History of Freeborn County, including explorers and pioneers of Minnesota, and outline history of the state of Minnesota, Part 96

Author: Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893. Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota. 1882; Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893. Outline history of the state of Minnesota. 1882; Bryant, Charles S., 1808-1885. Sioux massacre of 1862. 1882; Bryant, Charles S., 1808-1885. State education. 1882; Minnesota Historical Company
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Minneapolis : Minnesota Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 576


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Carver, Jonathan ... 177


Causes of irritation preceding the massacre. 180


Covill's Mrs , statement 2209


Chittenden's Captain. letter to


the "New Ilaven Palladium" .. 213 Cox. E. St. Julien, arrives to the relief of New Ulm. 217


Indian reservations


178 Indian life, sketch of 178


Indians, efforts to civilize 179


Inkpaduta Massacre ... 181 Indians, thirty-eight hung at


Mankato 251


Indians, annuity, paid 183 Indian chiefs at church. 188 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 .. 2219


Jones', Sergeant faithful vigil. 187


Jones, Mr., the first victim 195


Koch's Mrs., escape ... 215


Little Crow, death of 256


Statement by son of 238


PAGE


Murmurings of the impending storm 191 Massacre begins 195 Massacre at the Lower Agency .. 197 Massacre at the German settle- ment 201


Massacre at Lake Shetek 215


Massacre extends into Dakota .. 216


Massacre at Norway Lake ..


Murder of Amos Huggins. 216 Marsh, Capt. killed


Memorial to the President


Nicollet county the scene of


bloodshed


New Ulm, citizens evacuate .. 219


Other Day, John, reseucs whites 20.


Death of ..


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. Lonis, store attacked .. Redwood River Agency attacked 193


Riggs, Rev. S. R .. escape of, and others 207


liefngers at St. Peter. 217


Rescue of women prisoners by the Wapeton Sioux. 142 Spencer's Mrs., story. 19 Strouts', Capt., party attacked .. 227 Trading post at Dig Stone Lake destroyed and


the whites killed 214


Thomas, Ralph, statement. ...... 219 War dance at the Upper Agency. 186 Whiton's, Mrs statement .. 211


Wabasha surrenders and is fol-


Jowed by over 2,000 warriors ... 250


ville, Maine Prairie, St. Joseph,


PAGE


Attack on the Upper Agency. 186


Attack on Fort Abercrombie.


.. 239


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


Indian tribes in Minnesota in 1862.


177


Indian treaty at St. Louis. 178


Camp Release, white prisoners brought into .. 250 Dodd, Capt. William B., death of .. 218 Dead bodies are found and bur- ied in Meeker county ... 225


Davis, Captain, ordered to the


relief of Fort Abercrombie .... 235


Expedition to Fort Leavenworth 219 Fugitives on the way to St. Peter 213 Fight at Lake Shetek 215


Fight at the wind-mill at New UIni .


Fort Ridgely, siege of .. 217


1222 Forest City, troops arrive at .. 225 Indian sympathizers. 2251


Freeman, Captain, ordered to the relief of Fort Abercrombie 235 Fort Abercrombie relieved ...... 239


Fortifications erected at Paynes-


547


INDEX.


INDEX.


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HISTORY OF FREEBORN COUNTY.


GENERAL HISTORY.


263


Area.


330


Assessors' returns


333


Bible society


D. G.


Centennial History by Parker


281-292


Coal .. 267-268


272


Coal mining Company.


310-316


County Government.


.316-318


County seat contest


329


C. op reports. . 263


Drainage. 273


Early explorations


Early settlements and events 274-279


318 323


Educational


279 280


Geological structure.


331


Internal Revenue.


347-357


Items of Interest.


309-310


Judicial.


263


Lakes


271


Lime. .


263


Meteorological


Names of officers and soldiers 343-346


Old Settlers' Association .. 292-309


323-426


Patrons of Ilusbandry


Peat. 271


264-265


Prairie land. 327-329


431


Churches


129


Description of.


430-431


Deceased pioneers


Early settlers. 429-430


132


Schools


431


Statistics


FREEBORN .


139-442


Biographical


434


Descriptive .


135


Early settlers


.438-439


Educational


438


Freeborn village


432


Government .


137


Historical sketch.


135-436


Honored dead.


436


Religious


437-438


Statistics


FREEMAN.


Biographical .. 146-449


415


Early events. ..


443-414


Early settlers.


115


Official.


415


Pioneers deceased


116


Religious


Schools


146


445-446


Statistica


Topography and location


GENEVA.


Biographical. .554-458


Early settlement 419


453


Geneva village .... 151


Honored dead. 452


Manufacturing


152


Patrons of Husbandry


151


Political


410


Educational


Official record. 408-409


Post-offices


$09


Statistical


Village of Alden 410-411


BANCROFT.


Biographical


415-417


Early settlers


Embryotic villages 418-419


Location and description 415


Matters of interest. 417-418


418


Schools


115


Soil


BATH.


Associations


Biographical 427-428


Early settlement. 423-424


Educational 127


423


General description 424-425


Items of interest.


425


Official


126


Religions


425-426


Statistical


CARLSTON.


Biographical


432-431


Educational


172


Statistical


MANCHESTER.


Biographical 480-483


Early settlers. 175


Farmers' Insurance Company. 478


Honored dead. 476


Matters of interest. 179


Mediums of education 179


Manchester village 179


Official organization. 176


177


Statistics


479


Town name.


MANSFIELD.


Biographical 487-489


Early settlement 184


Lutheran Church. 185


Matters of interest 185


185


Political 485


Post-office


486


Statistical


486


Schools


481


Topography


MOSCOW.


Biographical 495-498


Early settlement.


190


First death


19.


First store ..


First mill 494


491


llonored dead.


493


Moscow village.


493


Religious


Sumner village.


Societies ...


Religious


153


Statistical


454


Schools


HAYWARD.


Biographical. 461-464


Cemetery 160


Early settlement. 158


Early events 460


Hayward village


459


Patrons of Husbandry 460


Political 459


160


Statistics


461


Schools


HARTLAND.


Biographical. 468-470


Early settlers. 165


Educational 168


Hartland village. 466


Matters of interest 165


Official records.


466


467


Statistics


LONDON.


Biographical. 473-474


471


Early settlers.


473


Events of interest.


Soil aud timber.


263


Surface 331


Taxes


264


The drift.


333-346


War record ..


CITY OF ALBERT LEA.


377


Alber Lea route


Anti-horse thief association. 377


Biographical


377


Cane growers.


385


Cemeteries


Creamery Company . 368-369


Descriptive. 358-360


362-365


Early settlers


Educational .377-379


Fraternal orders


371-374


Government.


370-371


Hotels


.367-370


Industrial


361-362


Lea, Col. A. M.


Military .. 387


365-367


Necrological


375-377


Periodicals


.379-385


Religious


362


Ruble, Geo. S


374-375


Taxes ..


ALBERT LEA TOWNSHIP.


Biographical . 405-406


Harly events.


404


Educational


403


Location


403-404


Town government


ALDEN.


Biographical 412-114


407


Descriptive.


Early settlement.


.407-408


387-102


.386-387


Matters of interest


436-137


Location ... 332


.266-267


General remarks


426


420-423


Official record ... 419-420


.409-410


451


191


443


472


Railroads .. 265-266


548


HISTORY OF FREEBORN COUNTY


NUNDA.


Business matters. 502


Biographical 505-508


Cemeteries .. 502


Events of interest ..


501


Early settlers deceased. 501


Early settlement ..


199


Location and topography


498


Religions


502


Schools


504


Statistics 503


Twin Lake village 509


Town organization


501


NEWRY.


Biographical . 511


Early settlement. 509


Educational


511


Matters of interest ..


510


Religious


511


Statistical


510


510


Schools 521


RICELAND,


Biographical 528-529


Deceased .. 526


Educational 528


Early days ..


525


Items of interest.


526


Political.


527


Statistical


527


SHELL ROCK.


Biographical 536-510


Early settlement. 529


Early settlers deceased. 531


Gordonsville village. 535


Location and topography 529


Matters of interest ... 532


Religiona 533


Statistical . 533


Shell Rock village 584


Schools


535


Descriptive. 512


Early settlement.


512


Events of interest.


513


Official record .:


513


Oakland village.


514


Religions


514


Statistics


514


Schools


515


PICKEREL LAKE.


Armstrong village 519


Biographical


521-524


First settlement.


518


Items of interest


519


Industrial enterprises


519


Official record 519


Religious 520


Statistics


520


Town organization


OAKLAND.


Biographical.


515-516


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FOR ALL POINTS IN


THE GLORIOUS NORTHWEST.


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MANITOBA


-AND THE-


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MINNEAPOLIS:


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General Manager. Gen'I Ticket and Pass Agt.


J. A. McCONNELL, Trav. Agent. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN


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FROM


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TO THE FARMER


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TO THE BUSINESS MAN


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General Manager. General Traffic Manager


Gen'l Superintendent.


Ass't General Passenger Agent


ST. PAUL, MINN.


THE Northern Pacific Country,


FROM THE


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