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INDEX.
Preface Introductory
Chapter 1. Early History.
Legislative Act Establishing Minne- haha, Lincoln, Brookings and Duel Counties-Boundaries of Minne- haha County-Series of evolution that made this possible, beginning with 1762
First information in regard to the Falls of the Big Sioux-Western Town Company
First land taken up under the U. S. laws in Dakota-First Log House -Dakota Land Company-Sioux Falls City-First Settlers
Indian hostilities-Sioux Valley de- serted-Sioux Falls City again set- tled
First white woman-Indians again threatening the settlements in the Sioux Valley-"Fort Sod"-Let- ter written by an occupant of same in 1858
First printing press, newspaper, editor, etc.
Interesting report of Dakota Land Company
Emanija, County Seat-First polit- ical convention and election
"Squatter Legislature"
Death of the first Governor
Second Session of the "Squatter Leg- islature"
Dakota Territory organized, and di- vided into judicial districts
First Territorial Election, Legisla- ture, Members-Soldiers arrive - Indian massacre- The murder of Judge Amidon and Son
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6
Soldiers and Settlers leaving the Sioux Valley-Sioux Falls City burned by the Indians-Second Territorial Legislature
Memorials to Congress praying for the establishment of a Military Post at Sioux Falls ..
Military Post established-Bounda- ries of the Military Reservation_ _ "The Barracks" 28,34
9 Sioux Falls settled for the third time -First sutler
10
Memorial to Congress praying for bloodhounds -- Names of early set- tlers-Melvin's Log House. Memorials to Congress praying for a government road-Names of a large number of new settlers .... The Military Post at Sioux Falls va- cated-The Military Reservation opened-Immigration increasing First Sunday School-Cataract Ilouse built-Other Improvements First Residence at Dell Rapids-Dell City Journal First church build- ing erected in Sioux Falls- Sioux Falls Pantagraph-Land Office opened-School house and Metho- dist church erected-Brick manu- facturing-Improvements during 1873- 34
1.4
16
Grasshoppers destroy the crops.
35
19 Valley Springs first school and mar-
21 riage 35 201
Explanatory remarks by the author 35
22
Chapter II. Board of County Commissioners
2.4
Big Sioux County, First Officers, Pro-
ceedings 13, 36
First county warrant 37
Minnehaha County established
25 . First officers 9,37
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3
32
12
3.3
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Minnehaha County reorganized -- Present boundaries established. 32, 38
Record of the first meeting of County Board 38
County divided into districts-Offi- cers appointed. 38, 39
County divided into Commissioner Districts 53
County Redistricted 59
Sheriff
36.8, 44.6-55
District Attorney 36-9, 45-7, 52-9
Register of Deeds and County Clerk
36.8-9, 41-5-6, 56
Clerk of Courts
60-3-4
County Treasurer 38,41- 5-6-8, 54 - 5, 64 County Superindent of Schools -- 39, 41-9, 53-4 Coroner 40, 56
Surveyor 41, 53-54, 60_1-5
Roads
-39-40.1-4, 65
Bridges -41_2_6-7-8, 51 .2-3, 60_1_2-3-4-5 6 Liquor License. 41-5-6-7-8, 53-5 Places designated for holding elec- tions 42-3
Ballot boxes 42, 60
Financial Statement of County June 30, 1872 41
Election Returns 44, 62
Assessments 44-7, 62-3-4-6
Official Newspapers 45-6_8,50_2_4_6-8-9,60-4-5-6
Ferry across Big Sioux River 45, 51_2
Treasurer's Report
47-8, 61-5
Board of Insanity
48, 61_2-5
County Jail
48-49, 50.1.2, 60.1
County Poorhouse and Poor-farm __
48-9, 52-6-7.8, 60-5
County Bonds +8-9, 55-6.7 Township Organization, Numbers and Names 49-50
County Offices, Court Room 52
County Physicians 52-6, 65
Prohibition 54-5, 62
Office of County Auditor created. 55
Court House 55-6-7-9
Court House Tower-clock 60
Hospital 55
Seed Grain Applications 58, 64-5
Appropriation for Exhibit at World's Fair 60
Vote; of Thanks to Commissioner McKee-Lease of School Lands __
Reward for capturing Dr. Fisher. 61-3 Rainmaking 63
Boarding Prisoners - Places desig- nated for selling mortgaged prop- erty - Appropriation for County Exhibit
61
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Appropriation for Ist South Dakota Regiment and Company B 66 List of County Commissioners, 1871- 1 899 66
Chapter III. Courts.
United States District Court 68
73 District Court of Minnehaha County : First Term, May, 1871; Second, May, 1872; Third, May, 1873 -- - Fourth, June, 1874; Fifth, May, 1875 74 Sixth, May, 1876; Seventh, May, 1877; Eighth, May, 1878; Ninth, June, 1879; Tenth, December, 1879 76
Eleventh, June, 1880; Twelfth, April, 1881 ; Thirteenth, Novem- ber, 1881 77
Fourteenth, April, 1882; Fifteenth, November, 1882; Sixteenth, April, 1883.
Seventeenth, April, 1884 Eighteenth, November, 1884 ; Nine- teenth, April, IS85 85
Twentieth, November, 1885; Twen- ty-first, April, 1886; Twenty-sec- ond, November, 1886 86
Twenty-third, April, 1887; Twenty- fourth, November, 1887; Twen- ty-fifth, April, 1888 87
Twenty-sixth, November, ISSS;
Twenty-seventh, April, 1889
Circuit Court of Minnehaha County : First Term, May, 1890; Second, December, 1890 91 92
Third, April, 1881
Fourth, November, 1891 95 Fifth, April, 1892 97 98
Sixth, November, 1892 Seventh, April, 1893; Eighth, No- vember, 1893. IOI
Ninth, April, 1894; Tenth, Novem- ber, 1894; Eleventh, April, 1895- 102 Twelfth, November, 1895; Thir- teenth, April, 1896; Fourteenth, November, 1896 103
Fifteenth, April, 1897; Special, July, 1897 ; Sixteenth, December, 1897 104
Seventeenth, May, 1898; Eigh- teenth, December, 1898; Nine- teenth, April, 1899 107
Probate Court
107
65 County Court 108
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Chapter IV. Constitutional Conventions.
PAGE.
Constitutional Convention, 1883. 119
Constitutional Convention, 1885- 121
Constitutional Convention, 1889 125
Territorial and State Officers, 1861 - 1889 126
Federal and State Officers, 1889-1899 127
Chapter V.
Plats, Alphabetically Arranged. Statistics :
Population in Dakota Territory, 1860-70-80 -- North and South Dakota, 1890-Minnehaha County, 1870-80-90
Population of Subdivisions of Min- nehaha County, 1890 - Native and Foreign Born-Male and Female-Nationality, State and County-Nativity, Age, Color, in County, and City of Sioux Falls in 1890
Number of Dwellings, Families, Average number of Persons in each Dwelling in Dakota, 1850 to 1890-Same in Minnehaha County-School enrollment, State, 1890-Church Organiza- tions in State, 1890-Mortality in State, County and City of Sioux Falls, 1890-Causes of Death-Infirm Persons in State and County, 1890. 143
Prisoners, Native and Foreign born in State, 1890-Indebted- ness of County-Census of County, 1895
Chapter VI. Railroads and Motor Lines.
Railroad meetings
Worthington & Sioux Falls railroad_
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rai !- road
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North- ern railroad
Illinois Central railroad
Willmar & Sioux Falls railroad South Sioux Falls Railroad and Rapid Transit
South Dakota Rapid Transit and Railroad Company
Sioux Falls, Yankton and South- western Railway
Schedule of Distances from Sioux
Falls to Railroad Stations in this County and other important points IGS
Elevation of Stations-Elevation of Big Sioux River. 16,5
Chapter VII.
South Dakota Penitentiary 16g
Minnehaha County Poor-farm 173
Children's Home 175
Chapter VIII. Schools.
Organization of School Districts 177
South Dakota School for Deaf-mutes
Sioux Falls College 185
All Saints School 186
Lutheran Normal School 190
Chapter IX. Fairs, Races.
County Fairs 193
State Fairs 195
Tri-State Fair 197
Sioux Falls Carnival-Racing and Race Horses
Chapter X.
Minnehaha County Aid Society-
Farmers Grange-Farmers Alli- ance 200
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance As-
sociation Early Settlers Associa- tion 201
Chapter XI.
Water Supply 20.4
Snow and Rain Fall 206
Flood of April, 1SS1 20"
144
Cloud-burst in Highland, 1876, Ex- tremes of lleat and Cold 200)
Blizzards 211
Cyclones
213
Electric Storms 215
149
Chapter XII.
1.49
Sale of Intoxicating Liquors 210
Santa Fee Serip and its Bogu- Issue by J. D. Cameron
153 Impeachment of Alderman Joseph Sampson
157
Politics
Chapter XIII.
162
The Murder of Mary Egan .. 230
165
Burning of the Egan Homestead (Poer.) 231
142
129
1.41
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145
147
151
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The Lacey-Bunker Tragedy 232
The Murder of Alfred Erikson 233
The John McDonald Homicide 234
The Messiah Craze and Trial of Plenty Horses for the Murder of Lieutenant Casey
Chapter XIV. Reminiscences.
Sioux Falls in 1862_1866
238
Sioux Falls in 1870.
Reminiscences of Mrs. Hattie C. Phillips
John Nelson's "Indian Scare" 244
Experience of two early settlers, dur- ing their walk from Redwood, Min- nesota, to the Sioux Valley, in 1866
Chapter XV. Anecdotes and Jokes.
Anecdotes of Cephas Talcott
Raising a Church Debt
Charles Norton's Bird Dogs
An Incident at Lone Rock
They saw the Goat-Charles Bar- rett's narrow escape
Buchanan Brother's Great Show- Rainmaking
Statement in reference to the Ar- rangement and Contents of the Remainder of this work
Organization of Civil Townships
Valley Springs Township (101=47).
Boundaries-Water supply-Survey -Acreage-First Settlers-Post Office and Postmasters-First In- dustries and Improvements-Rail- road
First Marriage and Birth -- First School and Teacher -- Central
House-Cemetery Association --- Ben Clare
Churches :
Methodist-Episcopal-Beaver Val- ley Swedish Lutheran
Valley Springs Township Board
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged
Village of Valley Springs.
Incorporation - Territory - Gov- ernment-First Election-Liquor License -- Townhall - Fire De- partment
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Town of Valley Springs-Incor- poration - - Schools-Mills-Ele- vators - Creamery Company- Building Associations 271
Newspapers :
Valley Springs Enterprise-Valley Springs Vidette 272
Churches :
Congregational-Free Will Bap- tist-Methodist-Episcopal 272 Fraternal Societies :
Knights of Pythias 272
Modern Woodmen-Royal Neigh- bors of America - Fraternal Brotherhood of the World. 273
Officers of the Village and Town of Valley Springs 273 Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged 274
Split Rock Township (101=48).
Boundaries - Survey - Acreage -- Water Supply - Emenija - Ban- ning's Mill - Rowena - Sioux Quartzite-Railroad-Post Office_ 285 Postmasters -- First settlers 286
Split Rock Township Board 286
258 259
Location - Railroad -- Incorporation -Stone Quarries 289
List of Officers of City of East Sioux Falls 2S9
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged 291
263
Sioux Falls Township (101=49).
First Settlement-Topography-Sur- vey and Acreage-Interesting De- scription of First Map 302
Sioux Falls Township Board 303
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged 307
City of Sioux Falls.
264 265 Incorporation of Village of Sioux Falls 313
266
Incorporation of City of Sioux Falls -First Election 314
Financial Condition of City at time of incorporation 315
"Telephone War" 315
Village Officers-City Officers 317
270 Schools 321
248 249 249
251
252
254
City of East Sioux Falls.
264
235
241
243
245
INDEX.
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Churches :
Calvary (Episcopal). 333
Saint Augusta Cathedral, Memorial Church of Mrs. Astor 3.37
First Methodist Episcopal 337
Free Methodist-Jordan Methodist 339
Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Congregational 3.40
German Congregational Emanuel -First Baptist. 343
Swedish Baptist-Free Will Bap- tist
St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral
German Evangelical Lutheran Zion
St. Olaf's Norwegian Lutheran
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran- United Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church
Seventh Day Adventist
Souls
First Presbyterian
Delaware Avenue Presbyterian First Reformed
First Christian
The Pioneer Union Sabbath School -Salvation Army
Newspapers:
The Democrat-Sioux Falls Pant- agraph
The Sioux Falls Independent-Da- kota Pantagraph
Sioux Falls Weekly Press Sioux Falls Daily Press- - Sioux Falls Times
The Dakota-The Argus . Leader_ Sioux Falls Review-Sioux Falls Leader
Minnehaha County Mail-Church
News-Dakota Deutsche Zeitung -Dakota Staats Zietung-Sued Dakota Nachrichten-The Da- kota Bell
The Sioux Falls Journal-Minne- haha Teacher-Sioux Falls Daily Call - South Dakota State Forum
South Dakota Record-Fremad- The Successful Farmer 366
Dakota Field and Farm-The Gat- lin Gun-Syd Dakota Ekko- The Commercial News 367
Banks:
First Bank-Bank for Savings- Sioux Falls Bank-Citizens Bank -First National Bank
Easton, McKinney & Scougal Bank Sioux Falls National Dakota National Minnehaha
National
Sioux Falls Savings Bank Union Trust Company Ger- man Bank 370
Union Savings Association Co- operative Savings and Loan As- sociation 371
Hotels :
34.5
Dubuque House-Cataract House 371
346
Sherman House-Central House -- Commercial House. 272
Merchants Ilotel Phillips House Parker House-Christiania House -Rockingham House 373
350
Columbia Hotel -Forde House Williams House The Ameri- can Ilotel 374
351 353 I'nited States Court House and Post Office 374
354
Sioux Falls Post Office and Post- masters 375
Paving-Street Railways 377
357
Numbering Buildings and Streets 375
The Auditorium 379
Fire Department. 350
359
Local Industries:
Webber & Harthorn Grist Mill _ 351
360
Cascade Mill-Queen Bee Mill __ Polishing Works-Pork Packing Houses -Sioux Falls Stock Yard Company 3.83
361 362
Northwestern Packing Company-
363
A. Lester Heyer Packing Com- pany-Sioux Falls Brewery 35.1
Sioux Falls Water Works 3SS
Sioux Falls Gas Works 391
Electric Lights-Telegraph 393
Telephone 301
364
Cigar Manufacturing Stone In- dustry 395
Wholesale Trade. 300
Commercial Associations
365
Board of Trade -- Commercial Club -Business Men's League 397
Sioux Falls Jobbers' and Manu- facturers' Association 398
Insurance Companies :
Insurance Company of Dakota 39S
Dakota Mutual Life Association. 399
Western Fire & Marine Insurance Co .- Fargo Insurance Co. .100
368 Race for Register of Deeds' Office 400
348 349
Public Improvements :
355
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Literary and Benevolent Organizations :
First Public Reading Room 402
Ladies' History Club 403
Sioux Falls Public Library 404
Ladies' Musical Society -Minne- haha Mandskor 405
Woman's Benevolent Association Hospitals
Temperance Societies :
First Temperance Organization -- Good Templars-Woman's Christian Temperance Union __ _ Scandia Total Abstinence Society -Good Templars Lodge No. 255 Young Men's Christian Association_ Military Organizations :
Company B, Second Regiment D. N. G.
Third Regiment, U. S. V. Cavalry (Grigsby's Cowboys).
Joe Hooker Post No. 10, G. A. R. 415
Minnehaha Medical Society
Cemetery Association - Catholic Cemetery
Fraternal Organizations:
Masonic: Minnehaha Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M.
Royal Arch Masons, Sioux Falls Chapter No. 2-Cyrene Com- mandery No. 2
Alpha Council No. 1, K. and S. M. -El Riad Temple A. A. O. N. Mystic Shrine
Eastern Star, Jasper Chapter No. S Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows: Royal Purple Encamp- ment-Sioux Falls Lodge No. 9 Ilarmonia Lodge No. 56 (German) Canton Veritas No. 2, Patriarchs Militant-Evelyn Lodge No. 7, Daughters of Rebekah
Knights of Pythias : Granite Lodge No. 18-Damon Division No. 1_ Benevolent Protective Order of Elks No. 262
Knights of the Maccabees-An-
cient Order of United Workmen Germania Verein
Turn Verein
Valhalla Club-Marquette Club- Sunset Club
Labor L'nions:
Sioux Falls Typographical Union - Knights of Labor, Jasper As- sembly No. 497- - Federation of Labor
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Cigar Makers' Union No. 153 --
Retail Clerks' Union No. 201 - Barbers' International Union No. 123-United Commercial Trav- elers, Sioux Falls Council No. 100 430
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged. 433
Town of South Sioux Falls.
Location-Incorporation-First Offi- cers-Industries 752
408
Buffalo Park 753
List of Officers 1891-1899. 754
Biographical Sketches 755
410 Wayne Township. (101-50).
412
Survey- Acreage -- Settlement- First School and Teacher-School House blown away - Railroad- Post Office-Elevators at Ellis
414 Wayne Township Board.
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged. 759
416
Wall Lake Township (101-51).
416
Survey - Acreage - Wall Lake - Town laid out- Post Office-Near- est railroad-German Settlement __ Churches :
771
419 Zion German Lutheran 771
German Lutheran-Free Metho- dist 772
420
Wall Lake Township Board 772
421
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged. 774
421
422 Survey-Acreage-Settlement-Post Offices -- Nationalities-Water Sup- ply -- Nearest Railroad stations Churches:
783
423 German Methodist Episcopal - 424 Presbyterian-Roman Catholic_ Wellington Township Board.
425
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged. 785
426 426
Red Rock Township (102-47).
427 Survey-Acreage-Water Supply- First Settlers-Railroad and Sta- 428 tion - Booge Post Office - First School and Teacher -- Shipping Fa- cilities-Resurvey 790
Red Rock Township Board 790
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged 792
429 |
757 758
415
Wellington Township (101-52).
783 784
406 407
409
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Brandon Township (102-48).
Water Supply-Survey-Acreage- Brandon Village-Post Offices and Postmasters -- Railroads - Eleva- tors First School and Teacher Corson-Distances from Sioux Falls to Brandon and Corson-Plat of Corson-First settlers
Churches :
Split Rock Norwegian Evangeli- cal Lutheran
Norde Split Rock Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
Brandon Co-operative Creamery Company Brandon Township Board
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged.
Mapleton Township (102-49).
Survey-Acreage-Water Supply- First settler-Post Office and Post- masters-Railroad and station Mapleton Township Board Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged
Benton Township (102=50.)
Settlement - Principal Nationalities -Survey-Acreage - Water sup- ply
Churches :
Bethel Methodist Episcopal.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Good Templars-New Hope Cream- ery New Hope Co-operative Creamery Company
Benton Township Board Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- -ally arranged.
Hartford Township (102-51.)
Survey-Acreage-Water Supply- Early settlers-Railroad- Hartford village-Post Office and Post- masters -- Elevators-Separator and Creamery Company School house
Hartford Township Board
Town of Hartford:
Incorporation -- Territory-Officers Churches : Hartford Methodist Episcopal- St. George Roman Catholic 856
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Newspapers:
The Plain Talker- Hartford Her- ald S50
-1 Fraternal Societies $57
Soo Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic.
ally arranged
801 Humboldt Township (102-52 .
Survey -- Acreage Water Supply
Sor First settlers - First School and Teacher -- Railroad and station- Improvements -- Post Office S71
So2
Farmers' Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company S71
So2
Humboldt Township Board ST:
So2
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged 873
So4
Palisade Township (103-47).
SSO)
S22
Survey - Acreage Why named Palisade - First School and Teacher-Post Offices Hotel --- Postmasters -Milt - Tini- ber from the "Old Barracks"
S22
Palisade Village - Railroad Garretson-Sherman - Elevators
Palisade Township Board . SSI
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged.
Devil's Gulch-Romantic Story
S37
City of Garretson.
S37
Incorporation-First Officers-Syn opsis of Council Records, and list of Officials 1/2,١٠
83S
Churches:
First Congregational S03
S39
First Methodist Episcopal - St. Rose Roman Catholic Sixt
Newspapers :
S41 The Garretson Progress-South Dakota Weekly Vindicator 891-5 Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged
Edison Township (103-48).
S53 853
Survey -- Acreage -First Settlement -- First marriage and birth -First School and Teacher Debating So ciety -- Nearest Shipping points Churches:
855 Norway Lutheran St. Paulus Evangelical Lutheran. 902
An Ancient Bible and Family Rec ord (Translated )
838
839
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Edison Township Board
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged.
Sverdrup Township (103=49).
Survey-Acreage -- Water supply- First Settlement-First Church organization in the County-First school house, school board and teacher - Railroad-Baltic-Scan- dinavian settlement-Assessed val- uation
Churches :
Nidarors Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran St. Olaf's Norwegian Lutheran Sverdrup Township Board
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged
Lyons Township (103=50).
Survey -- Acreage -- First settlers Lyons and West Point Post Offices Lyons Township Board Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged.
Grand Meadow Township (103=51).
Survey- Acreage - Early settlers -- Oran Post Office -- First Post- master -- Grand Meadow Post Office and Postmasters -- Grand Meadow Township Board Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged
Clear Lake Township (103=52).
Boundaries -- Survey - Acreage - Water Supply -- Fish Plentiful- Early settlers -First School and Teacher Nearest Shipping Points Zion Baptist Church Clear Lake Township Board Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged.
Highland Township (104=47).
Survey -- Acreage -- Water Supply -- First settlers -- Post Offices and Postmasters -- Hotel -First School and Teacher - Nearest Shipping Points - Creamery Company -- Gust. Olson's Recollections of Pio- neer Days
PAGE. 904
Churches :
Rosendal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation -- High- land Evangelical Lutheran Church 974
Church Blown Down -- Stordal Evangelical Lutheran Church __ 975
Highland Township Board 975 Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged. 977
919
Logan Township (104=48).
Boundaries- Survey -- Acreage -- Water Supply -- Actual Settlement -Log House 984
First Frame House -- First Births- First School Board, School House and Teacher-Stage Road -- Post Office and Postmasters - Logan Township Board 985
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged_ 987
939
Dell Rapids Township (104=49).
941 Boundaries -- Survey -- Acreage --- Water Supply-First Settlement_ Stordal Evangelical Lutheran Church Dell Rapids Township Board. Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally Arranged.
998
998
1000
Baltic
1091
95 1
City of Dell Rapids.
953 Location -- Natural advantages-First settlers and industry
1007
Post Office and First Postmaster- Ferry -- Dell City Journal -- First marriage and birth-Union Sab- bath school -- Railroad -- Albion Thorn's recollections of early days at the Dells IOOS
965 965 966
Dell Rapids Village -- Organization- Officers 1013
City of Dell Rapids -- Organization
967
Financial standing-Officers 1015
Schools 1017
Churches :
First Baptist -- Episcopal 1020
Methodist Episcopal 1023
Roman Catholic Mission-Pres- byterian 1024
Scandinavian Baptist 1025
9731
Lutheran 1026
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906
919 920 920
923
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Newspapers :
Dell City Journal -- Dell Rapids Exponent
Dell Rapids Times --- Dell Rapids Tribune 1027
Banks: Dell Rapids Bank First National Bank -- Granite City Bank
Dell Rapids Creameries Waterworks Dell Rapids Fire Department Societies :
I. O. O. F .-- Dell Rapids Lodge No. 8 Occidental Encamp- ment No. 20 -- Cora- lynn Lodge No. 21 __ Masonic-Dell Rapids Lodge No. 40, A. F. and A. M. Miriam Chapter No. 31, Order of Eastern Star __ Knights of Pythias -- Ivanhoe Lodge No. 41
Modern Woodmen -- Minnehaha Camp No. 1104 G. A. R .-- Dahlgren Post No. 20- Woman's Relief Corps
Independent Order of Good Tem- plars
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Biographical Sketches, Alphabetic- ally arranged
Burk Township (104-50).
Boundaries -- Survey -- Acreage - Water Supply -- First Settlers- First school board, school and teacher --- Resurvey First post office and postmaster 1051 |
Scandinavian Ev. Luth. Congrega- tion of Willow Creek 1052
1026
Burk Township Board 1052
Biographical Sketches, alphabetic- ally arranged 1057
1027
Taopi Township (104=51).
1028 1028
Boundaries -- Survey - Acreage Water supply - Early settlers
1029
1030
First post office and postmaster Store Taopi Creamery Co .- Col- ton-Post office and postmaster Other improvements-First school and teacher 1005
1030
Churches :
1031
Minnehaha Norwegian Ev. Luth. St. Ansgar Norwegian Ev. Luth. St. Joseph's Catholic
1031
l'aopi Township Board 1000
1032
Biographical Sketches, alphabetic ally arranged
1032
Buffalo Township (104=52).
1032
:033
Acreage -Survey Water supply Settlers-First school and teacher No post office --- Nearest shipping points 1083
1033
Churches:
1034 Seventh Day Advent St. Jacob's Norwegian Ev. Luth. Congre- gation
1034
Buffalo Township Board 1011
Biographical Sketches, alphabetic ally arranged
INDEX TO PORTRAITS OF PERSONS AND THEIR BIOGRAPHIES.
PORTR. BIOG.
PORTR. BIOG.
RESIDENTS OF SIOUX FALLS: PAGE PAGE
RESIDENTS OF SIOUX FALLS:
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Abbott, Geo. W
132
433
Keith, H. H. 589
587
Aikens, Frank R.
So
433
Kidder, J. P. 79
591
Albright, S. J.,
3.59
Kirby, Joseph 593
591
Bailey, D. R.
2
437
Kittredge, A. B. 597
595
Bates, C. P.
440
44 1
Lien, Jonas H. 603
609
607
Binks, Prof. G. M
445
447
Mckinney, C. E.
613
611
Black, J. II. J
448
448
Mckinney, D. L.
615
611
Blauvelt, S. E. 449
448
Mc Martin, T. B.
617
612
Boe, Rev. N. N. 4.53
452
McNulty, O. T. 621
619
Booth, C. V. 455
4.52
Meredith, Rev. E. B.
624
619
Booth, R. II. 457
161
Mikkelsen, Rev. A. and Wife 625
620
Booth, Mrs. R. II. Booth
459
461
Mills, T. J. 627
620
Boyce, F. L. 163
462
Morgan, Dr. J. C. 631
630
Brookings, W. W
75
468
Norton, C. L. 635
639
Brown, T. H. 472
473
Norton, J. F. 637
640
Brown, Mrs. T. H. 175
474
O'Gorman, Rt. Rev. Thomas
641
640
Buchanan, Robert 477
474
Palmer, C. S.
S3
644
Caldwell, E. W 483
Parliman, E. 113
646
Carland, John E. 71
485
Patterson, Hibbard. 647
645
Cherry, U. S. G.
489
4SS
Peabody, Miss Helen S. 651
650
Coats, C. G.
193
492
Peck, Porter P. 655
650
Coats, Mrs. C. G
195
Corson, W. H.
499
Daniels, E. J.
503
505
Ravndal, G. Bie 673
671
Davis, Park
507
505
Ross, H. W. 677
679
Day, C. M.
509
5II
Schaetzel, Jr., Jacob 6SI
683
Donahoe, Den
513
512
Scott, Daniel
6S 5
684
Doolittle, W. T
517
515
Scott, Rev. D. B.
689
687
Edgerton, A. J.
69
519
Scott, Mark D.
691
6SS
Emerson, F. S. 521
520
Sherman, E. A.
695
693
Estabrook, L. M. 525
524
Sheppard, W. J. 697
693
Fowler, O. A 529
531
Sherman, P. F 701
699
Fox, J. B. 533
531
Stanfield, J. A. 705
704
Frizzell, A.
535
532
Stites, A. H. 709
708
Gale, Artemas 539
537
Stoddard, W. H 713
711
Gates, J. H.
541
538
Sundback, John 715
719
Greene, H. L. 549
547
Swenson, O. S. 717
719
Grigsby, Col. Melvin 657
548 Van Eps, William 725
724
Hare, Rt. Rev. W. H.
553
5,52
Van Eps, Mrs. William
729
728
Hawkins, R. C. 109
566 Weston, O. P. and Wife 737
736
Howard, C. K. 569
568
Whipple, H. J. 106
739
Jeffers, C. T.
577
575
Wilkes, W. A. 115
739
Johnson, N. S.
5SI
579
Wilkes, Rev. Eliza T.
741
740
Jones, J. W
100
583
Williams, Ora 745
743
Jordan, Rev. W. H
585
583
Williams, Roy 747
743
Keller, Dr. A. H
58S
588
Pettigrew, R. F. 661
660
497
498
Phillips, N. E. 665
664
Becker, Peter
443
442
Marty, Rt. Rev. Martin
602
xi
INDEX.
PORTR. BIOG. RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIPS: PAGE PAGE
PORTR. BIOG
RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIPS PAOF PAGE
Valley Springs:
Sverdrup:
Hill, Charles E.
278
279
Langness, John (). 927
926
Hunt, W. J.
Peterson, Nels B.
931
929
Sando, Rev. (). O.
933
930
Thompson, John
937
935
Simons, Nels .. 200
298
Sioux Falls Twp .:
Forde, Frank
306
307
Wayne:
Jones, W. S. 763
761
Moulton, G. B.
765
762
Oaks, D. W.
767
762
Wall Lake:
Knott, George A.
777
776
Red Rock :
Manning, J. R.
797
795
Brandon :
Egge, John A. So5
SoS
Graff, Nels N.
Sog
S11
Dell Rapids Twp .:
Eistin, Eistinson and wife 1003
1001
Lee, John T. S17
816
Mapleton :
Gunderson, Ole S25
S27
Norton, Rev. Il. E ..
1021
1040
Nelson, John
S29
S31
1037
1036
Peterson, Robert
833
S32
10.4 1
1039
Smith, O. II. .
- 1045
1044
Uline, G. A.
.1047
1049
Eldridge, J. C.
847
845
Ward, D. E. . .1050
1050
Hartford:
Burk :
Kibbe, E. C.
S61
859
Bemis, .1. II
1055
1057
Tyler, J. G.
865
S67
Aga, Lars J ...
- 1057
1057
Van De Mark, F. E.
S69
868
Berdahl, Ole J .-
1059
1057
Humboldt:
Taopi:
Austin, Charles T. 100g
106S
Palisade :
Colton, J. E.
1073
1072
Ward, H. W.
Colton, W. ().
.1077
1072
Edison :
Goddard, J. B. IOSI
1075
Berdahl, Andrew J. 909
907
Buffalo:
Wangsness, Chris H.
917
916 Kennison, D. W. and wife IOSy TOSS
9.45
947
Grand Meadow :
Foster, John J
955
957
Meyer, Lewis 959
961
Clear Lake:
Gage, Luther S.
Highland: Olson, Gust. 951
ySo
Logan :
Crisp, Walter
Hart, James.
993
991
Wood, George I - 995
Hokenstad, T. O. and wife. 813
S15
Dell Rapids City :
Thorne, Albion .1009
10.41
Kenefick, M. R.
Nisbet, W. C. .
Benton :
Crooks, W. A. 843
8.45
Mundt, Henry 875
877
SOS
279
Split Rock:
Bergerson, Ole 293
292
Lyons : Stordal, Ole J.
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS OF FARM RESIDENCES, BUILDINGS AND SCENERY.
PAGE
PAGE
South Dakota State Seal 4
St. Olaf's Norwegian Lutheran Church 349
Sioux Falls in 1866 29 United Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church 351
Melvin Log House 31 All Souls Church 352
Minnehaha County Court House 93
Cataract House, IS71 372
C., St. P., M. & O. Depot 148
U. S. Court House and Post Office 375
C., M. & St. P. Depot 150
Sioux Falls Fire Department 381
B., C. R. &. N. Depot 152
A Peep at the Falls 430
Illinois Central Depot 156
The Last Buffalo 753
Minnehaha County Poor-farm 174
W. S. Jones' Farm Residence 763
Deaf Mute School Buildings 178 Zion German Lutheran Church in Wall Lake 771
Sioux Falls College 184
Harvesting in Minnehaha County 782
All Saints School 187
Harvest Scene 799
Lutheran Normal School 191
N. N. Graff's Farm Residence Sog
Iligh Water Sioux Falls ISSI 207
Robert Peterson's Log House 833
Officers' Quarters, 1866 2.40
Cascades at Sioux Falls 257
View below the Falls 260
Panoramic View 262
Lone Rock 312
View of the Falls 313
Devil's Gulch SSo
St. Paulus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edison 902
Lowell School Building
330
First Episcopal Church 333
St. Augusta Cathedral 336
First M. E. Church 338
Interior Congregational Church 341
Sod House in Logan 984
German Congregational Emanuel Church. 343
Railroad Bridge at Dell Rapids 1006
First Baptist Church 344
Dells on the Sioux River 1007
St. Michael's Pro-Cathedral 347
Thomas Thompson's Farm Residence
1064
9872
Chris Christianson's Farm Residence S42
Grain Field Scene 879
Palisades on the Split Rock River SSO
Irving School Building 325
Nidaros Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Sverdrup 920
Grain Field in Grand Meadow 950
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Benton S3S
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