organized by Rev. Lund of Old Westbrook, the first pastor, Sept. 6, 1873. It was popularly known as the Beaver Creek Church. It served a large territory taking in all the territory between Lake Shetek on the north, six miles east of Slayton on the east, west as far as Ellsborough Township and south and west including the territory around what is now Lake Wilson and Chandler. From official papers, Leeds Township was the foundation of the Lutheran Church in Murray County.

        The territory served was so large that in 1879 the parish was divided. The church then went by the name of Beaver Creek Norwegian Evangelical Church. The first officers were:
Deacons, Ole Wornson, G. Johnson, Peter Peterson and Lars Solem; Trustees, L. J. Heimness, Jacobson and Theo. Knutson; Secy., Peter Peterson; Treasurer, H. Jacobson. The first church was built in 1881, the second church in 1908 and in 1923 the present church was built.

        The charter members of the original church were:        Iver Peterson, Erik Stubboe, Benjamin Olson, Amund Olson, Ole Wornson, Lars Solem, Sven Nelson, Nils Sveinson, Gilbert Johnson, Hans Simonson, Hans Jacobson, Sacarias Thomson, Peter Sacriason, Christian Christianson, Tore Olson, Claus Clauson, Theo. Knutson, Lars Glarum, Tonnes Tonneson, Ingebret Rolfson, Andreas Gufarson, Ole Olson, C. Tonneson, Nils Grielson, Heming Sveinson, John Erickson and Christoffer Larson.

        On January 1, 1947, the congregation had a membership of 270 souls. It is united in a parish with Lake Wilson Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church, Chandler, and served by the Rev. M. D. Hinderlie, who resides at Lake Wilson.

Membership of the Hadley Lutheran Church
(May 8, 1946)

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Amundson & f	Mr. Ed Christianson
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Anderson & f	Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Clauson & f
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Benson & f	Mr. & Mrs. Howard Clauson & f
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Berg	Willard Clauson
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Brown & f	Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Deden
Mr. & Mrs. Carl O. Clauson	Mr. & Mrs. Henry Deden (Madison Home)
Mr. Clarence Berg	Mr. & Mrs. B. O. Clauson

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Mr. & Mrs. Archie Engebretson & f	Mrs. Lena Olson
Mrs. Carrie Engebretson	Mr. & Mrs. Ole K. Olson, Paul
Mrs. Charles Erickson	Mr. & Mrs. Ole D. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. William Fresk	Mrs. Robert Payton
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Holmberg,	Mrs. Robert Keller
Rebecca	Mrs. Harold Hendrickson
Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Gamble & f	Mr. & Mrs. Charles Paige
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Jacobson & f	Gordon Paige
Mrs. Mary Jacobson	Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Paige
Mr. Gullick Gunderson	Mr. & Mrs. George Paulson, Wayne
Mr. T. Palmer	Mr. & Mrs. Willard Paulson & f
Mr. Jewell Bjorkman	Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Payton & f
Mrs. Inez Grieser & f	Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Peterson & f
Mr. A. R. Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Bert Sandberg & f
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Johansen, Eleanor	Mr. & Mrs. G. M. Skouge
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sorenson
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Johnson & f	Mr. James Sande
Mr. Andrew G. Johnson, Avery	Mr. & Mrs. Ole Solem & f
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Johnson & f	Mrs. Ralph Swarm
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Johnson,	Mr. & Mrs. Cory Tims & f
Marilyn	Arthur, Buster, James, Benjamin,
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Johnson & f	William Tims
Mrs. Serena Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Ben Toft & f
Mrs. John G. Johnson	Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Wagley & f
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Johnson & f	Mr. Nels Wagley
Mr. Oscar Johnson	Mr. Gilman Strom
Mr. & Mrs. Edor Johnson	Mr. Allen Smith
Mrs. Mary Kadolph	Mr. & Mrs. Harry Webber
Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Knutson & f	Mr. & Mrs. Harns Wornson & f
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Matson, Olaf	Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Wornson
Mrs. J. A. Knutson	Mr. & Mrs. Olaf C. Wornson
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lukens	Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Zinnel & f
Mr. Bert Ohme	Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Olson & f	Joyce Herding
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Olson & f	Miss Julia Wornson
Mr. Austin Olson	Mrs. Melford McVenes, Dennis
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Olson & f	Mr. & Mrs. Verne Johnson and
Mr. Lloyd Olson	Ronald

Early History of the Village of Hadley

        The village of Hadley, which is located in Leeds Town-
ship, originally known as Summitt Lake, was started in 1879 — the same year the Omaha branch was graded from Heron Lake to Woodstock.

        The first general store was erected the same year by L. Lucason. The first hardware man was O. M. Olson, who built a

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