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1889. Supervisors, Albert Larson chairman, James Gilmore, Xavier Zimmer; clerk, G. H. Finney; assessor, O. P. Coats; treas- urer, E. S. Gage; justices, James Gilmore, G. H. Finney; constables, Frank Gage, John Staudenmeier.
1890. Supervisors, L. S. Gage chairman, William Zimmerman, John Lott; clerk, G. H. Finney; treasurer, E. S. Gage; assessor, E. T. Willey; justice, L. S. Gage; constable, G. H. Finney.
1891. Supervisors, O. P. Coats chairman, Albert Larson, James Gilmore; clerk, G. H. Finney; treasurer, E. S. Gage; asses- sor, John Lacy; justices, James Gilmore and August Meyer; con- stables. G. H. Finney, George Miller.
1892. Supervisors, O. P. Coats chairman, James Gilmore, Albert Larson; clerk, G. H. Finney; treasurer, E. S. Gage; asses- sor, G. A. Boulette; constable, J. Kapaun.
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1893. Supervisors, Albert Larson, Sam Wood, John Stauden- meier; clerk, O. P. Coats; assessor, John Gilmore; treasurer, E. S. Gage; justices, James Gilmore; constable, Jos. Kapaun.
1894. Supervisors, James Gilmore, A. G. Williams, Xavier Zimmer; clerk, G. A. Boulette; assessor, O. P. Coats; treasurer, E. S. Gage. April 6, John Lott was appointed treasurer in place of E. S. Gage, who resigned.
1895. Supervisors. A. Larson chairman, A. G. Williams, James Gilmore; clerk, G. A. Boulette; treasurer, John Lott; as- sessor, Frank Hanisch.
1896. Supervisors, Albert Larson chairman, James Gilmore, A. G. Williams; clerk, G. A. Boulette; treasurer, Charles Zimmers; assessor, Frank Hanisch.
1897. Supervisors, A. Larson chairman, E. S. Gage, James Gilmore: clerk, G. A. Boulette; treasurer, Charles Zimmer; as- sessor, Frank Hanisch.
1898. Supervisors, A. Larson chairman, E. S. Gage, James Gilmore; clerk, W. R. Boulette; treasurer, Charles Zimmer; as- sessor, Frank Hanisch.
1899. Supervisors, Steve Zimmer, E. S. Gage, James Gilmore: clerk, W. R. Boulette; treasurer, Charles Zimmer; assessor, Earl Gage.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
BOULETTE, MELANCHTHON W., was born in New York, but came to Sioux Falls in 1876, and took up a farm near where the fair grounds are now located; this farm he sold in the early eighties to Harry Hollister, and then moved to Clear Lake township, and settled in section 13. He died several years ago, but his widow is still occupying the homestead, and three sons, Fred, George, and William, are all residents of Clear Lake township. Fred is man- aging the home farm, and George resides in section 1, and has been assessor, treasurer and clerk of the town board several years. They are good farmers and respected citizens.
BOULETTE, W. R., was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1873. He came with his father M. W. Boulette, to Dakota in 1876, and lived several vears in Sioux Falls township, but in the early eighties removed to Clear Lake township, where he has since remained. He resides on the southwest quarter of section 15, engaged in farming. He has held the office of school clerk, and is at this writing clerk of the town board. He is an industrious farmer and a good citizen.
COATS, OSCAR P., was born in Wisconsin, March 31, 1856, and lived there until October, 1880, when he settled in Dakota. He made a homestead entry upon the northwest quarter of section 9, in the town of Clear Lake, and has lived there ever since. He has held several town and school offices, is a good farmer and a good citizen.
FINNEY, GEORGE H., was born in England, June 22, 1850. He emigrated to America in 1860, and lived in Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado, and came to Dakota in the fall of 1882. He then filed a pre-emption upon 160 acres of section 5, but exchanged it for 160
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acres of section 3 in Clear Lake, where he now resides. He has been school district clerk, constable, and town clerk, and is a re- spected citizen.
GAGE, EUGENE S., was born in Addison county, Vermont, An- gust 30, 1836. During his youth he worked on a farm and attended the district schools. He arrived in this county May 28, 1880, having previously resided in New York, Illinois and Iowa, and has always been a farmer. He resides on his homestead, the southwest quarter of section 1 in Clear Lake, which he secured when he first came here. He has been assessor four years, supervisor of the town board, and town treasurer for several years. He is a good farmer, and a good citizen. His son, Luther E., is also engaged in farming in this county, on quite an extensive scale, although he resides across the line in Moody county, and during 1898 raised more grain than probably any other farmer in the county.
GAGE, LUTHER S., was born in Vermont, March 9, 1842, but re- moved with his parents when quite voung to New York, and later removed from there to Illinois and Iowa. During the civil war he enlisted in the 60th New York Infantry, and after receiving his dis- charge, enlisted in the 15th Illinois regiment. He came to this county and settled in Clear Lake on the 14th day of May, 1876. He took up a homestead and a tree claim, and from time to time since then has purchased land in Clear Lake and adjoining towns until he has become one of the largest farmers and land owners in the county. Three horses and $100 in money, constituted all his worldly posses- sions at the time he settled here. He has been chairman of the town board of supervisors of Clear Lake, and has held other town offices. He has taken active part in politics, is an enterprising citizen and good neighbor.
GAGE, WINFIELD ALTON HUBBARD, was born in New York in 1857; resided there and in Iowa until 1878, at which time he removed to Dakota and settled in Clear Lake, where he pre-empted the east half of the northeast quarter of section 2. He afterwards bought about one hundred acres of land in sections 5 and 6 in Grand Meadow. In a postscript, after filling out a circular sent him by the writer, he said: "The above is only a part of my name, but I think this will do for a county history." Mr. Gage was an industrious, quiet farmer, a good neighbor and a good citizen, and his death, which oc- curred on the 24th day of December, 1894, was deeply regretted by all who knew him. His wife and five children survive him.
GILMORE, JAMES, a native of Ireland, was born February 4, 1829, and lived there until in April, 1873, when he emigrated to the United States. He lived in Michigan two years, in Iowa four years, and settled in Minnehaha county in 1878. He took up as a tree claim the southeast quarter of section 19, and as a homestead the south- west quarter of section 20 in Clear Lake township, where he still re- sides. He has been town supervisor about ten years, and also jus- tice of the peace, and is a good farmer and citizen.
GILMORE, JOHN, was born in Ireland in 1856. He left Belfast on the 5th day of December, 1881, and came directly to Sioux Falls,
LUTHER S. GAGE.
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where he arrived on Christmas day of that year. He secured as a homestead the southwest quarter of section 19, in Clear Lake, and still resides there. He has a good farm, and is an industrious, up- right citizen. In 1893 he was assessor of Clear Lake township.
HANISCH, FRANK, is a native of Austria, and was born the 9th day of January, 1866. He emigrated to the United States in 1886. and has been a resident of this county ever since. He resides on his farm in the southwest quarter of section 35 in Clear Lake, is a good farmer and citizen and has been clerk of the school board and as- sessor several years.
LARSON, ALBERT, is a native of Norway, and was born in 1850. He emigrated to Wisconsin and lived there until he removed to Da- kota. He arrived in this county May 15, 1878, and secured a timber claim on the northwest quarter of section 4, and a homestead on the west half of the northeast quarter of the same section, in Clear Lake, and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter and the south- east quarter of the southwest quarter of section 33 in Buffalo. He has been on the town board about ten years, eight years as chairman, and has held other offices in Clear Lake. He is a good farmer, a good neighbor, and an enterprising, respected citizen.
MCAVARY, PATRICK, a native of Ireland, was born November 1. 1852. He emigrated to the United States in 1873 and resided in Michigan and Iowa five years. He came to Dakota in 1878 and set- tled in this county, filing a homestead upon the northwest quarter of section 20, in Clear Lake, where he now lives, having a good farm. He has held the office of road supervisor, is an active farmer and a good citizen.
STAUDENMEIER, JOHN, a native of Wurtenburg, Germany, was born in 1826. He emigrated to this country and lived in Illinois and Minnesota until 1878, when he came to Dakota and settled in this county. He filed a timber claim on the northeast quarter of section 29, and a homestead on the southeast quarter of the same section, in Clear Lake, where he still resides.
STAUDENMEIER, JR., JOHN, was born in Minnesota on the 23d day of June, 1858. He came with his father to Dakota in 1878 and took up as a homestead the north half of the southeast quarter of section 28, in Clear Lake. He has held several school offices and is a good citizen.
WILLEY, EDGAR T., was born in Richford, Vermont, on the 4th day of February, 1859. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. After stopping temporarily in several states, he arrived in this county April 1, 1880. He took up land in Taopi and Clear Lake, and resided in the last named town until he removed to Montrose, McCook county, South Dakota, in 1893. He was con- stable three years and assessor in 1890. He was one of the pioneers in Clear Lake, and was highly esteemed by his neighbors.
WILLIAMS, JOSEPH R., is a native of Illinois and was born June 25, 1859. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. After residing in Wisconsin several years he came to this
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county in 1882, and settled in Clear Lake where he secured the south half of the southwest quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section 5. He has held various town offices, and is a good farmer, neighbor and citizen.
ZIMMER, CHARLES, was born in Minnesota, in 1857, and lived there until May 26, 1879, when he settled in Minnehaha county. He filed a homestead upon the northeast quarter of section 28, in Clear Lake, where he still resides. He has been school district and town treasurer several years. He is a prosperous farmer and a good citizen.
ZIMMER, XAVIER, is a native of Germany, and was born May 19, 1852. He emigrated to the United States and located in Minnesota; removed to this county in 1878, and took up a homestead and a tim- ber claim on the west half of section 28, in Clear Lake, where he still resides, and has a good farm with substantial buildings and improve- ments. He has held the office of town supervisor, and is a good citizen.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP.
104-47)
This township is bounded on the east by the Minnesota state line, which was surveyed in 1859. The north, south and west lines were surveyed in October, 1864, by M. K. Armstrong, and the subdi- visions by Carl C. P. Meyer in November, 1864. Its acreage is 15,- 059.20, the surface gently rolling, and the soil good. Pipestone creek runs diagonally through the north half from west to east. The first upon the records of this township is a brief history of its settlement, from which it appears that it was first settled in 1874. That year Ole O. Graves, S. J. Rislov, Christopher Benson, David Anderson, Gil- bert E. Lee, and others, settled there. In 1875, J. J. Simenson located on the northwest quarter of section thirty, and a post office was established at this point, named Highland, and Mr. Simenson was appointed postmaster. Iu 1884, Albert Stromme succeeded Mr. Simenson and held the office two years when L. A. Grant was ap- pointed and held the office until it was discontinued in 1894. In 1870, several families were added to the settlement. In 1880, the name of Highland was given to the township by a vote of the residents, the vote standing 33 for, and one against. At an early date a road called the stage road went through this township from east to west, on sec- tions 27, 28, 29 and 30, and Highland can boast of having a hotel on this road as early as 1877, which was built by C. G. Auley.
The first school was taught by Anna E. Ellefson in a sod house belonging to Ole O. Graves located on the east half of the northwest quarter of section 15.
The nearest shipping point is Sherman on the Great Northern railway line located near the south line. The farmers of this town- ship are all up to date in their methods of farming, and the fine farm buildings, school houses and churches are unmistakable proofs of a prosperous and law-abiding community.
During the spring of 1899 a creamery company was organized in Highland under the name of Highland Creamery Stock Company. Its place of business is on the northeast quarter of section 6. In April, of this year, a post office was established at this point called Highland, and Halder T. Bratsberg was appointed postmaster.
GUST. OLSON'S RECOLLECTIONS OF PIONEER DAYS.
Late in the fall of 1877, when the nearest shipping point was Luverne, Minnesota, our informant took a load of wheat to that place by ox-team, and thinking it would prove interesting reading for those who have settled here during the new era properly termed "after
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the railroads " and only have to take an hour's drive to the nearest railroad station to dispose of a load of grain, we insert his account of the trip: "I started early in the morning, and when I got there at night I found there were so many teams ahead of me that it seemed as though I went half way to Rock Rapids, Iowa, to get in line. The teams were taken off, and the loads were moved up by hand. It was late in the afternoon of the third day before my turn came to unload. I had about seven dollars left after paying my expenses, and re- turned home during the night in the midst of a snow storm.
"Job Wood in those days kept a hotel on his farm in section 4 in Palisade township, and was also the postmaster. The road was run- ning by his place, and all the teams hauling wheat from Lake and Brookings counties, sometimes as many as fifty loads, all in line, passed this point. On one occasion seven teams from Brookings county stopped there, and the drivers asked Mr. Wood if they might sleep over night in his straw stack, which he told them they could do. Soon after he informed them that supper was ready, but they said they had supper of their own with them. The next morning he called them to breakfast, but they replied they had already had their breakfast. When ready to leave, Mr. Wood helped them hitch up their teams, and charged them seventy-five cents each. They re- fused to pay, saying they had only slept in his straw stack. Mr. Wood replied: 'I am keeping a hotel, I had beds for you, I prepared your supper and breakfast, and it is your fault that you didn't oc- cupy the beds and eat the supper and breakfast I had ready for you.' He insisted upon payment, and they finally paid the bill. and learned a good lesson."
ROSENDAL NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONGREGA- TION .- This church organization, which is connected with the Amer- ican Synod of that denomination, was perfected in 1874 by the Rev. (). (. Sando. It has a good church building on the northeast quarter of section 28 in Highland. The Rev. O. O. Sando had charge of the congregation until 1885, and the Rev. H. Aanestad is its present pastor. It has a membership of one hundred and fifty, and eighty com- municants. In connection with the church there is a parochial week day school for the religious instruction of the children and young people of the congregation.
HIGHLAND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. -- This church was organized on the 11th day of February, 1893, with eighteen charter members. Services were held in school houses until 1895, when an appropriate church building was erected on the northwest corner of section 17, with a seating capacity of two hundred. The cost of this church was about $1,800, which has all been paid for by its members. Services are held every third Sunday, and the minister in charge of the church is the Rev. S. J. Nummedal, who has been its pastor since the organization, except one year, when the Rev. G. O. Skaret conducted the services about once a month. The present member- ship of the church is one hundred and fourteen. There is also a Sunday school connected with the church with about fifty scholars, also a Woman's Missionary Society.
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A Norwegian Lutheran church building was erected in 1884 on the southeast corner of section 17, but on the 21st day of July, the same year, after having been enclosed, and three services held there- in, the building was blown down during a heavy wind.
STORDAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH .- This church belongs to the branch known as Hauge's Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. It was organized at an early date, but no church building was erected in this township until 1894. It is located on the southwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 19, and cost about $1,500. The following ministers have been in charge: The Reverends G. L. Graven, C. C. Holter, Chr. C. Moe and O. E. Mortvedt of Dell Rapids, who is the present pastor. Services are held every other Sunday. There is a flourishing Sunday school, also the usual Ladies' Aid societies, the Young Ladies' society being known as Good Hope.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD.
1881. The first officers elected in Highland township were: Supervisors, Ransom Walter, Andrew Anderson, Asle K. Wold; clerk, J. J. Simenson; assessor and poundmaster, S. J. Rislov; treas- urer, Christian Aslesen; justices, Erik Ellefson and William Walter; highway overseer, A. C. Barnes: constables, E. C. Ronning and M. D. Barber. January 3, the board organized by electing Ransom Wal- ter chairman. July 18, a vacancy having occurred in the office of treasurer, M. D. Barber was appointed to fill the vacancy.
1882. January 2, board met at the clerk's office, and organized by electing Ransom Walter chairman, the other supervisors were Asle K. Wold and Christian Aslesen; J. J. Simenson, clerk. At this meeting the first township warrant was issued to Ransom Walter for services as supervisor during the preceding year in the sum of $6.25.
1883. Supervisors, Asle K. Wold chairman, Severt J. Rislov. Peter Benson; clerk, J. J. Simenson; assessor, M. D. Barber.
1884. Supervisors, S. J. Rislov chairman, Peter Benson, Em- brick Olson; clerk, A. J. Stromme; treasurer, David Anderson; as- sessor, Ole A. Espeseth. June 2, the board met the town board of Palisade and divided the work upon the highway on the town line. June 23, Andrew C. Berg was appointed clerk to fill vacancy. Bal- ance in treasury at the end of the year, $71.82.
1885. Supervisors, Ole O. Tofte chairman, Frank W. Royce and Ole Hermanson; clerk, Gustave A. Grant; treasurer, S. J. Ris- lov; assessor, O. A. Espeseth; justices, Ransom Walter, Ole (. Graves; constables, E. Ronning, M. D. Barber. At this meeting a motion was made and carried that all elections and public meetings should be held at the school house in district No. 45.
1886. Supervisors, F. W. Royce chairman, S. 1. Megard, Horace Walter; clerk, A. C. Berg; treasurer, S. J. Rislov; assessor, Ole A. Espeseth; constable, Gust. Olson. May 18, the board estab- lished and ordered opened a highway north and south through the township one mile east of the west town line. At the end of the fis- cal year there was a balance on hand in the treasury of $143.02.
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1887. Supervisors, Horace Walter chairman, S. I. Megard, K. Knudson; clerk, A. C. Berg; treasurer, S. J. Rislov; assessor, G. A. Grant; justices, F. W. Royce, Ransom Walter; constables, P. O. Digre and Gust. Olson. November 8, G. A. Grant was appointed clerk to fill vacancy. Balance on hand in treasury. $152.27.
1888. Supervisors, Horace Walter chairman, S. I. Megard, Knud Knudson; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; as- sessor, Ole O. Graves. Twenty-six votes were cast. June 2, the board met in joint session with the board of Logan and divided work on highway on the line between the townships. Balance on hand in treasury, $76.56.
1889. Supervisors, Horace Walter chairman, Peter Benson, P. Estenson; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ole A. Espeseth; justices, Ransom Walter, Ole O. Graves; constables, Peder O. Digre, Gust. Olson. Thirty-six votes were cast. March 26, the board met with Jacob Lorentson, county commissioner of Moody county, to settle a site for a county bridge on the county line across Pipestone creek, and it was agreed that Highland should build the bridge and when completed Moody county should pay one half of its appraised value. A special town meeting was called for May 14, to determine whether the township should be resurveyed or not, and on that date it was decided to resurvey the township by a vote of thirty-two for to twenty-nine against. Horace Walter was
appointed to receive bids for the survey. July 6, John O. Langness was employed to chain the range line, and on the 9th the board en- tered into a contract with John O. Langness to resurvey the town- ship for the sum of $140. On the 21st day of September a resolu- tion was passed to release the surveyor from establishing the section and quarter section corners on the north boundary line. October 26, the bill of John O. Langness for $148 for resurveying the township was allowed. At the end of the fiscal year there was a balance in the treasury of $13.87.
1890. Supervisors, Horace Walter chairman, Peter Benson, John C. Berg; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ole O. Graves. There were sixty-eight votes cast. October 2, the highways, according to the new survey, were declared opened. The balance of money in treasury at the end of the year was $6.66.
1891. Supervisors, Gust. Olson chairman, John C. Berg, P. O. Digre; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ole (). Graves; justices, Ransom Walter, Ole Graves; constables, G. E. Lee, P. O. Digre. Sixty-one votes were cast.
1892. Supervisors, O. A. Espeseth chairman, I. Ellefson, S. I. Megard; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ed- ward Olson. Sixty-three votes were cast. April 7, at a special town meeting it was decided by a vote of twenty-nine for and one against, to again survey the township. April 13, a contract was made with County Surveyor T. M. Patten to survey the township, and his bond of $1,000 was approved. At the end of the fiscal year there was $30.28 in the treasury.
1893. Supervisors, A. Wold chairman, I. E. Ellefson, S. I. Me- gard; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ole O.
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Graves; justices. Horace Walter and Ole O. Graves; constables, Gust. Olson, Ole Estensen. Forty-three votes were cast. March 18, Esten Ronning was appointed constable in the place of Ole Esten- sen, who failed to qualify. May 27, the board met in joint session with the board of Alliance township in Moody county, and divided the road work on the highway between the townships. The treas- urer reported a balance on hand in treasury of $20.65.
1894. Supervisors, A. Wold chairman, I. E. Ellefson, S. I. Megard; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; assessor, Ole O. Graves; constables, Ole Skjellum, Gust. Olson.
1895. Supervisors, Asle Wold chairman, S. I. Megard, Iver E. Ellefson; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, S. J. Rislov.
1896. Supervisors, Asle Wold chairman, A. Sorenson, I. E. Ellefson; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, S. J. Rislov; assessor, Ole J. Graves.
1897. Supervisors, I. E. Ellefson chairman, Andrew A. Beim, John J. Monger; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, S. J. Rislov; as- sessor, Ole J. Graves.
1898. Supervisors, I. E. Ellefson chairman, John J. Monger, S. I. Megard; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, S. J. Rislov, assessor, Ole O. Graves.
1899. Supervisors, I. E. Ellefson chairman, Peter Benson, John J. Monger; clerk, G. A. Grant; treasurer, L. A. Grant; as- sessor, Ole O. Graves; justices, G. A. Grant, Ole O. Graves; con- stables, E. Ronning, G. E. Lee.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
ASLESEN, CHRIS, was born in Norway in 1844. When first com- ing to this country he located in Minnesota, and removed to Dakota in 1878. He then took up a homestead and a tree claim in Highland, this county, and afterwards purchased 280 acres of land adjacent to his homestead. He resides on the northwest quarter of section 10. He has always taken an active part in town and county affairs; was the first treasurer of Highland after the county had been organized into townships, then supervisor of the town board, and in 1882 was elected county commissioner, acting in that capacity until January 11, 1883, when he resigned.
BEIM, ANDREW ANDERSON, was born in Norway, November 14, 1849. He emigrated to the United States and located in Minnesota, removed from there to Iowa, and came to Dakota in May, 1877. He took up a homestead on the southeast quarter of section 8 in High- land, where he still resides and has a good farm. He was one of the first supervisors of the town board of Highland, after the county had been organized into townships.
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