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Centenary Papers in Centenary, Iowa

30 May 1973

Page 7

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Centenary Papers

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Centenary, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1973

Page

7

Beautiful View Conton page 64 Sioux Rapids history

Sioux Rapids early history recounts conflicts with whites, depredations along the Little Sioux, and on to Spirit Lake Massacre. It notes hardships of settlers, sod and log homes, later frame houses, Little Sioux bridges, Hollingsworth Ford Bridge, and first deaths and doctors in Buena Vista County including Storm Lake and Alta. It covers township name origins and a New Years party for Hayes Township Farmers Club in 1882.

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Kirtner Cabin Peterson Kirtner’s Mead Cabin Mead Mr. Mead Spirit Lake Western Iown Buena Vista County Little Sioux Sioux Rapids Linn Grove James Merit Abner Bell Abner Lone Tree Albert City Barnes Township Lincoln George Augusta Weaver William Weaver Stephen Olney Olney Storm Lake I. J. Harvey H. F. Parks H. T. Kerr Alta Newell J. M. Brookes Buena Vista van Ness J. H Delahunt Marathon B. B. Bridge Buena Vista County Medical Society Luther H. Barnes Brooke Haram William Brooke Coon Raccoon River Elk Fairfield Grant U. S. Grant Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Hayes Township Iowa Q. A. Barber
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Linn Grove’s Rise From an Early Mill to a Railroad Town

In the quiet valley of the Little Sioux the Linn Grove settlement grew around a dam and a grinding mill that served farmers across the territory. The 1881 Northwestern railway through the valley sparked town plans and new business, including C J Brostad a store, Thompson Buland grain elevator, A J Breda hardware, Wisconsin Lumber, a loan office that became a bank, and hillside homes plus a hilltop school.

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Little Sioux Linn Grove Buena Vista County Northwestern Railway C.J. Brostad & Company Thompson & Buland A.j.breda Hardware Company Wisconsin Lumber Company C.L. Ward
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Free Mason Once Published At Storm Lake

The Storm Lake Register printing plant produced a large weekly paper and a prominent Masonic monthly magazine edited by J.E. Morcombe before his move to California. Circulation reached about 7,000. the 50 page issue featured global correspondence, foreign language text, and Morcombe’s translations. F.L.T. Edwards supervised the shop while staff hand set every line, with the composing room stacked to the ceiling during production of the magazine.

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Storm Lake Register United States J.E. Morcombe California Morcombe F.L.T. Edwards Storm Lake
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Buttermilk Used to Douse Storm Lake Farm Fire

Fire Chief Harold Stanton deployed a novel method by pouring buttermilk over a blaze at the H V Geisinger farm one mile north of Storm Lake on Highway 71. A passing woman alerted the Geisingers. the attic and roof fire was contained with fire department help. Insurance covered the damage. Geisinger presented Chief Stanton a $50 appreciation check to the firefighters.

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Harold Stanton H.V. Geisinger Storm Lake Highway 71 Geisinger Geisingers Stanton Mr. Geisinger
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Cheese factory founded in Linn Grove in 1890

Henry Ross started a cheese factory in Linn Grove in 1890. The plant thrived briefly before the owners concluded cheese did not enjoy sufficient county demand, leading to a transition away from dairy production.

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Linn Grove Henry Ross
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Conton Storla Log Cabin Eee Blake & Twyford Bill Jacobson Halverson & Gilbert BROS Hollingsworth Lod House Ridgeway 500 Struble Inn Loees Edna Robbins Cheerio Post Card Club Charlie Free Mason
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