The history of Mower County, Minnesota : illustrated, Part 56

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago : H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.
Number of Pages: 1246

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CHAPTER XLVI.

BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP.

Location and Advantages - First Settlement - Early Events - Organization-Religious.

Bennington is congressional township 102 north, range 14 west of the fifth principal meridian. It is bounded on the north by Frankford township, on the east by Fillmore county, on the south by LeRoy township, on the west by Clayton. The surface is gently rolling. While there is but little natural timber the abun- dance of shade testifies that tree planting has not been neglected. The soil is a dark loam, very fertile. A branch of Root river, rising in section 16, runs through sections 15, 11, 12 and 13, from the latter of which it crosses the eastern boundary of the town.

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EARLY SETTLEMENT.

The first settlement was made in the spring of 1856, by Robert, Edwin, Lucius and George T. Angell, Austin and E. J. Hutchin- son, Ira Emerson and E. J. Kingsbury, all from New York, of which state they were natives. Some of the party, after their arrival here, went further on, exploring the country west and south. Apparently finding no lands which suited them better, they returned and all settled in the southwest part of the town- ship. Here, on section 32, with all practicable dispatch, they put up a temporary shelter ingeniously constructed of straw, poles and canvass, deserving of mention as the first dwelling of the higher order than the wigwam of the native, within the limits of Bennington.

In 1857 came Henry, Joab and Stephen Guy, sons of James Guy, who established themselves in the east part of the township, making what became known as the Guy settlement.

Later came William Cooper, John Tanner, Henry Dunham, Fred Willbright, a man named Beach and one by the name of Miller W. Kellner.

FIRST EVENTS.

The first birth in the town was that of Florence Angell, in 1855. The first death that of Mrs. Robert Angell, in 1862. The first marriage was that of Augustus Groby and Mary Guy, Esquire Tanner officiating.

ORGANIZATION.

When the state was admitted in 1858, Bennington bore the name of. Andover. The northern part was attached to Frankford and the southern half to LeRoy. In the autumn of 1860 at the house of Robert Angell, was held the first meeting for the election of officers for the town of Bennington. The following is the list : E. J. Kingsbury, chairman of the board; William Kelnar and Stepen Guy, supervisors; Ira Emmerson, clerk; G. T. Angell, justice of the peace; William Cooper, assessor.

RELIGIOUS.

The Bennington Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran congrega- tion was organized May 15, 1896, when eleven men met at the residence of O. HI. Norby with this purpose in view. Rev. O. A. Bu, who was present, was elected president of the meeting, and N. T. Miland was chosen secretary. After due deliberation the gentlemen decided to organize the congregation and proceeded to elect officers as follows: President, Rev. O. A. Bu; secretary, John N. Bjerke; treasurer, G. H. Hadland; trustees, Simon N.

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Holt, O. N. Hegg and N. T. Miland. For four years the congre- gation had no church edifice but held services in the schoolhouse of district No. 102. In 1900 funds were raised and a church erected on section 21, Bennington township. Rev. O. A. Bu was the pastor until November, 1908, when the present pastor, Rev. J. C. Reiner, succeeded him.

CHAPTER XLVII.

NEVADA TOWNSHIP.

Location and Area - First Settlement - Organization - First Events-Religious-Industries-Six Mile Grove Settlement.

Nevada comprises congressional township 101 north, range 17 west. It is bounded on the north by Windom, east by Lodi, south by Mitchell county, Iowa, and west by the town of Lyle. The surface in the north part of the town is quite level, and does not drain readily, while the south part is gently rolling. Six Mile grove (so called) is located in this township, covering portions of sections 21, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32. This was, in an early day, heavily timbered. The most of the virgin timber has been cut and the ground is now covered with a flourishing second growth. The soil in the south part of the town is a black loam. In the north part of the town the soil is a very dark alluvial deposit. The soil in all parts of the town is very rich, and grows all kinds of cereals and grasses. The surface of the township is drained by Otter creek, which has its source in this town. One branch rises in the southwest quarter of section 26. It passes across the corners of sections 35 and 34, then courses northwest through sections 27 and 28. It then takes a southwesterly course to sec- tion 23, thence through sections 30 and 31, leaving the town from the southwest corner of the latter section. Another branch rises in the north part of the town, flows in a southerly course and makes confluence with the main branch in section 28.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

When the town was first settled the nearest market place was McGregor, Iowa. The first permanent settlers of the town were natives of Norway. Most of them brought some cattle and hogs to town with them, but the raising of pork was not as profit- able as now, for oftentimes after teaming the pork to MeGregor,

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a distance of 120 miles, they were obliged to sell for one and one- half cents per pound, dressed weight. McGregor was for a time their wheat market. The settlers were generally provided with ox teams, and a trip to market generally consumed ten or twelve days, but in stormy weather and bad roads it would take much longer. It was the custom in pleasant weather to take provisions along and camp on the way, but this would not answer in cold, stormy weather and they were obliged to put up at the hotels along the route, which was rather expensive. Wheat often sold as low as forty cents per bushel, and sometimes the expense of the trip would be more than the returns for the wheat. In that case the tired granger would return home with empty pockets, and worse than all, had left bills behind to pay on the next trip. As to the change that has taken place no one can fully realize, except those who have experienced it.

This was one of the first settled towns in the county, having been first settled early in 1854. The first man to make a claim in the town was one William Allen, formerly from Massachu- setts. Ile claimed the southwest quarter of section 29, which was valuable on account of the timber and water. Here he erected the first house in the town, if it can be called a house. It was of logs, 8x10, and covered with basswood bark. Mr. Allen made no improvement whatever, but waited patiently for some one to come along and buy his elaim. In October of that year he sold to Gunder Halverson. He, however, remained on the place until the spring of 1855, when he moved to the town of Lyle. where he stopped for a time, then went to Oregon. The first permanent settlement in the town was made by Thor Olson, early in the spring of 1854. Olson was a native of Norway, who stopped for a short time in Mitchell county, Iowa. He first made a claim in section 29. He then built the second house in town. It was also a log house. A few months later he sold that claim and located another in sections 32 and 33. He afterwards sold that and bought land in sections 16, 17 and 21. He remained a resident of the town until 1872, when he sold and moved to Becker county, where he died September 21, 1874. Andreas Andreson, Martin Hanson and Peter Martin came in June, 1854; in the summer came Ole and Knud Anderson, Aslak Olson, Thrond Richardson, Ole Sampson, Swan Gorganson and Hans Swenson. In 1855 came James Gerard, Knud Tolleffson, Nels Olson; in 1856, Thove Larson, Alak Knulskaas, Francis Hersh, H. K. Volstad and others; in 1857, J. W. Gregg, David Austin and D. B. Nye formed the first settlement in the north part of the town. Other prom- inent settlers who came later were L. F. Stark, W. P. Stewart, J. P. Jones, Lyman St. John, O. C. Brown, H. F. Deming, J. H. and C. DeRemer, E. C. Dillingham, A. C. Bisbee, Jesse and Ches-

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ter Rose, S. Clow, P. F. Rooney, Sam Enerson, J. Solner, and C. Meyer.

FIRST EVENTS.

The first white child born in the town was Andi Olson. She was born in Thor Olson's shanty, July 28, 1854. The second birth was Anna Sampson, August 25, 1854. The first death in the town was Alak Knulskaas. His death occurred in April, 1856, at forty-five years of age. His family returned to Iowa. The first marriage in the town was Francis Hersch to Helen Martin, February, 1856. The first suicide in the town was William Rowlins, who shot himself early in the spring of 1857. Andrew Peterson hanged himself in 1882.

ORGANIZATION.

The town was organized at a meeting held in May, 1858, at the house of P. A. Bailey, or at the hotel. The town records are not complete and we cannot give a full list of the first officers. John W. Gregg and Gunder Halverson were members of the first board of supervisors. P. A. Bailey was the first town clerk. The following named held offices in the town in the early days: H. C. Anderson, Knud Amundson, David Austin, L. F. Stark, Francis Hersch, W. P. Stewart, J. P. Jones, Lyman St. John, Ole Sampson, D. B. Nye, O. C. Brown, H. Knudson, D. P. Baldwin, H. F. Deming, C. DeRemer, E. C. Dillingham, Peter Martin, A. C. Bisbee, Jesse Rose, S. Clow, T. Olson, Recker Austin, John Ulwel- ling, T. Gotomson, Ambrose Thompson, P. F. Rooney, Henry Smith, Herman Eddy, C. J. Searles, G. E. Bisbee, Ole Aslackson, Sam Enerson, C. Meyer, Nels Rasmusson, C. A. Newman, H. K. Volstad, O. N. Nelson, William McFarland.

SIX MILE GROVE.

(By L. M. Eggen.)

Fifty-four years ago Six Mile Grove was a forest undisturbed by the European emigrants. The first Norwegians to settle in this part of the state arrived in 1854 and a few made their homes in Nevada township.

Thor Olson Ovesaker came to Six Mile Grove forest in the year 1853 and was gone during the winter, but came back to settle here in the spring of 1854. The following Norwegians moved and settled into this forest in the course of two years: HIans Swenson and son Christoffer, Trond Richardson and son Ole T., Martin Hanson, Aslak Flatin, Torges Olson, Trond Bonde, Ole Sampson, Fredrick Martin, Johannes Martin, Knut Qualey, Ole K. Qualey, Svend Trasimot, Peter Martin, Gunder Halverson,

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Ole Thorson, Halvor Thorson, Andrew Anderson and sons, Hans C. and Anton.

During the following two or three years came: Herman Amundson and son Knute, Knut Hage, Francis Herch, Thor Lar- son, Halvor Volstad, Torbjorn Enerson and sons, Sam and Nels, Andrew Bergeson and sons, John and Hans, Richard Olson, Jaraud Olson, Richard Lunde, Nels Olson and son, Ole N.

The following settled here between the years 1858 and 1868: Gunder Knutson, Ole Rue, David Nelson, Torger Lee, Lars Meyer and son Chris, Knut Tollefson, Sven Jacobson, Jacob Jacobson, Knut Jacobson, Jacob Knutson, Knut Stoe, Ole Stoe Sr., Ole Stoe Jr., Jens Stoe, Knut Lasteen, Dreng Augundson, Bjorn Jergen- son, Lars Olson Tuve, Gulbrand Haslebrek, Ole Severson, Andres Veslehagen and sons Erick and Nels, Lars Arneson, Gunder Austenson, Talleff Ostenson, Andrew Fimreit and son Ingebret, Gulbrand Morstad and son T. G., Ole Lasteen, Andrew Peterson, Johannes Arneson, Even Evenson and Ole Evenson.

These well-known people had all belonged to the Lutheran State church in Norway, and while some probably had no spiritual cravings, others were yearning for the bread of life and looked prayerfully for a servant of God who could preach to them the word of salvation and administer the sacrament of the Lord. The nearest Lutheran church was at St. Ansgar, Iowa, where the first pioneers were obliged to go with their infants for baptism and the young people for instruction in religion, preparatory for confirmation. Bridegrooms also went with their brides to get the blessings of the church. Pastors, however, visited the settle- ment several times and gathered the people for devotional serv- ices. Among these pastors were Reverends Preus, Clausen and Otterson.

During the war the following brave men enlisted: Rev. C. L. Clausen as chaplain, Corporal Knut Amundson, Johannes Martin, Sam Everson, Christoffer Swenson, Jacob Jacobson, John Ber- geson, Even Evenson, Ole N. Nelson and Thomas Johnson.

The Six Mile Grove Lutheran Congregation was not perma- nently organized until November 19, 1859. On that date the Six Mile Grove Norwegian Lutheran church was organized and it was one of the first Scandinavian Lutheran churches in Mower county.

The first business meeting of the church was held under the Big Elm on the Trond Richardson farm in section 29, and was continued at Qualey's home.

Rev. C. L. Clausen organized the congregation and served this parish until 1871. He was succeeded by Rev. John Olson, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, who served the congregation until 1878. He was succeeded by Prof. B. Gjeldaker, of Norway, who served until

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1882, when Rev. J. Muller Eggen took charge and served until January 1, 1906. Since that time Rev. N. N. Esser has been in charge. Services were held in private homes and schoolhouses until the year 1867, when the church was ereeted. The building committee was: Rev. C. L. Clausen, Hans C. Anderson, Ole Sampson and Gunder Knutson. They hastened the erection of the church so it was ready for use in 1868. Rev. John Olson dedicated the church.

The first Ladies' Aid Society was organized by Rev. Olson. This organization bought the church bell, which cost $325, and is one of the best in this section. The first session of parochial school held in the settlement was in Hans Swenson's home and also in a log cabin on seetion 32.

School was held in different homes until 1865, when a build- ing was erected in seetion 28 in school district No. 11. The first parochial school teacher was Andreas Pederson, the second Lars Thaw, and the third Torger Lee, followed by Ekeland, Stuvland, Standall, Tollerand, and the present teacher, D. D. Lione.

Andi Olson was the first white ehild born in Nevada town- ship, and Mrs. I. K. Everson (nee Anne Sampson) was the sec- ond. The first funeral in the congregation took place in 1856, when Aslak Knutskaas was buried, having died at the age of forty-five. The first wedding took place when Helen Martin was united in marriage to Franeis Hereh.

The congregation conducts a Sunday school during the greater part of the year, with an attendance of about fifty scholars and ten teachers, but relies mainly on the instruction at home and in its parochial school for the training of children in the Christian faith.

The present officers of the church are: Pastor, N. N. Esser ; teacher, D. D. Lione; secretary, K. L. Leidall; treasurer, Nels Hangland ; organist, Miss Bellena Sampson ; janitor, K. L. Leidall ; ushers, C. O. Sampson and L. M. Eggen. Deacons-Erick Ander- son, Ingebret Anderson, Ed. D. Nelson, Aslak Teiman, T. G. Morstad, and Knute Jacobson. Board of trustees-A. P. Martin, Talleg Ostenson, Ole Ostenson, Knute O. Rue, A. K. Jacobson, and Erick Ingesether.

At the present time the congregation has a membership of about 520.

INDUSTRIES.

The First Mill in Nevada. In the early settlement of the town the nearest mill was at Decorah, Iowa, sixty-five miles distant. Some of the settlers had no teams, and the distance was too great for one to pack a large grist on his back. Ole Sampson thought he would mend the matter a little and keep the wolf from the

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docr. He dug out the top of an oak stump so that it resembled a druggist's mortar. In that he would put the corn and mash it by means of a solid bloek of wood attached to a pole, which was balaneed on a post. By this means he kept his own as well as other families supplied with meal for nearly two years, and to use the words of Mr. Halverson, it was a Godsend in those trying days of 1855 and 1856. Gunder Halverson often in after years related the following incident that happened in an early day, when corn as well as mills were scarce: "I was going to mill and went around to the neighbors and gathered what corn they had-in all two saeks. I then proceeded on my way. On my arrival near the mill I found I had a stream to cross, which was so swollen by reeent rains that I would not ford with the team, so I shouldered a sack of. corn and started to cross on a log that had been felled across the stream for a foot log. While walking the log I lost my balanee and went into the stream, corn and all. The saek of grain was lost; I saved myself by grasping a root. that protruded from the bank, and pulled myself ashore. I felt that I would rather have lost $100 in gold than to have lost the sack of corn at that time. I succeeded in. getting the other saeks aeross all safe; got it ground and returned home." Two ereameries have flourished in this township-Nevada creamery in the northwest corner of section 23, and Otter Creek creamery in seetion 31.

Nevada village was platted in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 2, township 101, range 17, Mareh 7, 1857, by James Jarrard.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD.

Second Infantry M. N. G .- Company "G" of Austin-Company "G" in the Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Spanish- American War - Officers and Men -First and Present Officers-By Col. Arthur W. Wright.

Company G, Second Regiment Infantry, was organized in Austin, September 8, 1882, by J. S. Anderson, who was chosen captain. At first the company was organized as a eavalry troop, but assigned to the infantry the following year. It first met at Armory hall and later at Jones hall. The original officers and noncommissioned officers were: Captain, James S. Anderson ;

COL. ARTHUR W. WRIGHT.

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first lieutenant, Horace W. Elms; second lieutenant, Frank A. Richards; sergeants, William E. Richardson, William J. Schwan, Luther M. Ober, Edward H. Sterling, Dwight G. Skinner; cor- porals, Charles E. Huser, Jacob Weisel, Thomas Hillam, Freder- ick G. Knox, Ira Padden, and Samuel G. Sweningsen. Privates, John J. Blaek, William M. Cooper, Frank Dearborn, Henry P. Greenman, Christ Hall, Charles O. Johnson, Godfrey Lanffle, Wil- liam T. Mollison, William H. Merrick, Thomas E. H. Rochford, Miles M. Trowbridge, Erick Westland, Cornelius Sullivan, Thomas J. Murphy, Seott Schumacher, Albert P. Fredrich, Charles E. Clark, George B. Corning, Charles J. Gibson, Henry Herzog, Herbert Hart, Ole Finhart, Jr., Willard T. Leslie, William J. MeLedoon, Isaac Patchin, George H. Smith, William H. Teeter, James T. Yates, Lawrence G. Geraghty, Leon Dettlebach, Frank B. White, and William A. C. Adams.

The company numbered forty-six in all. Captain Anderson died at the hospital at Bremerton, Washington, April 12, 1911. He was born in Pavillion, New York, July 6, 1835. Joined Company F, Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Volunteers and served three years in the rebellion. For eighteen years he had charge of the shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road at Austin, Minnesota. He was a charter member of the St. Bernard Com- mandery, K. T., and a member of General Grant Post, G. A. R., Bremerton, of which he was past commander. In 1888 the family moved to Seattle and later to their present home in Bremerton, where for the past six years he had the position as engineer in the navy yard.

The company has been in the continuous service of the state ever since its organization, except that pursuant to a prejudiced report of the then Major George W. Mead, made January 30, 1885, it was mustered out and made the Austin Reserve Militia.

A reinstatement was demanded and a competitive drill for such reinstatement had between such Reserve Company and com- panies of reserves at St. Cloud and Wadena. It was reinstated without the loss of time as a result of a favorable report made by Capt. Ed S. Bean, of the First Infantry, M. N. G., dated May 6, 1885.

The membership at that critical time in the history of the company was as follows: Miles M. Trowbridge, captain; L. A. Pierce, first lieutenant; Dwight G. Skinner, second lieutenant ; Martin B. Davidson, Fred B. Wood, Henry Greenman, Worthy S. Sterling, William Theo. Mollison, William Holt, Lyman Sher- wood, Charles F. Cook, Thomas Revord, William Crane, Henry W. Clark, Charles F. Clark, Nicholas Nicholsen, Clarence D. Heflin, William A. Willard, Lansing O. Hollister, George Ward, Frank H. Sterling, Carl Fairbanks, Joseph E. Schwan, Smith Davison,

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Adelbert Wright, Arthur W. Wright, Commodore L. Geraghty, Nordahl B. Solner, William C. Hocking, James M. Engle, William H. Teeter, William M. Vile, Eher S. Hall, Jacob Mauch, Ira Padden, William G. Hunter, George W. Bliss, Suwarrow A. Smith, William R. Earl, William H. Officer, Levi W. Decker, Samuel D. Catherwood, Charles A. Litchfield, George C. Dodge, Tom Hillam, Oliver C. Comforth, Henry Herzog, Adelbert B. Hunkins, Landon Taylor, William B. Woods, Sumner A. Emerson, Amil H. Retsloff, Wert F. Anderson, and D. F. Blythe, privates.

The captains of the company have been : James S. Anderson, Miles M. Trowbridge, John A. Sands, Arthur W. Wright, now colonel; Fred B. Wood, now adjutant general; Alfred C. Page, now regimental adjutant; Nicholas Nicholsen, now major; Lee M. Sargent, Charles F. Cook, now in command. The first lieu- tenants have been : Horace W. Elms, Franch A. Richards, Luvern A. Pierce, Ira Padden, Fred B. Wood, Charles F. Cook, Alfred C. Page, Nicholas Nicholsen, and Frank B. Teeter. The second lieutenants have been: Frank A. Richards, James E. Crews, Dwight G. Skinner, Henry W. Clark, Arthur W. Wright, Charles F. Cook, Ira B. Sherwood, John E. Detwiler, Nicholas Nicholsen, Frank B. Teeter, and Peter Johnson, Jr. The present officers are : Charles F. Cook, captain; Frank B. Teeter, first lientenant ; Peter Johnson, Jr., second lieutenant.

Company G forms a part of the Second Regiment Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, which consists of twelve companies, with headquarters at Austin. It is officered and made up as follows: Colonel, Arthur W. Wright, Austin ; lieutenant colonel, George S. Whitney, Faribault; major, Nicholas Nicholsen, Aus- tin; major, John Buschers, New Ulm ; major, William T. Molli- son, Faribault ; regimental adjutant, Capt. A. C. Page, Austin ; lieutenant and surgeon, Arthur N. Collins, Austin. There are additional staff officers scattered through the state.

The companies are: A, New Ulm; B, Faribault ; C, Winona ; D, Northfield ; E, Fairmont ; F, Worthington; G, Austin; H, Man- kato; I, Owatonna; K, St. Peter ; L, Redwood Falls; M, Madison.

Major Mollison was a charter member of Company G, the worthy son of a worthy father, Allan Mollison, one of the few who lived to recount the deeds of the historic First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Company G volunteered in a body, others being mustered in to bring the com- pany np to a war strength, and became Company G of the Twelfth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

The following is a list of the officers and men who made up that company: Fred B. Wood, captain; Alfred C. Page, first lieutenant ; Nicholas Nicholsen, second lieutenant. Noncommis-

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sioned officers: Jacob Nicholsen, first sergeant ; Charles F. Ellis, Q. M. S .; sergeants, Lee M. Sargent, Henry F. George, Charles D. Galloway, Frank B. Teeter ; corporals, Edward P. Kelly, Nels K. Christopherson, Edward C. Walters, Charles W. Clark, Wil- liam D. Bassler, Michael A. McCormick, Charles Ulmer, Harry M. Keyser, Adolph G. Johnson, Robert N. Castle, Henry MeLain, George C. Fenton, John W. Howard; Burnie Maurek, musician ; Roy A. Woodward, musician; Herbert N. Kendrick, artificer ; Henry J. Zender, wagoner. Privates: Charles J. Alberts, Jr., Swen Anderson, Moses Buchanan, Mason I. Chamberlin, William H. Cole, Lynderman W. Davis, Jay E. Decker, Thomas Dowd, George Duggan, Max F. Erdman, Cliford A. Fletcher, George L. French, James E. Graham, Frank Hillam, William H. Horrobin, Henry Jerome, Andrew C. Johnson, James S. Jorgenson, John Larson, Louie M. Lettven, Henry Logas, William L. Mack, Gabriel A. Mills, James Moran, Jens P. Anderson, Harry W. Bershon, Edward W. Carpenter, Frank Clark, Walter Curry, Earnest E. Daggett, Riley Dickerson, George H. Dolphin, Charles A. Egan, Guy L. Fairbanks, Clarence Freeman, Fred C. Fredrickson, Den- zie M. Grow, Benjamin Hormel, Alvin Hurlbut, Jens Jenson, Wil- liam N. Jordan, Clifford R. Judd, Fred Larson, Jay Lockwood, George K. Lord, Thomas M. Madden, Frank A. Monty, Oren Mott, Charles McAphin, Nels Newman, Ole K. Ostegaard, Albert A. Peterson, Chris Peterson, Mattheas Ransch, Donald Robertson, David S. Smith, George F. Todd, Loren Trenary, Clarence Watt, Giles H. Wilsie, Edward W. Young, Peter T. McIntyre, Hans Laurence Olson, James E. Parish, Sven O. Peterson, Mike Picha, Paul J. Reynolds, Joseph Sistek, Louis Sorenson, John M. Teeter, Avery J. Vermillyea, Gustaf F. Ward, and Richard E. Wing.

Private William H. Burchell, discharged for disability at Camp George H. Thomas, July 28, 1898; Musician William R. Crandall, transferred Regimental Band, May 23, 1898; Musician Clarence E. Woodward, transferred Regimental Band, May 23, 1898; Private Norman C. Sutherland, transferred Regimental Band, May 23, 1898; Private Roy Atkinson, transferred to Hos- pital Corps, July 20, 1898; Private Wallace L. Woodward, trans- ferred to Hospital Corps, July 20, 1898; Private Frank E. Hub- bard, on detached service as cook Third Division Hospital; Pri- vate Elmer Jeen, transferred to Hospital Corps, October 14, 1898, and also on detached service; Sergeant Guy Herman, transferred to hand, October 26, 1898 (died of disease, etc.) ; Sergeant IIar- vey A. Chapin, sick at Third Division Hospital, July 25 to Au- gust 23, 1898 (died in Third Division Hospital, Camp G. H. Thomas, August 23, 1898, of typhoid fever) ; Private Mikel Mik- kelson, sick at Third Division Hospital, Camp G. H. Thomas, August 8 to 19 (died in Third Division Hospital, August 19, 1898,

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The history of Mower County, Minnesota : illustrated, Part 56

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago : H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. Number of Pages: 1246

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago : H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.
Number of Pages: 1246