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month and sent the balance,
i what she could each month
from camp he took the sav-
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raving a salary of $10 a day
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help themselves is the best
strutting peacock, heads the
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unhappy, and nervous break -
find delight only in artificial
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ng to perversion, vice becomes
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is was founded with its belief
ity of all, men; simple as chil-
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acing in every minute's exper-
ing commonplace, as the gods
joyous creation. -Dr. Sheldon
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first birth, on Jan. 2, 1855.
Inver Grove village is named
for the township; its population is
about 382, and it is located on the
C.R.L.&P. railroad.
Pine Bend was a small hamlet
on a bend of the Mississippi riv-'
er. It is entirely abandoned now.
Wescott Navas "a station on the C.
U. & St. P. railway; its postoffice
is discontinued.
Eagan
Eagan received its name from
Patrick Eagan, first chairman of
the board of supervisors.
The Indian village, known as
Black Dog was here as early as
1837, when a Frenchman named
Louis Martin was stationed
among the Indians as a farmer.
In 1849, Haden Mooers was ap-
pointed as Martins successor.
When the Indians were removed
to Red Wood, Mooers went too
and the next white man to came
was J. W. Brown who pre-empted
a farm. Others who came a short
time later were: Mr. Ports, Frank-
lin Steele, Benjamin Young.
Michael LeMay came -in 1852;
Joseph Langlois and Robert
O'Niel came about this same
time too. In 1853 came P. Chap-
delan, F. LeBret, Dosite Auge,
James and W. L. Wescott, T. N.
Dailey, Michael Reid and T. J.
McCollum.
The first white birth was that
;he other day who was chock
ly 11 years old, he is milking
ore years he hopes to be milk-
cid with an objective and he's
Ad the younger generation is
of J. W. and Mary Brown, at the
Indian village of Black Dog. The
first marriage was Alexander
Huard to Jane McDermott in
1855. The first school was taught
in 1859 by Michael Downing.
Eagan was first a part of the
township of Mendota but set off
by the commissioners April 6,
Haig's famous "Back to the 1858.
comes into possession of the Castle Rock
noment Europe is having an- Castle Rock receive:, its name
On April 20, 1858 the county
commissioners formed Randolph
township and the first town
meeting was held May 11, 1858.
In this same year a log school-
house was built and school teach-
ing began.
Randolph village with a popul-
ation of 150, is built on . the
Great Western railroad.
Burnsville
Burnsville received its name
from William Burns, an ear_iv
settler. Thomas and Patrick
Burns were also early settlers.
During the, early days this vi-
cinity was the home of the Red
Men. In this township is the
well known Buck's hill, deriving
its name, from the Indian. It is
said he went to this summit of
300 feet so that he might watch
the deer as they came to drink at
the lake, now Crystal lake. '
The first settlers in this town-
ship were, John McCoy Martin,
Patrick and Thomas, Burns, David
Nixon, John Woodruff, William
Burns,. some coming E4,s early as
1852. Others were, Francis New-
ell and family, Patrick Harkins
and W. Earley, Father R,avoux:'
The first birth was that Of
Kate Kearney, daughter of Jambs
Kearney in -1854. The first mak-
riage was James Lynn to Mf$s
Ellen Ronan, . in 1856. The first
death was Mr. O'Hare, father
of Mrs. McCoy. An early school
was erected on land donated by
Thomas Hogan in 1862.
Earl. • records of the township,
were destroyed by fire in 1860.
An early hotel was kept by
Lewis Judd on the north shore of
Crystal lake.
Empire
Empire township received, its
name from Empire, New York,
the native place of Mrs. Irving
Lace, wife of an early_ settler.
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