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|\n| Ld   | an   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| Interl   | brary   |  |  |\n| Lo   | an   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| inte   | ribrary   |  |  |\n|  | 0a   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n华  \nHISTORY OF  \nSTEARNS COUNTYMINNESOTA  \nBYWILLIAM BELL MITCHELL  \nILLUSTRATED  \nVOLUME I  \nThe reproduction of this book has been madepossible through the sponsorship of the StearnsCounty Historical Society.  \nSo  \ng  \nPREFACE.  \nWhile the lives of men and women who undertake the work of openingup a new country for the peaceful uses of husbandry may contain nothingthat is thrilling and be devoid of romance,yet they contain lessons of forti-tude and self-denial which are fruitful for those who come after them andprofit by their early endeavors.It is no small sacrifice to leave homes ofcomfort in well-settled localities to live the lives of the pioneer on the farfrontier,where comparative isolation is added to the hardships and dis-comforts due to a lack of even the mere necessities of life,all for the hopeof what the future may have in store as a recompense.The changes inconditions have been so great during the years wiich have passed sinceStearns county knew only the tread of the Indian that it is difficult to realizewhat a settler's life in those earlier days really meant.It can be only ap-preciably understood when the facts of pioneers settlement are presentedfrom the experience of those who took part in it.Unfortunately too oftenthe gathering of these experiences is postponed to too late a date,until thosewho were first on the ground have passed away,their lips closed forever.Such is the case with the present undertaking.Could the work have beendone ten or even half a dozen years earlier,the results would have beenmuch more satisfactory.During this interval many of the early settlershave gone to their last rest—to mention only Capt.J.E.West,H.C.Waite,  \nJ.L.Wilson,Judge L.W.Collins,John Schaefer and Casper Capser—menwho had been the real pioneers in the county,having an intimate personalknowledge of the very beginning of things,and were themselves the makersof history.  \nThe aim of this work has been to gather facts,as full and as reliable intheir nature as possible,for permanent preservation.To this end the publicrecords have been carefully examined,the files of local papers searched formatters of interest,a wide correspondence carried on and individual inter-views sought where general information or personal experiences could beobtained.I have made free use of such books and publications as containedsuitable material for use in these pages,including the History of the UpperMississippi Valley,Minnesota in Three Centuries,Flandrau's History of Min-nesota,Folsom's Fifty Years in the Northwest,Geological and Natural His-tory Survey of Minnesota,Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars,the Min-nesota Historical Society's Collections,and the Papers and Proceedings ofthe Old Settlers'Association of Stearns and adjoining counties.  \nAcknowledgments are due to many persons who have rendered valuableassistance and to whom I feel indebted for much of whatever may be of in-terest in this History.I will first name Mr.Arthur M.Gorman,secretaryto the Hon.C.A.Lindbergh,member of congress from the Sixth district,to  \nPREFACE.  \nwhose persevering efforts are due the securing from the Post Office depart-ment the statistics from which the full and accurate history of the post officesof the county has been prepared.To the Commissioner of the General LandOfice;to the Hon.J.A.0.Preus,state auditor;the Hon.W.J.Smith,statetreasurer;the Hon.C.G.Schulz,superintendent of public instruction;Mr.Warren Upham,secretary of the Minnesota Historical Society;Dr.H.M.Bracken,secretary of the state board of health;Capt.J.R.Howard,superin-tendent of th","cbCaiaP4nF5uAbkL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaP4nF5uAbkL","pdf",24535793,928,"English","# Preface\n## Purpose of the work\n## 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