History of Fillmore County, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, Part 111

Author: Edward D. Neill
Publication date: 1882
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At Lake Pepin in 1688 and 1689 ... .37,


40 At La Ponte of Lake Supe- rior, 1692 .. 37


Brings first Sioux chief to Montreal ... 37. 83 38


Visits France.


Arrives in Gulf of Mexico ... 39 Passes Perrot's lead mines .. 40 At the River St. Croix 42


Holds a council with the Sioux .


Recognized as a State 128


Mitchell, Alexander M., U. S. Marshal 118 Candidate for Congress. 125


Lignery. commands at Macki- naw. 50 Mission Atations. .106 to 111


At Fort Duquesne. 61


Linctot, commander at Macki- naw ... 51 Little Crow, Sioux chief, goes in 1824 to Washington .. 95


Long, Major Stephen H .. tour to St. Anthony. A. D. 1817. 82


Burial place ... 88


Kaposia Village 86


Carver's cave. 84


St. Anthony Falls. 85


Opinion of the site of Fort Snelling .. 88


Loomis, Captain Gustavus A., U. S. A ... 108 Loomis, D. B., early settler of St. Croix Valley. 122


Loras, Bishop of Dubuque. 109 Louisiana, transfer of. 73 Lowry, Sylvanus, early settler. 127


Macalester College ... 125


Mackinaw re-occupied 50 Presbyterian mission at 106 Rev. Dr. Morse visits .... 196


Robert Stuart resides at. 106 Rev. W. M. Ferry, mission- Nicolet, Jean, first white trader ary at ..... 106 in Wisconsin 1


Maginnis makes a claim at St. Croix Falls .. 112


Map by Franquelin indicates Du Luth's explorations ... 9


Marest, James Joseph, Jesuit missionary, signs the papers taking possession of the Upper Mississippi. 32


Letter to Le Bueur. 89


Marin, Lamarque de, French offi- cer. 60


Marine, early settlers at. 12


Marshall, Hon. W. R. mentioned, . 115, 128 Marquette. Jesuit missionary at La Pointe ... 4


Martin, Abraham, pilot. 1


Maskoutens mentioned. 37 Massacre Island, Lake of the


McGillis, Hugh, N. W. Co. Agent,


McGregor, English trader ar-


Mckay, trader from Albany


Lt. Col. William attacks Prarie du Chien. 81 McKean, Elias, a founder of Still- water .. 113 Mckenzie, old trader 87 McKusick J., a founder of Still- water .. 113 McLean, Nathaniel, editor. 119 McLeod, Martin, exposed to snow storm .. 102


Menard Rene, Jesuit missionary letter of. 2 Owens, John P., editor. 123


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Among the Ottowas of Lake


Superior 3 Meeker, B. B., Territorial Judge


Messaver, Father, accompanies


the Verendrye expedition. 58 Mississippi river. 42


Describes Fort L'Huillier. 47


Pennensha, French trader among the Sioux 59


98 Pere see Perrot. Perkins, Lt. U. S. A. in charge of Fort Shelby 80 Perrierre, see L. Perrierre.


116


Perrot, Nicholas, arrests Achiga-


Account of Father Menard's ascent of the Mississippi and Black Rivers. 2


Suspected of poisoning La Salle 29


Associated with Du Luth 29


Presents a silver ostensorium 30


In the Seneca expedition .. 31 His return to Lake Pepin .. 31


Takes possession of the coun- try 32


Conducts a convoy from Mon- treal 34, Establishes a post on Kala- mazoo river .. 34 Threatened with death by Indians 38 Peters, Rev. Samuel, interested in the Carver claim 70,71, 98 Petuns, see Hurons.


Phillips, W. D., early lawyer at St. Paul. .116. 119 Pike, Lt. Z. M. U. S. army at Prairie du Chien .. 74


76


At Sandy Lake 77


At Leech Lake. 78 At Dickson's trading post. ..


78 Confers with Little Crow 78 Pinchon, see Pennensha.


Pinchon, Fils de, Sioux chief, confers with Pike .. 78


122 Editor of Dakotah Friend ... Interpreter at treaty of 1851. 124 Pond, Rev. Samuel W. notifies the agent of a Sioux war party 103 78 Porlier, trader near Sauk Rapids .76, Poupou, Isadore, killed by Sisse- ton Sioux. 92


Prairie du Chien described by Carver .. 64 During war of 1812-1815. 80


Mckay at. 81 Prescott, Philander, early life. 91 Provencalle, loyal to America in war of 1812. 81


Quinn, Peter 108 Raclos, Madeline, wife of Nicho- las Perrot .. 34 Radisson, Sieur, early life and marriage 2 Rae, Dr., Arctic explorer at St. Paul. 124 Ramsey, Hon. Alexa der, first Governor 117


Treaty of 1887. 112 Guest of H. H. Sibley at Men- dota ... 118 Becomes a resident of St. Paul 118 Holds Indian council at Fort Snelling .. 121 Randin, visits extremity of Lake


Olmstead, S. B. 128


Olmsted, David, President of first council. 119 Candidate for Congress 122 One Eyed Sioux, alias Bourgne Original Leve, Rising Moose .. 85


Loyal to America during war of 1812 81 Ottawas, their migrations. 2


Ottoes, mentioned 42, 43, Quasicoude, ( Wah-zee-ko-tay ) Sioux chief mentioned by Hen-


nepin .. 29. 27


Pacific Ocean, route to .. 36, 50, 58, 60, 69 Petron, uncle of Du Luth. 11 Penicaut describes Fort Perrot .. 29 Fort Le Sueur on Isle Pelee .. 37


Miami Indians visited by Perrot, 90 Ask for a trading post on Mis- sippi 33


Mill, first in Minnesota. 93,


Mille Lacs Sioux visited by Du Luth Hennepin 22


Minnesota, meaning of the word, River, first steamboat in. 122 naga at Lake Superior .. 12


Historical Society 119 Early days of .. 20


Territory, proposed bounda- ries. 115


Convention at Stillwater 115


When organized 117 First election 118 First Legislature. 118 First counties organized. 119


Missionaries. Rev. Alvan Coe


visits Fort Snelling 107


Frederick Ayer 107


W. T. Boutwell 107


E. F. Ely, (teacher) 109


Mr. Denton. 111


Sherman Hall 107


Daniel Gavin 111


John F. Aiton 111


Robert Hopkins 117


Samuel W. Pond 107


J. W. Hancock 111 Description of Falls of St. J. D. Stevens 107 Anthony .. 75 Block house at Swan River .. 77


S. R. Riggs 111


T. S. Williamson, M. D 107 M. N. Adams. 111 Moreau, Pierre, with Du Luth at Lake Superior ... 9 Morrison, William. old trader, 78, 87 Moss, Henry L., U. S. District Attorney . 118 Nadowaysioux, see Sioux.


Newspapers, first in St. Paul 117 to 128


Nicollet. J. N., astronomer and


geologist 102


Niverville, Boucher de, at Lake Winnipeg 60


Norris, J. B. 126


North, J. W. 122. 128


North west company trading posts 7 Noue. Robertal de la, re-occupies Du Luth's port at the head of Lake Superior. 50


Ochagachs, draws a map for Ve- rendrye 58


Mentioned by the geographer Bellin 87


Ojigways or Chippewas. ... 30, 81. 37 Early residence of .. 105 Principal villages of 105 Of Lake Pokeguma attacked 110


Oliver. Lient. U. S. A., detained by ice at Hastings 91


Editor of Democrat 125 Superior 110 Ravoux, Rev. A., Sioux mission- ary 109 Reaume, Sieur, interpreter ... 52 Red River of the North, men- tioned. 87 44 Renville, Joseph, mention of .. 76. 109 Renville, John ... 109 Republican convention at St.An- thony 126 Rice, Hon. Henry M., steps to or-


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Gideon H. Pond 107 Address to Indians 74


Returns to Gulf of Mexico. 45, Libbey, Washington, pioneer at St. Croix Falls .. 113 Missions, Jesuit. 5. 16, 106


Medary, Governor, Samuel 12 Persons, Rev. J. P. 119


Woods origin of the name ..... 59 Leech Lake. 78 rested 15


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Stuart, Robert, at Mackinaw, in- PAGE


Elected delegate to Congress 122 Sioux, origin of the word 1


Peculiar language of 4


Villages visited by Du Luth .. 9


Described by Cadillac 16


Meet Accault and Hennepin.


Of Mille Lacs. 19,


20 22


Tanner, John, stolen from his


In charge at Mackinaw. .. . 62, 66 ish service. 81


Rolette. Joseph, Jr. 127


Roseboom, English trader, ar- rested near Macninaw .. 15 Roseboom, trader at Green Bay. 63


Rosser, J. T., Secretary of Ter- ritory 125


Russell, Jeremiah, pioneer in St. Croix Valley 109, 112 Segard, in 1836 notices Lake Su- perior copper. 7


Chief visits Fort L'Huillier. 43


In council with Le Sueur 41


Visited by Jesuits 51


A foil to the Foxes. 55


Bands described by Carver. .. 65


Thompson, David, geographer, N. W. Co .. 78 Tonty, Henry, with Du Luth at Niagara .. 15 Treaties of 1837 with Sioux and Ojibways .... 112


Saint Anthony Express, first pa- per beyond St. Paul 123 Saint Anthony Falls, Suspension bridge over 126 Government mill at 93, 94 St. Croix county organized. 114


Court in 114 Saint Croix river, origin of


name ... 42, 112


Vercheres, in command at Green Bay


In council with Ojibways. 94


Sioux Delegation in A. D. 1824, go to Washington .. 95


Delivered by Col. Snelling ... Executed by Ojibways .. 99


99


Killed by Ojibways, April, 1838. 103


Attack Lake Pokeguma band in 1841 ... 110 Wahmatah, Sioux chief


44 95


Are attacked in 1842. 111 Wait, L B ... 119


Treaties of 1851. 123


Wakefield, John A. 116 Wales, W. W. 127


Washington visite St. Pierre ... 60 Welch, W. H. Chief Justice of Territory .. 125 Wells, James, trader, married 102


French


At Lake Pepin .. 17 Wilkin, Alexander, Secretary of Territory. 124


Candidate for Congress. 125 Williamson, Rev. T. S., M. D.


early life. 107 Organizes church at Fort


Scott. General Winfield, suggests the name of Fort Snelling 163 Selkirk, Earl, Thomas Douglas .. 87


Pasquinade on N. P. Willis ... 98 Steele, Franklin, pioneer of St. Croix Valley 112. 113 tlement, killed .. 88


Semple, Governor of Selkirk set-


Senecas defeated by the French, 15 Shea, J. G., on failure to estab- lish Sioux mission 106 Sherburne Moses, Judge 125


1848. 115 Stevens, Rev. J. D. 106, 108 Stillwater, battle between Sioux


Winnebagoes mentioned .. .40, Wisconsin River called Mescherz 52 Founders of. 119 Obeda by La Salle 18 and Ojibways .. 109 Land slide in 1852. 124 Wolfe, General, death of. 1 Wood, trader among Bioux .. 78 Yeiser, Captain at Fort Shelby .. 80 Yuhazee, executed at St. Paul ... 121


Stratton, pioneer in St. Croix


Valley 112, 113


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Early Settlers of 114 High water in 1850. 121 First execution for murder 124


Chief, Original Leve, Pike's friend .. 75, 81


Formerly dwelt at Leech Lake ..


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Sisseton murderer brought to Fort Snelling .. 92


61 Verendrye, Sieur, early life of ... 58


Du Luth first explorer of. 112 Pioneers in Valley of. 112 Early preachers in valley of. 118 Saint Paul, origin of name .. 114


Expedition west of Lake Su- perior . Return to Lake of the Woods Sieur, Jr., accompanies St. Pierre ... 59, Wahkautape, Sioux chief visits .48, Le Aneur.


61


Effort to remove seat of gov- ernment therefrom. 127 Saint Pierre, Captain, at Lake Superior .. 50 At Lake Pepin. .55, 65 Commander at Mackinaw ... 61 At Fort La Reine 60 In N. W. Pennsylvania. .60, 61 Visited by Washington. 60 Saskatchewan, first visited by 59


Attacked in St. Paul by Ojib- ways. 125


Simpson, early settler in St. Paul 114 Slaves, African. in Minnesota. 97 Smith, C. K., first Secretary of


Territory. .118 119 Fort at. 60


Snelling. Col. Josiah, arrives at Fort Snelling .. 92


Delivers Sioux assassins to Ojibways. 99


Schiller, versifies a Sioux chief's speech 67 Scott, Dred, slave at Fort Snell- ing 97 Death of. 101 W. Joseph, son of Colonel, career of .. 97 Snelling .. 108 Missionary at Lac qui Parle Kaposia .. 114 Willis, N. P., lampoons Joseph Snelling .. 97


At Stillwater Convention,


Shields, Gen. James, elected U. 8. Senator 128 Sibley, Hon. H. H., at Stillwater convention .. 115 Delegate to Congress from


Wisconsin Territory 116 fluence of. 108 Swiss emigrants, at Red River ... 89 Taliaferro. Maj. Lawrence, agent for the Sioux, notice of ... 91 Letter to Col. Levenworth .. 92 Takes Indians to Washington A. D. 1824. 95


Nicolas Perrot. 29 parents ... 88 Tannery for Buffalo skins ... Described by Perrot. 31 Different bands of 48 104 Meaning of the word 104 .. 46 Taylor, Jessie B., pioneer in St. Croix Valley 112 Joshua L. Warpaytwawns 105 118 N. C. D., Speaker House of


Seeseetwawns .. 105


Mantantaws. 44 Sissetons. 32


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Representatives 1854 128 Speech to Gov. Frontenac .. 38 Tegahkouita, Catherine, the Iro- quois virgin .. 17


Oujalespoitons .. .43. 44 Chief's speech to Frontenac .. 38 Chief's death at Montreal 38 Terry, Elijah, murdered by Sioux at Pembina. 124


Chief's speech described by Carver .. 67 Language, Carver's views on 69 Tuttle, C. A.,at Falls of St. Croix 112 University of Minnesota created 122 Van Cleve, Gen. H. P.


Varennes, Pierre Gualtier, nee Verendrye.


ganize Minnesota Territory,115, 116 Elected to Congress ... 125, 126


U. S. Senator 128 Richards, F. S., trader at Lake Pepin . 117 Riggs, Rev. S. R., Sioux mission- ary, letter of. 111 Robbinette, pioneer in St. Croix Valley 112 Robertson, Daniel A., editor,.124, 125 Rogers, Captain, at Ticonderoga 62 Rolette, Joseph, Sr., in the Brit-


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OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.


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Page 129 to 160.


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Admission of the State. 129


Agricultural Building. 147


Austin, Horace, sketch of 156


Aldrich, Cyrus, sketch of. 159


Averill, John T., sketch of 159


Battle of Pittsburg Landing. 183


Fair Oaks .. 133


Savage Station


198


Iuka.


184


Corinth 134


Gettysburg


137


Biennial session of the Legisla- ture


140


Bancroft, George, speech of 141


Blind, Education of the 148


Cavanaugh, James M., sketch of. 159


Cavalry Companies 139


Deaf and Dumb Institution 147


Davis. C. K., sketch of 157


Donnelly, Ignatius, sketch of 159


Dunnell, Mark, M., sketch of. 159


Edgerton, A. J., sketch of 158


Eighth Minnesota Regiment. 137


First State Legislature. 129


First steamboat on the Red River of the North .. 190


First white person executed. 130


First Minnesota Regiment .... 131, 187


Ramsey, Alexander, sketch of 151


Washburn, W. D .. sketch of .. 160


Yorktown, siege of. 133


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STATE EDUCATION.


Page 161 to 176.


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PAGE


Introduction.


161, 162


Board of Regents


166


Local Taxation. 172


Colonial Period.


163 Land Grant


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Graded School System. 172


Education in 1787. 164


State University. 168


Equal rights. 174


State Aid.


164, 165


Related System. 169


A Common foe ..


175


Education in Minnesota.


166


State railroad bonds issued 130


Capital, history of 141


In flames. 144


Penitentiary 14.


Gor man, Willis A., sketch of. 15: University 145


Hubbard, Lucius F., sketch of 157


149 Insare Hospital at St. Peter .. Rochester ... 150


King, Wm. S., sketch of 159


Miller, Stephen, sketch of. 155


Marshall, W. R., sketch of 156


McMillan, 8. J. R., sketch of 158 Sioux Outbreak 185


Minnesota in the civil war. 131


Normal School act. 130


Northfield Bank, raid on 139 Sibley, H. H., sketch of.


Noyes, J. L . sketch of 149


Norton, Daniel S., sketch of. 158


Shields, James, sketch of. 158


Page, Judge, impeachment of. 140 Stearns. O. P., sketch of. 158


Pillsbury. J. S., sketch of 157


Phelps, Wm. W., sketch of 159


Poehler, Henry, sketch of 160


Railroad land grants. 129


The Rocky Mountain Locust ... 139


Women allowed to vote for school officers . 189


Wilkinson. Morton 8., sketch of. 158 Windom, William, sketch of 158 Wilson, Eugene M., sketch of .. 159


Fifth Minnesota Regiment. .. 134, 137


Fourth Minnesota Regiment 187


Second State Legislature 130


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Fifth State Legislature. 138


Fillmore, ex-President, speech of


141


Flag presentation 143


Faculty .. 147


Campus and buildings 147 150 Reform School. Normal Schools 151


Second Minnesota Regiment .. 132. 137


Sharpshooters 182


Neward, Wm. H., speech of 142 School for the Feeble-minded. 149 153


Swift, H. A., sketch of


Strait, Horace B., sketch of 159


Stewart, Jacob H., sketch of 159 Third Minnesota Regiment. 189


Ramsey, Governor, tenders the services of his fellow-citizens to the President .. 131 Religious instruction excluded from schools .. 140


Rice, Heury M., sketch of. 158


State School Fund. 171 Results hoped for 176


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THE SIOUX MASSACRE OF 1862.


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Attack on the Upper Agency ... 188 Attack on Fort Abercrombie. 239


New Ulm ..


217


At Lower Agency Ferry 221


Near Glencoe. 228 Of Fort Abercrombie. 235


Baker, Mrs., flight of.


195


Byrnes, Lieut., with forty-seven men starts from Minneapolis for Meeker and Kandiyohi counties.


Carver, Jonathan ..


177


Causes of irritation preceding the massacre. 180 Covill's Mrs , statement 209 Chittenden's Captain. letter to the "New Haven Palladium" .. 213 Cox, E. St. Julien, arrives to the 217 relief of New Ulm


Camp Release, white prisoners brought into .. 250 Dodd, Capt. William B., death of. 218


Dead bodies are found and bur- ied in Meeker county .. 25 Davis, Captain, ordered to the relief of Fort Abercrombie .... 235 Expedition to Fort Leavenworth 219 Fugitives on the way to St. Peter 218 Fight at Lake Shetek 215 Fight at the wind-mill at New Ulm 217


Fort Ridgely, siege of 222


Forest City, troops arrive at ... .. 225 Indian sympathizers .. 251


Freeman, Captain, ordered to the relief of Fort Abercrombie 235 Fort Abercrombie relieved ...... 239 Fortifications erected at Paynes- ville, Maine Prairie, St. Joseph,


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and Sauk Centre. 281


Galbraith, Major, statement of .. 184


Battle of Birch Goolie 249 Hennepin, Louis. 177


Wood Lake 219 Detained by Indians. 177


Henderson, Mrs., horrible death of. 201


Hayden's, Mrs. Mary, statement. 212


Horan's. Kearn, statement. 202


Husbands and fathers search for their lost families 210 Harrington's Mrs., weary wan-


derings. 211


Hurd, Mrs., starts for the settle- ments with her naked children 215 Hostilities in the Red River Val- ley 234


Indian tribes in Minnesota in 1862. 177


Indian treaty at St. Louis. 178


Indian reservations . 178


Indian life, sketch of 178


Indians, efforts to civilize 179


Inkpaduta Massacre. 181


Indians, thirty-eight hung at Mankato 254 Indians, annuity, paid 183


Indian chiefs at church 18


Indian officials changed 188 Indians, large numbers of, ar- rive at Yellow Medicine. 193


Indians forcibly enter the ware house of Yellow Medicine .. 193 Indian atrocities. 204


Indians attack Colonel Sibley's camp at Wood Lake 249


Jones', Sergeant faithful vigil. 187 Jones, Mr., the first victim 195 Wabasha surrenders and is fol- lowed by over 2,000 warriors ... 250


Koch's Mrs., escape. 215


Little Crow, death of


256


Statement by son of


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storm 194 Massacre begins. 195 Massacre at the Lower Agency .. 197 Massacre at the German settle- ment 201


Massacre at Lake hetek. 215


Massacre extends into Dakota. 216 Massacre at Norway Lake. 230 Murder of Amos Huggins 216 Marsh, Capt. killed 221 Memorial to the President 252 Nicollet county the scene of bloodshed 212


New Ulm, citizens evacuate. 219 Other Day. John, rescues whites. 205


Death of. 206 Prichette, Major, at Yellow Med- icine in 1857, holds a council with the annuity Indians. .. 182 Prescott, Philander, murdered .. 198 Patoile's escape 205 Robert's, Louis, store attacked .. 198 Redwood River Agency attacked 199 Riggs, Rev. S. R .. escape of, and others 207


Refugees at St. Peter 217


Rescue of women prisoners by the Wapeton Sioux. 182 Spencer's Mrs., story. 197 Strouts', Capt., party attacked .. 227 Trading post at Big Stone Lake destroyed and the whites killed 214 Thomas, Ralph, statement .. 219 War dance at the Upper Agency. 186 Whiton's, Mrs. statement .. 211


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HISTORY OF FILLMORE COUNTY.


GENERAL HISTORY. Page 257 to 313.


PAGE


Abstracts of Titles


291


Agricultural sciety. 311


Amber sugar cane 313


Methods of cultivation Analysis of


315


A fire .. 816


Accident by stage


817


Accidental shooting.


317


Accidentally killed


820


Boundaries


257


Bailding stone


282 298


Bar association.


319


Barned to Death


320


Bee-keeper's association.


337


Copper. 282


Constitutional Convention 288


County Government


287


County Reat changed


288


Court House ..


289


County Poor Farm


290


Churches


307


County Election in 1856


$16


"Chatfield Democrat"


Child killed


821


Centenial celebration


328


Church property


330 291


Drowned


.321, 324, 880


Depot built


$28


Early settlements


285


Election contested


318


Early front.


822


Explosion.


$28


Earthquake


831


Excursion


398


Fuel.


280


First officers


287


First trial.


291


Schools


908


First store.


864


Library


967


Mills


365


Park


387


Political


364


Present officers


866


Railroad


964


Religious.


988, 370


Schools


964, 865


Store.


967


Trout ponds.


871


Wagon factory


968


NORWAY. Page 376-382.


Amber cane 879


Biographical 379, 382


Bratsberg village 379


Blacksmith shop. 379


Descriptive 376


Early settlement


376


First settlers


376


War record. 299


292,


Weather report 312


Wheat yield 320


Wolves. 340


ARENDAHL. Page 344-351.


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Biographical .848, 851


Blacksmith shop.


348


Churches.


847


Descriptive


844


Early settlers


844, 846


First store


848


Hypothetical city.


346


Indian village


846


Manufacturing


848


Political


846


Post-office 848


Schools


347


Town officers


847


PILOT MOUND Page 352-380.


Biographical.


345, 960


Descriptive. 352


Early settlers. 352


General remarks 353


Mills 355


Pekin village. 955


Political 353


Post-office 355


Religious 354


Schools


353


BUSHFORD. Page 361-375.


Brewery 368


Biographical 371, 375


989


City of Rushford 365.


867


Creamery


968


Descriptive


361


Early settlers.


362


Early births


364


First officers.


866


First death


364


School lands


309


Sugar cane.


316


Stage upset


319


Fire proof vault


822


Freshet


329


Frozen to Death


823


Found Dead


929


Fatal mistake


882


Flouring mills


886


Geology 259,


284


Gold


282


Glare snow


317


Ghastly spectacle


324


Golden wedding


319


Hail storms


327, 328,


Homicide


328


Iron ..


281


Indian graveyard


284


Indian scare Exhibition


337


Killed


321


Location of Townships .257.


259


Limestone 257. 274 Woolen mill 817


St. Lawrence. 257


Shakopee 287


Trenton


269


Galena 271


Maquoketa Shales 278


Niagara . 274


Devonian


274


Lead


Lawyers. 806


Land office established.


316


Land grant to the Southern Min- nesota Railroad passed.


816


Medical society


306


Marble quarry.


319


Murder. 324


Military company


328


Names of early settlers 285,


286


Newspapers.


302


Narrow escape.


319


Old settler's club. Association


325


Preston. County seat.


257


Pre-settlement


584


Population of County


309


Property-Valuation Exempt 811 311


Prisoners escape


318


Political


819


317 Picnic 319


Poisoned 890


Quicklime 281


Railroads 299


Railroad bonds 817


Railroad Land office moved


322


Railroad celebration 322


Root River flood. $27


Religious interest 842


Sandstone. St. Croix .. 265


Jordan


266


St. Peter.


268


Senators, Representatives 268,


287


Sand


283


First marriage license. Flood. 319, 321, 828, 887


291


Fires .. 322, 828, 324, 337


Stage line established.


322


Spontaneous combustion Soldiers reunion


326


Silver currency.


828


Salmon. 328


Stock farm 330


Swindle 331


Silver Weddings


331, 332


Suicide


332


Snake story


332


328 Safe robbery. 337


Temperature 311


938 Trouting 317


Teacher's institue. $22


327


The bond question


330


'T'ramps 332


320


Terrible fail. 340


HOLT. Page 382-391.


Amber cane


385


Biographical


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281


Brick .. 282


Burglaries


Cereals 310, 312


District Court


Cemeteries. ..


828


Horse thieves.


Terrible storm


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Blacksmithing.


386


Band


386


Church


387


Description


382


Early settlement


382


Early birth


383


Highland village


386, 387


Harness shop.


387


Manufacturing


385, 386


Post-offices


386, 387


Political


384


Schools


384


Stores


386


Town pump.


387


Whalan village


385


PRESTON. Page 892-409.


Band


399


Bank


399


Brewery


399


Biographical


402, 409


Churches


394


Cemeteries.


401, 402


Description ..


392


Early settlers


392, 393


Early Births


392, 393


Marriages Death


393


Hotels ...


399


Library


399


Manufacturing


398


Political


393


Park and Fairgrounds.


399


Preston village


394


Post-office


398


Religious 400,


401


Railroad bonds.


393


Secret societies


399, 400


Schools. 393, 394, 397, 398


Town officers. 397


Village Government. 397


War notes


393


CANTON. Page 410-428.


Bear stories. 412


Boundaries 410


Biographical 419, 428


Blacksmith shops


415, 419


Cemeteries . 415, 417, 419


Churches


416, 419


Canton village.


417, 419


Descriptive


410


Death


412


Depot


418


Elevators


418


Early births


412


Elliota village.


417


First settlers.


410,


411


Hotel.


415


Indians


413


Lenora village


414


Mills


414


Marriage


412


Political


413


Post-Office.


.414. 415 419


Prosper


4 9


Physician


415


Railroad bonds.


413


Stores.


415


Schools


414


Town officers ..


419


Tannery


.413 414


PREBLE. Page 429-434.


PAGE.


Boundary.


429


Biographical


432, 434


Descriptive


429


Early settlement.


429


Fire Insurance


432


Inhabitants


429


Manufacturing.


431


Political. 430


434


Schools.


431


Town officers.


430


Town hall


130


War Record 430


NEWBURG.


Page 484-449.


Bellville


438


PAGE


PAGE


Secret societies. .4648


Schools ..


4748


Town organization


.8889


Officers


CARIMONA. Page 495-500.


A Mistake.


496


Biographical .499, 500


Cemeteries. 498


Carimona village. 498


495


Marriage


495


General description


495


Indian scare.


497


Manufacturing.


497


Nationality


495


Post-Office


499


Religious.


.497, 498, 499


Schools


497, 499


Town hall.


498


'Township organization


490


War notes.


497


Waukokee village.


499


,


JORDAN. Page 501-508.


Biographical .


.504, 508


Early settlement .. 501


Early events .. 502


Mills.


503


Political.


503


Post.Offices.


503


Religious. 503


Schools.


504


Streams.


501


YORK. Page 508-518.


Biographical . .512, 518


Canfield 512


Churches. .511. 512


Cherry Grove.


512


Deaths 512


Descriptive


508


Early settlement


509


Greenleafton


512


Interesting events


512


Marriages.


512


Political. 510


Post-Office. 510


Schools 511


BEAVER. Page 518-524.


Biographical .521, 524


Churches. 521


Early settlements. 518, 519


Events


520


Political


520


Post-Offices 520


Schools.


520


Topographical features. 518


CHATFIELD- Page 525-539.


Banks


528


Biographical. 530, 539


Cemeteries.


527


Directory for 1857.


525


Early events.


526


Early settlement


524, 525


General description


525


Mills.


.527,


528


Officers.


528


Political.


.528, 527


Religious.


527


Schools


528, 530


Scenery


526


War notes.


528


SPRING VALLEY. Page 539-567.


Boundaries,


539


Buried cities


551


Broom factories


549


Bank


544


Beauties 589, 540


Biographical


551, 567


Creamery.


550


Biographical.


438. 449


Churches.


.437, 438


Creamery


438


Description.


434


Early settlement




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