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