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CHAPTER XII.PLATS, SITES AND NAMES.
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Complete Lists of All Plats Filed with the Register of Deeds—Locations, Proprietors and Dates—Some Forgotten Names and Places—Townsite Mania—Indian Names Still Preserved in the Geography of Stearns County—Significance of Watab and Sauk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
166-171 | |
CHAPTER XIII.POLITICAL HISTORY.
Stearns Distinctly a Democratic County—Important Part Taken in Moves That Have Created the Government of the State and Nation—Statistics of the Various Elections—Men Who Have Been Placed in Office by Stearns County Votes—Interesting Side Lights on Political Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XIV.IN THE EARLY DAYS.
General Christopher C. Andrews Tells of Pioneer Times in Minnesota—Youthful Ventures—Arrival at St. Paul—Stage Trip to Crow Wing—Settling at St. Cloud—Reminiscences of the Pioneers—Frontier Experiences—Social Diversions—Recruits Raised for Civil War—Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
181-195 | |
CHAPTER XV.THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN STEARNS COUNTY.
The Catholic Pioneers—Noble Work of the Early Fathers—Arrival of the Benedictines—Diocese of St. Cloud—The Vicariate—The Right Reverend Bishops—Diocesan Officials—Present Status—Statistics—Institutions—By Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, O. S. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
195-217 | |
CHAPTER XVI.CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN STEARNS COUNTY.
Story of the Organization, Growth and Progress of the Parishes—Devout Fathers Who Have Led a Worthy People Into the Higher Ways of Life—Privation and Sacrifice—Notable Results—Structures Around Which Have Centered Many of the Activities of the County—By Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, O. S. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XVII.ST. JOHN'S ABBEY.
The Benedictine Order—Colony Founded in Stearns County—The Rothkopp Property—Congregations Established—Privations of the Fathers—Noble Souls Who Have Been in Charge of the Community—Removal to St. Joseph—Establishment at St. Cloud—Permanent Location at Collegeville—Help from the Old World—Erection of the Buildings—Indian Work—Present Status of the Community—By Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, O. S. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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