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Chippewas, and the half-breeds of the north were associated with the Chippewas. Four of these Sioux villages were passed at Lac Traverse, mu- bering eighty or ninety braves ; two at Big Stone lake, numbering three Inindred ; two at Lac qui Parle, two hundred ; one at Blue Earth, seventy ; one at Redwood, one hundred; one at Traverse des Sioux, one inindred and fifty; one at Belle Plaine, fifty ; one at Little Rapids, one hundred; two at Shakopee, three hundred. These fifteen hundred warriors were often on the war path. At Minne- ha-ha, Lake Calhoun and Pig's Eye there were five or six hundred more. Some of them, whose villages were not in their path, might, notwith- standing, be met on the plains. Owing to some accidents to their carts and one person, it was de- termined to send a messenger ahead to obtain from General II. Il. Sibley his barge to transport the party from Traverse des Sioux. On arrival at this point the boat was found in readiness, and the party were successfully landed at Fort Snell- ing, though the time occupied from Traverse des Sioux was fourteen days, owing to low water.
At this point in his history Mr. Bottineau stops to pay a tribute to the kindness of Gen. Sibley, to whom he was frequently indebted for courteous and generous acts. Ile always extended this kindness to poor or rich, white man, Indian, or half breed. The Sioux held him in the highest regard and called him the "Great Medieine Man.' lle smoked a red pipe with a long stem and often hunted with the Indians. On one occasion after hunting all day unsuccessfully, while smoking around the camp fire, he cried out "Well, we will kill a bear to-morrow!" Sure enough the next day's hunt brought in the bear and forever estab- lished the Indians' faith in Gen. Sibley. Botti- neau brought down twenty head of cattle from the Red River settlement as well as some other merchandise. He sold on his arrival, cows at $50 to $75. oxen at $150 to $200 per pair, butter at fifty cents per pound.
October, 1838, he engaged to guide a small party of men to Red River and remained there imtil 1840. June Ist. 1840. he crossed the plains once more with a large party consisting of twenty fami- lies, and brought his own family along to settle in this country. On this journey he fell in with the old guide Le Compte and a party conveying a Mr. Simpson to Fort Snelling. Mr. Simpson
was a son of Sir George Simpson of England, who had been making an expedition in aid of science and was now on his return, bound for England. Simpson showed signs of insanity at this meeting but the parties diverged, intending to take differ- ent routes. On the next day Bottineau was over- taken by two men riding at full speed after him, who requested him to come to the aid of the other party as Mr. Simpson, in a fit of insanity had killed two of the party, one of whom was Le Compte himself. The relief party found that he had added his own death to that of his comrades by blowing out his brains. After disposing as well as could be done of the bodies of the slain, Mr. Bottineau joined the remainder of the party with his own and proceeded, arriving at the Fort in July. Here he found great changes, for the ofli- cers of the Fort had driven away Perry and Ger- vais and others ; only a few remained and they were on the point of going, having received noti- fication to that effect from the Fort. Here, for the first time Bottineau met Franklin Steele. Bottinean went on to Saint Paul with his family and made a claim there in 1840, between Gervais and Clewette, camping on the bluff opposite the site of the old National hotel. The claim ran as follows: Commeneing at a point, now the foot of Jackson street, running down the river eighty rods. thence at right angles to the river one mile, embracing a strip eighty rods wide running back to Clewette's claim. Not having money to invest in permanent improvements, he pitehed a skin tent (lodge) on the bluff and lived there all sum- mer. During the summer he was employed by Mr. Aiken, an old agent ot the American Fur Company, with others to transport freight. In the fall he was able to build a house and make some improvements on his claim. In the spring of 1841 he put twenty acres in crops. From this time he was employed at various things but largely for the American Fur Company, until the spring of 1845. During this time he made one more trip to the Red River. In the summer of 1815 he moved to the falls of St. Anthony and became identified with the interests of the place until 1854, when he removed to Bottineau Prairie in Maple Grove. During the years 1815 and '46 he made two more journeys to the Red River settle- ment.
In 1851, Mr. Bottineau acted as guide to Gov.
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Ramsey. and the commissioners appointed by the government to negotiate a treaty with the Pem- bina Indians. The journey was made with a mili- fary escort. After holding a conneil with the Indi- ans at Pembina, and concluding the treaty. the commissioners and Gov. Ramsey expressed a wish to visit Fort Garry, and it was determined to ex- tend the trip accordingly into the British domin- im. In 1553 he piloted Gov. Stevens, of Wash- ington Territory on the Northern Pacific railroad exploration, going west to the Rocky Mountains and returning by the Missouri river to St. Louis.
In the fall of 1853. Mr. Bottineau, made a hunting excursion, acting as guide for a party of English Jords and bankers. During the winter of 1:51 5. he went with Captain Carney to Mille Lac with a military escort to arrest two Indian murderers. In Is56 he made an expedition with Colonel Smith, to explore the northern country for a suitable point to locate a military post. In 1555. after the report of Colonel Smith's expedi- tion, further exploration was determined on by the general government with reference to the es- 1ablishment of the post in question. Mr. Bottin- eau accompanied Colonel White and a captain in the regular army who were charged with the en- terprise. This expedition determined the site and located the present Fort Abercrombie at a point then known as Graham's Point. In the winter of 50 and 57, be. with others, located the town site of Breckenridge, and during the following summer he located a town site on his own account at the month of Cheyenne river. In 1859, he went with Skinner, the geologist, to locate salt springs for the state. In June. 1860, he accom- panned a military expedition to l'embina, and on his return, went with fios. Ramsey and Judge Bailey to negotiate a treaty with the Pembina and Red Lake bands of Chippewas. but were not shecessful in concluding treaty. In 1862, he made a trip with Captain Fisk to Montana, and after reaching Benton, left them to another guide and returned. passing through great dangers from Indians. Since then he has resided on a farm at Red Lake Falls. Polk county.
William W. Bosworth was born in Washington county. Maine. December 18th. 1557. In ts57 he came to St. Anthony and engaged in the limber- ing trade until is25, when he was appointed on the police force as patrol, and in May, 1876, was
appointed sergeant, and served in that capacity until 1877, and since as patrol. He was married to Miss Maria Craig, at St. Anthony. August. 1867. Their children are George, Fred, and Eva May.
M. C. Boutell was born at Worcester. Massa- chusetts, in 1837. At the age of seventeen he was employed by Messrs. Nelson and Rice, of that city, and remained sixteen years. He moved to St. Paul in 1863, and engaged in the hardware business. In 1876, removed to Minneapolis. Mr. Bontell was married to Miss Maria Wellington. of Massachusetts, who bore him three sons and one daughter.
Millard F. Bowen, attorney and counselor at law, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19th. 1856. He was educated at Buffalo, New York, and studied law with Bowen & Rogers, of that city. He was admitted to the bar at Min- neapolis. January. 1879, and has been in practice here since. His office is located at 324 Nicollet Avenue.
Win M. Brackett. originator of the Mimeap- olis fire department, was born in Maine in 1843. lle moved, in 1816, to Nova Scotia, with his par- ents, where his father was American consul. Six years later he returned to the United States, and at the age of sixteen was identified with the Hose " Annex" of Washington Engine Company, No. 1. of Calais. In 1861, Mr. Brackett enlisted as musician in the Sixth regiment, Maine volun- teers. and served until the fall of 1862, when he re- turned to Calais. Here he wasappointed paymas- tor'selerk. with headquarters at Washington. He came to Minneapolis in 1865, and was engaged as book-keeper for Eastman. Gibson and Company. About this time he organized the Miller's Fire Association, from which has grown the present fire department of Minneapolis. In 1871 he was elected second assistant of the department, and at expiration of the term was chosen chief engineer, and has held the position since. Mr. Brackett was married at Minneapolis, in 1867, to Miss Emily Hoyt, formerly of Portland, Maine. They have four sons: Charles and Winslow M., Jr .. are living; Chapin and Frankie are dead.
T. A. Bram, is a native of Maine, born at Gar- diner, Kenneber county, March 26th, ISTO. Hle enlisted as a private, April Isth, 1861; he was promoted through the intervening grades to the
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rank, of First Lientenant. In 1866, he located at Saint Charles, Minnesota; two years after, he removed to Whitewater, Wisconsin, where he remained until 1877, when he came to Minne- apolis. Mr. Brann is the local freight agent of the Chieago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Company, which position he has held since com- ing here. 1Ie was married in 1866, to Miss M. J. Atkins, of Gardiner, Maine. They are the par- ents of four children.
E. C. Briggs was born at Coventry, Rhode Ist- and, February 20th, 1838. Ile came west in 1854, and located at Richfield, Minnesota, where he engaged in farming and carpentering until 1877, when he removed to this city, and was employed as packer in the Minneapolis Mill; he has continued to serve as such ever since. Mr. Briggs was married to Miss V. M. Ray, in Sep- tember, 1860. Their children are: Ida and George.
William Brigham was born in Worcester county, Massachusetts, September 19th, 1835. Early in life he located at Marietta, Ohio, and was in the boot and shoe business there until 1855: thence to LaFayette, Indiana, until 1865; thence to Chicago until 1869, when he came to Minnesota and settled at Saint Peter, still con- nected with the boot and shoe business. In Angust 1873, he came to this city, where he was engaged as foreman by the North Star Boot and Shoe Company. Mr. Brigham's family consists of his wife and one daughter.
F. H. Brimmer, dentist, was born at Ellsworth, Maine, December 30th, 1844. Ile received his education in his native place, and there studied dentistry with Doctor Osgood. He graduated from the Philadelpha Dental College-Class of 1876-7, with degree of D. D. S. He came to Minneapolis September 30th, 1879. Doctor Brim- mer is unmarried.
E. Broad is a native of Maine. and was born May 29th, 1814. llis father, being a blacksmith, he commenced in early life to learn the trade. In 1842 he moved to Bangor and remained there in pursuit of his trade, until 1855, when he came west and located at Saint Anthony, where he has since been engaged in the manufacture of edged tools. Mr Broad was married to Miss S. C. Marsh, at Portland, Maine, in 1811.
Rev. David Brooks was born in England, No-
vember, 1802. He learned the tailoring business, and was converted at twenty-one years of age, and joined the Wesleyan Methodists. Educated in England, and licensed to preach in 1832, and preached in his native country ten years. Came to America in 1842. Settled in Kenosha, Wis- consin. Joined the Rock River conference in 1844. Appointed to Dixon, Illinois, for one year. Fell into the Wisconsin conference in 1845, at its organization, and was stationed one year at Light House Point, and one year at Platteville ; also stationed at Dodgeville and Watertown. Came from the Baraboo conference to Minnesota in 1853, by order of Bishop Seott, to take charge of the Minnesota district as presiding elder, em- bracing all the territory of Minnesota and seven- teen thousand square miles of Wisconsin. Was its presiding elder four years, making appoint- ments and tilling them, that reached from the southern line of the state to Lake Superior. Was the presiding eller of Lake Superior district two years, by appointment from the Winona confer- ence; then from the Minneapolis conference to the Minneapolis district, by Bishop Baker, for four years. Appointed to the Monticello circuit for two years, and one year agent for the Ilamline University ; then five years agent for the Amer- ican Bible Society. Was then sent by Bishop Clark to the Sauk Centre district as presiding el- der for two years. At the end of that time the work in the upper district was re-organized by Bishop Haven, necessitating a change in the pre- siding elder's district. From Sank Centre he went to Brooklyn Centre one year; from there to Champlin and Maple Grove for three years. At the end of that time he again took the agency of the American Bible Society for two years. The first winter he came to Minnesota, he obtained a charter for the Hamline University, and named it, and in the following season obtained from Bishop lamine, from whom it takes its name, the muniticent sum of twenty-five thousand dol- lars. Was the first president of the board of trustees of the institution.
In June, 1855, he left St. Paul, camping out in the open air on his way to Fort Ripley, from there with a guide to assist, put his boat into the Mississippi river, paddling on to Sandy Lake, East Savannah river, St. Louis river, thence to Superior Bay, carrying his canoe across portages
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varying in distance from one mile to ten: when in St. Louis river. had an encounter with a black bear, who wanted to take passage on the boat or give him the bear's hug. This he objected to, and having no weapon but his oar which he used industriously about the bears head and fore paws, spattering water in his face until he was glad to beat a retreat. shaking the water from his shaggy eye brows. so that he could see which way to make his escape. Landed in Superior at the head of the lake. and preached the first protestant ser- mon ever heard there. also obtained a site and lot for a church. Married Miss Ann Moseley. who died of cholera in 1850: married again in 1552 to Margaret W. Prior. They have had live children, Jabez, Josia. Emma, Adin, and Amy A.
Jabez Brooks. D. D., Professor of the Greek Language and Literature at the University of Minnesota, was born in England. When a youth his parents emigrated to America and settled in Wisconsin in 1512, at Southport, now Kenosha. At this point he pursued his studies at Southport Academy. Afterfinishing his preparatory studies in the West he entered the sophomore class in Wesleyan University at Middletown. Connecticut, in 1817, and graduated in 1850. Hle maintained himself while pursuing his studies by teaching and performing whatever labor he could get. After graduating he came to Wisconsin and con- ducted until 1-51 a seminary at Watertown. Wis- consin. He next occupied the chair of Greek and Mathematics in Lawrence U'niversity at Apple- ton. Wisconsin. In 1851. he was elected princi- pal of the prepatatory department of Hamline I'niversity at Red Wing, and entered upon his duties on the 16th of November, and during 1851 5 he was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at that place. In 1857 s, ill-health com- pulled him to retire from teaching. In 1861 he was elected president of Hamline University. which position he retained until 1569, when he resigned, and the same year was elected professor of Greek at the I'niversity. Since 1569 he has continuously held that position, and for several years after the decease of Professor Walker in 1576, had charge of the department of Latin also. During his presidency of Hamline University. Professor Brooks was a member of the State Normal school board. the Agricultural College board, the general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and commissioner of Indian payments. Mr. Brooks was married in 1854 10 Miss Ruby B. Pearce. of Watertown. Wisconsin, and has had five children: The eldest, Adin P., died February 2d. 1881, D. Denslow, Olive E., now Mrs. E. T. Sykes, Anna E. and Inicia May.
Ole Brohaugh, a native of Norway, was born August 201h. 1852. He came to the United States in 1869 and located in Red Wing, Minnesota. where he was engaged in farming until 1874. He then started a meat market, in which he con- tinned one year, when he came to Minneapolis and opened a meat market with a partner. In January, 1880. Mr. Brobaugh bought his part- ner's interest and has since continued alone. Mr. Brohaugh was married in Ists, to Albertine Han- son, who bore him one daughter, Clara.
Baldwin Brown was born in Rochester, Now York. February 7th. 1838. He came to St. All- thony in 1849, in company with his parents. ITis first enterprise was freighting from St. Paul and St. Anthony to the different government posts. lle dealt in horses. cattle and real estate for several years. and in 1862. built the old .St. Cloud Hotel." He was engaged in different pursuits until 1870, when he opened a livery and sale stable. Mr. Brown was member of city council from 72 to '77, member of legislature '73 and was elected member of board of county commissioners Hennepin county, fall of 1880. He married Em- ma Day in 1865. Their children are. Charles, William, Baldwin and Frederick.
Benjamin J. Brown was born in Maine, April 1th. 1821. A few years in early life were devoted to lumbering, and at twenty-six years of age en- gaged in traveling Imsiness. in which he remained about six years, and in 1852 came to St. Anthony. Here he commenced the lumbering business, in which he was successful until the great financial crash of 1:57. He is now employed as overseer in hunhering camps. Mr. Brown was the first marshal of St. Anthony. He was also interested with Anson Northrup in the civilization of mur- derous Indians, by the hemp method, in 1857. He was married to Nellie Carleton. April 8th, 1555. They have ten children living, two of whom. Ben Bruce and Nellie, were born at Crow Wing, being the first white children born in that region, and Mis. Brown the second white woman who lived in that locality.
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C. D. Brown was born in Maine, in 1835. At eighteen years of age. he learned the trade of wagon-maker. and has continued in that business since, except three years spent at sea. Ile came to St. Anthony in 1857, and in the fall of 1859 es- tablished opposite the Pillsbury "A" mill. Mr. Brown enlisted, in 1862, in the First Minnesota battery, and was discharged at the end of one year on aecount of failing health. After returning, he opened a shop near the present loeation, which was burned in 1869; soon after he located at his present shop, 417 Main street, S. E. Mr. Brown was married, in 1859, to Henrietta Murphy who has borne him four children.
F. D. Brown was born at Vienna, Maine, May, 1847. Ile came to Minneapolis with his parents in 1854. Ile learned the trade of blacksmith of his brother, when he was so small he was obliged to stand on a block to strike the anvil. "Brown Brothers'" were the first fires started in the C. M. & St. P. R. R. shops. Mr. Brown was mar- ried, in 1870, to Miss E. S. Lindstrom. They have two children, May and Nellie. Levi Brown, his father, started the first blacksmith shop on the west side, and died in 1857.
J. H. Brown is a native of Canada, and was born September 16th, 1856. ile married Eliza- beth Gipson. June 2d, 1879. They have one daughter. ITis early life was spent in the hotel business. During the summer of 1880, he moved to Minneapolis, and now has a sample room, 527 Washington Avenue sonthi.
J. M. Brown was born at Winthrop. Maine, August 19th. 1839. Ile came to this city in 1869, where he engaged in lumbering three years, then bought a shingle milt at Belknap, on the Saint Paul and Duluth Railroad. He had this mill in operation four years, then returned to Mineap- olis. Since 1878, be has been engineer in the North Star Planing Mill. Mr. Brown married Ada Dean. December 25th. 1867.
W. W. Brown was born in Vermont, in 1843. lle moved to Iowa in 1863. and followed the hotel business fifteen years. He removed to Lake Calhoun, Minnesota, in 1878, and after having in charge. one year, the Lake Side House. he came to Minneapolis, where he has since re- sided. Ile is now the proprietor of the Theatre Comique, and also of the Sherman House, 129 Second street north.
Zelora E. Brown, was born in Brookfield, Mad- ison county, New York, February 9th, 1834. When four years of age, his parents moved to Genesee, New York, where his father received a severe injury, by a falling tree, which resulted in his back being broken; and what is quite re- markable, he is still in good health, having lived the last forty years with his lower limbs paralyzed. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Brown eame west, Init soon returned to New York, where he married Miss Mary R. Armstrong, December r 30th 1856. They came to Dakota, Wisconsin, in 1859, where he engaged in farming until 1861, when he was drafted, but accepted the alternative of paying three hundred dollars, and remained with his family. In the fall of the same year he engaged with N. F. Griswold, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, as traveling agent for agricultural implements, with whom he remained four years, three years of the time being spent at Rochester, Minnesota, where he was superintend- ent of Mr. Griswold's business in that section. Here, a son, Walter R., was born to him. Ile then moved to Irvington, Iowa, and become a partner with J. R. Armstrong, in a general mer- chandise store, remaining five years. Another child was born there. Clarence Z. In 1871, Mr. Brown came to Minneapolis, where he again en- gaged as solicitor and collector for Mr. Griswold, traveling seventy-five thousand miles by team. Ile formed a partnership with II. O. Hamlin, in 1877, which still exists, dealing in real estate.
J. B. Brouillette was born in Canada, in 1824. He was a dry goods merchant in his native place three years, then moved to New Orleans, where he was engaged in the Saint Charles hotel five years; thence to California, where he was in the hotel business five years; thence to Australia, re- maining there two years. He also spent several years in Washington Territory, Oregon and the British Possessions, engaged in farming and mining. fle came to Minneapolis in 1879, where he has since remained. Mr. Brouillette was mar- ried to Miss Jane Renwick. Their living chil- dren are Mary, Joseph, James, Louise, and Victor.
James Bryant was born at Bedford, Indiana, January 22d, 1813. He came with his parents to Minneapolis in 1856; his father, R. R. Bryant en- gaged in mercantile business on Washington Av- enue. In 1861, James Bryant enlisted in the
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First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry: he was wounded in the battle of Gettysburg in 1563, and in July. 1-65. was honorably discharged. Ile was elected register of deeds for Hennepin coun- ty. in 1866, which office he held until 1871. Ile then entered upon the abstract business, in which he continued until 1576. when he entered the clerk's office as deputy clerk of court and served until January. Iss1. when he again went into the abstract business. Mr. Bryant was married in this city to Miss Abbie Robinson. in Novem- her. 1865. They have had six children, five of whom are living.
Henry Buckendorf is a German, and was born November 2d. 1941. He attended the public schools of Germany until the age of fifteen. when he learned the business of florist. He served one and a half years in the Prussian army. Soon af- ter. he emigrated to the United States, coming di- rectly to Minneapolis, where he at oner engaged in the business of florist, in which he still con- times, and has one of the finest establishments in the city. Mr. Buckendorf is unmarried.
William Boekendorf was born in Germany, in 1533. He attended the public schools of his na- tive country until Isjs. He then was instructed in doral gardening. 10 1557 he came to America with Judge Ames, and was in the employ of Dr. Ames until 1:63, when he purchased his present gardens. Mr. Buckendorf was the first florist in this city. He was married to Barbara Woher September. Isto, who died sixteen years later. leaving four children. Mr. Buckendorf was mar- ried in October. 1575, to Maria Gerdis.
Martin Buerfening was born in Prussia. Octo- ber 13th. 1817. He hved in his native country twenty-one years, during which time he learned harness-making. In this he came to America. pro- cerding directly to Minneapolis, where he settled. and worked at his trade until 1875. He was then appointed on the police force, where he has since officiated. He was married to Enstena Weinard. of Wilmington. Delaware. in 1573, who bore him three children : Ida. Mary, and Anna.
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