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The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-31-20 edition of the Star Herald)            For several years following its founding, Virginia was at a standstill so far as any material growth was concerned. It proved its advantage as a grain market from the start, but it was not until the early nineties that development along broader lines commenced…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-17-20 edition of the Star Herald)            The matter was brought to a conclusion at the meeting of the commissioners on January 8, 1903, when a request signed by twelve of those interested in the proposed incorporation, asking for a withdrawal of their original petition, was presented. Although no…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-10-20 edition of the Star Herald)            The year 1901 was one of substantial improvement. The town’s first blacksmith, E. M. Newell, came from Edgerton in February, erected a shop and was ready to serve his patrons by the twentieth of the month. Thomte & Johnson were on the ground in March and…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-03-20 edition of the Star Herald.)   Kenneth          Located on the line between sections 1 and 2, Vienna township, on the Worthington-Hardwick branch of the Rock Island railroad, seven miles southeast from Hardwick, is Kenneth, the youngest of Rock county’s towns. Although it was the last to come into…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 11-25-20 edition of the Star Herald.)   School          A completely   equipped, nine grade school is maintained in Magnolia. It is conducted in a two-story building, erected in 1893 at a cost of several thousand dollars. Before that year the site was occupied by a small district school house, in which a…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 11-19-20 edition of the Star Herald.)            The proposition was carried by a majority of four votes, there being twenty cast in favor of the project [to create a municipality] and sixteen against. The election to select the first officers under the new government was set for October 2. Following is the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 11-12-20 edition of the Star Herald.)            Within two weeks after the plat was recorded, Gov. Yale had sold ten lots in the new town, more were sold a little later, and the promoters predicted a lively boom during the season of 1892. And they were not altogether disappointed in their hope. One of the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 11-05-20 edition of the Star Herald.)            During the summer of 1884 an event occurred which resulted in the death of one proposed town and the birth of another. The victim in this case was Drake. That point had proven to be an undesirable location for any expansion on the part of the railroad company…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 10-29-20 edition of the Star Herald.)   Magnolia          Magnolia, an incorporated village of eastern Rock county, is a station on the Worthington-Mitchell branch of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, seven miles east of Luverne. The line separating sections 11 and 14, Magnolia…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 10-22-20 edition of the Star Herald.)   The Lodges          Three secret societies maintain active organizations in Beaver Creek. They are the Ancient Order of United Workmen, Degree of Honor and Brotherhood of American Yeomen.          For fifteen years Beaver Creek was the home of one of the leading posts…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 10-8-20 edition of the Star Herald.)   Beaver Creek — School          When Beaver Creek was founded late in the year 1877, it was in the territory of school district No. 15, the school house of which was located one-half mile west of town. In 1878 the old building was sold to another district and a one-room…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village continued from 9-24-20 edition of the Star Herald.   Beaver Creek          The banner year in Beaver Creek’s whole history was 1885. A correspondent writing in October said: “Business lots on First avenue are in demand. An addition to the town plat is talked of in order to supply the increasing want. Buildings are going up…

It was while these conditions prevailed that Beaver Creek became an incorporated village. In the summer of 1884 the residents petitioned Judge Severance of the district court for an order declaring the village incorporated. The court heard the petition August 27 and on September 19 issued the necessary order. Colonel Harrison White, J. M. Park and Abram Osmun were named a committee to call the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village continued from 9-3-20 edition of the Star Herald.   Beaver Creek          Hardly had the location of the site been announced in September when preparations were made by several persons to engage in business in the prospective town. Colonel Harrison White, who was destined to play such an important part in the history of the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village continued from 8-27-20 edition of the Star Herald.   Beaver Creek          On the banks of the “roaring” Beaver creek, eight and one-half miles southwest of the capital city of Rock county, is the little village of Beaver Creek, a village which has played an important part in the history of Rock county. Excepting Luverne,…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village, continued from 8-13-20 edition of the Star Herald.   Hardwick          With the prosperous times in the country a decade ago, Hardwick kept pace and made rapid strides forward. The town’s second railroad — the branch from Worthington — was completed in 1900. The federal census of that year gave the village a population of…