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HISTORY OF DAKOTA TERRITORY.

and builder, a trade which he followed for a number of years. Recently he has turned
his attention to organizing Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic in Dakota, and has
done much towards furthering the interests of this organization. He is commander of
Carleton Post No. 17 of Parker, and is financier for the Parker Lodge of A. O. of U. W.
Colonel Sanborn was married in Wisconsin to Miss Eliza Bowen. They have four chil-
dren--Elmer, Elma, Harry and Carrie. Elmer is a telegraph operator at Dillan, Mon-
tana.

GEO. W. STONE & CO., bankers, of Parker. This substantial financial institution
was established in February, 1880, the firm then being Gale & Stone. The firm now
consists of G. W. Stone, late managing partner for Gale & Stone; Mr. L. A. Grant, of
Des Moines, Iowa, formerly president of the N. E. L. & T. Co., and A. G. Stone. They
transact a general banking business, loan money, represent reliable insurance compan-
ies. They have ample capital, combined with years of experience, and are the oldest
bank in the county.

J. E. STUMPH, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 5, P. O. Parker, was born in Oneida
County, N. Y. He came to Dakota from Linn County, Iowa, in 1880, his father and
brothers coming at the same time. Mr. Stumph has a valuable farm, and is one of the
solid young farmers of the county.

SWAN & DOW liverymen. This firm is composed of Messrs. E. A. Swan and R.
Dow, enterprising young business men, who are favorably known throughout Turner
and adjoining counties. In their spacious stable, fleet footed roadsters are always to be
had, and turnouts unsurpassed in southern Dakota, with prices in conformity with the
times. They commenced business the season of 1883.

CHARLES TERWILLEGAR, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Parker, was born in
Canada, August 15, 1831. For a number of years he was a resident of Rock County,
Wis. After traveling throughout the western country, he settled at LeMars, Iowa, com-
ing from there to Turner County. Mr. Terwillegar has been closely associated with the
growth and development of the farming interests of Turner. He was married in Wis-
consin to Miss M. Hauser. They have one daughter--Ella.

VALE P. THIELMAN was born in Germany in 1843; he came to America in
1845, and settled in New York, where he received his education. In 1863, he came west
and settled in Illinois; from Illinois he came to Dakota in 1864, and settled in Sioux
Falls; for some time afterwards he traveled up and down the Missouri in the employ
of the government; he was the first white male settler in Turner County; came there
in 1869. He served in the military two and a-half years in this Territory, and three
years in the regular army; he was in the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Illinois,
Company D. He was a member of the Territorial Legislature one term. He has served
in almost every capacity as county and town officer; was superintendent of immigra-
tion for some time. He married Sarah J. Black, of Galena, Ill. They have one adopted
child--Nora. In real estate and abstract business Mr. Thielman does the most extensive
business in the county.

PERRY TRAIL, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Parker, was born in Washington
County, Maryland, November 25, 1821. For a number of years he was a resident of
Carroll County, Ill. In 1876, he came to Dakota, being among the pioneers in this part
of Turner County. He was married in Maryland to Miss Mary A. Bean. By this union
he had eleven children--Mary A., John, Achsah, Scott, Aloysius, Magdaline, Vincent,
Beauregard, Richard, Hattie and Grant. Mrs. Trail's death occurred May 2, 1876.

C. VAN NESS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Parker, came to the territory in 1875.
Mr. Van Ness was born in New York March 31, 1842. For a number of years he was a
resident of McHenry County, Ill. He was married in Illinois to Miss Permelia Alburta.
They have four children--Lenora, Ella, John and Lottie.

FRED. WAGNER, dealer in farm machinery, and City Marshal, was born in Sibley
County, Missouri, and came to Dakota in 1876. For a time he was a resident of Yank-
ton and the Black Hills country; he has been in Parker over five years. Mr. Wagner's
machinery business is one of the largest in the county; as a guardian of the peace he is
a success and quiet reigns supreme when Fred is on deck.

REV. SILAS WAKEFIELD, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 27, P. O. Parker, was
born in Washington County, Vt., July 21, 1818. Mr. Wakefield has been an expounder
of the Universalist doctrine for a number of years. He was ordained in 1846, having
passed through the Theological School of Newberry. He was stationed at different
points in the New England States up to 1863, when he came West, locating in Portage
County, Wis., and eventually in Elkador, Iowa. For a time he traveled in the interests
of a Universalist Publication Society. In 1866 he removed to Rochester, Minn., where
he organized a society and remained two years, thence to Owatonna for a time, and
from there to Austin, where he organized a society and remained until 1876. He was
also two years at Elk River, coming from there to Dakota. He was first interested in
land in Yankton County, removing from there to Turner. Mr. Wakefield has organ-
ized a Universalist Society at Centreville, but at present is devoting but a portion of the
time to the cause, having voluntarily returned his letter of fellowship. Few men have
had a more active and meritorious career.

FINLEY, P. O. PARKER.

JOHN NORTON, miller, Finely, P. O. Parker, was born in Dearborn County, Ind.,
August 28, 1850. He was reared and educated in his native State. He learned locomo-
tive engineering and for several years was in the employ of the St. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad. He eventually located in Dubuque County, Iowa, coming from there to Tur-
ner County, Dakota, in 1879, where he has since been engaged in the milling business
at Finley. He was married in Iowa to Miss Lizzie Hinners.

HOME.

DECATUR STEWART, farmer, Section 33, P. O. Home, came to the Territory in
1873, at which time he was the only house on the wagon road between Sioux Falls
and Finley. Politically, Mr. Stewart is a Republican and represented Turner County
two terms in the Legislature and has been otherwise identified with the industry of the
country. He formerly was Postmaster at Howard and is now Postmaster of Home.
Mr. Stewart was born in Union County, Ohio, May 1, 1831, and came to Wisconsin
when young, where he was reared and educated.

MARION.

JAMES E. HAZLITT, publisher of the Sentinel, Marion Junction. This paper is
one of the brightest and most enterprising papers in southern Dakota, with a circula-
tion that will compare favorably with other newspapers of the county. Mr. Hazlitt is
an experienced newspaper man from Baltimore, Md., and has conducted the Sentinel
since January 1, 1882.

EDWARD HIBBISON, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 28, P. O. Marion, was born
in England, May 22, 1838. At an early age he came to the United States, residing for a
number of years in New York State, coming from there to Dakota in the spring of 1878.
Mr. Hibbison is a mechanic and for several years has pursued his vocation on the lines
of different roads. During the war he served three years and seven months in Company
F, Ninety-fourth New York Volunteer Infantry, his company being consolidated from
the One Hundred and Fifth. He passed seven months in prison, being held at Belle
Isle, Libby and Saulsbury prisons; he was slightly wounded. Mrs. Hibbison was for-
merly Miss Eliza Austin. They have five children--Willie, Maggie, Maude, Fred and
Sarah.

DUNCAN McKERCHER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 9, P. O. Marion, came to
Dakota in 1878, locating where he now resides. Mr. McKercher has a fine farm under
a high state of cultivation, and is one of Turner's substantial citizens. He was born in
Orleans County, N. Y., September 23, 1848.

JOHN A. MEYER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 17, P. O. Marion, was born in
Alsace France, February 29, 1852, and came to the United States in 1872. For a time he
was a resident of Houston County, Minn., coming to Dakota in the spring of 1878. He
was married in Dakota to Miss H. Handiverk. They have two children--Ella and
Adolph.

J. M. ROPER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 15, Town 99, Range 54, P. O. Marion
Junction, came to the Territory in the spring of 1879, and has since been prominently
identified with the general welfare of this portion of Turner County. Mr. Roper was
born in Pennsylvania, November 18, 1841. During the war he served three years in the
Second Pennsylvania Artillery. He was principally in the Army of the James. He was
married in Illinois to Miss Ursula U. Sterling. They have had six children--Lucia H.,
died February 19, 1881; John H., Julia Maud, Ralph, Mabel and Candan Grace.

R. C. TOUSLEY, farmer and stock-raiser, residing on the northwest quarter of Sec-
tion 15, Town 99, Range 54, P. O. Marion Junction, was born in Clarendon, Orleans Co.,
N. Y., February 7, 1836. During the American rebellion he enlisted as a private for two
years, in Company K, Twenty-seventh New York Volunteer Infantry, and was honora-
bly discharged as Second Corporal of that company, by reason of injuries received at
Camp Franklin, Va. He removed from New York State to Portlandville, Iowa, in 1877
and from there to Dakota in 1879, and permanently located as a homesteader on the
piece of land he now owns and resides upon, then a frontier settlement. Mr. Tousley
has taken an active part in developing the political, educational and agricultural inter-
ests of Turner County; also in organizing Turner County Agricultural Society, of which
he is now president, taking that position made vacant by the death of Hon. J. R. Turner,
after whom the county was named. He is one of Turner County's most progressive citi-
zens, and being a correspondent of several Easters papers, has done much toward bring-
ing settlers to this portion of Dakota. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the G.
A. R. His wife was Miss Frances L. Stevens, formerly of Bergen, Genesee Co., N. Y.

HURLEY.

ALBERT APLAND, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 19, P. O. Hurley, came to
Dakota in 1874 from Polk County, Iowa. He is a native of Norway, and emigrated to
the United States in 1865. He was married in Dakota to Miss Chloe Pott. Mr. Apland
has a fine farm in a high state of cultivation.

EMIEL BRANCH, druggist and stationer. Mr. Branch is one of the pioneers of
southeast Dakota, being principally reared in Yankton County. For a few years he
carried on the drug trade at Swan Lake, removing to Hurley in the spring of 1883. Mr.
Branch is a first-class chemist, a l1ve business man, and the right kind of a citizen for a
new town.

DANIEL DWYER, JR., farmer and stock-raiser, Section 33, P. O. Hurley, came to
Dakota July 4, 1872, locating near Swan Lake. During his long sojourn in the county
he has been identified as Sheriff and otherwise officially connected. As an agriculturist
and a public-spirited gentleman, Mr. Dwyer is second to none in the county. He was
born in Dodge County, Wis. He was married in Turner County to Miss A. J. Batchlor
(now deceased). His present wife was Mary A. Hough.

CHRIS. FREDERICKSON, dealer in farm machinery, became a resident of
Turner County about the time of its organization, and has been a resident since, being
actively engaged in various pursuits. For several years was farming tributary to
Swan Lake, and has been doing considerable in handling stock for several years. The
season of 1883 he built a commodious store in Hurley, which is a credit to the town.
Mr. Frederickson has been identified with the local affairs of the township.

WILLIAM HARNEIS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 24, P. O. Hurley, was born
in Lincolnshire, England, in 1840. After coming to the United States he resided a few
years in Dodge County, Wis., and came to Dakota in 1877. His wife was formerly Miss
J. Finch. They have two children--Rebecca and Lillie.

C. B. HARRIGLE, carpenter and builder, was born in York County, Penn., August
4, 1845. During the war he served three years in Company C, Forty-sixth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Gettysburg, Lookout Moun-
tain, etc. In the autumn of 1877, he came to Turner County and located a claim.
Since locating in the county he has done considerable at his trade of building, and has
been identified with the growth and prosperity of Hurley.

THOMAS J. HILL, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 33, P. O. Hurley, was born in
Canada, and for a number of years was a resident of Grant County, Wis. He came to
the Territory in 1872. For two years he was in business in Swan Lake. Aside from
this he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was married in Wisconsin, to
Miss Kate Stephens. They have three children--Arthur, Luella and Iola M.

THEODORE JOHNSON, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 34, P. O. Hurley, came to
the Territory in 1873, and has since been actively engaged in tilling the soil. Mr. John-
son has one of the best farms in the vicinity of Hurley. He was born in Johnson County,
Iowa, April 11, 1849. He was married in Dakota to Miss T. Handy.

REV. T. H. JUDSON, came to Dakota in 1872, and died March 17, 1884. He was a
native of Vermont, and a minister of the Baptist denomination, having been closely
and prominently associated with that fold for a number of years. For two years he
was at Vermillion, and for a time at Elk Point as a missionary. Mr. Judson was a scho-
larly gentleman, very convincing as a speaker and conversationalist, and did much to-
ward advancing the moral state of the community.

ROBERT MARTIN, M. D., was born in Grafton, New Hampshire, March 2, 1817.
After receiving the benefits of a general education he took up the study of medicine.
Becoming proficient in the healing art, and authorized to practice, he practiced his
adopted profession in his native State for a number of years. Officially he was identi-
fied by being Sheriff eight years, Justice of the Peace and minor offices. During the war
he was Surgeon in the Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment, entering the service in 1862.
The Doctor devotes considerable of his time to agricultural pursuits.

MORRILL & PACKARD, dealers in general merchandise. These gentlemen estab-
lished their extensive mercantile house here in August, 1883, being among the first
here. Their headquarters are at Hawarden Iowa where they have a large establish-
ment.

CAPT. C. A. NEAR, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 22, P. O. Hurley, came to the
Territory in 1876, locating where he now resides. He was born in New York, and emi-
grated to Iowa in 1867, where he lived for a time. During the war he was in the service
from August, 1862, to February, 1866, enlisting in the One Hundred and Fifty-
ninth New York Volunteer Infantry, in which he served two years. He was then com-
missioned as Captain by the President, and transferred to the One Hundred and Fourth
New York. He was wounded at the engagements of Chancellorsville and Honey Hill;
was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and held for a short time at Libby prison. Mr. Near
has a fine farm, and is one of the substantial agriculturists of Turner County.

ROWLAND REES, hardward merchant, came to the county in 1877, engaging in
farming and other pursuits. Has been largely identified with it officially. He had
the first hardware store, starting in when the town was laid out He is a native of Iowa.

REV. M. S. ROBINSON, Episcopal minister, was born in Pennsylvania, but has
been in the West for a number of years, having come to Dakota in 1873. Mr. Robinson
has done much towards furthering the cause of Christianity in this part of the Terri-
tory, being in charge at Swan Lake, Turner, Lennox and Lincoln Center. The Episco-
pal church which was at Turner, he removed to Hurley. Mr. Robinson is an ardent
worker.

JOHN A. SWAN, liveryman and hotel keeper, came to the Territory in 1876, and
engaged in agricultural pursuits and diversified farming in general. He was among
the first to commence business in Hurley, and has contributed his portion towards fur-
thering the interests of the town. Mr. Swan keeps a well equipped livery stable, and
does a good business.

TURNER COUNTY HERALD, Hurley. The Herald made its appearance in Tur-
ner County in May, 1883, the first issue being the 10th of the month. It is an eight-col-
umn paper, independent of politics, and ably edited. The editor and proprietor, Mr.
W. C. Brown, is an experienced newspaper man. He has been a resident of Dakota
since 1870, and for several years was identified with the fraternity in Yankton. He was
out on the government survey at different times, and is thoroughly conversant with Da-
kota. Mr. Brown was born in Woodstock, Windsor Co., Vt., in 1849.

VINTON & LOVIN, dealers in shelf and heavy hardware. This firm is comprised
of H. V. Vinton and C. H. Lovin. They embarked in trade at Hurley in the spring of
1883, and are doing a flourishing business, carrying a stock of goods that would be cred-
itable to a larger town.

CHILDSTOWN.

E. J. JENKS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 1, P. O. Childstown, is a native of
Geauga County, Ohio, and became a resident of Dakota in 1880, securing a large tract
of land. Mr. Jenks is a contractor and builder, a vocation he pursues to a large ex-
tent, having erected many of the substantial structures in Hurley and other parts of the
county.

GEORGE W. MARSHALL, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 35, Township 98
north, Range 55 west, P. O. Childstown, was born in Jefferson County, Virginia, Octo-
ber 30, 1825, and was educated and reared in his native State. For a time he resided in
Missouri, removing from there to Dubuque, Iowa, which was his home for two years.
For several years he was a resident of Grant County, Wis., coming from there to Tur-
ner County in June, 1873. Mr. Marshall is one of the most extensive agriculturists in
the county. He was married in Virginia to Miss Sarah Heflebower. They have four
children--T. F., Virginia, Jessie and Charles.

SPRING VALLEY.

T. S. FESSENDEN, farmer and Postmaster, Section 4, Spring Valley, was born in
Cumberland County, Maine, April 29, 1834, and went to Wisconsin in 1858. In 1861 he
enlisted in the Third Wisconsin Battery of Light Artillery, serving three years and nine
months, participating in a number of general engagements. He came from Iowa to
Dakota in the spring of 1872. Mr. Fessenden is one of the principal farmers of Spring
Valley. He was married in Maine to Miss Viola Powers. They have three children--
Fannie B., Edwin F. and Luella.

SWAN LAKE.

JOSEPH ANDREWS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 11, P. O. Swan Lake, came
to Dakota in 1872, being among the pioneers of the country. He has engaged contin-
ually in farming in Turner County since that date. Mr. Andrews is a native of New
Hampshire, but was reared in Maine. His farm is one of the finest in the township, and
is in a high state of cultivation.

S. FRYE ANDREWS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 14, Town 97, Range 54, P.
O. Swan Lake, was born in Oxford County, Me., and came to Turner County in the
spring of 1872, being among the first settlers in Spring Valley. He assisted in organ-
izing School District No. 6, and has been identified officially and otherwise with the
community. His residence is one of the finest and most attractive in Turner County.
In his dooryard is an artesian well which is inexhaustible and invaluable. For a num-
ber of years he pursued the vocation of school teaching in Maine, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Illinois and other States. He was also engaged in the publication busi-
ness a few years. During the rebellion he served one year as Second Lieutenant in
Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Andrews
in the interest of farming and fruit has done much for the country; he is continually
experimenting, and has been eminently successful.

S. F. ANDREWS, JR., farmer and stock-raiser, Section 23, P. O. Swan Lake. This
gentleman is a son of the well known citizen, S. F. Andrews. His residence in Turner
County dates from 1872; the greater portion of the time has been engaged in farming.
During 1879 and 1880 he held the office of Sheriff. Mr. Andrews was born in Clark
County, Ill., February 7, 1850. He was married in Dakota to Miss Helen S. Batchlor.
They have three children--Helen, Dean and Mary E.

THOMAS B. BUCHANAN, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 12, P. O. Swan Lake, is a
native of Ireland. After coming to the United States he was a resident respectively of
New York, Ohio and Iowa, residing in Monroe County of the latter State for twenty-one
years. In 1872 he came to Dakota, locating where he now resides. Mr. Buchanan is
one of the most prominent farmers in the county, and a gentleman possessed of a large
fund of information pertaining to agriculture and kindred topics.

JAMES A. CHILDS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 27, P. O. Swan Lake. Among
the early post offices in Turner County was Childstown on the western border. It was
established through the instrumentality of James A. Childs, who located at that point in
the spring of 1871. He was the first County Superintendent of Schools, and was one of
the first County Commissioners. He was also clerk of the school district, Justice of the
Peace, and generally identified officially. Mr. Childs is a native of New York, where he
was educated. He afterwards moved to Ohio, which was his home for a number of
years.

PATRICK KING, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 14, P. O. Swan Lake, came to
Turner County in May, 1881, from Chicago, Ill., where for a number of years he was
assistant manager of a coal yard. Mr. King is a native of Ireland, and came to the
United States in 1849. He was married in New York to Miss Mary Daily. They have
four children--Michael, Thomas, Margaret and Julia.

JOHN J. LEASE, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 8, P. O. Swan Lake. Although he
has been but a few years in this part of the country, Mr. Lease has attained the reputa-
tion of being one of the wheat kings of southern Dakota. His large landed estate, which
is principally in a high state of cultivation, is managed in a systematic manner. Dakota
cannot have too many farmers like Mr. Lease. He was born in Licking County, Ohio,
March 9, 1839, and came to the Territory in 1877 from Vernon County, Wis. During
the war he served two years in the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He
was married in Wisconsin to Miss Helen Carnehan. They have five children--Genervia,
Etta, Phebe, Martha and Jessie.

JERRY MURPHY, merchant and railroad contractor, located in the Territory in
1876, and has been in trade at Swan Lake since 1880. Mr. Murphy is one of the most
extensive railroad contractors in the West, and has attained a well merited reputation
in this branch of industry. He was born in Canada East.

PETER NELSON, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Swan Lake, is a native of Den-
mark, and came to Iowa in 1867, locating in Benton County, and to Turner County in
1871, being among the first. He was married in Iowa to Miss Andra Kier. They have
seven children--Andrew, Peter, Jr., Christian, Theodore, Alena, Ida and Willie. One
dead--Theodore.

C. M. PIER, Register of Deeds and County Clerk, Swan Lake. One of the early set-
tlers of Turner County, was Mr. Pier, who landed here in 1873, coming from Richland
County, Wis. How he is appreciated as an official may be inferred from the fact that he
is now serving his third term, with fair prospects for the future if so disposed. He is
one of the most popularly known men in the county.

JUDGE O. C. STUART, Postmaster and Judge of the Probate Court, Swan Lake.
This prominent citizen is a native of Norway and has been a resident of America for
twelve years, the greater portion of the time in Dakota. He has been largely interested
in the agricultural and official interests of Turner County, and few men are more
favorably known than Mr. Stuart.

TURNER.

WALTER BLATCHFORD, Postmaster, came to Turner in 1879, engaging in mer-
cantile pursuits, in which he continued for a time. Mr. Blatchford has been a resident
of the Territory over fourteen years. He was born in Canada.

J. A. DAVIS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 4, P. O. Turner, was born in McHenry
County, Ill., February 10, 1847, and came to Turner County in the spring of 1871, when
the county was in a crude state. He had many drawbacks to contend with, but never
lost his faith or his ardor, as he had come to stay. He was the first Sheriff of the county,
but owing to the limited and law-abiding population, the office was not very lucrative.

DANIEL FARNAM, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 25, P. O. Turner, was born in
Wayne County, N. Y., April 17, 1826. For a number of years he was a resident of
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, coming to Dakota in the spring of 1873. Mr. Far-
nam is among the few pioneers who braved the difficulties of early times in Turner
County, and has contributed his portion towards its prosperity.

D. C. TURNER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 8, P. O. Turner. The village of
Turner derived its name from John Wesley Turner, who came here in 1871, the post-
office being established in that year. Mr. Turner also came the same season. In 1872,
Peter H. Turner came and laid out the town. In 1872, W. H. Cooley established a store,
John W. Turner built a mill, which was run over five years. There are none of the
pioneers who were more favorably known than John W. Turner; he represented Tur-
ner and Clay counties in the Legislature four terms, and was otherwise officially identi-
fied. Mr. T. was a native of Oneida County, N. Y., was a re ident for a number of years
of Michigan and Wisconsin. His death occurred in the county that bears his name, in
April, 1883. D. C. Turner has been generally associated with the progress of the county
from an educational, religious and agricultural standpoint, being the right man in the
right place. He is a native of Herkimer County, N. Y.; at an early day emigrated to
Wisconsin, being among the pioneers of Dane County. He was proprietor of a saw mill
at Ashland, and a resident of Wisconsin until coming to Dakota.

HON. C. B. VALENTINE, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 7, P. O. Turner, was one
of the first settlers in this part of the Territory, locating here in 1871. Mr. Valentine
has been Probate Judge and County Treasurer ex-officio; he has been a member of the
legislature two terms, and while connected with that body was chosen president pro
tem, and president of the council. There is no official in south Dakota who has given
more general satisfaction than Mr. Valentine. He was also for a time assistant Post-
master at Yankton. He was born in Erie County, N. Y., but lived principally in Wyom-
ing County. For a number of years he was a resident of Ripon, Fond du Lac Co.,
Wis., where he was admitted to practice at the Bar in 1861. In the same year he en-
listed, and was made captain of a company, but did not go out on account of sickness.
In 1862 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois as Sergeant, but was
soon promoted to a lieutenancy. For some time he was connected with the postal af-
fairs of his regiment. Mr. Valentine has a desirable stock farm, the surroundings of
which denote comfort and prosperity.

CENTREVILLE.

BANK OF CENTREVILLE, Albert Rowell, president; H. P. Sweet, cashier. This
bank was established in May, 1883, a substantial and attractive building being erected
for that purpose. The president, Albert Rowell, is not a resident of Centreville. Mr.
H. P. Sweet, the cashier, attends to all the business. He is a gentleman of long experi-
ence, has a large acquaintance in the West, and is building up a good paying busi-
ness. This bank does collecting, buys and sells foreign exchange, furnishes abstracts,
writes insurance, etc., etc.

BLADES & BENEDICT, real estate, loan and insurance agents. These gentlemen
located in Centreville when the third building was under construction, and have kept
pace with the progress of the town and country. Their business in real estate is a
creditable one, and they have gained the confidence of the people abroad as well as at
home.

A. P. CHRISTENSEN, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 19, P. O. Centreville, was
born in Denmark, May 6, 1837. His wife was formerly Miss H. Neilson. They have
four children--Lena, Niles, Christina and Mary. Mr. Christensen came to Dakota from
Wisconsin.

CHARLES H. COLMAN, stockman, P. O. Centreville, was born in Chautauqua
County, N. Y., but was principally educated and reared in Cattaraugus County, which
was his home until coming to Dakota in the spring of 1882. Mr. Colman has done much
towards furthering the stock interests of southern Dakota, his blooded Short-horns
having given an impetus to the cattle trade of this section, which has raised the stand-
ard and given the country a reputation in this important feature. His large landed
estate is admirably adapted to his extensive and increasing business.

J. L. COLMAN, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 23, P. O. Centreville, was born in
Madison County, N. Y., March 9, 1824. He was a resident of Fond du Lac County, Wis.,
a number of years, and came from there to Dakota in 1881. He was married in
Wisconsin to Miss Adelia Blackman. They have two children--Oscar and Harriet.

J. A. CRANE, owner of Sherman House, Centreville, came to Dakota in 1866, locat-
ing in Clay County. He has been a continual resident of the country since, having been
engaged in various pursuits. In April, 1883, he erected the Sherman, the first hotel and
the second building in Centreville. Mr. Crane is one of the most sterling citizens of
the town.

W. A. ELLIS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 2, P. O. Centreville, was born in
Bureau County, Illinois, December 11, 1832. For several years he was a resident of
Dallas County, Iowa, coming from there to Turner County, in September, 1871. Mr.
Ellis has been identified with the school interests of his district, and is one of Turner's
most progressive citizens. He was married in 1855 to Miss Mary Wilson, of Indiana
(now deceased). By this union he had two children--Louisa C. and Ora (deceased). In
1865 he was married to Mrs. Susan Gould, nee Bisbing, a native of Monroe County,
Penn. They have one son--Elmer.

CHRISTIAN EPPLE, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Centreville, came to the Ter-
ritory in 1875, being among the first in this section, and has since been continually
identified with the growth of the country. Officially has been a member of the County
Board and otherwise identified. Mr. Epple was born in Bavaria, Germany, December
17, 1826, and came to the United States in 1854, locating in Illinois. He afterwards re-
moved to Sheboygan County, Wis., and came to Dakota from that State.

GERSTENBERG & KROGER, proprietors of the Merchants' Hotel, Centreville.
These gentlemen are from Manning, Iowa, and took charge of the Merchants' Hotel in
July, 1883. Being experienced hotel men, they can supply the travelers who visit the
live town of Centreville with the requisite sustenance.

HUGHES BROS., merchants. D. T. and M. C. Hughes comprise this firm. They estab-
lished their business in the spring of 1883, and are doing a successful trade.

JAMES JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Centreville. Among the early and substantial
citizens of Centreville is Mr. Johnson, who is identified among the agriculturists.

A. S. McCOMBS, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 1, P. O. Centreville, was born in
Mahoning County, Ohio, June 22, 1845, and became a resident of Dakota in March,
1877. He was married in Ohio to Miss Susie Hammond. They have one daughter--
Esther. Mr. McCombs is making a specialty of sheep husbandry, and has been eminent-
ly successfully in that branch of industry.

LARS NELSON, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 19, P. O. Centreville, came to
the Territory in 1871, locating in Clay County. In 1882 he removed to his present home.
Mr. Nelson is one of the most extensive real estate owners in the county, and is a prac-
tical farmer in every sense of the word. He is a native of Denmark. After coming to
the United States he was a resident of Iowa for a time.

WILLIAM ROBINSON, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 27, P. O. Centreville. One
of the first settlers in the vicinity of the old town of Centreville was Mr. Robinson, who
located here in the spring of 1869, built a house, and turned his attention to tilling the
soil. He had to contend with the difficulties incidental to the first settler, which he
overcame by untiring industry and enterprise. Few men are more popularly known in
this portion of the country than Mr. Robinson.

JAMES RYAN, merchant, came to the Territory in 1870, locating in Clay County,
where he was principally engaged in farming until the spring of 1883, when he located
in Centreville, built a store, and embarked in merchandising. Mr. Robinson is doing a
lucrative business. He is a native of Iowa, residing in Dubuque and Jackson counties
previously to coming to Dakota.

RICHARD WILLIAMS, farmer and stock-raiser, and proprietor of the Star of Da-
kota Creamery, Section 25, Town 97, Range 52, P. O. Centreville, was born in Wales.
For a number of years he was a resident of New York State. In the spring of 1872 he
came to Turner County. Mr. Williams has large landed interests, and is one of the
solid men of the county. He recently built a creamery on his farm, which he operates
with considerable success. He was married in Dakota to Miss Lizzie White. They have
four children--John, Harry, Jennie and William.

P. O. FREEMAN, HUTCHINSON COUNTY.

FRANK BAILEY, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 19, P. O. Freeman, Hutchin-
son Co. Mr. Bailey is a native of Jo Daviess County, Ill., and came to the Territory in
the spring of 1880. In connection with carrying on his farm works at his trade, that of
contracting and building. He was married in Dakota, to Miss Mary Stewart.

CLAY COUNTY.

VERMILLION.

G. S. AGERSBORG, PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF DA-
kota.

E. B. BERG, contractor and builder, was born in Norway, and came to Vermillion
in 1881. Mr. Berg has done some very creditable architectural work in this section,
and as a mechanic ranks second to none in south Dakota.

BERNHARD BOLINGER, farmer, Section 10, Town 91, Range 52, P. O. Vermillion,
was born in Schaffhausen Canton, Switzerland, June 28, 1829. He remained there until
twenty-two years of age, engaged in farming; then came to America and located in
Erie County, New York. Three years later he came to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin,
and in 1874 located in the county of his present residence. He owns 120 acres of land,
on the west half of the northwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of the northwest half of Section 10, Town 91, Range 52. Mr. Bolinger is a
member of the United Brethren Church.

AUGUST BRUYER, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Vermillion, was born in France,
and became a resident of Dakota in 1861, being among the pioneers of this section.
He has one of the finest farms in the county.

J. BRUYER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 14, P. O. Vermillion, has been a
resident of southern Dakota since 1861, and has been substantially identified with the
growth of his township, ranking among the leading farmers.

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DR. F. N. BURDICK, the second son of a family of four boys, was born in Guilford,
Windham Co., Vt., in 1839, of old New England stock, on a country farm, where his
father was born, and where his grandfather located in 1794, moving there from Wes-
terley, Rhode Island. He received a liberal education, and graduated in medicine at the
University of Vermont, in 1859, and came west to Sycamore, Illinois, in 1862. He went
to the army and served nine months as assistant surgeon of the Eighty-eighth Illinois
Volunteer Infantry. He came to Dakota in 1873, landing at Vermillion in July. His
skill as a physician and surgeon soon gave him a wide reputation and a large and lucra-
tive practice. On the death of Charles H. True, the editor and proprietor of the Dakota
Republican at Vermillion, in the winter of 1875, he took charge of that paper and be-
came its editor, which served to bring him into the arena of Dakota politics. In the
great flood of the spring of 1881 the entire office was swept away, when he bought out
the Vermillion Standard, a paper started in 1877, and resurrected the Republican, and
has since been its editor and proprietor. The paper is now the oldest in Dakota, having
been started in March, 1860. He was elected Mayor of his adopted city in 1878, and has