| Summary: | VICTOR: This was a stage stop in Minnehaha Twp. where horses were changed before going farther on the route. A post office was established here July 3, 1908 and given the middle name of the postmaster, Charles (Victor) Hook and the given name of his son. Discontinued July 7, 1911 and mail sent to Spring Valley. (80) BURKE COUNTY ATCOAL: A Soo Line R.R. loading station in Sec. 32 of Forthun Twp. Origin of name not known. BATTLEVIEW: This Great Northern R.R. station on Sec. 23 of Battle- view Twp. takes its name as does the township, from an earlier fortified village site on White Earth Creek south of the townsite. The post office was established Sept. 10, 1908 with David Davidson, postmaster. It seems the earlier village was built by the Mandan or Hidatsa Indians,, as it lay on one of their trade routes to the north. The fact that the village was fortified should indicate that its builders felt some danger of attack, but there is said to be no historical or traditional evidence to support the many stories of a major seige or engagement here. (19, vol. 13, no. 3; 80) BOWBELLS: This railroad station was named by English stockholders of the Soo Line R.R. in 1896 for the famous Bow Bells in St. Mary- le-Bow Church in London. The post office was established Jan. 29, 1898 with John Lish, postmaster. (7, p. 276; 80) COLUMBUS: Settlement began in 1902. The post office was established Jan. 10, 1903 with Gustaf Bjorkman, postmaster until Columbus W. Larson was appointed Feb. 3, 1903. In 1906 the village moved six miles to its present railroad site in Short Creek Twp. Sec. 32, when the Soo Line R.R. extended through this part of the state. Columbus Larson gave his Christian name to this town, and his surname to the next town west, Larson. (7, p. 242; 80) COTEAU: Founded on Sec. 23, Ward Twp. in 1906. The post office was established Feb. 12, 1907 with F. J. Glenn, postmaster. Named by the Great Northern R.R. townsite officials for the rough range of hills visible on the southwest, that belong to the Coteau du Missouri. (19, vol. 13, no. 3; 80) FERN: A rural post office established Jan., 1904 with Ole Haugen, postmaster; discontinued Nov. 15, 1907 and mail sent to Macroom. Origin of name not known. (80) FLAXTQN: Originally named POSTVILLE in 1898 for the first resident,. William Henry Post, who became the first postmaster May 4,1900. 44 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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