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But the fifteen-year county seat war had the effect of deplet- ing her treasury and discouraging her business men for a time. One of the heavy expenses was a building, erected by the citi- zens of Bird Island, and offered free to the county as a court . house in the event of the removal to that place. The building
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was later used for the high and graded schools in that village, and was recently burned.
Among the old residents are Dr. F. L. Puffer, W. H. Jewell, Chas. Kenning, H. V. Poore, James Hurley, Frank Poseley, Jos. Feeter, Col. Jos. Haggett, Axel Richardson, Chas. H. Sherwood, S. Salter, W. P. Dinon, J. M. Olson, John Fewer, Geo. H. Bowler, Christ Boehm, Jess. Carney, Philip Johnson, L. L. Tinnes and others.
In the fall of 1887 the village received a rather serious set- back by the removal of the railroad division point to Montevideo. Over thirty families of railroad employees moved from Bird Island. This checked the growth for a short while, but the vil- lage soon recovered and has made steady progress since.
Bird Island has a population of about 1,000 people and is a desirable residenee and business center in every partienlar. The village improvements are especially attractive. A sightly city hall was erected in 1906. Aside from serving the usual village purposes, this building has a splendid auditorium for meetings and entertainments. The sewer system already covers the main street and an extension is now being constructed at a cost of be- tween $10,000 and $12,000. The waterworks system is adequate, with a large tower, an artesian well 112 feet deep, dug about ten years ago, and power furnished by an electric motor recently put in.
The schools under Prof. J. W. Pettersen are of the best, em- bracing, in addition to the usual high school work, courses in manual training, agricultural and normal training. The fair grounds, where fairs have been conducted for some thirty-five years are of material advantage in increasing the importance of the village. A newspaper, the Bird Island Union, is another fae- tor in the progress of the community. A good moving picture theater furnishes excellent diversion.
As a trading point, Bird Island offers many inducements to the farmers living in the neighboring rural districts. At one time the village handled the most freight between Minneapolis and Granite Falls.
The Masonic order, the Eastern Star chapter, the United Workmen, the Modern Woodmen, the Modern Brotherhood, the Royal Neighbors, the Hibernians, the Catholic Foresters. and the St. Joseph Society, are well represented here.
The churches are all prosperous. Rev. Gilbert Oppen, of Ren- ville, serves the Norwegian Lutheran church, while Rev. Anthony Scholzen serves the strong Catholic church. The Methodist Epis- copal church, organized about 1881 by Rev. John A. McDonald, and the Baptist church, organized about 1880, and united under the pastorate of the Rev. I. Richard Melwaldt, and services are held at the Methodist church.
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The Bird Island Commercial Club was organized in the early days of 1913 and has been an important factor in the social life of the village. The rooms are well furnished and form a popu- lar social center. The officers are: President, H. W. Mielke; vice-president, W. F. Lammers; secretary, Paul Kohlbe; treas- urer, Christ Boehme.
The Renville County Electric Co., with a large plant at Bird Island, and with headquarters in Minneapolis, was organized as the Central Minnesota Light & Power Co., Oct. 1, 1913, with a capital of $200,000. The Bird Island plant is a large one, thor- oughly well equipped. For eight years the streets of Bird Island were illuminated with acetylene gas. They are now lighted with some fifty electrie lights, and the twenty ornamental light posts add much to the beauty of the Bird Island streets. W. R. Rut- ledge is president of the company and D. B. Rutledge the see- retary. J. HI. Yarnell is the superintendent. In addition to its local services, the Bird Island plant furnishes a current for Hec- tor, Buffalo Lake, Stewart and Olivia, and will probably supply Danube in the near future.
The Bird Island Ladies' Improvement Society was organized May 20, 1910. The first officers were Mrs. Il. A. Puffer, presi- dent; Mrs. J. F. Lorenz, vice-president : Mrs. H. C. Sherwood, secretary : Mrs. J. E. Essen, treasurer. Mrs. Essen resigned in October, 1910, and was succeeded by Mrs. Herman Koch. In May, 1911, the following officers were elected : Mrs. H. A. Puffer, president : Mrs. O. A. Neitzel, vice-president ; Mrs. Frank Murray, secretary ; and Mrs. Herman Koch, treasurer. Mrs. Puffer and Mrs. Koch resigned their offices in October and Mrs. H. C. Sher- wood was elected president and Mabel Tinnes, treasurer. In May, 1912, the following officers were elected: Mrs. H. C. Sher- wood, president ; Mrs. O. A. Neitzel, vice-president : Mrs. Frank Murray, secretary, and Mabel Tinnes, treasurer. In May, 1913, the following officers were elected : Mrs. F. A. Baarseh. president ; Mrs. John J. Desmond, vice-president ; Lottie Sherwood, seere- tary, and Mabel Tinnes, treasurer. In May, 1914, the officers were the same as in 1913, with the exception of Florence Puffer as treasurer in place of Mabel Tinnes. In November. Lottie Sher- wood resigned as secretary and Mrs. J. W. Petterson was elected. The officers in 1915 were: Mrs. John 3. Desmond. president : Mrs. J. G. Lyon, vice-president ; Mrs. J. W. Petterson, secretary. and Florence Puffer, treasurer.
The purpose of the society is to develop and beautify the pub- lie park. This park was presented to the public by the railroad when the village was platted, but nothing was done to improve it until the ladies became interested. The improvement society seenred Max Plaender, landscape gardener, now of New Ulm, to draw up a set of plans, and these plans now hang on the wall at
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the city hall. Yearly the ladies do something toward bringing the park to its final perfection in accordance with these plans, and it is expected that in time the park will be one of the best in this part of the country.
The Bird Island Roller Mills constitute one of Bird Island's important industries. The company makes the excellent and well- known "Golden Cut" brand, engages in the general flour-milling business, manufactures flour and feed, and deals in wheat and grain. The building was ereeted some thirty years ago, and was then two stories high. Another story has now been added, so that there are now three stories and the basement. About 1900, F. W. Baarseh bought the mill from W. E. Coles, Jr. The com- pany was incorporated in 1901, with F. W. Baarsch as president, F. A. Baarsch as secretary and Otto Baarsch as treasurer. The capital stock of the company is $20,000. The present officers are : President, Mrs. F. W. Baarsch ; secretary and manager, W. F. Lammers ; treasurer, Christ Jenson. The mill has a capacity of about seventy-five barrels a day.
The history of the Bird Island postoffice is an interesting one. The first postmaster was J. M. Bowler in 1878. He resigned and J. W. Ladd was appointed. Since then the postmasters have been : 1884, C. L. Lorraine; 1886. F. Ilodgdon; 1888, Albert Brown; 1890, L. E. Sherwood ; 1894, D. J. Deasy; 1898, I. S. Gerald (re- signed ) : 1900, Amund Dahl ; Sept. 10, 1906, J. H. Feeter ; Nov. 1, 1915, Joseph flaggett. Rural routes 1 and 2 were established in 1900, and route 3 some six years later. G. II. Bowler, the first carrier on Route 1, is still serving.
The village was incorporated under special act of the legis- lature, approved March 4, 1881, the site being located on land owned by the Bird Island Town Site Company, in the southeast quarter of seetion 14, several additions being made later. The following officers were appointed to serve until their successors were elected on the first Tuesday in April following and duly qualified : Mathew Donohue, president : W. M. Holbrook, J. W. Ladd, Charles C. Ladd, J. W. Barnard, and E. II. Keenan, conneillors; D. D. Williams, recorder; T. M. Paine, treasurer; Wesley Moran and Fred. Hodgdon, justices; 1. 11. Feeter, street commissioner; W. H. Lewis, marshal; G. H. Megquier, at- torney.
At the meeting of March 26, 1881, this eouneil ordered the first annual election to be held at the sehoolhouse in District 64. At this election on April 5, following. these officers were elected : M. Donohne, president ; W. P. Dinon, J. W. Ladd, R. C. Edding- ton, W. M. Holbrook, and M. R. Murphy, councillors ; W. P. Fowle, recorder; T. M. Paine, treasurer ; J. M. Bowler and C. F. Arper justices. The conneil at its first meeting appointed F. A. Merrill village attorney ; J. H. Feeter street commissioner; W. H. Lewis,
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marshal ; Hiram Sherwood, pound master; Dinon, Eddington, and Ladd, together with Attorney Merrill, were appointed a commit- tee to draw up a set of rules. And the recorder "was asked to request the county treasurer to pay into the village treasury that portion of the liquor fines collected from Bird Island sinee or- ganization." The village was reincorporated in 1905.
The present officers of the village are: President, John M. Olson; recorder, C. A. Strom; treasurer, Herman Mielke; pur- chasing committee, John M. Olson, C. A. Strom; street commit- tee, Jess. Carney, Frank Portly, A. J. Richardson; board of health, Dr. R. C. Adams, Oscar Johnson, Ingwar Ibsen ; cemetery board, Henry Arnsdorf, W. T. Bower, J. H. Feeter; park board, Howard A. Puffer, Paul Kolbe.
BUFFALO LAKE VILLAGE.
Buffalo Lake is a well-laid-out village and has waterworks, sewer, electric lights (put in late in 1914), a white way, a park, a bandstand, two banks and a newspaper. It is situated on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, seventy-five miles west of the Twin Cities, which afford a good and easily accessible market. The town is surrounded by the richest of agricultural countries. The prosperity of the business enterprises, while bespeaking the progressive enterprise of the business men, reflects also the pros- perity and thrift of the farming community round about. As a trading and marketing center, Buffalo Lake serves the needs of the farmers over a large area and has a reputation as a first- class business town. The magnitude of the business conducted by the several firms in different lines, the prosperous and business- like appearance of their places of business, their up-to-date stocks, their courteous treatment of customers and, in fact, the whole business spirit of the town is pleasing and attractive. With two banks, two large general stores, two hardware and implement firms, a grocery, a clothing store, harness shop, furniture store, jeweler and photographer, a sanitary meat market, two garages, drug store, restaurant, hotel, livery, feed mill and flour depot, two lumber yards, a new and model creamery, two produce stores, a well equipped blacksmith and machine shop. three privately owned grain elevators and a farmers' house that carries a side- line of machinery, there are no business needs of the farming community that cannot be well cared for. The village has an ex- cellent school that includes in its curriculum two years of high school work and is successfully presided over by a corps of five teachers, of whom Jos. E. Reichert is superintendent. The size of the classes that graduate annually on the strength of state credits received is sufficient testimony of the thoroughness of the work the school is doing.
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There are three churches, the Methodist Episcopal, of which Rev. Allison Barnard is the recently appointed pastor; Zions Lu- theran church, which has been under the pastorate of Rev. R. A. Schmidt for a great many years, and the Evangelical church, of which Rev. Max Wordelman is the present pastor. Besides the churches, schools and business places there are church and other societies, elubs, a village band, a baseball association, and the like. The Odd Fellows, the Woodmen, the Royal Neighbors, the Modern Brotherhood, the Sons of Herman and the auxiliary of the latter, have lodges here. There is an active Commercial Club that takes in hand the management of all fairs and celebrations and public attractions of a general nature. Then, too, the Com- mereial Club is a sort of standing committee of the whole to see that municipal matters that need attending to are not neglected. The streets are kept always in good repair, clean and attractive concrete sidewalks in every part of the village and numerous other improvements that help to make a village an attractive place to visit or to live in. There is a complete system of sewers and municipal water supply, and an electric service, which furnishes eurrent for lighting the streets, business places and residences as well as for power for those who choose to avail themselves of it, with all the modern conveniences hitherto found only in the larger cities. Buffalo Lake is a pleasant and congenial place to live; wideawake, progressive and thrifty.
One of the attractive features of the village is the White Way, consisting of twelve ornamental posts, on each of which is a eluster of five large lamps. This White Way gives to the village a truly metropolitan appearance and is a tribute to the progres- sive spirit of the inhabitants. The village water supply is re- ceived from two wells about 400 feet deep. The village owns both a gasoline and a steam engine and the water system is ex- cellent.
One of the first questions strangers ask is one that is prompted by the name of the town itself, "Where is the lake?" A half- mile north of the town is a small lake from which the village de- rived its name. In the early days this was a stopping place for troops and stage wagons erossing from Fort Ridgely on the Minnesota river to Hutchinson, on the edge of the timber set- tlements. There are still, on the south bank of the lake. traces of where the soldiers had one of their outposts after the massacre. The lake itself, though small. is picturesque and at- tractive.
The two best lakes of the county are five miles north and east, Preston Lake and Lake Allie. Beautiful lakes they are, indeed ; deep, clear water, firm, sandy bottom, with just a fringe of native trees along the shores to mark their boundaries. The lakes are about the same size, each about two miles across.
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Turning again to the agricultural phases of the country, we find therein the foundation for the prosperity of the villages and towns and their business enterprises. From Buffalo Lake, five rural mail delivery routes extend, making a total of abont 140 miles. Besides the delivery of mail, the country is strung with telephone lines till the farm house without a phone is the rare exception.
The fire department is well equipped and does excellent work whenever the occasion arises. Peter Fischer is the chief, Fred C. Eiselein the secretary and Frank Prelvitz the treasurer. The company has a chemical engine, hook and ladder, hose cart, and other equipment.
There have been three important fires in Buffalo Lake, but outside of these the village has been remarkably free from fire losses. The Buffalo Lake Manufacturing & Supply Co., operated for a few years as a foundry and machine shop. and was burned Oct. 5. 1900, entailing a loss of about $9,000. The Monson & Ger- ber grain elevator and warehouse was burned Jan. 30, 1901, en- tailing a loss of some $8,000. The O. T. Ramsland & Sons' general store was burned Dee. 31, 1904, the loss being estimated at some $6,000.
The mill has been an important factor in the growth of Buf- falo Lake. The mill was started by Green & Dahms, who moved from Biseay, near Hutchinson, in the nineties. They sold to Haag & Flor, of New Uhn. Flor sold to John Noonan and the firm became Haag & Noonan. Haag & Noonan sold to J. E. Stiles and Angust Voeks and the firm became Stiles & Voeks. Voeks sold to Claus Grelk and the firm became Stiles & Grelk. Otto Grelk entered the firm and the name was changed to Grelk & Son. Next John Lockway obtained an interest and the firm became Grelk & Lockway. Then the Grelk interests were sold to Michael Lehrer, of Springfield, and the firm became Lockway & Lehrer. This company operated it for a long period. It is now owned by the Berry Brothers.
Centering at Buffalo Lake are three farmers' associations which have been of much benefit to the community. The oldest is the Buffalo Lake Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. The risks it carried last year aggregated nearly two million dollars, according to the report submitted by the secretary, Frank Wall- nei. Next. there is the Equity Elevator. This organization deals in grain, fuel, farm machinery, etc. The third, the Buffalo Lake Equity Stock Shippers' Association, has handled for two years past practically all the stock shipped from this place. To this list might well be added the Boon Lake Co-operative Creamery Co., which has been a signal success through the several years of its existenee.
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The Buffalo Lake Industrial Mereantile & Trading Co. flonr- ished for a while. G. K. Gilbert foreclosed the mortgage, and the elevator was later demolished.
The Buffalo Lake Farmers' Elevator Co. was incorporated in 1906. The first officers were: President, M. B. Foster; viee-presi- dent, Darwin S. Hall; secretary, F. G. Nellermoe ; treasurer, Eu- gene Eiselein. The first directors were : M. B. Foster, John Keitel, J. A. Burgstaller, William Fluek, Eugene Eiselein, J. R. Landy, B. F. Sheppard, D. S. Ilall and F. G. Nellermoe. The building is now occupied by the Equity & Trading Co.
The Buffalo Lake Equity & Trading Co. is one of the leading institutions of Buffalo bake. The latest annual meeting was held Jan. 15, 1916. The ammal report on the business done, through the association during the past year showed a considerable in- crease and indicates that the association is in a prosperous and thriving condition. A total of 100 cars of stock were handled for the year as against 74 in the year previous. Though the faet. that most of the hogs shipped this year were lighter than a year ago reduced the relative gain in weight from what the number of ears would indicate. there was, however, a very substantial gain in gross weights. Given in round figures. the association handled stock to the value of $16,000. Of this, approximately $10,000 was paid over to the farmers who shipped. The balance went for freight, commissions, and other expenses.
The following were elected directors: F. B. Judd, Brookfield ; G. C. Henke, Heetor ; John Klneas, Grafton; Theodore Byhoffer, Boon Lake ; Fred Hensehke, Martinsburg; N. L. Monson, Preston Lake: A. M. Anderson, at large. The directors met and chose as officers. F. B. Judd, president ; John Klueas, vice-president ; N. L. Monson, secretary and treasurer.
For several years after the railroad came through, the present site of Buffalo Lake remained a marsh with no indication of a village. Trains stopped at Monson's Crossing, not far away, to Jet off passengers bound for the locality. At that time John C. Riebe owned a farm here. As a reward, it is said, for work done in connection with the county seat contest, the railroad company agreed to plat a village here. The village was accordingly platted in 1881 and named from the body of water some half-mile away. That year, F. C. Hamilton opened a place of refreshment on lot 9, block 11.
Early in 1882, John C. Riebe, who owned the farm home not far away, erected the present Buffalo Lake Hotel on lots 11 and 12, block 11. This was sold afterward to Wm. Goebel. It was conducted by the Goebel family until the spring of 1915, when Mrs. Goebel, the widow, retired from active life. Soon after the hotel was put up, J. E. Lewis opened a general store on lot 18, block 11. He disposed of the place to C. A. Peterson. The build-
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ing, now moved to lot 6, block 11, is now occupied by E. W. Reb- stock, druggist.
Late in 1882, Fred C. Riebe opened a place of refreshment on lot 12, block 10. This place developed into a hardware store and was destroyed by fire. Fred C. Riebe, a man with a wooden leg, was a notable character. From here he went to West St. Paul and there conducted a boarding house. Then he went to Cripple Creek, Col., where he met his death.
Village lots in Buffalo Lake were first assessed in 1882. The principal owner was D. A. Riebe. Those who had already secured lots were: Mrs. H. Hayden, lot 10, block 10; Geo. Painter, lot 18, block 10; J. E. Lewis, lots 17 and 18, block II, lot 1, block 12.
About 1884, Charles and Lonis Pretre opened a general store on lot 8, block 11. Walter and Henry Fauss bought the place. Henry Fauss sold his share to Charles Fanss. Walter Fauss also sold his share to Charles Fauss, who, in 1890, started a hardware store.
Ole Olson had the first blacksmith shop. He sold to John S. Fisher. who conducted the shop on lot 18, block 10.
Henry Mansfield conducts a small store on lot 13, block 10.
Angnst Klietzke started a wagon shop on lot 17, block 10.
The depot was ereeted in 1882 and soon thereafter the St. Croix Lumber Co., with Fred Krueger as manager, opened what is now the Stearns Lumber Co. yard, and Constant Steinkopf and John C. Riebe started buying grain in a flat house, where the Monarch Lumber Co. is now located. Krueger married Laura Riebe, a daughter of John C. Riebe. He left here in 1893 and located in South Stillwater.
A German Lutheran church, the present building. was erected in the early days, and a parish schoolhouse was erected back of the church. The story of the church is told elsewhere.
R. E. Sell who, until recently, was the oldest settler still in business, arrived in 1891 and opened a meat market on lot 14, block 10, where he was located until early in 1915. When he arrived, nearly all the business was in block 10. In block 11 were the hotel, a store and a club honse. The street between the two bloeks was a mud hole and there were no sidewalks.
F. G. Nellermoe, the banker, has the record of antedating all the men now engaged in business in Buffalo Lake. Peter Fischer, the blacksmith, and John Quast, the undertaker and furniture dealer, were here when Mr. Nellermoe arrived, but were not en- gaged in their present business.
Buffalo Lake was incorporated in April, 1893. The first offi- cers were : President, John C. Riebe : conncilmen, C. A. Peter- son, A. C. Stucke and August Klitzke: recorder, Fred Krueger;
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treasurer, Charles Hamann; justice of the peace, Nels Monson; constable, Ole Pederson. Joseph Fernholz was the clerk of the first eleetion.
The first meeting of the village council was held Feb. 8, 1892. The present officers are: President, J. W. Rusch ; councilmen, J. II Sander, Fred C. Eiselein, Walter Berry; recorder, W. D. Wallner; treasurer, Herman Yunker: justices of the peace, Charles Werner. Herman F. Moede and J. Fred Siats; constable, Claus Grelk : marshal, Cecil Michaelson ; assessor, W. D. Wallner.
A brief business directory follows: Auctioneers, R. II. Funk, C. G. MeEwen; Geo. Bagley Elevator Co. (G. A. Erickson, man- ager) ; Berry Bros. ( Walter Berry, manager), grist mill; Boon Lake Creamery (G. W. Kurth, manager), Lakeside; Elwin Bor- den, White Wyandotte Poultry and OIC Swine Breeder; Buffalo Lake Blacksmith & Machine Shop (L. A. Reep, prop.), oxy-acety- lene welding, horse shoeing, and plow work a specialty ; Buffalo Lake Commercial Club (H. L. Reep, president ; F. C. Eiselein, secretary ; Herman Yunker, treasurer) Buffalo Lake Creamery (J. E. Swanson, manager) ; Buffalo Lake Ilotel (Julius Tollefson, proprietor) : Buffalo Lake "News" (Thos. I. Foster, publisher) ; Buffalo Lake Opera House (Winkler Bros. managers) ; Buffalo Lake Produce Co. (J. B. Evenson, manager) : Buffalo Lake Town- ship Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Frank Wallner, secretary) ; Buf- falo Lake Motor Co. (E. W. Jacobitz and C. II. Werner) ; City Dray Line (II. L. Michelson, proprietor) ; A. Eiselein & Sons (Adolph, Eugene. Fred and Henry), general store: Equity Ele- vator & Trading Co. (P. HI. Fabel, manager) ; Farmers' State Bank (C. A. Kuske, president ; Nat. Kuske, cashier) ; Albert Far- rar, barber; Richard Fischer, grain elevator; Peter Fisher, fire chief : Funk & Wallner (R. H. Funk, Louis J. Wallner), livery ; Everett C. Gaines, physician; Grunke & Schultz, general store (Lakeside) ; Andrew Hanson, produce: Jno. Lauschke, shoe- maker : Lonis Lipke, junk ; Miller & Quast, groeers (R. E. Miller and Martin Quast) : Midland Lumber Company (Aug. Mielke, manager) : Cecil Miehelson, village marshal ; Frantz G. Nellermoe, insurance agent ; Jno. J. Nygaard, jeweler ; Fred C. Porter, cement worker (machinery) : Jno. Quast, furniture; E. W. Rebstock, drugs ; Reep Bros. (Harvey L. and Orlando O.), hardware : J. W. Rusch Land Co., farm lands and real estate (Jno Rusel) : Rein- hold Jakobitz, agent grain elevator ; Henry H. Schraan, hardware; P. E. Sehoeneman. postmaster: John Siats, restaurant : Reinhold E. Sell, meats; Siewert & Sander (Adolph G. and Fred W. Siewert, Rutherford and Jno. Sander), general store ; State Bank (capital stock, $25,000; J. C. Nagel, president ; F. G. Nellermoe, cashier) ; Stearns Lumber Co., Virgil P. Goodnow, agent ; George Sausele, garage ; Tri-State Telephone Co .; L. A. Reep, blacksmith : Jos. G. Williams, railway express and telegraph agent; D. W. Wallner,
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