. An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. t date: Unostetitatiously, but none the less surely,a new town, small but enterprising, hasgrown up in Rock county and gives promiseof many gootl tilings in the future—greatergrowth, population, business and impor-tance. One year ago Kenneth, Minnesota,had no existence, today it is a bustlingburg with every eqviipment for transforma-tion into a city. Peopled by enterprising,thrifty and progressive citizens, its businessenterprises in the hands of public spiritedand far-sighted men, and surrounded by arich and productive
. An illustrated history of the counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota. t date: Unostetitatiously, but none the less surely,a new town, small but enterprising, hasgrown up in Rock county and gives promiseof many gootl tilings in the future—greatergrowth, population, business and impor-tance. One year ago Kenneth, Minnesota,had no existence, today it is a bustlingburg with every eqviipment for transforma-tion into a city. Peopled by enterprising,thrifty and progressive citizens, its businessenterprises in the hands of public spiritedand far-sighted men, and surrounded by arich and productive agricultural country,Kenneth enters the list of Rock countytowns with every promise of growth andprosperity. Where one year ago was but afertile field are now two well stocked gen-eral merchandise stores, a hardware store,a commodious hotel, a lumber yard, a black- Herman Thomte and Ole Johnson, who inpartnership established the Kenneth hotel andliverv barn during the sprine of liml. disposedof tlicir interests to E. J. MoMulUin, of Iowa, inNovember of the same SCENES AT KENNETH tttSTORY oV Hoot!: COttOTY. 205 smith shop, three elevators, livery stable,restaurant, two dray lines, a farm machin-ery and implement biisiness—all housed inhandsome and substantial buildings. There n iiinrked and steady orowtlithrduuliiiut tile whole of 1901. The popu-hiiidii iif the vilhine h:id rciielieil a pointwhere the election of a eoniinodious two-story selionl l)nihlinij heeame advisahleand tlie hnildina- was completed hite inthe year. The Inisiness interests of tinyounp: town continued to prosper, and anuinher ot enterjjrises were added. Anions^these a hank, an institution mueli de-sired. The hank o]iened for Imsiness July1 in the A. D. Parker t)uilding, with in charge. In September the townwas supplied with a physician. T)i. VanKrevelen, formerly of Holland. ihovimI toKenneth and o])(ii(d a drug store whiclihe conducted in connection with hispractice. A numher
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