A History of STRUM
and the TOWN OF UNITY
by Roy Matson
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postal station at Nix Corners. Hogue was the carrier. In 1905 Ben Borreson began serving
route 2 toward the south. Rural Free Delivery had a skeptical reception among rural
people. Months and even years passed before many would let mail be deposited in an
easily opened box. However, efficient handling of mail changed this feeling.

Civil War Veterans

Locations
Russell Bower - section 15 at Hamlin
Sam Hogue - section 20
Chris Swendby - section 30
Jack Carter - section 18
Rice Brothers - section 29
Wingads, Joh and Fred - section 24
St. Clair Jones - section 23
Peg Leg Lampman - section 11
John Springer - section 15
William Tomlinson - just east of El(e)va cemetery
Bendickson - north of Eleva
Joseph Cooper - section 4
Ole Severson - Spanish-American War vet
Ole Harrison in Eleva
T. L. Pratt - section 5 (Giles O’Dell place)
Paul Moe - Mort Moe place
Dan Dutter - section 15

The Bank

The First State Bank of Strum was organized on December 12, 1904 and began operating
in January of the following year. H. A. Warner of White Bear, Minnesota was the first
president. William Peterson was vice-president, J. A. Nelson, cashier. The board of
directors were the above and Sivert Rekstad, J. A. Call, H. N. Robbe and T. C. Johnson.
Robbe became cashier a few years later.

The bank opened with a capitol of $10,000. It was a welcomed day in the growing
community that had struggled without this service since the first settlement. By 1917 total
assets were $241,000.00 of which $179,000.00 or
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