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In 1858 a distillery was built about halfway between the present upper and lower bridges in the village by Loyd, Robi & Franklin, and the manufacture of whisky was carried on there till 1862. I. T. Nichols then built farther up the stream and removed the machinery thither, and the first distillery was torn down. Nichols shortly built a mill on Trout brook. Augustus Ambler bought the distillery and tore out its machinery, which he removed to his mill. He paid eight hundred dollars for the property in order to stop the manufacture of whisky here, and refused to sell it, lest it be turned to the same use again. Beside being an ardent temperance advocate, Mr. Ambler was a firm observer of the sabbath, and would not permit the operation of his mill on that day. The Trout brook mill changed hands several times, and has long since been swept away by flood. There are but two mills now in the town, both within the village, and described below.
In June, 1855, J. E. Hyde began the erection of a log building for a store and residence. This was completed in September, and he returned to Galena for his family and a stock of goods. These arrived on October 1, and from that time supplies were kept here for the convenience of settlers. Hyde's original building still stands, on the corner of First and Walnut streets, but has been clapboarded and finished inside, and none would suspect it is built of logs.
The need of postal facilities was soon felt among so large a colony, and steps were taken to secure a postoffice. John E. Hyde
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was appointed postmaster, his commission bearing date January 2, 1856, and the Dubuque and St. Paul stages were made to pass through Mazeppa and take and supply mail.
Schools and churches were also very early provided for.
In the summer of 1856 a school was maintained in the claim shanty of Mr. Hyde, on the south side of the river, with Mrs. Sidney Munson as teacher. Here the first religious service was conducted in July, 1856, by Rev. Christopher McManus, a Metho- dist local elder, residing south of Pine Island. During the same season Rev. A. E. Standish preached in the mill. The first church edifice was that of the Congregationalists, built in 1869.
In 1858 a large two-story frame schoolhouse was built at a cost of about seven hundred dollars, most of which was secured by subscriptions. The preparation of lumber and timbers was begun in the fall of 1857, and J. A. Martin, then operating the sawmill, cut it as part of his share in the cost. Various additions have been made, and there are now four departments, in which are instructed one hundred and seventy-five pupils. The principal receives a salary of sixty dollars per month.
Early in the summer of 1856 a Sunday school was organized, with Francis M. Skillman as superintendent. This was also held in Hyde's shanty, and formed the nucleus from which grew a large school. The place has never been without a sabbath school since. During the year 1858 a school was taught by Miss Huldah McManus (now widow of G. W. Fowler, residing at Lake City), in a log building erected for that purpose by the settlers in the valley of the Zumbro, on its western side, about a mile above the site of Somers & Drinkwalter's mill. The flood of 1859 swept this building away and it was never rebuilt.
Lewis, son ot Francis A. Stowell, was born here in the fall of 1855, and Roxie H., daughter of Enoch Young, was born Decem- ber 14 of the same year. These were doubtless the first children born to white parents within the township. Zarah Cornish, Jr., passed away June 1, 1856, and thus furnished occasion for the first funeral.
The first town meeting under the state organization was held at the residence and hotel of Elijah Lont, in the village of Mazeppa, May 11, 1858, in common with all other townships. John A. Marten was made chairman, G. Maxwell was elected moderator and Charles F .. Fox and HI. M. Stanton clerks. The next annual
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meeting was there fixed, by a vote of twenty-nine to thirteen, at the residence of C. F. Fox. One hundred and three votes were polled. For chairman, C. F. Fox had 57 votes ; F. A. Stowell, 46. For side supervisors, James H. Sandford received 102 votes ; R. W. Drink- water 50; C. F. Fox, 40; scattering, 4. For town clerk, Ansel F. Fox, 57 ; H. M. Stanton, 45. For assesssor, George W. Fowler, 98. For collector, Ansel F. Carrier, 102. Overseer of the poor, William A. Preble, 57; Otis K. Gould, 43. Constables, A. F. Carrier, 102 ; W. A. Preble, 59 ; Orville Ford, 9. Justices of the peace, Corydon Avery, 60 ; John Reimund, 69 ; James Bent, James L. Bent, Ladd Robi and G. Maxwell, received each a number of votes. In each case, the persons first named under the respective offices are the ones elected.
At a meeting of the supervisors on July 10, following, the town was divided into three road districts, the main and north branches of the Zumbro river making the dividing lines. At that time the whole of the government township was embraced in the organiza- tion, and this was a fair division.
The following list includes all the principal town officers for the several years following 1858, down to the present :
YEAR. CHAIRMAN. SIDE SUPERVISORS. TOWN CLERK.
1859 .. Wm. H. Amsbry . . J. C. Fifield, Jas. L. Bent R. F. Maxwell.
1860 .... I. O. Seeley
. John C. Fifield, R. J. Lord Ladd Robi.
1861 .O. D. Ford. . J. H. Sandford, O. S. Smith. Ladd Robi.
1862 .. .J. H. Sandford .. Geo. W. Fowler, F. A. Burdett .... W. B. Emmons.
1863 .. . J. H. Sandford .. Geo. W. Fowler, James A. Henry John A. Martin.
1864. . .I. O. Seeley L. J. Fifield, D. W. Drink water .. Frank Shepard.
1864. . .O. D. Ford P. Robinson, F. A. Stowell. John A. Martin.
1865. . .. P. Robinson Oliver Smith, M. Redfield . John A. Martin.
1866 .. .I. O. Seeley
A. F. Fox, J. H. Sandford .John E. Hyde.
1867 .. . A. W. Mathews.
. A. F. Fox, L. J. Fifield
John E. Hyde.
1869. .. 1. O. Seeley
A. F. Fox, Jonathan Davis
John E. Hyde.
1870 .... I. O. Seeley
1871 .... Z. Boughton
Pratt Drinkwater, Ziba Boughton. E. Skillman. Geo. W. Fowler, W. W. Black. . E. Skillman.
1872 .. A. F. Fox
. R. F. Maxwell, P. Drink water
. Tie vote.
1873. . .. A. F. Fox R. F. Maxwell, Jas. A. Henry 1874 .... O. S. Lont . Chas. F. Fox, J. H. Sandford
J. E. Hyde.
1875 .. .A. F. Fox
O. S. Lont, J. H. Sandford
1876 .. . E. V. Dickey
Z. Boughton, J. H. Sandford.
1877 ... . R. F. Maxwell
. A. F. Carrier, D. L. Philley
J. E. Hyde. .W. W. Black. J. S. Huntley.
1878. ... R. F. Maxwell
. A. F. Carrier, D. L. Philley . E. F. Hopkins.
1879. .. G. Maxwell
Orrin Boughton, J. H. Sandfor . E. F. Hopkins.
1880. . . D. L. Philley
Orrin Boughton, L. J. Fifield .E. F. Hopkins.
1881. . D. L. Philley . Orrin Boughton, L. J. Fifield E. F. Hopkins.
1882. D. L. Philley Orrin Bonghton, L. J. Fifield . George Sandford.
1883. . D. L. Philley A. W. Mathews, L. J. Fifield W. B. Smith.
B. E. Low, Ziba Boughton
.E. Skillman.
.J. E. Hyde.
1868. . . William Robi.
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On December 9, 1865, at a meeting of the board, O. S. Lont was appointed chairman, and G. W. Judd supervisor, to fill vacancies caused by resignations of Prosper Robinson and M. Redfield.
It is evident that several of the officers elected at the regular town meeting in 1864 failed to serve, as a second election was held in the May following. Their names are shown in the above table, with the exception of A. H. Bright, who was elected assessor in place of L. B. Matthews.
In 1866 Lyman E. Thorp was appointed supervisor in place of J. H, Sandford, who failed to serve. At this meeting it was decided that two days' labor be required to pay each poll tax.
At the town election in 1872 the vote on clerk, treasurer and constable was a tie, and the following persons were appointed to those offices in the same order: J. E. Hyde, G. Maxwell, Adelbert Randall.
On April 22, 1876, a special election was held to vote on the question of voting bonds to the amount of twelve thousand dollars in aid of the Minnesota Midland railroad. A majority of seventy- eight votes was cast, out of a total of one hundred and thirty-six, in favor of the proposition. The road was built and operated in accordance with the conditions, and the bonds were issued. The bonds were to run twenty years. with the privilege of earlier payment. Nothing has yet been paid except interest.
Three bridges are now maintained across the north branch of the Zumbro, one over Trout brook, and a joint bridge between Zumbro and Mazeppa towns, over the main Zumbro river. The latter is a combination of wood and iron, and cost forty-five hundred dollars. Two of the former are within the limits of Mazeppa village, which corporation furnished most of their cost.
Elections have been held, from and including 1860, at the village of Mazeppa. An entry in the town records says : "By notice given, a special meeting was held August 20, 1864, for the purpose of voting a tax as a bounty for the payment of volunteers, which gave a majority for bounty of ten."
A meeting was held in due form on January 23, 1865, at which a majority of eleven votes was cast in favor of "issuing orders against town for the purpose of raising moneys to pay volunteers."
An entry made in the town records October 12, 1865, reads : "The amount returned to county auditor to be assessed for bounty purposes, thirty-five hundred dollars."
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On the organization of the county under territorial administra- tion, Moses Hall was appointed justice of the peace for this precinct, and Enoch Young constable. The precinct included Chester, then called Bear Valley.
This region abounds in natural curiosities. Near the junction of Trout brook with the Zumbo river is a cave in the side of the bluff, on the farm of A. H. Bright. This is probably fifteen feet high and nearly as wide, extending thirty or forty feet into the ground ; a small passage at some distance above the floor of the cave runs back as much farther. The side, roof and walls of the cave are solid lime- stone rock and are covered with Indian hieroglyphics representing the leading birds, fish, and game animals of the region. There are numerous other characters whose significance is known only to a few. It is said by some of the early settlers that the Indians who reinained here after settlement were made refused to enter the cave, saying " the devil lives there." It served as a shelter for some of the early prospectors after claims, and their horses. It was walled up by Mr. Frazier, who shortly came into possession of the claim on which it was situated, and has ever since served as an outdoor cellar.
In the fall of 1883 a well was dng in the rear of W. W. Day's livery barn on Walnut street, Mazeppa, and well preserved pieces of wood were taken from it at a depth of over forty feet. They appear to be some kind of willow, and the circumstances clearly show that an immense deposit of soil has been inade since they grew. Roots and pieces of timber were encountered at various depths. Several similar discoveries have been made in digging wells in the vicinity.
Mazeppa township is not essentially an agricultural one. By far the greater part of it was covered with a natural forest growth, and it still furnishes fuel for a large tract of adjacent country. Almost the first enterprises, as above related, were the erection of sawmills ; these have now disappeared and husbandry is the chief occupation. A goodly proportion of the surface has been cleared, and furnishes the best kind of field for the husbandman. With the home markets now supplied, Mazeppa offers an advantageous prospect to the farmer.
The experiences of the last five years have taught the people of this region that grain-raising is a delusion, as the farmers' sole dependence. Stock-raising is steadily growing in favor, and swine are being quite extensively grown. During the month of September, 1883, there were three severe, successive frosts, which completely
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ruined the corn crop, and those who were depending largely on hogs were severely pinched. This will discourage some, but as this was the first total failure of corn ever known here, this branch of agriculture will receive only a temporary check. Mr. E. F. Hopkins, of Mazeppa, is quite extensively engaged in breeding pure Berkshire swine, and is doing much to encourage stock-raising among farmers.
MAZEPPA VILLAGE.
By an act of the state legislature during the session of 1866-7, section 6 of Mazeppa township was incorporated as a village under the same name. The organic act appointed E. L. Ford and N. J. Majerus as judges of the first election, and fixed March 17, as the date thereof. Accordingly on that day the legal voters assembled at Huntley's hall and proceeded to ballot in due form. There were eighty-six votes, and the following officers were elected : O. D. Ford, president ; P. Robinson, D. Van Vliet and Wells B. Smith, trustees ; George Maxwell, treasurer ; Wesley Kinney, recorder ; J. S. Huntley, justice ; Alvin Kinney, constable.
The next election was held on the first day of 1878, resulting in choice of the following officials, eighty-four ballots being cast : O. D. Ford, president ; P. Robinson, D. Van Vliet and E. S. Hyde, trus- tees ; W. Kinney, recorder ; G. Maxwell, treasurer; D. A. Gilbert, constable.
For the ensuing years the following were elected :
1879-President, W. W. Day ; trustees, P. Birkenfurth, A. J. Taft, F. L. Boney ; recorder, J. W. Kingsley ; treasurer, G. Max- well .; constable, William Riclilag.
1880-President, W. W. Day ; trustees, A. J. Taft, M. Olsen, Peter Birkenfurth ; recorder, John W. Kingsley ; treasurer, G. Max- well ; justice, O. S. Lont ; constable, F. Kinney.
1881-President, trustees and treasurer, same as previous year ; recorder, D. Van Vliet ; constable, H. Robinson.
1882-President, N. C. Elston ; trustees, R. F. Maxwell, M. Olsen, J. H. Clear ; recorder, D. Van Vliet ; treasurer, G. Max- well ; justice, O. S. Lont.
1883-President, R. F. Maxwell ; trustees, P. Birkenfurth, W. B. Smith, E. F. Hopkins ; recorder, D. Van Vliet ; treasurer, Wm. D. Angell; constable, W. M. Rice.
In June, 1880, there being a vacancy in the office of village con- stable, John B. Gregoire was appointed to fill it.
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Three vacancies occurred after the election of 1883. D. Van Vliet resigned the office of recorder in April, and A. J. Myers was appointed in his place. The death of W. B. Smith caused the appointment of M. Olsen to the office of trustee in July. In Febru- ary, Frank Kinney was appointed constable, in place of W. M. Rice, who failed to qualify.
At the first meeting of the village council, March 21, 1877, the license of liquordealers was fixed at one hundred dollars per annum, and it was resolved that licenses should be granted for no longer than three months at a time.
On March 31, the road poll-tax of each citizen was fixed at two days' labor or three dollars in lieu thereof, and a property-tax of one- half per cent be assessed. An appropriation of seventy-five dollars was made for improving the road leading north in the village, on what is known as "Cemetery Hill."
The ordinances in regard to sale of liquors have undergone many changes. At one time the yearly rate was fixed at $150. The records show quarterly payments of $35, 837.50, $27.50, 828 and $25, at various periods in the village history.
On April 25, 1879, by official action, a village prison was located on the northeast corner of lot 1, block 24, where a comfortable build- ing is now maintained for that purpose.
A village park was established early, and is still maintained, south of and adjoining the school grounds, Cherry street intervening. At a meeting of the council in May, 1883, an appropriation of thirty- five dollars was made for the benefit of the Mazeppa brass band. Concerts are given by said band at the park on summer evenings.
At the same meeting, last above named, it was decided to pur- chase two hand fire extinguishers for the use of the fire brigade. At the meeting in February, 1883, A. J. Myers was made chief of the fire brigade, and all its members exempted from poll-tax.
As above noted, the village is on the extreme western boun- dary of the county. The flat was at first bounded on the west by the Zumbro river, but in 1876 an addition was made by Ford and Wells, carrying it to the Goodhue county line. This western addition cor .- tains many fine residence sites, overlooking the village and valley. It is sometimes called Coopertown, from the fact that the Mazeppa Mill Company's cooper shops are located on that side of the river, and many of the men there employed reside in that vicinity. The center of a line drawn from Red Wing to Rochester will locate this
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village on the map, being twenty miles from either point. A line drawn from here to Lake City and thence to Red Wing will, with the first line named, enclose a nearly perfect triangle.
From a description of the village and its business, written by E. F. Hopkins, and published in the Lake City "Sentinel" in the spring of 1877, we make some extracts: "Whether you approach the town from the north, east or west, you see a valley containing about two hundred acres, and a handsomer one you might go far to find. We consider the view from the hill north of the town the best. As you round the point of the hill on the Red Wing road, a full view is offered of the main street (First), the churches and the north and west part of the village, while only the southeastern por- tion is hid by the rise of ground upon which the land reserved for a park is located, known as 'Schoolhouse Hill.'
"At your right is the mill-pond, now almost a lake, and farther down all the buildings of the Mill Company and the suspension bridge.
"Twenty-two years ago [now twenty-eight], when Joseph Ford, in company with his son Orville, saw this valley from the brow of the hill east of town, he said, 'We will go no farther; this valley shall be our home.' And so it has been to this day. [Joseph Ford has gone to his reward, but his son still remains. ] ' Though nothing but oak brush could then be seen on the east side of the stream, and heavily-wooded timber land on the west for fifteen miles, yet he saw the prospect of health, wealth and happiness in the useful combination of wood, water and protection from cold and storms which the timber would give to a home here. Since that time the bulk of the timber has been removed in the immediate vicinity of town ; yet still enough remains to satisfy the market, while probably not less than five thousand cords have been taken from these woods the present reason. Prices have ranged this winter from one dollar and a half to two dollars for hard wood, which does not show a scarcity of fuel at present. [The deep snow of 1882-3 interfered a great deal with the operations of wood-cutters, and at this writing -fall of 1883 -prices are about double those quoted by Mr. Hopkins. Many people, in bothi town and country, are adopting coal as a heating agent.]
"Not until the year 1876 did the village begin to attract atten- tion from outside the circle of its regular trade, and for this reason no great effort had been put forth by its citizens to attract attention
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and trade or promote its growth. The immense water-power, which all knew to be of great value to the town, had never been used to a tenth of its capacity. The fact was apparent that much would depend upon the improvement of the Zumbro, and the success of the Mazeppa Mill Company was eagerly watched and talked of by all. During the winter of 1875-6 this was the theme of conversation by citizen and stranger, and all looked for business to revive and take a grand stride forward. Progress has been so marked and rapid that all must admit we have not looked in vain, and the Mazeppa of today is far in advance of the village of a few years ago. Our propertyholders are firm and do not seem anxious to transfer title, and we venture to assert that not more than five thousand dol- lars' worth of real estate has changed hands inside of or adjoin- ing the town plat during the year, while many inquiries are made for lots and lands by parties who could purchase for cash." At this time houses for rental are in great demand, and every boarding- place is full. Not an empty store or business stand can be found, and building operations are numerous and active.
During the year 1876 the buildings and improvements of the Mill Company cost sixty thousand dollars, and those of other parties made a total of eighty thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. During the same year a business of three hundred and forty-six thousand seven hundred dollars was transacted in the following lines ; drygoods stores, 3 ; groceries, 5 ; clothing, 3; boots and shoes, 4; drugs, 2; hardware, 2; furniture, 2 ; confectionery, 7 ; shoemakers, 2; blacksmith-shops, 2 ; tinsmith, 1 ; harness-shop, 1; wagon-shop, 1; lawyer, 1: hotelkeeper, 1; physician, 1; meat market, 1; livery stable, 1 ; millinery stores, etc.
The business of the Mill Company alone furnishes one hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the above total. At that time the capacity of the mills was one hundred and fifty barrels per day. Eleven coopers were employed, and all flour was transported by wagon to Lake City for shipment.
The principal business of the village is now transacted by the following establishments : Mazeppa Mill Company, making six hun- dred barrels of flour per day ; four general stores, where are retailed dry goods, clothing, groceries and boots and shoes ; three groce- ries, one of them also carrying footwear ; two drug stores, one com plete hardware store and tinshop, two shoeshops, two blacksmith- shops, one wagon-shop, one tailor, one hotel, one law office,
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one livery stable, two warehouses and grain elevators, and five saloons. A custom flourmill is in course of construction, and will be in operation with four sets of bulirs before this reaches the eye of the reader. There is also a stone-quarry and limekiln within the village limits.
CHURCHES.
The earliest church organization was a class of the Methodist Episcopal church, under the auspices of Presiding Elder N. Hobart, of Winona. Rev. J. W. Rogers had a circuit including this charge. A. E. Standish was the local elder, and F. S. Skillman class- leader. There were eight members in the first class, as follows: Francis S. and Julia Skillman, James and Mary Ann Jackson, James Standish, Mary MeLeach, Alvin Stoddard and Thurza Fraser. While other seets have multiplied in numbers, death and removals have diminished this flock of believers. Four communicants of the church now remain, namely, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MeManus and daugh- ter Loa, and Miss Salome Stoddard.
To the Congregational society belongs the honor of erecting the first church edifice. This was completed in 1869, at a cost of thirty-five hundred dollars. Its dimensions on the ground are 50×32 feet, and it has seating capacity for two hundred and fifty persons. The society was first organized under the ministration of Rev. Henry Willard, May 17, 1860, including the following per- sons : Ezra and Asenath Robinson, Anna Stowell, Charles H. and Rosina L. Goodell, Eliza J. Day, Nellie G. Ormsby, Eliza A. Hyde and Freeman Pearson. The first ordinance of baptism was admin- istered to Freeman Pearson and Rosina L. Goodell ; all the others being admitted on the recommendations furnished them by their respective churches from whence they came. Charles H. Goodell was elected deacon and treasurer, and Freeman Pearson clerk. Since Mr. Willard's pastorate the following have served as pastors : Warren Bigelow (died here), J. E. Burbank, E. P. Deeda, J. B. Ladd, S. H. Barteau, Win. M. Weld, H. K. Painter, N. H. Pierce and Bradshaw.
A Sunday school has been kept up, and now numbers about eighty members, presided over by S. H. Wyatt.
The society now includes thirty resident members, and is steadily carrying on its work. The church stands on the southeast corner of Walnut street and Broadway, fronting the latter and overlooking the business part of the village.
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The Catholic Mission Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was organized as early as 1867 by Rev. Father Stariha, of Red Wing, and he continned to visit the charge at intervals till the summer of 1878. At this time the mission was attached to Belle Chester church (in Belvidere, Goodhue county), and the several pastors there have ministered to the spiritual wants of this people. From 1878 to September, 1881, Father John Meyer presided, and was sue- ceeded at that time by the present priest, Rev. John Tori. When organized, the flock was small and scarcely able to build a church. During the same year of its inception, however, a small edifice was erected-the bulk of its expense being contributed by one member, Peter Clemens-and was used for publie worship until 1876, when the present handsome structure was completed. Its cost was fifteen hundred dollars. It stands on the east side of and fronting First street, just north of the railroad track. Large grounds surround it, and it is thronged with people at the bimonthly services. Owing to demands upon his time at Belle Chester, Father Tori is able to hold only one Sunday service here per month, the other being on Thursday. The cemetery of this body is north of the village, on a bluff running down to the riverside. At the present time there are forty families in communication with this church.
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