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CHAPTER XXIV.DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY.
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Importance of Dentistry—Pioneers in the Profession—First Dental College Opened—Ideals and Ethics—Anaesthetics—Historical Notes—Brief Biographies of the Men Who Have Practiced in Stearns County—By Lawrence P. Leonard, D. D. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XXV.OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
Early Attempts at Organizing the Pioneers—The Present Administration—Record of the Officers and an Account of the Meetings—Thrilling Stories of Frontier Life Told by Those Who Lived Through the Privations of the Early Days—Reminiscences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
406-437 | |
CHAPTER XXVI.TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION.
Red River Carts—Pemmican—Transporting Furs and Supplies—Steamboats—Stage and Express Lines—Roads—Legislature Establishes Territorial Thoroughfares—Romantic Adventures of the Surveyors—County Board Lays Out Roads—Bridges—Ferries—Licenses and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
437-452 | |
CHAPTER XXVII.RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT.'
Land Grant Roads—Five Million Dollar Loan—William Crooks—James J. Hill—First Railroad to St. Cloud—Minneapolis & St. Cloud—St. Cloud & Willmar Branch—Removal of Headquarters—Railroad Strike—Northern Pacific—Crossing into St. Cloud—Brainerd Branch—Twin City and St. Cloud Connection—Agents—Statistics—Station—"Soo" Line—Other Proposed Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
452-478 | |
CHAPTER XXVIII.THE GRANITE INDUSTRY.
Location of Deposits—Quality and Availability—Early Efforts at Quarrying—Present Quarry Firms—Manufacturers' Association—Texture and Color—Importance and Possibilities—Opinions of the Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XXIX.BENCH AND BAR.
Fourth Judicial District and Its Judges—Seventh Judicial District and Its Judges—The Probate Court—Municipal Courts—Early Cases and Lawyers—Bar Association—Leading Cases—Conclusion—By James E. Jenks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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