THE VILLAGE OF CHILI

 

The village of Chili was started when the Omaha road was built in 1890. Before that time the principal settlers in around there were Ira and Sydney Fike who came from Michigan a generation or so before and were logging for a Necedah firm. Whiston Davis was also one of the early settlers.  P. N. Christenson operated a saw mill there for many years. Since the village plat was laid out, It has had a steady and sure growth until now it is a settlement of about 200 inhabitants and has a bank, a farmers cooperative Produce company, two general stores, a hardware store, cheese factory, garage, harness shop, meat market and potato warehouse. A year or so ago, Chili occupied a front page position in the news papers on account of a bold robbery in mid day, a stranger dropping off the afternoon train, entered the bank, held a gun to the cashier and made away with several thousand dollars and not a trace of him was found, although the alarm was sounded and hundreds of men searched every nook and corner for miles around for several days.

 

            August F. Dankemeyer, Chili.

 

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