Pioneer History of the Strasburg Community: Feist, Burgad,
Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail for German-Russian Settlers
in 1888 Baumgartner, John J. "Pioneer History of the Strasburg
Community: Feist, Burgad, Baumgartner and Bauman Blazed Trail
for German-Russian Settlers in 1888." Emmons County Record,
1934. This year 1934 is one for celebration for all the people
of Emmons county, especially the pioneer settlers. In 1884
Emmons was organized as a county, and it is now that we are to
celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Because of this fact the old
pioneers, as well as the present generation, have causes to
rejoice. It was during the fall of 1888 that the first settlers
from South Russia in order to establish for themselves new homes
in a new country. These first settlers were Jacob Feist, Joseph
Burgad, Joseph Baumgartner and Sebastion Bauman. Because of the
fact that these early people were looking for freedom and good
land in America, and found it; and because they were so well
pleased with the present