The Harris Centennial
Harris --The past 100 Years


Through the Years
 

The Beginning p. 5-6
Notes of Progress p. 14-19
The First House p. 19
A Few of the Real Pioneers p. 20-22
Osceola Co. Centennial Records - 1972    p. 23
Old Records From The Courthouse p. 23-24
Wolf Hunts - 1886 p. 24
Mule Team School Bus p. 25
Early Recollections p. 25-26
The Water System p. 26
Emigrants p. 30-31
The Old Bank p. 33
Old Harris School p. 39-40
Famed Store - Harris Mercantile p. 41-42
Blizzards p. 45-47
Railroads p. 48
Doctors p. 49
Boy Scouts p. 52-53
Harris Newspapers p. 53
Harris Hotel p. 53-54
Early Telephone p. 55-56
1907 Harris Business & Phone Directory p. 57
Cemetery Association p. 63
Fairview Cemetery p. 66
Electricity & Fuel p. 70
Churches p. 71-74
Chain Lake & Prison Farm p. 86
Schools p. 91-93
Fairview twp. land owners 1907 Fairview
Remember When ..... Remember
Family Histories - Akkerman, Allen, Arp A
Family Histories - Barnes, Beck, Benson, Bergman, Brueggeman, Brumley, Burgeson, Burk B
Family Histories - Calhoun, Clark, Craun C
Family Histories - Dass, Davis, DeLint, Donnenwerth, Dopp D
Family Histories - Forbes, Fousek, Frerichs, Fry F
Family Histories - Garloff, Gibson, Gilbert, Groff G
Family Histories - Haffield, Halverson, Hamilton, Harms, Hintze H
Family Histories - Ihnen I
Family Histories - Jones J
Family Histories - Keifer, King, Kness K
Family Histories - Lorch L
Family Histories - McFarland, McNab, McNeil M
Family Histories - Peterson Ranch, Peterson families P
Family Histories - Screeden S
Family Histories - Thompson, Timmons T
Family Histories - Umland U
Family Histories - Watling (includes a list of children in Harris school 1896) & Wettestad W

  

Source: The Harris Centennial: Harris --The past 100 Years; June 30 thru July 2, 1989

Permission to reprint on the Osceola IAGenWeb generously given by
Dan & Marlene Loring and Della Mae Rubsam

Thank-you to Darlene Jacoby and Roseanna Zehner
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