The history of Redwood County, Minnesota, Volume I, Part 59

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn. 4n
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Chicago, H. C. Cooper, jr.
Number of Pages: 658


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The plat of Schoffmann's Second Addition to Morgan was filed June 20, 1901 by Joseph and Catherine Schoffmann. The plat of H. M. Ball's rearrangement of lots 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of block 3, Morgan, Minnesota, was filed May 10, 1902. The own- ers were H. M. Ball and Augusta Ball. The plat of Schoffmann's subdivision of lot 6, Auditor's subdivision No. 1 of the southwest quarter of southwest quarter of section 15, town 111, range 34 of


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Morgan. This land was owned by Joseph Schoffmann. The plat of Hanson's second addition to Morgan was filed October 17, 1899. It belonged to Peter C. and Mary K. Hanson. The plat of Han- son's third addition to Morgan was filed June 22, 1900. This land belonged to Peter C. and Mary K. Hanson. The plat of Schoffmann's addition to Morgan was filed October 4, 1900. This land belonged to Joseph and Catherine Schoffmann. The plat of the first addition to Morgan was filed November 27, 1888. The land belonged to Sarah E., Julia A., Kate M., Charles A. and Sarah M. Austin, and Carrie A. and Vernon A. Wright. The plat of the second addition to Morgan was filed on October 10, 1890. The land was owned by Julia A., Kate M., Charles A., and Sarah M. Austin, and Carrie A. and Vernon A. Wright. The plat of Gerstmann's rearrangement of block 10 of the first addition to Morgan was filed April 20, 1892. The land was owned by Louis and Anna Gerstmann. The plat of George W. Porter's addition to Morgan was filed April 21, 1893. This land belonged to George W. and Luella E. Porter. The plat of an addition to Morgan lying east of the original plat was filed July 29, 1893. This land was owned by Peter C. and Mary K. Hanson. The plat of David- son's first addition to Morgan was filed January 25, 1909. The land was owned by F. E. Davidson.


Morgan was the first village in Redwood county to be incor- porated by petition to the county commissioners. The three older villages, Redwood Falls, Lamberton and Walnut Grove were in- corporated by the legislature. A petition was presented to the commissioners on January 2, 1889, setting forth that on January 1 the village had a population of 230, and asking that parts of sec- tions 15, 21 and 22, township 111, range 34, be incorporated as the village of Morgan. Those signing the petition were: S. A. Longnecker, Morris Christensen Henry Neumann, Nicholas Eis- chen, Chas. Wegner, E. A. Blanchard, S. F. Porter, Geo. E. Conley, H. Porter, Micke Kives, G. B. Tretbar, A. L. Robinson, Louis Gerstmann, Nick Welter, William Hopkins, Henry Holkal, F. Wegner, H. Stitz, Frank A. Jacoby, Anson Arcker, P. F. Ryder, Jr., Peter Radidow, Wm. Kinman, Th. Bethke, Henry Welder, F. A. Wegner, Wm. Mueller, Jerry Reardon, Dennis Reardon, Thom. Thompson, H. Moore, Jos. Heiling, Dan. McGregor, John Marti, P. F. Ryder, Sr., Geo. Leatherman, E. Leatherman, R. Ger- der, Frank Billington, Ben Rodidow, Joe Fries and Geo. W. Robinson.


The petition was granted, and an election ordered held on the question, February 9, 1889, at the hotel office of Mike Kives, at "Morgan Station," in charge of S. A. Longnecker, Henry Neu- mann and Nick Welter. Of the fifty votes cast, only two were opposed to the incorporation.


The first officers were: President, John Marti; councilmen,


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William Mueller, Frank Billington, P. F. Ryder, Sr .; recorder, George E. Conley; treasurer, Richard Gerdes; constables, Ben Robidou, Henry Hoehne.


The first meeting of this council was held on February 23, 1889, at which all members of the council were present. At this meeting the ordinances that completed the organization were drafted and enrolled in the ordinance book of the new village of Morgan. From this date on until 1902 no items of great importance came up; just the routine business of a small village. In 1902 the voters of Mor- gan elected a new council, consisting of young men, some of whom had just attained to manhood legally.


The members of the council were : President, A. P. Metag ; coun- cilmen, John Marti, J. C. Albrecht, Charles Porter ; recorder, Otto Gerstman. This council started in to do things; first making arrangements with the Chicago & North Western railway for two train loads of sand and gravel. It was donated by the railway. With this they built the sidewalks on Vernon avenue of cement and of good width. Then turning their attention to other improve- ments they let contracts for a $6,000 sewer on Vernon avenue and a town hall to cost $3,000. The spirit and enterprise of this council will never be forgotten in Morgan. The next great improvement was in 1913, when, during the time J. C. Jackson served as presi- dent of the council, the waterworks was put in and the town electric lighted. While C. B. Root was president of the council, the "White Way" was put in place on Vernon avenue, making that street as light as other towns and cities throughout the country.


In 1893, under the direction of H. M. Ball, then chairman of the school board, the first half of the present school building was built, being sufficient at that time for the children of school age. The building was outgrown within five years and in 1899 the other half was added, making it large enough to accommodate the high school as well.


Again, in 1915, the town has been obliged to remodel, and another story was added, the basement made to accommodate the manual training and domestic science classes. The building is thoroughly modern, and its grade of work is high. The high school has been under the charge of Prof. O. A. Brandt, for a few years, and has been brought to a high state of efficiency under his care. Prof. Brandt resigned his position this year to take a pen- sion and a much needed rest.


Morgan at the present time has three elevators, two lumber companies, two live stock companies with ample yards, one cream- ery, four general stores, one modern drug store, one exclusive clothing store, two banks with deposits of over $600,000 between them, two up-to-date garages with modern equipment, two agri- cultural implement dealers, three restaurants, one ice cream parlor, one exclusive shoe dealer, one harness store, one furniture store,


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a hotel, a barber shop, photo studio, two pool halls, one flour mill, one cash produce company and one livery.


It also has five churches, first class public school, a parochial school and a number of the so-called secret societies. Each one of the churches is looking out for the social life of the church and the ladies of Morgan are not behind any of their sisters in the neighboring towns in social life.


Churches and school houses dot the landscape in every direction from Morgan village, giving the dwellers in the farming districts every opportunity to enjoy the three great things in America, "education, patriotism and religion."


The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1888. The first board of trustees were: R. C. Robinson, P. C. Hansen, D. S. Mc- Gregory, J. W. Carlile, William Leas, F. E. Davidson and S. A. Longnecker. The society owns a neat building for worship and a "manse," where pastors can enjoy life while officiating in their clerical capacity. The church has sat under the teaching of nine pastors before the present one, William Stewart Sheilds. Harry B. West is the Sunday school superintendent. There are nearly 100 members and the church has a Ladies' Aid Society and a Y. P. S. C. E.


Zion Lutheran Church was organized December 26, 1888. It is having a vigorous growth in the last few years and the building soon will be outgrown. Professor E. R. Bliefernicht comes from New Ulm every other Sunday to officiate as pastor.


The German Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1893 with about ten members, but the members succeeded in buying a school house and remodeling it into a church in 1897. The cost was nearly $2,000. This building was destroyed by fire soon afterwards with only $1,700 insurance on the property. By the untiring efforts of the pastor, Henry Pottleoff, and the congregation another church and parsonage was erected to cost over $6,000. This building was dedicated on Sunday, December 15, 1907, and it was a proud and happy congregation that gathered to hear the dedicatory sermon. The church has an enrollment of over 150 members with G. A. Rabe as pastor and E. H. Albrecht as Sunday school superinten- dent. The church has a flourishing woman's missionary society and Epworth leagues.


St. Michael's Catholic Church-This parish was formed about 1890 as a mission from the Sleepy Eye Church. This old first mis- sion was struck by lightning in 1901 and burned to the ground. Shortly afterward the parish built the present brick building, which cost $15,000. The church, since its first establishment as a mission, has enjoyed a growing membership; ninety to one hun- dred families now partake of its communion. The church has con- ducted a parish school since 1904 for nine months in each year. Rev. V. Bozja is the present pastor.


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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1888. It then numbered seven souls. In 1889 the society erected the pres- ent church with living rooms for the pastor in the rear. Three years later a parsonage was built and occupied by Rev. W. Lang- holz, who still retains the pastorage. The church cost over $4,500 and the parsonage $2,000. The membership numbers nearly 100 and there is a Sunday school of over 100 members.


The Morgan Live Stock Shipping Association is a new organi- zation of farmers in the vicinity of Morgan who have joined to- gether to ship their own stock direct. While organized for some time, the association has never done much until its reorganization in January, 1916. The company is shipping all kinds of live stock, cattle, hogs, sheep, calves, etc., and the association now numbers 148 members. The manager, R. H. Kempton, is kept very busy during the shipping season. The first carload was shipped on Janu- ary 25, 1916, and 42 cars of all kinds of live stock have since been shipped. The officials are: President, Lars Benson; vice-presi- dent, N. P. Nelson; secretary and treasurer, John Welter; and these three, with Nick Heiderscheir and Matt Seifert, constitute the present board of directors.


The Farmers' Elevator Company, recently organized, is one of Morgan's live institutions. The company has shipped some 162,000 bushels of grain and corn in the last two years, and bids fair to equal, if not exceed, that figure in the next two. Hon. C. M. Bendixen is president of the association, John Welter secretary, with T. Stevens, buyer and manager.


The Morgan Co-operative Creamery Co. On January 28, 1916, sixty farmers met at the city hall in Morgan and organized the above institution, taking over the old creamery then in operation. By February 3, 111 farmers had signed for stock and at this writ- ing some 200 farmers are holding stock in this new enterprise. The first board of directors was Lars Benson, John Welter, C. M. Bendixen, F. W. Zaske, C. G. Sasse, Wm. Hilger and E. A. Zim- merman. From this board of directors were chosen the following officers : President, Lars Benson; vice president, F. W. Zaske; treasurer, C. M. Bendixen ; secretary and manager, John Welter. The company is building a new creamery on Front street opposite the depot to cost with its sanitary, modern equipment nearly $20,000. It will have all the latest style of machinery, a cooling machine with which can be made artificial ice if needed, storing rooms and covered driveway for taking in cream at specially prepared intake rooms. The creamery now employs two men to gather cream who bring in about one-third of the cream supply, the rest being delivered by the patrons themselves.


The Morgan Milling Co. has been in existence for a number of years as a co-partnership, the mill having been built by Casper Green, a heavy land owner and farmer. Soon after the mill was


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started Green & Son realized that to be successful they should have an elevator to buy grain, so bought on the railroad right- of-way. They continued until January 1, 1916, when Casper Green, wishing to retire from active life in town, was instrumental in incorporating the milling business and elevator into the Morgan Milling Co., Inc. During the last two years the mill has shipped about eighty carloads of flour and feed for eastern trade, while their local trade in Morgan and state trade has been as much more. The elevator shipped during the last two years 360,000 bushels of all kinds of grain, corn, etc.


The mill makes a brand of flour, which is enjoying a good repu- tation and sale. It is called "Monarch." The officers of the Morgan Milling Co., are: President, Casper Green; vice presi- dent, W. J. Mattke; secretary and treasurer, Alfred Green. The Morgan Milling Co. is but one of the many outlets for the dispos- ing of the farm crops in Morgan township and vicinity.


The Wherland Electric Co., while organized to use the surplus electrical energy in the power at Redwood Falls, has its main office at Morgan. It is now supplying light and power at North Redwood, Morton, Franklin and Morgan. The president and gen- eral manager is Alfred Green, secretary and treasurer at the Mor- gan Milling Co. They have in contemplation the supplying of several more towns adjacent to Redwood Falls as soon as extra power is secured.


The vicinity of Morgan was settled in the middle seventies. In 1876 two brothers, Thomas and James Butcher in looking for a location found their way into the Indian reservation and settled upon a piece of land in the northeastern part of what is now known as Morgan township, Redwood county. Just over the line of the township in what is now known as Sherman, about the same time came the Root family and the family of John W. Carlile. A little later Russell Robinson bought land south of the Butchers and Lars George with his family settled in the southeastern part of the township on the land now occupied by his heirs. To the northwest of these sturdy settlers was the little city of Redwood Falls, beautifully situated at the junction of the Redwood river and Ramsey creek, and just before its confluence with the Minne- sota river. Southeast of this home of fertility was the quaint town of Sleepy Eye, the site of many Indian stories and traditions. Not far away were the ruins of the old Sioux Agency.


On May 11, 1880, the county commissioners granted a petition organizing the town, and called an election to be held May 26, 1880. On that date the first town meeting was held with the fol- lowing result: Whole number of votes cast, fifteen; of which the following officers each received fourteen and were declared elected : Chairman, C. R. Kimball; supervisors, W. McGinnis, G. W. Hurd; clerk, James Butcher; treasurer, Geo. Knudson ; as-


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sessor, Thos. Butcher; justices, T. G. Holland, C. Christianson; constables, N. Behnke, J. Connell. On April 4, 1881, Geo. W. Hurd, was appointed the first road overseer, and C. R. Kimball was appointed clerk to fill vacancy.


Thirty-six years ago, four years after the first inhabitant had commenced to till the soil in this fertile spot, but fifteen voters could be found to elect the first town officers. Out of the fifteen voters, ten were elected to office. This was certainly an army of officers, not privates.


NORTH REDWOOD.


The vicinity of North Redwood became the homestead of J. S. G. Honner, in the sixties. In 1876 an attempt was made to start a village called Riverside, in the same vicinity. Streets were laid out in sections 20 and 29, a warehouse erected, a store, hotel, blacksmith shop and other buildings put up, and a postoffice es- tablished. But diminishing waters of the Minnesota caused a cessation of river traffic, and the village was abandoned. Some of the buildings were moved to Redwood Falls.


The Minneapolis & St. Louis reached Morton in 1882, but was not pushed on through Redwood county until 1884. In the fall of 1884, Thomas Tradewell erected a dwelling, and E. N. Swan & Co. opened a general store. A railroad station was established, and Richard W. Sears, became station agent. It was here that Mr. Sears started the mail order business that has become famous as the Sears, Roebuck & Co.


When the Northwestern Gazetteer was issued in 1886, Mr. Sears was still the postmaster, express agent and station agent. E. N. Swan & Co. still had their general store. George Gigerich had a saloon. C. D. Haven & Co. had a lumber yard. J. S. G. Honner was keeping a boarding house. John Weiss was also keeping a boarding house.


In 1888, the Northwestern Gazetteer showed the following business activities in North Redwood : Birum & Anderson (Eric Birum, Albert J. Anderson, proprietors North Redwood Roller Mill) ; Carleton, Guy H., railroad, express and telegraph agent ; Chollar, H. D., lumber; Dworshak, Frederick, hay presser; Fleischer, Charles, stone quarry; Hammer, Frank F., hardware; Honner, John S. G., hotel ; Johnson, W. J., lumber agent; McGuire & Kuenzli (John M. McGuire, Emil Kuenzle), general store; Mul- ford, A. D. & Co., grain; North Redwood Roller Mill, Birum & Anderson, proprietors ; Pacific Elevator Co., grain; Swan, Edward N., general store and postmaster; Tradewell, Thompson J., agent Pacific Elevator Co .; Weiss, John, hotel.


In 1890 the business life of the village was represented as follows: Birum & Anderson (Ener Birum, Albert Anderson),


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flour mill; Carlton, Guy H., railroad, express and telegraph agent ; Fleischer, Charles, stone quarry ; Honner, Annette, hotel; Kuenzli & Dreyer (Emil Kuenzli, Rufus Dreyer), general store; Laird- Norton Co. (W. J. Johnson, agent), lumber; Lindeman, August A., hardware; Mulford, A. D. & Co. (T. J. Treadwell, agent), grain ; Pacific Elevator Co. (A. G. Treadwell, agent), grain; Schu- macher, Peter, furniture and wagonmaker ; Swan, Edward N., gen- eral store ; Tradewell, Thompson J. (agent A. D. Mulford & Co.), coal and grain; Weiss, John, hotel.


North Redwood was surveyed by Tillson Tibbetts November 1, 1884, for John S. G. Honner and Antoinette Honner, his wife. The plat was filed August 22, 1885. This land was in the west half of northwest quarter of section 29, town 113, range 35. It contained one whole block and five fractional blocks. All the streets were 60 feet wide, except East street, which is 50 feet; Front street, which is 34 feet; and River street, parallel to the track, which is 66 feet. All the alleys were 23 feet wide. The north and south streets beginning on the west, are: Main, Center and East. The east and west streets, beginning on the north, are : Coon, Front and River, which last named is a continuation of Front street.


The plat of Fleischer's addition to North Redwood was filed July 30, 1892. The land belonged to Charles and Delia Fleischer.


On June 6, 1903, a petition was presented the county board asking for the incorporation of parts of sections 29 and 30, town- ship 113, range 35, there being at that time 143 persons in the hamlet. Those signing the petition were: Charles Fleischer, Thomas Hoskins, Allen Whitaker, E. H. Davis, J. R. Keefe, J. R. Farrell, S. J. Sampson, A. G. Tradewell, Harvey Duncan, George Starken, Philip Starken, Henry Dreyer, G. W. Yontz, B. Kuenzli, H. W. Shoemaker, A. H. Meyer, W. B. Herman, Jno. H. Fish, Fred Swempke, Henry Timm, Lewis Peterson, James Stephens, L. C. Fleischer, A. H. Page, E. A. Stoddard, A. M. Larson, Ben H. Kuenzli, Charles Kuenzli, F. W. Hoepner, John Wueiss and P. E. Van Dusen.


The petition was granted and an election ordered held at Shoemaker's Hall, August 14, 1903, in charge of Charles Fleischer, J. R. Keefe and Thomas Hoskins. Of the twenty-three votes cast, only two were against the proposition.


REVERE.


Revere was platted in 1886 and incorporated in 1899-1900. The village had its start when the railroad put into use two box cars, one as a station and the other as a freight house. About 1899 Bingham Brothers built a flat house for the storing of grain. Norman T. Nelson started buying grain. Later Hans Nelson was


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the buyer. D. S. Cantine started dealing in live stock. The first store was that of Louis J. Rongstad & Co. In this store was the postoffice, with Mr. Rongstad as postmaster. Mr. Rongstad's part- ner was A. O. Anderson, who seems to have been the financial backer.


When the Northwestern Gazetteer was issued in 1896, Revere was a thriving point, and these business activities for that year are given : Anderson, Ambrose, shoemaker; Bingham Bros. (H. Nelson, agent), elevator; Cantine, D. S., live stock; Dahl Bros., general store, grain and live stock ; Dahl, O. H., hotel; Dahl, H. H., postmaster ; Nelson, Hans, grain; Nicholaison, Jens, carpenter; Parsons, W. B. (O. H. Dahl, agt.), elevator; Rasmusson Bros., blacksmiths ; Revere Co-operative Creamery Co. (James J. Law- rentzen, manager) ; Young, George H., tanner and glovemaker.


In 1898 these business activities are shown in the Gazetteer: Anderson, Ambrose, shoemaker; Bingham Bros. (H. Nelson, agent), elevator; Bridley, A. H., general store; Dahl Bros., gen- eral store, grain and live stock ; Engen, J. J., fuel ; Lohre & Mun- sen, hardware; McDougal, W. D., railroad, express and telegraph agent; Munsen, Albert, hotel; Nicholaison, Jens, carpenter ; Ras- muson Bros. (Emil C. and Louis P.), blacksmiths; Revere Cream- ery Assn. (H. H. Dahl, manager) ; Parsons Grain Co. (O. H. Dahl, agent), elevator; Schultz, John, hotel and dray line; Standard Lumber Co. (O. H. Dahl, agent), elevator; Turner, F. E., general store; Weldon, Arthur, confectionery.


The original plat of Revere was filed on May 26, 1886. The land a part of the northwest quarter of section 25, town 109, range 38, was surveyed by John E. Blunt for the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Company on April 30, 1886. There were two unequal blocks. The east and west streets starting at the north were First and Second, each being 80 feet wide. The north and south streets, starting on the west, were Cottonwood, 80 feet wide; Main, 100 feet, and Oak, 80 feet wide.


The plat of blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 addition to Revere was filed Nov. 19, 1901. The owners were the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Company. The plat of the first railroad addition to Revere was filed Aug. 30, 1898. It belonged to the Winona and St. Peter Railroad Company. The plat of the Hirschfeld Park addition of Revere was filed Dec. 20, 1901. The land belonged to Eugene and Hannah Hirschfeld.


The census of Dec. 21, 1899, having shown a population of 177, the citizens on Dec. 22, 1899, presented a petition to the county commissioners asking that the village be incorporated, including land in sections 23, 24, 25 and 26, township 109, range 38. The signers of the petition were: Martin C. Jensen, A. H. Bridley, H. H. Dahl, C. L. Newhouse, J. J. Dittbenner, W. H. Hawkins, P. A. Pederson, Emil Rasmussen, J. E. Christensen,


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Oscar Kempe, L. N. Larson, L. P. Rasmussen, Jos. Marihart, C. Neal, John Schultz, F. O. Bleness, Hans Nelson, W. B. Leo, Paul Jones, F. E. Keith, Jay Roof, Otto Schulze, Louis Fick, H. C. Fick, M. H. Dahl, J. O. Peterson, L. P. Pederson, A. J. Monson, Martin Wentz, Peter Wentz and C. L. Andrews.


The election on the question of incorporating was held at the schoolhouse, Feb. 17, 1900, in charge of Oscar Kempe, C. L. New- house and Hans Nelson. All the thirty votes cast were in favor of the proposition. A short time later the first election of officers was held, resulting as follows: President, Emil C. Rasmussen; trustees, Martin Wentz, W. B. Leo and Anton Schiller; recorder, Oscar Kempe; treasurer, A. H. Bridley. The first constable was John Schultz. The first meeting of the new council was held March 15, 1900. The present officers are : President, C. C. Engen; trustees, A. V. Pearson, Charles Wilbur and Fred Sixbury; re- corder, F. B. Grinde; treasurer, Chris Nielsen; justice, H. R. Pan- tier; assessor, E. M. Walker; marshal and street commissioner, Ed A. Nelson.


A short sewer system was installed in 1914. The volunteer fire department has ample equipment, including a Waterous gaso- line engine, and is in charge of E. A. Nelson. There is a splendid wild park of eleven acres on Pelt creek, which is a favorite resort of outing parties. The Norwegian Lutheran congregation has am excellent church here. Electric power from Lamberton was in- stalled in the fall of 1916, furnishing light for the streets as well as for the business houses and residences.


ROWENA


Rowena is a small hamlet in section 27, New Avon, on the Evan-Marshall branch of the Chicago & North Western.


The original plat of Rowena was filed March 24, 1902. It was surveyed by F. R. Kline for the Western Town Lot Company on Jan. 28, 1902, in the north one-half of the southeast one-quarter of section 27, town 111, range 36. It contained two full blocks, and also two unequal blocks. The streets were 70 feet wide, except Main street, which was 80 feet wide, and Front street, which was 66 feet wide. All the alleys were 20 feet wide. All the streets are parallel with the town line except Front street, which runs parallel with the railroad track. The north and south streets beginning at the west are Oak, Main and Pine. The east and west streets running due east and west, beginning on the south are First and Second.




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