History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley, including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, Part 111

Author: Warner, George E., 1826?-1917; Foote, C. M. (Charles M.), 1849-1899; Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893. Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota; Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895. Outlines of the history of Minnesota from 1858 to 1881
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Minneapolis : North Star Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 662


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Langdon, Village of 368


Martin, William


247


Marty, Fridolin 396


Marty, John.


438


Marty, Sebastian 490


Massey, Louis .226, 243


Masterman, Albion ... 451, 453, 491, 457


Masterman, B. J.


452, 457


Masterman, J. N. 457


Masterman, W. C. 586


Masterman, W. J.


451, 449


Maxon, Lucius B.


385


Maxon, O. T .. 255, 256, 257, 261


May, Morgan.


475, 484


May, William M. 586


589 Muller, Phillip Mulvey, James 590


Lewis, D. B. 476


McComb, James D 587


Lewis, J. C. 438 Libbey, James. 192, 275 Light Artillery- First Battery 353


353 McDurand, W. H. 247


McElroy, Joseph. 470


McGregor, Alexander. 322 Murdock, Hollis R. 590


450


McDonald, John .. 587 Munson, G. S .. 244 397


Murch, E. M.


405, 502, 590


Low, George.


585


Lowell, Albert .. 585


Lowell, Hon. William .. 585


330


Mackey, Michael.


409


Kingsley, A. D


Ladd, W. B .. 296,299


Lagerwall, L. F. 311


Lally, Martin


420


Kent, Benjamin F


PAGE


417


Lindsay, Harry C. 584


Moss, H. L. .220, 318, 319


634


INDEX.


PAGE


· PAGE


PAGE


Mission established. .179, 185


Schilling, William P.


597


Point Douglas, Village of. . 355


Schmidt, Wilhelm .. 487


Newman, S. P. 485 Poitras, Louis T. 379


Schofield, E. B. 381


Newnan, William H 404 Polk County 274


Newport Town of 380


Newspapers, first established. 217


Nieman, Frenerick 397


Nobles, M. V. 221, 227 Pond, S. W. . 166, 167, 187


Nobles, William 275 Pomeroy, Frank. 272


Nolander. John P. 485 Porth, Charles 392


Norris, J. S .. . 220, 320, 333, 385, 400, 378


Norris, J. W .. 194


Norris, Sophia Jane .. 379


North Hudson village 230


Northrup, Anson, 218, 275, 279, 295, 329, 501, 526


Northrup, Mrs. Anson 295


Northrup, Charles H .. 275. 295


Northwestern Inmber Mills 575


Northwestern Territory 310


Notinorodin, (Indian). 326


Novelty Carriage works. 523


Oakdale, Town of .. 442


O'Brien, James 591


O'Brien, John


354,363


Old Maloney


168


Oldham, Francis


410


Oldham, John. 410


Olds, L. I ..


404, 410


Olds, Oliver H. P 244 Quinlan, John 594


Olive, J. 251, 252


Oliver, Jobo .. 413, 422


Olson, August


419


Olson, Edward A


290


O'Neal, Hugh


439 Redmon, E. N 268


Reed, Charles 488


Reed, J. A. 535, 594


Opera House. 531 591 Register, Frank 477


Orff, A. J.


Organ, Pierce.


486


Orr, Samuel


363


Ortinan, John A ..


397


Osceola . 278 Reynolds, Eli C. 311 Simmons, George 466


O'Shaughnessy, J. .551, 591


Otis, A. H. 244 Rhein, Joho P


Otig, Benjamin F.


.300, 305, 389


Otis, Henry F


486


Otto, Peter.


592


Owen, Robert Dale.


194


Packard, H ...


490, 592


Page, Charles R


363 244


Parker, Asa.


193, 326, 476, 486


Parker, Charles A


385


Parker, J. M.


470


Parker, Mrs. Susan Parks, Ira 264 439


311


Patwell, N.


592


Payne, James 311


Roe, Alva D


495 Smith, F. O. J 430, 535


289


Peake, J. W. 290 Rollins, John


Pennington, Charles .. 411 Roney, J. F.


Pennington, George H 411


Roos, Oscar


399 Smith, Joho ....


600


Pennington, James. 592


Pennington, William. 411


Perrelle, Edward .. 592 Ross, Frank A.


Perin, Moses .... 196, 229, 227, 413. 418


Perrington, James. .. 196, 222, 474, 275 Perro, Joseph 430


Perro, Sylvester 439


Perry, Abraham 169 Rutherford, C. A.


Perry, Oscar .. 363 Rutherford, James.


.451, 491, 457


Persons, Thomas 411 Rutherford, W.


452, 490, 457


Persons, Simon E. 411 Rutherford, W. W. 495


Peterson, Andrew 397 Sabin, D. M .. .288, 596


Peterson, Asa E.


440 Sabin, George F 473, 477, 486


Snelling Col. Josiah 163


Peterson, Charles A 477, 486


Samuels, Morris M. 215, 221, 296


Soule, J. H. 451, 462, 458 South Stillwater. 429


Spangberg, Rev. M 312


Spaulding, Rev. George 479


Pierce, Charles W 397


Sawyer and Heaton. 513


Pierce, Henry C.


Pike Island ..


163


Pike, Lieutenant Zebulon Mont- gomery. .182, 163, 321


Pinney, Ovid. 279 Schakel, Chi istlan F. 398 Spoor, Thomas. 379


Schaser, Frederick 440


Stambangh, Colonel. 274


Pioneer Carriage Manufactory .. 522 Pitman, B. P. 291 Schenk, Nicholas 248 Stanley, B. F. 412


Pitman, Edward S 440


Schermuly, W. 597 Staples, C. H. .276, 289


Staples, Charles W 289 Plympton, Major 166 Schiel, Louis .. . 465, 466, 469


Schrade, Christian. 423


Schulenburg F. 514


Schulenburg & Boeckeler Lum- ber Company 552 Schulenburg & Boeckeler Lum- ber Mills .. 514


Schultz, Charles


413


Schultz, Henry. 275, 378 Schupp, Joseph 559, 597


Schwarz, Nicholas F 550, 598


Scott, Walter 598


Scott, Joel. 281


Screeton, Thomas 363


Searles, Dr. Frank W 296, 299


Searles, Rev. J. D 257


Second Battery Light Artillery. 353


Second Regiment Cavalry. 351


Second Regiment M. V. I. 342


Secrest, Ambrose ..... 425, 426, 427, 440 -Selb, Paul .. 598


Sencerbox, George 598


Setzer, H. N .. 192, 275, 301


Seventh Regiment M. V. I 347


Seward, V. C. 598


Seymour, G. M. 599


Seymour, G .. W 311


Seymour, Sabin & Co. 519, 535


Sharpshooters 351


Rahr, John 594


Rail ways .. 217, 218


Raiter, Frank M. 594


591 Ramsey, W 281, 292


Ramsey, Gov. Alexander. 319


Shingledecker, Samuel 357


Shingledecker, Simon 354, 363


599


Shuttinger, A. G 599


Shuttmueller, Joseph. 312


Sibley, H. H .. ... 162, 167, 194, 318, 327


Reidel, Charles 411 Siegrist, Jacob .. 544,598


Reymert, J. D. 285 Silliman, Dwight. 245


398 Simmons, Harry 599


398 Simmons, J. P. 469


Rhiner, E. 594 Simmons, R. W. 469


Rhoads, Charles H. 595 Simmons, W. J 466, 469


Rhodes, James C 595 Simonet, S .. 550, 599


Rice, Hon. Henry M. 196, 319 Simonds, S. C. 245


Rich, Robert. 475 Sinclair, James H 599


Richardson, S. P. 595 Sioux Treaty. 162


Sixth Regiment M. V. I. 346


Slaughter, Robert. 440


Sleeper, Joseph. 253


River Falls. 264 Smith, Ansel 300, 305


Roberts, F, L. 595 Smith, C. V. 469


Roberts, Griffiths.


248


413, 418 Robinson, Hubbell. 379


Rode, Anton


Smith, D. F. 294


Peabody, Rev.A. P 267


Rogers, Clarence W


422 Smith, Frank W


296


596


Smith, James O.


250


Root, James.


596 Smith, Jefferson L 441


Smith, Judson A 495


263 Smith. Dr. L. B. 295


Rowcliff, Stephen


289 Smith, Lyman, R .255, 263


Runge, Dr. H. 289 Smith, Mrs. Margaret. 440


Russell, Jeremiah 179, 324 Smith, M. J. 248


Russell, Osborne.


458 Smith, Hon. Robert. .168, 490


486 Smith, Capt. Thomas M. 352


Smith, W. J .. 487


Smithson, William H. 600


Snaustrom, N. 263


Snelling Fort. 161


Saeker, Albert. 523 Soule, A. J. 481, 464


Peterson, N. W. 593 Phillips, Jesse 593 Sanderson, Reuben H 423 Pickett, J .. 254 Sargent, I .. .. 597


593 Sawyer, Wallace & Co. 553 Spindle, E. J .. 600


Schaar, Henry. 423 Springborn, C. Frederick 458


Schabacker, Christopher J. 385 Springborn, F W 458


Schadegg, Rev. J 257 Spooner, John C. 245


Pokegema, Church at. 179 Schilling, Loulsa 398 Staples, Edward 600


Pond Brothers, at Lake Calhoun, 160 Pecuniary aid 167


Pond, G. H. 166, 332


Porth, William 411


Post, J ... 289


Poston, Mary 468


Potter, J. S. 440


Potts, Phillip .553, 593


Powell, N. N 252, 268, 270


Powell. O. S 284, 268, 273


Pratt, C. H. 422


Pratt, E. P. 227


Pratt, G. W 265


Pray, O. A. 402


Presbyterian church of Minne- apolis 167


Oakey. C. H. 288 Prescott, City of. 255


Prescott, Philander, 191, 220, 255, 326 330, 471


Proctor, John S


535, 593


Putnam, John D. 273


Putnam, Rev. J. W 331


Putnam, William. 219


Shaw, Joseph 423


Shearer, Austin M 363


Shearer, James. 354


Shearer, Jobn. 363


Olson, Olof.


Oneka, Town of 459


Shortall, M.


Register, Samuel M. 594


Reynolds, J. R.


Richardson, W. H 595


Richmond, Andrew ... .490, 491, 494


Reichow, Charles. 398


Smith, Miss Eva 441


Paterson, Samuel H.


Smith, David L.


398


328


Smith, Guerdoo.


Rose, John G.


474, 486


Pierce county. 259 Sawyer, David 464


Spencer, JJames H. 328 600


Neubauer. August. 397


Newman, Prescott. 464


Page, George W.


635


INDEX.


PAGE


Staples, Henry & Co .. ... 554 Staples, Isaac 197, 328, 333, 429, 513, 554 600


Staples, Josiah. 601


Staples, Samuel. 487


Staples & Kearney. 552


Starkweather, J. B 441


Starving Time. 193


State Prison .. 533


Convlets in. 534


Grand Jury's Report on


535


Officers of.


535


Wardens of.


535


St. Croix in 1840.


River, Legend of


177


Settlement on.


191


Boom Company.


197


Bridge Company


306


Dam Company. 306


Flouring Mill 518


Indian Battle at 186


Iron Works 522


Lumber Company 295


Lumber Mills 513


Manufacturing & Improve- ment Company


293


Post, Newspaper. 542


Boundaries of. 219


Buildings Erected 223


Created


317


Divided in Precincts


220


First Election in. 219


First Officers. 220


History of 229


223


Population in 1850.


222


St.Croix County Supervisor's Seal 223 Towns Established. 221 Valuation in 1880. 222


St, Croix Falls, Business of 296


Early Settlers 295


First School 295


History of. 293


Stores and Hotels 307


Steamer Palmyra Arrives 192


St. Croix Valley.


First Farming in 19


Early Saw Mills. 196


History of. 177


Survey 194


Topography of. 180


Y. M. C. A .. 539


Young Ladies Society Zions Hill . 496


Stillwater Carriage Works 522 Trieb, William .. 249


Stillwater Convention 318


517


Steinacker, Frederick 522, 611


Steindorf, Otto .. 458


Stenstrom, P. J. .551, 602


Stephen, Arthur. 446, 447, 450


Stirratt, Rev. James 266


602 St. Louis Lumber Company .. . 273, 293 Stombs, Daniel S


252


458


Stewart, Edward 602 Stratton, L. W.


Stewart, Levi E .. 312 Streif. John ... 423


Stickney, A. B


,268, 443, 447


Stillwater, City of. 496


Aid Union. 540 Strong, George B. 245


Agricultural Implements. 519 Sullivan, D. J. 522, 602 Van Buskirk, James 553, 604


A. O. U, W.


Banks


524


Battle of Chiefs 496


Boat Shop. 524 Swain's Foundry. 522 Van Hollen, A.


Swain's Machine Shop. 521


Swenson, John. 487


Swingler, Mortimer M. 364


Swiss Settlers. 168


Taft, Charles H. . 452, 458


Taft, J. B. .451, 453, 491, 459


Taliaferro, Lawrence. 166, 190 Vasa, Village ..


Talboys, W. A 275, 279, 283


Tanner. John 387


Tanb. Count 196,294


Taylor's Falls 304


Copper Mining Company 306 Volmer, H. B 450


Coloring Works 524 Newspapers. 307 Volmer, Lonis. 450


Court House 530 Schools 308 Volmer, R. B 39g


Early Courts. . 503


Early Ministers .504


Stillwater-


Express Companies. 527


Fire Company 528


535, 312


Taylor, Jesse ..... 304, 305, 326, 329, 455 Taylor, L. A ... .. 259, 270


Taylor, N. C. D., 221, 295, 300, 309, 361 312


Taylor, W. H. H. 602


Tenth Regt. M. V. I. 350


Tepass, Mrs. Susannah 603


Terry, Gen. Alfred H. 162


Tewksbury, D. E. 293


Thees, Herman 398


Thelan, Benjamin. 603


Third Regt. M. V. I. 343


Thompson, James


.295, 279


Thompson, Joel B


379


Lumber Mills .. 512 Thompson, L. E. 603


Maennerchor. 541 Thompson, Nels.


487


Thompson, Peter. 379


498 Thompson, Thomas H 299


Mill Site, Prospecting for. Newspapers 541 Thon, Martin A. 603


Thorne, Henry ..


315


Thorne, William E 553, 603


Tice Rev. David. 603


Tilton, W. H. 291


Titcomb, B. F. 192, 275


Origin of Name. 500 Tobin, John .. 248


Torinus, L. E 429, 553


Toule, A. S 221


Town Histories- Afton. 399


Baytown 424


Cottage Grove. 384


Denmark 353


Forest Lake 465


Grant. 450


Lakeland 412


Marine. 470


Newport 380


Oakdale.


442


Oneka


459


Woodbury


Township Directory.


Townshend J. H


Townshend, Roller Mill 518


Tozer, David 430, 604


Tozer, W .264, 270


Trask, Sylvanus. 320, 490, 604


Treadwell, E. C.


276, 291


539 Treadwell, R. P. 291


Treaties with Indians. 321


Truax, Abraham 364


Truax, Caleb 354


Truax, Caleb, Jr. 354, 357


251


Tenner, Joseph A.


604


Turner, Thomas H 604


Tuttle, Calvin A ... 219, 295, 317


Tuttle, Chauncey, D


380


Tweedy, Hon. John H. 318, 319


Ulen, A. A.


604


Underwood, J. H. 111


Union Elevator Company 528


Vail, Walter R.


502


Valentine, Capt. Daniel H. 346


Vander Horck, Capt. John Van Duzee, Ira.


345


355


Van Meter. John.


215


Van Tassell, Theo


604 491


Van Tassell, W.


Van Vleck, Isaac. 306, 312


Van Vorles, A.


327, 431, 604


Van Vorhes, H. C.


606


476


Veith, Esther P.


469


Catholic Churches. 546


Cemetery .. 546


Chicago Bakery 524


Churches. 544


City Hospital 538


Societies. 308


Wadsworth, H. L


266, 273


Taylor. E. D. 602 Wall, Samnel .. 293


Taylor, Dr. George. 356 Walker, George 253, 46 4


PAGE


Taylor, H. A


.232, 244


Taylor, J. L .. 192, 275, 295, 304, 318, 326


First Mills. . 502


First Newspaper 504


Floods. 509


Gaslight Company 528


German Lutheran Church . 546


German Societies. 441


Grand Opera House. 531 Tepass, Herman .. 523


Hotels ..


Incorporation of. 508


I. O. G. T. 539


Iron Manufactories 521


Knights of Pythias 537


Landslide.


508


Library Association,


Livery Stables.


527


Northwestern Benefit Asso- ciation 539


Odd Fellows. 537


Official Roster. . . 510, 511, 512


Old Settlers' Association. 540


Pioneers of.


.504, 505, 506, 507


Post-office. 530


Present Business. 548


Profess'nal and Business Men 503 Public Halls


531


Religions Services.


. Schools.


Societies ..


Sod Hill Green-house .. 524


Sons of Herman. 538


St. Ann's Society. 539


St. Joseph's Benevolent So- ciety 538


St. Vincent de Paul Confer- ence ... 539


Swedish Lutheran Church . 546


Tamarack House, Bullt .. 498


Telegraph and Telephones 528


Temple of Honor ... 539


Thrilling Adventure 510 Tozer, Albert. 604


Universalist Society 546


Vinegar Works. 524


Water Works. 527


St. Croix, Falls of Trading Post at 178 Steamboats, Building of. 216 Steele, Franklin. .. 163, 164, 191, 295 Steen, Dr. A. H 367, 368, 379 Stegemann, August. 412


Stillwater Flour Mills ..


Stillwater Lumber Co., Organized 500


Stillwater, Township of.


Stephens, E. R .269, 273 Stephens, A .. 364


Stephens, Miss Harriet. 295


Stephens, Rev. J. D. 166 Stover, Almon. 487


Streiff, Joseph. 398


Stromberg A. L. 469


537 Sullivan, Michael 245 Van Cleve, Gen. H. P. 342


Sullivan, Jacob 447, 450


Surrell, Nels O. 291


Board of Trade. 525 Boot and Shoe Manufactories 523 Breweries. 523


Brick-yard. 522


Bridge. 536


Building Associations. 540


Business Blocks. 529


Carriage Factories. 522


Tang, Fred, Sr. 312 Virgil, William, J. 250


Vincent, William J. . 215, 275, 295, 299 Virginia, First Steamboat .... 163, 316 Vitalis, Charles 315


293


Stillwater Savings Bank


489


Turnbull, R. A.


291


489


Stillwater.


386


609


603


Hudson made county seat of Townships Organized 223


504


542


536


M. E. Church. 545


526


538


Boom Corporation


197


193


PAGE


Stone, Col. M.


525


True, J. E.


636


INDEX.


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


Walker, Orange .. 193, 197, 220, 470, 487


Wells, B. F


399


Willoughby, John


385


Walker, P. E.


488


Wells, William H 459


Willow River Valley .. 236


Walker, Judd and Veazie. 472


Welshons, M


475, 477, 488


Wilson, George. .279, 282, 322, 289


Ward, Thomas E.


488


West, H. G.


607


Willson, H .... 220, 234, 296, 319, 354, 416


Ward, John G.


488


Westergren, Ole. 474, 488


491, 608


Ward, J. D.


312


Weymouth, John. 221, 275


426, 441


Washington County


316


Agricultural Society


333


Bible Society


538


Wheeler, R. G. 430


Wissinger, William.


441


Boundaries


321


Wheeler, W. H. H. 607


Withrow, T. J ..


461, 464, 491


Climate.


337


Whelan, Jeremiah 442


Woodbury, Judge ..


387


Buildings.


328


Whewell, William 245


Woodbury, Town of


386


Division into Towns


Whipple, Blshop


544


Wolcott, F. A.


479


Early Incidents.


329


White, Henry .. 007


Wolf's Brewery.


523


Election Precincts 326


Whiting, Dr. E, D. 312


Wolf, Frederick


459


First Court. 326


Whitney, Rev. J. C. 218


Worth, Edward


221, 296. 413


First Land Sale. 327


Wichman, John F


474, 488


Worth, Mrs. Edward


295


Missions 333


Wier. Rev. F. W.


446, 428


Wright, Addison.


608


Officers.


322


Wilcox, George ..


441


Wright, J. B ..


281


Poor Farm.


334, 490


War Record


338


Washington Flour Mill


491


Watier, Oscat


606 ·


Wright. Willis U.


442


Wilkinson, Rev, John.


258


Yoerg, L


246


Watson, George.


606


Watson, John ..


380


320, 329


Webb, Joseph C. 606


Willett, Octave 607


Webster, O. S .. 606


Williams, J. H. 246


Zacher, Godfrey


442


Webster, Samuel R 459


Williams, Samuel C. 264


Webster, Mortimer 606


Willim, William .. 329, 356, 608


Webster, William. 607


Williamson, Rev. T. S. 167,267


Welch, Edward 380


Williamson, Miss J. S. 330


Weld, Prof. Allen H.


265, 273


Willis, G. W.


246


Weld, Allen P


273


Willock, Adam W 412


Wisconsin admitted as State, 220, 317 Territory formed. 317


Washburn, C. C.


252


Whalen, J.


Wheeler, James : 607


Wise, P. V 251, 256


Wheeler, J. W. 334, 490, 491


Wissinger, Henry


441


Wilcoxson, Rev. Timothy.


332


Wilkin, Col. Alexander.


349


Wright, Mary.


364


Wilkins, Robert.


380 Wright, Robert ..


364


Wilkinson, Albert.


.551, 607


Wilkinson, Hon. M. S., 194, 215, 318


York, A. C.


466


Young, Theodore F


246


Youngbluth, F 460, 465


Zuercher, Alfred L. 608


Zurn, Frank 399


Zurn, William. 399


Wright, Mark. 354, 357, 364


Watson, Burnham K 424


328





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