Springfield, Bon Homme Co., SD Centennial Book Part 3 This file contains the full text of pages 69 - 107 of the book, "Springfield South Dakota Centennial July 1970". Scanning and OCR by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com Permission to post the full text of this book granted by the editor of the Springfield Times. ==================================page 69================================ and crops, fish, etc., instead of treeless prairie. After five years they bought a farm near Perkins, two miles from the Emmanuel Reformed Church of Springfield where they and all their children became members. Dick went to the Equal Rights rural school in the winter time. All his children and some grandchildren attended this same school. Dick took over the farm in 1912. He married Johanna Wynia on March 26, 1913. They lost their farm during the dry years in the depression after 28 years of hard work. Their five children were born on this place. They bought the John Holleman farm and moved two miles south in 1940. This farm was sold later to their son Glenn and they moved to Springfield where they still reside. His wife Johanna (Wynia) Heusinkveld was born in Denison, Ia., February 1, 1894, and came to Springfield with her parents in 1901. She went to Lincoln rural school with over two miles to walk. The church was the center of their social life, with basket socials, ice cream socials, also necktie parties in the winter. Girls would make a necktie, bow or long, and these were sold to the boys with a lunch brought by the girl. Also, skating parties were held. All of their children live in Springfield except Delbert who lives in Hull, Ia. The others are Garret James, Susan Ethelyn Namminga, Glenn Lawrence and Marion Robert. They have 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Sisters of Dick Heusinkveld who lived here a number of years are: Minnie Holleman, Holland, Mich.; Johanna Abma, Boyden, Ia., and Gertrude Wandscheer, Sioux Center, Ia. Another sister, Dena Wandscheer, Sioux Center, died in October, 1949. The latest "wild" adventure for the Heusinkveld's was recently when Dick had an airplane ride with his grandson Daryl. This can be described best as an exciting "ho-hum" affair for Dick but Daryl truly enjoyed the privilege of doing this on his Grandpa's 80th birthday. Garret, the oldest son, finally persuaded his mother to take an airplane ride In his own plane. She also enjoyed the beautiful view from the air of the land they love. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES HILL Charles Hill and Mary Webster were married at Columbus, Nebr., in 1877. Directly after this they came to Santee where Mr. Hill was engaged in work among the Indians, later being made Indian Agent and held this position until 1891, when they moved to Springfield where Major Hill engaged in the banking business. They were the parents of Howard, Lawrence, Emma, William and Mrs. Lewis Chladek of Tyndall. Mrs. Hill was born near Philadelphia on May 27, 1855. When she was about 16 years of age she accompanied her parents to Santee, Nebr., where her father had been appointed Indian Agent, and later they went to Platte County, Nebr., where she met Mr. Hill. She died in 1926 and Mr. Hill died in 1920. MR. AND MRS. S. HITCHCOCK Early in the '70s, the family of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hitchcock made the long trip from New York state to Dakota Territory and settled upon a farm one and a half miles west of Springfield. The Hitchcocks had been married in 1850 and became the parents of five children: Howard, Edwin, William, Minnie and one child who died in infancy. Religious services were held in the Hitchcock home before other buildings for that purpose were available. When the Congregational Church was organized at Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock became members and were among the most faithful of the fellowship. CHARLES HOAGLIN Charles Hoaglin was born in Tioga County, Pa., July 15, 1874, growing to manhood in New York. He came out to Springfield in September, 1910, drawn by the persuasion of an uncle, William Hoaglin, one of the pioneer settlers here, and at once he found employment on farms. He married Miss Margaret Junge of Bloomfield, Nebr., who was employed in Springfield, on May 9, 1918. They made their home in Perkins, where Charlie conducted a billiard parlor and resided there until the spring of 1927, when they moved to Niobrara, Nebr. Four years later, in the spring of 1931, they returned to Perkins, which was their home until September, 1936, when they moved to Springfield. The children were John, James and Anna. MR. AND MRS. JOHN HOAGLIN John Hoaglin's life covers Springfield history. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoaglin, had moved to Springfield from Yankton in March and, shortly after, on April 3, 1870, John was born. He grew to manhood and, on leaving school, learned the trade of blacksmith. And this occupation he followed through his life, all of which had been spent in Springfield, except for a short residence in Cuthbert and in Huron. On the 20th of June, 1906, he was united in marriage to Miss Beatrice Jones. Two children blessed this union, Olive Mae, the wife of William Kutil of Huron, and Charles William Vernon, also of Huron. MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM HOAGLIN William Hoaglin was born at Woodhull, N. Y., August 11, 1847, the son of John and Fannie Hoaglin. There were ten children in the family, five boys and five girls. In the Civil War the father and all five of his sons were in the Federal army, all enlisting and serving in the same regiment. William Hoaglin enlisted as a private on January 4, 1864, at the age of 16. He received an honorable discharge on November 8, 1865, retiring with the rank of corporal. On July 29, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Juliette Benedict, the marriage taking place at Addison, N. Y. Mrs. Hoaglin died on March 1, 1927, only a few months before they would have celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. In the spring of 1868, Mr. and Mrs. Hoaglin came west to Yankton, and in the early summer of 1870 they moved to Springfield. This place was Mr. Hoaglin's home ever since, a period of more than 60 years. For a year or two his home was upon the river bottom southwest of town, and then upon a farm that he homesteaded on Emanuel Creek about six miles northwest of town. From that farm he moved into Springfield 43 years ago and for 42 years he occupied the house where death came to him at the age of 82 years, 11 months and 13 days. Mr. and Mrs. Hoaglin had three children, Rose ==================================page 70================================ (Mrs. Orrin Addie), John and Thurman. HOGAN FAMILY Dennis Hogan, farmer and landowner, born in Ireland, came In 1880 from Quebec, Canada, to Running Water, to establish a homestead. He remained here until his death. He made the trip with his wife and children in a covered wagon drawn by a team of horses. With them on the journey were Lawrence and Catherine (Kate) Malone and their nine children. The families had been neighbors in Quebec. In 1882 at the Yankton land office in Dakota Territory Dennis Hogan was granted a tract of land, 160 acres, as a homestead. Mr. Hogan became a citizen of the United States in 1881. Both the homestead certificate and naturalization papers are in the possession of a great-granddaughter of Mr. Hogan, Mrs. Harold Malone of Murdo. The eight daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were Mary (Mrs. Patrick Conboy) of Springfield, Bessie Hogan of California, Sister Eulalia, in the Sacred Heart convent in Omaha, Katherine (Kate) McElhany of Omaha, Nellie Keenan of Marinette, Wisc., Johanna (Hannah) White of Chicago, Margaret (Madame Hogan) of the Sacred Heart order, Menlo Park, San Francisco, Calif., and Elizabeth (Lizzie) of Omaha. Mary Conboy spent many of her years in Springfield and vacationed in Chicago with her daughter, Nellie (Mrs. William B. Ogden), and in Philip with her son, John Alexander (Al) Conboy. She died in the spring of 1928 in Phillip at the age of 81. She had four sons and three daughters. Most of the boys were in Springfield until the age of 14. Neal made Springfield his home and married a Springfield resident, Grace Ferwerda, after his service In the Navy during World War 1. Joseph served overseas with the Army in the same period. Al, Joseph and Neal took up government claims In the Edgemont area in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Grace was a great help to Neal. Walter remained in Chicago, but visited the family often during the years. His wife was a Springfield resident, the former Anna Haley. Mrs. Mary Conboy's husband and two of her daughters, Mrs. Patrick (Mamie) Moynihan of Chicago and Mrs. Glenn (Kitty) McClintock of Pittsburg, died in 1917. NELLIE DYKSTRA HOLLEMAN Nellie Dykstra Holleman was born May 23, 1874, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Dykstra who came to Dakota Territory by covered wagon and an oxen team from Sheldon, Ia., about May 1, 1874. A tent was set up as their first home and here Nellie was born, just nine miles west of Springfield on Coffee Creek. She attended a log cabin school there and later where the Hornstra School now stands. Groceries were brought from Running Water and wheat ground into flour at the Mennonite Colony. Firewood was gotten from Nebraska in the winter and hauled over the ice. Nellie Dykstra was married to Edward Holleman in March, 1894, and they farmed about six miles west of Springfield for 50 years, then retired in Springfield. Mr. Holleman came here from Michigan with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Holleman, in the spring of 1885. Edward Holleman died in 1951 and Mrs. Holleman in 1964. Their family, a son, Henry D. Holleman, and a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Henrietta) Palsma, reside in Springfield. MR. AND MRS. JAMES HOLLEMAN James Holleman was born May 2, 1875, near Drenthe, Mich., to Mr. and Mrs. William Holleman and came here with his parents in 1885. While attending school at Brookings, he was active in the military band and football. In 1905 he was called back to the farm here on the account of his father's death and farmed with his brother Henry for two years. On July 17, 1919, he was married to Jantina Alingh of Hospers, Ia., and they continued to farm here until his death in 1949. To this union were born twins, James and Jantina. After James' death, Mrs. Holleman was a housemother at Southern for a number of years. About two years ago she moved to Forest City, Ia., where she is a housemother at the college there. JOHN E. HOLLEMAN John E. Holleman was born March 3, 1864, in Zeeland, Mich., to Mr. and Mrs. William Holleman. He came to Dakota Territory in the spring of 1884, with his brother Garret, and settled about five miles west of Springfield. He was married to Katherine Wynia in 1891 and they lived on a farm about six miles west of Springfield. He served In the South Dakota Legislature as a Senator in 1908-1910, and as a Representative in 1912-1914. He retired from the farm in 1918 and they moved to Springfield where they built a beautiful new home. Later he bought the Ford Garage, which he, and their son, Urban operated for a time. He also was a partner in the Holleman and Walpole Drugstore. Mr. Holleman died September 17, 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Holleman had three children: Clare, Mrs. R. E. Walpole of Vermillion; Urban, now deceased; and Joyce, Mrs. W. W. Ludeman of Springfield. At the time of the blizzard of 1888, Mr. Holleman had been on the bottoms cutting wood and his team of horses guided him on his return home. But in an attempt to reach the home of a neighbor he became lost until he happened to come up against a fence and followed that to his house. WILLIAM HOLLEMAN William Holleman was born in 1832 in the Netherlands. He was the only son of his father's first marriage. He came to America in 1855 and settled in Zeeland, Ottawa county, Mich. He was united in marriage to Clara Ulberg in 1859. Their two sons, John and Garrett, came to Springfield in 1884 for the purpose of building a home for the remainder of the family which came in 1885. Mr. and Mrs. William Holleman were the parents of 16 children: John, Dr. Peter, Garrett, Edward, Leonard, James, Timothy, Henry, Ida Engelman, David, Gertrude Scholten, William, Dr. Clarence, and three children who died in infancy. ==================================page 71================================ [photo - CHILDREN OF Mr. and Mrs. William Holleman pictured here are, left to right, back row, Henry, Gertrude, J ames, Timothy, William, Ida, David and Dr. Clarence; front row, John, Dr. Peter, Edward, Leonard, Garret.] [photo - WILLIAM HOLLEMAN] [photo - MRS. WM. HOLLEMAN] MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM HOMER William B. Homer and Martha Crosley were married on Thanksgiving Day, 1886, in Nebraska. To this union were born Ellen, Merritt, Boyd, Mrs. Henry Oliver, Frank, Otto, Charles, and Belle. Ellen and Merritt died during an epidemic of measles and whooping cough in 1913. In 1897 the Homer family came to South Dakota and lived in the vicinity Of Running Water and Springfield. Mr. Homer died in 1941 and his wife died in 1955. BERTHA TALSMA HORNSTRA Bertha Talsma Hornstra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rein Talsma, was born in Dakota Territory in August of 1877 near Perkins and spent a long and fruitful life in the community where she was born. She was a person who could always be depended on to assist where death was present, babies born and community problems were to be solved. Her heart and home were always open to those in need. She was educated in the Pioneer log school on Coffee Creek. Being the third child in a family of ten children, she was needed to assist in the responsibilities of the farm and home. When Bertha was 22 years old, her mother died, leaving seven minor children and to these children, especially the four youngest ones, she became a mother indeed. In April, 1899, she was married to Gerrit Hornstra, Sr., and they made their home on a farm ten miles west of Springfield, where they lived to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary and where also their five children were born. After the death of her husband in 1949, Bertha continued to live in the same home and adjusted her life as necessary, continuing to give council, comfort and happiness to those with whom she came into contact. CORNELIUS HORNSTRA Cornelius Hornstra was born In Friesland, Netherlands, November 28, 1848. He was one of a large family and his parents decided that for the greater advantage of their children they should find a new home In America. In the spring of 1872 they formed part of a company of 54 relatives and friends who made the journey together to the new world. They went first to Sheboygan, Wisc., where Cornelius remained a year, and then to Orange City, Ia. Here he worked for a year. On May 1, 1874, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ellerbroek, and almost immediately they started, together with Henry Dykstra and his wife, and his brother Fred and wife, to drive with ox teams to Bon Homme County. Two of his older brothers had already come out here and located claims for him and others of the family, who soon ==================================page 72============================== followed. Those first years were years of rigorous conditions, grasshoppers, drought, severe winters, scant living, conditions which called out all the courage and endurance of the pioneers. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hornstra. One, a little girl, died in infancy; the others are: John, Ferrit, George, Peter, Degar, Ernest and Mabel. Of the old family Mr. Hornstra had three sisters and two brothers, namely, Mrs. Rachel Pease, Mrs. Flora Woudsma, John, Judson, and Mrs. August (Nellie) Hennies. For almost 49 years Mr. Hornstra and his wife lived upon the farm which they homesteaded. Their oldest son, John C., was born on the homestead in 1875. In 1907 he was married to Sadie Dykstra. They had three children, Theodore, Gertrude and Raymond. CORNELIUS F. HORNSTRA Cornelius Fred Hornstra, was born in the Netherlands July 10, 1873, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Hornstra. When Cornelius was three years old his mother died leaving his father with four children. The two daughters made their home with relatives there and the father and two sons came to America and settled on a farm west of Perkins near other relatives. In 1908 the father bought the Radway farm west of Perkins but died before they moved onto the place in 1909. Cornelius and Nick farmed together till Nick's death in 1916. In 1920, Cornelius was married to Mrs. Theresa Schneider Lukkes, who had been widowed during the flu epidemic in 1918 and was left with five small children, Hans, Ed, Henry and John Lukkes and Mrs. Marvin Peterson. Cornelius and Theresa became the parents of two sons, Fred C. and Nick C. Cornelius died in 1949. Theresa had come from the Netherlands in 1912 with her first husband, Case Lukkes. He managed a farm for P. D. Magnuson for several years and died when he was 32 years of age. A short time after Cornelius' death Theresa returned to the Netherlands and later was married to Abraham Schippers. She died in the Netherlands this spring. EGBERT HORNSTRA Egbert Hornstra, one of 11 children of Mr. and Mrs. John Hornstra, was born in 1854 In Friesland, Holland, and when a young man of 16 years came with the family to Beloit, Wisc., in 1872. Later at the age of 18 he came to join other members of the family in Iowa, near Rock Valley, until the family came to Bon Homme County and settled west of Springfield. On April 18, 1879, Egbert married a local girl, Sarah Ann McCollum, who was born in 1860, and came to Dakota Territory from Tennessee. A year later on June 10, 1880, their son, William, was born in a claim shack that was known as Dalystown Post Office on the old Fort Randall Trail. Egbert proved up on his homestead in 1880, when this was still Dakota Territory. The original deed was signed in the court house in the town of Bon Homme about eleven miles east of Springfield. In the early days of the county, Mr. Hornstra, was for a number of years the postmaster of that region and was also county commissioner for two years. MR. AND MRS. FEDDE HORNSTRA Fedde Hornstra, was born in the Netherlands, In the province of Freesland in 1851. In 1872, he emigrated to America and settled in Sheboyan County, Wisc. Two years later he went to Sioux County, Ia., residing there about six months when he came to South Dakota to homestead on a trust of land ten miles west of Springfield. In March 1909, he moved to Montana and after four and one-half years returned to Dante. He was assessor for Bon Homme County for two terms, farmer and businessman. In 1873, he was married to Harriett Bouma, who was also a native of Holland. Nine children were born to this union: John, Harris, Eugene and Harriet, Mrs. Nellie Ostborn, Mrs. Georgie McCollum, Mrs. Florence Glassier and Mrs. Alice Gregory. MR. AND MRS. FRED HORNSTRA Fred Hornstra came here from Holland in 1884. He was born September 23, 1829. In May 1864, he was married to Jane DeYoung. They were the parents of Nicklas and Cornelius, and a daughter, Flora, who married and remained in Holland. Nicklas was born in the Netherlands In 1867 and came to America with his parents. He died in 1916 after being a sufferer of cancer for which he had seven operations. HUDSON HORNSTRA Hudson Hornstra, a pioneer boy of Bon Homme County, was born April 28, 1869, in Waluega, Friesland, the Netherlands. He was the son of John and Winifred Winstra Hornstra and as a lad of eight years came to Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory, In the spring of 1877. When he was only three, the parents and family had come from Holland to America, settling first at Sheboygan, Wisc., and after one year there they moved to Orange City, Ia., and four years later they came to South Dakota and homesteaded eight miles southwest of Springfield near Running Water. It was on this homestead that Hudson grew to manhood and also continued to live after his marriage. In 1880, the now historic Coffee Creek log house, the first school west of Springfield, was built and Hudson attended there. Later when the Donnelly school was built he attended that. In November, 1895, Hudson married Miss Jennie Bokma and for their 47 years of married life their home was a place of hospitality and joy. When Hudson came here as a lad, Springfield was only a little sprawling village and west of it were only a few scattered log or sod houses, mostly along the creeks. For all but eight of his 73 1/2 years he lived on the one farm and had his part in the developing the region into a great agricultural part of the state. Jennie Bokma Hornstra was born May 24, 1870, in the Netherlands and came with her parents to Running Water at the age of 12 years. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bokma. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Hornstra reared a family of seven, four daughters and three sons, on the old homestead. After retiring due to Mr. Hornstra's failing health, he and his wife moved into a home in Springfield and their son Fred J. took over the ==================================page 73========================= farm, thus making the third generation to reside on the original homestead filed on by John Hornstra. MR. AND MRS. JOHN HORNSTRA Mr. and Mrs. John Hornstra were both born in Friesland, Holland, and with their nine children came to America in 1872. John was born in 1824 and his wife in 1830. Three of their sons, Egbert, Cornelious and Fred, along with Henry Dykstra, stopped off in Wisconsin near Beloit for a year. The rest of the family came on to Iowa near Rock Valley where another brother, Peter Hornstra, had homesteaded. When Fred and Cornelious Hornstra and Henry Dykstra and their brides came to Dakota Territory in covered wagons with oxen they camped on Coffee Creek as that was the only place they found water for themselves and the oxen. When they filed on homesteads they filed on adjacent quarter sections. Peter Hornstra came sometime later and filed on a timber claim, having already used his homestead rights in Iowa. Sometime later when the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hornstra, came to Dakota there was no more land available close by for homesteads so they settled about four miles southeast of the rest of the family. That farm is now occupied by a grandson, Fred J. Hornstra. Two more children were born after the John Hornstras came here, making a family Of 11. The death of the first person in the neighborhood made the settlers realize their need for a cemetery so Peter Hornstra gave a plot of land for the start of the Pioneer Cemetery. WILLIAM J. HORNSTRA William J. Hornstra was born June 10, 1880, the son of Egbert and Sarah McCollum Hornstra. He was born in a claim shack west of Springfield that was also used as the Dalystown Post Office. William grew up in the old homestead of his parents and attended the Hornstra rural school. He was married on June 17, 1902, to Hattie Dykstra and together they farmed and resided on the homestead all of their more than 60 years of married life. Mr. Hornstra was always keenly interested in civic affairs and was a stockholder in the Springfield State Bank of Springfield. Their two children are Mrs. Harvey Newman and Harold who lives on the old homestead. Hattie Dykstra was born in 1877, a daughter of Henry D. and Rachel Bouma Dykstra who came to Dakota Territory as a bride and groom from Wisconsin in 1873. The family of William Hornstra's grandparents, the John Hornstras, consisted of 11 children as did also Mrs. Hornstra's grandparents, the John MeCollums. MR. AND MRS. CYRUS A. HOUSE Cyrus Abram House was born in Mason County, Ill. The family moved from Illinois to South Dakota and settled near Platte where he was employed on a ranch. Later he was in the livery business in Wheeler for a time and later moved to Greenwood where he operated a restaurant, then coming to Springfield to be employed at road work for the county and for many years he operated a shoe repair shop in the city. Cyrus A. and Emma Laudreth House were the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters. ORAN J. HOUSE Oran J. House, Associate Professor Emeritus at Southern State College, born August 14, 1888, at Creston, La., was the eldest of eight children of Cyrus A. and Emma Landreth House. Ten years later the family moved to South Dakota and resided first near Platte and later at Wheeler. Oran worked his way through school and after graduating from the eighth grade came to Springfield where he continued his education at what was then the State Normal school and meanwhile worked on the Hartman ranch west of Springfield. While a student he was active in sports, track, football, and tennis. In 1908, he set a state record by running the mile in four minutes and forty-two seconds. After receiving his Bachelor's degree at State Normal in 1927, he continued on to receive his Master's degree from the University of South Dakota in 1937. Also during summers he attended the University of Chicago, Iowa State University and at Ft. Collins A. & M. Mr. House's teaching career began in the old brick grade school in Springfield in 1909, teaching Industrial Arts in the grades with also many college students attending his classes. In 1918, he joined the staff of Southern State College and has continued to teach for 60 years, having served under all presidents of the College, either as a student or as an instructor. During these many years Oran (Pappy) House has been active in community affairs such as mayor of Springfield for 18 years and member of Rotary 36 years. He has also operated an upholstery shop for many years. Honors bestowed for his many years of service include being named Senior Citizen by the Civic Improvement Club, honored by the College band for services to Southern State and also the dedication of the Industrial Arts building in his name. The House family consists of nine children, eight sons and one daughter, who all attended Southern State and are now scattered far and wide. MR. AND MRS. H. J. HUTCHINSON Herbert Jacques Hutchinson was born near Painsville, Ohio, October 22, 1846. He operated the family farm near Warren, Ill., until 1891 when they moved to Arlington, Ia. In 1901 he and his family moved to Springfield. His forbears came from Lincolnshire, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the ship "Griffin" on September 18, 1634. Here William H. and Anne Marbury Hutchinson took up residence. Julia Ette Simons was married to Herbert J. Hutchinson October 11, 1871, in Warren, Ill. She was born in Wisconsin May 15, 1850, the farm being just across the state line from Illinois, hence her birthplace was considered to be Warren, Ill. "Herb and Ette" moved onto the farm now owned by Glenn Peterson where Herb was engaged in farming. They hauled water from the "river" for ==================================page 74=========================== domestic use on the farm until a well could be drilled. Later they moved to town where Mrs. Hutchinson was engaged in the millinery business. Mrs. Hutchinson and her daughter, Dora B. Stephenson, operated a millinery store until 1923 when she retired. Mrs. Stephenson moved into the store owned and operated by her brother-in-law after the millinery store was badly damaged by fire. Five children, three boys and two girls, were born to the Hutchinsons'. Julia died on December 13, 1925, and Herbert died on December 30, 1926. MR. AND MRS. ED HUTCHINSON Ed Hutchinson was born at Gettysburg, Ohio, in June, 1848. He came to Yankton in Dakota Territory in 1877 and entered the employ of one of the stage companies as a stage driver. For a number of years he drove the stage from Choteau Creek to Greenwood and to White Swan, and then to Ft. Thompson and Ft. Pierre. During the severe winter of 1880-81 he was driving the first lap of the stage run from Ft. Pierre to the Black Hills. In 1881 he was married to Lizzie O'Neil and shortly after came to Bon Homme county to live permanently. For a number of years he rented farms in the Perkins area. In their declining years they moved into Perkins. Mrs. Hutchinson died in 1924 and he died in 1936. MR. AND MRS. W. HUTCHINSON Warren Hutchinson and Katie Talsma were married in Mitchell in October, 1904, and went to housekeeping on the bottom lands south-west of Springfield, where Mr. Hutchinson was employed in a saw mill. After one year they moved to the farm near the Hornstra school, which was their home for more than 50 years of their married life. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson were both born and reared here and lived all their lives in the community southwest of Springfield. Mr. Hutchinson was born in July, 1883, on the farm that later became the Sampson Thomas home and Mrs. Hutchinson (Kate Talsma) was born on the farm that was their home for so many years and here their two sons, Vern and Fred, were born. Mr. Hutchinson was an only child of Warren and Lizzie Hutchinson. He attended several rural schools in the county, and spent his entire life at farming west of Springfield. MR. AND MRS. JAMES C. HUTTON James C. Hutton was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, November 7, 1840. At his death he lacked only six days of being 84 years of age. He came west to Illinois in 1862. He enlisted In the Union Army in 1862 and was discharged June 6, 1865. His regiment served under General Sherman in the March to the Sea. After discharge he returned to Illinois. He married Annie M. Bagley on December 16, 1865. Two years after his marriage, Mr. Hutton, his wife, and baby came to Springfield. The summer he came he homesteaded a farm northwest of town a few miles, and a year later he moved into town. For a while he followed various occupations, turning his hand to whatever opened in the way of occupation in the growing little frontier town. Those were days when there was the possibility of Indian outbreaks, and Springfield was the nearest outpost to the restless tribes to the westward. The government had furnished arms to the land office for the protection of the citizens, and a company of home guards was organized, and Mr. Hutton was made its captain; and thus was given to him the title which became his regular designation when, a little later, in company with Mr. Henderson, he engaged in the ferry business. Mr. and Mrs. Hutton had two children, a daughter and son. MR. AND MRS. DAVID HUBREGTSE Mr. and Mrs. David Hubregtse were married on November 27, 1889, and they became the parents of Peter, James, Henry, and a daughter who died in infancy. Mrs. Hubregtse came to this country at the age of 18 and lived here for 66 years on a farm west of town, dying in 1943. MR. AND MRS. JOHN S. HUITEMA John S. Huitema was born in Holland in 1873 and attended grade school there before coming to America with his parents who settled at Grand Rapids, Mich., where John was married to Minnie VanDeunan in 1905. They lived for a time In Wisconsin before coming to Springfield in 1916 where they made their home until moving to Tyndall a few years before John's death. As a young man he learned the trade of painting and paper hanging and followed it throughout his active years. They were the parents of Clara Kloster, Dorothy Elkworth and Sidney Huitema. MR. AND MRS. FRED HUNT Fred and Edith Hunt were married at Olewein, Ia., and made their home in Waterloo until 1906, when they came to South Dakota and homesteaded land near Scenic. They left there in 1913 and came to Springfield and spent the rest of their lives at Running Water and Springfield, where Mr. Hunt followed his trade of mason and plasterer. They were the parents of three children, Wayne, Roy and Lulu Rich. MR. AND MRS. SAMUEL HUNTER Samuel Q. Hunter was born at Reedsburg, Wisc., September 24, 1849, and grew up there and received his education. On Thanksgiving Day 1876, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Dearborn at her home near Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisc. In the spring of 1885, they came to Springfield with his parents who had purchased a farm five miles west of Springfield. Here they resided for a number of years, later buying a farm two miles west of town where they resided for four years when they sold out and purchased a home in town in 1919. Mr. Hunter was active in the Odd Fellows and his wife was a member of the Deborah Rebekah Lodge. ==================================page 75=========================== ANNA JACOBSON Ross Crosley and Anna Jacobson were married in 1892. Six years later they came to Running Water and farmed near Springfield until 1908 when they moved to Mead county and lived on a homestead for 18 months, then returning to farm in Cedar county, Nebr., near Santee for eight years. In 1919 they returned to Springfield to spend the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of two daughters, Florence and Hilda. When Hilda was 12 years old she was seriously burned in a fire which destroyed the Ed Dawes home and died on December 21, 1911. They were members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Mrs. Crosley was always interested in Sunday School and when no Sunday School was near would have classes in her home. Their daughter Florence married Arnold Breittenback in December, 1919. They spent a few years in his home state of Wisconsin and came back to South Dakota and spent 22 years before going to Wisconsin for a time before returning and working in the state hospital at Yankton. He died in 1957 and later Florence was married to Charles Young of Springfield. They continued to make their home here. Charles died in 1968 and Florence died in 1969. MR. AND MRS. C. S. JENCKS The Jencks family has been traced back to 1683 In Massachusetts and, like many others of eastern birth, migrated west. Clifford Spencer Jencks and wife, Mary, and two daughters, Mabel and Edna, came from Boscobel, Wisc., to Springfield in the latter part of 1885. Mrs. Jencks was a sister of George W. Snow. In Springfield during 1887 and '88, Mr. Jencks operated a variety store, similar to a 5 and 10 store, in a building, part of which is still standing and is now the Velzy Hardware building. Also for a while Mrs. Jencks (Mary) ran a millinery store in a building just east of the old Grand View hotel. During the time the Jencks were in Springfield two more daughters, Mildred and Nellie, were born. In 1893 or 194 the Jencks family moved to Monroe, Nebr., and late in 1908 they moved to Mead county, S. D., where the father and daughter, Edna, had filed on homestead near Brushee, southwest of Faith. Several years later after their daughter, Edna, had married and moved to Springfield the parents moved back to Nebraska. MR. AND MRS. J. W. JEWELL J. W. Jewell and Mary Smith were married in Kansas in 1872. In 1883, the family came to the Dakotas and settled in Sully for a short time before coming to Bon Homme County, settling in Springfield for several years. After being in the hotel business at Tyndall for a short time, they returned to Springfield and took charge of the Springfield House. Mrs. Jewell died in November, 1904. ARNE JOHNSON Arne M. Johnson was born in Norway on September 17, 1841, and was at the time of his death 83 years of age. He came to this country as a young man, first settling in Wisconsin, and later coming to Dakota, where he settled on a homestead. Besides his wife, he was survived by three sons, four daughters, 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. MR. AND MRS. HARRY JOHNSON Harry and Laura Johnson made their home at Letcher for a time after their marriage. They then moved to Bon Homme County and lived at Scotland and Bon Homme for a time before coming to Springfield. In 1906, they moved across the river to Santee, Nebr., where they resided for six years, moving back to Springfield in 1912. Their children were Frank, George, Fred, Alfred, Peter, Harry, Woodrow, William, Mrs. Hazel Ahle and Mrs. Anna Pool. MR. AND MRS. NELS B. JOHNSON Nels B. Johnson was married to Mary Nelson in Sweden in 1884 and lived there till 1888. Nels came to America and located near Red Oak, Ia., and then sent for his wife and daughter to come to their new home. Later they moved to Wausa, Nebr., and here his wife died, leaving him with the following children: Hannah Krueger, Annie Walker and Martin. In 1897 he was married to Mrs. Cecilia Wright and in 1904 they came to Springfield. To this union were born Alfred, Irene Freidel, Cecilia Scholl, Amanda McCollum and Agnes Walgren. Nels died in 1944. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES JONES Charles Jones and Lydia Carsner were married on April 15, 1884. They spent most of their lives here outside of a few years spent near Perkins and a short time at Cuthbert. They were the parents of Marietta, Everett, Beatrice, Minnie and Paul. MR. AND MRS. LEWIS JONES Lewis and Emma Jones came to South Dakota in 1900 where for five years they resided on a farm at the site of the town of Kingsburg. In 1905 they moved to the north edge of Springfield where they farmed for two years. In 1907 Mr. Jones purchased a farm two miles north of Springfield, to which they moved and built a home where they resided until the fall of 1926 when they moved into Springfield. They had five children, Lawrence, John, Joseph, Mrs. Josephine Eastman and Mrs. Emily McMillan. MR. AND MRS. OLIVER JONES Oliver Jones and Anna Kocourek were married here in 1891 and they became the parents of Fern, who died at the age of three, and Elmer of Niobrara, Nebr. Oliver who lived here for 51 years of his life was born at Vermillion, July 22, 1869 to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jones, and died in 1942. While living here Oliver worked as a mason, plasterer and common laborer. In October, 1936, Oliver was united in marriage ==================================page 76=========================== to Dolly Wood, a widow with two children, Lavonne and Leroy. MR. AND MRS. GERHARD KASTEIN The Kastein family, Gerhard and his wife Everdina (Heusinkveld), came from Holland in 1887 with two small children, William and Dena. They came to Douglas County in 1888 and moved to Orange City, Ia., where Gerhard found work as a gardener. During this period of time Lena, Henry and Anna were born. From 1901 to 1904 they farmed in Iowa, and in 1905 they went to Artesian, S. D. In 1907, they came to Springfield and rented the Dave, Holleman farm and then the Bixby farm five miles north of Springfield, and the farm known as the Fred Landen farm, near Equal Rights School. In 1914, the family returned to Iowa, with the exception of Henry, who married Johanna Kuiper and continued farming in the Springfield community. Living descendants are Gertrude (Mrs. Harold Wesseling, Stickney), Eva (Mrs. Phil I. Odens of Springfield), Bernaid, and Ruth (Mrs. James Talsma of Springfield). MR. AND MRS. HENRY KASTEIN The fifth child in a family of six, Henry John Kastein was born to Gerhard and Everdena Heusinkveld Kastein in December, 1892, at Orange City, Ia. When he was 14 years old the family came to Springfield and lived on a farm six miles southwest of town. Prior to this time he had resided with his parents in the vicinities of Hull, Boyden and Sioux Center, Ia. He was married to Johanna Kuiper of Boyden, Ia., and they lived their entire married life in the Springfield community and became the parents of three daughters and one son. DR. CHARLES KEELING Dr. Charles M. Keeling, a pioneer physician here, was born in a log cabin near Sulphur Hill, Ind. He attended the public school and began teaching at the age of 17. He attended Hartville College each spring until he entered the Medical College of Indiana from which he graduated in 1887. The medical course then consisted of one year's work. However, he did not consider his education complete, but throughout his nearly 60 years of practice read and studied constantly to keep up with all current advances in medical knowledge. Coming to South Dakota following his graduation, he located first in Delmont and after a few months there came to Tyndall where he looked after the practice of the then veteran Dr. Moore while he was away for awhile. When Dr. Moore returned in the spring of 1888, Dr. Keeling came to Springfield and established the practice which spread to Greenwood Territory on the west, nearly to Yankton on the east and south across the river to Santee community. In his brief stay at Tyndall he experienced the great blizzard on January 12 when 22 people perished in Bon Homme County and many suffered severely. In early days he made numerous trips to distant points under varied road conditions, many of which were extremely difficult. Using a team of horses for many years, he became the owner of the first automobile to be owned in Springfield and was always abreast of the times with motor equipment. That first automobile was limited in its possibilities and sometimes he could have made his trips more quickly by team, but on the whole it made his driving easier and saved considerable time. He brought more than 1,500 babies into the world and served the community in times of depression and pestilence. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, a charter member of the Rotary and also belonged to other organizations. Dr. Keeling died in 1948 at the Yankton Hospital. Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church. The remains were taken to Sioux City by the Crosby hearse from where they were taken by train to Walron, Ind., for burial beside his wife. He was making his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kirby. After Mrs. Keeling's death in 1910, Dr. Keeling was fortunate to have near him his daughter and only child, Mrs. William Kirby, who lived in the Keeling residence for several years. His three grandchildren followed his footsteps of going on to medical school. MR. AND MRS. GEORGE KELLOG George Kellog, of Dutch and German descent, was born in 1860, in Trenton, Canada, and came to Bon Homme County at the age of 21 years. After obtaining his citizenship papers here he filed on a homestead In Todd County. Later he returned to farm In Bon Homme County and married Ida McCollum in Tyndall. Ida McCollum was born at Carroll, Ia., in 1871. She was one of 11 children of John and Elizabeth Riggs McCollum. When a child of two years the parents and family came to Dakota Territory in a covered wagon and oxen team* to a homestead two and one-half miles west of Perkins. Mrs. Kellog's mother, Mrs. John McCollum, made butter and packed it in wooden tubs for the soldiers at Ft. Randall. Mr. and Mrs. Kellog spent most of their married life on the farm west of Springfield and were the Parents of six children, two sons and four daughters. MR. AND MRS. IRA KELLOGG Ira Kellogg was born near Halderman, Canada, August 22, 1834, where he resided until manhood. On November 2, 1859, he was married to Elizabeth Mylkes. In 1864, they joined the great throng coming west and settled in the western part of Bon Homme County. They were the parents of five sons and four daughters. MR. AND MRS. C. S. KELSEY The Kelsey family, dating back to 1776, in the state of New York, steadily migrated west with the many pioneers, first from New York to Pennsylvania, to Illinois, to Iowa, and then, In the early 1900's, to South Dakota. In February, 1892, Mrs. Charles S. Kelsey (Alta) and her two sons, James Burdette and John Theodore, and one daughter, Harriet, came to Running Water ==================================page 77=========================== on the train from Calumet, Ia., the father, Charles having previously come overland with about 20 horses. They settled on the farm across the road from the old Kirkwood school in a house built by Robert Kirk in the 1880s and where another son, Frank Waterman Kelsey, was born In 1895. Charles farmed and also ran a blacksmith shop. He built about the first rural mail box, painted it red, nailed it on a post and paid the driver of the stage coach to bring their mail out from Springfield on the daily trips from Springfield to Greenwood and back. In January of 1896, Charles and family moved to a farm south of Tyndall and a year later to a homestead in Charles Mix county. The house they built on this homestead, still standing two miles northeast of Wagner, was built of cottonwood lumber which was hauled from a sawmill near Springfield on the Missouri river bottoms. In 1899, the Kelseys returned to Springfield where Charles ran a livery stable and Mrs. Kelsey was matron at the dormitory at Southern Normal for ten years. Alta Frances Evans Kelsey was born at Wallingford, Ill., and in November 1881, was married to Charles Sumner Kelsey in Kankakee, Ill. MR. AND MRS. JOHN T. KELSEY John Theodore Kelsey, son of Charles S. and Alta Kelsey, was born January 23, 1886, at Southerland, Ia. At the age of six years, in 1892, he came with a brother, sister and their mother to South Dakota, coming first to Running Water on the train. The father had preceded them here and they settled on a farm in the Kirkwood school district. When John was about 11 years old, the family moved to a homestead in Charles Mix County near Wagner and close to the Indian reservation. Here John and brother, Burdette, were kept busy herding the cattle to keep them from destroying the Indians' patches of corn and gardens, there being no fences anywhere. In March of 1908, John and a friend George Wallace each filed on homesteads in Meade county and it was while homesteading on March 27, 1910, John was married to Edna Jencks who was also homesteading in Meade county. They established their home in a sod house for two years, then moved to Springfield where, with the exception of two years in California, they resided on farms and also ran a dairy with delivery service In Springfield for many years. In 1945, they moved into town where John was employed in the Firestone Store and also the Midkiff Hardware and the Henry Davison hardware. Edna Jencks Kelsey was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., on April 2, 1885, and came to Springfield with her parents when just a baby. When she was about eight the family moved to Monroe, Nebr., and in 1908 she homesteaded in Meade county where she was married. Mrs. Kelsey was a member of the Rebekhas for many years, a charter member of the Sorosis Club and also the Delta Deck bridge club. The Kelseys are the parents of two children, a son George, killed in a car accident in his senior year of high school, and a daughter, LeMayne, Mrs. Reed Alexander, in Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey are presently residents of the Good Samaritan Home in Canistota. MRS. REGINALD KIBBLE A cashier in the Springfield State Bank for 33 years was Mrs. Reginald Kibble before retiring in 1957. Vinta Nash was born September 22, 1885, in Greshan County, Nebr., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Nash. She grew up in Nebraska, attended rural school, graduated from high school at Monroe, Nebr., and came to Springfield in 1906 where she was employed in the bank. She was married to Reginald Kibble in October, 1916, and for a while they operated a restaurant in Springfield. Mrs. Kibble was a long time member of the American Auxiliary, the Rebekah Lodge and also the Episcopal Church. RICHARD D. KIBBLE FAMILY Richard Davis Kibble was born in Oxfordshire county, England, August 17, 1860, and came to this country in March, 1879, at the age of 19 years. On March 20, 1886, he was married to Rosina Beatrice Field at Marathon, Ia. Nine boys were born to this union, Reginald, Algernon, Fred, Ernest, Richard, Erwin, George, Harold and Lewis. Mrs. Kibble was born at Oxford, England, May 24, 1866. At the age of 14, upon the death of her grandfather, with whom she had made her home, she came to America with some friends who were coming to LeMars, Ia., where there was a colony of English people. Here she met Richard. After their marriage they spent ten years at LeMars farming and then moved to Springfield in the spring of 1896 with their four oldest sons born in Iowa. Richard was employed here in the Colburn lumber yard, with the exception of a few months before his death in February, 1915. After his death Mrs. Kibble continued to reside here till her death in February, 1941. Eight of their sons spent their entire lives here. Reginald was a mail carrier here for several years as well as his brother, Richard, who was a carrier for 25 years till his death in 1944. Reginald was married to Vinta Nash, who had come here from Central City, Nebr., to work in the bank, a position she held for 40 years. Algernon, Fred, Ernest, Erwin and Harold "Bud" spent their lives here farming and at other jobs in the community, and Lewis went to California. Their son George worked as a store clerk in his early years and later became owner of the grocery establishment which is now operated by his only son, Norman. He was born March 17, 1900, and started working as a clerk in Buche's Grocery store at the age of 16. He also clerked in the Bordwyk and Slasor stores and for J. H. Wallace before going into the mercantile business with Sam Miller. In 1937 he bought his business and conducted it himself. Later he leased his building to Julius Sandvick and when that lease expired he again took up the mercentile business with his son Norman and continued as long as his health allowed. His career as a clerk and merchant began and ended in the same building which is now occupied by his son Norman. On November 1, 1932, he married Laura Martin and to this union the one son, Norman, was born. Laura died in 1956 and George in 1957. Percy Kibble, a brother of Richard Kibble, Sr., and his family also made their home here for a time. Percy did a lot of mason work and several of the side- ==================================page 78=========================== walks in town still have his name on them. Two of the Richard Kibble, Sr., children are still living. Erwin is at the present time a resident in the Marit-Jane home here and Harold, who married Anna Lange of Perkins is retired, and they are making their home in Springfield. MR. AND MRS. JOHN W. KING John W. King was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 15, 1881. While he was still young his parents moved to South Dakota, settling near Parkston. At the age of 12, he accompanied his sister and her husband to Missouri. Here his sister died a year later and he returned to South Dakota. December 1, 1904, he was united in marriage to Minnie Webb. They made their home on Mr. Webb's farm near Perkins. They were the parents of one son. MR. AND MRS. ALMON M. KINZIE Almon Martin Kinzie was born at Elkhart, Ind., January 19, 1845. As a young man he moved to Missouri, and here on November 10, 1871, he was united In marriage to Julia Ann Ward in Gentry County. To this union were born five children, Mrs. S. J. Rains, Charles, Frank and John and Elmer. They moved from Missouri, first to southern Iowa and then in 1901 they came to Bon Homme County where Almon continued to be engaged in farming. Mrs. Kinzie died in 1920 and Almon in 1925. [photo - MR. AND MRS. JOHN KIRK AND SON JAMES] KIRK FAMILY James Kirk was born November 9, 1843, in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was educated in Scotland and when he was 18 he went into business in England. In 1871 he came to Missouri to visit his brother, Robert, and helped him to build a railroad bridge across the river at St. Charles, Mo. During the next few years he herded sheep in Colorado, hauled grain in Minnesota, ran a saw mill in Tennessee and a cotton gin in Mississippi. In 1873 he went to Africa as a missionary and after four years returned to Scotland because of malaria. In 1878 he married Miss Mary Mair, a native of Scotland. During the next 10 years he made four more trips to Africa but finally was forced to give up because of the climate there. In 1887 James Kirk made his second trip to the U. S. to visit his brother, Robert, who had homesteaded where Glen Halsey now lives. Mr. Kirk later purchased the section of land where the Kirkwood school now stands and built a home a mile west of the school. He and his family lived there for 36 years. During that time he developed his land into a fine farm and specialized in introducing and improving better breeds of stock. Mr. Kirk was a member of Mt. Zion Lodge No. 6 A. F. and A.M. in Springfield, of Yankton Consistory and El Riad Temple in Sioux Falls. He died November 27, 1924, after having celebrated his 81st birthday on November 9. His wife died at the age of 83 in 1934. The Kirks had five children: John, Margaret, Mary, James, Jr., and Louisa. John, the eldest, after completing his Master's degree at the University of Wisconsin, married Murray Ketcham, who won fame in the state with her writings and poetry. To this union two children were born, James Edward and Jean. John was a member of Mt. Zion Masonic Lodge, served as senator in the state legislature and was active in other civic affairs. He and his wife lived on the family farm. After his wife's death he was employed as veteran agriculture instructor at Armour. He died at the age of 79 in 1960. His sister Margaret became a registered nurse and dedicated her life to taking care of others and assisted the local doctors throughout the years. Her finest contribution to many in her life time was her beautiful flower garden. She died at the age of 81 years in 1966. Mary completed her degree at the University of South Dakota. She remained at home taking care of her mother. Later she was married to Harley Ketcham and they operated the Springfield Telephone Co. Mary died in 1946 at the age of 59. James, Jr., received his law degree from the University of Washington, and practiced law in Avon. He served as judge in Bon Homme County, served four years as senator in the state legislature and at the time of his death was employed by the Internal Revenue Service at Aberdeen. He married Alta Brown, who now resides at Sherman Oaks, Calif. To this union four children were born, Mary Louise, Margaret, Robert and Gladys, who also live in California. James, Jr., died at the age of 68 in 1957. Louisa, the youngest of the James Kirk, Sr., family, completed her education at South Dakota State College and Boston, Mass. She was a dietitian for the Federal Government in Port Townsend, Wash. Later ==================================page 79=========================== she married Bob Roberts of Flandreau. They lived on a farm near Flandreau, where she resided until her death at the age of 72 in 1964. MR. AND MRS. JOHN KRAMAR John Kramar was born in Bohemia June 24, 1837. He was married on the 17th day of November, 1867, to Catherine Krasny. He came with his family to the United States in February, 1887, coming to Humboldt, Nebr., where he was met by his oldest son, John, who had come out the previous year. The family lived in Nebraska for 11 years, coming in the spring of 1898 to old Bon Homme where they lived for 20 years. In 1918 they moved to Running Water. Mr. and Mrs. Kramar were the parents of eight children, four of whom died In infancy. The four living are John, Kate, Stanley and Frank. Mr. Kramar was a shoemaker by trade but farmed in Nebraska and near Perkins before moving to old Bon Homme. Mrs. John Kramar, Sr., Catherine, was born in Bohemia, August 23, 1846. On November 17, 1867, she was united in marriage to John Kramar. They were married over 60 years prior to the death of her husband on May 31, 1928. Grandma Kramar, as she was known, was a gentle hearted wife and mother, who had enriched the life of all who knew her, with love and service. After her husband's death in 1928, she made her home with her unmarried son, Stanley, until his death in 1930. She then lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Joe and Katie Zelenka, until her death. [photo - MR. EMIL KREBER] EMIL KREBER Emil Kreber was born in 1868 at Alsace-Lorraine, a tiny province between France and Germany which was under French rule at the time. He came to America with his parents, brothers and sisters in the spring of 1878. The family came to Garwin, Ia., where relatives had settled many years before. After his father died in 1881, Emil moved with the family to a farm in northwestern Iowa near Remsen and about 25 miles northeast of Le Mars. Many of Mr. Krebers' nephews and nieces, and their descendants still live In that area. In 1889, at the age of 21, Emil set out with a team of horses, wagon and a plow given him by his mother, to pioneer for himself. He settled near Springfield, where he traded his possessions for a farm. His son George lived on that farm almost his entire life. At the present time, Mrs. George Kreber and her son Steve are living there. Emil Kreber operated a saloon in Springfield during the 1890s and also sold real estate. One of his favorite hobbies was horseracing, a popular sport at that time. and he owned a racing horse. Mr. Kreber died in 1919, leaving his wife and four children. Two daughters: Carrie, Mrs. Walter Bardwell of rural Springfield, and Julia, Mrs. Paul Crotty, of Havelock, Ia., are the surviving children. His two sons, George and Napoleon (Polie), both died In 1969. "Polie's" son Wallace, George's son Steve, and Mrs. Bardwell's son, Loy, all continue to live and farm in the Springfield area. [photo - MR. AND MRS. BEN KUIPER'S WEDDING PICTURE] MR. AND MRS. BEN KUIPER Ben Kuiper was born in 1865 in the providence of Drente, Netherlands. He came to America at the age of 17 years. From 1882-1887 he worked at various places, including with the railroad. On March 24, 1888, he married Gerritye (Carrie) Wandscheer, who came to America with her parents and two brothers, in 1871. They farmed three years, then returned to Iowa because of drought and hail storms wiping out their entire crop. Their daughter, Johanna, remembers her parents reminising about the return trip especially crossing the James River with the covered wagon. She was one year old at the time. There were other families who also returned. They farmed in Sioux County until 1903, then returned to the Springfield vicinity, farming until 1914, when he purchased a hardware store from Peter ==================================page 80=========================== Wesseling and in 1917 sold it back to him in 1918. Mr. Wesseling sold it to Morris DeJong who operated this store until 1945, and then sold it to Archie Midkiff. Mr. Kuiper owned a farm six miles west of Springfield. He farmed at this location the rest of his life. Their children were as follows: Ralph, Elizabeth (Mrs. John Lagterman). Jennie (Mrs. Morris DeJong), Grace (Mrs. Jerry Odens), Joe, Clarence, and Johanna (Mrs. Henry Kastein). MR. AND MRS. FRED LANGE Fred Lange was born in November, 1892, at Rising City, Nebr. He married Ethel Williams in January, 1915, at Tyndall. They farmed around Avon, Dante and Geddes until moving to Springfield in 1935. Mrs. Lange was born in Nebraska, March 21, 1898, and still resides in Springfield. Mr. Lange died in 1958. They were the parents of Leonard, Leslie, Betty Nelson, Lucille Morton, all of Springfield, Rosada Nelson and Viola Meyer. Two of their children, Edith and Marie Johnson, are deceased. MR. AND MRS. ALFRED M. LEE Alfred M. Lee was born October 26, 1827, at Frankfort, N. Y., and was married to Sarah Howard January 12, 1850. They lived for a time in Wisconsin and California and came to Bon Homme County in 1886. Sarah died in 1904 and Alfred in 1914. ANNIE E. LINLEY Annie E. Linley was a native of England, having been born in Derbyshire in 1856. She came with her parents to America in 1865, and with them lived at Albion, Wisc., for seven years. Her two half brothers had already come to Wisconsin from England and in 1867 they came to Bon Homme accompanied by Annie, her mother and sister who died the following winter. On October 14, 1874, Miss Linley was united in marriage to Peter Byrne. Three children were born to this union, Frank, Alberta and Alice. MR. AND MRS. ALFRED J. LOCKE Alfred John Locke was born at Davenport, Ia., on May 10, 1863, and was married to Lillian Van Compen on July 3, 1889, at Ashton, Ia. In October of that year the couple moved to Sioux Falls where they resided for four years. Then they moved to Missouri where they lived until 1897, when they came to Springfield. Here they purchased a farm on the Emmanuel Creek bottom, which was their home until 1934 when they moved to Springfield. In addition to farming, Mr. Locke was also employed as grain buyer at the Springfield elevator. They had two daughters, Alice and Bernice. MRS. M. E. LOVE Mrs. M. E. Love died in California March 13, 1895. The funeral was held at the Congregational church with Rev. Chas. Seccombe officiating. She was the mother of Mrs. E. A. Wood and was one of the pioneer settlers of the territory. She had owned the Springfield House. MR. AND MRS. PETER LUDENS Born in Holland in 18499 Peter Ludens came to America with his parents in 1853 at the age of four years, coming first to Wisconsin where he grew up, receiving only a meager education and as a young man spent a great amount of time chopping and clearing the timber from land to be farmed. Mrs. Ludens (nee Maggie Scholten), born in Holland in 1860, came to Chicago, Ill., in 1871 at the age of 11 years. Many years later in reminiscing she would relate to her children how when in Chicago she had to cross the railroad tracks on the way to school and when the freight cars would make it necessary for her to wait too long she would get down and crawl under the cars and proceed on her way. As a young woman after the family had moved to Wisconsin she worked as a servant In a farm home for $1.25 a week and a pair of shoes cost $1.25 so It took a week's work to pay for a pair of shoes. Peter Ludens and Maggie Scholten were married in October, 1881, at Gibbsville, Wis., and 17 years later came with their family (one daughter and seven sons) to Springfield by train. Mr. Ludens engaged in farming and had to build up a home from - scratch". Their house was first built for a granary and later rebuilt for a house. The family always remembered when they lived in a granary. In the Springfield community the Ludens' were the only family to own a three-seated buggy and it was the object of many pranksters especially on Halloween when one morning It was found perched on top of the barn and at another time on top of a hay stack. Mr. and Mrs. Ludens both were members and faithful workers in the Reformed Church. MR. AND MRS. KUIPE LUKKES Kuipe Lukkes was born in Walvega, Netherlands, on September 25, 1890, and came to the United States with his sister and brother-in-law when he was seven years old and grew to manhood in the Springfield area. At the age of 25, he was united in marriage to Martha Morton. One child Hilda, was born to this union. In 1948, they moved near to Avon where they lived for a time. MR. AND MRS. ELBERT M. LUMM Elbert Monroe Lumm was born near Lexington, Ohio, April 28, 1868. When he was five years of age his parents moved to Henderson, Ia., where he grew to manhood. On December 23, 1862, he was married to Susie Martin and they continued to reside in Iowa until 1902, when they moved to Bon Homme County, which continued to be their home until 1925, when they moved to Arkansas. They were the parents of Eldah, Charles and Genevieve. MR. AND MRS. AARON MACY Aaron Joseph Macy was born on September 12, 1856, and grew to manhood in New York state. In early manhood he started west, stopping first in Wisconsin but found the climate did not agree with him and went further west to Dakota Territory. He came with a party of young men. His parents were gravely alarmed at his coming to a wild country where the Indians were still hostile. But it was not long before he persuaded his parents ==================================page 81=========================== to follow with a daughter and two sons. They homesteaded seven miles west of Springfield at what was then called Wanari. In 1880, Aaron married Fannie Niles. They farmed for some years. Then under a Democratic President he was employed for four years as a railway mail clerk from Mitchell to Manilla, Ia., after which they went back to farming. Then for 35 years he was a grain buyer at Running Water then at Scalp Creek on the Missouri, ten miles from Fairfax, where there was no railroad. They had eight children, Bina who died in infancy, Walter, Aaron, Mrs. Jane Dempster, Mrs. Elizabeth Burnett, Richard, Mrs. Olive Palmer and Mrs. Muriel Cain. EDWARD C. MACY Edward C. Macy was born in 1821 at Hudson N. Y. He came to South Dakota in 1880, settling seven miles west of Springfield at what was known as Wanari. He was postmaster there for 10 years. [photo - CHRISTOPHER MATTSON AND OLAF LUNDIN FAMILIES] MR. AND MRS. C. MATTSON Christopher Mattson was born in Sweden December 14, 1842. He came with his parents to this country soon after the Civil War, settling in Minnesota. In 1881, he took up residence on his homestead just south of Perkins where he continued to live. In 1886, he was married to Maria Holmen. Maria Holmen was born in Rengsaker, Hedemarken, Norway, on November 26, 1855. In the early '80s she emigrated to America and arrived first at Menno, where her parents and one brother and two sisters had preceded her. In 1885 she moved to Springfield and the following year, 1886, she was united in marriage to Christopher Mattson of Springfield on the Mattson homestead about eight miles west of Springfield where she, together with her husband and children, made their home for nearly 40 years. Mr. and Mrs. Mattson had three children, Martin, Edwin and Carrie. They were members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church. MR. AND MRS, A. R. MAARSINGH A. R. Maarsingh was born in Holland in 1850, and Seintje Sikkes was born in Holland in 1859, and on April 11, 1878, they were married in the Netherlands. Five children were born to this union, Mrs. A. Alingh, Ralph, Nanna, Mrs. Winnie Holleman and Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Maarsingh came to the United States in 1882, settling in Sioux County, Ia. After a few years they moved to Chicago, where they resided a short time and returned to Sioux County. In 1897, they came to Bon Homme County, settling on a farm west of town. In 1912 they moved to Sioux City, where they resided until their death in 1920. The Maarsinghs were members of the Reformed Church west of town while they resided in this county. Mr. Maarsingh died quite suddenly in 1920 and the shock of her husband's death was unbearable for Mrs. Maarsingh and she followed him in death a few days later. AIKE R. MAARSINGH Aike R. Maarsingh migrated from Holland to America, coming first to Iowa where he bought a small farm near Hospers, in O'Brian county. Later in 1881, he sent for his wife and two children, Johanna and Ralph. After farming a short time in Iowa, the Maarsingh family moved to Chicago where a daughter, Winnie, was born. But the love of the west soon brought them back to the farm in Iowa, where they farmed for several years. Then Aike sold the farm there and the family came to Bon Homme county in 1894, ==================================page 82=========================== where the father bought a farm three miles west of Springfield at $15 an acre. By this time the eldest daughter was married and remained in Iowa. The family now consisted of two sons, Ralph and Harry, and two daughters, Nanna and Winnie, and all attended a little old school house which was on one corner of their farm. The family attended the Reformed Church and Mrs. Marrsingh was one of the first members of the Ladies Aid of that church. Although the Maarsinghs were not pioneer settlers here, yet at that time the county was still very sparsely settled and there were no fences anywhere. Cattle and horses roamed for miles around. Aike was one of the first farmers in the area to bring in full blood Shorthorn cattle and also the first four bottom gang plow pulled by six horses. Many years later, in failing health, Mr. and Mrs. Maarsingh retired and moved to Sioux City, Ia., where, in 1920, both fell victims of the flu, just ten days apart. One daughter, Mrs. Winnie Holleman, still resides in Springfield and a son Harry lives in Omaha, Nebr. MR. AND MRS. N. MAARSINGH Nanno Maarsingh came to Springfield as a boy of thirteen with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Maarsingh and their family. He was born on a farm near Hospers, Ia., November 11, 1888. Upon finishing the tenth grade in the rural school he went to Sioux City and studied in Brown's Business College. He then returned home and secured a position as assistant cashier of the First National Bank. On December 6, 1906, he married Miss Gertrude Holleman, and shortly later resigned his position in the bank and moved to a farm northwest of Springfield. After a year or two here he purchased his parents' farm west of Springfield where he resided. Mr. and Mrs. Maarsingh were the parents of five children. They are: Sadie, Nanno, Wilhelmina, Lucile and Wallace. He has two sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Johanna Alingh, Ralph, Mrs. Winnie Holleman and Henry. Mr. Maarsingh died in a truck-train accident near Elk Point on November 24. 1924. JANE HENDERSON MACLAY Jane Henderson Maclay was born October 31, 1832, in Reedsville, Pa., and came west to Clinton, Ia., In 1850, where she was united in marriage to Robert Clark Johnston in 1851. In 1881, Mrs. Johnston came to Dakota, at the request of Bishop Hare, and accepted the position of house mother at Greenwood. In 1884, she came to Springfield to take charge of St. Mary's School, as principal for one year, then going to Sioux Falls. In 1901, she returned to Springfield where she resided until her death in 1915. MALONE FAMILY Among the early settlers of Running Water in the 1800s were the Malones. They came from Quebec, Canada, in 1880 in covered wagons and settled near Running Water. In 1905 seven of the ten children left Running Water and took up government claims in the Murdo area. They each took a section of land and each built a temporary home. After they had proved up on their claims they built a two-story frame house where they all lived together. They were Mary, Jack, David, Anne, Lawrence, Catherine and Joe. Bill, Dick and Hannah remained in Running Water with their parents. They are all buried in the Springfield cemetery. The one best known in Springfield was Harold Malone, the son of Lawrence Malone. He was born in Running Water, November 3, 1902. After the death of his father in 1940 he and his mother moved to Springfield. For a while he owned and operated the College Cafe. He later served as a rural mail carrier. He also was employed in the Springfield Creamery and worked in the sales department of the Palsma-Holleman garage. After the death of his mother he moved back to Murdo. On December 25, 1954, he married Mildred Ogden of Chicago. They spent their time between their homes in Murdo and Springfield. He died in 1956 in Murdo and is buried in the Springfield cemetery in the family plot where three generations of Malones are buried. MR. AND MRS. OGDEN MARSH Ogden Marsh came to Springfield in the spring of 1870. He surveyed and platted the town site of Springfield and as soon as a house was completed sufficient to afford shelter he took up his residence here with his wife, they being the first and only family then living on the town site. He was born in the town of Sparta, Livingston County, N. Y., in the year 1838, educated at Lima College, graduating when quite young. About the time of leaving school his health failed him and he became the victim of the disease of dyspepsia followed by asthma. With the hope of finding climatic relief, he spent some time in Minnesota, then in Kentucky and Texas but experienced no benefits and returned to New York. In his course of studies at college, he thoroughly qualified himself as a civil engineer and surveyor. Mr. Marsh, having determined to go west and to make the legal profession his future avocation, studied law and was admitted to the bar in the summer of 1869. In the fall of that year he was united in marriage to Miss Adaline Magee and soon after started out for his new western home. His first stopping place was at Yankton, and shortly thereafter he entered into -co- partnership in the law, real estate and surveying business under the firm name of Orton, Marsh and Ash. He remained in the firm, however, but a short time, as he was induced by Gov. Burbank to take an interest in this town, then just projected. A man of naturally frail physical make-up suffering more or less every day of his life from asthmatic affection or dyspepsia, he yet evinced a physical and mental vitality and a capacity of endurance truly miraculous. The first to settle in Springfield, he was the first to be summoned by death on April 11, 1872, at the age of 34. His wife Addie L. Marsh died a few months later on November 20, 1872, of typhoid fever after an illness of about five weeks at the age of 28 years. She was a native of Now York and came to this territory with her husband and was the first white woman and the only one for some time on the town she, then just laid out. They left behind two children, Madge and Joise, who were taken back east by relatives. Ogden and Addie Marsh are buried on the southwest corner of 6th and Walnut street in Springfield. A ==================================page 83=========================== monument was erected at their grave site by the Springfield Rotary club. MR. AND MRS. PATRICK MARTIN Patrick Martin was born in Quebec, Canada, March 17, 1835, son of Patrick and Anna Martin. His early life was spent In Canada. In 1865 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Malone, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland. After his marriage he engaged in farming and continued to live In Canada until the spring of 1881, when he moved to Bon Homme County and settled at Running Water. There he entered the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad with whom he was employed during the ensuing nine years. Meanwhile he purchased 171 acres of land approximately four miles north of Running Water and, upon severing his connection with the railroad, moved to this farm and began to work at its improvement. This he continued to do until his death in 1911. Eight children were born to this union, now all deceased: Patrick, Mary (Martin) Newbowers, William, Jack, Catherine (Martin) Rodgers, Richard (Bud), Anna and Edward. Surviving Immediate relatives living in Bon Homme County are: Theresa Martin, wife, Mary (Martin) Paulson and Jack Martin, children of Richard Martin, Marie (Newbowers) O'Donnell, daughter of Max and Mary (Martin) Newbowers. MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM MARTIN William Martin was born at Greene, Ia., May 24, 1879, and as a child went to Larchwood, Ia., where he grew to manhood. He was married to Minnie Dreyer at Doon, Ia., in 1904. They were the parents of two children, Enid and Charles. In 1906 he was transferred to Delft, Minn., where he was station agent for three years and was then transferred to Springfield in 1909 where he was station agent for 10 years, when he resigned railroading and entered the employ of the Northwestern Public Service Co. as an electrician here till 1929. Minnie died in 1925 and William married Erma Brown in 1928. The following year they moved to Yankton and here he continued in the employ of the light company. Here another son, Llewellyn, was born. Mr. Martin died in 1935. MR. AND MRS. EDWIN J. MARVIN Edwin J. Marvin was born January 10, 1843, at Leicester, Addison county, Vt. His parents moved to Wisconsin when he was seven where they resided for seven years. They then moved to Minnesota where Edwin grew to manhood. On September 1, 1864, he enlisted in Co. C., Fifth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and went at once to the front. On April 24, 1866, he was married to Rozillah Young. The family moved to Dakota Territory, making the journey with ox team, and arriving at Yankton June 1, 1871. A few days later he located himself upon a homestead to the northwest of Springfield, two and a half miles from the present village of Kingsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin had six children: Delia, Alma, Ella, Fred, Albert, who died at the age of 3, and Maud. Mr. Marvin was a charter member of General Steadman Post, G. A. R., of Springfield. For 57 years he had been a resident of the county, and had seen its entire development and had had his full share in helping to bring it to its present condition of beauty and prosperity. MARY A. McAULEY Mary A. McAuley, wife of A. F. McAuley and oldest daughter of Michael and Mary Griffen, died on July 31, 1873, of congestive chills at the age of 21 years, 25 days. MR. AND MRS. EDGAR McCLURE Edgar McClure and Lena Talcott were married at Fontanelle, Ia., June 3, 1909. They lived there for ten years with the exception of two years spent in Des Moines. In 1919, they moved to Tabor, Ia., and spent 19 years there. In 1938, they came to Springfield where Mr. McClure started editing the Springfield Times. CHARLES McCOLLUM Former State Senator C. N. McCollum, well known pioneer of Bon Homme County, who has occupied many positions of trust in the community, including county commissioner, was born in February, 1852, at New Vienna, Mo., a son of John J. and Livina (Riggs) McCollum. He grew up in the parental home which was, most of the time, in the state of Iowa. In 1872 he accompanied his father to Bon Homme County, coming first to Bon Homme where the father opened a blacksmith shop. In 1873 Charles filed on a claim southeast of Tyndall and shared in the hardships of the pioneers in the struggle for existence. In 1881 during the big flood on the Missouri River he was on the Bon Homme Island, engaged in supplying wood for the steam boats which at that time plied up and down the Missouri, and he experienced the peril of being swept away In the flood waters. In June, 1883, Charles and Miss Jennie Lee were married. For many years Mr. McCollum engaged in farming and cattle feeding on the farm home northeast of Springfield where they reared their family of a son and daughter. Mr. McCollum was very active in politics and civic life of the county, having served as sheriff for three terms, county commissioner for, 16 years, State Senator two years and also Indian inspector of the Pine Creek, Lower Brule and Rosebud reservations. He was a member of the Congregational Church and Mt. Zion Masonic Lodge in Springfield. MR. AND MRS. JIM McCOLLUM Jim McCollum, born in Carroll, Ia., in September, 1864, was one of 11 children in the family of John and Lavina Riggs McCollum. When a lad of seven years the family migrated to a homestead west of Perkins. As a young man Jim drove stage coach from Springfield to Ft. Randall, changing horses at Skakel's ranch on Choteau Creek and also at Greenwood. At Greenwood he met Catherine Delaney who at that time was employed as a cook in the Indian ==================================page 84=========================== school there. Catherine Belinda Delaney was born in Lawrence, Kans., in April, 1866. She was a daughter of William and Catherine Delaney. From Kansas the family moved to Michigan and in 1884, came to Dakota Territory, first to Running Water and later to a homestead near Fairfax. Jim and Catherine were married in October, 1892, and resided all of their married life at Springfield, where their family of eight children were born. Catherine attended school at Niobrara, Nebr., and then taught in a log building near Running Water, also at Addison, Nebr., and at the Norwegian Hills. Jim served as sheriff of Bon Homme County and also in the state legislature and for many years was manager of one of the grain buying elevators near the Springfield depot. JOHN J. McCOLLUM John J. McCollum was born December 18, 1815, in Wish county, Va., where he grew to manhood, then moved to Tennessee. In 1840 he was married to Miss Lavina Riggs. A family of 11 children blessed their home, six girls and five boys, all of whom grew to maturity. In 1850, at the time of the discovery of gold, he with many others went to California. Returning from there, he made his home for a time in Missouri, then Iowa, and then came to Bon Homme county. His homestead was located two and one half miles west of Perkins. STANLEY McCOLLUM Stanley McCollum was born near Coon Rapids, Ia., July 5, 1867, and came to South Dakota with his parents, John J. and Lavina Riggs McCollum at the age of three. With the exception of nine years on a farm near Tyndall, he spent his entire life at farming in the community west of Springfield. On April 24, 1905, Stanley and Jane Hornstra were married and they farmed on her home farm until 1909 then moved to near Tyndall. After farming for some time near Tyndall they purchased a farm one and one-half miles west of Springfield. Georgiana Jane Hornstra, daughter of pioneer settlers, was born at Perkins on September 15, 1880. After the death of her husband Mrs. McCollum continued to reside on the farm near Springfield together with their one son, Floyd. MR. AND MRS. HUGH W. MCNEELY Hugh William McNeely was born in December, 1906, a son of William and Lydia McNeely of Avon. He received his elementary education in the rural school near the home of his parents, continuing at Southern State College and also taught school at Millboro. After his marriage in June, 1928, to Gloria Ward of Winner he farmed in the county for eight years and then purchased the Springfield-Sioux Falls bus line which he operated for 20 years. While he served two years in the Navy during World War H, his family carried on the bus business during his absence. The family continued to reside in Springfield while he was employed by the S. D. State Highway Department with headquarters in Tyndall. The family consists of three sons, Wendell, Arlon and Don, and one daughter, Jean Ann, Mrs. Waldo Becker. Mr. McNeely was killed in an accident on January 8, 1963. MR. AND MRS. OLIVER MCNEIL Oliver McNeil came with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McNeil, to South Dakota in 1872, and located near Daisy Valley. The following spring he returned to Iowa and was married to Sarah Horr on March 2, 1873. The newlyweds came to South Dakota and located on a farm near Running Water, where they remained a year, moving from there to their homestead located four and one half miles north of Springfield, where they lived happily in spite of the many hardships of the early pioneers. In the spring of 1914, they moved to Tyndall, where they lived until his death. MR. AND MRS. JOHN McNEILL John McNeill and Amy Skinner were married in Iowa and lived there till 1872 when they came to Dakota Territory and lived in the Springfield vicinity until 1893, they moved to Tyndall to live near their son, Oliver. Born to this union were Harriett Dryden, Oliver, Almond, Cyrus, Clarence, Byron, Charles, James and Armina Noble. Amy died In 1910 and John in 1911. MR. AND MRS. JOHN McPEEK John McPeek and Anna Johnson were married on October 14, 1903, at Mission Hill. They lived for a time there and in the Avon and Bon Homme communities before coming to Springfield about 1940. They were the parents of, Thea and Junetta. JOHN G. MEAD John G. Mead, who died March 5, 1920, was one of the early settlers of this county, coming here from Niles, Mich., in 1870, and in company with H. C. Davison and George Mead, conducted a large merchandise business under the firm name of Henry C. Davison and Co. at Bon Homme. They later moved their store to Springfield. John was a nephew of Ruben Groot and a brother-in-law of George W. Snow. After the partnership of the Davison-Mead Store, John spent most of his life at Chadron, Nebr. MR. AND MRS. GEORGE MEAD Mr. and Mrs. George Mead came to Dakota from Michigan with their family in 1871 and built their home on the corner of 8th and Cedar. He was a government contractor and merchant during the early years in the territory. He had sufficient faith in Dakota's future possibilities to remain even through the grasshoppers and drought periods, which proved a depopulating factor to the territory in those days. Mr. Mead was instrumental in establishing the village of Meadville, destroyed by flood, the site of which was in the vicinity of the railway station, ==================================page 85============================ and he had many interests in the development of Springfield. From 1889 to 1897 he was engaged as a partner in the firm of Stephen and Mead, dealing in furniture and harness, and was also postmaster for a number of years. In 1902 the Meads sold their home to their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. J. 0. Dugiud, and moved to Seattle where he had various interests. This home was destroyed by fire in January, 1936. CHARLES H. MELICK Charles H. Melick, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Melick, was born at East Enterprise, Switzerland county, Ind., June 17, 1855. He grew to manhood in Indiana and in 1875 came to Warren county, Ia., where he lived for 11 years. On February 12, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Monfore. After visiting relatives here in 1885 the couple decided to come to Dakota and in 1886 they purchased a farm just east of Springfield. Here four children were born to them, Alta, Lisle, Loring and Elma. They were active members of the Masonic and Eastern Star lodge. In 1924 they moved from the farm into Springfield. Mr. Melick died in 1929 and Mrs. Melick died in 1934. LORING M. MELICK Loring M. Melick, born April 5, 1891, at Springfield was the third child in a family of four born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Melick. He attended the public school and also the State Normal in Springfield. During World War I he served with the Veterinary Corps of the U. S. Army in France. In June 1924, he was married to Fannie L. Hamm of Table Grove, Ill., and immediately took over the home place, his parents having moved to Springfield. He was an active member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion for many years. There are two children in the family, Betty, Mrs. Maarsingh of Chandler, Ariz., and Robert of Aberdeen. Along with their own family, the Melicks took into their home Valworth Trowbridge, now in Washington, D. C. MR. AND MRS. JOE MESMAN Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mesman moved in November, 1914, from Fertile, Minnesota, to a farm six and one-half miles west of Springfield, known then as the Old Holleman farm, which they purchased in July of that year. Mr. Mesman and son John came by train two weeks ahead of the rest of the family with livestock, machinery and household goods. Mr. and Mrs. Mesman lived on this farm until 1944, when they retired and moved into Springfield into the home which was at one time a Methodist parsonage. Mr. Mesman worked as janitor first at the high school and later at the college for ten years. They had eight children: one son, Edward, now owns the farm formerly owned by his father. The other children are: Mrs. William Talsma, Mrs. P. G. (Anna C.) DeRoos, Mrs. John Boschker, Mrs. Elsie Schotanus, Peter Mesman, all living in or near Springfield, a son John at Platte and Garret of Clinton, Wise. Mrs. Joe Mesman died June 28, 1960 at the age of 83 years, and Mr. Mesman died January 16, 1962, at the age of 87 years. There were 31 grandchildren. They had observed their 61st anniversary. EDWARD C. MONFORE Edward Chapin Monfore, the eldest of the four children of Edward John and Charlotte Melick Monfore, was born June 21, 1853, at Center Lisle, Broome County, N. Y. When a young man of 20 years, in 1873, he came to Springfield, Dakota Territory, where his cousins, E. W. Monfore and Emerson Monfore, had migrated from Iowa in 1871 and filed on a homestead for their father, about four miles north of Springfield. In Springfield on October 10, 1883, Edward married Carrie E. Whipple and for many years he was associated with E. W. Monfore in the general merchandise business under the name of E. W. Monfore and Co. Later, due to a heart condition, he engaged in gardening of all kinds at the home now across the street north from the college campus. Mrs. Monfore was born near Rockford, Ill., on April 25, 1866. Their family consisted of four children: Bessie Amelia, Earl Edward, Minnie Louise and Ruth. [photo - MR. AND MRS. EMERSON J. MONFORE] MR. AND MRS. FRANK MONFORE Frank Monfore, a long time resident of Springfield and community and member of a pioneer family, was born August 1, 1868, in Warren County, Ia. He was the second child in the family of Edward John and Charlotte Melick Monfore. In 1882, when a lad of 14 years, Frank came from Iowa to Springfield with his parents and others in the family. They located on a farm just north of Springfield but soon moved to town. Frank attended the grade school in town and was employed in a local blacksmith shop. In August 1902, Frank was married to Anna Katherine Bouska and for a time they resided in town where Mr. Monfore was engaged in various business ventures. At one time he served as town marshal. He also operated the Commercial House Hotel on ==================================page 86=========================== College street and across the street from it the livery barn. He also served on a committee that built the Woodman Hall in town. While Mr. Monfore was town marshal many Indians camped nearby. At one time one of the Indians escaped from the town jail, which at that time was located south of the Commercial House in part of what is now the residence of Mrs. Stella Mathews. The prisoner also managed to get his team out of the livery barn. In 1911, Mr. and Mrs. Monfore and their three sons, Bryson, Clarence and John, moved to a farm two and one half miles northwest of Springfield where they engaged in farming and stock raising and in time replaced the little stone house with a large modern dwelling now occupied by the Platte Halseys. In semi-retirement, many years later they moved to Kingsburg where Mr. Monfore operated the King Co. grain elevator until failing health forced him to retire and move to a small home in Springfield. Mrs. Monfore was born August 1, 1878, near Tyndall. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bouska, pioneers who came to Bon Homme County from Bohemia in 1870. She attended rural schools from Bohemia in 1870. She attended rural schools and as a young woman was employed as a domestic until her marriage. MR. AND MRS. E. J. MONFORE Lottie Melick was born in New Jersey, November 2, 1836, to Mr. and Mrs. William Melick. When she was two years old her parents moved to Indiana and later to Illinois. She was married to Edward J. Monfore and went with him to his home in southern Iowa where there were four children of Mr. Monfore's former marriage, Edward, Jesse, Carrie Melick and Charles. Edward and Lottie were the parents of Fanny Melvin, Frank, Ira, Stella Mead and an infant girl who died in infancy. In 1882, they came to Springfield and made their home on a farm on the north edge of the city where they lived for twelve years and then moved into town. Edward died in 1908 and Lottie in 1913. [photo - MR. AND MRS. JESSIE MONFORE] GEORGE JESSE MONFORE George Jesse Monfore was born at Center Lisle, Broome County, N. Y., July 18, 1856. He was the second son of Edward John and Clarissa (Chapin) Monfore. In the autumn of 1864, when Jesse was a lad of eight, his father moved to Iowa. The Civil War was still in progress, and the lad was tremendously impressed by the sight of soldiers and military machinery everywhere, as they made their journey by train to Eddyville, and then for the last 90 miles by wagon. Mrs. Monfore sickened upon the way, and one week after their arrival at their new home died, leaving her husband with four little children. After about a year the father moved to Warren county, and here Jesse grew to manhood. When he was 21, in company with Charles Melick, Jesse started for western Kansas in a covered wagon. After much travelling, they returned to Iowa. Mr. Monfore stayed for a short time, and then decided to come north to Dakota Territory, where his uncle, Peter Monfore, had been living since 1872. He arrived in Springfield August 4, 1878. Shortly after coming he took up a claim west of Running Water. A little later he filed upon a timber claim, which is an 80 on the farm east of town that goes by his name. An illustration of the conditions here at that name. An illustration of the conditions here at that day is found in the fact that he purchased about 1880 another 80 acres, lying some four miles northeast of Springfield for $2.50 an acre, and did not pay cash for that, but traded in his watch, gun, and various other possessions and trinkets that he had. He returned to Iowa for his bride, being united in marriage February 18, 1885, to Miss Lulu B. Rodgers. "Uncle Jesse" was a well known citizen and pioneer of the Springfield community. He hob-nobbed with Indian chiefs of note, having remembered seeing Struck by the Ree. At one time he was employed at the Greenwood Agency and taught the son of Sitting Bull. He helped move Fort Randall from Springfield to the site where the remains of the buildings now stand. E. W. MONFORE Elmer W. Monfore was born November 18, 1853, in Center Lisle, N. Y. He was the oldest of eight children born to Peter and Diana Monfore. Elmer's father, who was a miller, migrated to Putnam County, Ill., in 1865, and for a few years engaged in farming. From there he moved to Marion County, Ia., where he resided for two years, moving to Springfield In 1872, when Elmer was 18 years old. Elmer and Emerson had come to Springfield the previous fall. Elmer had attended the common schools and took a course in a business college In Des Moines. Upon coming to Springfield he farmed for about five years, and then entered the employment of the mercantile establishments of D. W. Currier, M. H. Day and P. M. Liddy. In 1881 he engaged in business for himself, conducting a drug and grocery store. At the end of two years he took into partnership ==================================page 87=========================== with him his cousin, Edward C. Monfore, and the firm title became E. W. Monfore and Company. This partnership continued for 20 years, when the firm dissolved. After a little interval, Mr. Monfore again went into business, but ill health had come upon him, and he sold the business and retired. On October 16, 1883, Mr. Monfore was united in marriage to Miss Emma Seccombe. Four children were born to this union, Charles, Alberta, Fred and Millicent. PETER G. MONFORE Peter G. Monfore was born in Milo, Ia., October 11, 1871. His mother, Diana A. Howland, came from Centre Lisle, N. Y. His father's name was also Peter and they named their oldest son Howland. The family came to Springfield in 1872 and settled on a homestead four miles north of Springfield. Five years later they moved into town. Pete Monfore, Jr., was associated for many years with his brother, Elmer W. Monfore, and his cousin, Edward C. Monfore, In the general merchandise business. For a short time he had a harness shop which he had purchased from Mead and Stephens. There was a small stock of furniture and undertaking goods included so he disposed of the harness shop and entered into a partnership with J. C. Young. They built the two-story building at the corner of Chestnut and Elm and operated under the name of Monfore and Young. After Mr. Young retired, Mr. Monfore continued alone. He was one of the first licensed embalmers in Bon Homme County. He married Minnie May Flowers September 16, 1896. The Monfores had three children, Howland, Clarice and Wayne. Howland served in World War I. He sold insurance for several years and farmed east of Springfield. That land is now part of the Lewis and Clark Lake. Later he became Bon Homme County Director of the State Department of Social Security. In 1942 he joined the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces and was employed by the U. S. Veterans Administration in Sioux Falls until 1959. At that time he installed a Laundromat in Springfield which is still in operation. He was married to Gertrude M. Kositzky in 1927. They were the parents of five children, Peter (deceased), Robert P., Diana, James and Thomas. Clarice married Urban Holleman. They had one son who lives in Ohio. She recently married Don Gilmore and now lives in Cedar Rapids, Ia. Wayne, after receiving his M. S. degree from South Dakota State College, spent his entire professional career in the field of education and was at one time superintendent of the public school here. He died in 1966. His wife, Alice, and son, Jon, still live in Springfield. Peter Monfore died in 1950 and his wife, Minnie, in 1965. Minnie's family, Mr. and Mrs. John Flowers, arrived here by steamboat from Illinois in 1886. Their children were Will and Carrie Whipple from Mrs. Flowers' first marriage. Born to this union were Charles, Etta, Minnie and Maud. They lived on a farm east of town until John's death when they moved to town. Carrie married Edward C. Monfore, Etta married Will Kimball and moved to Chicago, and Maud married Frank Glasner, one-time owner and publisher of the Springfield Times and was also Secretary of State. Later she married Frank Hurlbut, a conductor for the Milwaukee railroad. Charles was interested in the livery business here for several years before moving to Stanley County. Mrs. Flowers' brother, Rev. George W. Swift, came here during the 1880s. He operated a photograph gallery here for a time. Later he became a Baptist minister and served in churches in California and Rapid City and later returned here and is buried in the Springfield Cemetery along with the Flowers' and Monfores. MR. AND MRS. JOHN R. MULLER John R. Muller came as a lad to Bon Homme County in 1873. His parents were Mary and Wm. Muller. They came from Wisconsin. His father took a claim in the southwest part of Bon Homme County. John was born in 1864 in Wisconsin. Of the parental family that grew up on the Muller ranch were the six children- -Henry, Will, Gerald, John, Katherine and Mary (Mrs. W. C. Treffry). They lived in a log house and went to a log schoolhouse. John was married to Miss Julia Snow on Christmas Day, 1902. They lived on farms near Springfield until 1918 when they moved to Mitchell. There were two children, Alice (Mrs. A. J. Endersby) and Clara. Mrs. Muller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snow, was born in 1865. In 1886 she came to Springfield. For some years she taught school at Perkins, Kirkwood and the Hornstra School. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES MORTON Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morton were married In Nebraska and for a number of years lived on a farm near Lynch, Nebr., before moving to Springfield where they lived on farms in the vicinity for most of their lives, with the exception of a few years spent in western Nebraska. Mrs. Morton was born February 23, 1857, at Ft. Dodge, Ia., and as a child came to Dakota Territory with her parents settling near Yankton for a time before going to Nebraska. After her husband's death in 1914, she made her home with her sons, Jack and Charles, until her death in 1950. Other children born to this union were Henrietta Crofulb, Mrs. Otto Crosley and Mrs. K. C. Lukkes. PHLESTER MORRISON Phlester J. Morrison was born at Newark, Wisc., October 14, 1855, and grew up there on a farm. He was the youngest child and his mother died when he was four years old, and he became the charge of his older sisters. He was united in marriage to Miss Eva Irene Peck at Spring Green. Wisc., October 21. 1876. The first eight years Of their married life were spent upon a farm at Newark, and then Mr. and Mrs. Morrison came to Dakota Territory, where they purchased a farm seven miles west of Springfield. This was their home for five years, when they returned to Wisconsin. But the lure of Dakota had seized them, and they soon returned to Bon Homme county, and lived first at Springfield, and then for a time in Tyndall. He then filed a claim in Charles Mix county, but later returned to Springfield where for some Years he engaged in the hardware business which ==================================page 88=========================== he sold out in 1913, when he retired from further active business. They spent a while in Columbus, Mont., and two years in Scotland before returning to Springfield again. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison were the parents of three children: Ethel, Lelia, and one son who died at the age of three. P. J. MORRISON Philester J. and Eva Morrison were married on October 19, 1876, at Spring Green, Wisc. They made their home at Newark for eight years and then came to Dakota Territory and purchased a farm seven miles west of Springfield. Shortly later they moved back to Wisconsin for two years after which they returned to South Dakota. When Charles Mix County was opened for settlement they took a claim not far from where Avon now is. The postoffice, known as Morrison, was in their home. Mr. Morrison died in 1929 and Eva died in 1942. They were the parents of Ethel Kinyon and Lelia Wollman. MR. AND MRS. V. MONTGOMERY Vincent and Sadie Montgomery were married in Newton, Ia., on September 1, 1915. After teaching in several schools until 1931, he entered into business for two years and then quit that and they came to Springfield where Vincent was athletic director, coach and instructor at the Normal. In the fall of 1940, he took a leave of absence to serve in the armed forces. On account of his age he was not sent overseas with the regiment, but was transferred to the Army Air Corps and stationed at Hamilton Field, Calif., as special service officer. In 1945, he was transferred to Granada, Miss., where he was the executive officer. Mr. Montgomery, after spending a weekend here, was killed on his return trip to Mississippi in a crash landing at Mountain View, Ark. He and his wife were the parents of three sons, Vincent, William and John. William was killed while in training at Pensacola, Fla., when his plane failed to come out of a nose dive. JOHN NAGEL John Nagel was born March 27, 1886, in Douglas County, S. D., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nagel. At the age of ten he moved to Pease, Minn., with his parents where he grew to manhood. In 1906, he returned to this community and took up his life work of farming. On January 21, 1907, he was united in marriage to Agnes DeRoos. They had three children, Grace N. (Mrs. Edward Mesman), John and Cornelia. He was a deacon of the Emmanuel Reformed Church for 16 years, elder for four years and clerk of the Consistory. MR. AND MRS. JACOB NAMMINGA Rena Bruinsma and Jacob Namminga were both born in the Netherlands, Rena in 1888 and Jacob in 1890. Both received their education in the elementary schools there and then were employed at farm homes in the community where they were born. In 1910 they decided to come to America, a trip which in those days was a long, difficult journey. But as Jacob had a brother already in America, this gave them the courage to make the venture. They departed from the Netherlands on June 3, 1910, and arrived In the U. S. on June 17, 1910. For several months they were employed on farms in the Running Water area and on April 13, 1911, they were married in the Reformed church parsonage near Springfield, with the Rev. Stegeman officiating. They established their home on a farm west of Springfield and farmed until 1955 when they retired and moved to town. They reared a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters. Mr. Namminga writes: "We had our ups and downs. We never forget the "Thirties" with their drought, dust and grasshoppers or the war years, the forties, when two of our sons served their country in the overseas conflict and were glad when they returned home in fine condition. And now that we are old we are thankful to God for all the good we have had in these almost 60 years in this wonderful land." MR. AND MRS. N. NAMMINGA Namen Namminga and Elizabeth Struiving were married May 17, 1902, in the Netherlands. In March, 1911, they immigrated to the United States with five children, coming directly to Springfield. Two more children were born to them here. The children are Mrs. Anna Biesma, Hezekiah, John, Dr. Sam, Andrew, Mrs. Edith Heusinkveld and James. Besides Springfield, they also farmed near Avon, Wessington Springs, Wolsey and Dante. In 1933 they returned to Springfield where they made their home with their son, Hezekiah, and also spent a short time with their son, Andrew. DANIEL NILE Daniel Nile was born at Sand Creek near Otego, N. Y., on December 26, 1883, and resided there until he was 40. There he was married to Malvida Holliday. They came to Springfield and homesteaded here. After his wife's death in 1904 he sold his farm and moved into Springfield and in his declining years made his home with Mr. Macy and his grand niece, Mrs. Robert Dempster, until his death in 1917. MR. AND MRS. ANDREW J. NOBLE Andrew J. Noble was a native of Wisconsin but came to Bon Homme County in 1888, where he was united in marriage to Armina McNeill. Seven children were born to this union, Percy H., Beatrice Marie (Mrs. Glen Pigsley), John Howard, Myrtle May (Mrs. Leo E. Giles), Jessie, Gladys, Clara Blanche and Hazel Violet. Armina F. McNeill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill, was born December 25, 1869, at Indianola, Ia. At the age of four years Armina moved with her parents to Dakota territory, in what was later Bon Homme county. Yankton was the nearest trading post, with commodities supplied by river boat transportation. In 1890 Miss McNeill was united in marriage ==================================page 89=========================== to Andrew J. Noble. The couple homesteaded four miles north of Springfield, remaining on the same place until 1908 when they retired and moved to Springfield. Mr. Noble died in 1914 and Mrs. Noble in 1938, in Los Angeles, her home for 13 years. MR. AND MRS. PHILIP ODENS Philip Odens was born in Gretseil, Germany, to Mr. and Mrs. Boldewyn Odens, on October 9, 1864. His early years were spent in or near Embden, province of Hanover. In the month of July, 1879, he came to the United States and settled in Iowa, first living at Little Rock and later at Hull. Kate Odens was born June 16, 1873, in Sioux County, Ia., near Orange City. She was the last surviving one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Jurrian Dykstra. The family later moved to Middleburg, Ia., where she received her education in rural schools. On March 25, 1892, they were married and lived in Iowa for two years. Then in 1894 they moved to South Dakota to a farm west of Springfield, which was across the road from the Ed Holleman farm, now owned by Herb De Jong. They lived there about five years, then moved to Perkins for one year and then to a farm they bought about one mile west of the depot. In 1913 they bought a farm west of Perkins where he farmed and raised his family, until he died on May 6, 1933. Mrs. Odens then lived with her sons on that farm, now owned by Ode Odens, until her death on May 2, 1969. One year after moving to South Dakota the couple with their infant son made the two-day trip to Iowa with horses and wagon to visit their families. Their children attended the Equal Rights and Perkins Schools. Two children also attended Southern Normal School. They attended the Reformed Church, and atone time also attended the Perkins Congregational Church. To them 11 children were born, of whom nine are still living: Wanno (died at the age of eight months); Jerry, Avon; Boldewyn, Avon; Sadie Risseeuw, Clinton, Wisc.; Winnie VanderLei, Springfield; Annie Tjeerdsma (Mrs. Peter Tjeerdsma), Springfield; Charlie, Springfield; Johanna (Mrs. Jess Tjeerdsma), Springfield, Joe (died In 1958); Ode, Springfield; Hessel, Springfield. The parents and infant son are laid to rest in the Pioneer Cemetery, and Joe in the Emmanuel Reformed Cemetery. In addition to their children there are 58 grandchildren; 184 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. A newspaper article stated at her 94th birthday that she must be Springfield's champion grandmother. MICHAEL O'DONNELL Michael O'Donnell, probably one of the oldest citizens of Bon Homme County at the time of his death, was born in 1846 in Ireland where he grew to young manhood. At the age of 21 years he came to America and settled first in Iowa. In Dubuque County, Ia., he was married in February, 1878, to Ellen Kiernan and in March, 1892, the family came to South Dakota and established their home on their own farm northeast of Springfield and continued to farm as long as age and health permitted. Mrs. O'Donnell was born in December, 1854, at Mt. Holly, N. J., and her career consisted of being a typical Irish wife and mother and a true friend. Both were life-long members of the Catholic Church. Here their family of two daughters and four sons was reared and they became closely identified with the life of the community. MR. AND MRS. FRED OELRICH Fred Oelrich and Zua Seaton were married in 1893 in Iowa and immediately following their marriage moved to Springfield. To this union were born Roy, Charles, Jesse, Ella Homer, Clara Yule, Effie Michell and Florence Messer. The Oelrichs lived on a farm west of town and Fred was one of the first rural mail carriers here. In 1932, they moved to Minnesota where they spent the rest of their lives. Mrs. Oelrich died in 1937 and Fred in 1951. MR. AND MRS. RICHARD OWENS Mrs. Remster Slade, whose grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Owens raised her, tells this of her pioneer grandparents: "Richard Owens and Elizabeth Morris were married in Wales and set sail the same day from Liverpool, England, for a new life in America. This was in 1871. Both spoke only the Welsh language. Upon arrival at the New York harbor, they were advised that there was a Welsh settlement in Wisconsin, so they decided to locate there. They lived there for five years and then, in 1876, along with some friends, decided to come to South Dakota. There were the Joneses, the Radways and the Wagners and all homesteaded land in the vicinity of Perkins. "I can recall my grandfather telling of going with ox team to Yankton to get flour and on one trip he encountered Sitting Bull. My grandparents' home was a sort of way-station for the Indians and also for soldiers, passing from Yankton to Ft. Randall. Many times my grandmother fed them and even bedded them on the kitchen floor. Also there was the blizzard of '88, when they broke chairs to keep warm. My grandmother was called upon many a time to go for miles to help care for a sick child and also to 'lay them out' in case of death. She was a tiny, frail little lady who had very poor health when she left Wales, but she gained that rugged true pioneer stamina with her life in America. "She was a member of the little Congregational Church in Perkins and a staunch believer in religion. She had a good voice and often sang the old Welsh hymns. "She was widowed in 1908, but continued to make her home on her beloved farm until her death in April, 1934, at the age of 88." KATHERINE PALSMA Katherine Wynia Holleman Palsma, a pioneer mother of the Springfield community, was born on May 10, 1874, near Orange City, Ia., a daughter of Ulbe J. and Theresa Bootsma Wynia, both of whom were natives of Wommels in the Netherlands. From Iowa they came by ox team and covered wagon to the Coffee Creek area, 12 miles west of Springfield, in 1876, after the grasshoppers had destroyed all the crops in Iowa. After filing on a timber claim they planted the ten ==================================page 90=========================== acres of cottonwood trees as required by the government and lived in a log cabin on this claim, which was located on the old stage coach trail from Sioux City to the Black Hills by way of Ft. Randall. Katherine attended a log school built near Coffee Creek and often related an interesting incident in regard to this log building, which in 1880 was partially destroyed by a storm and in later years became badly deteriorated but residents of the district could not agree as to whether or not to build a new school. On a dark night Mrs. William Muller (who had given the logs for the school) hitched her team of horses to the log building and tore it apart, so a new frame house was built for the school. Katherine Wynia was married to John E. Holleman in September, 1891, by the Rev. Charles Seccombe, pastor of the First Congregational church in Springfield. They established their home on a farm five miles west of Springfield where they resided until 1918 when they left the farm and moved to Springfield and built a fine new home. They reared a family of three children. Mr. Holleman died in 1931 and in 1934 Katherine married Lou Palsma, who died in 1961. Katherine often told of many incidents of the early days. It took her father three days to take a load of wheat to the nearest mill at Yankton to be ground. They roasted their own coffee, if there was any. If there was none they roasted barley or peas to make a drink. They also made tea of wild shoestring weed. The Indians often visited the pioneers who would give them food, especially grease of which they were very fond and would eat it by the spoonful. The settlers would also trade food for the yard goods the Indians received from the government. She often saw large herds of Longhorn cattle being moved from Texas to the western plains and the military wagons drawn by three mule teams, guarded by soldiers, bringing the money for pay-day at Ft. Randall. She was always a willing helper in the neighborhood in time of sickness, death or at the time of a birth. In World War I she was very active in Red Cross work especially in knitting supplies for the servicemen and also organized a children's knitting class. At the age of 88, Mrs. Palsma died in October, 1962. One daughter, Clare, Mrs. Robert Walpole, resides in Vermillion and another daughter, Joyce, Mrs. W. W. Ludeman, at Springfield. ARTHUR PALSMA Arthur Palsma was born April 17, 1880, in Friesland, the Netherlands, where he grew up and in 1911 came to America. On February 29, 1912, he was united in marriage to Winnie Rienstra and they moved to a farm west of Springfield where they spent 32 years, retiring in 1946. To this union were born six children, Andrew, David, John, Bert, Hilda Los, Alvina Wynia and Allen. LOU PALSMA Lou Palsma was born December 2, 1871, at Winsum Province, in Friesland, the Netherlands. When about 20 he came to Hospers, Ia., and on December 2, 1892, married Helena Regina Hamminga and they established their home on a farm a few miles south of Sheldon, Ia. In the fall of 1901, the Palsmas moved to the farm west of Springfield which they had purchased. After the war, having sold their farm, the family moved onto one of the former Gingerich farms near Kingsburg where they farmed until the fall of 1925 when they moved to Springfield. On May 16, 1933, his wife died. In 1934 Mr. Palsma and Katherine Holleman were married. Mr. Palsma took an active part in city affairs, having served as Justice of the Peace for 32 years. Mr. and Mrs. Palsma were the parents of seven children: Annie Ludens, Nellie Ludens, Henry, two children died In infancy, one son, John, died in France during World War I, and another son died on the farm near Springfield. MR. AND MRS. RAY PATTERSON Ray Patterson and Leila Ewing were married August 31, 1910, and immediately established their home on the farm three miles northeast of Springfield. To this union were born two children, Fern Agee and Donald. Leila was born near Yankton, February 13, 1889, where she grew up and, after finishing school, taught for three years in rural schools. She died in 1940. Ray came here in 1909 from Yankton and has spent his time here farming and is at present living on a farm north of town. Ray's brother, Loyd Patterson, lived here for a time, first as a farmer, and later moved into town where he owned and operated the light plant for a time. MR. AND MRS. A. A. PERKINS A. A. and Helen Perkins were married at Beloit, Wisc., in 1863 and came to Dakota Territory in 1875, locating on a homestead at what is now called Perkins. They were the parents of Frank and Nellie Kellogg. Mrs. Perkins died in 1914 and her husband died some years before. OLE J. PETERSON Ole J. Peterson was born in Vefsen, Norway, July 18, 1850. In the spring of 1884, he came to America and made his home near Springfield, where he lived for 33 years. In 1892, he was married to Nellie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Beret, and they became the parents of Julia Wilson, Nettie, Nora, Martha and Hilda. AARON POELSTRA Aaron W. Poelstra was born November 11, 1869, in Holland. He learned the trade of meat cutter and for some years operated a market there. He was married to Tillie Bloombergeb on May 14, 1894. To them were born three sons, William and Peter and one who died in infancy. In 1905 Aaron came to America and purchased a farm west of Springfield. In 1906 he sent for his wife and sons and they made their home on the farm until 1908 he bought the meat market and operated it till 1940. During the shortage of help during World War I he sold the business and re-purchased it afterward in partnership with his son William. He died in 1950. William was married to Margaret Whitesell Har- ==================================page 91=========================== wood on October 16, 1920. He was affiliated with the business for 39 years. In later years his two sons, William, Jr., and Don took over the management of the market. William died in 1958. Peter Poelstra is at the present time making his home on a farm west of town. MR. AND MRS. JOHN POLSON In 1868, John and Sara Polson and his mother, Mrs. Golin Polson, came by train to Wabasha County, Minn., where a brother, Ernie Polson, had migrated to several years previously. After serving in the U. S. Army during the Civil War, Ernie returned to near Millville and settled on a farm and it was there he welcomed his mother, brother, and wife from Sweden and took them into his home. Near Keegan and Millville, two children were born, Anna Christine on October 10, 1873, and Paul on January 8, 1869. In the spring of 1881, John Polson and son Paul came by ox team to Bon Homme County and settled on a preempted tree claim farm six miles west of Springfield near the postoffice of Waneri. That same year in the fall the wife, Sara, and daughter Anna, and the paternal grandmother came by train to Springfield. Two years later the family moved to the present Lundin farm which was then a tree claim. In 1894, Olaf Lundin, still in Sweden, was invited by John Polson to come to South Dakota, which invitation was accepted. Here he met Anna Polson and on May 24, 1896, they were married at Wausau, Nebr. For a time the young couple worked for James Kirk, whose farm joined the Polson farm on the south. Later they built an addition on to the claim shanty and took over the operation of the farm as John Polson more or less retired. On this farm their four children were born and grew up: two sons, John and James, and two daughters, Anna (Mrs. David Gleim) and Emma (Mrs. Lester Blattner). All were born at Springfield and attended the Kirkwood rural school. In a farm accident Mr. Lundin received serious injuries and became bedridden and the son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Lundin, moved into the parental home to care for both father and mother as long as they lived. James Lundin and Cornelia DeRoos were married on June 15, 1927, and they and the brother John have lived on and worked their Grandfather Polson's homestead farm these many years. James' family consists of two sons: John Olaf and Perry James, and four daughters: Cornelia E., Mary J., Kathryn A., Janice M. MRS. ANNIS RADWAY Annis Hyatt was born on November 25, 1839, near Montreal, Canada. She was the daughter of Horace and Azubah Hyatt. There were nine children that grew up in this family (Mrs. J. H. Stephens was her sister). While she was still an infant her parents moved to the United States and later lived near Freeport, Ill. She grew up and was educated there. One of the experiences of her youth that she never forgot was the trip she took with her father in a farm wagon to Freeport to hear the great debate between Lincoln and Douglas in 1858. The details of that day she never forgot, including the privilege of shaking hands with Mr. Lincoln. She was united in marriage to Richard M. Radway, March 10, 1860, and the young people started housekeeping upon a farm near Clinton, Wis. In 1862, Mr. Radway enlisted in the Union Army till the close of the Civil War. In the spring of 1877, they came to Dakota Territory, where they took up a homestead and timber claim, and later purchased a preemption claim adjoining, about eight miles west of Springfield. Their first home here was a two-room log house. This farm and Springfield was Mrs. Radway's home for 51 years. Mr. and Mrs. Radway were the parents of four children: Hettie, Horace, Harry, Effie. S. W. RICHMOND S. W. Richmond was born in La Fayette County, Wisc., October 17, 1859. On December 28, 1879, he was married to Emma Humbert and for a time lived in Iowa and Wisconsin and in February, 1889, they came to Springfield. For two years they lived on the Smith timber claim two miles north of where Kingsburg now is. They then purchased land from Joseph Armstrong and put several new buildings on it after living there for several years they sold the place to A. Halsey, after which they lived in Tyndall for a short time, then moving to Springfield where they spent the rest of their lives. They were the parents of one daughter, Mrs. Frank Dawes. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond both died in 1940. Once the Richmonds rented their farm for two years and moved to Scotland where Mr. Richmond served as a Sunday School missionary in the employ of the American Sunday School Union. MR. AND MRS. ISAAC RISSEEUW Isaac and Maira Risseeuw were born in Holland. They came to America in 1906 and spent the first week in the Wagner Hotel located where Arvilla Gretschmann's house is standing now. They came to America because there were relatives here. Their first farm was the Jess Wherry farm, then to the place occupied by Gerald Tjeerdsma, then to the Harry Dykstra farm near Perkins, other farms near Tyndall and Avon and finally to Todd County, moving back to Perkins in their last years. The children were: Janeka (Mrs. Jennie Hento, deceased); Jacoba (Mrs. Cora Wynia, Springfield); Anna (Mrs. Reimer Logterman, Delavan, Wisc.); Abraham (deceased, lived in Wisconsin); Marie (deceased); Martina (Mrs. Ed Logterman, deceased); William (Riddle, Ore.); Isaac (Lakeview, S. D., deceased); Anthonetta (Mrs. Boldewyn Odens); Leonard (Clinton, Wisc.); Jacob (Wisconsin); Joseph (Mission, S. D.). AUGUST ROBSON August Robson, better known as "Rattlesnake Pete," was born on a farm near Kingsburg where he grew to young manhood. Little is known about his life, but it is said that as a young man he worked as a ==================================page 92=========================== barber in Kingsburg and that he worked for several years as a cow hand. For many years he portrayed himself as a colorful westerner, always attired in cowboy boots and hat, red bandana, etc., and let his hair grow long, doing it up in a knot at the back of his head. He died in 1946. GEORGE RODDAN George Alexander Roddan was born in Liverpool, England, in October, 1872, and came with his parents to America in 1879 and they took up their residence at Portage, Wisc. Here he lived for a number of years, having been apprenticed to a tailor at the age of 13 years. Mr. Roddan learned his trade well and spent practically 50 years in his chosen work. He was married to Alice Annen at Madison, Wisc. They came to Springfield in 1915. In 1921 Mrs. Roddan died and in 1922 George returned to Wisconsin, living at Withee until 1930, when he moved back to Springfield. He died in 1935. During his residence here he operated a restaurant, was employed by Henderson and Turner and ran his own cleaning and tailoring business. He was active in the Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge. They had two children, Alice, and a son, Glen, who made his home here and ran Glen's Texaco service station here for some time until his death several years ago. MR. AND MRS. W. ROMKEMA William Romkenia and Henrietta Vander Veen were united in marriage in 1907 in the Netherlands. To this union was born Cornelius and Tena in the Netherlands and after coming to this country was born Minnie Huisman, Henry, Ernest, Mabel, George, Jennie DeLeeuw, Peter and Raymond. The Romkemas came to America in 1911 and resided in this area till their deaths. William died in 1956 and Henrietta in 1954. JAMES E. RUSSELL James E. Russell came to Springfield in 1870. He was married to Mary Henderson in 1876 and they became the parents of Minnie, George and Ida. His second marriage was to Marjorie M. Pine here May 24, 1881, and they became the parents of William, Henry and Cora. He later moved to Coeur D'Alene, Ida., and died there in 1911. JOSHUA G. SANBORN Joshua G. Sanborn was born in Andover, N. H., June 26, 1837. At the age of 14 he came west to Peoria, Ill., and lived there for several years, working upon the farm and also upon a steamboat sailing as a freighter on the Mississippi river. A few years later he moved still farther west and settled in Tama County, Ia., and again went back to work on a farm. On April 5, 1864, he was united in marriage to Frances Cady. They farmed in Iowa for over a quarter of a century. Having heard of the rich farming country still farther west, they decided to cast in their lot with those moving to this new country. The result was that in 1891 they bought land near here, and also bought property in Springfield, where they lived for 34 years. They were the parents of Edith and James. ELI STAGGE Eli Stagge died February 26, 1895, of pneumonia. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the area, having been a stage driver when the Concord stage line operated between Yankton and the Black Hills. MR. AND MRS. FRANK SCHOTANUS Frank Schotanus was born in Oosterbierum, the Netherlands, January 8, 1874, one of a family of four children. Mary Van Asperen, daughter of Andrew and Sadie Van Asperen, was born August 10, 1880, at Sexbierum, Friesland, Netherlands. She was one of a family of nine children. On the 18th of May, 1901, she was married to Frank Schotanus. In the spring of 1907, they and their children came to America, settling in the Springfield community. They farmed until 1944 when they moved into Springfield. They are the parents of five children: Jake, Sadie (Mrs. Peter Bierema), Agnes (Mrs. John Tjeerdsma), and twins, Frank and Andrew. MR. AND MRS. ANDREW SHAVER In a log house in Sheboygan county in Wisconsin Andrew Shaver was born on February 16, 1852, to James and Charlotte Shaver. At the age of 17 Andrew started out for himself as a day laborer, railroader or working in lumber camps. On January 1, 1876, he was married to Miss Sjoukji (Sophie) Bounia. In the spring, as soon as it was possible to travel, the young couple migrated to Dakota Territory. They came in a covered wagon drawn by a span of ponies, and the journey lasted 29 days. Mr. Shaver filed a claim upon what is now known as the Donnelly place, north of Running Water, and he built a sod house upon that place. Grasshoppers, homesickness and fear of the wild and so sparsely settled country was too great for the spirit of the 18 year old bride. Selling their possessions and buying a team of horses, they departed by covered wagon to Milwaukee. The depression following the panic of 1877 made their living difficult and they moved to Charles City, Ia., until 1884 when they returned again to this area. Mr. Shaver found a home for himself, wife and two little boys in a log cabin on the Wynia farm on Coffee Creek. After a little he purchased the quarter section right south of Rein Taolsma and moved the log house over to it, and later built a comfortable frame house. The two lads, Harrison, 8, and Charles, 4, fell victims during that first winter to the dread scourge of black diphtheria which brought death into so many homes In this county In that winter of 1884-85. Then a little later a third son came to the home, but lived only a year. Two daughters were added to the family and in 1905 the desire to give these girls the best