Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-19

pleasant visit at the home of Craw-
ford Lester. Both these Testers live
in Stearns county. The old patriar Oh
OF the French-American settlement is
Jeremie Pelky, now in his 9Sth year,
and still hale and hearty. He is sur
rounded by children, Is grand chill
dren and IA great grand children.
Near the western line lives Darius
Newman, 81 years old and Mexican
war veteran.
Roseville contributed a number of
volunteers to the civil and Indian
wars.
At night we were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. N. P. Nelson. They have a
pleasant home near the station. Mr..
Nelson is the postmaster and proprie-
tor OF the Hawick store. Mrs. Nelson
was Roseville girl, being the daugh-
ter OF Charles Anderson, who lives at
east end of Long Lake. Here we met
Geo. 0. Barrett, the Great Northern
agent at Hawick. Mr.. Barrett is a
we'll read gentleman who is we'll posted
on other subjects besides railroading.
In the morning the writer examined
the records of School District No. l.
the Hawick district, while our artist
rustled about with his camera. Thos.
d. M ore is clerk of No. /, the first
district organized in the old Monon-
gala county. Mr.. Moore brought an
armtul OF old records and gave us the
school house in which to do our work.
The records were fairly complete,
some OF the very first reg sters kept
thlrty-seven years ago, being among
them. The written record of the first
ten years of school meetings is miss
ing, however. 1t was in homemade
book, with re2 or brown covers sewed
on, we were told by one of the early
clerks. 1t possesses, if still in ex-
lstence, some historical value, as it
would likely give information regard
ing the early setting off of neighbor.
ing districts. For brief time No. |
was composed of the whole township
OF Roseville-now the township is d.
vided into seven districts, larger
number, we believe, than that DOS.
sessed by any other town in the coun.
ty. Mr.. Moore is about to make 8
trip to his old home near Bangor,
Maine, which he has not seen for for.
ty years. Here's hoping that Ton
will have pleasant time way down
East.
AT err completing our notes from the
records of No. l, we drove down to
the shores of Long Lake, where We
called at tie home A. j Smithson,
clerk of school district No. 10. Mr.
Smithsoo is serving his second tern
as county commissioner and has beer
chairman of the board of TOWNSHIP
supervisors for eight years. He wa:
elected town clerk in 1879 and held tht
place eleven years. This information
we had secured from the town records
and were not disappointed in ou
conclusion that he would be we'll
posted man upon township affairs
We were Hospitality received ant
treated to bountiful dinner. Mr.
and Mrs. SmithsOn were entertaining
other visitors, among whom was Mr.
James Lyle of Fox Lake, Wis. One
of the specialties upon the Smithso1
farm is sheep raising. Mr.. Smithsol
cleaned up something like $500 on his
sheep during the las, season and woult
have done still better but for the scar
city of feed. The success of tn,
Smi.hsons proves that the light sol
of Roseville can with perseverance
and good judgment be made to yiel,
good returns to the husbandman. w,
departed in the afternoon and spen
some time securing views of the lax
and other scenery. AS the shadows
| ! of night were beginning to form, w
drove up 20 the fine homestead of r
G. Benton, one of the early settlers o
Roseville. We were kindly received
and our wants most Hospitality pro
vided for. Mr.. and Mrs. Benton ar
among those whole-souled peopl
whom to know and meet is considere,
a great privilege. And there wa
) great Joy in the household. TIL
daughter Rhoda and husband, Nh
Marvin Sitton, had come from thei
| California home to visit with the oil