The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-21

AAS AAoS 49,
May Wilson, September %, 1881, a
| daughter of the present Mrs. j. A.
Fuller. Funeral services were held
in the Cameron school house. Rev. A.
P. Lyon conducting the service.
The first post Office was opened at
the residence of P. j. Peterson, on
the southeast quarter of section l, and
Mr.. Peterson was the first postmaster.
Among the sad occurrances OF the
early settlement of the township was
the freezing to death of Mrs. W..
Crandel and child, on section 8, in the
winter of 1916. The general belief at
the time was that she was turned out
doors on a stormy night by her hus-
band, and in trying to find her way to
a neighbor, was lost in the storm and
snow. She was found in a ravine-
frozen to death-by some of the neigh
bors the next day, and her child was
found some distance from her. The
man claimed she had left to go to a
neighbours of her own accord. While
nothing positive was known, the cir
cumstances showed such gross neglect
to say the least that the man very
narrowly escaped l~ynching at the
hands of his indignant neighbors.
Another sad incident was the suicide
of "Uncle" Billy Cameron in the fall
of $50. He was found by some boys
who we're looking for their cows, on
the southeast quarter of section l now
owned by Albert Bonn. What led to
the act I have not been able to ascer.
tain, though several stories r told.
In the early days of the township
prairie fires were frequent, and there
being but little protection, many suf-
fered heavy losses of hay, buildings
and animals, but they are not of sufh-
Gent Importance to take up the space
in a document of this kind, but one
such fire in the fall of '88, when Dell
and Rubin Shields were seriously
burned in trying to save their home
from the flames, should at least re-
ceive notice.
The last sad accident, if we may call
it such, was the sudden death Of Otto
Arndt, when at work on a we'll at
O%rtonville in 1901.
TWIN BROOKS VILLAGE
During the latter part of the summer
1886 Strong & Miller commenced the
erection OF an elevator on the corner
OF section II. In a few days Bagley
and Cargill commenced the erection
of warehouses q little farther east.
These were made ready to receive the
crop of '86. Wardall & McGovern
also built q house and bought grain.
F. Camp and Mr.. Breed bought the
first wheat in the houses now run by
F. E. Roberts and C. Buchele respec-
lively. A town site was plated by
j. r.. Eastman on the northwest quar-
ter of section ID, where the village.
soon assumed nearly its present di-
mansions. A. L. Abbott and S. E.
Baldwin vieing with each other as to
who would be first on the ground with
a stock of goods, and secure the farm
ers' change as they left the new eleva-
tors. H. A. Seide started the first
lumber yard and it is now run by
George Egrmayer. Wardall &, Nc
Govern also put in 3 stock of lumber.
r. Larson and Mr.. Hirtz started the
first blacksmith shops. The first
cheese factory, now owned by the
Cooperative Creamery company, was
built in 1888, by q cooperative corpor-
alton OF farmers Of the vicinity. This
cheese factory was operated for about
eight of the ten seasons, then in the
spring of 1901 the plant was sold to
the Twin Brooks Cooperative Cream
cry association, Incorporated, with J..
II. Nuremberg as president, S. N.
Hutchinson secretary and manager,
W. E. Raymond, Julius Fenner and
F.. Seiveke directors. Capital, $40, 900.
The first church erected in Twin
Brooks was built on the northea asst
quarter OF section Is, by the United
Brethren, in 1885. The first preacher
was Rev. Walker who is now travel
ing with the Salvation Army. This
church was moved into the village in
1896. The M. E. church was built in
1883, Rev. Nichols being it's first pas
tor. The German Evangelical church
was moved from Grant Center town.
ship in 1899, and has q large congre-
cation.
The Good Templars organized a
lodge in 1889, and it was kept up with
a varying membership for several
years. An A.. o. U. w. lodge was
organized January IA, 1898, with %
members and has steadily grown un-
til January IA, 1902, when it had So
members, carrying 1893 1000 in life
insurance. The Woodmen lodge was
organized November 18, 1898, and now
has 81 members in good standing,
carrying life insurance to the amount
of 500. 900.