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An Illustrated History of Jackson County, Minnesota (Classic Reprint) Arthur P. Rose No preview available - 2017 |
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acres Alba township Alexander Fiddes Anderson April Ashley assessor Bank Belmont township bought building cabin Chamberlin Charles Christiania Christiania township constables coun county seat crop Delafield Delafield township dem.-pp died district early east election engaged in farming erected farmers father February George grasshopper Henry Heron Lake township homestead Hunter Indians Iowa Jack Jackson county James John Johnson Joseph July June Kimball Knudson Lakefield land lived located lodge married Middletown miles Minnesota Moines river Moines township moved named native Norway November October Ole Anderson Olson organized parents Petersburg petition prairie quarter of section railroad residence road Rost September settlement settlers Sioux City Sioux Valley Sioux Valley township Slaabaken southeast quarter Spirit Lake spring storm Thomas tion took town treasurer trustees village village of Jackson vote Weimer township West Heron Lake William Wisconsin Wood
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Page 82 - Iowa," was approved June 12, 1838, to take effect and be in force on and after July 3, 1838. The new Territory embraced "all that part of the present Territory of Wisconsin which lies west of the Mississippi River, and west of a line drawn due north from the headwaters or sources of the Mississippi to the territorial line.
Page 29 - States, all their lands in the State of Iowa; and, also all their lands in the Territory of Minnesota, lying east of the following line, to wit: Beginning at the junction of the Buffalo River with the Red River of the North ; thence along the western bank of said Red River of the...
Page 122 - Iowa, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive, and also section five of an act entitled " An act making an additional grant of lands to the State of Minnesota in alternate sections to aid in the construction of railroads in said State...
Page 29 - Traverse; thence up the center of said lake to the southern extremity thereof; thence in a direct line to the head of Big Stone Lake ; thence through its center to its outlet ; thence by a due south line to the north line of the State of Iowa...
Page 89 - May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-four, "for the relief of citizens of towns upon lands of the united States, under certain circumstances...
Page 418 - He served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Wilson Children's Home, at West Union, and was selected by the late Hon.
Page 181 - Giving and granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue of these presents.
Page 83 - That so much of the territory as was formerly included within the county of Blue Earth, and has not been included within the boundaries of any other county, as herein established, shall be known as the county of Brown.
Page 77 - When he could not have been over half a day's march from them he stopped and returned the same evening (Sunday) to Springfield. When he ordered the men to return, they expressed a wish to follow on, and said they would put up with half rations if he would allow it. His reply was that he had no orders to follow them. On Monday he set out for Spirit Lake to bury the dead, etc. He went to the first house, that of Mr. Marble, found one dead body, buried it, and returned to Springfield. It is certain...
Page 77 - Their officers counseled with the halfbreed, (Jaboo. who was the only one unharmed, and known to be acting with, and identified with, the Indians, and whose squaw (he is married to a squaw) was at the time wearing the shawl of Mrs. Church, with other articles taken from the citizens. Said officers lay over from Friday evening till Sunday morning...