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in the northwest part of seetion 4. Holder Jacobus is in seetion 12, near the river. Franklin postoffice is at his home.
Beaver Falls is shown as a good sized hamlet in section 22, Beaver Falls township. A cemetery is near the village. School- houses are shown in the southwest part of section 8, in the south- west part of section 2, and in the western part of section 24. A mill is shown in the northeast part of section 15, owned by N. D. White. R. Butler is in the central part of section 12; B. Gordon is in the southeast part of section 1; J. Arnett is in the northeast part of section 25; E. N. Welch is in the northern part of seetion 20; T. H. Risinger is in the eastern part of section 8, and F. Sehaller in the northwest part of section 9.
The only church shown is in the northwest part of seetion 10, Camp township. Sehoolhouses are indicated in the southwest eor- ner of seetion 10, the southwest quarter of seetion 8, and the north- east corner of section 26. A mill is shown in the western part of section 18, and in the western part of section 27. HI. C. Jansen is southwest of the center of section 10; W. Foley is in the south- east part of section 14: N. O. Berge is shown in the central part of section 26, and C. Skielter in the southern part. O. O. Nesburg is in the western part of section 35, and William F. Grummons in the southwest part of section 36. A. Monson is in the eastern part of section 7. H. S. Johnson is in the northeast part of section 18. J. Halverson is in the southeastern part of seetion 18. Otto Hlaaek is in the northeast part of section 19. Renville postoffice is near the joining of sections 22, 23, 26 and 27. Three Mile creek is indicated. Foot ereek is also shown.
Three schoolhouses are shown in Cairo, in the northwest part of sertion 8, in the western part of section 28 and in the south- eastern part of section 27. Mud lake, Mud creek and Foot ercek are shown. E. O'llara is in the northeast corner of seetion 8, D. E. Rector is in the central part of section 20, M. M. Buek is in the southeast part of seetion 29.
The map is by no means complete. The few farms seleeted for mention were evidently taken haphazard. Some of the towns in which no farms are given, were fairly well settled. But the map recalls many names now forgotten and gives the pres- ent day reader an idea of the appearance that Renville county made in the geographies of forty years ago.
The list of patrons of the atlas in which this map appeared is also interesting. for while many prominent men are omitted, the list nevertheless gives the names of many people who, in those days, were well known.
Marschner township (Norfolk)-Charles H. Sherwood, see- tion 34, a farmer, born in MeHenry county, Illinois, who came to Minnesota in 1856.
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Elkhorn township (Melville)-Newton G. Poor, section 18, farmer, born in Warren county, Pennsylvania, who came to Min- nesota in 1856.
Milford township-J. J. Clark, section 2, a farmer, born in New York, who came to Minnesota in 1871: W. Il. Graham, see- tion 2. a farmer, born in New York, who came to Minnesota in 1×63: and K. Olson. section 18, a Farmer, born in Wass, Norway, who came to Minnesota in 1873.
llawk Creek township-F. W. Brasch, section 8, a farmer. born in Germany, who came to Minnesota in 1866: Carl Lewis. Minnesota Falls. a merchant, born in Stafford, Conn., who came to Minnesota in 1857: George Lewis, Minnesota Falls, a black- smith, born in Delaware county. Indiana. who came to Minnesota in 1857; K. T. Reed, section 16, a farmer, born in Norway, who came to Minnesota in 1867; Mlanlore Robideaux, section 28, a farmer. born in Canada, who came to Minnesota in 1853: George Theny. section 1. a farmer. born in Quebec, Canada, who came to Minnesota in 1557; Jesse Wym, section S. a farmer, born in Warren county. Indiana, who came to Mimesota in 1864.
Beaver Falls township-Henry Ahrens. Beaver Falls, a miller. born in Germany, came to Minnesota in 1861; James Arnold, Beaver Falls, sheriff, born in Licking county, Ohio, came to Min- meseta in 1867: John A. Arnett, section 25. a farmer, born in New York. came to Minnesota in 1862: Peter Berndgen. Beaver Falls. dealer in general merchandise, born in Prussia, Germany, came to Minnesota in 1859: Russell Butler. section 12, a farmer, born in Clinton county. New York. came to Minnesota in 1864: J. W. Barnard. Beaver Falls, Arnggist and postmaster, born in Canada, came to Minnesota in 1870: David Corrothers. Beaver Falls, a farmer, born in Mansfiell. Ohio, came to Minnesota. in 1556: Win. Crowley. Beaver Falls, proprietor of the Dacota House. born in Bradford county. Pennsylvania, came to Minne- sota in 1860: Lottie A. C'lift, section 8, a teacher, born in Indiana, rame to Minnesota in 1857: 6. H. Drew. Beaver Falls, dealer in fruit trees, born in Richmond, Va .. came to Minnesota in 1850: John M. Dorman. Beaver Falls. lawyer and court commissioner. born in Rockbridge county. Virginia, came to Minnesota in 1865 : Eric Ericson. Beaver Falls, county auditor, born in Jefferson county. Wisconsin. came to Minnesota in 1871: Charles W. Fleischer. Beaver Falls, millwright. born in Saxony, Germany. came to Minnesota in 1871; G. T. Gronnernd, Beaver Falls, a merchant, horn in Norway, came to Minnesota in 1872: Hans Gromernd. Beaver Falls, county treasurer, born in Norway, came to Minnesota in 1871 : E. II. Gates, Beaver Falls, saloonkeeper, born in Connecticut, came to Minnesota in 1855; C. Henning. Beaver Falls, a merchant, came to Minnesota in 1865, born in Prussia. Germany : D. S. Hall, Beaver Falls, clerk of the district court.
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born in Kenosha county, Wisconsin, came to Minnesota in 1866; Henry Hipple, Beaver Falls, blacksmith, born in Perry county, Pennsylvania, came to Minnesota in 1856; P. W. Heins, Beaver Falls, dealer in hardware and farming tools, born in Hanover, Germany, came to Minnesota in 1868; Leonard Hiller, Beaver Falls, retired, born in Bavaria, Germany, came to Minnesota in 1874: 11. Kelsey, Beaver Falls, editor of the Renville "Times," born in Danville, New York. eame to Minnesota in 1874; George H. Megquier, Beaver Falls, probate judge, county attorney and superintendent of county schools, born in St. Clair county, Maine, came to Minnesota in 1867; S. R. Miller, Beaver Falls, attorney at law, born in Mansfield, Ohio. came in 1871: Jeppa Pearson, Beaver Falls, cabinetmaker and furniture dealer, born in Sweden, came in 1865 : T. Il. Risinger, section 8. a farmer, born in Indiana, came to Minnesota in 1860; T. H. Sherwin, Beaver Falls, physi- cian and surgeon, born in Allegany county, New York, came to Minnesota in 1860; N. Stone. Beaver Falls, merchant and grain dealer, born in Canada, came to Minesota in 1854; Frederick Shaller, seetion 9. a farmer, born in Germany, came in 1870; Charles A. Tripp. Beaver Falls, a farmer, born in Wisconsin, came in 1868: M. M. Taylor, a farmer, born in East Canada, came in 1865: N. D. White, a farmer and miller, born in New York, came in 1862.
Birch Cooley township-William Brennan, section 27. clergy- man, born in Ireland, came to Minnesota in 1866: James M. Eaton, section 36. a farmer and judge of probate, born in New Hampshire, came to Minnesota in 1869; Peter Henry, section 8, a farmer born in Ireland, came to Minnesota in 1853; Holder Jacobus, section 12 (Camps, born in Ireland, came in 1865; George MeCulloch, section 20, a farmer, born in Scotland, came in 1853.
Cairo township-M. M. Burk, section 29, a farmer, born in Vermont, came to Minnesota in 1869; Edmund O'Hara, section 8. a farmer. born in Limerick county. Ireland, came in 1866: and Datis E. Rector, section 20. a farmer, born in Schenectady county. New York. came in 1866.
Rockford township ( Brookfield)=Edward K. Pellet, section 34, a farmer and teacher. born in Massachusetts, came to Minne- sota in 1871; Charles E. Porter, section 26, a farmer, born in Illinois, came in 1872: George D. Richardson, section 34. a farmer, born in Delaware county. Indiana, came in 1867: and Flora E. Wilson, Brookfieldl. a teacher, born in Dakota county.
Preston Lake township-11. T. Bartlett, section 22, a farmer. born in Germany, came to Minnesota in 1868: Hiram Il. Davis. section 7. a farmer. born in Wyoming county, Pennsylvania, came in 1856; Watkins Eynon, section 16, a farmer and carpenter. born in Wales, came in 1873: Elijah Houck, section 14, a farmer.
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born in New Hampshire, came in 1854; Francis Maddock, sec- tion 8, a farmer, born in England, came in 1852.
Boone Lake township-John Booth, section 24, a farmer, born in Dutchess county, New York, came to Minnesota in 1855; James Chapman, section 30, a farmer. born in Niagara county, New York. came in 1866; T. M. Cornish, section 7, stockraiser and farmer, born in New York city, eame in 1872; W. D. Graham, section 28, a farmer, born in Oakland county, Mich., came in 1863: George R. Green, section 32, a farmer, born in Chenango county, New York, came in 1852; George Maddock, a farmer, born in England. came in 1857; Tim McKeough, section 30, a farmer, born in Canada, came in 1872; James MeKeough, section 30. a farmer born in Ireland, came in 1871; G. G. MeKibb, Wil- liam MeLaughlin, section 22, a farmer, born in Schuyler county, New York, came in 1853: James S. Nils, section 33, a granger, born in Indiana, came in 1855; J. W. Post, section 30, a farmer, born in Niagara county, New York, came in 1866; Moses T. Ridout, section 32, a farmer, born in New York, came in 1871; Ira S. Shepherd, section 33, a farmer, born in Cattaraugus county, New York, came in 1855: G. D. Stoddard, section 24, a farmer, born in Steuben county, New York, came in 1865; W. G. Sim- mons, section 30, a farmer, born in England, came in 1871; Al- bert Schultze, seetion 12, a farmer, born in Germany, came in 1868; William HI. Simmons, section 24, a farmer, born in Eng- land, came in 1871; J. H. Tyson, section 30, a farmer, born in Champlain county, New York, came in 1867 ; H. T. White, section 26, a farmer, born in Oswego City, New York, came in 1861 : John Wilt. section 26. a farmer, born in Dane county, Wisconsin, came in 1873.
The native-born population in 1870 was 1,808, divided as fol- lows: born in Minnesota, 707; New York, 314; Wisconsin, 199; Ohio, 62; Illinois, 101; Pennsylvania, 72. The total foreign born population was 1,411, divided as follows: born in British Amer- ica, 143: England and Wales, 34: Ireland, 116; Scotland, 4: Ger- many. 248; France, 3; Sweden and Norway, 775.
The population by minor civil divisions was as follows: Beaver (now called Beaver Falls), total 569, native born, 401, foreign born, 168: Bireh Cooley, total 503, native born, 306, for- eign born. 197: Cairo, total 326, native born, 227, foreign born, 99; Camp, total 418, native born 154, foreign born, 264; Cedar Mills, total, 205. native born, 180. foreign born, 25; Cosmos, total 62, native born, 41, foreign born 21; Flora, total 269, native born, 186, foreign born. 83; Hawk Creek, total 253, native born, 94, foreign born, 259; Preston Lake, total 198, native born, 86, for- eign born, 230.
In 1870 the assessed value of real and personal property in Renville county was $225,143, the real value $1,209,252. The
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total taxation was $6,084, the state, $926, the county, $4,165 and the town and village, $993. The public debt was $1,000.
Renville county, in 1870, contained 512 farms, which are di- vided according to their acreage as follows: Under three aeres, 1; from three to ten acres, 142; from ten to twenty acres, 183; from twenty to thirty aeres, 159; from fifty to 100 aeres, 26, and from 100 to 500 acres, 1.
Improved acres of land, 9,728; woodland, 3,990 aeres; other land unimproved, 61,084 acres. Cash value of farms, $343,490; cash value of farming implements and machinery, $30,149; total amount of wages paid during the year, including value of board, $4,920; total (estimated) value of all farm products during the year including value of board, $96,043. Value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter. $2,606; value of all live stock, $16.999; number of horses, 404, number of mules and asses, 20; milch eows, 993; working oxen. 823: other cattle, 936: sheep, 833: swine. 285.
Spring wheat. 43,289 bushels: rye. 511 bushels: Indian corn, 6.537 bushels: oats, 27.659 bushels: barley. 3,610; buckwheat, 399 bushels ; wool, 1,735 pounds ; peas and beans, 97 pounds; Irish potatoes, 14,761 bushels: butter, 40,185 pounds; cheese, 610 pounds ; hay, 9,731 pounds : sorghum, 237 pounds.
CHAPTER XXIV. VILLAGES PLATTED AND INCORPORATED.
Thirteen Plats Recorded-Surveys, Locations and Owners-In- corporated Cities and Villages-Date of Incorporation- Village Limits.
Thirteen plats of villages are recorded in Renville county. One of these has since become a city and nine have become in- corporated villages. The other three were of considerable im- portance as flourishing settlements in the early days, but with- out railroads. they failed as time passed to grow as their pro- prietors had hoped.
Beaver Falls was surveyed July 25, 1866, by T. W. Caster, in the northwest quarter of section 22, township 113, range 35, and filed July 4, 1867. The original owners were Sam Mel'haill and David Corrothers.
Birch Cooley was surveyed June 17, 1866, by David Watson, on section 4. township 112. range 31, and filed November 16, 1870. The original owner was Lewis La Croix, Sr.
Vicksburg was surveyed October 21, 1870, by M. S. Spicer, in the southeast quarter of section 19, township 114, range 36, and filed February 6, 1871. The original owners were Zumwinkle Simon Burch and William Read.
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Bird Island was surveyed July 18-31, 1878, by E. G. Nourse, on the southeast quarter of section 14, range 34, township 115, and filed November 30, 1878, and refiled June 3, 1914 (according to section 6859, pp. 1474 of the G. L. of Minn., 1913). The orig- inal owner was the Bird Island Townsite company.
Hector was surveyed September 11-14, 1878, by D. N. Cor- rell, on the northeast quarter of section 29, township 115, range 32, and filed April 9, 1879. The original owner was the Hlastings and Dakota Railway Company.
Renville was surveyed September 19-21, 1878, by D. N. Cor- rell, on the southwest quarter of section 5, township 115, range 36. filed April 9, 1879. The original owners were the Hastings and Dakota Railway Company.
Olivia was surveyed September 27-28, 1878, by D. N. Correll, on the southwest quarter of section 7, township 115, range 34, filed April 9, 1879. The original owner was the Hastings and Dakota Railway Company.
Sacred Heart was surveyed October 3-4, 1878, by D. N. Cor- rell, on the north half of section 7, township 115, range 37, filed April 9. 1879. The original owner was the Hastings and Dakota Railway Company.
Buffalo Lake was surveyed in Angust. 1881, by M. D. Rhame, on section 30, township 115. range 31, and filed August 31, 1881. The original proprietors were John C. and Dorothea Riche.
Franklin was surveyed in July, 1882, by George W. Cooley, on a portion of the southwest quarter of section 1. township 112, range 34, and filed August 9, 1882. The original owners were Axel Anderson and Halleek Anderson.
Morton was surveyed July, 1882. by George W. Cooley. on a portion of the west half of the northeast quarter and the east hall of the northwest quarter of section 31, township 113, range 34. and filed August 9, 1882. The original owners were William G. Bartley, Elizabeth S. Bartley. George Buerry and Salome Buerry.
Fairfax was surveyed August 29, 1882, by George W. Cooley, on the northwestern quarter of section S. township 112, range 32, and filed October 9. 1882. The original owners were John Welch and Mary Welch.
Miles (Danube) was surveyed June 27-28, 1898, by Charles G. Johnson, on the east half of the southeast quarter of section 6. township 115. range 35, filed July 3, 1899. The original owners were Angust Sommerfield and Tillie Sommerfield.
INCORPORATIONS.
Renville county has one city and nine villages. Renville was incorporated as a village before it became a city, and there was also at one time a village organization in Beaver Falls.
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Renville. The village of Renville was incorporated by an act approved by the legislature February 19, 1881, under the act of legislature approved March 4, 1875. The following parts of territory were declared a village corporation: The south one- half (12) of the northwest one-quarter (14), and the southwest quarter (11) all of seetion numbered five (5) and the northwest one-quarter (14) of the northeast quarter (14) of section mm- bored eight (S), all in the township numbered one hundred and fifteen (115) north, in range numbered thirty-six (36) west.
John B. Boyd, William F. Baade and P. Williams, were ap- pointed commissioners to perform the aets relating to the or- ganization of the village.
The charter election was ordered for March 15, 1881, at the office of J. T. Brooks.
Additional territory was attached to the village by an elee- tion held May 24, 1892, in charge of J. C. Spencer, F. O. Gold and Simon Johnson.
Renville city filed its charter with the register of deeds Janu- ary 17. 1906. The boundaries were described as follows :
"All of section five (5) and the north half (N. 12) of sec- tion eight (8), township one hundred fifteen (115) north, range thirty-six (36) west, excepting the southeast quarter (S. E. 11) of northeast quarter (N. E. 14) of said section eight (8) and south twenty-eight (28) acres of southwest quarter (S. W. 14) of northeast quarter (N. E. 1;) of said section eight (8), town- ship one hundred fifteen (115) range thirty-six (36)." The elected officers were to be a mayor, a city clerk. a treasurer, a municipal judge, two justices of the peace, one alderman from each ward. and two aldermen at large. The officers of the city appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council were to be : a city attorney. an assessor, a board of health, three park com- missioners, a chief of police, two constables, a street commis- sioner, a chief of the fire department and a superintendent of the light and water plant. Following are the persons who signed the proposed charter: T. O'Connor, president : L. D. Barnard, secretary ; Il. N. Stabeck, J. H. Dale, L. E. Lien. E. H. Heins, A. R. Holmberg. F. O. Gold, A. L. Bratsch. Chris Jensen, L. E. Lambert, P. Haan, A. M. Holton. R. T. Daly and William O'Connor.
Bird Island. The village of Bird Island was incorporated by . an act approved by the legislature March 1, 1881. It was to inelnde the following territory : The south half of seetions eleven (11, and twelve (12), all of sections thirteen (13) fourteen (14), twenty-three (23) and twenty-four (24) and the northeast quar- ter (1) of the northeast quarter (14) of seetion twenty-six (26), in township one hundred and fifteen (115), north of range thirty-four (34). west.
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The officers were to be: one president, five councillors, one treasurer, two justices of the peace, one recorder, and each, ex- cept the justices of the peace, was to hold his office for the term of one year and until his sneeessor was elected and qualified. The justices of the peace were to hold their offices for two years and until their successors were elected and qualified. In addi- tion to the above the council had the power to appoint, and de- fine the duties of one street commissioner, one village attorney, one village marshal, and such other officers as the council deemed necessary. No member of the village council should hold any other office under the authority of the village during the term for which he was elected to the council. The president and the members of the village council should not receive any salary or compensation whatever for services as such officers.
The first officers of the village were: M. Donohne, president ; W. H. Holbrook, J. W. Ladd, Charles C. Ladd, J. W. Barnard, E. II. Keenan, eonneillors: George H. Megqnier, village attor- ney; T. M. Paine, village treasurer; D. D. Williams, village recorder : J. H. Feeter, street commissioner ; W. Il. Lewis, village marshal ; Wesley Moran, Fred Hodgdon, justices of the peace.
Bird Island village was reincorporated November 15, 1905, at a special election held for this purpose. Firty-two votes were cast for reincorporation and nineteen votes were cast against reincorporation. The clerks of the election were: F. L. Puffer and Albert Brown. The judges of the election were: L. E. Sher- wood, D. J. Deasy, John Kromer, and the village recorder was .1. II. Feeter.
Hector. The village of Hector was incorporated by an act approved by the legislature February 23, 1881, under the act of 1875. The boundaries were as follows: All those portions of the county of Renville described as the southeast quarter (14) of seetion mumbered twenty (20) and the southwest quarter (14) of section mbered twenty-one (21) and the west half (1/2) of seetion numbered twenty-nine (29) all in township numbered one hundred and fifteen (115) range thirty-two (32).
C. II. Nixon, O. F. Peterson and John Truman senior, were ap- pointed commissioners to do the acts relating to the organization of the village, provided for by seetion nine (9) of the said stat- ute. This act was to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Olivia. The village of Olivia was incorporated by an act approved by the legislature March 4, 1881. The territory was to include: All of section seven (7), south half (15) of section six (6), north half (12) of section eighteen (18), west half (16) of section eight (8), and northwest quarter (1;) of section seven- teen (17), southwest quarter (11) of section five (5), township of Bird Island. This was to constitute the village of Olivia under
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the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-nine (139) of the general laws of the State of Minnesota for the year 1875.
Peter Heins, N. Stone and William Christensen were desig- nated commissioners to carry out the provisions of section nine of said chapter and the secretary of state was directed to issue his official notification of the passage of this act.
Sacred Heart was incorporated May 15, 1883. This village is located in township 115, range 37, section 7.
Fairfax. On December 2, 1887, a petition was presented to the board, praying for the incorporation of the territory as Fair- fax, commencing at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 7, township 112, range 32, in said county, running east on the south line of sections 7 and S, one mile to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of seetion S, thenee due north on the quarter section lines, running with and south of sections 8 and 5 in said township and range, one and a half miles to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of seetion 5, thenee due west on the quarter line, running east and west through see- tions 5 and 6 in said township and range, one mile to the north- west corner of the southeast quarter of said seetion 6, thenee due south on the north and south quarter line of seetions 6 and 7, one and a half miles to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section. The petition was granted and an elee- tion ordered for January 5, 1888.
Morton. A petition was presented to the board, June 20, 1887, praying for the incorporation of the territory as Morton, located as follows: In the county of Renville and the state of Minnesota, in the township 113, range 34, section 31. The peti- tion was granted and the village was incorporated June 20, 1887, and an election was ordered to be held Angust 1, 1887. The fol- lowing names were signed to the petition: T. M. Keefe, D. C. Lang, J. D. Kennedy, W. M. Westpaul, George White, W. Nelson, 1. HI. McGowan, J. C. Vining, W. C. Keefe, B. Brown, A. Aurmer- man, James Middleton, A. M. Light, Don McNervin, Fred Mor- gan, C. A. Carleton, John P. Thiery, N. A. Stone, II. Brady, F. W. Orth, F. H. Gallery, W. G. Bartley, A. II. Keefe, T. H. Barkey, William Danson, H. B. Jackson, E. L. Haskins, Sam Smith, Ed- ward Rowler, M. HI. Rock, Peter Bertrang, T. W. Keating, Lib- bius White, W. W. Miller, George J. Veigman, James Brose, Frank Gaaseh, William Wall, Morris Cook, H. W. Noak, George II. Miller, J. A. Vickor, P. H. Ryan, John Tote, John W. Olson. Robert Henton, W. G. Bartley and F. HI. Gallery were appointed inspectors of the election.
Franklin. On March 20, 1888, a petition was presented to the board, praying for the incorporation of the territory, as Franklin, commeneing at the northeast corner of section 1, town- ship 112, range 34, running thence west on the north line of see-
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tions 1 and 2. one and a half miles to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 2, thence south on the quarter line of sections 2 and 11, town and range aforesaid, one and a half miles to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12. thence north on the east line of said section 12 and one and a half miles to the place of begining. The petition was granted and an election was or- dered April 24, 1888. -
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