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The Callsen district comprises all of sections 7, 8, 9 and the west half of section 10, all of section 4, 5 and 6, the west quarter of section 3, a small strip of sections 1, 2 and 3 of South Summit township and all of sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 of North Summit to- gether with the south halves of sections 25 to 30 inclu- sive. The district has an arca of 11,568 acres. The district has three types of soil, Gloucester sandy loam, Spencer silt loam and peat.
This district was organized in 1887 as a part of Elcho
township and remained as such until 1890 when Par- rish township was detached from Elcho. Then it was organized as District No. 1 and for nine years it re- mained in that status until 1899, when upon the reor- ganization of Summit township it became district No. 4, by which it is now known.
After preparing their homesteads for crops, building their log cabins and opening up some communication with the outside world, the pioneer settlers turned their attention to education of their children. In the year 1886 a log school was erected at the quarter post of sections 29 and 32. Ten children attended from the Haasman, Callsen and Rosbach families and were taught by Miss Lizzie Giese. Seven years later the log school gave way to the first frame school, erected in 1893 on the northeast corner of section 31. Miss Emma Castellion was the first teacher in charge. Frank Lee, Clerk; Detlof Callsen, Director, and Ed. Rosbach, Treasurer, had charge of the first school ac- tivities in this district in 1887. The 1922-23 school officials were John Callsen, a son of Detlof Callsen, as Clerk; Henry Brendemihl as Treasurer and Halvor Granum of Director. Miss Laurette Friebel was the 1922-23 teacher.
In October, 1916, the frame school was destroyed by fire. The children were housed temporarliy in a log building nearby. School opened in 1917 in a mo- dern $5,600 brick school erected by the Frazer Lum- ber Company of Appleton. It is on the site of the old frame structure, section 31. Early teachers in this territory were Anna Jensen, Alice Huntington, Martha Marsilliot, Jesse Waste, Blanche Kilkelly, Florence Bunton and Jeannie Lang.
There is one stream of importance in Callsen dis- trict, Haymeadow Creek.
Pioneer loggers were The Prairie River Lumber Company, J. C. Hollis and Paul Krueger, or The Par- rish Lumber Company, Detlof and Christopher Call- sen and John Callsen.
The office of the Summit township clerk, John Call- sen, is in this district.
The district presents a vivid contrast today to that time in 1885 when the first settlers had to walk to El- cho, a hamlet in the wilderness, for provisions, flour and other necessities. Now it has splendid farms, tele- phones, splendid residences and while highways are few those that are found are good. The region is steadily forging ahead.
CONTINUATION DISTRICT NO. 1.
PARRISH DISTRICT. The village of Parrish is situated in the extreme northwestern part of Langlade County, 32 miles from Antigo, County Seat. It is in the heart of one of the great lumbering regions of pioneer days, and in fact is yet important because of that industry. It received its name in honor of Judge J. K. Parrish of the 10th Wisconsin Judicial Circuit of 1889.
Jule Edwin, first settler, located at the site now used as a hotel by Andrew Kuhl. Mr. Edwin erected the first store in the village for Brooks & Ross Lumber
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Company. Mr. Edwin was followed by Andrew Kuhl, who because of permanent residence has been termed the first permanent settler.
While the Brooks & Ross Lumber Company had their extensive lumber operations in the region Par- rish became a thriving settlement of fifty-eight famil- ies. In 1888 it was divided into three districts con- sisting of French, German and Swedes. These sec- tions were known as Frenchtown, Germantown and Swedetown. Frenchtown was located north of the Prairie river, while the other two groups lived on the south side.
The first school district was created in 1890. The school, a frame building, was erected on the north-
The Parrish school is one of the best in the county. Three teachers are employed. The 1922-23 teachers were the Misses Ethel Gallop, principal, and Gerda Tiller and Elna Augustead, assistants.
Elm City, Lincoln County, is located near Parrish. An old sawmill site is the only monument left as a memory of that place. The great sawdust pile, remin- iscent of an industry that has passed, is covered with wild plants and good sized trees are growing at its top.
The soil adjacent to Parrish consists of Gloucester fine sandy loam and Gloucester sandy loam, rolling rhase. This district is hilly and rolling generally.
NEW PARTISA SCH
THE PRESENT PARRISHI SCHOOL which was erected over thirty years after the creation of the first school district in which the village of Parrish was included.
west quarter of the southeast quarter of section 19. Miss Ruschlow was the first teacher. Among the pu- pils were Margaret De Horn and Annie Kuhl.
With the construction of a track from Pratt Junc- tion to Parrish contact with the main route of the Chi- cago & Northwestern railroad was made possible. Parrish thrived for years during the pine timber con- quest. It declined from then, however, until 1904. The Parrish Lumber Company, owned by J. O. Hollis and L. Krueger of Wausau, gave employment to many people. C. O. Robinson once was interested in the concern also. The Hurlbutt-Tillman Lumber Com- pany now operate a mill, general store and a planing mill in the village. Floyd Hurlbutt is in active man- agement.
Parrish district consists of sections 1 to 24 inclu- sive and the north halves of sections 25 to 30 inclusive, all in North Summit township (Township 34, N., R. 9 E.)
The Prairie River Lumber Company saw, planing and shingle mills were erected in 1888. Barney Daugherty had charge of constructing the mills and George F. Rice supervised the work. The sawmill was 120×67 feet, had two band saws, one of which was a combined band and rotary saw. It also was equipped with a gang edger, a slasher and trimmer. Lumber capacity was approximately 90,000 ft. per day, 125,000 shingles per day and 25,000 lath per day. D. Mc- Gillis was the first manager. The mill first opened February 18, 1889.
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CHAPTER XLIX. Upham Township No. 33 N., R. 10-11 E.
Location-Boundaries-Government Survey-Organization in 1894 -- First Township Assemblage- Why Upham Was Organized-Named After Then Governor-Elect William H. Upham-Early Roads-Town Hall-Last Boundary Changes-Settlements With Neva And Summit-Lakes and Streams-Early School Districts-Officials of Upham from 1895 to 1923-Summit Lake Vil- lage-Lake Shore Railroad in 1881-Bingham & Perrin Store-E. S. Koepenick Early Store- keeper-W. J. Empey Hotel-Lumbering-Early Postmasters-Schools of District-Present School Erected in 1906-Destructive Fire in 1910-Bass Lake-Kcepenick District, Named in Honor of E. S. Koepenick-Its History-Forest District-Early Settlers-Area of District- Schools-Lakes, Soil, Roads-District No. 8-Organization-Settlers-Officers.
Upham township lies immediately south of Elcho township, in congressional townships 33, north of Ranges 10 and 11 east. It is bounded on the north by Elcho township, on the south by Neva and Peck townships, on the east by South Ainsworth township and on the west by South Summit township. It is thus situated centrally and favorably among many beauti- ful lakes and the scenery about these lakes is incom- parable. West Upham was surveyed in October, 1860, by H. C. Fellows, U. S. Deputy Surveyor. East Up- ham was surveyed by U. S. Deputy Surveyor H. C. Fellows at the same time.
Upham township has a diversified surface and pre- sents to the homeseeker all variations of land, from the steep hillside to the low level marsh lands. Its natural resources, gravel and sand deposits, valuable timber, rich soil, springs of crystal pure water, wild fruits and wild game-all these were valuable assets to the pioneer homesteaders and land purchasers.
PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION.
Upham township was created November 16, 1894, by the Langlade County Board in response to a peti- tion from settlers from the original town of Summit and that part of Upham township previously in Neva township. The township was named in honor of Gover- nor-elect Wm. H. Upham, Wisconsin's chief executive from January 7, 1895, to January 4, 1897. Township 33, North of Range 10 was detached from Summit township, with the exception of sections 32 and 33. Sections 34, 35 and 36 of Township 34, north of Range 10 East were also detached from Summit and Town- ship 33, North of Range 11 was detached from Neva township to form the new township.
The voting precinct was established by a town- ship resolution at Summit Lake. The ordinance did not take effect until the April, 1895, town meeting.
Philipp Ryan, Frank Schauer and George Bremer were chosen the first inspectors of election of Upham. H. G. Borgman, George Jones and Fred Jacobus, county solons, were selected to effect a settlement between Neva, Summit and the new township.
November 7, 1894, a petition was sent to the mem-
bers of the County Board requesting the new township for two reasons: 1. There were no roads to travel the polls. 2. It required three days for some settlers to get from their homes to a town meeting, one day to go to polls, one day to attend town meeting and another to return home. The settlers did not wish to leave their families in the wilderness alone. The east part of Summit township charged that the west part of the township (as it then existed) secured larger appropriations for roads and schools by reason of a greater population. The Neva township petition's charges were the same. This petition was signed by J. J. Hanson, Peter Person, John Hedin, George Bre- mer, H. G. Harwood, Abe C. Alesond, M. B. Millard, O. C. Bardwell, Frank Schauer, Mike Haney, Thomas Haney, A. F. Franz, August Sharman, Frank Pillar, Charles Gehrke, Henry Ebner, John Miller, John Shuh, Phillip Ryan, Dave Woodmansee, Peter Loos, J. H. Andritz, J. H. Gibson, B. G. Olson, C. H. Calk- ins, Joseph Hasep, James Hurlbutt, George Hoover, John Murphy, John Shuh, Jr., Sib. Leidheisl, H. Biel- be, Wenzel Niesbauer, Donat Kille, Pins Milsbauer and Otto Christsen.
FIRST TOWN MEETING.
The first town meeting was held April 2, 1895. N. B. Millard was temporary chairman and J. J. Hanson temporary clerk. Charles Gehrke was selected clerk of election and John Miller and Peter Loos as bal- lot clerks.
Otto Christensen, J. J. Hanson, Phillip Ryan, N. B. Millard, John Miller, Johannes Anschutz, James Hurl- butt, George Bremer, Chas. Gehrke, P. Loos and Frank Schauer petitioned the meeting to include the question of township school government in the election. The petition was granted. The school district system was adopted.
The resolution granting the petitioners' prayer was the first one adopted by the Upham township officials. Phillip Ryan was elected the first township chairman and J. J. Hanson, first township clerk. The township was divided into two road districts, May 18, 1895.
The first road petition was signed by J. J. Hanson, Frank Schauer, Peter Loos, John Miller, George Bre-
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mer, Mike Haney and F. Pillar, who asked for a road from the northeast corner of section 24 running south to the southeast corner of said section of township 33, range 10, May, 1895. The road was authorized June 3, 1895. The road to Koepenick was built in 1895. The Koepenick-Kempster road was built in the fall of 1895 after a special town meeting was held authoriz- ing a loan of $500 to finance the project. The money was borrowed from the Bank of Antigo.
The first highway overseers of the township were appointed May 10, 1895, and were John Miller, Dis- trict No. 1, and Donat Killes, District No. 2.
George Bremer was the first to receive a license to retail intoxicating liquors "in quantities of less than one gallon," June 25, 1895. (Saloons were operated before this as early as 1882.) The license fee was $100 per annum.
TOWN HALL.
March 16, 1897, voters of Upham requested town officials to include the question of raising $75 for a town hall to be submitted to the electorate, April 6. 1897. The officers purchased lot 8 of block No. 5, Summit Lake, for $45. The building thereon was used as the first town hall. The vote on the town hall question re- sulted in 22-1 in favor of purchasing the property, rather than building a new town hall. The first meet- nig in the "town house" was held June 28, 1897. It was used but a short time. At the annual meeting in 1899 the town hall matter was up again. The super- visors voted to appropriate $100 for a town hall of which $25 was to be applied on the old town hall in- debtedness. The first session was held April 11, 1899, in the second town hall.
LAST BOUNDARY CHANGES.
The reader will recall that sections 34, 35 and 36, Township 34, Range 10 East were attached to Upham township November 16, 1894. These sections were detached from Upham and joined to Elcho township in November, 1902. Sections 31, 32 and 33, Township No. 33, of Range 10 East were taken from Summit township and attached to Upham. These two changes squared but every township in Langlade County. The request for detaching sections 31, 32 and 33 of Town- ship 33, Range 10 East was signed by Henry Buck, Thomas Griese, John L. Meyer, George Gnahn, Julius Bergman, Leo Nagel, Joseph Hufnagel, Conrad Hauen- stein, Andrew Kuhl, George Zagel, Joseph King, Steph- en Simon, Carl Dumjohn, F. Nibbler, G. Strobel, George Herbst, Henry Oldenberg, Michael Pilhofer and C. J. Dore.
SETTLEMENTS WITH NEVA-SUMMIT.
George H. Wunderlich, Phillip Ryan, John Cum- ming, Fred Jacobus and John Jansen, committee se- lected by the county board, made a satisfactory set- tlement between Neva and Upham, August 10, 1895, and between Summit and Upham, July 19, 1895. The statement of settlement was filed with J. J. Hanson, Upham township clerk, August 10, 1895.
Upham township has many streams and lakes. The headwaters of the east branch of the Eau Claire river runs through sections 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 in East Upham township. The Hunting river runs through the northeast part of East Upham township through sections 1, 2 and 3. Lakes in East Upham township are: Four small lakes in section 31, Noboken Lake, Lack Lake, High Lake, Low Lake, Game Lake, Pence Lake. In the West Upham township the west branch of the Eau Claire has its headwaters in sections 7, 8, 18, 19, 30, 29, 32. Numerous other rivulets and streams are found. Bass Lake, Summit Lake, Part- ridge Lake, Duck Lake, Dynamite Lake and Lower Bass Lake are the principal lakes.
The C. & N. W. railroad runs through sections 1 and 12 of West Upham township and a branch line (Bass Lake branch) runs through sections 12, 14, 15, 9, 8, 7 and 18, West Upham. In East Upham the main line runs on the west through sections 31, 30, 19, 18 and 7.
May 10, 1895, Upham township was divided into two school districts as follows: District No. 1, the north half of township 33, range 10 and sections 34, 35 and 36, township 34, range 10, all of the north half of township 33, range 11, except the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 18 of said town. District No. 2 consisted of the south half of township 33, range 11 east and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 18 of said town, and all of the south half of township 33, range 10 east except sec- tions 31 and 32. The districts have been changed fre- quently and the present boundaries are found in the review of each separate district.
OFFICERS OF UPHAM TOWNSHIP, 1895-1923. CHAIRMEN.
Phillip Ryan, 1895-97; Frank Schauer, 1897-99; E. S. Koepenick, 1899-1900; Frank Schauer, 1900-01; E. S. Koepenick, 1901-02; J. J. Hanson, 1902-03; E. S. Koepenick, 1903-05; Frank Schauer, 1905-07; George Durler, 1907-11; A. W. Klever, 1911-12; L. W. Filyes, 1912-14; A. W. Klever, 1914-15; L. W. Filyes, 1915- 16; Walter Gehrke, 1916-17; Wm. Pheister, 1917-18; J. T. Beattie, 1918-19; Wm. Pheister, 1919-21; George Durler, 1921-23.
SUPERVISORS.
Henry Ebner, James Hurlbutt, 1895-96; Henry Eb- ner, Donat Kille, 1896-97; P. Person, Henry Ebner, 1897-98; F. Piller, P. Person, 1898-99; P. Person, J. Miller, 1899-1900; Ike Fletcher, John Miller, 1900-01; Henry Albrecht, Andrew Bovee, 1901-02; Wolfgang Raith, Henry Albreht, 1902-03; A. W. Klever, George Bremer, 1903-05; P. Person, George Bremer, 1905-06; George Durler, Walter Gehrke, 1906-07; Wolfgang Raith, Edward Nutt, 1907-08; Edward Nutt, George Bremer, 1908-09; J. S. Colwell, C. S. Weyenberg, 1909- 10; Michael Raith, John Miller, 1910-11; Emil Person, Michael Raith, 1911-12; Walter Gehrke, Emil Person, 1912-14; Emil Person, Ormond Jones, 1914-15; Frank Long, Walter Gehrke, 1915-16; S. U. Tucker, Wm.
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Pheister, 1916-17; O. J. Jones, Robert A. Seering, 1917-18; G. E. Fumal, Emil Person, 1918-19; George Quick, G. E. Fumal, 1919-20; George Quick, G. E. Fu- mal, 1920-22; George Quick, George Grossman, 1922- 23.
CLERKS.
J. J. Hanson, 1895-96; M. Haney, 1896-97; J. J. Hanson, 1897-98; George Bremer, 1898-99; Frank Schauer, 1899-1900; H. Kunze, 1900-01; Charles Gehr- ke, 1901-02; Frank Schauer, 1902-03; T. C. Laughlin, 1903-04; A. Gallenberger, 1904-05; W. Dresser, 1905- 06; A. E. Butler, 1906-07; L. W. Filyes, 1907-12; Rus- sell Knight, 1912-16; John Kunza, 1916-17; Richard Beattie, 1917-18; John E. Kunza, 1918-19; Harold Mattmiller, 1919-21; J. J. Hanson, 1921-22; Stedner Snowden, 1922-23.
TREASURERS.
Johannes Anschutz, 1895-97; O. C. Bardwell, 1897- 1900; J. J. Hanson, 1900-02; A. Gallenberg, 1902-07; J. J. Hanson, 1907-08; E. S. Koepenick, 1908-09; Robert Seering, 1909-12; J. J. Hanson, 1912-13; A. W. Klever, 1913-14; P. H. Rasmussen, 1914-17; Russell Knight, 1917-18; H. C. Rasmussen, 1918-19; L. G. Cunningham, 1919-20; Aurel Koepenick, 1920-22; John E. Kunza, 1922-23.
ASSESSORS.
Frank Schauer, 1895-97; Charles Palmer, 1897-98; P. Ryan, 1898-1903; F. Metcalf, 1903-04; Charles Gehrke, 1904-06; A. Klever, 1906-11; Henry Albrecht, 1911-13; Charles Gehrke, 1913-14; Henry Albrecht, 1914-16; Charles Gehrke, 1916-18; Fred Kalkofen, 1918-19; George Durler, 1919-20; Charles F. Gehrke, 1920-21; Orvis Vaughn, 1921-23.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
O. F. Frantz, O. C. Bardwell, E. S. Koepenick, Don- at Kille, 1895-96; George Bremer, John Miller, 1896- 97; Henry Ebner, 1897-98; F. Schauer, J. J. Hanson, 1898-99; A. Gallenberg, H. Ebner, 1900-01; E. S. Koe- penick, John Parker, 1901-02; A. Gallenberg, A. L. Ross, 1903-04; H. S. Wunderlich, Henry Albrecht, Wm. Craig, 1904-05; L. W. Filyes, W. Gallenberg, 1905-06; A. Gallenberg, George Bremer, 1906-07; Mar- tin Steinert, L. W. Filyes, 1907-08; Martin Steinert, J. S. Colwell, C. H. Turner, A. W. Klever, 1908-09; J. J. Hanson, J. S. Colwell, P. Person, R. A. Seering, 1909- 10; John Miller, R. A. Seering, John Miller, 1910-11; R. A. Seering, A. W. Klever, John Kunza, Joseph Clough, 1911-12; E. S. Koepenick, L. W. Filyes, 1912- 13; John Kunza, A. W. Klever, 1913-14; P. H. Rasmus- sen, Peter Stengl, 1914-15; C. H. Turner, P. H. Ras- mussen, 1915-16; J. C. Young, George A. Bremer, 1916-17; J. W. Chevalier, Herman Kunza, 1917-18; Al- bert Kelly, Charles Gehrke, 1918-19; James Therio, 1919-20; Fred Muzzy, George Bremer, 1920-21; Wil- liam Melchect, Joseph Villus, 1921-22; Howard Pruyn, W. Boucher, 1922-23.
CONSTABLES.
Peter Loos, S. Leidheisl, 1895-96; J. Kauschinger, M. Haney, 1896-97; G. F. Young, J. Marsh, 1897-98; J. Kruzel, J. Kauschinger, 1898-99; John Ryan, Charles Gehrke, C. H. Turner, 1899-1900; C. Stannard, 1900- 01; Oscar Anderson, H. Weyenberg, 1901-02; James Austin, 1902-03; James Cherney, 1903-04; J. D. Mil- ler, William Cornish, William Craig, 1904-05; George Durler, William Cornish, William Craig, 1905-06; E. S. Koepenick, Michael Raith, 1906-07; James Crum- mey, J. S. Colwell, 1907-08; J. C. Nelson, William Craig, 1908-09; Walter Gehrke, 1909-10; George Wey- enberg, Henry Joyce, 1910-11; Charles Koehn, Peter Stengl, 1911-12; Frank Warner, J. E. Clough, 1912-13; O. Jones, 1913-14; Henry Joyce, 1914-15; Truman Rice, 1915-16; Truman Rice, Herman Kunza, 1916-17; John Eaton, 1917-18; J. W. Nutter, Henry Joyce, 1918- 19; Fred Kalkofen, John Nutter, John Stone, 1919-20; Henry Joyce, John Stone, 1920-21; Charles Gehrke, N. Rasmussen, 1921-22; Dell Merriam, 1922-23; Charles Snowden, 1922-23.
CON. DISTRICT NO. 1.
SUMMIT LAKE DISTRICT. This is the princi- pal commercial district in Upham township and is also the oldest in point of permanent white habitation. The village received its name from the track laying officials of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railroad, who found it to possess the highest body of water in Wisconsin.
With the railroad came the first hotel and a number of homeseekers. W. J. Empey came from Elmhurst with the railroad in 1881. He conducted the first hotel in the village. Other pioneer settlers were: Frank Schauer, Charles Gehrke, E. S. Koepenick, George Bremer, Mrs. Elizabeth Kunza, John Miller, Frank Pil- lar, Henry Ebner, Peter Loos, Art Nichols, Joseph Helmbrecht, Spencer Cole and Frank Schabel.
Lumbering was the principal pioneer industry. In 1884, Wm. Pool, associated with Smith Brothers of Oshkosh, erected a sawmill in the district. It operated until 1888 when it was moved to Jeffries, Wisconsin. Edward Baird started a saw mill in 1884, but it never was completed.
In later years the Paine Lumber Company and from 1915 to 1919 the Langlade Lumber Company had ex- tensive lumbering operations in the district. They had many camps and a company supply station at Bass Lake. A post office operated at Bass Lake for a short time also. The camps and store are now located in Pearson, Ainsworth township.
The first store was erected at Summit Lake by Bing- ham & Perrin of New London, who acted as supply agents for the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western while track was laid in this vicinity. They sold in 1882 to E. S. Koepenick, who came to this village from Osh- kosh.
John Gorman was the first Summit Lake postmaster. Others were: George Bremer, Mrs. Mary Sherman, E.
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S. Koepenick and Mrs. Elizabeth Kunza, present Post- mistress. Smith Brothers, and a Mr. Phife were pio- neer storekeepers, while Dan Hubbard was an early retail liquor vendor.
The first school was erected in 1882 on Section No. 1 and was used for a number of years. It was moved to its present site one-fourth of a mile from the pres- ent school and was purchased by the Lutheran congre- gation of Summit Lake for church purposes.
The modern Summit Lake school was erected in 1906 by O. S. Sherwood at an approximate cost of $4,000. George Durler, Martin Steinert and Mrs. George Dur- ler were members of the school board when that build- ing was erected. It is located on section 1, east of the main C. & N. W. track. William Pool,-Nichols and Louis Stearn were early school board officials in this district. The 1922-23 school officers were: Peter Rass- mussen, Treasurer; Robert Seering, Director and Mrs. Henry Joyce, Clerk. 1922-23 teachers were Miss Susie Daily and Martha Weix, principal and assistant, re- spectively.
In 1910 the most destructive fire in the history of this district occurred. The J. C. Nelson saloon, the Henry Joyce residence, and the George Bremer hotel were destroyed. A year later another fire occurred in which the old Wyenberg saloon and a hotel were des- troyed by fire. The Frank Schauer residence burned then also.
Summit Lake district has an area of water in sec- tion 2 that has attained distinction as a summer resort. Hundreds of people from all over the nation come here in the summer months. Many beautiful summer homes border the lake, which has some of the finest bathing facilities known. Its natural beach is one of the best in northern Wisconsin.
The town hall is situated in the village of Summit Lake. Present business places are : The Charles Snow- den grocery; Howard Payne restaurant, Warren Bouch- er, modern dance pavilion, The C. & N. W. Railroad station, John Kunza store, Post Office, George Bremer hotel, Stedner Snowden's hotel, pool room and grocery.
Agriculture is the chief occupation of the settlers. Summit Lake cemetery is situated in the NE 1/4 of section 2, Township 33, Range 10 East. The cemetery was recorded September 8, 1908, when George Durler was Chairman and L. W. Filyes, Clerk of Upham town- ship.
Congregational and Lutheran church services are held in the village, by non-resident Pastors.
A school was held at Bass Lake, section 12, when the Paine Lumber Company had headquarters there. Teachers were Margaret Healy, Irene Day, Mrs. M. Smith and Yarda Parson. The building was sold when the township was redistricted to Truman Rice. Koe- penick and Bass Lake schools were closed in 1913 when pupils from that territory were assigned to Sum- mit Lake school. A buss hauled the children to and fro.
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