History of Rice and Steele counties, Minnesota, Vol. I, Part 26

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Jewett, Stephen
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr.
Number of Pages: 892

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November 22, J. Buck, aged seventy-four, died, an old settler of Morristown. December 4, M. N. Pond shot by Mrs. George Schwartz of Faribault. December 4, Dr. L. W. Dennison of Faribault died, aged sixty-four ; came to Faribault in 1855; mem- ber of legislature 1877; reelected in 1878; county commissioner 1875-79, serving as chairman of the board. December 26, the bridge over the ravine road at Faribault completed. The post- office at Wheeling ordered changed to three miles northeast of the old location ; George Knoph appointed postmaster.

1884. January 20, E. G. Hathaway died, aged sixty-seven ; settled in Wells town, near Roeberds lake, 1855; moved to East Prairie in 1865. January 20, Rev. T. C. Stringer resigned from charge of the M. E. church at Faribault. January 22, Hon. Caleb Clossen died, aged eighty-four, in Hartford, Todd county, Minne- sota. Settled at Cannon City in 1855. Served in the legislature in 1862. Removed from Rice county in 1872. January 25, August Deman died in Lester, township of Forest. Settled in Rice county, 1855. Greatly interested in bee culture. February 7-8, seventh annual meeting of the State Dairymen's Association, held at Faribault. February 14, the old settlers held a meeting at Lockwood's hall at Northfield. February 27, fire destroyed the stores of T. J. McCarthy, Glaser's meat market and Holm- quist's greenhouse in Faribault. March 7, John Tenny died at Faribault, aged sixty-three. Came to Faribault in 1861, member of the firm of Russell, Thayer & Co., in the old Boston Store, later with T. B. Clement in the grocery business. Was in the old LaCroix mills afterwards, at Warsaw and Roeberds Lake; was also in business at Dundas. Acted as agent in securing the right of way for the Cannon Valley road. March 8, L. Theil- man's dwelling and C. Paul's house destroyed by fire at Fari- bault. March 9, fire destroyed the store and saloon of M. P. Holman and feed store of A. W. Tenny at Faribault. April 6. Capt. D. D. Lloyd died at Faribault, aged fifty-nine. Served in the Mexican War. Was member of the cavalry troop that went from Faribault against the Indians in 1862. April 16, the foun- tain purchased for the city park at Faribault. April 20, Elisha Godfrey died, aged seventy-five, at his home in Bridgewater. Settled in Rice county in 1855. Stephen G. Flanders died, aged sixty-four, at Faribault. Member of Co. B, 8th Minn. Vol. Inf. April 18, Anthony Hubert of Wheatland died. Veteran of War of 1812. April 27, the tower of the Episcopal church at Warsaw blown down and completely wrecked. May 21, Mrs. Swartz sentenced to two years in state prison. July 24, body of an un- known man found in Straight river at Faribault, thought to have been a murder. August 14, Samuel Lougee died at Minneapolis. Settled in Rice county in 1857 ; removed in 1869. August 21-22,

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firemen's tournament held in Faribault. Fire departments from principal cities of Minnesota took part. Faribault won the prize. September 15, Michael Cook Post, No. 123, G. A. R., organized in Faribault; A. E. Haven, Com .; John Hutchinson, S. V. C .; J. J. Van Saun, J. V. C .; J. R. Parshall, O. D .; J. Walrod, O. G .; E. N. Leavens, Q. M .; J. J. Dow, Chap .; J. W. Daniels, Surg .; James Hunter, Adj. September 30, Mrs. Marthilda Hullet died, aged seventy-one years. October 1, the house and hall of Dan Scott burned to the ground in the town of Morristown. October 15, the Allen house in Faribault was reopened under the name of the Commercial hotel by Mr. Creiman. December 2, final test of the waterworks system of Faribault made. December 31, reso- lution passed by the common council of Faribault approving the water works.

1885. February 2, Stockleins Bros. open a store in Faribault. February 13, Abidan Bailley died in Warsaw, resident since 1869; aged eighty-three. March 4, State Dairymen's Association met in Faribault. March 13, "Rice County Journal" and the "Northfield News" consolidate. April 8, Isaac Plummer died, aged seventy- eight; resident of Faribault from 1858. April 21, C. M. Mills- paugh died, aged sixty-seven; came to Faribault in 1857. April 29, the Dakota Roller Mills started in Faribault, L. H. Grieser & Co., proprietors. April 22, F. W. Winter & Co. purchase the Faribault Windmill Works. May 3, cheese factory in Northfield started up. June 1, G. N. Baxter, J. L. Townley and Noel Gale form law partnership in Faribault. May 31, J. R. Parshall ap- pointed postmaster at Faribault. June 5, the body of Lorenzo Jackson found in Cannon lake. He was sixty-six years old ; set- tled in Rice county at Cannon City in 1856; in Faribault, 1864; elected county treasurer in 1881 ; was also engaged in the mer- cantile business in Faribault. June 24, annual encampment of the Second Regiment, Minnesota National Guard, held at Fari- bault. August 11, St. Mary's school tower struck by lightning. August 26, new public school building in Northfield, on the west side, finished. September 2, Rev. P. Danahy succeeded Rev. Thomas O'Gorman as pastor of the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, at Faribault. September 28, celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the M. E. church at Faribault. Septem- ber 23, the pond at the Polar Star Mills enlarged and deepened. The grading for the spur track on the C., M. & St. P. to the Walcott Mills commenced. The Walcott Mills enlarged so as to put forth 350 barrels daily. September 18, a freight train on the Milwaukee road wrecked at the station at Faribault. A thresh- ing outfit and five stacks of grain burned on the farm of John Thaney. October 12, D. W. Humphrey died at his home in the city of Faribault, aged sixty. Was resident of the city from

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1857. October 21, the population of the city of Faribault, accord- ing to the census of this year, 6,459; Northfield, 2,948. December 23, Hugh Smith died at Faribault ; settled in Forest in 1856. He served one year in Co. C, 6th Minn. Vol. Inf .; was discharged on account of sickness.

1886. January 6, purchase of Seabury Mission property, west of the park in Faribault, for school site, by the Faribault Board of Education. January 2-4, snow storm; estimated that about twenty inches of snow fell on the level. Trains were delayed and much inconvenience caused, especially in the country. January 26, Policeman Dilley of Northfield shot and killed Eliza Grover, who lived on the road between Northfield and Dundas, in self defense. February 1, the Faribault furniture factory started ; J. Hutchinson and A. W. Stoeton, proprietors. February 10, Fari- bault boiler works established, Waite & Carter, proprietors. Minnesota G. A. R. encampment held in Faribault. February 18. Owen Sheridan, old settler of Faribault, died, aged sixty-five. March 8, James G. Scott died at Roeberds Lake, aged sixty-five. Came to Faribault in 1854 with his brother and built the first steam mill west of the Mississippi, on Willow street, between Second and Third. Was member of the board of county com- missioners in 1874. March 26, Rev. T. C. Stringer, former pas- tor of the M. E. church of Faribault, died, aged fifty. May 1, Norbert Paquin died at Portland, Col., aged sixty-three; was old settler of the county; formerly owned the land upon which the Shattuck school stands. Two of the additions of Faribault bear his name. July 21, the cornerstone of the high school at Fari- bault laid by the president of the board of education, Hon. G. W. Batchelder August 9, Henry Dierkent died, aged seventy-three, one of the first settlers of the town of Wheeling. August 21, storm swept over the country, doing great damage to buildings ; four lives lost on Cedar lake by the capsizing of a boat. Damage in Faribault did not amount to much beyond the blowing down of signs and the blowing down of the newly laid wall of the high school. August 24, U. S. Hotel barn at Faribault burned down, ten horses burning. September 3, Hiram C. Tripp died, sixty-nine years of age ; settled in Cannon City in 1855. Septem- ber 22, chimes and clock placed in Willis hall of Carleton College, Northfield. September 28, the building where the Boston Store was formerly located in Faribault was burned. Was ereeted in 1856 by J. H. Winter. October 1, Gottfried Degan and Gottfried Gensch arrested for shooting and wounding Gustave Fehn and sister, of the town of Wells. December 1, the Old Ladies' hall in Northfield torn down ; erected by J. W. North in 1856.

1887. January 27, J. W. Cowan died, aged eighty; resident of Wells from 1855. April 13, the high school building at Fari-

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bault completed. April 21, Charles St. Antoinne died, aged ninety-four. In 1824 he acted as a scout for Major Alexander on a march through Minnesota. Came to this county in 1847, when the present city of Faribault was a trading post. May 9, the Flint furniture factory at Faribault burned; loss $3,000; built in 1856; was the first establishment in the state to manu- facture goods for the wholesale trade. May 11, the Highland Park addition added to the city of Faribault. June 1, B. B. Roeberds died; was old settler of the town of Wells, near the lake which bears his name. July 30, J. H. Winter died, aged seventy-four. Came to Faribault in 1856 and built the Boston Store. Served as county treasurer and also as town supervisor. Was member of the first council elected after the incorporation of the city of Faribault. October 11, Capt. E. H. Cutts died, aged fifty-six; came to Faribault in 1853, walking from -Wisconsin in December. Staked out a claim in the town of Walcott in Sec- tions 21 and 22. Served in Co. B, 8th Minn. Vol. Inf., till 1864, when promoted to captain of the 45th U. S. Inf. October 28-30, state convention of the Y. M. C. A. held in Faribault. November 1, the Faribault Rattan Works incorporated. November 9, E. M. Beach sash and door factory in Faribault destroyed by fire ; loss $6,000. November 21, fire in Faribault destroyed number of build- ings with a loss of $2,200. December 12, the new C., M. & St. P depot opened for use of the public at Faribault. December 15, first publication of the "Northfield Independent." December 14, George Byrnes elected by council to fill vacancy as city treas- urer of Faribault.

1888. January 12, 42 degrees below zero. January 25, iron bridge on Front street, Faribault, completed. March 7, weather bureau established in Faribault. March 17, canning factory at Faribault incorporated. April 4, a storm caused much damage in the county. Several thousand dollars worth of damage done in Faribault. Part of the roof of the Church of the Immaculate Conception was blown off. Nearly all of the buildings suffered to some extent. April 14, burglars enter Shattuck school and secure about three thousand dollars worth of plunder. April 24, the Milwaukee depot and elevator burned; loss $17,000. May 2, the church at Shieldsville struck by lightning and destroyed. May 9, Alexander Johnson died, aged fifty-five. Came to Fari- bault and established the "Northern Statesman," in 1861, which was published until 1864. May 15, cornerstone of Johnson hall, at the Seabury divinity school, laid. Major Dike died, aged seventy-five ; came to Faribault in 1857 and engaged in banking. Later he engaged in the milling business. Was first cashier of the First National Bank in 1868. In 1861, joined Co. H, Ist Minn. Vol. Inf .; became its captain. Before the regiment left

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the state he was promoted to the rank of major, which he re- signed in October of that same year. July 5, fire destroyed Leary's livery stable, Peavy's photograph gallery, and damaged the stores of Carpenter & Smith and Mortenson & Waclin. July 20, fire destroyed American House barn. Charles Hutchinson's barn, a vacant house near the gas works and a house on Elm street also destroyed the same week, believed to have been the work of a firebug. City of Faribault offered $500 and the Board of Underwriters of New York city offered $500 for the arrest and conviction of the guilty person. August 24, fire at Klemer woolen mills; loss $7,000. September 5, Baptist church dedi- cated at Richland. September 30, George Vosberg and Louis Hopke arrested, through the efforts of Chas. J. Arney and Will- iam Whipple, for setting fire to several buildings previously burned in Faribault. December 22, church in Shieldsville com- pleted. Rev. Fr. Danehy preached the first sermon.

1889. February 6, Johnson hall, Seabury Divinity School, opened. February 6, the waterworks tax case decided in favor of Rice county. March 26, Nellie Buckley stabbed on the Second street bridge. April 27, W. B. Dickey's barn and three horses, of Walcott, burned. April 30, the cornerstone of Morgan hall at Shattuck laid. May 21, Shumway avenue opened for use of the public in Faribault. June 12, old building that was built by George Batchelder and Judge Berry and occupied by Batehelder & Buekham as a law office torn down. July 12, Alson Blodgett. Jr., and Frances Sheffield, and Benjamin B. Sheffield and Carrie M. Crossett were married at Faribault. News was received of the appointment of E. N. Leavens to succeed John R. Parshall as postmaster at Faribault. July 14, fire destroyed the barn of Columbus Byrne on Cannon lake, in Warsaw. July 12, Mrs. J. H. Felt of Faribault was accidentally shot by a boy at a Sunday school picnic. July 15, the Clipper Hose Company had been or- ganized at Northfield. July 13, Robert Whitson, who came to Minnesota in 1863, died at Stanton. July 22, John Iverson died at Richland, aged forty-five years. July 19, the residence of Octave Du Lac was destroyed by fire near Erin station. July 22, Father J. B. Blochet, of the French Catholic church at Fari- bault, died suddenly. July 31, Barney Sheridan met with a serious accident while reaping in Warsaw township. August 7. heavy rain did considerable damage to the crops in the county. During this storm the house of J. S. Dutton in Faribault was struck by lightning and destroyed. August 3, George Archam- bault's residence in Faribault was destroyed by fire. August 7, the German Lutheran church at Morristown was damaged by lightning. August 10, James Walker, aged eighty years, died at Morristown. August 16, it was announced that Rev. Father

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Nougart had been appointed pastor of the Sacred Heart church at Faribault. August 11, the Milwaukee depot at Faribault was robbed. August 10, A. J. Lamberton, who was in charge of the land office at Faribault in 1857, died at St. Peter. August 9, Mike Birkland and Chester A. Palmer escaped from the county jail. A week later Palmer was captured. August 20, a new creamery association was organized in Walcott. August 18, William C. Cleland, aged sixty-six, died at Dundas. August 24, Henry Garvey, aged sixty-eight, died at Faribault. August 27, Joseph Velsmeyer died at Faribault, at the age of sixty-three. September 1. the Klemer woolen mill at Faribault was damaged by fire. September 6, the new gymnasium at St. Mary's school at Faribault, was nearly completed. September 4, a house on the Prairieville road, near Faribault, owned by Pat- rick Healy and occupied by Hugh McShane, was burned. September 8. Adolph W. Henkle, formerly of Faribault, died in Minneapolis. September 16, Cole Younger, one of the Northfield bank robbers, died in prison at Stillwater. Sep- tember 20, a franchise for electric street cars was asked of the city council by the Sprague Electric Company. September 27, Morgan hall at Shattuck school at Faribault completed at a cost of $50,000. October 20, a swan was captured at Cannon lake measuring seven feet from tip to tip. November 4, the Walcott creamery was incorporated. November 1, Mrs. Lyna Carter died at her home in Richland, aged seventy-six years. She settled in Rice county in 1856, near Dundas. October 31, 1889, I. G. Beaumont died at Roxborough, Pa., aged fifty-four years. He settled in Faribault in 1863. He was the assistant postmaster of Faribault at one time, also was in the woolen business with N. W. Blood. November 7, sixty-seven electric lights installed in Northfield. November 11, Rev. P. Danehy removed from Fari- bault. December 7, Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran church organized in Faribault. December 30, Hill's furniture factory and the Tileson & Tennant flooring mill at Faribault were de- stroyed by fire ; loss $48,000.

1890. January 1, the Theopold Mercantile Company discon- tinued its retail business and started a wholesale establishment. January 3, H. Nichols, an early resident of Walcott, died in Fari- bault. January 2, Rev. W. W. Norton, formerly editor of the "Independent," died at Northfield, aged seventy. January 10, the residence of D. W. Grant had been completed. January 11, news was received in Faribault of the loss by fire of the resi- dence of Reinhold Zemke of Cedar Lake. January 16, Mrs. James McNiel, Jr., of Warsaw township, shot three of her chil- dren, gave a dose of carbolic acid to the fourth and tried to end her own life with the same poison. July 13, F. J. Vogelsberg,

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aged sixty-two, died at Faribault. January 19, Mrs. Peter Boucher, aged eighty-four, said by some to have been the first white woman in Minnesota, died near Cannon Lake. January 24, Charles Peitier died at Morristown, aged seventy-five. Feb- ruary 7, the county jail had been renovated and improved. Feb-

ruary 4, Fred Beeze died at Deerfield. February, 17, the residence of L. L. Clason in Warsaw township was burned. February 15, Frank Gardner Craw, son-in-law of Bishop Whip- ple, died at Cleveland, Ohio. March 4, John W. North, founder of Northfield and one of the early proprietors of Faribault, died at Fresno, Cal. February 28, the brick schoolhouse just west of Circle lake, in the town of Forest, was burned. Mrs. Eliza- beth Cowan, aged seventy-nine, widow of J. W. Cowan, died at the family residence near Roberd's lake. March 5, Samuel Har- kins, a pioneer, died in Walcott. March 1, John H. Case, one of the most prominent citizens of the county, died at Faribault. He was born in Torrington, Conn., April 15, 1832. He came to Fari- bault in 1858 and was a partner of Gordon E. Cole. He was county and city attorney, state senator and a nominee for district judge. March 13, the plant of the Faribault Electric Light Com- pany was partially destroyed by fire. March 14, the residence of J. S. Tileson at Faribault was entered by burglars. March 14, J. C. Parshall died at Faribault. He was born in Ohio in 1812 and came to Faribault in 1854. March 25, Geo. M. Nichols, a pioncer, died at Warsaw. March 19, George Douglass, a pio- neer, died at Cannon City. April 6, Thomas Malloy died at his home in Faribault at the age of seventy-nine years. He settled in East Prairie in 1854. April 5, Patrick O'Brien died at Wells- town at the age of sixty-five years. He came to Rice county in 1855. April 25, postoffice established at Walcott, with H. W. Deike as postmaster. April 19, fire at the Klemer woolen mills at Faribault ; damage $1,000. May 30, the following census enu- merators for Rice county were chosen : Richland, E. D. Hoover ; Wheeling, H. A. Eckert ; Northfield town, P. Ilefferman, North- field city-first ward, G. B. Cooper ; second ward, Mrs. Martha F. Farmington ; third ward, John S. Way; Walcott, John P. John- son; Faribault-first ward, Joseph C. Mold; second ward, John C. Turner ; third ward, Chas. T. Palmer ; fourth ward. George W. Tower; Cannon City, John S. Walrod; Bridgewater, James W. McKellip; Dundas village, Dewit C. Burch; Warsaw, Silas H. West ; Wells, Andrew J. Swanson ; Forest, Miss R. Hatfield; Webster, M. C. Webster : Morristown, Siras C. Aldrich : Shields- ville, Pattric McKenna; Erin, Michael F. Carroll; Wheatland, Peter Fabre. June 1, Hon. Hiram Scriver died at his home in Northfield, aged sixty-one; was the first mayor of Northfield and twice elected to the legislature. Twelve years a director of

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the First National Bank. June 24, work of enlarging the county jail at Faribault commenced. July 16, Cornelia Whipple, wife of Rt. Rev. H. B. Whipple, D. D., LL. D., died at Faribault, aged seventy-three years. July 29, James Begley died at Faribault, settled in Faribault in 1857. August 15, George H. Faribault died at Fort Yates, N. D., aged sixty-four. Came to Faribault in 1853, engaged in the mercantile business for about fifteen years; oldest son of Alexander Faribault. August 25, John Waddin died in Minneapolis, aged sixty-four. Came to Faribault in 1860; was proprietor of the Waddin House. August 26, the "Morristown Rustler" discontinued its publication. August 27, Patrick Sheelian died, aged fifty-seven. Came to Rice county in 1855 and settled in the town of Erin. October 4, Gordon E. Cole died in London, England, aged fifty-seven years ; was one of the most prominent lawyers of the state. Came to Faribault in 1857. Formed a law partnership with a Mr. Raymond. Later, with John H. Case, formed the law firm of Cole & Case. Elected state attorney-general in 1859 and served two terms. During third term elected state senator. In 1878 elected mayor of Fari- bault. In 1883 elected member of the legislature. November 11, Clark's livery stable and Sheeran & Filler's feed mill burned in Faribault. December 13, R. F. Donaldson died, aged sixty-five ; settled near Fox lake in 1856, afterwards engaged in the mer- cantile business at Cannon City.

1891. January 30, A. D. Weston of Dundas caught a large wildcat. January 29, Dr. N. M. Bemis died at his home in the city of Faribault, aged seventy. Came to Faribault in 1855. February 11, John J. Alexander died at Northfield. Came to Rice county in 1852; was elected to the legislature in 1887. April 16, William Campbell died, aged fifty-five; came to Faribault in 1855; helped to make the original survey and plat of the city; was first marshal of village of Faribault after its incorporation ; also served one year as the chief of police. June 5, Bieter & Kaiser continue the grocery business of Newcombe's grocery. May 11, Observatory of Carleton College dedicated. May 29, fire did considerable damage in the Faribault furniture factory. June 11, the large barn of A. J. Stauffer, north of Cannon river, at Fari- bault, was struck by lightning and burned. July 28, Garret C. Durland, old resident of Cannon City, died, aged seventy-seven. Came to Cannon City in 1855. August 16, Samuel C. Dunham died at Faribault. Settled in town of Wells in 1856. Served as alderman of Faribault in 1872. In 1873 was member of legis- lature for one term, also was postmaster of house for a year, chief of police under Mayors Nutting, Parshall and Wood. Was state oil inspector two years. August 26, Judge Buckham ren- dered decision in regard to John S. Archibald's will in favor of

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the Holy Cross church, Dundas. The Immaculate Conception parish school merged with the Faribault public school system. September 25, high school at Dundas placed under supervision of high school state board. September 23, Truman Nutting died, aged eighty-five. Came to Faribault in 1855. Erected early hotel in Faribault. Member of first city council; was its vice- president. October 9, Samuel Benn, one of Minnesota's earliest settlers, died in town of Forest, eighty-three years old. Octo- ber 28, wolves did considerable damage to cattle and sheep in town of Erin. November 3, residence of late Major Dike burned. November 15, cornerstone of Emmanuel Lutheran church laid. November 13, Mrs. Nellie B. Luce commited sui- cide at State School for Blind. November 20, Charles Peasley shot and killed his stepfather, Joseph Colburn, of Richland. December 25, Arthur W. Dampier appointed postmaster at Northfield, Minn.

1892. January 1, Free delivery at Faribault established. February 17, Pierre St. Onge died, aged sixty-one. Settled in Faribault in 1867. February 12, Brandt Brewery in Faribault destroyed and sixteen horses owned by Abram Post burned. The brewery was the property of Peter Wolford of Minneapolis. The original buildings were erected in 1870 and represented a total expenditure of $100,000. The loss on the horses was be- tween $3,000 and $4,000. February 18, reward of $500 offered by city council for arrest of party or parties who set fire to the Brandt brewery. March 1, cooper shops at Morristown burned ; loss $700. February 25, Hon. H. E. Barron died, aged sixty-six. March 12, John A. Voltz ordained priest at Louvain, Belgium. March 28, Thomas Mee, cashier of First National Bank of Fari-

bault, died, aged fifty-seven. Twenty-one years in First National. Came to Faribault in 1857. April 8, first election under Australian ballot system held in Faribault. April 16, Mrs. I. M. Fuller died, aged fifty-one. Came to Faribault in 1869. May 10, Rev. Edward Clark Bill, D. D., died. May 17, M. L. Payant opened his drug store in Faribault. May 20, M. J. Sheeran died, aged forty. Member of firm Sheeran & Filler Bottling Company. May 16, Mrs. Harriet Austin of Warsaw died, aged sixty-four. Resident of county since 1856. June 3, work began on foundation of shoe factory. June 9, Ira S. Field, one of the earliest settlers of Northfield, and for whom the city, in conjunction with Mr. North, was named, died, aged seventy-eight years. He settled in Northfield in 1856. June 20, Dr. Edmund K. Clements and Mary S. Wheeler married at Faribault. September 7, Faribault woolen mills burned; loss $25,000. September 6. Dr. Samuel Burhams died at Faribault, aged seventy-seven. September 19, Kiel's opera house burned

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History of Rice and Steele counties, Minnesota, Vol. I, Part 26

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Jewett, Stephen Publication date: 1910 Publisher: Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr. Number of Pages: 892

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Jewett, Stephen
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr.
Number of Pages: 892