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The History of Renville County, Volume 2
Compiled by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Chapter XXXIII
p. 799-802

Many of the progressive farmers in Renville county have given names to their places, thus adding to their value and winning distinctiveness for their products. Some have taken advantage of the opportunity given them by law to register their names with the register of deeds at the court house. Those thus registered at the present time are:

Timothy M. Keefe, "Birch Coulie Falls Farm," N. ½ of S. E. ¼ Section 29, town of Birch Cooley (113-24), July 27, 1909.

Enoch O. Oppegard, owner of "Pleasant View Farm," located in sections 13 and 24, town of Hawk Creek (115, 38), August 25, 1909.

Timothy Warner, owner of "Pleasant Side Farm," located in sections 29 and 32, town of Emmett (115, 36), August 7, 1909.

John E. Meng, owner of "Pleasant Hill Farm," located in northeast quarter of section 32, town of Bird Island (115, 34), September 20, 1909.

Martin Henert, owner of "Early Dawn Farm," located on section 20, town of Kingman (116, 34), September 20, 1909.

James H. Rich, owner of "Pine Hill Farm," located in section 20, town of Boon Lake (116, 31), September 21, 1909.

Bernard A. Tersteeg, owner of "Fairview Farm," located on northeast quarter of section 1, town of Henryville (114, 35), October 30, 1909.

Fred D. Forcier, owner of "The Header Farm," located on the southwest quarter of section 11, town of Kingman (116, 34), October 30, 1909.

O. A. Allen, owner of "Highland Farm," located on sections 27 and 28, town of Hector (115, 32), December 18, 1909.

Nels Bengtson, owner of "Grandview Farm," located on section 9, town of Hector (115, 32), January 3, 1910.

Nels P. Johnson, owner of "Shadywood Farm," located on section 26, town of Palmyra (114, 33), January 6, 1910.

Nels Dahlgren, owner of "Lone Oak Farm," located on the northeast quarter of section 28, town of Brookfield (116, 32), January 6, 1910.

August Lund, owner of "Topnotch Farm," located on sections 11 and 14, town of Hector (115, 32), January 8, 1910.

John C. Anderson, owner of "Maplewood Farm," located on sections 34 and 35, town of Palmyra (114, 33), January 18, 1910.

Henry Laffen, owner of "Glenwood Farm," located on the southeast quarter of section 9, town of Hector (115, 32), January 22, 1910.

Ola Person, owner of "Elm Grove Farm," located on the northwest quarter of section 10, town of Hector (115, 32), January 28, 1910.

G. A. Anderson, owner of "Glendale Fruit Farm," located on the northeast quarter of section 24, town of Sacred Heart (115, 37), January 28, 1910.

John Hallquist, owner of "The Carpenter's Farm," located on the northeast quarter of section 33, town of Martinsburg (114, 32).

Sven Ahl, owner of "Palmyra Center Farm," located on sections 15 and 22, town of Palmyra (114, 33), February 8, 1910.

Sven Ahl, owner of "Palmyra South Center Farm," located on section 21, town of Palmyra (114, 33), February 8, 1910.

Elias M. Ericson, owner of the "White Star Farm," located on sections 11 and 14, town of Palmyra (114, 33), March 1, 1910.

S. J. Comstock, owner of "Nutwood Farm," located on sections 19 and 30, town of Birch Cooley (113, 34), April 7, 1910.

John Ederer, owner of "The Woodside Farm," located on section 30, town of Birch Cooley (113, 34), April 19, 1910.

Wolfgang Weis, owner of "The Battle Ground Farm," located on sections 19 and 20, town of Birch Cooley (113, 34).

Andrew Weis, owner of "Weis' Coulie Farm," located on section 17, town of Birch Cooley (113, 34), April 19, 1910.

John H. O'Brien, owner of "Pleasant Mound Farm," located on section 24, township of Winfield (116, 35), May 27, 1910.

Edwin B. Wollf, owner of "The Lilacs," located on section 32, town of Melville (115, 33), June 25, 1910.

Elbert W. Van Ornum, owner of the "Midway View Farm," located on the northwest quarter of section 30, town of Norfolk (114, 34), October 4, 1910.

A. Emil Johnson, owner of "Springdale Farm," located on sections 5-8, town of Sacred Heart (114, 37), March 16, 1911.

John H. Sagnes, owner of "Oak Valley Farm," located on sections 22 and 23, town of Hawk Creek (115, 35), June 12, 1911.

Anna Skalbekken, owner of "Meadow Creek Farm," located on sections 23 and 24, town of Hawk Creek (115, 35), January 13, 1913.

Ole R. Erickson, owner of "Sunny Meadow Farm," located on section 36, town of Winfield (116, 35), and section 31, town of Kingman (116, 34), February 7, 1913.

Karenus O. Agre, owner of the "Rendall Farm," located on sections 9-10-11, town of Hawk Creek (115, 38), February 11, 1913.

August Anderson, owner of "Willow Glen Farm," located on sections 21 and 22, town of Palmyra (114, 33), May 22, 1913.

Pedar Gulbrandsen, owner of "Fieldhammer Farm," located on sections 31 and 32, township of Erickson (116, 37), and section 5, town of Sacred Heart (115, 37), May 26, 1913.

John I. Johnson, owner of "Maple Grove Farm," located on sections 23 and 24, town of Wang (116, 38), May 24, 1913.

Edwin Dahlgren, owner of "Sunnyside Farm," located on the northwest quarter of section 10, town of Palmyra (114, 33), June 7, 1913.

C. A. Jacobson, owner of "Elderwood Lane Farm," located on sections 13 and 14, town of Hawk Creek, July 7, 1913.

Oscar Anderson, owner of "North Star Farm," located on sections 13 and 14, town of Hawk Creek (115, 38), May 31, 1913.

R. H. Defries, owner of "Long View Farm," located on the southwest quarter of section 27, town of Crooks (116, 36), August 7, 1913.

Derk Hoogerman, owner of "Round Trip Farm," located on section 17, town of Crooks (116, 36), August 23, 1913.

William H. Burghart, owner of "New Home Stock Farm," located on sections 7 and 18, town of Norfolk (114, 34), September 13, 1913.

Philip Johnson, owner of "Willow Park Stock Farm," located on the northeast quarter of section 36, town of Bird Island (115, 34), October 4, 1913.

Oscar O. Skalbeck, owner of "Lucerne Stock Farm," located on sections 1 and 12, town of Hawk Creek (115, 38), January 26, 1914.

Philip Bingenheimer, owner of the "Spruce Stock Farm," located on sections 18 and 19, town of Troy (115, 35), February 27, 1914.

Fred Hagemeister, owner of "Yellow Trail Stock Farm," located on sections 13 and 24, town of Melville (115, 33), May 4, 1914.

Philip Warner, owner of "Riverside Home," located on section 24, town of Sacred Heart (115, 37), May 18, 1914.

H. B. Pederson, owner of "Breezy Point Stock Farm," located on section 10, town of Birch Cooley (112, 34), May 18, 1914.

S. M. Serkland, owner of "Riverdale Farm," located on section 23, town of Sacred Heart (114, 37), June 2, 1914.

Johanna Schumacher, owner of "Ideal Stock Farm," located on section 27, town of Cairo (112, 32), July 23, 1914.

Gustav L. Malquist, owner of the "Eureka Stock Farm," located on section 17, town of Palmyra (114, 33), January 6, 1915.

Elwin Borden, owner of "Pleasant View Stock Farm," located on section 31, village of Buffalo Lake (Town of Preston Lake, 115, 31), February 26, 1915.


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