Eden
Eden Township, Marshall County, South Dakota, USA
Eden
from "Marshall County"
by the Marshall County Historical Society
©1979
page 110
The present town of Eden, Roslyn, Lake City, Hillhead and Grenville
got their start when the railroad extended its lines in 1914 to
Grenville. In the Aug. 6 files of the Marshall County Journal,
the date set for the auction sale of town property was Aug. 19,
1914 at Eden. The story said "All business chances are open until
auction days. Get in on the ground floor in a rich, well settled
country where crops have held the best general average for the
last thirty years, where farmers have grown rich in spite of the
handicap of living from 20 to 30 miles from markets, where there
is money with which to buy merchandise and people to use the
goods. The notice was signed by the Scenic route Townsite Co.,
F. E. Sprout, Townsite Agent.
Auction sale of city lots in New Eden aggregated $7305 and the
lots averaged $456.50 each, the lowest sale being $310 and the
highest $1025. The high lot was purchased by Abbott and Shultz
of Waubay. Among the purchasers were Dr. Pheeren, Stickney: Abbott
and Schultz; Mr. Starburg, New Effington; P. B. Carlson, Hanse;
two lots; Carl Rust, Frank; Lewis Sommers, Frank; F. Weusleck,
Claire City; Stavig Bros. Sisseton; H. Helvig, Sisseton, John
Metchler, Frank; Mike Trautner, Frank; and A. A. Peterson,
Sisseton. When the railroad came through, 80 acres of land were
purchased for the townsite, 40 acres from Math Unger and 40 acres
from Louie Sommers.
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October 12, 2002