Part 20 (1/2)

The first settlers were French colonists at Apple River Falls in 1851

They built a school house and Catholic church upon the bluffs below the falls The latter is a conspicuous object as seen from the St

Croix river The falls of Apple river, about one and a half miles above its junction with the St Croix, is one of the finest of the Wisconsin waterfalls Apple river traverses the county from northeast to southwest The Wisconsin Central railroad crosses the southern part The town of Soanized Sept 19, 1856, with Thomas J Chappell as chairman of supervisors Mr Chappell was also appointed postmaster in 1854 at Apple River Falls

SOMERSET VILLAGE,

Located about three ood improved water power, a flour mill with a capacity of one hundred and fifty barrels per day, and a saw mill, built and owned by Gen Sae In 1856 a church and school house were erected at a cost of about 12,000

SAMUEL HARRIMAN--Gen Harriman was born in Orland, Maine He spent four years in California, engaged inthe second canal in the State for sluicing purposes He came to Somerset in 1859, and has ever since made it his residence He is one of the founders and platters of the village, and builtthe hotel and two stores on the east side of Apple river, and all the dwelling houses on the west side He has been remarkably successful in the various pursuits to which he has turned his attention, and may well be considered a man of remarkable executive ability He has a farricultural and stock products are second to none As a lumberman he has cut 3,000,000 feet per year He has a rotary saw lee store in which he keeps a general stock of merchandise; he has also a cooper shop, where he makes his own barrels, a warehouse and a blacksmith shop He has also an excellent stone quarry on his premises

We look in vain for his na the list of office holders He has been too busy to turn aside in quest of political preferment We believe, however, that he was commissioned as notary public by Govs Taylor and Smith When men were needed for the defense of the country he left his interests to enlist as a private

His military record is brilliant He enlisted in Company A, Thirtieth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, June 10, 1862, was anization of the company, which position he held till Feb 16, 1864, when he was commissioned colonel of the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry This regi been coht field, and especially about Petersburg, is a matter of well known history Its most memorable action occurred on the thirtieth of July, just after the explosion of the mine under the enemy's fort

Col Harriman, with the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin, was ordered to occupy the dismantled fort, which he did under a heavy fire, and the walls had been so leveled as to afford but slight protection from the enemy's batteries While in possession they repelled all atte, when, receiving no support, the Thirty-seventh Regiment,

”All that was left of the, of two hundred and fifty men that answered to their names before the action, only ninety-five responded The reade, of which Col Harriman was com ended, the tattered flag of the Thirty-seventh was returned to the governor of the State and Brig

Gen Harriman returned to private life and his business enterprises

The general is a genial, kind hearted h they are at his own expense He narrates of hiton he was addressed as _General_ Harri Wisconsin, he was hailed as _major;_ in the State, as _captain_; in St Croix county and at horeeted him with ”_hello, Sam_”

ST JOSEPH

Includes the three lower tiers of sections of townshi+p 30, range 19, fractions of range 20, and the six upper sections of townshi+p 29, range 19 Willow river traverses the southeast corner The surface varies fro to hilly In the eastern part of the town is Balsath There are also two high elevations of land, or ridges, that serve as conspicuous landmarks The earliest settlers came in 1850, and located on faranized in 1858 The North Wisconsin railroad passes through the southeast corner of the town

HOULTON

Opposite Stillwater, on the shore of the lake, is a platted village known as Houlton, which has i the last few years

J S Anderson & Co built a large saw ed ownershi+p several tih bluffs overlooking the lake, and co from a point two hundred feet above the level of the water aStillwater, Hudson and Lakeland

BURKHARDT VILLAGE

Is situated upon Willow river, just above the Falls Joseph Bowron and others built a ed hands many times, and finally passed into the hands of Burkhardt In March, 1887, the mill was consumed, with a loss to Mr Burkhardt of 100,000, an is of a lifetiy Mr Burkhardt went to work rebuilding, and, it is to be hoped, will soon re-establish his thriving business There is one church near Burkhardt

SPRINGFIELD,

At its organization in 1860, embraced its own territory and that of Baldwin, set off in 1872 It now includes townshi+p 29, range 15 It was originally covered with pine and hardwood timber Within the last few years it has been i It is drained by the headwaters and tributaries of Rush and Menoh the southern tier of sections, and a branch road, leading southward into a pine district, has a junction at Hersey Most of the early settlers were Union soldiers Aitt and Capt Rogers Springfield was organized Nov 15, 1860, with J R Ismon as chairman, and Perrin and Hall as supervisors

HERSEY