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Churches
231, 233, 236, 238
Early Business Men 187
Fair, Street
191
Improvements
190
Incorporation
189
Location
193
Lodges. 207, 211, 213, 214
Newspapers 223
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Officials, First 189
Officials, Present 191
Old Settlement
187
Park 193
Platted 187,
313
Population 312
Postoffice
191
Public Improvements
191
Railroad Interests
188, 190
Schools
248
Street Fairs
191
Waterworks 190
Westbrook Township- Altitude
64
Area
114
Assessed Valuation
96
Drainage
59
Lakes
60, 184
Land Entries
185
1 Location 184
Natural Features 1 I
184
1 Organization 185 1 1 1 1
Population 184, 312 I I 1 1
I Schools 245 1
Settlement
185
Topography
62
Wheat
202
Windom-
Altitude
63, 314
Assessed Valuation
97
Banks
275
Business Interests, 1872.
290
Business Interests, 1882
290
Business Interests, 1916
299
Lodges
205, 208, 211, 213, 215, 280
Churches
227, 220, 230, 233, 235,
238, 239
Commercial Clubs 301
County Seat 287
Creamery
203
199
Ferry 295 1 1 t
Fires 302 I 1
First Buildings
287
First Events 289 1
Hospital
296
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In 1893
287
Industries
296
294
Library
Lodges
205, 208, 211, 213, 215, 280
Municipal llistory
292
Name
297
Newspapers
223
Physicians
218
Pioneers
302
Platted
313
Population
287, 312
Postoffice
291
Poultry Show
195
Railroad Wreck I
325
Schools 250
Situation 90 f
Tourist Club
301
Waterworks 293
Woman's Literary Club 302
Winter of 1872-3 81
Woman's Relief Corps 281
Woodmen of America, Modern 211
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HISTORICAL INDEX.
WATONWAN COUNTY
A
Adrian Township-
Altitude 329, 572
Assessed Valuation 406
Boundaries
419
Buildings Assessed, 1894. 406
Building Stone
333
Created 389
Lakes 419
Butterfield-
Altitude 328, 571
Assessed Valuation 406
529
Danks
428
Population
510
Churches
483, 491
Settlement
420
Vote on Bond Issue
403
Agricultural Societies 551
548
Agriculture
Aid to Farmers 392
571
Altitudes
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 532
Anti-Horse Thief Association
592
Antrim Township-
Altitude 329, 571
Assessed Valuation 406
Boundaries 423
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Creation of 386
328
Lakes
Land Entries 423
423
Location 1
423
Name
423
Organization
423,
570
School Houses 510
Settlement
423
Vote on Bond Issue 403
Area of the County 327, 381
Assessed Valuation Rates, 1875 390
Assessed Valuations 406
Attorneys
513
Auditors, County
414
B
Banks
Baptist Churches 492
Bench and Bar 513
Benevolent Societies 532
Birds
582
Bond Issues
402
Boulders
332
Bounty to Soldiers 385
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen 538
406
Land Entries 420
Location
419
419
Organization
1
570
Business Interests
Fires 429
429
Incorporation 1
535
Municipal History 1
524
Officials. First
429
Platted 428, 572
428
Population
1
1 428
Presidents of 1
1
429
Schools
1
403
Vote on Bond Issue
Butterfield Township-
Altitude
329. 572
Area
427
Assessed Valuation
406
Buildings Assessed, 1894
406
Churches
389
Creation of
427
Land Entries
426
Location
427
Organization
1
I
427, 570
School Houses
510
Settlement
427
Vote on Bond Issue 403
C
Captivity of Benedict Juni
336
Catholic Churches
493
1
429
Improvements
Lodges
1 429
Newspapers
1
429
Commercial Club
School Houses
1
525
Population
1
491
Population 1 1
Postoffice
509
Buildings Assessed in 1894
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Catholic Order of Foresters 539
Christian Church 486
Church of Christ 486
Churches
480
Clerks of the District Court
415
Commissioners, County, List of 412
Coroners 416
County Attorneys 416
County Auditors 414
County Commissioners, List of. 412
County Commissioners, Proceedings 381
County Fairs 551
County Finances, 1868.
386
County Finances, 1870
388
County Finances, 1874.
390
County Finances, 1897
404
County Finances, 1915
405
County Government
381
County Medical Society 519
County Officers' Salaries and Bonds 398
County Officials, First 381
County Representation
410
County Seat, Locating the 394
County Superintendents
417
County Surveyors
417
County Treasurers
414
County Treasury Robbed 407
Court Commissioners 416
Court House Corner-stone Laying ... 577
Court House History
399
Creameries
548, 553
Customs of Indians.
370
D
Dairy Statistics 553
Darfur-
Assessed Valuation 406
Bank
531
Business Interests
422
Churches 491
Improvements 422
Incorporation 1
1 I
422
Officials, First
422
Platted 422. 572 1 1 1
President of
422
Schools 508
Daughters of Rebekah 534
Deeds, Early 376
Dexter Township 389
Doctors 516
Doctors' Fees 520
Dodd, Captain, Death of 359
Drainage
407
Drainage of the County 327
Drewsville Township
388
Drift
330
E
Early Conditions 436
Early Transportation Troubles 584
Eastern Star, Order of 533
Echols
572
Education
503
Elgin Colony 551
Episcopal Church 487
Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
482
Execution of Indian Murders
364
F
Farm Names
550
Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Co.
451
Farming Interests
548
Ferry-boat Fees
388
Fieldon Township-
Altitude 329, 571
Area
430
Assessed Valuation 400
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Creation of
386
Lakes 328
Land Entries 430
Organization
430
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Population
1 430, 570
School Houses
510
Settlement 430
Vote on Bond Issue 403
First County Officers
381
First House, the 583
First Settlements
376, 380
Foresters, Catholic Order of
539
Fraternal Orders
532
G
Geology
327
Glacial Drift
330
Graded Schools 509
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Grand Army of the Republic
539
Grasshopper Plague 580, 589
Grasshopper Relief
392
Gravel
332
Grogan
462, 572
Growth of Watonwan County
579
H
High Schools
509
House, the First
583
I
Independent Order of Odd Fellows_ 533
Indian Character 334
Indian History
334
Indian Massacre of 1862, Causes of 344
Indian Traders, Schemes of
347
Indian Treaties
334
Indian Violence
351
Indians, Last Raid of
370
Indians, Their Peculiar Customs
370
J
Jail 403
Juni, Benedict, Captivity of
336
K
Knights of Pythias
534
L
Lakes 327, 331
Land Transfers, Early
376
LaSalle-
Bank 529
Business Interests 459
Lodge 537
Platted
459,
572
Postoffice 460
Lawyers
513
Lewisville-
Assessed Valuation 1
406
Banks 529
Business Interests 426
Churches 486 1
Improvements 425
Incorporation 425 I 1
Lewisville-Cont.
Lawyers
515
Location
425
Lodges
536
Officials, First
425
1
Platted
425, 572
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Population
426
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Postoffice
425
1
1
Presidents of
425
Schools 508 1
Libraries
504
Little Crow Uprising
353
Local Option Vote, 1915
594
Lodges
532
Long Lake Township-
Altitude
329, 572
Area
431
Assessed Valuation
406
Boundaries
431
Buildings Assessed, 1894
406
Churches
488. 490
Creation of
386
Indian Atrocities
433
Johnson Murder
556
Lakes
328, 431
Land Entries 432
Norwegian Settlement
437
Organization
431
Population
431, 570
School Houses
510
Settlement
432
Vote on Bond Issue
403
M
Madelia-
Altitude 328, 571
Assessed Valuation 406
Banks
525
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Business Interests, 1885 447
Business Interests, 1916 449
Business Men's Association
451
Churches ____ 480, 483, 485, 486, 487, 492
Commercial Club 450
County Seat 394
Creamery 553
Early Business Interests 444
Fires
449
Incorporation 448
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Madelia-Cont.
Indian Scare 444
Lawyers
515
Location
443
Lodges
533, 535, 536, 539
Mill
448
Municipal History 448
Name
443
Newspapers
521
Officials
448
1
Platted
443, 572
Population
570
Postoffice
444
Schools
505
Vote on Bond Issue
403
Madelia Township-
Altitude 329, 571
Arca
439
Assessed Valuation
406
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Lakes
327, 440
Land Entries
440
Location
439
Population
570
Railroad Interests
440
School Houses
510
Settlement
440
Streams
440
Vote on Bond Issue 403
Markets, Early
591, 592
Masonic Order
532
Massacre at New Ulm
369
Medical History
516
Medical Society
319
Mennonite Churches
491'
Methodist Episcopal Churches
480
Military History
546
Militia, First Officers
384
Modern Brotherhood of America
537
Modern Woodmen of America.
535
Murders
556
N
Name of the County
381
Nationality of Population 571
Natural Drainage
327
Nelson Township-
Altitude
329, 572
Area 451
Nelson Township-Cont.
Assessed Valuation 406
Buildings Assessed, 1894 400
Land Entries
452
Location
451
Name
452
Organization 452
Population
451. 570
School Houses
510
Settlement
452
Vote on Bond Issue
403
New Ulm, Defense of
355
New Ulm Massacre
369
Newspapers
521
North Branch Township
389
Northfield Bank Robbery
560
Norwegian Lutheran Churches
487
Norwegian Settlers
437
O
Odd Fellows
533
Odin-
Assessed Valuation 406
Banks
528
Business Interests
457
Creamery
457
Improvements 450 1 I 1
Location
456
Lodges
537
Officials
456
Platted
456, 572
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Population
456
Postoffice
457
Schools
508
Odin Township-
Altitude 329, 572
Assessed Valuation -106
Boundaries
453
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Creation of
389
Lakes 328, 453
Land Entries
154
I
Location
453
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Organization
1
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453
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Population
1
453, 570
School Houses
510
Settlement
4.5.1
Vote on Bond Issue
403
Wild Birds
4.55
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Officials, First County 381
Old Settlers' Reunion 573
Order of the Eastern Star 533
Organization of the County 381
Ormsby-
Assessed Valuation 406
Banks
529
Business Interests 1 I 1
439
Fire Protection 1
439
1 Location 439 1 1
Municipal History 1
439
Name 439 1
Officials, First I
439
Platted
1
I
1
572
Presidents of
439
Schools
508
Outrages
556
P
Peat
333
Pensioners of Sioux Uprising 369
Physicians
516
Pioneer Days, Story of
461
Pioncer lleroes
588
Pioneers, Privations of
586
Plattings
572
Poor, Care for the 403
Population of the County 570
Presbyterian Churches 485
I'residential Vote
410
Press, the 521
Prices, Early Market 592
Privations of Pioneers 586
Probate Judges
416
Prohibition Candidates
418
Prohibition Question
593
R
Railroads 541
Rebekahs 534
Registers of Deeds 415
Religious Societies 480
Reminiscences
583
Representatives
411
Riverdale Township-
Altitude 329, 571
Area 458
Assessed Valuation 406
Riverdale Township-Cont.
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Creation of
388
Land Entries
458
Location
458
Organization 458 1 1 I
Population 458, 570
Railroad Interests 458
School Houses
510
Settlement
458
Vote on Bond Issue 403
Rivers
327
Rosendale Township-
Altitude
329, 572
Assessed Valuation
406
Buildings Assessed, 1894
406
Churches
488
Creation of
389
Lakes
460
Location
1
460
Organization
1
460
Pioneer Days
461
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Railroad Interests
460
Schools
507, 510
Settlement
461
Vote on Bond Issue 403
Royal Neighbors of America
536
Russian Thistle
594
S
St. James --
Altitude
328, 571
Assessed Valuation 406
Banks
525
Buildings Assessed, 1894 406
Business Interests, 1870 468
Business Interests, 1885 468
Business Interests, 1916
477
Business Men's Association
473
Churches
480, 485, 487, 489, 492
Commercial Club 472
County Scat
396
Creamery
555
1 Fire Department 471
First Events I
468
First Settlers 1 1
468
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First Store
1
1
1
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380
I 1 1 I Home-coming 478
F
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1 460, 570
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St. James-Cont.
Horse and Cattle Fair 552
Hospital
474
Improvements
470
Incorporation
470
Industries
479
Lawyers
515
Churches
484
Creation of
388
Goblinski Murder
557
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Lakes
463
Land Entries
463
1
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1
1
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Location
462
Organization
463
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L
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I
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Population
570
463,
School Houses
I
510
Settlement
463
Vote on Bond Issue
403
1
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Spanish-American War
547
Spelling School
573
Springfield Township
389
State Representatives
411
State Senators
411
Stock Raising
548
Storms
576
Streams
327
Surface of the County
327
Surveyors, County
417
Swedish Lutheran Churches
489
T
Timber
329
Timber Claims
376
Topography
328
Townships of the County
419
Traverse des Sioux, Treaty of.
334
Treasurers, County
414
Treaties with Indians
334
V
Village Plattings
572
IV
Wakefield Township
380
Wild Animals
582
Woman's Relief Corps
540
Woodmen of America, Modern
535
Sioux, Punishment of the
362
Situation of the County 327, 381
Soil
329
Soldiers' Bounty
385
Soldiers Lodge
350
"Song for the Old Settlers"
575
South Branch Township-
Altitude
329, 572
Assessed Valuation
406
Boundaries
462
Buildings Assessed, 1894
406
Library
Lodges
472, 532, 534, 535, 537, 539
Municipal
History
470
Name
467
Newspapers
522
470
Officials, Present 1
470
Park
474
1
1
Platted 467, 572 I
Population
570
Railroad Interests
467, 543
Sanitarium
474
Schools
505
Vote on Bond Issue 403
St. James Township-
Altitude 329, 572
Assessed Valuation 406
Boundaries
464
Buildings Assessed, 1894
406
Creation of
388
Lakes 328, 464
Land Entries
465
464
Organization
1
464
Pioneers 464 I 1 1
Population
570
1
464,
School Houses
510
Settlement
464
Vote on Bond Issue
403
School Examiners 417
School Lands 379
504
School Statistics
509
Schools
503
Schools in 1875 F
505
Secret Societies
532
Senators, State
411
Settlements, First
376, 380
Sheriffs
415
Y
York Township
386
Younger Brothers
500
473
Officials, First
Location
1
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
VOLUME II
A
Abel, Frederick 449
Adrian, John 189 1
Albrecht, Richard 311 L
Anderson, Albert
180
I
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Anderson, Amund
345
1
Anderson, Andrew H
395
Anderson, Bertel
267
Anderson, C. H
171
Anderson. Carl C., D. V. S.
46
Anderson, Charles
483
Anderson, Christian
367
Anderson, John A.
399
Anderson, Nels
55
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Anderson, Ole 237 I
Anton, Frank T
105
Armstrong, Moses K 275 1
Arneson, Theodore J.
99
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B
Balzer. Frank 318
Balzer, Jacob J 144
Balzer, Solomon 95
Beise, Henry C., D. M. D.
146
Biel. Albert F. 390
Bill, James J. 316
Bisbee, John 400
Bishop, Carl R. 414 1 1 1 1
1 Bjoin, O. A. 429 I
1 Bolin, Amel 188
Bolin, Charles W. 254
Bondhus, Thomas 155
1 Bonin. Ferdinand 370
1 Braathun, C. O. 219 1 I
Bradley, George P 174 1
Brogger, Eivind
204
Brogger. Jacob
283
Brown, John A.
1
440
Burley, Fred
1
233
Burton, William C.
383
C
Cadwell, Mason N. 62
Carpenter, Frederick
J
107
Cassem, T. P.
450
Christensen, Fred T. 183
Christenson, Ole L
387
Churchill, Leroy C.
369
Clark, Willis J. 1 1 70
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Clement, Berton F
200
1 Collins, Thomas C. 1 33
Comnick, Gottlieb
249
Cook, William A.
422
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Cooley, Charles H. 448
Crowley, Charley T.
123
Curtis, Will
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D
Dammann. C. W. 360
Davies, James T. 158
Davies, Joseph 290
DeGonda, Anthony P. 380
Dempsey, Gerald
420
Dewar, Frank
375
Dewar, John, Sr
138
1 DeWolf, Milo T. 1 43
Doerksen, Jacob P 470 1
Drake, George
282
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Dryden, T. N. 1 5.3
Dummett, William H.
121
Dyer, Francis M. 328
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Eichstad, Emil H. 455
Ellingsberg, Anton 135
Engeswick, John A. 464
Englin, Jolın S. 285
Englin, Theo.
225
Englund, A. W 327 1 1 1 1 1 1
Erickson, Elof
346
I 1 1 1 Erickson, Nils 365 1 F
Ewert, David
45
Gustafson, Charles A. 310 Gustafson, John F. 176
H
Hage, Siver 481
Haislet, Herman W. 125
Hale, Walter M.
137
Halvorsen, Ole A.
167
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Hammerstad, Ole
73
Hammond, Milton H. 42
Hammond, Hon. Winfield S. 35
Hamre, Andrew C.
394
Hansen, Jens C. 260
Hansen, Severt 74
Hanson, Andrew M. 51
Hanson, Henry E. 120 1 1 1
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195
1
1 I 1 Fester, E. O. 358
Fisch, Michael L. 119
Flaig, Arthur J. 293 1
Flitter, H. C.
403
Flogstad, Martin H. 245
Haugen, Hans A.
453
Flogstad, Paul
228
Foss, Julius E. 201
Foss Mercantile Company. 201
Heggerston, E. E
1 166
Foss, William H. 201
Franz, Martin 317
Franz, Peter J. 211
Fredrickson, August 353
Friesen, Abraham B. 140
Fuller, Walter A. 185
G
Gall, Frank 222
Gertner, Gottlieb 203
Gibbs, Edson A. 461
Gilbertson, Gustav E. 71
Gillam, Charles W.
88
Gillis, Rev. Benjamin C. 1
209
Gjertson, John 194
Glasier, Jacob M 347
Goertzen, Cornelius 1
354
Goosen, Peter FF. 460 1
I Graff, Adolph 465 1 I
J
Jackson, Samuel
431
Jacobsen, Lars O.
469
Jacobson, Abraham 256
388
1 Hengtgen, Jacob 131 I 1 I
1 1 Heppner, John 475 I 1
Hiebert, Jacob G. 86 1
Hofstad, Rudolf
350
I Hofstrom, Charles O. 371
Hohenstem, Otto E. 1 76 1
Holen, Soren 208
1 1 1 1 Holte, Even O. 138 1 I 1
I I 1 1 Hovden, Ben 395
Hoyt, Ole C. 351
Huffman, John C.
450
Hunter, William W. 304
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Iverson, lver O.
234
Grant, George W. 192
1 Grant, John G. 360
Grunenwald, Albert 361
Gushman, Leo A. 118
F
Fast, Herman J. 187
1 Fast, Jacob J. 320
I 1 Fast, John H. 356 I 1
1 Fast, Peter P. 427 1 I 1
Fering, Severt J. 67 1 1 I
llanson, Jens
Harbitz, Monrad
326
Harper, Arthur
251
Hartmann, Rev. M.
K
232
Hasenheyer, Gottlieb
132
Haycraft, Emery
205
Hedquist, Olaf 58
Henderson, John
128
Henderson, Martin 1 1
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Jacobson, Gunder 436
Janzen, Abraham 54
Janzen, David C. 480
Jencks, Perry M. 382 1
Jensen, Jens C.
1 321
Jensen, Soren P.
1
1 181
Johnson, Albert E. 134 I
1 Johnson, Gunder 314 I
Johnson. Hon. J. E. 52
Johnson, John F.
148
Judd. Frank E., D. V. S. 197
Juhnke, William 337
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Madson, Mabel S. 13.
Martin. Henry .1.
330
Mather, James S. 333
Mathisen. George W. 308
Mattison. N. C.
323
Mead, Wallace E. 05
Melheim, Claus 428
Mertens, August W.
79
Messenbrink, Fred C.
300
Meyer, A. F. 335
Meyers, Rev. John
133
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Miller. Michael P.
196
Milligan, Bert 419
Minder, Emil F. 68
Minion, Nathaniel P.
272
Missling, Gustav
4(19)
Mitchell, Harris 473
Mooers, Ellison D. 21.3
Moore, John F.
421
Mullen. William
411
Muller, Gustav
129
Musland, Jens T.
447
Natterstad. G. T.
359
Natterstad. Knute
Nelson, Christian N. 478
Nelson, John
Nelson, John F. 117
Nenfeld. Peter G. 104
Nickel. August W. 342
Nickel. Davil 1. 380
Noble. David \
113
Norman, Rev Frantz C. 1. 48
Loughran, Barney
1
Ludemann, Johann D. 471
Lundholm, Rev. Algot T. 220
Mc
Mc Carthy, W. J., M. D. 280
MeCauley, Edward
151
McClean, Alfred J.
458
Mc Laughlin, William W
274
K
Kabrick. O. A., M. D 410
Kintzi, Theodore 90
Klaras. Fred H. 385
Kleven, Helge O.
259
1
Klocow. Frank D.
1
173
Knudson, Carl S.
392
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Knudson, Elmer E.
179
1
Kobs, Johann W.
217
1
Kopperud. John E.
266
1 Krause, Herman C. 443 I
1 Krueger, Kumbert 63 1 I
L
Laingen, Thorsten P. 298
Lande, O. C. 389
Langley, David P. 112
Lantz, John A. 450 1 1
Larkin, Charles
287
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1 1 1 I I Larson, Lauritz 446 1 1
Leffler, Lorenz 1
1
1 2
I 405
Leonard, E. 1.
252
Leonard, H. P.
87
Le Tournean. George
1
207
Lewis. James
Lewis, Roy W. 477
Lien, Charles A. 103
Lindquist, August E. 1
271
Lindquist, Gustav 452
1 Linscheid. Jacob J. 218
Lobben, Jens L. 4.32 1 1 1
Loewen, Henry F. 483
Loewen, Nic F. 485
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
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Offerdal, Thomas 130
Olson, Hilmer J. 380
Olson, Knut 235 1
Olson, Mathias 364 1 1 1
Olson, Ole A. 338 1 1 1
Olson, Oluf T. 247 1 I
Osland, Ole 1
363
Otesa, O. A. 193 1
Ottum, Chris
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442
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Palmer, U. H. 384
Pankow. Rev. Erdman A 216
Parr, M. W. 413
Paulson, Samuel 379
Pedersen, Christ 97 1 1
Pederson, George 244 1
Pederson, Iver 1
I 377
1 Pederson, Lars P. 264 1
Pederson, Torvel
231
Pedvin, John 286
Perkins, Judge Alfred D. 37
Peters, Dietrich D. 238
Peters, Henry D.
296
Peterson, August E. 398
Peterson, Chester R. 77
Peterson, Laurits 268
1 1 1 Peterson, William A. 152
Pierce, Charles B. 142 1
I Pietz, H. R. 294 I
I Porter, Matthew S. 91 1 1
Potter, Edward C. [
308
Potter, William A. 100
1 1 Prokes, Rev. Francis J I 50
Purrington, Lewin M 1 1 417
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Quade, August
306
Quevli, Andrew A. 82
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Radtke, John F. 240
1 Rand, Alvin 312 1
Randall, John S. 258
Rank, Elmer E. 175
Rasche, Gustav T. 162 1
Rasey, Elwin Z. 160
Ratzlaff, Benjamin J. 420
Reinert, Ole 303
Reisdorph, John A. 372
Reisdorph, Robert 141
Rolf, Johan, D. D. S. 224
Rossing, Anton 165
Rossing, William L. I
255
Roxin, John 215 1 1 1
Ruhberg, Carl H. 1 1
404
1 Ruhberg, Peter A. 212
Running, Amel
78
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Rupp. Jacob
229
Rupp, John E.
241
Rydeen, John
1
253
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Sanborn, Benjamin C. 437
Sartorius, William
124
Savage, Donald R. 139
Savage, Rev. Edward 115
Schaffer, Arthur L.
376
Schmotzer, Edward F. 352
Schroeder, Frank 106
Schroeder, Heinrich 1 416
Schroeder, Louis E. 484 1 I 1
Schulte, William
307
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1 1 Schultz, David D. 324 1 1
Schultz, Isaac D. 1
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402
1 Schwandt. George 248 1
Scribner, D. J. 289 1
1 Seely, Whalen D. 56 1
Selnes, O. E.
83
Senst, Herman A.
1
1 457
Senst, Otto
223
Shaner, Charles 11. 1
199
Siem, Nels
407
Sivertson, George P. I
127
Sizer. Michael 467
Skjedser. Niels
445
Skrabeck, Halvor T.
243
Sletta, Alfred
433
Sletta, Ole E. 343
1 Smestad, Edward E. 191
Smestad, llans P.
98
1 Smith, Willard C. 454
Solete, Fred
435
Somers, John W.
332
Sonnesyn, C. N.
80
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Sonnesyn, J. K. 111
Sorensen, Neal C. 153 1
Stark, Arthur O. 261 I
Sterrie, Peter N. 1
75
Stoess, Dietrich 1 1 I
270
Story, Lincoln L. 341 1 1 1
Strunk, Arthur F. 93 1 1 1 1
Sucker, Adolph 1
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412
1 Sulem, S. J. 430 1 1
Sullivan, Edd T. 118 1
Sundt, Ole E.
336
1 1 Swain. W. S. 349
Swanson, Alex 168 1
Swartz, Arthur L. 164
Swenson, Gilbert 236
Swenson, Henning L. 263
Swenson, Swen L.
466
Syverson. Olans
423
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Tackels, LaMont H. 279
Takle, Jens 474
Thompson, Albert L. 142
Thompson, Jesse O. 57
Thompson, Knut S.
314
Thompson. Oscar J.
157
Thorkveen. Rev. Lars P 72
Thorne, James P. 441
Thornton. Col. John 66
Tibbedeaux, Tuffiel 40
Tonnesson. Thomas
94
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Uhlhorn, Felix F.
102
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Vagstad, Hans M. 434
1 Villa, John E. 90
Vold. M. C.
284
Voshage, Henry
190
Voth. D. J.
47
Vought, Andrew P.
220
Wall, Jacob H. 309
Walsh. James J
265
Ware, Mark C.
169
Warner, Andrew W. 292
Wenstrom, Carl J.
109
Wenstrom, Otto 92
West. Mrs. Elizabeth R ʻ 408
West. John C.
393
Whiting, Solomon D. 184 1
Wicklund, Alfred J. 85
Wog, Daniel E.
339
Woodruff. Amelins E.
400
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Yarger, T. M.
374
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Zender, John
59
Zender, John J.
60
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COTTONWOOD COUNTY COURT HOUSE, WINDOM.
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COTTONWOOD COUNTY MINNESOTA
CHAPTER I. -
RELATED STATE HISTORY.
The greater part, or about two-thirds, of the territory embraced within the boundaries of Minnesota was included in the Louisiana Purchase, ceded to the United States by France in 1803. The remainder of this state, com- prising the northeastern third part, lying east of the Mississippi river, was included in the country surrendered from Great Britain by the treaty of 1783, at the end of the Revolutionary War. In 1805 a grant of land nine miles square, at the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Peter (now Min- nesota ) rivers, was obtained from the Sioux Indians. A military post was established on the grant in 1819, and in 1820 arrangements were made for the erection of a fort, which was completed in 1822 and named Ft. Snelling, after the commanding officer, and the grant has ever since been known as the Ft. Snelling Reservation. In 1823 the first steamboat ascended the Mississippi as far as Ft. Snelling; and annually thereafter one or two trips of steamboats were made to this isolated post for a number of years.
This territory was held by the Chippewa or Ojibway and the Dakota or Sioux Indians, but adventurous pioneers had penetrated into the coun- try along the streams tributary to the Mississippi river, and in 1836 Wis- consin territory was organized, comprising all the territory west of Lake Michigan, and including within its limits all the country west of the Great Lakes and north of Illinois, the west boundary of the territory being the Mississippi river.
INDIAN TREATIES.
In 1837 two important treaties were made with the native tribes of Indians. The first one was made by Gov. Henry Dodge, of Wisconsin, with the Ojibways, at Ft. Snelling, on the 29th of July, of that year, whereby
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they ceded to the United States all their pine or agricultural lands on the St. Croix river and its tributaries.
On the 29th of September, of the same year, at the city of Washing- ton, a treaty with the Sioux was made by Joel R. Poinsett, a special com- missioner representing the United States, and about twenty chiefs, accom- panied by Major Taliaferro, their agent, and Scott Campbell, an interpreter. Through the influence and by the direction of Governor Dodge, this delega- tion of chiefs had proceeded to Washington for the purpose of making this treaty, by which the Dakotas, or Sioux, ceded to the United States all their lands east of the Mississippi river and all its islands. The Indians were to receive as consideration for the same $110,000 in cash, to be divided among the mixed bloods, $90,000 in payment of debts owing by the tribes, and $300,000 to be invested in five per cent. stocks, the interest of which should be paid to them annually.
In 1848 Wisconsin adopted a state constitution, but ignored the enab- ling act, and made the northern part of the western boundary of the state along the line of the St. Louis and Rum rivers, which was not accepted by the United States government, and the boundary line from the Mississippi river to Lake Superior became fixed, as in the enabling act, on the line of the St. Croix river and in a direct line to the mouth of the St. Louis river.
After the acceptance of the Wisconsin constitution, in May, 1848, the territory north and west of the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers being prac- ticaly without a government, the Hon. John Catlin, claiming to be still secretary and acting governor of Wisconsin territory, issued a proclama- tion for a special election, to elect a delegate to Congress. The election was held on October 30, and Hon. H. H. Sibley was chosen delegate, and after some delay was admitted as such into the Congress of the United States.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED.
On March 3, 1849, Congress passed an act to establish the territorial government of Minnesota. It fixed the seat of government at St. Paul, and established the southern boundary of the territory along the north and west boundary line of the state of Iowa, from the Mississippi river to the Missouri river, the western boundary through the middle of the channel of the Missouri river to the mouth of the White Earth river, and up the middle of the channel of the White Earth river to the boundary line between the United States and Great Britain, the northern boundary running thence easterly and southeasterly on the international boundary line to Lake Super-
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