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A Norwegian paper was published early in 1880, by a Mr. Ellerston, and removed to Albert Lea.
The Faribault Tribune was started in September. 1892, and continued until December, 1893. It was conducted by W. C. Brower and an associate. May 18, 1893, the first issue of the "Faribault Evening Tribune" was issued under the same owner- ship, and the paper was discontinued in December, 1893.
The Northfield Independent. This paper was established in December, 1887, the first number appearing December 14, 1887. The paper was published by the Independent Publishing Com- pany, a corporation composed of Prof. William W. Payne, of Carleton College: Alfred W. Norton, of the Citizens' Bank ; William S. Pattee. then an attorney of Northfield, now dean of the law faculty of the state university ; and Charles E. Wilcox, a minister of the Congregational Church. The first editor was W. W. Norton, father of A. W. Norton, who edited the paper from its first number to June 12, 1889. He was succeeded by F. R. Clow, who served as editor until February 20, 1890. John Lawson became the editor after Mr. Clow, and soon purchased the stock of the company and became its sole proprietor. IIe continued to edit and publish the paper until January 11, 1895, when he sold the same to C. P. Carpenter, formerly editor and publisher of the "Dakota County Tribune," at Farmington. Mr. Carpenter continued as editor and sole owner until August 1. 1908, when the paper and its business were turned over to a new corporation called the Mohn Printing Company, Mr. Carpenter being the principal stockholder. The officers were John G. Mohn, president ; R. A. Mohn, vice president ; George W. Mohn, secretary, and C. P. Carpenter, treasurer and general manager.
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Having disposed of a large share of his stock, at the annual meet- ing of the company in August, 1910, Mr. Carpenter voluntarily retired from the board of directors and as an officer of the com- pany, having some time before decided to devote the remaining years of his active life to the practice of law, which had occu- pied much of his time since September 29, 1890, when he was admitted to the bar at Hastings, Minn. The present officers of the company are: John G. Mohn, president; R. A. Mohn, vice president ; A. A. Rowberg, secretary, and George W. Mohn, treasurer and general manager. The company also publishes the "Norwegian-American." Mr. Rowberg is now the editor of the "Independent" and John G. Mohn of the "Norwegian-American." the combined circulation of the two papers being about 6,000. Both papers are fine samples of the printers' art, and are ably edited. Their appearance is that of metropolitan publications of the most modern type.
The Northfield News. In 1884, Joel P. Ileatwole came to Northfield and purchased the "Dundas News," which had been moved from Dundas by the proprietor, Henry E. Lawrence, five years before, the paper having been established in November. 1876. The paper consolidated with the "Rice County Journal," which, since the death of C. A. Wheaton, had been published by C. II. Pierce, and the consolidated newspaper was known as the "Northfield News," under the ownership of Heatwole & Minder, Mr. Pierce continuing in the establishment for a time as assistant. Mr. Heatwole secured the appointment of Mr. Pierce as postmaster, which position he now holds. In 1888. Mr. Heatwole purchased the Minder interest and became sole proprietor. The paper was enlarged to eight pages and con- dueted with marked ability and success until the death of Mr. Heatwole, April 4, 1910. August 1, of the same year, the paper passed into the hands of an incorporated company, with Herman Roe as manager and editor and W. M. Kinne as business man- ager. Mr. Roe is a thoroughly modern newspaper man in every respect, and the paper in his charge is making rapid strides.
The Norwegian-American is published at Northfield by the Mohn Printing Company, publishers of the "Northfield Inde- pendent." This is a weekly newspaper, printed in English, and devoted to the interests and the news of the Norwegian- Americans of this country. The publication was started Sep- tember 4, 1908. It has a wide circulation throughout the coun- try, and is noted for its careful editing, the wide and scholarly range of its subjects and its neat typographical appearance. The editor is John G. Mohn, whose modern ideas are an important feature in the characteristics of the paper.
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The Northfield Standard flourished about 1870, with W. H. Mitchell as publisher, and was discontinued in 1875.
The Northfield Telegraph was established in Northfield about 1860, by Judge David H. Frost, and discontinued in 1866. Judge Frost removed to Vinton, Iowa.
The Rice County Journal was established in Northfield, in 1872, by C. A. Wheaton. It was an eight-column folio. Mr. Wheaton edited the paper with ability, but was handicapped by failing health, and died in 1882. His partner, C. H. Pierce, car- ried on the paper until it was sold to the firm of Heatwole and Minder, and consolidated with the "Northfield News," Mr. Pierce continuing in the establishment as assistant.
The Northfield Recorder was commenced in 1867, and dis- continued in 1870. It was published by H. A. Kimball, who held the office of probate judge.
The Northfield Journal was established at Northfield in 1888. by the Hoag Brothers, the plant having been removed there from Cannon Falls. The paper was published for about three years and then removed to Rochester, Minn.
The Northfield Mail was started in 1879, by J. W. Walsh, and closed by the sheriff, March 26, of the same year. Mr. Walsh then moved to Rockford, in what was then Dakota ter- ritory.
The Northfield Ledger was issued from the office of the "Northfield Mail," by E. K. Morrill, of Iowa. The paper was discontinued in November, 1879, and Mr. Morrill moved to Wali- peton, then in the territory of Dakota, and started a new paper.
The Morristown Press. Morristown was without a news- paper for something over a year. after the removal of the "Rustler" in about 1890, when Willis J. Ward came in and started a paper which he called the "New Era." It was in- tended to mark the coming of the dawn of a new era of pros- perity and growth for the village, but failing to meet with any great personal prosperity, Mr. Ward sold the plant to a stock company of business men, composed of J. W. Jackson, A. J. Speckeen, J. P. Temple and Mr. Malvin, principal of the public schools. There were also other smaller stockholders. The paper was continued by them about a year with more or less success, but becoming a burden to them, they offered to sell it to B. L. Hollister, who had worked off some of his enthusiasm in the city, and was not averse to returning to the beautiful valley of the Cannon, where shady drives and the sweet scent of clover made strong appeals to his shattered nerves. . The name of the paper was changed to the "Morristown Press," and the combination made by neglected newspaper opportunities, and an experience ripened by city training, made the new ven-
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ture a success from the start. An engine and two power ma- chines took the place of the old hand outfit, and in time they were housed in their own building. In the winter of 1899-1900, a conflagration destroyed nearly all of the principal business places of the village, and the "Press" office went with the rest. The "Press" was then printed at the "Faribault Republican" office for a short time, until the owner had collected partial in- surance and sold the salvage and good will to E. L. Peterson, who put the plant into good shape and continued the business. The allurement of daily newspaper work took Mr. Hollister to Green Bay, Wis .. but after a year he went to Aitkin, Minn., in 1901. and is now the publisher of the "Aitkin Age." Mr. Peter- son made a good success of the "Press," and remained with it until January 1. 1905, when he sold out to J. C. Temple & Son. While editor of the "Press," Mr. Peterson was elected county superintendent of schools. He afterward again took up news- paper work, locating at Pelican Rapids, Minn., where he pur- chased the "Press," a well established paper doing a considerable business. September 1. 1910, J. C. Temple & Son sold the busi- ness to W. S. Farrington, son of S. H. Farrington. publisher of the "Waterville Advance."
The Morristown Rustler. In August, 1888, J. A. Russell, B. L. Hollister and II. L. Hollister, all of whom learned their trades as printers in the office of Hon. George W. Benedict, one of the pioneer newspaper men of Minnesota, whose prin- cipal paper was the "Sauk Rapids Sentinel," located in Morris- town, and on August 28 launched the "Morristown Rustler." the name indicating the youthful ideas of the founders, the youngest of the trio being only eighteen. It was a seven-column folio. After about a year, Russell, who had been appointed postmaster, sold his interest to the Hollister brothers, and they continued the paper another year. The plant was then moved by them to Minneapolis, where they started the "South Min- neapolis Tribune," which is still in existence.
The Morristown Messenger. This newspaper was estab- lished in 1878, by II. S. Barlow. It was a five-column paper, 14 x 24 inches, and was printed on a wooden press made by the publisher. In a few months it passed into the hands of Dr. S. B. Cole. The latter changed the name of the paper to the "Cannon Valley Messenger." and soon sold it to A. E. Verity, by whom it was published for a time, and then suspended. The plant was taken to Valley City, N. D., in the boom days by Dr. Coc.
Cupid's Column, a matrimonial paper, was published for a time at Cannon City, with its address also at Faribault.
Philip Empey published a paper in Dundas for a short time in the nineties.
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The Dundas News was established November 4, 1876, by Henry E. Lawrence, who continued its publication three years, when it was removed to Northfield in November, 1879. In 1884 the paper was sold to Heatwole and Minder, and the name changed to the "Northfield News."
The Trappers' World is also published at Dundas.
The Dundas Enterprise was started in January, 1880.
Summary. Since the first newspaper issued in 1856, the fol- lowing papers have been commenced in Rice county, of which those marked with a star (*) are still in existence :
The "Rice County Herald," changed to "Faribault Herald," changed to "Central Republican," and then to *"Faribault Re- publican"; "Northfield Telegraph"; "Northern Statesman," Fari- bault ; "Northfield Enterprise"; "Faribault Democrat" (pub- lished by George & Son six months) ; "Rice County Journal," Northfield; "Northfield Standard"; "Morristown Messenger," Morristown; "Faribault Tribune" (German) ; "Dundas News"; "Dundas Advocate, No. 1"; "Cannon Valley Messenger," Mor- ristown ; "Dundas Advocate," Phil Empey's paper; "Cupid's Col- umn," Faribault and Cannon City; "Northfield Mail"; * "North- field News"; * "Northfield Independent"; "Northfield Journal"; "Greenback Herald"; "Minnesota Dairyman," Faribault; "North- field Leader"; "Faribault Leader"; * "Faribault Democrat," A. E. Haven; "Morristown Enterprise"; "Morristown Rustler"; *"Morristown Press"; "The Jeffersonian," Faribault ; "Faribault Tribune," daily and weekly; * "Faribault Journal," daily and weekly (daily discontinued) ; * "Referendum," Faribault ; "Fari- bault Pilot."
In addition to this a number of technical and school papers have been published, including the "Sidereal Messenger," estab- lished at Northfield in 1882 by Prof. William W. Payne; thie "Educational Monthly," published a year or two in Faribault by William Applegate, late in the seventies; the "Shattuck School Monthly"; the "Companion," issued at the School for the Deaf; the "North Star," issued at the School for the Feeble Minded ; and the "Journal of Psycho Asthenics," published at the same school. The "Minnesota Missionary" originated in 1877 with Rev. George B. Whipple and Rev. Edward C. Bill. Numerous publications have also been issued from the Seabury Divinity School, and Carleton and St. Olaf colleges. The "Carletonia" was established at Northfield in 1885. The "Manitou Messenger," published at St. Olaf College, is one of the leading college papers of the country.
It might also be mentioned that the following papers are printed at the "Northfield News" office. The college papers are mentioned elsewhere in this work: The "Viking," St. Olaf
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College; the "Algol," Carleton College; "St. Olaf College Bul- letin"; "Carleton College Bulletin"; "Popular Astronomy Bulle- tins"; "Popular Astronomy," Goodsell Observatory, Carleton College : the "Manitou Messenger," St. Olaf College ; the "Carle- tonia." Carleton College; the "Northfield News"; "Minnesota Dairyman."
The Minnesota Dairyman is edited by W. F. Schilling, and has a national circulation, being known for some years as "Heat- wole's Dairy Paper." The paper is published by the "Northfield News," and Mr. Schilling's reputation as a dairyman is a guar- antee of its excellence. The paper was started in March, 1905, by J. P. Heatwole. The name was changed in 1908. W. F. Schilling, the editor, is president of the Minnesota Dairymen's Association and vice president of the National Holstein-Friesian Association.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
NATIONAL GUARD.
Company B, of Faribault, by Capt. Frederick U. Davis-The Governor's Guards-Faribault Guards-Company B in the Twelfth Infantry in Spanish-American War-Officers and Men-Company D, of Northfield-Its Organization, First and Present Officers.
Company B, Second Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, of Faribault, was organized as the Governor's Guards by Capt. James Hunter. August 20, 1877. When application was made for a commission to Adjt .- Gen. H. P. Van Cleve, it was found that a company already existed under this name at New Ulm, and in consequence the Faribault company was mustered into the service of the state of Minnesota as the Faribault Guards. Captain Hunter's chief assistants in organizing the company were H. Clay Whitney, John Oninn and M. Jeffers. The mus- ter-in roll, which is now in the archives of the company, shows the following officers and men as the original members: Cap- tain, James Hunter ; first lieutenant, B. F. Straub ; second lieu- tenant, G. H. Palmer ; first sergeant, II. C. Whitney ; quarter- master sergeant, William Milligan ; surgeants, M. H. Cole, U. B. Gwathney, E. L. Healy and J. H. Ashley : corporals, Henry Roth, M. L. Reynolds, M. J. Sheeran, E. A. Hughston, Henry Stenz, John A. Smith and Patrick Downs; privates, George Bensel, C. J. Arney, G. S. Chamberlin, John B. Quinn, C. M. Odell, A. B. Hager, F. J. Pratt, J. S. Manahan, A. W. Andrews, F. L. Klemer, H. F. Klemer, John Roth, J. P. Hummell, T. H. Quinn. John Snyder, Peter McCallum, Everhard Kaul, J. P. Kennedy. J. E. Dance, M. Jeffers, C. P. Carpenter, M. F. Depati and A. W. Henkle.
At the request of Captain Hunter the state furnished arms to the Faribault Guards in 1878. The rifles were the old ones which were left over from the Civil War. The company provided their own uniforms, which were dress coats of cadet blue with black trimmings. The first convention of military companies of the state was held in Faribault about 1879, and was called by Captain Hunter. Representatives were present from Faribault, New Ulm, Winona, Minneapolis and St. Paul. The first encamp-
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ment which Co. B. attended was held at White Bear in about 1882. Prior to this the company had taken two trips to St. Paul, one on the occasion of a reception tendered President Hayes and the other to Bill King's Fair, which has since become the State Fair. On both these occasions Faribault was the only city of the state represented by a military company, so Company B lays claim to being the first fully organized, active company of the state. Soon after its organization the company was pre- sented with a handsome silk flag by the citizens of Faribault. This flag, although tattered and torn, is still a cherished relic at the Armory, and has been replaced for active use by one recently presented to the company by Senator Frank L. Glatzbach.
The first years of the company passed without unusual occur- ance. At one time during Indian outbreaks in the northern part of the state some wag forged a telegram to Captain Hunter asking how long it would take to prepare the company for moving. The answer was "Two hours." Some of the excuses offered before the order was discovered to be a joke, were amus- ing. One man had a team that any child could manage, but he was very sure that he could not go to war as no one else could drive that team. As a whole, however, the boys were much disappointed when it was found that they were not to be called upon to fight the reds.
The next event of unusual interest in the history of Company B was the breaking out of the Spanish-American war. When the call came the company immediately recruited up to the maximum quota and held themselves in readiness for orders to move. These orders came on April 27, 1898, and the next day the men entrained for Camp Ramsey, St. Paul. The local organization was mustered into the service of the United States on May 6, 1898. as Company B. Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Early in May the Twelfth regiment was ordered to Chickamauga Park, where it arrived May 20, and it was as- signed to the third division of the first army corps at Camp George H. Thomas. The routine of camp life furnished little history and for the most part less amusement and interest to the men. The order to prepare to embark for Cuba was re- ceived with enthusiasm by the officers and men, and when the news came that the order had been countermanded great was the disappointment. Few were sorry when the order came tobreak camp and entrain for Camp Hamilton, Ky., on August 23. 1898. After remaining in Kentucky until September 15 the regiment was ordered to New Ulm, Minn .. to be mustered out. This was not accomplished until November 6, 1898. and during the interim the men were allowed a thirty day furlough to visit home. According to the report of the surgeon general of the
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army, covering the period of the Spanish-American war, there were thirty-five cases of sickness among the men of Company B during their service. The chief ailments were malaria and typhoid fever. Of the latter disease four of the company died, Sergt. C. L. Roell and Privates Carl Bundrick, William F. Dickelnick and Thomas J. Kennedy.
The following is a roster of the Faribault company in the Spanish-American war:
Captain, Grant Terryl ; first lieutenant, Orlando H. Blake; second lieutenant, John Yotter ; sergeants, John S. Brand, Wil- liam M. Peasley, Conrad L. Roell, Arthur L. Smith, Clarence B. Marot, John W. Milligan; corporals, William Olin, Patrick Reedy, Charles Murray, William P. Townsend, Arthur E. Quimby, William H. Fredette, John W. Diedenhofen, Charles F. Knapp, Ernest C. A. Lundeen, William G. Mee, Bert Mullin, Carl J. Onstad ; musicians, Hans Hanson, Frank E. Ellickson ; artificer, Thomas B. Walsh; wagoner, Henry Throndson ; pri- vates, Arnold, Odin; Atherton, Horace G .; Brown, Robert E .; Baker, Allan F .; Berger, Thomas; Beum, John E .; Comeron, Hugh ; Child, Temple A .; Cleveland, Charles L .; Davidson, Hel- mer ; De Wolfe, Fred; Dougherty, William C .; Dube, Ralph E. ; Dwyer, William M .; Ensrud, Adolph; Freemow, Frank C .; Freemow, James; Fowler, George B .; Gits, Edmund; Gits, Arthur ; Grandy, John ; Gudim, Martin ; Hagelun, Charles ; Ham- man, William ; Hanson, Nels ; Hildernan, Leonard ; Hines, James F .; Judson, Charles ; Kasper, Charles; Knapp, Charles F .; Kobs, Samuel H .; Larson, George G .; Larson, Martin A .; Lavik, Peter ; Lind, Clarence ; Logghe, Augustine W .; Lundeen, Ernest C. A .; Matteson, Arthur; Millard, Raphael; Maloney, Thomas E .; Myron, Albert G .; O'Keafe, Robert E .; Redding, John G .; Roche, George E .; Rodgers, George W .; Sanborn, Percy E .; Sanborn, William Y .; Seaberg, Simon P .; Schmidt, Bernard W .; Seha, Anthony P .; Stanard, Earl R .; Smith, Edward L .; Smith, Fred C .; Stearns, Edward C .; Torkilson, Jul .; Vollmer, Edwin H .; Wright, Obe J .; Wall, John; Whitson, Willis L .; Woodley, George S .; Young, Frank.
The following men were recruited later and were mustered in in June, 1898: Bundrick, Carl; Boyles, John Robert; Burk- hardt, Willard; Bump, Leonard; Clough, Eugene D .; Dechel- nick, William F .; Emge, Charles F .; Flatz, Ferdinand ; Hof- meister, Henry W .; Kennedy, Thomas J .; Lescault, Ambrose J .; Liebrant, George; Mckenzie, Donald; Miller, Harry H .; Par- menter, Charles M .; Rohrer, John F .: Reed, Wilbur M .; Strat- ton, Edward J. ; Smith, Douglas J. ; Streeter, H. D .; Shoemaker, William ; Thompson, Guy M .; Van Horn, Major; Wolleat, James L .; Wall, Clement W.
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Since the Spanish-American war little of more than routine importance has transpired in the history of the company. For the most part it has been well officered and well managed, and the men have shown an excellent military spirit. It has gained and now holds a high place among the other companies of the state, and this place has been well earned through hard and earnest work on the part of both officers and men. In late years the company has stood especially well in rifle practice, and for two successive years the Company B rifle team won the Colonel's Trophy for best team shooting. In addition to the annual en- campments at Lake City and the trips already mentioned, the company has journeyed to New Ulm. Austin and the World's Fair at Chicago. At the present time there are over seventy men in the company and the general condition of the organiza- tion is excellent. With good armory facilities and a full equip- ment of quartermaster and ordnance supplies and the good will of the citizens of Faribault, all of which the company has the good fortune to possess, there is no question but that the future is bright. During the thirty-three years of its existence the following captains have commanded Company B: James 11un- ter, Ezra Clemans, John H. Nightengale. George S. Whitney, H. F. Klemer, Grant D. Terryl, A. G. Chase, Jolin O. Yotter, John S. Brand, K. S. Chase, William T. Mollison and Frederick U. Davis. The lieutenants have been as follows: B. F. Straub, G. H. Palmer, O. 11. Blake, James R. Smith, J. 11. Nightengale, HI. G. Moser. Phillip Hummel, John J. Van Saun, James H. Ashley, James S. Buchanan, Richard A. Holmberg. Grand D. Terryl. William P. Townsend, John S. Brand, W. G. Braden. D. F. Mac Kenzie. A. B. Cooling. Johu O. Yotter, Il. F. Klemer, K. S. Chase and Clarence D. Lang.
Company B has furnished the following regimental staff officers: Lieutenant Colonel George S. Whitney, Major A. G. Chase, Major Ezra Clemans (chaplain), Major William T. Molli- son, Captain William Milligan : regimental commissary. Lieuten- ants James R. Smith and W. W. Crawford: inspectors of small arms practice, Lieutenant John J. Van Saun ; regimental quar- termaster ; Lieutenant Edward A. Le May, regimental adjutant. and Lieutenant Albert Mohn, batalion adjutant.
Other officers of the Minnesota troops who have received their training with Company B are Captain Edward L. Le May, Company E. Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry ; Captain M. A. Larson, Company M. Second Infantry, M. N. G. : Lieuten- ant Edwin Il. Vollmer. Company D. Second Infantry, M. N. G .. and Lieutenant C. S. Mook, Company L. Second Infantry, The present officers of Company B are: Captain, Frederick M. N. G.
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U. Davis; first lieutenant, Donald F. Mac Kenzie, and second lieutenant, William P. Townsend.
Company D, Second Infantry, Minnesota National Guard. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, thirty citizens of Northfield agreed before Judge J. C. Couper to join Company B, of Faribault. When the departure of that company for the South made necessary the organizing of another company in this vicinity. Governor Clough selected Northfield as the muster- ing place of one of the new companies. Accordingly on Nov. 8, 1898, Adjutant General Herman Muchlenberg mustered in sixty- nine men, with W. F. Shilling as captain, Edwin H. Vollmer as first lieutenant, and C. E. Sumner as second lieutenant. On the Monday night following, seven more men were admitted, and the company mustered in as Company K, of the Fourth Regiment, Minnesota National Guard. The first officers, non- commissioned, were: Sergeants, Frank G. Reed. C. J. Bacon, C. E. Watson, F. L. Branagan, V. M. Walbridge ; commissary, H. J. Vollmer ; corporals, E. C. A. Lundeen, F. H. Delger, Roy C. Shumway, W. L. Wallace, Simon LaPointe and Roy II. Ferris; wagoner, Arthur B. Simon; bugler, Charles Church ; drummer, Robert Boone. The present officers are: Captain, William W. Kinne ; first lieutenant, Edward A. Vollmer ; second lieutenant, N. S. Dungay ; sergeants, Joseph L. Gannon, William F. Hall, Casper Oien, Arthur L. Larson, Herbert I. Peterson ; corporals, Peter J. Mergen, Henry Wescott, Paul C. Huetner, Oscar Halvorsen, William Sargent and Fred C. Lockren ; bugler, Robert Boone. The company is now Company D, of the Second Regiment, having been selected to fill one of the two vacancies in that body.
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