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- In 1882 and 1883, a large number of landseekers came to Shelby Township (South Dakota) to take
up land. Many came from Michigan and Illinois, although nearby states east of
Dakota Territory, were also represented. Dr. Chas. Smith of Vermont was an early
homesteader.
Among the other early settlers were Charles Flanders, Peter Afseth, Polycarp
Dinger, Emmet Cole, Andrew G. Kilpatrick, Sam W. Jacques, Fred Kaupp, Clark and
Frank Besse, Orson Hager, Joseph McDermon, William Grimes, the Nick Brothers, M.
C. Taylor, A. M. Smith, the Flon Brothers, Caleb Paddock, Fred Paddock, L. J.
Wheeler (adoped father of Mary Leota Buchanan Wheeler),
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, d. Oct 25, 1939, Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, USA 