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Book Title: An Illustrated History Of Nobles County

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 

WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908







DEDICATED TO THE PIONEERS OF NOBLES COUNTY



TO THOSE WHO HAVE GONE, AND TO THOSE WHO REMAIN TO RECITE

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PAST,

THESE PAGES ARE RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED.







FOREWORD



    Probably no historical work was ever put to press which entirely satisfied

its author. There are so many pitfalls in the path of him who seeks to record

the events of the past; the human mind is so prone to err in recalling dates and

names of a former day. So it happens that the writer of local history, compiling

his story from data of which only a part can be verified, knows that there must

be errors in his work, albeit he may have exercised the greatest care. With no

apologies, but with this brief explanation, and the realization that the work is

not perfect, the History of Nobles County is put forth.



    With this volume is presented the first Nobles county history, and the

material for its compilation is obtained from original sources. Friendly

coadjutors have assisted materially in its preparation. To the editorial

fraternity of Nobles county the author is under many obligations. The files of

their publications have been of inestimable value in furnishing authentic data.

Especially valuable were those of that pioneer journal, the Worthington Advance,

of which liberal use has been made, and without which much of historical

importance must have remained unrecorded. Due acknowledgment is made to county

and village officers, who assisted in the hunt for early day records, and to

scores of citizens in private life, who interested themselves in the work to the

extent of devoting time to the detailing of early day events. Special mention is

due the assistance given by the late Judge B. W. Woolstencroft, who was one of

the very first settlers of Nobles county, and who died at his home in Slayton,

Minnesota, after this volume had been put to press. A large part of the history

of the county's early settlement, of its organization and early political

history was written from data furnished by Judge Woolstencroft.



    To Dr. George O. Moore, of Worthington; Senator S. B. Bedford, of Rushmore,

and Mr. A. J. Rice, of Adrian, the committee of pioneer residents selected to

review and revise the work, great credit is due. After the manuscript had been

prepared these gentlemen devoted considerable time to the work of revision.

Errors were discovered and corrected and suggestions for additions were made

that resulted in a better history. In the work of gathering the data the author

has been ably assisted by Mr. P. D. Moore.



    The biographical sketches, forming the second part of the volume, were

written, in nearly all instances, from facts obtained by personal interviews.

Typewritten copies of the sketches were submitted to the subjects for

correction, and nearly all made the necessary corrections and returned the

manuscript to the publishers. This has resulted in reducing to a minimum the

possibility of error in that part of the volume.



                                       ARTHUR P. POSE.

Worthington, Minnesota, September, 1908.





ENDORSEMENT

Worthington, Minn., Sept. 14, 1908.



    We, the undersigned, chosen as a committee to review the History of Nobles

County written by Mr. A. P. Rose and to be published by the Northern History

Publishing Company, of Worthington, have read the historical part of the work in

manuscript. We bear testimony that the history gives evidence of extensive

reading and careful research and that it presents-to our best knowledge-an

accurate, comprehensive and impartial record of events. As such we endorse and

commend it.



                                      S. B. BEDFORD,

                                      A. J.  RICE,

                                      GEO. O. MOORE,

                                         Committee of Citizens.



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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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