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streets on the west and east. The north and south streets begin- ning at the west were Minnesota, Mull, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and East streets. The east and west streets, beginning at the north, were Bridge, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth. Third and Jefferson streets were intercepted by Court House square.
The plat of the Western Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Dec. 29, 1866. The owner was Sam. McPhail.
The plat of Watson Addition to Redwood Falls was filed April 30, 1866. David Watson was the proprietor.
The plat of Watson's Second Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Aug. 16, 1869. Norman and Martha E. Webster were the proprietors.
The plat of Watson's Third Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Ang. 6, 1878. The proprietors were Norman and Mrs. David Watson.
The plat of Watson's Fourth Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Aug. 6, 1884. The proprietors were Norman and Martha E. Webster.
The plat of Hitchcock's Addition to Redwood Falls was filed December 17, 1868. The proprietors were D. L. and Pamela D. Hitchcock.
The plat of Hitchcock's Second Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Dec. 12, 1870. The proprietors were D. L. and Pamela D. Hitchcock.
The plat of Hitchcock's Third Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Sept. 19, 1878. The proprietors were D. L. and Pamela D. Hitchcock.
The plat of the Eastern Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Aug. 13, 1914. The owners were Hans and Marie E. Jensen, and Martin and Franziska Lohrenz.
The plat of Lamberton's Addition to Redwood Falls was filed July 27, 1878. The owner was Henry W. Lamberton.
The plat of Crouley's Addition to Redwood Falls was filed Oct. 4, 1879. The owner was William Crouley.
A plat showing the subdivisions of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 36, town 113, range 36 was filed Feb. 18, 1879.
The plat of the Peavey Lakeside Addition to Redwood Falls was filed July 14, 1909. This land belonged to H. H. Peavey and Ella S. Peavey, his wife.
Redwood Falls was incorporated by a legislative act approved Feb. 18, 1876 (Chapter XV Special Laws of 1876), under the pro- visions of Chapter 139, General Laws of 1875. Birney Flynn, C. C. Stickle and S. J. F. Ruter were named as commissioners to carry the incorporation into effect. The area of the new village included the west half of section 6, township 112, range 35; all
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of section 1, and the east half of section 2, township 112, range 36; all of section 31, township 113, range 35; and all of section 36, township 113, range 36.
The first election was held in the office of Birney Flynn, March 9, 1876, in charge of George A. Buxton and H. A. Luck, judges of election. Nearly one hundred votes were cast. The following officers were elected : President, M. E. Powell; trustees, James McMillan, S. F. Robinson and A. M. Cook; recorder, W. A. Sursher; treasurer, W. D. Flinn; justice of the peace, E. O. Chapman ; constable, Thomas McMillan. The first meeting of the council was held at the law office of M. E. Powell, March 11, 1876.
The village organization continued until April 1, 1891, when a special city charter passed by the legislature was approved by the government. The first meeting of the new council was held April 2, 1891, the officers present being Mayor W. F. Dickinson; Aldermen A. W. Badger, A. C. Schmahl, C. C. Peck and G. R. Rose; Recorder O. W. McMillan. H. Winter was appointed chief of police and William Crooks, policeman. John P. O'Hare was appointed street commissioner. H. A. Baldwin has been the city's only treasurer. The present officers are: Mayor, C. A. Luscher; aldermen, John Whittet, J. F. Knudson, J. K. Drury, Fred M. Banker (appointed in place of Oliver S. Dunham, recently de- ceased) ; recorder, H. W. Ward; treasurer, H. A. Baldwin; municipal judge, Finley Gray ; assessor, H. N. Bell; chief of police, L. H. Kuck ; clerk of municipal court, H. W. Ward; park board, H. M. Hitchcock, David McNaughton, H. A. Baldwin; board of health, Dr. S. L. Leonard, Otto Melges and H. M. Hitchcock.
BELVIEW.
(By A. O. Gimmestad.)
The village of Belview is one of the neatest and most active in the county, and the spirit of its citizens has done much for the progress and advancement of the whole community. It is located in section 8, Kintire township, on the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad, 119 miles from Minneapolis, and five miles from Echo, in Yellow Medicine county. Redwood Falls, with which it is connected with a splendid gravel state road, is fifteen miles away. Education, religious, public and commercial affairs, are given deep attention, and there are found here: Norwegian Lutheran Synod, Swedish Augustana Lutheran, and English Con- gregational churches; a school house costing $20,000 and cover- ing eight grades and a four years' high school course; a circular park ; a village hall costing $4,000; a fire house and fire company with gasoline engine, hose truck, and chemical extinguishers; a modern creamery and Farmers' Elevator Co .; with other ele-
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vators, stores, and business enterprises necessary to an up-to-date and thrifty country village. The Commercial club, the Automo- bile club and the band all tend to make the place widely known.
The Belview park is a circular park of about three acres, platted and donated to the village in 1899 by A. D. Southworth, in Southworth's Second Addition. It was graded and planted to trees and shrubs in 1900.
The village cemetery consists of three acres, is located about fifty rods south from the village limits and was purchased from A. D. Southworth in 1896.
The fire protection consists of four 700-barrel cisterns located in different parts of the village; a well, 6x6, 168 feet deep, fur- nishes water for the cisterns; one Waterous 12-horsepower gaso- line engine, 1,000 feet of hose, hook and ladder truck, and one 80-gallon chemical extinguisher.
Belview is widely known for its splendid band. The first band was started in about 1892. A. F. Pottratz was its first leader. The only one of its charter members now residing here is A. O. Gimmestad. The present band consists of twenty pieces. It has, for the last six years, had the able and professional musician, Noble Coucheron, of Olivia, Minn., as its leader. The members are: A. W. Lyslo, Waldemar Lyslo, Bernard Gimmestad, Carlyle Rahn, Edwin Olson, C. Norman Enestvedt, Alfred Enestvedt, Knute Hegdal, Casper Olson, Lars B. Seljevold, Knute C. Knut- son, Oscar Gimmestad, Edwin Monson, Albert A. Monson, Edward Sampson, John H. Johnson, Forest Dryer, Jesse Olson, Lewis Hoppenrath, Albert Hoppenrath: Officers: A. W. Lyslo, president; Knute Knutson, vice-president; Oscar Gimmestad, sec- retary; Knute Hegdal, treasurer.
The Belview Automobile club was organized in the spring of 1913. Its first and present officers are: A. O. Gimmestad, presi- dent; Wm. Mack, vice-president, H. O. Hegdal, secretary, N. W. Eide, treasurer. It has taken active interest in better roads, has bought five road drags, seeded road sides to tame grass, etc., and has had annual tours in different directions each year, annual banquets, and is a very active and lively club, consisting of about sixty members. A. O. Gimmestad is now, and has been the last three years, its member on the board of directors of the Minne- sota State Automobile Association.
The first Belview Commercial Club was organized about 1892. In 1893 it secured a flour mill for Belview, gathered about $1,500 bonus and furnished the site and rock for foundation for the mill building. It has at various times been instrumental in locating enterprises and promoting the social as well as the material con- dition in and about Belview; has, the last five years furnished a lecture course of six to nine lectures and entertainments each year. It has the following active committees: Membership and
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entertainment, legislative and advertising, city development, manufacture and mercantile, park and band stand, good roads, lecture course and community calendar. Its present officers re : A. O. Gimmestad, president; Nels Monson, vice-president ; J. S. Gunelson, secretary, and H. A. Dreyer, treasurer.
The railroad was constructed through the present site of Bel- view in 1884, but the village was not started until 1887, when Charles H. Jones and Justin F. Jones, brothers, erected a general store and grain warehouse, and F. L. Simpson erected a grain elevator.
The little hamlet gradually grew, and in 1890, the North- western Gazetter records the settlement as a flourishing village with a population of 35, and the following business activities : Jones Brothers, general store; Jones, C. M., railroad agent and postmaster ; Jones, J. F., coal and grain ; Kolean, S. O., hardware; Leppman, George, grain and lumber ; Martin, John, wood and live stock; Simpson, F. L., lumber and grain; Sueter, Pauline, music teacher; Sueter, R. L., blacksmith.
The village was platted in 1889, and was incorporated in 1892-93. A census of Nov. 26, 1892, having shown a population of 177, a petition asking for incorporation was drawn up Nov. 29, 1892, and presented to the county commissioners. The petitioners were: J. M. Thompson, A. F. Potratz, Sten O. Kolin, B. Simpson, Martin Listrud, T. Thompson, Peter Eischen, Frank Jaeger, Ole Hanson, J. O. Moline, A. O. Gimmestad, Tom Anderson, Halvor Helgeson, Theo. Ochs, Olie Johnson, H. T. Helgeson, A. H. Bakke, T. W. Gaffney, Clif Reynolds, Ole. H. Mogen, John O. Gordon, Ambrose Fromm, Orin Gibbs, G. H. Kravik, C. C. Enestvedt, John Evans, A. F. Ellies, H. Haagenson, George Kroy, H. F. Jones, F. L. Simpson, W. J. Howes. Of these there are now living in the village: A. O. Gimmestad, C. C. Enestvedt, O. H. Mogen, B. Simpson and F. L. Simpson. An election on the matter of incorporating was held at the store of O. T. Ramsland & Co., Dec. 31, 1892, in charge of H. F. Jones, Martin Listrud and Sten O. Kolin, and of the forty votes cast, every one was in favor of the proposition. This action was approved by the county board on Jan. 3, 1893. At the regular village election which followed, these officers were elected: President, J. M. Thompson ; trustees, S. O. Kolin, Olie Johnson and O. H. Mogen; treasurer, Martin Listrud; recorder, John Evans; justices, A. O. Gimmestad and H. T. Helgeson ; constables, Haagen Haagenson and Alfred Kling.
At the annual election held in Frommes wagon shop on March 13, 1894, the following officers were elected: C. H. Jones, presi- dent of council; G. F. Rahn, John Evans, A. O. Gimmestad, trus- tees; G. H. Kravik, treasurer; A. J. Simpson, Recorder; A. O. Gimmestad, justice of the peace; John Moline, constable. At the annual election held in A. O. Gimmestad's office on March 1, 1895,
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the following officers were elected: John Evans, president of council; G. F. Rahn, O. H. Mogen, A. O. Gimmestad, trustees ; G. H. Kravik, treasurer; A. J. Simpson, recorder; A. O. Gim- mestad, Olie Hanson, justices of the peace, B. Simpson, A. Kling, constables. At the annual election held in A. O. Gimmestad's office on February 29, 1896, the following officers were elected : A. O. Gimmestad, president of council ; John Evans, Ole Cole, Tom Thompson, trustees; G. H. Kravik, treasurer; B. F. Hetcher, recorder; W. J. Howes, justice of the peace; Alfred Kling, constable. At the annual election held in the office of A. O. Gim- mestad on February 27, 1897, the following officers were elected : A. O. Gimmestad, president of council; John Evans, G. F. Rahn, A. Leonard, trustees; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; Fred Potratz, recorder; A. O. Gimmestad, M. E. Lewis, justices of the peace; J. M. Katzenberger, S. O. Kolin, constables. At the annual elec- tion held in the office of A. O. Gimmestad on February 26, 1898, the following officers were elected: F. Potratz, president of council; John Evans, Fred Koher, B. Garries, trustees; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; Wm. H. Wallace, recorder; C. H. Jones, M. E. Lewis, justices of the peace; Chas. Katzenberger, constable. At the annual election held in the fire hall on March 14, 1899, the following officers were elected: John Martin, president of council; W. H. Pease, W. I. Howes, T. W. Wallace, trustees; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; F. Potratz, recorder; C. L. Newhouse, justice of the peace; John McKowen, constable. At the annual election held in the village fire hall on March 13, 1900, the follow- ing officers were elected : A. O. Gimmestad, president of council ; G. A. Lehmann, John Evans, Ole Darud, councilmen ; J. M. Thomp- son, treasurer; Otto Goetze, recorder; Wm. H. Wallace, Jens Gunelson, justices of the peace; W. H. Peace, constable. At the annual election held in the village fire hall on March 12, 1901, the following officers were elected: A. O. Gimmestad, president of council; A. Leonard, Ole Darud, H. P. Dredge, councilmen ; J. M. Thompson, treasurer ; Otto Goetze, recorder ; Jno. McKowen, B. Simpson, constables. At the annual election held in the village fire hall on March 11, 1902, the following officers were elected : G. F. Rahn, president of council; H. P. Dredge, A. Leonard, G. A. Lehmann, councilmen; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; Otto Goetze, recorder ; J. S. Gunelson, H. M. Keene, justices of the peace ; C. C. Enestvedt, contable. At the annual election held in the village fire hall on March 10, 1903, the following officers were elected : A. Leonard, president of council; Ole H. Darud, Andrew Peterson, G. A. Lehmann, councilmen; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; F. Hall- berg, recorder; A. F. Potratz, Fred Hallberg, justices of the peace ; Henry Fish, B. Maus, constables. At the annual election held in fire hall on March 14, 1904, the following officers were elected : A. Leonard, president of council; O. H. Darud, H. M.
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Strandjord, B. Holvik, councilmen; J. M. Thompson, treasurer ; F. Hallberg, recorder ; C. C. Enestvedt, assessor ; J. S. Gunelson, justice of the peace; Henry Fish constable. At the annual elec- tion held in the village hall on March 14, 1905, the following offi- cers were elected: A. Leonard, president of council; B. Garries, I. Holvik, Andrew Peterson, councilmen ; J. M. Thompson, treas- urer; J. S. Gunelson, recorder ; C. C. Enestvedt, assessor ; F. Hall- berg, justice of the peace; John Adsit, constable. At the annual election held in the council room on March 13, 1905, the follow- ing officers were elected: A. Leonard, president of council; I. Holvik, Andrew Peterson, O. O. Tinnesand, councilmen; J. M. Thompson, treasurer; J. S. Gunelson, recorder; Knute Hegdal, assessor, J. S. Gunelson, justice of the peace. At the annual elec- tion held in the council room on March 12, 1907, the following officers were elected : F. G. Tuttle, president of council; Andrew Peterson, E. D. Collins, I. Holvik, councilmen; A. O. Gimmestad, treasurer; J. S. Gunelson, recorder; Knute Hegdal, assessor ; M. H. Sandager, justice of the peace ; Louis Leonard, Henry Fish, constables. At the annual election held in the councilroom on March 10, 1908, the following officers were elected: F. G. Tuttle, president of council ; E. D. Collins, I. Holvik, Andrew Peterson, councilmen ; A. O. Gimmestad, treasurer ; J. S. Gunelson, recorder ; Knute Hegdal, assessor ; F. H. Aldrich, A. O. Gimmestad, justices of the peace. At the annual election held in council room in village hall on March 9, 1909, the following officers were elected : F. A. Aldrich president of council; J. J. Holvik, E. D. Collins, Andrew Peterson, councilmen; A. O. Gimmetsad, treasurer; J. S. Gunelson, recorder; Knute Hegdal, assessor; Henry Fish, Louis Leonard, constables. At the annual election held in the council room in village hall on March 8, 1910, the following officers were elected : F. H. Aldrich, president of council; I. I. Holvik, Sam Sampson, Henry Fish, councilmen ; G. F. Rahn, treasurer; E. D. Collins, recorder; J. S. Gunelson, C. C. Enestvedt justices of the peace. At the annual election held in the village hall on March 14, 1911, the following officers were elected: G. A. Southworth, president of council; S. E. Kohls, August F. Abraham, F. Bloedow, councilmen; Sam Sampson, treasurer; James Hjeldness, recorder; Knute Hedgal, assessor; F. G. Tut- tle, A. O. Gimmestad, constables. At the annual election held in village hall on March 12, 1912, the following officers were elected: F. G. Tuttle, president of council; Rier Gryting, F. Bloedow, E. E. Kohls, councilmen; Otto Flom, treasurer ; James Hjeldness, recorder; M. H. Sandager, H. A. Dreyer, justices of the peace. At the annual election held in council room of village hall on March 11, 1913, the following officers were elected : E. E. Kohls, president of council; Wm. Monson, F. Bloedow, R. E. Gryting, councilmen; Sam Sampson, treasurer;
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James Hjeldness, recorder; Knute Hegdal, assessor ; B. A. Eaton, justice of the peace; Thomas Hagen, M. H. Sandager, constables. At the annual election held in council room of village hall on March 10, 1914, the following officers were elected : E. E. Kohls, president of council; R. E. Gryting, Wm. Monson, F. Bloedow, councilmen ; Sam Sampson, treasurer ; James Hjeldness, recorder ; J. S. Gunelson, W. O. Russell, justices of the peace; B. Simpson, constable. At the annual election held in the village hall on March 9, 1915, the following officers were elected: J. S. Gunel- son, president of council; Wm. Monson, Gust Sampson, Ben Simp- son, councilmen; Sam Sampson, treasurer; James Hjeldness, recorder; Knute Hedgal, assessor; Tom Hagen, constable.
The original plat of Belview was filed on May 21, 1889. The land in a part of the south half of section 8, town 113, range 37, was surveyed by Charles V. Everett for H. F. and Mary E. Jones on May 13, 1889. There were two whole and two unequal blocks. The streets were eighty feet wide and there were no alleys. The north and south streets, starting at the west, are, Lake, Main and Randolph. The east and west streets, starting at the north, are, Hibbard and Second avenues.
Jones' First Addition to Belview was filed Sept. 1, 1892. The land was owned by H. F. and Mary E. Jones. Southworth's Addi- tion to Belview was filed on Feb. 23, 1897. The land was owned by A. D. Southworth. Southworth's Re-arrangement of Blocks 4, 5, 6, and 8, in his Addition to Belview, and also Southworth's Second Addition to Belview, are superseded by other plats. Jones' Second Addition to Belview was filed Nov. 27, 1899. This land was owned by H. F. and Mary E. Jones.
CLEMENTS.
The railroad was built through the present site of Clements in 1902. A little trading center had been located one mile north of the what is now the village. At that point was the Three Lakes Farmers' Co-operative Creamery, with J. J. Lorentzon as butter maker. There also was the general store of Rongstad & Thorston, in which was kept the Clements postoffice with L. J. Rongstad as postmaster. A tri-weekly stage to Morgan carried the mail.
At this time Henry Petrie owned the land which embraces the present village. His farmhouse was near where the schoolhouse is now located. His land was sold to the Town Lot Co. for $50 an acre. The first town lot sale was held in May, 1902, and busi- ness activities at once commenced.
H. C. Warnke opened a saloon in a barn, he and Berg Brothers later erecting a brick building, and continuing the saloon. In the same brick building they also had a harness shop.
Rongstad & Thorston moved their store from the Three Lakes
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Creamery, and with it the postoffice, L. J. Rongstad still continu- ing as postmaster. Gerstmann & Hoffenspirger opened a hard- ware and implement store in a barn, and later erected a suitable store building. The State Bank of Clements erected a sightly brick building which has since housed that institution. The depot was put up, the Laird-Norton Yards opened a lumber yard in charge of Louis G. Lowie, and the Western Elevator Co., Schmidt & Anderson and the Sleepy Eye Milling Co. all erected elevators.
S. G. Peterson opened a store in Warnke's brick building, followed shortly afterwards by Peter C. Nisson & Co., who suc- ceeded him. A livery barn was opened by W. P. Schmidt, and a blacksmith shop by the Wichmann Brothers. Mr. Schmidt also put up a saloon building and opened a saloon. George B. Gag opened a hotel.
Residences were erected by Otto Gerstmann, F. H. Bauer- meister, Albert P. Fenecke, F. X. Schlumperger, Joseph Eppel and Walter Thompson. The St. Joseph Catholic church was started that fall and completed the following spring. The Ger- man Lutheran church was not erected until some time later.
The village continued to grow, and the Northwestern Gazetteer of 1904 showed the following business activities: Bacher, John and Gustaf, saloon; Berg Bros., saloon; Egenberger, Mathias, justice ; Farmers' Co-operative Creamery, S. C. Wohlford, man- ager; Gerstmann & Hopfenspriger, hardware; Gag, George B., hotel; Laird-Norton Yards, lumber ; Nissen, Peter C., & Co., gen- eral store; Prokosch & Clements, livery; Queal, J. H., & Co., lumber; Rohner, Jacob, mason; Rongstad & Thorston, general store; Schlekan, J. J., railroad, express and telegraph agent; Sleepy Eye Milling Co., B. A. Eaton, agent, grain elevator; Schmidt & Anderson Co., Joseph Peakert, agent, grain elevator; State Bank of Clements, Joseph Epple, cashier ; Western Elevator Co., F. H. Bauermeister, agent; Wichmann, Emil E., blacksmith.
The Gazetter of 1906 describes the village as containing a bank, a hotel, a creamery, three elevators, a Catholic church, a school house, and many important business houses and business interests, as follows: Bacher, John and Gustaf, saloon; Christen- sen & Viegel, saloon; Eisenberger, Mathias, justice; Farmers' Co- operative Creamery, S. C. Wohlford, manager; Gerstmann & Hopfenspriger, hardware; Healey, Howard, barber; Jensen, Miller, meats; Laird-Norton Yards, lumber ; Nissen, P. C., & Co., general store; Olson & Christensen live stock; Prokasch & Cle- ments, livery ; Queal, J. H., & Co., lumber ; Restou, Herman, hotel; Rohner, Jacob, mason; Rongstad & Thorson, general store; Schlekau, J. J., railroad, express and telegraph agent ; Sleepy Eye Milling Co., B. A. Eaton, agent, grain elevator; Smith & Ander- son Co., Jos. Penkert, agent, grain elevator; State Bank of Cle- ments (capital, $15,000; H. C. Warnke, president; Joseph Epps,
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cashier) ; Steinhaus, Charles, thresher; Western Elevator Co., F. H. Bauermeister, agent; Wichman, Emil E., blacksmith; Wich- man, Edward, thresher; Wolford Bros., threshers.
The village has been furnished with street lights from the private plant of A. E. Clements. The village hall is a sightly structure erected in 1907, a large frame building, ornamented with towering pillars in front. It is used as an opera house and for general meeting purposes.
The original plat of Clements was filed March 24, 1902. It was surveyed for the Western Town Lot Co. by F. R. Kline on Feb. 12, 1902. This land was a part of the northeast quarter of section 33, town 111, range 35. There were four whole blocks and five unequal ones. All the streets were 70 feet wide except Pine and Firsts, which were 80 feet, and Front, which was 66 feet. The alleys were each 20 feet wide. The north and south streets starting on the west were Oak, Pine and Elm. The east and west streets, beginning at the south were Front, parallel to the railroad tracks, First, Second and Third.
The Town Lot Co. has platted two additions. The plat of Blocks 10, 11, 12 and 13 was filed Dec. 3, 1902, and of Blocks 14, 15 and 16, on Sept. 9, 1915.
A petition asking for the incorporation of a part of section 33, township 111, range 35, as the village of Clements, was pre- sented to the county commissioners, dated May 14, 1903, the census of that date having shown the hamlet to have a population of 143 persons. The signers of the petition were: F. H. Bauer- meister, Otto Gerstmann, H. C. Warnke, Ernest Juhnke, Albert Juhnke, Jos. Epple, Lewie J. Rongstad, B. A. Eaton, W. F. Schle- kan, F. H. Schlumpberger, Alfred A. Schlumpberger, J. J. Schle- kan ; J. J. Schmitt, P. C. Nissen, L. G. Cowie, A. P. Fenscke, A. H. Hoffmann, Matt Eigenberger, Michael Blake, J. Jakof Rosmer, E. C. Wichmann, G. J. Gag, P. O. Wielandt, August Tremel, Henry Bernard, Anton H. Berg and E. R. Wichmann.
The petition was granted and an election ordered held in Warnke's Hall, on June 27, 1903, in charge of F. H. Bauermeister, Otto Gerstmann and L. J. Rongstad Of the thirty-one votes cast on the question at the election, all were in favor of the incorpora- tion. The first officers of the village were: President, Otto Gerstmann, trustees, Emil Wichmann, F. X. Slumperger, L. G. Rongstad; recorded, F. H. Bauermeister ; treasurer, Joseph Epple. The first constable was Walter Thompson.
DELHI.
Delhi is one of the older villages of Redwood county, having been started in 1884, soon after the railroad came through. The land was principally owned by A. Y. Felton of Plainview, who
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