Estella M., and George M. After a residence of two years in Caledonia they came to this village in 1877. His first work after coming here was to build the residence of D. C. Dyer, since which time he has been employed as a millwright in the Houston Roller mills.
JOHN COTTRELL, proprietor of the Cottrell House, is a native of New York, born in Augusta, Oneida county, on the 27th of April, 1815. He was reared to agricultural pursuits until the age of sixteen years, when he commenced driving stage at Utica, following the business in that city until 1842. He was married on the 4th of October, 1839, to Miss Sarah A. Robb, of his native town. They came to Madison, Wisconsin, from which place, as a central point, Mr. Cottrell followed his former business until 1863, then came to Minne- sota, locating in Winona. The same year he moved to Pleasant Hill, where he conducted a hotel until the fall of 1869, when he came to Houston. For
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six months after coming here he had charge of the Hoyt House, then purchased his present hotel which he occupied till 1877, when he rented the same for four years. On the 13th of December, 1881, he again took possession of the Cottrell House, since which time he has been its popular landlord.
DEWITT C. DYER, one of the old merchants of this place, was born at Florence, Oneida county, New York, on the 2d of October, 1841. He re- mained at home until the age of sixteen years when he entered a mercantile establishment, re- maining till the spring of 1862. On the 4th of March, of the latter year he enlisted in the Second Battalion of the Eighteenth Regiment, regular army, and served three years. In 1865, he came to Houston, and for one year resided on a farm, then entered the mercantile business to which he has since devoted his time. In about 1867, he re- moved his store from lower town to its present lo- cation, and carries a stock comprising dry goods, clothing, crockery, drugs, glassware, etc., to the amount of about $10,000. He was united in mar- riage with Miss Nancy Vance on the 2d of October 1871. Five children have been born to this union; Mabel L., Dewitt C., George E., Maud G., and & thur G.
NELS H. FORSYTH was born on the 22d of March, 1853, in Gansdal, Norway. He is the old- est of nine children; the others are Martha, Ole, John, Kari, Herman, Emma, Anton, and Tena. The family came to America in 1868, and located in the town of Money Creek, where the parents still reside. In 1866, L. R. Hall established a gon- eral store at Houston, of which, for several years past, the subject of this sketch has had the gen- eral management, doing an annual business of about $15,000. He was united in marriage on the 15th of September, 1877, with Miss Emma M.Abra- hamson. She has borne him one child, Henry. Mr. Forsyth has held several local offices since his residence in this village.
MORRIS FARMIN is a native of Montgomery county, New York, born on the 20th of February, 1809. His parents both died when Morris was quite young. He learned the carpenter trade in Herkimer county, afterward resided in Oneida county, and in 1835, moved to Chicago, thence to Wisconsin, where he was engaged at his trade, and in the manufacture of lumber at Oshkosh and Prai- rie du Chien. In about 1855, Mr. Farmin came to
this town and located a farm in section thirty-five on which he resided until moving to the village in 1866. He has since carried on his farm in con- nection with his labors in the town; has also held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Town Treasurer, County Commissioner, etc. The maiden name of his wife was Lucinda Rosa. They have had five children, four are now living.
THOMAS R. FIELD, a son of Guilford and Nancy Field, is a native of Providence, Rhode Island, born on the 29th of September, 1848. The family moved to Winnebago county, Illinois, when Thomas was about ten years of age. In Novem- ber, 1860, his father died, and the foilowing Jan- nary his mother was also removed by death, leav- ing Thomas an orphan at the early age of twelve years. He moved to Roscoe, a short distance from his former home, and resided with a merchant by the name of J. W. Abbott until 1865, then at- tended school for two years, and afterwards took a three months course in Eastman's Commercial College, at Chicago. In August, 1868, he came to Houston, and the following spring entered the store of D. C. Dyer, remained two years and went to Kansas. In the spring of 1874, Mr. Field re- turned to this village, and in company with John Q. Briggs, engaged in mercantile pursuits. They started with a $2,000 stock, but have since greatly increased their business and occupy an enviable position among the merchants in this vicinity.
JOHN B. GERARD was born in Lewis county, New York, in the year 1833. The family moved to Ohio when John was quite young; there he learned the blacksmith trade and resided until 1854. On the 17th of May, 1858, he married Miss Nancy Todd. They came to Houston county the same year, locating in Money Creek, thence to Rush Creek, Winona county, where he enlisted in the Second Minnesota Cavalry, serving till the close of the war. He then returned to Money Creek, and was employed at his trade until 1874, when he purchased the blacksmith shop of Adolphus Boardman, to which he has since given his attention. Of six children born to him, three are living; Francis J., Emma J., and George H.
FREDERICK N. GOODRICH is a native of Vermont, born on the 5th of February, 1823. He assisted his father on the farm until 1849. Since about 1852, Mr. Goodrich has devoted considerable time to surveying, following that occupation in Grant
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county, Wisconsin, for two years, then came to Houston county, and in 1856, was elected County Surveyor, which office he has since held several different times. Miss Mary A. Comstock, daugh- ter of Asa Comstock, one of the pioneers of this county, became his wife on the 28th of April, 1861. In 1864, Mr. Goodrich was elected to the State Legislature, and again in 1874, and has also filled numerous local offices. He moved to Hous- ton village in 1866, and in 1870, was elected County Commissioner, holding the office three years; he also took the census of the western half of the county in 1870. He has been Postmaster since 1873. Was appointed to appraise damages on the line of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad at the time it was built through the county. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich have had five children, four of whom are living, Albert H., Eliza J., Frederick N., and Arthur L.
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