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Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in the state. West Okoboji is the deepest natural lake in the state. Its depth is136' East Okoboji is the longest natural lake in the state. Its length is 16 miles. Maynard Reece, born in Arnolds Park, is the only artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition five times. |
AUSTIN. A discontinued postoffice, Dickinson county, 15 miles west of Spirit Lake, the county seat, and nearest banking point, and 4 west of Lake Park on the B. C. R. & N. Ry., the nearest railroad station. Send mail to Lake Park. HUNTER'S. A country postoffice in the northern central part of Dickinson county, 8 miles north of Spirit Lake, on the B. C. R. & N. Ry., the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. It is on the daily mail stage route from Spencer, Clay Co., to Jackson Minn. LAKE PARK. A thriving village on Silver Lake and on the P. div. of the B. C. R. & N. Ry., in Silver Lake township, Dickinson county, 170 miles northwest of Des Moines, 12 west of Spirit Lake, the county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1882, it contains a Methodist Episcopal church and ships grain and produce. Population, 40. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Mail, daily. W. Thompson, postmaster Armie, W. H. lumber Boews, W. H., blacksmith Cheeney, Rev. Horey and Truesdell, hardware Monell, G. R., exp and tel agt. Thompson W., grocer MILFORD. A thriving town at the southwest of Okoboji lake, which supplies a good water power, and on the O br. C., M. & St. P. Ry., in the southern part of Dickinson county, 165 miles northwest of Des Moines, and 10 south of Spirit Lake, the county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1869, it contains Methodist Episcopal and Baptist churches, a good public school, flour mills, etc., and ships grain, hay and live stock. A newspaper, the Mail, is published weekly. Stages daily to Spencer, 14 miles south, and to Spirit Lake. Population, 200. Tel., W. U. Exp., U. S. Mail, daily. Ira S. Foster, postmaster Bemler Bros., grain, live stock and farm impts. Braisted, Rev. B. (Baptist) Darrow, C. A., justice of peace Ellis & Blackert, general store Foster, I. S. & Co., general store Green, J. E. & Co., druggists Guthrie & Co., flour mill Hall, Gardner, wagonmaker Hall, I. F., grocer Helmey, J. constable Hildridge, J., live stock Hinman, A. D., hotel Keiston, Rev. M. B. (Methodist) Kessy, C., blacksmith Kreig, J., saloon Leitch, J. C., coal McCutchen, R. C., coal Meeker, L. G., wagonmaker Milford Water Power Improvement Co., Flour Mill, Grain and Live Stock Nicol, B. R., edr and publr Milford Mail Potter, M. C., hotel Rasmussen Bros., lumber and coal Snyder & Co., lumber dealers (C. A. Darron, agent) Turner, A. K., justice of peace White, George, farm implements MINNIE. Also known as Minnie Waucon Beach, is a village in Spirit Lake township, Dickinson county, 190 miles northwest of Des Moines and 2 1/2 north of Spirit Lake of the B. C. R. & N. Ry., the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1860, it contains a Methodist church, a public school, and ships live stock and grain. Stage daily to Spirit Lake with mail. Population, 75. Thomas White, postmaster. Bailey, W. D. physician Clark, J. R., boatman Curn, J. E., painter Greenslip, G. E. carpenter Mosher, A. A., fish Sandres, Elland, blacksmith Uptografft, Elias, carpenter Weed, S., carpenter and justice White, Thomas, constable White, Thomas and Co., General Store OKOBOJI. A village of Okoboji lake, and on the O br. C., M. & St. P. Ry., in Centre Grove township, Dickinson county, 170 miles, by rail, northwest of Des Moines, and 5 south of pirit Lake, the county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1880, ships grain and live stock. Stages daily to Spirit Lake, fare, 50 cents; and to Spencer, 22 miles south; fair, $1. Population, 100. Tel. W. U. Exp., U. S. Mail, daily. Austin Case, postmaster. Arnold and Stevens, boarding. Case Austin, Insurance Case, E. A., general store Hackett, J. S., billiards Hall, Mrs. A., hotel Henderson Bros., boatmen Henderson, Zina, gunsmith Inman, S. E., hotel Mills Bros., boatmen Smith, M. J., hotel SPIRIT LAKE. An incorporated town on the B. C. R. & N. Ry., at the junction of the O br. C., M. & St. P. Ry., and on the lake from which it takes its name, in Dickinson county, 180 miles northwest of Des Moines. From its pleasant location it is fast becoming a favorite resort. It contains Methodist, Baptist, Catholic and German Lutheran churches, a good school, a public hall, capable of seating 600, 2 private banks, and 2 weekly newspapers, the Spirit Lake Beacon and the Dickinson County Journal. Grain, produce and live stock are shipped. Te., W. U. Exp., Am. and U.S. Population, 1,000. Mail, daily. A. B. Funk, postmaster. Abbott, Miss Mary, teacher Anderson, Gabriel, carpenter Atwood, J. P., milk pedler Ayers, Keiser & Heath (Charles H. Ayers, Samuel Keiser, A. F. Heath), farm implts. Bailey, Wm. H., lawyer Ballou, Miss Eva, W. U. Tel opr. Ballou, L. A., station agent Barmore & Bell (David R. Barmore, Joseph C. Bell), grocers Barron, Mrs. F. W., music teacher Barron & Dodge (F. Woods Barron, Chalres E. Dodge), Lumber, Coal, Wood and Grain Baxter, George W., drugs and groceries Beacon Hall, George W. Rice, propr. Bennett, S. J., boat builder Blakey, Darius S., mason and ice Blanchard, George W., carpenter Brandon, Henry, grocer Briggs, Mrs. M. A., dressmaker Brownell, Dr. Elias L., druggist Brownell & Son (Chalres H. and Harry J.). proprs. Commercial house Calvin, John P., books and music Carlton, Edwin D., express agent Carlton, Wm. F., county auditor Central House, J. R. Robertson propr. Chadbourne, Samuel W., carpenter Chisholm, Duncan R., blacksmith Commercial House, Brownell & Son propr. Cory, John W., lawyer and real estate Cousins, Mrs. T. H., music teacher Crandall House, J. G. Wait, propr. Cutler, Miss Mary, teacher Davis, Leroy, carpenter and brick mnfr. Davis, Wm. E., meat market Diamond, John, general store Dickinson County Bank Dickisnon County Journal, C. S. Eastwood, propr. Dooley, Thomas J., lawyer Dooley, Satchwell & Goodrich (Thomas J. Dooley, Manly E. Satchwell, H. L. Goodrich), Real Estate, Loans and Insurance Duff, Pearsall & Co. (Michael E. Duff, Wm. E. Odell, George E. Pearsall), bankers Eastwood, Carl S., propr. Dickinson County Journal Edborg, Olof, shoemaker Evans, James, plasterer Everett, Charles E., teacher Everett, Charles S., teacher Everett, George M., teacher Fleming, Peter, merchant tailor Folsom & Sargeant (Frank A. Folsom, Albert S. Sargeant), ice Ford, Jacob W., wagonmaker Francis, Thomas J., carpenter Francis, Mrs. T. J., milliner Franklin, E. F., harness Funk, Abraham B. publr Spirit Lake Beacon Funk, Miss Annie, teacher Funk, Zalmer E., physician Gilbert, Miss Lillie, teacher Gleason, Henry J., real estate Gramm, Carl T., Surgeon-Dentist; Saving the Natural Teeth by Fine Fillings a Specialty Gruhlke, R. F. carpenter Hageman, Charles, restaurant Hall, F. J., music teacher Hall, Mrs. O. M. B., music teacher and artist Hamler, Samuel, grocer Hayward & Peters (Wm. Hayward, George D. Peters), lawyers Hemenway, V. C., railroad agent Hildredge & Arthur, live stock Hill, Emmet F., cashier B. B. Van Steenburg & Co. Hoag, Charles, carpenter Hoskins, S. A., carpenter Hotel Orleans Hyslop, James, carpenter Jemerson, Miss Carrie, teacher Johnson, A. M. & Co. (Andrew M. Johnson, A. F. Bergman), general store Johnson, Mrs. L. M., dressmaker Johnston, James S., grocer Lake Park House, R. P. & D. E. Lombard, proprs. Little, Mrs. E. S., artist Little, Thomas, physician Lombard, Royal P. & D. Edward, proprs Lake Park House McKay, Jacob, painter Manzke, Louis, shoemaker Merrill, L. N., mason Middleton, S. P., painter and carpenter Miller, Samuel B., auctioneer Miller & Brown (G. A. Miller, L. W. Brown). carpenters Mitchell, Rev. Bennett (Methodist). Moak, John A., saloon Moffitt & Speed (John Moffitt, Amasa D. Speed), livery Mott, Miss Amy, teacher Mott, Pixley S., sheriff Mott & Abbott (Pixley S. Mott, Charles E. Abbott), livery Mowatt, Mrs. Etta F., dressmaker, milliner and fancy goods Narey Bros. (Peter E. and Bernard A.), house movers Nefzger, B. E. & Co. (Bion E. and Martha Netzger), general store Newell & Kirk (Edward F. Newell, John H. Kirk), hardware Norton, Rev. M. K. (Catholic). Osborne, Albert W., county treas. Palmer Eben, farm impts. Pearsall, George E., express agt. Peck, Benjamin, mason Peick, Adolph, carpenter Perrin, Chauncey C. county recorder Phippin, Frederick F., harness Phippin, Mrs. F. F., music teacher Pillsbury, Samuel L., cashier b. B. Van Steenburg & Co. Pillsbury, Wm. F., clerk circuit court Putnam, D. R. grain Reason & Riley (M. Willis Reason, Henry Riley), barbers Renken, E. C., druggist Reynolds, W. W., carpenter Rice, George W., propr. Beacon Hall Rice & Rice (Orson and Frederick L.), lawyers Riley, Daniel L., lumber Robertson, John K., propr. Central House Roblin, Frank F., photographer Satchwell, Manly E. (Dooley, Satchwell and Goodrich), lawyers Schmeidawind, Joseph, blacksmith Schrimpf, John W., jeweler Siddall, Wm. A,, jeweler Sampson, W. D., propr Sampson's Lodge Smith, J. A. & Co. (John A. Smith), real estate Smith, Wm. M., insurance Spirit Lake Beacon, A. B. Funk, publr. Spirit Lake Cornet Band, W. F. Pillsbury, leader Stoerlein, George, insurance Stow, Wm. W., hardware Thompson, Henry, meat market Tucker, Dr. Isaac, baths Van Buren, L. M., physician Van Buren, Mrs. L. M., boarding Van Steenburg, B. B. & Co. (Benjamin B. Van Steenburg), bankers Vreeland Bros. (Loren J. and L. Wm.) masons Wait, Jay G., Propr Crandall House Wasson, Homer I., prin school Welch, Miss Emily, teacher Wheeler, John, baker Wood, Harvey, mason Wright, W. Frank, painter SUPERIOR. A recently established postoffice in Dickinson county.
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