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When the next quarter century closes, but few of those who were of adult age, whose names are recorded in our census rolls of 1860, in the several towns, will remain on earth. A few, perhaps. may still be here, like belated wayfarers, the friends of their youth departed, the labors of life and its ambitions over, waiting from day to day the final summons to join the great multitude who have passed to another state of existence. And many of the old and honored friends, (would that we could have named more of them), who shared the toils and hardships, the joys and sorrows, the ad- ventures and successes of many years of pioneer life, it is not too much to say, there may remain no record but this history that they ever lived and labored here. And it is the decree of a higher power which men cannot change, that like all the generations that pre- ceded us, so shall we all pass away, and one generation succeed auother, until our names and our deeds, the records we have written,
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even the memory of the mighty age in which we have lived-the grandest of all the ages-shall grow dim in the remembrance of men, and at last, perhaps, be wholly lost in the night of oblivion. So be it.
To the unknown people who shall come after us, and who in their great advancement in the methods of civil government, the sciences, arts, literature, inventions, discoveries, the mastery of the powers of nature, and, we may add, perhaps, in virtuous and happy living, may look back upon us as a rude, ignorant, semi-barbarous people, we bid a genial, kindly welcome to this fair land. Our day aud work are done. Many great things are doubtless in reserve for them. The great industrial, social and other problems which now engage the public mind, and which now seem almost impossible of solution, may all by them be wisely settled. Human labor may be still further lightened by machinery, of which we have now no con- ception. They will, perhaps, 'ere a quarter of a century more ex- pires, travel over land and sea in aerial palace cars. The now hid- den regions of the north and the south poles may be known and oft visited lands. The vast underworld of the oceans, three times greater in extent than all the dry land, the living beings in which far exceed in numbers those of the land-the great water world of which we know very little except of its surface, may yet, by the people of the future, be navigated, explored in sub-marine ships, which shall safely traverse the great valleys and plains and mountain sides, of the great deep, and note the vegetable and forest growths, bring to light the mineral wealth, and study and classify and picture the living creatures of the deep seas, many of them doubtless of such strange forms, of beauty or horror, and of such vast propor- tions as to be inconceivable to us. Jules Verne's travels under the seas may not always be a fantastic dream. It may be a prophecy.
Agriculture may at sometime in the future be aided in the cultivation of all vegetable life, by the application of electricity, and erops never fail. That same mighty, but still mysterious, power. may propel all machinery and furnish all necessary light and heat, and abolish the use of coal and wood, as fuel; or perhaps. heat for all purposes, may be drawn from the deep bowels of the earth, and be distributed upon its surface, where needed. The same powerful agent-electricity-may help to locate and may be- come the principal agent, in the curing, of diseases. The applica- tion of mesmerism, hypnotism, yet but little understood, and psy- cological knowledge may abolish the use of drugs, conquer pain, and cure many ailments as well as work other astonishing wonders. Human health may be greatly perserved, and the longevity of the race be vastly increased by agencies of which we now know nothing.
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The chemists of the future may furnish delicious and nutrative food in such condensed form, that one may carry a sufficient quantity for a week, a month, or a year, in his pocket. And because of ap- plicances so destructive, which may hereafter be invented, that great multitudes of men and vast amounts of property may be in- stantly destroyed, wars shall no more occur among men, and per- haps all nations be simply parts of one world-wide confederation, and a supreme tribunal of the world may hear and determine all international difficulties. But beyond all else, perhaps to those of the future of great and cultivated intellectual power, and who lead pure lives and have unquestioned faith in Him, who can do all things, the veil, now impenetrable to us, that divides the physical and spiritual worlds, may for them, be made thinner, transparent, or may possibly, not by pretense, delusion, or jugglery, but in fact, be drawn aside, and they may be able to see and to tell, even in this life, the great mysteries of the life to come, or may be granted a wider, deeper, more certain knowledge and understanding of all things about them, so longed for by the thoughtful student of nature, and of man's mental and spiritual capacities.
To a few, in the ages long past, such visions and such knowl- edge, were granted by Him who dwelleth in eternal light, and it is written, that in the last times, men shall be as gods, in knowledge. But for us, still groping in darkness, surrounded by mysteries, limited on all sides, while we strive and hope, progressing slowly, we must wait, wait in silence and awe for the fullness of knowl- edge, which may then be granted, until
"The gates of death are past."
But to those who come after us, we say, do not forget that it was in our day the greatest battles were fought for the preserva- tion of civil and religious liberty and self-government, which bless- ings come down to us from our fathers, and it will be for those of the future to perpetuate and glorify the great heritage. They should not forget that we leave much of human knowledge and experience and great appliances and our fair and fertile fields, our young cities and busy marts of trade, our works of industry and our great inventions and the cause of education well advanced, and all our other acquirements for their benefit, and which may be what shall render possible that which they may achieve. . They will have more means to work with than we had, and it is indeed a goodly inheritance for them.
In conclusion, we may all unite in the grand invocation, "That all things may be so ordered and settled * * upon the best and surest foundations" ,"for the safety, honor and
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welfare of the people," and "that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety may be established among us for all generations."
"And now, dear friends, farewell for many a day, If 'ere we meet again, I cannot say, Together have we traveled o'er long years, And mingled sometimes smiles and sometimes tears: Now droops my weary hand and swells my heart, I fear, good friends, we may forever part: Forgive my many faults, and say of me, He hath meant well, that writ this 'history'."
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GENERAL INDEX.
This index does not purport to be full or complete, but refers only to a few of the names and events embraced in the volume.
Abbott, S. J 265, 422, 445, 471, 472, 658
Ackerman, A.
561
Ackerman, D. J.
548, 561
Ackley. J. C.
51
Agricultural Society, Organization
102
Agricultural Society, subsequent history.
See each year.
Alvey, John. 516
Anderson, Anthony 478, 653
Andrews, R.
372, 559
Assessors. The First
81
Civil War, The
125
Assessments, The First
92
Auditors. The County
99, 646
Austin, Ilorace.
196, 630
Antumn, The.
411
Balcom, A. B. .434, 675
Bar of Faribault County 336, 471
Barber, C
503
Barber. B. W
289, 670
Barber Township
544
Barnes, S. T
506, 507
Base Ball ..
247
Bee-Keepers' Association .. 459
Bible Society
87
Billings, Levi, Sr
42, 51
Blair, Thos
114, 123, 198, 365, 384. 515
Blackmer, Frank
133
County Attorneys
639
County, The-
Blue Earth City, (village).
45. 55, 68, 577
Blue Earth City Township.
573
Bonwell, A.
.. 99, 109, 110, 123, 148, 162, 198, 320, 647
Bonuses, The First.
270
Botsford, Isaac
133, 146
Bounties to Soldiers.
161. 169, 178
Bowen, T
61
Branson, Lewis
100. 630
Brown, L. W.
299, 438, 583
Brown, F. P.
355, 393, 434, 461, 656
Brown. O. D
518
Brooks, A
61
Brush Creek Township.
565
Bullis. A. H
396, 468, 519
Burt, G. C.
59
Burk, J. P
556
Burmester, J. H.
561, 562
Buswell, G. W.
270, 396, 414, 438, 471
Cady, F. W.
.198, 239, 648
Catlin, D.
393
Census, see years 1857, 1860, 1865. 1870, 1875,
1879
Chapel, JJohn B
.527, 669
Chapel, C. E.
.215, 527, 669
Chesley, Philip.
69, 610
Chicken Shooting
137
Christle, J. L.
149, 525
Child, Jas. E.
385
Child, S. P .. 332, 355. 362. 372, 377, 396, 434, 438, 671
Circus. The First
258
Claggett, J ....
269
Clark Township.
552
Cleveland, G. K.
.90, 96, 110, 123. 326. 635
Comets
94, 141, 152
Commissioners. The County.
48, 643
See each year.
Conclusion.
681
Conrad, J. E.
58, 584
Conrad, llenry and George L
623
Constans, II. P.
5, 45, 48, 55, 69, 578, 668
Converse, G. S.
217. 581, 669
Conventions, Political, The First.
79
See each year.
Cook, John.
570
Court Commissioners.
637, 643
County Seat
.47, 60, 108, 143, 145, 322, 397
Officers, The First
Government
626, 643
County Surveyors.
664
Courts. District, First Term.
100
See also cach year.
Court, Clerks
632
Court House, The First 358
Coroners, The
673
Croshy, E.
41, 80, 81
Cummings, A
478, 672
Dancing
90
Davy, P. B
246, 281, 481
Davis, A. B
332, 372, 409, 671
Dean, J. A.
134, 355, 593, 665
Dearborn, O. H.
365, 384, 422, 583
Location and Physical Characteristics,
etc.
19
Boundarles and Name ..
34
First Settler
37
Organization.
47
686
INDEX.
De La Vergne. A. F 250, 366
Delavan Township 513
Delavan, Villago
902. 518
Depot, The First.
240
Dickinson. D. A
303, 631
Dow, Simon
35, 67
Dunn, Andrew C'
5. 58, 66. 67, 82, 177, 422, 471. 640
Dunbar, W. F.
499
Dunbar Township.
498
Dunbar, C. ..
335, 409, 414. 456, 56]
Dunham. W. N
$0, 82, 83
Dunham, J. 11
123, 145, 167
Dustin, Wm ...
145, 177, 651
Easton, Village
369, 385, 311
Easton, J. C. 512
Eclipse
2.54
Election, The First
60
Election Returns. See each year.
Elmore Township
604
Elmore. A. E ..
606
Emerald Township
509
Fairs, Annual, The First
110
Sec rach year.
Faribault, J. B.
35
Faribault, Alex
36
Faribault County, See County.
Festivais, Soldiers
189
Financial Crisis. Sec 1857 and 1873.
l'Isher. F. (Homicide ) ..
51
l'Ishing ..
138. 395
Floods, see 1858 and 1867.
Foley, T. R.
80. 8]
Foster Township. 560
Foster, R. K., Dr.
518, 562
Game, In Early Days. 41. 135
Garretson, C.
55
Glillt, J. R
.80, 81. 673
Gilman, II. H.
434, 438, 448, 453, 530
Goodnow, G. JI.
100, 102, 109, 110, 669
Goodriel, D. F.
305, 423, 445, 448, 453, 471, 472. 518, 655
Gray, B.
540
Grangers.
.249, 368
Graham, S. W.
.. 405, 422, 456, 471, 581
Grasshopper Invasion, 305, 356, 391, 405, 431. 441
Green, M. W
409, 418
Grout, L. P
68, 69
llarvests, see each year.
Harlow, F. F
250, 670
Healy, 0. 0.
510
Ifibler. S. V
.45. 48, 61, 654
Holley, H. W
,133, 156, 435, 453, 473. 518
Holland, A.
.. 553, 554
Iloldays
New Year's Day. 164
St. Valentine's Day 182
Washington's Birthday.
St. Patrick's Day 325
Good Friday
344
Easter
347
May Day.
363
Norwegian Independence
350
Memorial Day.
400
Fourth Day of July. 423
llallow Eve. 413
Thanksgiving
462
Christinas
484
Holmes, Thos.
38
Homestead Exemption 27] '
Home, The
275
Homestead Taxatlon .. 232, 253
Jomleides
.. 51, 61, 171. 311, 3:0
ilunting
135
Huntington, Carr.
5-7
Huntington, H. M
332, 537
Huntley Vlilage.
470, 535
Hutchins, 1. 11
332, 362. 393, 397
Hyatt, N. R.
145, 640
Indians
.30. 77
Indlan Outbreaks
.70, 77, 152, 168
Jackson, J. M.
.$0, 81, 632
Jail. The First.
208
Johnson, A ..
69, 80, SI, 110, 114, 650
Johnson, R. B .. 215, 250, 259, 332, 372, 461, 460, 652
Jo Daviess Township.
593
Judges District Court. 630
Judges Probate Court.
634
.Inly Fourth, First Celebrations.
90
Jurors, First to Serve ..
101
Justice of the Peace, The First
18
Kaupp. O
448, 652
Kloster. J. A.
81, 90, 98, 202, 289, 622
Klester Township. 621
Kimball, C. S ..
461, 675
Kingsley, Gro. B
5, 47. 48, 49, 54.
80. 81. 82. 83, 123, 385, 472, 473, 481, 581, 632
Knapp. W. W.
635, 639
Kremer, N. J.
.503, 504
Kremer, Peter
504
Land Oflice ..
.132, 279
Latimer, J. A
96, 177, 209, 280, 529
Lawsuit. The First
73
Leavitt, E. S
355, 434, 461, 667
Legislation, Sec Summary cach year.
Lent, Frank
.. 239, 26>, 305, 655
Le Sueur, M
9, 575, 576
Lincoln. A.
205
Lura Township.
509
Mail, The First U. S 54
MeCormick. John
510
McArthur, Guo. D.
08. 162. 473, 609
McCrery. . I. L
.85, 08. 99. 594
Mcclure, G
598
Metropolitan, The First Hotel. 55
Minnesota, see Introduction.
Minnesota Lako Township. 502
Minnesota Lake, Village of
500
Minute Men .
.156, 160, 198
More, A. R .. Sr
.269. 991, 335, 393, 409, 414. 459, 469. 602 Moore, Geo. D 416
Mound-Builders.
687
INDEX.
Neal, H. J .. .268, 269, 305, 355, 434, 633
Blue Earth City News, The First, 1861 .. 133 Southwest Minnesotian (Blue Earth City), 1962. 149
Whig of '76 ( Winnebago City), 1863 171 Blue Earth City Advocate, 1864. 185 Free Homestead (Winnebago City), 1864 185
Minnesota Southwest (Blue Earth City ). 1866 232
Blue Earth City Post, 1869.
280
Prairle Bugle (Wells), 1869 286
Wells Atlas, 1870. 293
Winnebago City Press, 1870.
297
Wells Real Estate Advertiser. 1870
311
Blue Earth City Mail, 1871
330
Winnebago City Advertiser, 1872
343
Delavan Bee, 1872 350
Faribault County Leader ( Wells), 1874 .. 391
Church Messenger ( Wells), 1874.
379
The Bee (Blue Earth City ), 1874 393
Vedette (Blue Earth City), 1875. 397
Wells Gazette. 1875 411
Wells Advocate, 1877.
440
The Sun ( Winnebago City), 1879.
470
Winnebago City Times, 1879. 483
Nichols, A. R
11, 526
Pfeffer. S
.321, 335, 416. 468, 578
Pierce, F. M
393, 396, 530
Pilot Grove Township. 597
Pond. T. G ..
.372,377, 546
Population, see 1857, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1879.
Postmaster, The First. 54
Potter, W. W.
375
Powell, J. W
.58, 366, 536, 537, 584
Powers. A
553, 554
Pratt, James C,
633
Pratt, Juo. K.
198, 633
Pratt, David
617
Pratt, M. B
.395, 448, 672
Prescott Township 539
Preston, Amos .... 123, 162, 177. 215, 393, 397. 636
Prior, Jas.
565
Probate Court and Judges
634
Quotas-Credits
182, 212
Railroad. The First Bonuses. 270
Railroad, The First in the County 292
Rallroad, Grand Opening (1879) 482 Register of Deeds. 653
Religious Serviees, The First 56
Reynolds. B. G.
433, 472
Riehards. R. W
.335, 434, 461, 660
Roberts, llenry. 41, 526
Rome Township ..
612
Rose, A. J.
.250, 289, 372, 674
Rose, C. A
377, 438
Roster, Grand of Soldiers
217
Sailor, Moses ... .5, 37. 48, 60, 65, 80, 81
Nelson, O., (Houga).
512
School Lands
199
Newspapers
171
School Superintendents.
657
Scott, W. M
42. 60. 65. 439
Settlers, The First, see Township His- tories.
Severance, M. J. 631
Seely, P. C.
145, 617
Seely Township 616
Sheriffs. The.
667
Shirk. J. E
616
Shillock. D. G.
162. 198
Shultis, Allen
69, 81, 110. 409, 609
Sisson, J. R.
.239, 268, 434. 666+
Slocum, C. H
379, 406, 445, 456, 459, 536
Society, Old Settlers
479
Spencer Spier.
45, 47
Sprout, J. H ...
... 250, 289, 332, 372. 472, 578, 641
Spring, The.
115
Squires, F. A.
376
Summer, The.
328
Statistics, see years 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1879
Stoddard, 1I. T.
.5, 42. 45, 81
Sunday
315
Sunday School Association
294
Supervisors, The Town. 496
Taylor, A. L.
500
Temperance Society, The First ..
120
Temperance Union, W. C ..
474
Temple, Frank W., 376, 393, 397, 414, 437, 541, 583
Thompson, C. W.
.306, 322, 453, 553, 556
Trapping
135
Treasurers, The County 649
Voting.
308
Verona Township.
532
Waite. F. W
.384, 630
Wakefield James B
5, 45, 48, 60, 65, 80, 81, 82, 123, 162, 215, 239,
268, 279, 406, 414, 438, 448. 453, 469, 472, 578
Walker. H. R
42, 53, 223, 392, 481
Walnut Lake Township 547
Prairie Fires
369, 479
Way. W. A
110, 177, 239, 674
Weddings, The First
81
Weir. G. A
305. 393, 666
Weir, J. L
.96, 640
Welch, J. H
114, 123, 664
Wells. Village.
555
West, J. P.
.372, 377, 385,
393, 396, 409, 414. 438, 448, 453, 461, 469, 472 Whallen, G. W . .305, 322, 332
White, W. W ... 268, 305, 355, 393, 431, 461, 550, 648
Wilson, C. W
42. 60, 65. 80, 81, 92, 604
Wilkinson, M. S .. 268, 445, 456. 472, 478, 559. 642
Williams, W. W.
.280. 379
Winnebago Indians. 523
Winnebago City
58, 67, 523
Winnebago City Township.
522
Robertsou, W. J. C
85, 177, 635
Winter, The.
466
Woesner. Andrew
545
Wroolls, T. S
461, 469
Young, E. C.
51
Young, H. P
400
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