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CHAPTER XXX.TRAGIC EVENTS.
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Unhappy Incidents in the Life of Stearns County—Murder and Suicides—Accidents Which Have Resulted in Death—Rivers and Lakes Prove Fatal to Many Youths—Railroads and Unruly Horses Claim Their Share of Victims—The Tragedies of Nearly Six Decades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
540-575 | |
CHAPTER XXXI.FIRE LOSSES.
Damage Wrought by the Destroying Element in Stearns County During Half a Century—Dwellings, Stores, Hotels, Barns and Business Blocks Reduced to Ashes—Estimate of Damages and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
575-599 | |
CHAPTER XXXII.CYCLONE DISASTERS.
Cyclone of 1886—Ruin and Disaster Follow in Wake of Terrible Storm—List of Those Killed—Acts of Heroism—Minor Atmospheric Disturbances—Severe Damage Done at Various Times by Wind and Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
599-605 | |
CHAPTER XXXIII.SIOUX UPRISING.
Inception of the Outbreak—Agency Attacked—Country Devastated—Fort Ridgley Attacked—Situation in the Minnesota Valley—Minnesota Aroused—Birch Coulie—In Northwestern Settlements—Anxiety as to Chippewas—Need of Supplies—Sioux Driven from the State—By C. F. MacDonald—Stearns County Events—Hole-in-the-Day Murdered—Early Indian Encounters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
605-628 | |
CHAPTER XXXIV.STEARNS COUNTY SOLDIERS.
Service Rendered the Nation in the Civil and Indian Wars—Early Debates—Call for Troops—List of Those Who Enlisted from the Various Townships—Regiments in Which They Served—Other Items—By J. I. Donohue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
628-635 | |
CHAPTER XXXV.MINNESOTA STATE REFORMATORY.
Location Selected—First Board Appointed—Administrations of Superintendents Meyers, Lee, Houlton, Randall, Reed, and Scott—Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment—Ideals and Inspirations—Daily Life of the Inmates—System of Parole—Starting Life on a Higher Plane—By Principal Keeper F. H. Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
635-642 | |
