site ▁were ▁pl atted ▁on ▁land ▁owned ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Sh un . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁A . ▁Fl aten ▁and ▁other ▁qualified ▁vot ers ▁pet ition ing ▁for ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ed in burg . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁pet ition ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Wal sh ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁and ▁they ▁referred ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁States ▁Att orney . ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁an ▁incorpor ated ▁village ; ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁qualified ▁vot ers . ▁It ▁was ▁advert ised ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁River ▁Gazette . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁voted ▁upon . ▁It ▁was ▁adopted ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁as ▁an ▁incorpor ated ▁village , ▁with ▁Christian ▁Buck ▁as ▁Chair man ; ▁Dr . ▁A . A . ▁Fl aten ▁and ▁J . E . ▁Pet erson , ▁Trust ees ; ▁and ▁George ▁Adams , ▁C ler k . ▁( This ▁information ▁was ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁Aud itors ▁Office ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁House ▁at ▁G raft on ▁N D .) ▁ ▁Many ▁new ▁business ▁enter pr ises ▁followed ▁for ▁the ▁fast - g row ing ▁town . ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁A . ▁Fl aten ▁purchased ▁the ▁drug ▁store ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁medicine . ▁A ▁cre