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HISTORY OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL, was born in the province of Halland, Sweden, on the 19th day of May, 1832. He emigrated to the United States in 1868, and located in Wisconsin. He removed from there to Dakota in the spring of 1874, and took up as a homestead the southeast quar- ter of section 5, and the west half of the southwest quarter of section 4 in Benton, and in the fall of the same year brought his family here, and since then they have made their home on the homestead. He is a good farmer and a respected citizen.
KICKLAND, THEODORE, has been a resident of this county since November, 1883. He was born in New York, October 6, 1839. When the civil war broke out he enlisted in the 41st Ohio Infantry and served four years and eleven months. He was taken prisoner, and after having spent eighteen days in Libbey prison succeeded in mak- ing his escape, buying the first guard's silence for fifteen dollars, and hiding and running by the others. He traveled eighteen nights before he reached the Union lines. He was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga by a bar of iron six inches long and an inch thick, which took off two fingers and entered his right breast; it was sup- posed to be from a shell. After the war he lived in Wisconsin until he removed to his present farm of 240 acres in sections 13 and 14 in Benton, and engaged in farming. He has held the office of school director in Benton, and is a good and respected citizen.
LARSON, OLAUS, was born in Sweden in 1842, emigrated to this country in 1870, and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1876 he came to Dakota and settled in this county on the northwest quarter of sec- tion 3, in the town of Benton, which he filed upon as a homestead, and where he still resides, and has a well improved farm. He is also the owner of forty acres of section 4, in the same town.
LIFTO, ANDREW, is a native of St. Lawrence county, New York, and was born May 25, 1842. He worked in a saw mill at East Smith Falls in Canada five years; then in a shingle mill in New York; then came West and lived in Grant county, Wisconsin, until 1872, when he settled in this county. He secured by pre-emption the southwest quarter of section 26 in Benton, where he has since resided engaged in farming. He was constable two years and roadmaster one year.
MILLER, OLAF ANDERSON, is a native of Sweden, and was born April 18, 1840. He emigrated to this country and settled in Penn- sylvania until in 1879 when he removed to this county where he has since resided. He is the owner of the east half of the south- west quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter of section 6, in Benton, and has a good farm.
NEWKIRK, L. A., was born in New York, October 24, 1847. He lived in Michigan and Wisconsin before he came to this county in 1876. He then took up the northeast quarter of section 21, as a homestead, and the southeast quarter of the same section, in Benton, as a tree-claim and now has a good farm. He is an active and well-known farmer; has held the office of supervisor and other town offices and is an influential citizen, He now rents his farm and resides in the city of Sioux Falls,
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NELSON, NELS B., was born in Norway April 25, 1848, and emi- grated to the United States with his parents in 1857. He resided for sixteen years in Wisconsin and Iowa. In 1873 he came to this county, and secured as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 9 in Benton, where he resided until 1885 when he sold the farm and removed to Sioux Falls. While residing in Benton he was road supervisor and chairman of the town board, and held school district offices. In August, 1894, he was appointed on the police force in the city of Sioux Falls, which position he still holds, and makes a good official.
PEARSON, JOHN, is a native of Sweden, and was born July 28, 1857. He emigrated to the United States in 1876, and lived in La- fayette county, Wisconsin, until the summer of 1882, when he re- moved to Dakota and settled in this county, where he has since re- mained. He owns about 260 acres of land in section 8 in Benton, and also 40 acres of hay land in the northwest quarter of section 36, in Grand Meadow. He resides on the northwest quarter of section 8, in Benton, where he has a good farm with substantial buildings and improvements. He is a good farmer and a good citizen.
PEARSON, NELS, a native of Sweden, was born January 24, 1842. He emigrated to this country in 1869 and located in Wisconsin. In August, 1878, he came to Dakota, and has been a permanent settler of this county ever since. He bought and now owns the southwest quarter of section 15 and the northeast quarter of section 16. He has a good farm and a comfortable home for himself and family, and is a good citizen.
PETERSON, PETER M., a native of Germany, was born in 1846. He emigrated to New York and lived there for some time before com- ing to this county in 1876. He took up as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 8, in Benton, where he still resides. He also owns the southeast quarter of section 7, in the same town. He is a good farmer and a good citizen.
ROSTEN, AMOND, is a native of Norway, and was born May 15, 1834. He emigrated to the United States in 1870, and settled in Minnesota. In 1876 he removed from there to Dakota and located in this county, taking up as a homestead the northeast quarter of sec- tion 11 in Benton, to which he has since added by purchasing the southwest quarter of section 12. He has a good farm and is a re- spected citizen.
STAPLETON, THOMAS, is a native of England, and was born July 24, 1849; emigrated to Wisconsin in 1871, and resided there ten years. He came to this county in 1876, and purchased a quarter sec- tion in Benton, and again, in 1880, visited the county and purchased another quarter section in the same township. In 1881 he removed to Benton, and has since resided on the southeast quarter of section 27. He has one of the largest farms in the county, having under cul- tivation upwards of 700 acres. He is a progressive farmer, has fine improvements, is energetic and enterprising, and is highly esteemed by all who know him. He was elected town treasurer in 1886, and again in 1888, since which time he has held this office by successive re-elections.
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SWENSON, HENRY, was born in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1847. He came to Dakota March 2, 1882, and has lived in this county ever since. His homestead comprises 80 acres of section 4, and 80 acres of sec- tion 5, in Benton. He has a good farm and is a good citizen.
TIDEMANN, HEMMING, a native of Norway, was born February 18, 1859. He emigrated in 1875 and came direct to this county where he still remains. He is the owner of the northeast quarter of section 2, in Benton. He was clerk of the school board from 1890 to 1893, is a good farmer and a good citizen.
TUTHILL, JOHN T., was born at Galena, Illinois, March 29, 1854. He removed from there to Dakota in 1881 and settled on his present farm, comprising 80 acres of section 27, and 80 acres of section 26, in Benton, which is now well improved. He is a good farmer and a re- spected citizen, and has held school district and township offices.
ULVILDEN, LARS OLSON, one of the first settlers of Benton, was born in Norway in 1840. After coming to the United States he lived in Michigan and Minnesota until 1870, when he removed to this county. He took up as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 12, in Benton, where he has since resided and has a well improved farm, with a fine residence and good outbuildings.
WILKINSON, SEVER, is a native of Norway, and was born April 15, 1843. He came to the United States June 1, 1858, and lived in Wisconsin until 1872, when he removed to Dakota and located in Union county. Three years later he removed to this county and took up as a homestead the southwest quarter of section 8, in Benton, and has a good farm, where he still resides. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted in the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, and served two vears. Since then he has been Captain of the state militia, and has held several civil offices; was assessor in Union county, and held the same office in this county before it was organized into townships; was clerk of the school and town boards, and a member of the house of representatives of the first legislature of the State of South Da- kota. Mr. Wilkinson is a good neighbor, and a highly esteemed and influential citizen.
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP.
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The boundary lines of this township were surveyed by Wm. J. Neeley in August, 1859, and the subdivisions were made by H. T. Austin in June, 1867, and according to the government survey con- tains 22,957.32 acres of land. It is well watered by the Skunk creek and its tributaries. Except during a series of dry seasons there are two ponds of water about two miles from the village of Hartford, one in a northwesterly and the other in a southwesterly direction. Sam- uel Huckins, J. Westley Warner, and F. E. Van De Mark were among the earliest settlers, but in 1878, quite a large number of peo- ple took up land in this township, and it was rapidly settled. In 1879 the Worthington & Sioux Falls railroad was built west from Sioux Falls to Salem, and a station was established at Hartford on the southwest quarter of section 22. This company filed a plat of eight blocks at this point June 29, 1881, and since then severaladditions have been made. The settlement about the station soon took the form of a village, and it became quite a business center. A post office was established, and A. F. Oaks was postmaster the first four years, when he was succeeded by John Mundt. Stores, hotels, grain warehouses, and all kinds of business usually engaged in in villages of this kind rapidly appeared. John Mundt, in 1892, built an elevator with a capacity of 35,000 bushels. The same year the Hart- ford Separator and Creamery company was incorporated, and about S7,500 of the capital stock taken, a creamery built, and business com- menced in the fall of 1892. In 1893 this company paid its patrons for milk S8,585.47, and received for butter sold $11,398.34, averaging about 22 cents per pound. This creamery is still doing business. The first school in Hartford was taught by Delia Delaney in 1878, in a school house located on the northeast corner of section 23, and is the same school house which is now located on the northeast quarter of section 24. In June, 1892, E. C. Kibbe commenced the publica- tion of a weekly newspaper called the Plain Talker. In 1898, George W. Bagley published the South Dakota Weekly Vindicator for a short time at this place. In 1899 a large, commodious school house was erected which does great credit to the people of Hartford.
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP BOARD,
On the 3d day of January, 1881, the first meeting of the board was held. The first supervisors were, Samuel Huckins chairman, W. J. Warner and Ira Tilden; clerk, C. A. Soderberg.
1882. Supervisors, Samuel Huckins chairman, Frank E. Van
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De Mark, C. W. Knodt; clerk, A. F. Oaks; treasurer, John Mundt; assessor, C. A. Norton, who was paid $24 for assessing the town- ship.
1883. The officers of 1882 were re-elected.
1884. Supervisors, Samuel Huckins chairman, F. E. Van De Mark, C. W. Knodt; clerk, A. F. Oaks; treasurer, John Mundt; as- sessor, P. F. Sherman; justices, Samuel Huckins, C. A. Soderberg; constable, Peter Chelius. A. B. Jones was appointed justice in place of C. A. Soderberg who did not qualify.
1885. Supervisors, C. W. Knodt chairman, Samuel Huckins, Peter Chelius; clerk, A. F. Oaks; treasurer, John Mundt; assessor, P. F. Sherman; justices, E. I. Oaks and F. E. Van De Mark; con- stables, M. Caldwell, H. S. Gerkin.
1886. Supervisors, C. W. Knodt chairman, Thomas Rickard, C. A. Norton; clerk, Charles Feyder; assessor, P. F. Sherman.
1887. Supervisors, Thomas Rickard chairman, M. K. Thrall, Samuel Huckins; clerk, Charles Feyder; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; as- sessor, C. W. Knodt; justices, E. I. Oaks, C. W. Wehler; constables, M. H. Caldwell, Peter Chelius.
1888. Supervisors, Thomas Rickard chairman, M. K. Thrall, Samuel Huckins; clerk, Charles Feyder; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; as- sessor, C. W. Knodt. At the annual election 64 votes were cast.
1889. Supervisors, M. H. Caldwell chairman, F. E. Van De- Mark, Samuel Huckins; clerk, Charles Feyder; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, C. W. Knodt; justices, E. I. Oaks and E. T. Dilla- bough; constables, K. C. Cook, Peter Menth. At the annual election 101 votes were cast.
1890. Supervisors, F. E. Van De Mark chairman, M. H. Cald- well, C. W. Knodt; clerk, Charles Feyder; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, John Lantrey.
1891. Supervisors, Samuel Huckins chairman, C. W. Knodt, G. F. Chisholm; clerk, Charles Feyder; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; as- sessor, John Lantrey; justices, E. I. Oaks, N. N. Haugen; constables, Peter Menth, Edward Linebeck.
1892. Supervisors, M. H. Caldwell chairman, F. E. Van De- Mark, Frank Gillen; clerk, Charles Harm; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, Mat Becker; constable, J. G. Tyler. March 29, N. N. Haugen was appointed clerk, Charles Harm not qualifying.
1893. Supervisors, M. H. Caldwell chairman, John Hoefert, F. E. Van De Mark; clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; as- sessor, B. P. Parker; justices, Nels Haugen, E. I. Oaks; constables, E. Linebeck, N. F. Nelson. It was voted that a compensation of $2 per day be paid to the town officers for official services. Quite a number of meetings were held by the board during this year in ref- erence to bridges, nuisances and quarantines. On August 14, John G. Tyler was appointed justice to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Nels Haugen.
1894. Supervisors, M. H. Caldwell chairman, John Hoefert, F. E. Van De Mark; clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; as- sessor, L. P. Bavard; justice, John G. Tyler. At a special town meeting May 19, it was ordered that $900 be raised by tax for town purposes.
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1895. Supervisors, C. A. Norton chairman, Carl Hoefert, S. P. Bowers: clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, L. P. Bavard.
1896. Supervisors, S. P. Bowers chairman, C. A. Norton, Carl Hoefert: clerk, Nels Haugen: treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, L. P. Bayard.
1897. Supervisors, C. A. Norton chairman, C. J. Mahl, Joe Scott; clerk, M. H. Caldwell; treasurer, Nis Byg; assessor, J. M. Bennett.
1898. Supervisors, C. J. Mahl chairman, Joe Scott, Harvey Van Vleet; clerk, C. A. Soderberg; treasurer, Nis Byg; assessor, E. I. Oaks.
1899. Supervisors, John Wilder chairman, Joe Scott, John Hoefert; clerk, C. A. Soderberg; treasurer, Nis Byg; assessor, Charles Mahl; justices, J. G. Tyler, Myron H. Caldwell; constables, Nels Nelson, L. E. Newton.
TOWN OF HARTFORD.
In July, 1896, a petition was presented by the citizens of the village of Hartford to the county commissioners praying that an elec- tion be ordered to determine the question of the incorporation of cer- tain territory as the Town of Hartford. All the preliminary pro- ceedings having been complied with as required by law, the order was made and an election held on the 1st day of August, 1896. The territory comprised the southwest quarter and the south half of the south half of the northwest quarter of section 22 in Hartford town- ship. Having become incorporated the town was divided into three districts. An election of officers was held on the 10th day of Sep- tember, 1896, and the following persons were elected: Trustees, Charles Feyder president, George Grover. D. B. Oaks; clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor, Mat Becker; justice, B. P. Parker. September 24, eight ordinances were passed. December 21, B. P. Parker resigned as justice and L. P. Bayard was appointed to fill vacancy.
1897. Trustees, John Mundt president, Geo. Grover, C. W. Knodt; clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; assessor and justice, J. V. Jessen. April 29, the board fixed the amount to be paid for license to sell intoxicating liquors in the town at $600. June 29, seven street lamps were purchased. September 7, Geo. Grover's resignation as trustee was accepted. October 5, John McGowan was appointed trustee to fill vacancy.
1898. Trustees, Henry Schaper president, C. W. Knodt, Charles Feyder; clerk, Nels Hangen; treasurer, H. D. Oaks; asses- sor and justice, J. V. Jessen.
1899. Trustees, C. W. Knodt president, John Mundt, H. D. Oaks; clerk, Nels Haugen; treasurer, W. B. Knodt; assessor, J. M. Bennett; justice, E. I. Oaks.
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HARTFORD METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- There was preach- ing by Methodist ministers in Hartford and Benton at quite an early date. The Rev. G. D. Hook, who was pastor of the Methodist church at Sioux Falls in 1874, preached occasionally in sod houses in Benton, Hartford and Wayne. Mrs. J. G. Tyler of Hartford in a recent in- terview said that she remembered of attending a Sunday school in Daniel Leao's sod house in 1876, and the same year heard the Rev. Ben B. Scott, a Methodist minister, preach in the house of Daniel Alguire. The first Sunday school in Hartford was called the Union Sunday school, but it finally became known as the Methodist Sunday school. In 1882, a church organization was perfected, and from that time until 1892, services were held in the school house. In 1890, the Rev. W. O. Redfield was placed in charge, and was the first pastor who resided in Hartford. He remained five years, and was well liked by his parishioners. In 1892, the society erected in the village of Hartford a commodious church building, with a seating capacity of about two hundred. A comfortable parsonage had been built pre- vious to this time and the entire church property is valued at $3,000. The membership at the time the new church building was occupied was thirty-four. In October, 1895, the Rev. John Kay was appointed pastor, and he remained in charge until October, 1898, when the Rev. A. Jamieson succeeded him. The Sunday school now numbers about one hundred and forty scholars. In connection with the church work there is a Ladies' Aid society with about forty members, and it has proved of material aid in a financial way. The W. C. T. U. has also a strong organization among the members of this church. F. E. Van De Mark, I. C. Kingsbury, D. B. Oaks, J. G. Tyler, and George Smith are the present trustees of the church.
ST. GEORGE CHURCH OF HARTFORD .- St. George Church of the Roman Catholic denomination was organized at Hartford in 1884. A very appropriate church building was erected in. 1885, and was the first church building erected in the township. It cost $1,800, and the society raised the amount with the exception of $100. It is lo- cated about eighty rods southeast of the railroad station. The Rev- erends John Hogan, P. O. Connell, Thos. Cahill, J. C. Ahern, Thos. Durward, Wm. Maher, L. Link, P. Grabig, and J. O'Hora have offi- ciated as pastors since its organization. There is a Sunday school and about forty families connected with the congregation.
THE PLAIN TALKER AND THE HARTFORD HERALD .-- In June, 1892, the veteran newspaper man, E. C. Kibbe, came to Hartford, and commenced the publication of the Plain Talker. It was pub- lished weekly by the same editor until July 7, 1899. Everyone in this vicinity knew there was such a newspaper as the Plain Talker from the first to the last of its career. There was not an issue of the paper but what Mr. Kibbe took occasion to discuss public questions and public men in his own inimitable way, and sometimes it would look to a disinterested person as though his early education had been neglected in reference to the location of the belt line. All the news- paper fraternity in the county took occasion to tackle the Plain Talker, and then wished they had let it alone. It was a good local
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paper and loyal to the interests of its subscribers. In July, 1899, Mr. Kibbe sold the plant to Albion Thorne, of Sioux Falls, and re- moved to the State of Washington. Mr. Thorne at once commenced the publication of the HARTFORD HERALD, its first issue appearing on the 14th day of July, 1899. The people of Hartford have reason to be more than pleased with the Herald, for Mr. Thorne is publish- ing a good newspaper and is deserving of a generous patronage.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION. - This society has an organization in Hartford which is in a flourishing condition. Its members are zealous in their work, and their influence upon the morals of the community is recognized and appreciated by the resi- dents.
HARTFORD LODGE No. 125, I. O. O. F .- This lodge was insti- tuted February 2, 1894. It is a strong lodge for a town of the size of Hartford. The present officers are Nels Haugen, noble grand; Frank Gillen, vice grand; John McGowan, secretary; M. H. Daley, treasurer.
ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN .-- Minnehaha Lodge, No. 105, was organized several years ago and is a strong, prosperous lodge. It meets every Saturday evening. C. W. Knodt is recorder.
IMPERIAL MYSTIC LEGION .- Warwick Castle No. 11, is another prosperous organization of the fraternal order in the town of Hart- ford. C. F. Mundt is regent and L. A. Kingsbury secretary and treasurer.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA .- Hartford Camp No. 3,965, is a fraternal order which has had an organization at the town of Hart- ford during the last two years. N. F. Nelson, V. C., Joseph Schwartz clerk.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
BOWERS, SAMUEL P., is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born October 31, 1855. He resided in Minnesota for some time, and came to this county in March, 1878, where he has since remained. His homestead comprises the southwest quarter of section 9, in Hart- ford, and is a good farm. He has held several school offices, was chairman of the town board of supervisors in 1896. He is a good neighbor and a respected citizen.
BYG, N., was born in Germany, July 22, 1857. He emigrated to the United States in 1876, and located in this county in July of that year. He took up as a homestead the southeast quarter of section 4, and as a tree claim the northeast quarter of section 12, in Hartford. He afterwards sold the homestead, and bought other land in sections 7 and 12, and now has a first-class farm of 480 acres, with fine build- ings and improvements. He has been town treasurer since 1897, is a thrifty, enterprising farmer, and a good citizen.
CALDWELL, CLARENCE C., a son of George Caldwell, was born in Wayne township, this county, on the 2d day of February, 1877. He owns a part of the northwest quarter of section 14, in Hartford. In April 1895 he commenced teaching school, and since then has fol- lowed this vocation and is considered one of the best and most com- petent teachers in the county.
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CALDWELL, MYRON H., was born in Wisconsin on the 19th day of December, 1853. He came to Minnehaha county June 15, 1871. and took up a homestead in section 14, in Mapleton, and pre-empted the northeast quarter of section 3, in Sioux Falls township, all of which he sold. He bought the west half of the southwest quarter of section 19, in Benton, and also the east half of the southeast quarter of section 24, in Hartford, where he now resides. He has held sev- eral town offices, has been a member of the town board five years, chairman three years, and has held school district offices for ten vears. He is a good farmer and a respected citizen.
CALDWELL, WARREN M., may justly be called a pioneer settler of Minnehaha county, where he settled November 10, 1869, never leaving the state except to haul freight in the early days. He was born April 21, 1855, at Baraboo, Sauk county, Wisconsin. In 1878 he secured a homestead in section 10, in Hartford, where he resided until about a year ago when he rented his farm and removed to Min- nesota.
COOKE, W. W., was born in Indiana in 1852. He lived there and in Wisconsin until 1878, when he removed to Dakota and settled in this county. He filed a homestead and tree claim in sections 2 and 11, in Hartford, and resided on his homestead in section 2 until a few years ago, when he rented his farm and went to Wisconsin. He was the first auditor of this county, being appointed on the 5th day of April, 1888, and served in that capacity until he was succeeded by J. A. Stanfield in 1891. While residing in the county he was quite a factor in political matters.
FEYDER, CHARLES, one of the active, enterprising citizens of Hartford, was born in Wisconsin, March 2, 1850, and came to Minne- haha county in 1881. He bought a relinquishment to a tree claim in Humboldt, but sold it, and has been in the hardware trade at Hartford since 1883. He has been town clerk six years. He is a success- ful merchant, a man of positive convictions, and takes a hand in about everything that comes along affecting town or county affairs.
GERKIN, HENRY S., was born in Connecticut, September 9, 1855. He came to this county from Wisconsin in March, 1879, and located in the town of Hartford, securing a homestead on the north- east quarter of section 22, where he still resides. He subsequently purchased 80 acres of section 23, in the same town. He has been constable for two years, and is a good citizen.
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