History of Stearns County, Minnesota, Volume II, Part 86

Author: Mitchell, William Bell, 1843-
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : H. S. Cooper
Number of Pages: 1110

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The village is an unusually flourishing center for one of its population, much of its business coming from the surrounding rural districts. It has German Evangelical, Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal churches, a public library, a theater, two banks, a hotel, a creamery, a flour mill, two grain elevators, a weekly newspaper, four general stores, two farm implement

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stores, two blacksmiths, a physician, a lumber company, a hardware store, a ga- rage, a tinsmith, a drug store, a livery, a market, a restaurant, a furniture store, and other business houses. Here also are the headquarters of the Kimball-Maine Prairie Telephone Co. The village ships grain, live stock, butter and produce. Good fish- ing and hunting are found in the vicinity.

A brief business directory follows: Eliel Peck, postmaster; T. E. Anderson, veteri- nary surgeon; Arrowood Bros., hardware; Atlantic Elevator Co., V. Goodman, agent; Norman A. Brown, agent of Central Lum- ber Co .; Wm. M. Campbell, garage; Wal- ter Dixon, tinsmith; Addison C. Douglass, drugs; Leonard Engel, general store; Eng- holm & Cline, farm implements; Farmers State Bank, capital $10,000, T. H. Haskins, president; J. M. Arrowood, cashier; Her- man A. Hanson, blacksmith; F. R. Holmes, livery; Frank Smith, publisher of the Kim- ball Kodak; Kimball-Maine Prairie Tele- phone Co., Phil Vollmer, manager; Edward Johnson, manager of the Kimball Opera House; Kimball Public Library, Myrtle Marshall, librarian; Ole Knause, meats; Clayton E. May, physician; Jos. E. Miller, blacksmith; Chas. R. Nelson, restaurant; W. J. Niva (North Kingston); North Kingston Creamery, V. Caslen, manager (North Kingston); Lewis L. Olson, furni- ture; Osborne-McMillan Elevator Co., Fred Meyer, agent; Pearl Lake Creamery Co., E. L. Enderle, manager; Peck's Depart- ment Store; S. J. Phillips, general store (Maine Prairie); Jas. G. Reeves, general store; Salisbury House, Warren Salisbury, proprietor; Geo. E. Sherwood, physician; E. L. Shoemaker, barber; C. L. Spaulding & Son, farm implements; State Bank of Kimball, capital $10,000, surplus $3,500, George E. Sherwood, president; Charles H. March, vice president; C. D. Brower, cashier; S. C. Walters, railway agent; Louis Wieber, general store (Marty) ; Wolf Milling Co., Frank Wolf, manager (flour mill).

The first settler was William E. Lytle, who built a small house near where the livery stable now stands. This was in the fall of 1886. About that time a survey was made and the townsite was platted in sec- tion 11, township 121, range 29, on the "Soo" line. The first store building was erected by E. Peck the same fall; and the

following year H. P. and Oscar Morrey also put up a store building. Both of these buildings are still standing. The first ele- vator was built in 1886, and was completed at the same time that the first trains started operating on the railroad. It was owned by R. Coefield, now of Annandale. E. Mayhew was the first blacksmith, hav- ing a shop on the eastern edge of the town- site. The postoffice was established in the spring of 1887, with Eliel Peck as post- master. With the exception of about five years, Mr. Peck has held the office to the present time. Dr. A. Mumford was the first physician. He established himself here in 1888 and resided here until his death in October, 1900. G. W. Beckman put up a drug store and opened for busi- ness in October, 1890. The lumber yard was established by C. P. Cates in 1890, and was operated by him until 1893, when

it came into the possession of Savage & Arnold. After a short time it was bought by Emil Mielke, who finally sold it to the Central Lumber Co., the present owners. The first newspaper was the Kimball Prairie "News," established in 1891 by John Cass. The village was incorporated in February, 1892, with George Calkin as president of the council; A. Mumford, M. J. Kennedy and G. W. Beckman as coun- cilmen, and John Cass as recorder. About 1898, the business men and farmers bought the old E. Mayhew blacksmith shop on the eastern edge of the townsite and fitted it up for a creamery. Operations were sus- pended for lack of patronage about 1900. In 1900 the present co-operative creamery was established.

(Note .- The history of Maine Prairie and Kimball has been compiled from the articles of E. H. Atwood and the manu- scripts of M. E. Shoemaker.)

PEARL LAKE (MARTY).

The history of Marty is almost identical with that of the church, the little settle- ment having centered about the church for some twenty-five years.

Holy Cross Church. In the spring of 1889, Rev. P. Simplicius (Wimmer), O. S. B., of St. Nicholas, visited the Catholics around Pearl Lake and finding a sufficient number he induced them to ask for per- mission to erect a church of their own. This was readily granted by His Lordship

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the Rt. Rev. Bishop Rupert Seidenbusch, O. S. B. At a meeting of a later day the following gentlemen were elected to serve as a building committee, viz .: Peter Jos. Neis, Nick Loesch, Sr., John Schaefer, Sr., John Krier, Thomas Neubeck and Joseph Scheeler. A site was secured from D. E. Meyers. Louis Nistler, Sr., was engaged to build the church. After its completion the Rev. P. Lawrence, O. S. B., assistant pastor at Richmond, was assigned to this place to have services once a month. The Rev. Joseph Bastian, pastor of St. Nicho- las, was appointed to this mission for two years. After him the Rev. P. Wolfgang (Steinkogler), O. S. B., of Luxemburg, came and from this time on they had serv- ices twice a month. In the summer of 1894, during which the Rev. Isidor Hen- garten of Luxemburg was having this mis- sion, a cyclone swept the church away, the organ and bell being the only things saved. The sacristy, a separate building from the church, remained intact. The church was rebuilt at once. In 1897 the Rev. John Wernich was appointed pastor of Luxemburg and Pearl Lake as a mis- sion. He remained for eleven years, hav- ing services every Sunday at both places. During his administration the congrega- tion was incorporated under the name of Holy Cross Church of Pearl Lake. In 1905 a school was erected with L. Wieber as its first teacher. The Rev. Hubert Gunder- mann took charge of the congregation in May, 1908. During his administration he took up a subscription for the erection of a parish house. The parishioners will- ingly subscribed and May 1, 1909, the Rev. Henry Leuthner was appointed pastor of the congregation. He directed the build- ing of the house, which is modern through- out, steam heat being installed at the same time. In 1913 an addition 40 by 44 was built to the church, costing about $6,000. In 1914 an iron fence was erected around the cemetery. Henry Steichen and Jos. Meinz are the trustees.

Pearl Lake Creamery .- In March, 1897, a number of farmers met at the home of Henry Steichen and organized the Pearl Lake Creamery Co. Its first officers were: Jos. Scheeler, president; Thomas Neu- beck, vice-president; M. C. Loesch, secre- tary; Henry Steichen, treasurer; Wm. Driver, buttermaker. Actual business was

commenced May 19, 1897. The amount of business for the remainder of the year was $3,534.10. This amount increased during the following years amounting to nearly $20,000. The corporation worked well for about nine years, when the stockholders thought a change in officers and butter- maker would be advisable. This proved to be a failure and after operating and renting it for five years it was sold to Frank Enderle, of St. Nicholas, who is still the proprietor.

In the fall of 1900, Louis Wieber erect- ed a store and dwelling at Pearl Lake. On March 1, 1901, a postoffice was estab- lished under the name of Marty, with Mr. Wieber as postmaster. The office was discontinued July 10, 1905, and the patrons are now supplied by rural delivery .. Mr. Wieber continued to operate the store un- til May 1, 1914, when he was succeeded by Joseph Neis.

In 1905 a parochial school was erected at a cost of $1,100 .. This was kept up for four years. At the end of that period the voters of District 150 decided to rent the parish school and use it for a public school. This has been done for the past five years. Only first-grade teachers are employed.

While Marty is one of the prettiest places in Stearns county, and is surround- ed by a rich farming community, thus far it has not grown rapidly, its inhabitants being mostly retired farmers who have purchased lots here and erected houses. It is believed however that with the com- ing of the electric line, the village will be- come a flourishing trading point.

(Note .- The above articles on Marty are from the pen of Louis Wieber.)

MAINE PRAIRIE CORNERS.

The first building on the Corners was a blacksmith's shop built in 1865 by David Spaulding. The first store building was built in 1866 by T. B. Stanley. It has a hall over it for public meetings and church services, as there was no church building on the Prairie at that time. The first stock of goods was put in by D. B. Stanley in the fall of 1866. The next year he took in as a partner H. F. Putnam who

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had a stock of goods at Big Lake, which he moved up to the Corners. The part- nership lasted some two years, when Mr. Stanley bought out Mr. Putnam, who then built a store one mile south of the Corners on the (then) Cossairt land. D. B. Stan- ley operated the store until about 1875 when he sold it out to D. A. Hoyt, J. E. West and Geo. R. Whitney. D. A. Hoyt bought the business about 1879 and soon after the store and all the goods burned.

Then Mr. Hoyt rebuilt the store, but with no hall overhead. Geo. R. Whitney operated it for him until he sold it in 1880 to Philip Moon who continued it un- til about 1884 when he suddenly disap- peared, leaving everything behind. The store and goods were then sold out by Sheriff Mickley and were bought by D. B. Stanley, R. W. Stanley and Barney Allen, known as Stanley Bros. & Co. This firm operated it about three years when it was sold to R. W. Stanley, who conducted the store until 1902, when he sold it to El- mer London, who continued it two years when he died, leaving it to his wife, who kept it open two years, selling it to Frank Block. He traded the stock for land in Canada, and then E. Peck bought the stock and put a man in for a short time to sell it out, moving the balance to Kim- ball. For about two years the store was not occupied. Then Mr. Richards put in a stock and kept store about two years, moving to Fair Haven. Then Mr. Thur- ber put in a stock and stayed about one year, when he traded it to Frank Gasser for land and Mr. Gasser sold it to Mr. Philips, who operated it for about a year and moved to Fair Haven.

When D. B. Stanley sold his store to Hoyt & Co., he built a store where the Spaulding blacksmith shop stood, operat- ing that store until he died in 1911.

In 1885 A. D. Guptill built a store build- ing and rented it to D. A. Hoyt, who con- ducted it about one year, selling out to Wm. who soon sold out to A. D. Guptill. A. D. Guptill operated the store about ten years, and it has been closed ever since.

At the present time there is no store open on the Corners. In 1885 A. D. Gup- till moved the old Hamilton District School House down to the Corners and

made a pool hall out of it. His nephew, John Bentley, managed it for about two years .- (By R. W. Stanley.)

(Note .- R. W. Stanley, the writer of the above article regarding Maine Prairie Corners, came to Maine Prairie with his mother in 1858, his father having arrived two years previous. He has many inter- esting stories to tell of the early days, especially in regard to the Sioux uprising when, as a boy of twelve, he watched the pioneers build the stockade and fort where the families might be protected from the Indians. He well remembers the scarcity of provisions, and the difficulty of getting supplies from St. Paul, the nearest trading point.

MILLWOOD TOWNSHIP.

Millwood lies in the northern part of the county, adjoining Melrose on the east. Its area is about 26,500 acres. The soil is a dark loam with a clay subsoil. There are a large number of lakes in this town, principal among which are, Birch Bark Fort Lake, King's, Cedar, Swamp and Long lakes.

The first settler in Millwood was Wil- liam Armstrong, a native of Canada, who settled on section ten in 1866; he moved away after five or six years. Thomas Hanigan settled on section fourteen in 1868, and John J. Ahearn, in section twelve the same year. These were followed dur- ing the same summer, by Edwin Lovell, Edward Graham, Barney Barthle, and oth- ers.

The first school in the town was taught in District No. 89 in 1871 or 1872; the school building was erected in section six. District No. 94 was organized in 1874. The schoolhouse was erected in section twelve. District No. 95 was organized in 1875, and the school building placed on section twen- ty-nine.

Millwood was organized in 1871, and the first election held at the residence of Hen- ry Klasen, in section twenty-two, on May 1. The first officers were: Supervisors, Andrew Barthle (chairman), William Gra- ham, and Henry Wheaton; clerk, John Ahearn; assessor, Barney Barthle; treas- urer, John Buttweiler; and justices of the peace, George I. Oldham and James Dug- gan (the latter did not qualify.)

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NORTH FORK TOWNSHIP.

North Fork township lies in the south- western part of the county. It is bounded on the north by Raymond township, on the east by Lake George township, on the south by Crow Lake township, and on the west by Bangor township, in Pope county.

The north fork of the Crow river flows through it in a southeasterly direction, en- tering the town in section 5 and leaving it from section 25. In section 23, this stream - is fed by a rill known to the people as South creek. Another small tributary, known as Spring creek, flows across the southeastern corner and joins the Crow river in the southwestern part of township of Lake George.

Along the water courses are low meadow lands, sometimes overflowed and in sea- sons of less rainfall furnishing great meadow-lands. The land to the north of the river rises to the height of 40 to 45 feet above the river, with a black loam with a clay subsoil. The land to the south of the river is mostly sandy with the exception of a few sections on the north- west boundary. The surface is chiefly prairie.

Some small groves are found, the larg- est lying in the south-central part, known in early days as Elk Grove, but later as Big Grove. Another small grove is found along the section line of sections 11 and 12, known as the "Thicket." Sections 1 and 2 had small tracts of timber, really a continuation of School Grove in town of Raymond.

This town has some stretches of low, level and marshy lands. One of the most noticeable lies in the northeast corner of the town. It is now (1914) proposed to drain it, and Guy M. Potter is construct- ing a dredge ditch there. Another low lev- el marshy tract is found in the south-cen- tral part partially surrounding Big Grove. With the exception of these low tracts mentioned the town is a gentle rolling plain.

In the spring of 1865 Nels Olson Stran- demoen, Nels Nelson Slenta, Ellen Baal- son, Hans P. Heieie, Ole P. Heieie and Kittil Nelson Strande journeyed from Spring Grove, Houston county, by team to Elks Grove. Nels Nelson Strandemoen was the owner of the team, a span of horses. Nels Olson Strandemoen selected

the W. 1/2 W. 1/2 of section 27, and went to St. Cloud and made entry. Nels Nelson Slenta selected the N. E. 14 of section 28 and made entry. By reason of an acci- dent the latter was unable to establish a home on the tract within the time limit and lost his right to it. Ellen Baalson, Hans Heieie, Ole P. Heieie and Kittil Nel- son Strande, looked the country over and returned to Spring Grove. Ellen Baalson and Hans P. Heieie followed this up by bringing their families in "prairie schoon- ers" drawn by a yoke of cattle. They ar- rived and camped July 4, 1865, on the pres- ent homestead of Ellen Baalson, the E. 1/2 W. 1/2 of section 21. Hans P. Heieie se- lected the W. 1/2 of W. 1/2 of section 21 and began immediately to erect a log cab- in there, which is the first dwelling house built and occupied in the town. Mrs. Heieie hauled the logs while her husband hewed and placed them.

Ellen Baalson got his cabin ready short- ly after. Nels Olson Strandemoen and his father and Kittil Nelson Strande arrived with their families August 5, 1865, and be- gan to erect log cabins. Kittil Strande built his cabin on the N. W. 14 of S. E. 1/4 of section 28. In the year of 1866 he moved his cabin to his homestead, N. E. 14 of section 28; this cabin was later bought by Ole Tangen, Sr.

Nels Strandemoen built a commodious log house on his homestead. Nels engaged in the mercantile business and used the second story of his house for that purpose. He traded with the half-breeds for furs and employed a tailor and made the furs into overcoats.

Andrew Erickson, Austen Olson (Gubbe- rud) and his parents and younger broth- er arrived in the summer of 1865. The Gubberud families settled across the line in Crow Lake, in the south part of Elk Grove, but Andrew Erickson located with his family on the N. 1/2 of S. E. 14 of sec- tion 34. John U. Anderson with his fami- ly, consisting of his wife and five children (Geoline, Thomas, Amalia, Albert and Clara) arrived in the summer of 1865, and bought the N. W. 14 N. W. 1/4 of section 34. The tract named is said to be the first tract of land purchased in town of North Fork. He homesteaded the E. 1/2 N. E. 1/4 of section 33 and the S. 1/2 N. W. 14 of section 34.

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A group of soldiers-Hans Kittilson, Hans Halvorson, Halvor Halvorson, Syvert C. Larson, Kittel Halvorson, and Hans S. Skaardahl arrived in the month of Novem- ber, 1865. The early settlers called these men "the soldiers" because they were dis- .charged volunteer soldiers from the Civil War. Hans Kittilson located and built a cabin on the N. E. S. W. of section 33. These six soldiers spent the winters of 1865-66 in that cabin. Hans Halvorson se- lected a tract of land across the line in Crow Lake township and Halvor Halvor- son filed on the S. E. 14 of section 20. Sy- vert C. Larson selected the S. W. 14 S. W. 1/4 section 34, with three forties across the line into Crow Lake. Kittel Halvorson selected the S. 1/2 S. W. 14 section 23 and N. 12 N. W. 14 section 26. Hans S. Skaar- dahl filed a contest on the claim forfeited by Nels Nelson Slenta, but later relin- quished it to Kittil N. Strande. Ole O. Ruud, with his family, arrived in Novem- ber, 1865, and filed on E. 1/2 N. W. 14 and N. E. S. W. 14 N. W. 14 S. E. 14, section 23.

1866 .- Ole Pederson Haftorn arrived in the month of April, 1866, Ellef Olson Tei- gen being with him. They came from Spring Grove, Houston county, Minnesota. After selecting homesteads they returned to Houston county and brought their fam- ilies here the same summer. Mr. Haftorn selected the S. 1/2, S. 1/2 of Sec. 12. Reir Thostenson with his family moved here in company with Mr. Haftorn, and settled on the S. 1/2, N. E. 14 & N. 1/2 of S. E. 14, Sec. 27. Olaus Torgerson, a volunteer soldier doing duty with his company on the fron- tier against the Indians and stationed at Paynesville, in January, 1866, visited his sister, Mrs. Andrew Erickson, and selected and filed on 160 acres in Sec. 32. Endre Thompson (Aane) ; Peder Pederson (Mathismoen); Aslag Guldbrandson (Mae- len), Embrick Knudson (Opheim), Hans S. Bergrud, Ole Knutson, Ole C. Benken, Ole O. Naperud, Ole P. Heieie, Ole H. Lee, Levor Olson, Nels Nelson Slenta, moved from Spring Grove, Houston county, in the spring of 1866. All these had families. They settled as follows: Endre Thomp- son, N. W. 14, Sec. 14; Peder Pederson, N. E. Sec. 10; Aslag Gulbrandson, S. E. 14, Sec. 14; Embrick Knutson, W. 1/2 N. W. Sec. 23 and E. 12 N. E. Sec. 22; Hans Bergrud, S. E. 1/4 Sec. 19; Ole Knutson,

N. E. 14 N. E. 14 Sec. 19 and W. 12 N. W. 14 Sec. 20, and S. W. 14 S. W. 14 Sec. 17; Ole C. Benken, N. W. 14 N. W. 14 Sec. 32 and W. 12 S. W. 14 Sec. 29 and S. E. 1/4 S. E. 14 Sec. 30; Ole O. Naperud, E. 1/2 N. E. Sec. 30 and N. 1/2 N. W. 14 Sec. 29; Ole P. Heieie, S. 1/2 N. W. and N. 1/2 S. W. 1/4 Sec. 15; Ole H. Lee, S. 1/2, S. W. 14, Sec. 9, and S. 1/2, S. W. 1/4, Sec. 10; Levor Ol- son, N. 1/2, S. E. 14, Sec. 9, and N. 1/2, S. W. 14, Sec. 10; Nels Nelson Slenta, S. 1/2, N. E. 14, Sec. 9, and S. 1/2, N. W. 14, Sec. 10.

In addition to the above came two un- married brothers from Spring Grove, Houston county, Syver and Erick Even- son. Syver homesteaded S. 1/2 S. W. Sec. 15 and N. 1/2 N. W. Sec. 22. Ole Stengrim- son, single, came in 1866, from Houston county, and squatted on a piece of land in this township, stayed a year or so and re- turned to his old home. Ole Gronbu, sin- gle, came in 1866, from southeastern Min- nesota and settled on a homestead in Sec. 17, which he relinquished a year or two later and went to Iowa. In the spring of 1866 several pioneers came from Win- chester, Winnebago county, Wis. Torkel Hanson and wife settled on a homestead in Elk Grove, but across the line in Crow Lake township. Ole Halvorson and fami- ly settled on a homestead in sections 23 and 26. Nils Hellekson took up land and located in sections 2 and 11. Soren Hal- vorson settled in Crow Lake township near Torkel Hanson.

1867 .- In this year the population of the township was further increased. Christian Thoen took the N. E. 14 Sec. 12; Reier Liabraaten the S. W. 14 Sec. 31, where the village of Brooten is now located. They had families. Guldbrand Guldbrandson, single, settled on N. 1/2 N. 1/2 Sec. 2, but sold his claim to Anders O. Fauskee. Narve Erikson and Rasmus Bottolfson also arrived in 1867; they settled on home- steads in section 31.

1868 .- Herbrand Olson, S. E. 14 Sec. 13 and Hans O. Dalby N. 1/2 of N. 1/2 Sec. 1, arrived in 1868. Ole Liabraaten with fam- ily arrived in 1868, contested and got the S. E. 14 of Sec. 20. Ole Johnson Sather, single, arrived in 1868. In 1869 he settled on N. 1/2 N. 1/2 of Sec. 4. Christen John- son Myhre, single, settled on N. W. 14 Sec. 9. Syver Erickson Medboen ar- rived in 1868 and homesteaded the S. 1/2

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of N. 1/2 Sec. 4. Ole Herbrandson arrived in 1868 and homesteaded 120 acres in Sec. 30.

1869 .- Ole Olson Kvaree with family ar- rived in 1869, homesteaded the N. W. 1/4 of N. E. 14 and S. 1/2 of N. W. and S. E. of N. W., Sec. 11; died there in 1872. El- len Johnson Juvet arrived in 1869, bought and built a home on S. W. 14 S. W. 1/4 Sec. 2. Christen Johnson Juvet arrived the same year, later purchased E. 1/2 of S. W. 14 Sec. 14. Peder Thompson Viskop arrived in 1869, homesteaded the N. E. 14 Sec. 18. Amund Ellingson bought the claim of Ole Gronbu, N. 1/2 and S. W. 1/4 of N. W. 14 and N. W. 14 N. E. 14 Sec. 17. Andres Nilson Monen arrived from Spring Grove, Houston county, Minn., in 1869, and homesteaded the N. E. 14 Sec. 25, where he has lived ever since. Ole Nilson Moen arrived in 1870; he was a single man. Christian Lukkason arrived in 1869 and homesteaded N. 1/2 N. E. 14 Sec. 9 and N. 1/2 N. E. 14 Sec. 10.

Sauk Centre was a small place, where groceries and dry goods could be pur- chased, but the nearest market place for farm produce was St. Cloud. The nearest railroad town was Elk River. Paynes- ville, 20 to 25 miles away, was the near- est voting place and also the nearest post- office the first year.

The trip to St. Cloud took from five to six days, being made exclusively with ox team. What little lumber was used by the settlers was hauled from St. Cloud. Houses are still standing (1914) contain- ing lumber hauled from that city. A few of the settlers, especially those out from the timber, lived in "dug outs" until they got time to haul logs from the timber. The first houses were log cabins. Being far from saw mills and lumber markets the roofs were covered with rails and hay, and on top of that sod was placed in about the same way as we put shingles on now.

The mosquitoes were a great trouble; they were so bad that even in the middle of the day it was difficult to do any work, especially if it was cloudy. Smudges were used and piles of dead mosquitoes were found lying around the fire. Mrs. Hans P. Heieie relates that she had twigs tied to the tail of the oxen when she hauled the logs for this first cabin.

The pioneers of 1865 who came from

Houston county made the journey with ox teams, except Nels Strandemoen, who owned a span of horses. These settlers brought cattle and sheep with them.

The six men popularly called "the sol- diers" were mustered out of service in Madison, Wis., in the fall of 1865. They traveled by rail and steamboat to St. Paul; from St. Paul to Birch Cooley, Renville county, by team; from there to Paynes- ville, also by team. The distance from Paynesville to Elk Grove was made afoot. One of the soldiers relates the following:

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History of Stearns County, Minnesota, Volume II, Part 86

Author: Mitchell, William Bell, 1843- Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Chicago : H. S. Cooper Number of Pages: 1110

Author: Mitchell, William Bell, 1843-
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : H. S. Cooper
Number of Pages: 1110