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Subject: Sd-Faulk Co. History (Chapter XIII New)
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:49:59 -0500


Faulk County, SD History .....Chapter XIII New Postoffices 1909
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CHAPTER XIII CONTINUED,
NEW POSTOFFICES.

On October 17th, 1882, the Faulkton postoffice was established, being the
first one in Faulk county. On the 24th of July, 1884, one year and nine months
from the establishment of the first office, there were twelve post-offices doing
business in the county, viz: Faulkton, LaFoon, DeVoe, Wesley, Roanoke,
Scatterwood, Cresbard, Harrington, Newton, Myron, Mason City and Ellisville,
with mail and stage routes as follows: From Miller, in Hand county, to Faulkton;
tri-weekly from Faulkton to Aberdeen, in Brown county; from Athol, in Spink
county, triweekly and from Highmore, in Hyde county, to Ellisville, semi-weekly.

An educated, intelligent, law abiding class of citizens were to be found in
all parts of the county. Schools were established, the Sabbath observed, there
were Sunday-schools in numerous places and religious services were regularly
held and were well attended.

The people had come from their old homes in different sections of this
country, from Canada, and quite a number from Europe, to find a common home in
Dakota, to become Dakotans, neighbors and friends, with common interests and a
common purpose, to succeed. Not to be satisfied with conditions of the past, but
to improve upon them, to surround themselves with better and more enjoyable
associations, to lay the foundation broad and wide for greater social,
intellectual and political advancement and prosperity.



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HISTORY OF
FAULK COUNTY
SOUTH DAKOTA
CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS

TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS

ILLUSTRATED
19O9



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