When was tea sd founded

The first caf was started by Ray Larcom and later run by Professor O. Paul Harkness printed the town's only newspaper, The Tea Signal, in and There were three elevators in Tea at one time. John Wheelhouse managed another elevator.

Tea had two doctors at one time: Dr. Cole and Dr. Ziegler, who also owned the drug store. The first bank in Tea was situated in the same location that is now the O'Toole Bar. It was built about and was a bank until when it went broke.

The first cashier was Mr. The first post office of Tea was in Peters' and Heeren' store. John Heeren was the first postmaster.

The first rural route was started in and the first mail carrier was Henry Heeren. After his death in , his wife Flora carried mail for the next 30 years. The store burned in and Mr. Heeren resigned and moved to California. In , Alfred Peters was commissioned postmaster, since he had been acting postmaster before this. John Everwein and later George Buskohl carried mail from the Tea post office to the depot. Buskohl also served as the community drayman. The building is still standing today and run by Steve Naatjes.

Frank Feltis had a barbershop and pool hall in the location where the Tea Steak House now stands. The first bank was formed in by Henry Kortmeyer and was discontinued in In , Dan Weis started another band with six members. Weis donated his time and efforts towards building the musical organization to a total of 26 members.

Dan Weis, J. The Woodman Hall was the scene of all the activities, dances, school plays, church suppers, memorial programs, roller-skating and basketball games. Later on, Tea had outdoor movies at the end of Main Street.

There was an enrollment of 11 pupils and first teacher was Mr. A two-story schoolhouse was built in Tea in which was used until the present one was built in It was dedicated on December 1, and used until That church was later torn down and the lumber used to build a parsonage in Tea. A new church was built in Tea in and used until the new Lutheran church was built in , at which time a new parsonage was also built.

The St. Nicholas Catholic Church was organized in and built in Paul Nichols donated the church ground. No other building has been erected, but an addition that included an entry and bell tower was added in The structure was at least doubled in size with the sanctuary, sacristy and choir room added. The parish continues to grow and in another addition was built, adding more seating capacity and a parish hall. During their first meeting, a motion was made that R.

Halverson Co. Steinike Co. An ordinance stated a license was required where non-intoxicating liquor was sold must close at PM and must not open until AM the next day. In March , the President of the Board was E. Wendt, A. Other trustees were J.

Cruise and C. In April , Dula resigned and Hoyer was appointed Clerk. It was arranged to build sidewalks in These names and their ancestors are still found on the township records today. They were the homesteaders, the pioneers of our township, county, and state. Most of the original homesteaders in this township were of German descent. They were farmers by trade and were grateful for the rich, black soil they had found. Delapre Township is about nine miles from east to west and five miles from north to south.

It is situated in the northwest corner of Lincoln County, South Dakota and isbordered on the west by Turner County and on the north edge by Minnehaha County. Prior to the settlement of Delapre Township, theYankton Trail crossed from the southwest to the northeast corner. This trail started at a fort near Yankton and followed prairie, hills and flatlands diagonally to the Sod Fort in Sioux Falls.

It was first used to carry supplies from the Missouri River to the settlers in the Sioux Falls area in the late 's. In the 's, a stagecoach ran on the trail. Along the Yankton Trail, on the southwest corner of Section 23, were a post office and a village called Antioch. The founder was a gentleman from Antioch, Illinois.

The post office operated from to Part of the post office building is still standing on the Rueben Reichert farm and is part of his house. He was joined by his son Eric in , and the company has been on an epic ride ever since. Weisser Distributing now provides fulfillment services for dozens of marketplaces and has become one of the fastest growing employers in the Midwest.

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