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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  MILTON S. SMITH, Nobles county surveyor, has resided in the county since 1879.

He was born in New Brunswick, N. J., January, 1852, the son of Richard R. Smith,

now a resident of St. Paul, and Julia A. (Stelle) Smith, deceased.



  In 1857 Milton accompanied his parents to Minneapolis, where the family

resided nine years. They moved to Faribault in 1866, and there the subject of

this sketch resided until 1879. He secured an education in the public schools of

Minneapolis and Faribault. When he was nineteen years of age Mr. Smith returned

to Minneapolis, where for two years he held a position in the city engineer's

office, having charge of the survey for grades and sewers. He returned to

Faribault, and in company with his father became the representative of a lumber

company and had charge of the Faribault office. After two years in this capacity

he and his father bought the office and continued in the lumber business until

his removal to Worthington.



  Mr. Smith came to Nobles county in 1879 and from then until 1891 he engaged in

farming on different farms in the vicinity of Worthington. He then took up his

residence in Worthington, and was appointed city engineer. He has served in that

capacity ever since. For seven years he also served as city clerk. A vacancy

occurring in the county surveyor's office in 1891, he was appointed to complete

the unexpired term, and since that time has been regularly elected every two

years. He now also holds the office of county superintendent of roads, to which

he was appointed in 1906. Besides his official duties he engages in surveying

for private account, and since taking up his residence in Worthington has done

most of the surveying in Nobles county. In recent years he has been engineer in

charge of the survey of eight drainage ditches in Nobles county, three in Iowa,

one in Rock county and one in Cottonwood county.



  Mr. Smith was married at Faribault, Minn., July 21, 1874, to Flora E. Ingram,

who died in Worthington Aug. 14, 1886. To this union were born three sons, as

follows: Samuel Stelle, a Worthington attorney; Robert R., engaged in the

implement business at Worthington; Byron E., of Schnectady, N. Y.



  Mr. Smith is a member of the Baptist church, having been one of the charter

members and having served several years as clerk of the church society. He is a

member of the Knights of Pythias and Maccabee lodges.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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