144County Seat Located at Buena Vista145First Election145Division of the County, 1853146Present Limits146General Description146Monument Rock147Towns and Date of Organization148St. Croix County Agricultural Society148Pomona Grange148Agricultural Statistics148Manufactures149St. Croix Poor Farm149First Tax Roll of County, 1848149Hudson City152Original Claimants153First Survey, etc.153First Deed Recorded154City Government155Mayors of the City155City Schools155Military Institute156Mills and Manufactories156Banks156Oliver Wendell Holmes Hospital157Water Works158Hotels, the Great Fire, 1866158Social and Benevolent Organizations159Biographies.Louis Massey159Peter Bouchea160William Steets160Capt. John B. Page160Dr. Philip Aldrich160The Nobles Family161James Purinton161Ammah Andrews162James Walstow162James Sanders162J. W. Stone162Joseph Bowron163Moses Perin163John O. Henning163Moses S. Gibson164Col. James Hughes164Daniel Anderson165Alfred Day165Dr. Otis Hoyt165S. S. N. Fuller166Miles H. Van Meter166Philip B. Jewell166John Tobin166Horace A. Taylor167Jeremiah Whaley167Simon Hunt167John S. Moffatt167James H. Childs168William Dwelley168James M. Fulton168Marcus A. Fulton168David C. Fulton168N. S. Holden168William H. Semmes169Sterling Jones169D. R. Bailey169Henry C. Baker169Mert Herrick169D. A. Baldwin170John Comstock170Lucius P. Wetherby170John C. Spooner170Thomas Porter171Herman L. Humphrey171Theodore Cogswell172Frank P. Catlin172Charles Y. Denniston173A. E. Jefferson173Samuel C. Symonds173John E. Glover173Lemuel North173Edgar Nye173William T. Price173E. B. Bundy174Towns and Biographies.Baldwin174Baldwin Village174Woodville Village175Cady175Cylon175Eau Galle176Emerald176Erin Prairie176Forest177Glenwood177Hammond177Hammond Village178John Thayer178Rev. William Egbert178Hudson178James Kelly178Daniel Coit179James Virtue179Theodore M. Bradley179William Dailey179Robert and Wm. McDiarmid179William Martin179Paschal Aldrich180Kinnikinic180Duncan McGregor180W. B. and James A. Mapes181Pleasant Valley182Richmond182Boardman Village183Gridley Village183New Richmond Village183New Richmond City183Bank, High School184Benjamin B.C. Foster184Robert Philbrick185Linden Coombs185Eben Quinby185Lewis Oaks185Henry Russell185Joseph D. Johnson185Joel Bartlett185Francis W. Bartlett186George C. Hough186Silas Staples186Dr. Henry Murdock187Steven N. Hawkins187Rush River188Somerset188Somerset Village189Gen. Samuel Harriman189St. Joseph190Houlton Village191Burkhardt Village191Springfield191Hersey Village191Wilson Village192Stanton192Star Prairie192Huntington Village192Star Prairie Village192Hon. R. K. Fay192Troy193James Chinnock193William L. Perrin193Warren194James Hill194Village Plats195CHAPTER VIIPIERCE COUNTY.Descriptive196History, First Events197County Seat Changed to Ellsworth198Railroads199Miscellaneous Statistics199Village Plats199Organization of Towns200Clifton200George W. McMurphy201Osborne Strahl201Charles B. Cox201Ephraim Harnsberger201Diamond Bluff202Capt. John Paine202John Day202Sarah A. Vance203Allen R. Wilson203E. S. Coulter203James Bamber203Jacob Mead203Charles Walbridge203Charles F. Hoyt203Enoch Quinby203The First Settler203El Paso204Ellsworth205Ellsworth Village205Anthony Huddleston206Perry D. Pierce206Hans B. Warner207Gilman207Hartland208Isabelle208Maiden Rock209Christopher L. Taylor209Martell209Oak Grove210Lewis M. Harnsberger210Prescott City210History211Platted in 1857212First Official Board212Statistics, First Events212Churches212Fair Grounds213Cemetery213Destructive Fires213Philander Prescott214George Schaser214William S. Lockwood215James Monroe Bailey215Adolph Werkman215Joseph Manese215Hilton Doe215Lute A. Taylor215John Huitt216John M. Rice216An Indian Battle216River Falls217First Happenings217Water Powers217Schools at River Falls218River Falls Academy218Churches219Associations219Bank, Railroad220Fires220River Falls City, Organization220Falls of Kinnikinic220The Cave Cabin221The Fourth State Normal School221Joel Foster224Jesse B. Thayer224A. D. Andrews224Joseph A. Short225Prof. Allen H. Weld225Allen P. Weld225George W. Nichols225W. D. Parker226William Powell226Lyman Powell226Nathaniel N. Powell226Oliver S. Powell226Nils P. Haugen227H. L. Wadsworth227Rock Elm227Salem227Spring Lake228Trenton228Trimbelle229M. B. Williams229Union229CHAPTER VIII.BURNETT, WASHBURN, SAWYER AND BARRON COUNTIES.Burnett County.Location and Description230Organization231Pine Barrens231Murders232Old Geezhic233The First Mission234The Chippewas of Wood Lake236Grantsburg237Canute Anderson237The Hickerson Family238The Anderson Family238Robert A. Doty238The Cranberry Marshes239Washburn County.Description, Town Organization240First Events240Shell Lake, Summit Lake241First Board of County Officers241Shell Lake Lumber Company241Sawyer Creek242Spooner Station242Veazie Village242Sawyer County.Organization, Description242County Indebtedness243Town of Hayward243Village of Hayward243First Events, Schools, Churches, etc.244Bank, Lumber Company244Malcomb Dobie245Milton V. Stratton245Barron County.Description, Organization245Turtle Lake, Town and Village245Barron, Perley Village246Cumberland Village246Sprague246Comstock and Barronett Villages247Charles Simeon Taylor247CHAPTER IX.ASHLAND, BAYFIELD AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.Ashland County.History, Location, Description248Isles of the Apostles248Claude Allouez at Madeline Island249Early History of La Pointe249Remarkable Epitaph249La Pointe County Election249John W. Bell250Ashland250History, First Events250Asaph Whittlesey251J. P. T. Haskell251G. S. Vaughn251Dr. Edwin Ellis252Martin Beaser252Hon. Sam S. Fifield252Bayfield County.Location and History253Bayfield Village253Washburn, Drummond, etc.254Douglas County.Description and History254First Election254Superior City255History255Early Speculation256Period of Depression257West Superior258The Bardon Brothers258William H. Newton258Judge Solon H. Clough258Vincent Roy259D. George Morrison259August Zachau259CHAPTER X.PINE COUNTY.History260Description260First Events261Finances, Railroads261Losses by Fire262Pokegama Lake and Mission262Thomas Conner's Trading Post262Presbyterian Mission263Mushk-de-winini263Battle of Pokegama264Cannibalism265A Noble Chief267Frank Confessions267A Cowardly Deed268An Unjust Accusation268Indian Magnanimity269Rev. Frederic Ayer269Rev. William T. Boutwell272Discovery of Itasca274Mrs. Hester C. Boutwell276Chengwatana276First Settlers276Chengwatana Village Platted277Chengwatana Town Organized277