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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 ..
78
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
32.
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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Introduction.
161, 162
Board of Regents
166
Local Taxation. 172
Colonial Period.
163 Land Grant
16'
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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Murmurings of the impending PAGE
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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INDEX.
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
.987, 391
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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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