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The clothes worn by the children were warm but primitive. The homespun goods brought from the old country lasted a long time and were made over and over until there was no wear lett in them. Outer clothes were for the most part made of blue jeans purchased at the Robert store at the mouth of Hawk creek.
The Bakke family purchased a pig from G. P. Green and a sheep from Thor Helge.
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son. both in Sacred Heart township. The mother sheared the sheep, carded the wool, and knit warm socks and mittens.
Jolin Bakke attended school in a log schoolhouse in section 10, district 41. The first teacher was Nellie Enestvedt, now Mrs. P. O. Kittlesland. Sometimes he at- tended the school in district 42, on the Brevig farm. The first teacher here was T. Simpson Norgaard. Another early teacher was Christian Hegge, an old sol- dier who had been a professor in Chris- tiana, Norway, and who was a scholarly man versed in many languages.
As the years passed conditions gradually improved. The father built up the dugout with logs so that it was in reality a log house. Next a frame house was erected, the lumber being hauled from Willmar with oxen 40 miles away. In the mean- time suitable barns and outbuildings had been constructed.
John Bakke tells with especial relish his experience during the great storm of 1873, when so many perished in Renville county. Some of the pioneers had no facilities on their place for watering their stock and it was the duty of the boys in the families to drive the cattle to a spring some distance from the Bakke home. On the day of the big storm, the weather being warm and mild, John Bakke. and his boyhood friend, Ole Berg, the son of Paul Berg, a neighbor, started for the spring with their cattle. They reached the spring and started back. When they were about a mile from home · the wind suddenly changed to the north- west and a terrific blizzard held them in its grasp. The boys were nearly blinded, they could not see the trail, and the cattle were almost unmanageable. But the fathers of the youngsters met them on the trail, and by the hardest kind of work the two men and the two boys managed to get the cattle to safety. Other neighbors who had cattle at the spring were not so fortunate. The cattle got astray, some were killed by the cold, and a few wan- dered down the creek to Joseph Schaffer's where they were cared for until the storm had passed. The little dugout was covered with the drifting snow. On this and other occasions the snow often drifted above the top of the door, so that when the family started to leave the dugout in the morning they would find their way blocked by a solid bank of snow.
For several years the family used oxen with which to break the land and do their farm work. In the early days, Nels John- son Bakke, Paul Berg, Nels Thorstad and Ole Fugleskjel bought a Buckeye machine which was a combined mower and reaper. They took turns using this machine on their farms and took turns supplying oxen to draw it. It was John Bakke's duty to drive the oxen. The machine gathered the wheat into bunches which the men who followed bound into bundles by hand. Nels Thorstad had a pair of black oxen which
were especially unmanageable. They con- tinually got into the grain and were al- most beyond the control of the boy driving them. John Bakke remembers to this day the spectacle he must have presented, cry- ing bitterly as he tried to do his best with the vexatious animals.
Mr. Bakke also remembers the grass- hopper ravages. One day when they were the worst they were so thick that people out of doors had to cover their face with their hands to keep their flesh from being beaten to a pulp by the swarming insects. About Hawk Creek the farmers attempted to drive them away by burning straw, but this had little effect. The last year of the ravages, when the new brood left after eating up everything that was green, their flight darkened the sun like some great cloud.
As a boy Mr. Bakke often fished in Hawk creek. At that time the fish were plenti- ful, especially pickerel and buffalo fish. One day John Bakke with the Deason and Thorstad boys went fishing in the creek and caught so many that they had to throw some away, the weight being more than they could carry home.
The nearest market place during the early days was at Willmar, forty miles away. Mr. Bakke often accompanied his father to that place, and when he was no more than twelve years old he made trips there, driving the oxen alone in company with neighbors and bringing back goods for the household.
Prairie fires often swept the country. Hay stacks were burned down, and some- times a cabin would be destroyed in spite of efforts made to check the progress of the flames.
HECTOR TOWNSHIP.
Hector township embraces Congressional township 115, range 32. It is bounded on the north by Brookfield township. on the east by Preston Lake township, on the south by Martinsburg township, and the west by Melville township. The C., M. & St. P. crosses it in the southern part and the village of Hector is within its borders.
The first settler in Hector township was John E. Lewis, who secured land in sec- tion 2 in 1872. The next settters came in the spring of 1873. They were W. H. Graham, J. J. Clark and Allen Parks, and they likewise settled on section 2, About this time a Mrs. Perry located on section 12. A little later in the year came John Baker. He also settled in section 2. Julia Graham and G. W. C'alwell settled in sec- tion 4. T. S. Benson and F. U. Baker set- tled in section 10. O. H. Baker settled in section 14.
During this and the two following years quite a few settlers came in. George W. Leasman, now proprietor of the Twin Hill and Willomine farms, gives some of their names as follows: Samuel Lightly, section 6; James Tarbert, section 6; John W. Ka-
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niff, section 8; A. W. Bemis, section 10; - Redman. section 12; David W. Toplif, section 14; Case Rail. section 18; Kjel Olson, section 18: Samuel Hatton, section IS; Frank A. Green, section 20; Frank Green, section 20; Albert Green, section 20; Rudolph Green, section 20; August Mahn, section 20; Charles H. Leasman, section 20; M. B. Foster, section 26: Riley Foster, section 26: Peter Prelwitz, section 26; August Prelwitz, section 28; J. B. Per- kans, section 30; John Perkins, section 30; Frank Marsh, section 30; J. C. Edson, sec- tion 34; Reuben Nightingale, section 8. George W. Leasman himself settled in sec- tion 22 in 1874. To this list might be added James G. Torbert and Charles A. Hamisch.
Among the men who have lived for many years in Hector may be mentioned E. L. Colby, W. E. Kemp, Charles Wenz, Thomas Toole and Henry Mihm. Among the early settlers whose names have been furnished by these gentlemen are John H. Blomen- dale, T. F. Miller, Fred Myres, Philip Kirchner, William Wolff, Dar. Fink, George Raitz, Gust. Wolff, William Ebert, John Dolan, P. O'Donnel. William Dalton, and Gustaf Schmalz.
John Baker was the first postmaster. He arrived July 1. 1873, with his wife and their four children. O. H., F. U., S. D. and Tsis R. Baker. He was appointed post- master and kept the office at his home in section 2. The mail route from Glencoe to Beaver Falls served this office. When Hector village was started, Mr. Baker re- signed. and W. D. Griffith became post- master in the new village.
Hector township was created April 7, 1874 as Milford, July 29. 1874 the name was changed to Hector, a town in New York, from which many of the settlers had come. The reason for the change was that another town in the state had already been named Milford. The first town meeting was held June 30, 1874, at the home of James Cummings, and the following offi- cers were elected : Supervisors, W. H. Graham (chairman). J. N. Chase and G. W. Calwell; clerk, J. J. Clark; assessor, William Perkins; treasurer, James Cum- mings; justices, John Baker and J. B. Perkins; ronstables, N. (. Rale and Allen Parks. The present officers are: Super- visors, W. E. Kemp (chairman), G. C. Henke, A. E. Jung; clerk, C. M. Vance; treasurer, P. E. Poole: justices of the peace, C. H. Reuber and G. W. Leasman; constable, Charles F. Torbert; assessor, George Torbert. The town hall, a 16 by 32, one-story structure of concrete blocks, was erected in the village of Hector in 1914.
The first real estate assessment of Hec- tor township, 115-32, then a part of Pres- ton Lake, was made in 1872. Those as- sessed were: John E. Lewis, section 2. In 1876, there were added to this list: I. Kourse, section 2: Spencer H. Stearns, section 2: Morris B. Foster, section 26;
J. B. Perkins, section 30; James Borden, section 2. (This piece was transferred to William F. Furlong.) In 1878, there
were added to this list: Angustus Brandt. section 30; J. S. Rowley, section 32; James C. Edson, section 34. By 1880, quite a number had acquired property in Hector township. Those assessed that year were: Spencer H. Stearns, section 2; Wmn. Furlong, section 2; John Baker, section 2: S. D. Baker, section 1; Wm. Kemp, section 3: Chas. E. Kemp, section 3: N. C. Little, section 4; Samnel Kline, section 4; Allen Parks, section 2; Reuben Nightingale, section 8; F. W. Baker, sec- tion 10: Riley Foster, section 14; S. G. Rathbone, section 16; Oscar H. Baker, sec- tion 14; Mary Nedre, section 17; Gustav Wolff, section 19; J. R. Butler, section 20; J. B. Perkins, sections 19, 30; Wm. Ebert, section 21; L. C. Russell. section 24; Mons Munson, section 24; Chas. H. Seivers, sec- tion 24; Peter Prelvitz, section 26; M. B. Foster, sections, 26, 35; Wm. F. Hurt, sec- tion 28; E. A. Griffith, section 28; F. T. Miller, section 29: Fred Meyers, section 29; August Brandt, section 30; Henry Memp, section 31: Dennis Navins, section 31; Patrick O'Donnell, section 31; Julian R. Rowley, section 32: J. C. Edson, sections 33, 34; N. J. Blemendahl, section 34; P. Foster, section 35: Catherine Smithi, sec- tion 36: M. Hally, section 36; Daniel Con- nelly, section 36.
The first personal property assessment in Hector township, 115-32, was made in IS76. Those assessed were: James Bor- den, O. H. Baker, T. S. Benson, F. W. Baker, John Baker, Geo. Brown, H. A. Bloomingdale, James Cummings, Lawrence Doyle, J. C. Edson, Riley Foster, W. H. Graham, Albert Greene, Frank Greene, E. E. Greene, Julia Graham, G. R. Hall, C. T. Hall, Joseph Harris, J. C. Halten. S. W. Halten, S. S. Kline. George Leasman, Charles Leasman, H. McDowell. K. Oleson. Peter Prelvitz, Allen Parks, J. B. Perkins, WV. S. Perkins, J. E. Perkins, Angust Prel- vitz, W. C. Russell, N. C. Rale, D. W. Top- liff, James Torbit, A. Lee, August Mahns.
Geo. W. Leasman's Reminiscences. About the middle of May, 1872, our family, con- sisting of my father, brother, two sisters and myself, left Randolph, Wisconsin, and set out for the west. We traveled in prairie schooners or covered wagons, on the side of which was printed "Dakota or Bust." Headed for Bismark, N. D., we trailed along by way of Portage and La Crosse, Wisconsin, Spring Valley, Roches- ter, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and St. Cloud, Minnesota. At St. Cloud we camped for a day to rest our horses and to take stock of our cash, and found to our sorrow that we had but little funds and that Dakota was out of the question. Father and I decided to go south from St. Cloud and go to Glencoe, Minnesota, where we could work on the H. & D. railroad, which was being built to Glencoe, Minnesota. We
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arrived at Glencoe June 20, 1872. We worked on the railroad about a month. When the grading was nearly completed, father heard, late one afternoon, that the contractor was going to "pull stakes" and leave early the next morning without pay- ing his men, so father hustled to Glencoe that evening and secured a writ of attach- ment on him. The next morning at day- light we received our pay. The rest of the men received nothing as the laws were that they could not serve papers out of the county, the county line being only two miles from camp. We then traded one team of horses for twenty acres of stand- ing wheat and two cows and the privilege of living in a log cabin on the northwest shore of Lake Moon in MeLeod county. The following spring we rented a farm in' the town of Collins, McLeod county, Minne- sota, from a homesteader by the name of David W. Toplif. In the spring of 1874, on May 29, my father, Charles H. Leasman, David W. Toplif and 1. filed on claims in township 115, range 32 W, in Renville county. now the town of Hector. Father located on the northern half of section 24, Mr. Toplif on the northwestern quarter of section 14, and I on the southwestern quar- ter and the western half of the northwest- ern quarter of section 22. The first set- tlers came in the spring and summer of 1873. They were: W. H. Graham, James Cummings, T. S. Benson, John Baker and three sons.
June 7. 1874. 1 built a claim shack, six by eight feet, and commenced breaking on a tree claim. This was a very hard task as the mosquitoes were very annoying. A smudge of green hay had to be kept burn- ing all night to keep them off. This job lasted for ten days.
During the winter of 1874 and 1875 I went to the woods around Silver Lake. about twenty-eight miles from my claim, and got logs enough to build a house 1S by 26 feet. That same winter my father and I took two loads of wheat to Minne- apolis, eighty miles away, and hauled back shingles and siding enough to shingle and side the house, which was built in 1875. That fall father bought a threshing ma- chine, and I earned enough to keep the wolf from our door.
During the grasshopper times of 1874-7 we had a hard time. The first three years left us enough for seed and bread. The fourth year resulted in no crop whatever. The grasshoppers ate the fields as bare as a traveled road. We tried to catch them in hopper dosers in coal tar. but with poor result. In October, 1875, we had a terrible prairie fire. We came near losing everything we owned. Fire breaks were of no use against the rolling fire. We lost four stacks of grain and several stacks of hay. Many of the neighbors lost grain and hay and one lost stables, grain and hay and nearly everything he had.
In January of the following winter we
had a blizzard that came up very suddenly. In five minutes we could not see the stables. The morning had been very fine and mild. My mother had gone to the neighbors. Fearing she might have started for home I hitched up a team and started alter her. By this time I could hardly see my team. I arrived at the neighbor's home all right, but had to face the storm going home. I could barely see the track which led me to within thirty rods of our stable. Father was in the stable waiting for my return and hallooing at the top of his voice. By following the sound of his voice I reached home safely. I do not think I could have found my way if I had not had father to halloo at intervals until he got an answer from me. We had many of these blizzards.
In 1877 1 went to the harvest fields of southern Minnesota. After harvest I moveu my threshing machine to Chaska, Minnesota, and earned enough to buy seed, teed and provisions to start over again. In the spring of 1878 I started for myself. I had the old threshing machine, with $450 due on it, and four three-year-old steers. I traded the steers for three head of horses with William Heckes, a horse trader, and he took a time note for the balance. I was very successful with the old threshing machine. In the fall of 1880 1 bought a steam threshing outfit and did well the first year. The second year was very wet and ] did not make enough to meet ex- penses. In 1882 ] became sick and lost both the engine and the homestead. being compelled to turn them over to the engine company for notes held against me. All that I now possessed was the tree claim. These and many other hardships were ex- perienced by me during the pioneer days of the seventies and eighties. It is forty- one years since 1 built my claim shack on the bleak prairie in Renville county. At that time I could stand on the top of my shack and see nothing but blue sky and green grass as far as my sight could reach. Today I have standing around my home on this bleak spot trees that measure thirty inches in diameter.
HENRYVILLE TOWNSHIP.
Henryville township embraces township 114-35. It is bounded on the north by Troy township, on the east by Norfolk township, on the south by Beaver Falls township, and on the west by Flora township. The hamlet of Bechyn is included within its boundaries and is located in the south- western part.
The first settler in Henryville township wa Patrick Barkey. He came in the spring of 1866 by ox team, bringing his large family and settling on the northwest quarter of section 27. One of his sons, Thomas H., secured a claim in the north- west quarter of section 34, while another, James, secured a claim in the southwest quarter of section 22. Other families soon
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came in. Among them may be mentioned Robert, George and John Nicholson; James, Stephen and John O'Neil; Michael and James Holden: Owen and Michael Heany; John Swoboda and Jacob Krell; Lawrence Boda. Dr. Henry Schoregge, Michael Goblarsch, Thomas Moore, Frank M. Carlson, Carl Holtz, Thomas G. Kelley, F. S. Kinney, Joseph Sharp and Joseph Kartax.
In 1869, township 114, range 35, now Henryville, was assessed as a part of Beaver township. Only two assessments were made in this township, Jacob Krell and John Swoboda, both in section 28. In 1870 there were added to this list: Al- meda Hodgdon, section 34; James S. Chap- man, section 34; J. B. Renville, section 35; James Butler, section 35. In 1871 this township was assessed as Henryville. The name added this year was: Thos. Barkey, section 34.
The first personal property assessment in Henryville was made in 1871. Those assessed were. Joseph Anderson, Anders Anderson. Thos. Barkey, Lawrence Body, A. H. Babcock, Patrick Barkey, Frank M. Carlson, E. Comstock, M. Fardin, Anthony Farrell, Michael Goblirsch, Anthony Gar- rity, Carl Holtz, James Holden, Michael Holden, Owen Heany, Michael Heany, Al- bert Johnson, Joseph Kartack, Jacob Krell, F. S. Kinney. Dennis Morse, Joseph Moore, Laben Moore, Patrick Morgan, Gus Mc- Clure, Thos. Nimits, Robert Nicholson, Geo. Nicholson, John O'Neil. Wm. O'Neil, Chas. O'Neil, Patrick O'Neil, James O'Neil, Sr., James O'Neil, Jr., Lars Pearsons, Henry Seely, John Swoboda, Henry Schoregge, Joseph Sharp, Charles Swo- boda, David Smith, Albert Scharbona. Joseph Scharbona, M. Tailor.
By 1874, quite a number of people had acquired property in Henryville, the real estate assessment that year being as fol- lows: John J. Schoregge, section 2; Frank Zetah, section 16; John Nicholson, sections 23. 27: James O'Neil, sections 26. 27: John O'Neil, section 26: Robert Nicholson, sec- tion 27: Patrick Barkey, section 27; Jacob Krell, section 28; John Swoboda, section 28; John Krell, section 28; David E. Smith, section 30; F. S. Kinny, section 30 (trans- ferred to Julius Runge) ; Henry Seely, sec- tion 32; Austin II. Babcock, section 18; Wenzel Swoboda, section 32; Joseph Kar- tak, section 32: Frederika Thiele, section 35 (transferred to John Shaffer): Thomas Barkey, section 34; R. R. Corey, section 34: M. D. Hall, section 34: J. S. Chapman, section 34; J. B. Renville. section 35: James Butler, section 35; David R. Culver, section 22.
Henryville took its name from Peter Henry, one of the best known of the pio- neer settlers, who died a few years ago in St. Paul. where he spent the last few years of his life. Thomas Henry Barkey, son of T. H. Barkey. was the first child born in the town, June 16, 1868. Many
claim that from him the town was named. Henryville postoffice was established in the house of Dr. Henry Schoregge, post- master. in 1879. The first religious serv- ices were held by the Catholics in 1869 and in 1880 a church was built with 35 families.
Henryville township was organized March 16, 1871, and the first election held March 28, 1871, at the home of Robert Nicholson. The following officers were
chosen : Supervisors, John Swoboda (chairman ), James Holden and F. M. Carl- son: clerk and assessor, T. H. Barkey; treasurer. L. G. Moore: justices, Joseph Sharp and James Greeley; constables, Henry Seely and David Smith; overseers ot roads, James Holden and F. M. Carlson. The present officers are: Supervisors. Charles W. Chroup (chairman), Frank Trochlil and Fred W. Kugelin; clerk, Lloyd Trochlil. The town meetings are held at the village of Bechyn.
KINGMAN TOWNSHIP.
Kingman township embraces township 116-34. It is bounded on the north by Kandiyohi county, on the east by Osceola township, on the south by Bird Island township, and on the west by Winfield township.
The first claim in this township was filed by (. H. Pettit August 2, 1866, section 25. In 1869 F. D. Hunt filed on section 2: George B. Wright on sections 6, S. 14 and 26, and Dudley K. Johnson on section 22. The first school was taught by Clara Stearns in L. W. Stearns' house, during the winter of 1878-79. The first birth was W. M., a son of David and Anna Coons, born July 12, 1878. The first death was that of J. H. Sangmyhr, who died May 10, 1881. aged ninety-six years, eleven months and twenty-four days.
Kingman township was organized Sep- tember 3, 1878. and an election ordered to be held at the home of H. W. Jones, sec- tion 20, September 24, 1878. The officers elected were as follows: Supervisors. A. P. Altman (chairman). E. Fouch and D. Coons: clerk, S. T. Salter: assessor, L. W. Stearns; treasurer, H. W. Jones; justices, L. W. Stearns and John Pfeiffer; con- stables. D. Coons and 1. B. Porter. Altman. Fouch and Coons for supervisors, and L. WV. Stearns for justice each received seven votes. The other candidates each received six votes. S. T. Salter called the meeting to order. L. W. Stearns was chosen as temporary moderator and S. T. Salter as temporary clerk. The polls were kept open through the day. The judges of election were H. W. Jones, A. P. Altman and John Pfeiffer. The present officers are: Super- visors. George Tauber (chairman), F. H. Manderfield and William Klemenhagen; clerk, O. C. Anderson.
The first real estate assessment in town- ship 116, range 34, now Kingman. was made in 1870. Those assessed that year
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were: F. D. Hunt, section 2; C. B. Howell, section 2; George B. Wright, sections, 6, 8, 14. 20; C. H. Pettit, sections 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35. In 1877 there were added to this list: C. J. Barnes, section 2; R. J. Mendelhall, sections 25, 27, 28, 29; F. H. Clark, section 29; Henry Grethen, section 33; D. K. Johnson, section 22; Thayer & Kingman, sections 25, 27; J. O. Wanvig, section 19; H. B. Howell, section 2; David C. Shepherd, section 3.
The first personal property assessment of Kingman township, 116-34, was made in 1879. Those assessed were: A. P. Altman, John Brooton. David Coons, Wm. H. Frederick, D. W. Guptel, John Gibbs, Henry Jones. Frank Merriman, Leander Stearns, Seth T. Salters, John Pfeiffer, Mrs. S. H. Persson, B. Ever. In 18SI, there were added to this list: Samuel Anderson, John Anderson, Adelbert Wilson, Robt. Regnals.
MARTINSBURG TOWNSHIP.
Martinsburg embraces township 114-32. It is bounded on the north by Hector, on the east by Sibley county, on the south by Wellington township, on the west by Palmyra township. W. T. Grummons be- ing a county commissioner and a resident of this town at the time it was organized, named it atter a son of his named Martin.
The first claims in this township were filed July 2, 1873, by William Chalk in section 20, and by Thomas Torbenson in section 18, October 21, 1873. In 1874 Win- field S. Jones filed on section 10. In 1875 James Smith filed on section 28.
Martinsburg township was organized September 3, 1878, and an election was ordered to be held at the home of J. B. Mohan in section 22, on September 24, 1878. Owing to insufficiency of notice the election was not held until November 5. 1878, with the following result: Super- visors, Luna Benson (chairman), Ferdi- nand Marquardt and Friedrich Schwarz; clerk, Smith Dewees: constable, Swan Pearson. The present officers are: Super- visors, John P. Bergman (chairman ), Gus- tav Mueller and Fred Kammrath; Clerk, Ernest Hertel; treasurer, F. J. Macheledt. In 1892 the township erected a town hall in the southwest corner of section 15.
The first real estate assessment in Mar- tinsburg, 114-32, then a part of Wellington, was made in 1874. Those assessed were: Isaac Root, section 20. In 1875 there was added to the list: Winfield S. Jones, sec- tion 10. By 1875 there were added to this
list: P. D. Winchell, section 20; James Smith. 28; Thomas Torberson, 18; Fred Schwartz, 24: Henry Boland, 22; James Hanna, 32; John M. Anderson, 18. In 1880 the following names were added: Johr Borgeson. section 30; Reinhold Fritz, 18; Samuel Gilbertson, 6; August Kreiger. 23: Willianı F. Lange, 2; Andrew Machledt, 13; Mathew Nolan, 27: Anna L. Smith, 28; Ellen Tompkins. 30.
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