Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-05
Hebron a Colony Settlement.

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u Hebron Colony Settlement.
) Hebron was founded by colonists
; being a sister settlement to New Sa-
lem, which was founded year previ-
ously. Prior to the arrival of the
first colonist party there were several
residents of that part of the state
Charles Krauth and Ferdinand Leutz
were running trading post on the
banks of Knife River about four miles
west of the present site of the village
of Hebron. There were also several
other people living in the vicinity be-
fore the colonists arrived. Among
them were f. H. Chase, and his sons.
J. E. Haven, Pat Keogh and his sons.
and several other families.
! Prohibition City.
In 1884 there was party of col
onists which arrived at Knife River
near the trading post of Krauth and
Leutz. The party was headed by a
man by the name of Bradley and out
of respect to him the town which they
attempted to establish was called Brad
ley City. Mr.. Bradley was of some
what religious turn of mind, however
and the town became known as Pro-
hibition City as the result of some of
his efforts at reform. This town was
not a success, however, and did not
last very long.
Evangelical Colonization verein
In 1885 number of colonists ar
rived at the present site of the village
of Hebron and founded their settle
ment. They were brought out to
North Dakota by the Evangelical COL
onization Verein of Chicago. The
party was composed of Germans of
the Evangelical church and the town
of Hebron was plated the first year of
their arrival. When the colonists
first reached their western home they
took up homesteads and lived on them
until they had completed the govern
ment's requirements and were enabled
to prove up on their claims. AS soon
, as they proved up many of them NOV.
ed into the village where they contin-
ued to reside and are numbered among
the most prominent residents Of the
village. E. o. Murray was the first
operator and depot agent of the Nor
thern Pacific at this station and he has
been a resident Of Hebron ever since
with the exception o ia short time he
spent visiting in the western part Of
the country. He watched the village
grow from q town to one or two stores
to it's present prosperous condition.
Building Of the Church.
1nasmuch as Hebron was an Evan. /
gelical settlement, one Of the first COM
munity buildings to be constructed !!
was the church. The first house of
worship was constructed in 1885, the
same year that the colonists arrived. !
In 1908 the Magnificent St. Johns
Evangelical church was built and dedi-
Gated. This handsome edifice is one
of the finest church buildings in North !
Dakota that has been erected by the
followers Of any religion.
St. Johns Evangelical church was
constructed at a cost of over $21 900,
and this does not include the hand
some stained glass windows which
were donated by the faithful worship !,
pers. 1t is constructed of Hebron
pressed brick and the architectural
work on the building is especially fine.
The interior of the church was finished
as handsomely as the exterior and the
building would be credit to any OF
the great cities of the eastern states.
Rev. Debus, the pastor Of St. Jo-
hanna's Evangelical church, has been
a resident of the community since the
early days. He is true example of
the faithful shepherd to his flock. In
addition to ministering to the spiritual
wants of his people he is we'll versed
in medicine and has also been fire.
quently called in to minister to the
bodily wants of his parishioners, es-
pecially when there was no other doc
tor in the community. He is we'll
educated. refined man, and has Ia
bored faithfully in the Masters vine