CHAPTER XII.

CHISAGO COUNTY.

Location, Surface, Scenery 298

Chisago Lake 298

Dalles of the St. Croix 299

Origin of the Formation 300

The Devil's Chair 300

The Wells 301

Settlement and Organization 302

Joe R. Brown to the Front 303

Prehistoric Remains 303

Robinet in Possession 303

Robinet Bought Off, First Improvements 304

Death of B. F. Baker 304

The First Log House Built 305

First Crops Raised 305

First Election 305

Chisago County Named 306

First Commissioners 307

County Seat Located at Taylor's Falls 307

Removed to Centre City 307

Amador 307

First Supervisors 308

Thornton Bishop 308

William Holmes 308

James M. Martin 309

Branch 309

North Branch Station 309

Henry L. Ingalls 310

Mrs. Lavina L. Ingalls 310

Chisago Lake, First Settlers 310

First Crops 311

Swedish Lutheran Church 311

Centre City 312

Andrew Swenson 312

John S. Van Rensselaer 312

Axel Dahliam 313

Nels Nord 313

Join A. Hallberg 314

Charles A. Bush 313

Lars Johan Stark 313

Frank Mobeck 313

Robert Currie 314

Andrew N. Holm 313

Cemetery and other Associations 314

Incorporation 314

Indian Dance 314

Lindstrom Village 314

Daniel Lindstrom 315

Magnus S. Shaleen 315

Chisago City 315

Otto Wallmark 316

Andrew Wallmark 316

Fish Lake 316

Peter Berg 317

Benjamin Franklin 317

Franconia 317

Franconia Village 318

Ansel Smith 318

Henry F. and Leonard P. Day 318

Henry Wills 318

The Clark Brothers 319

David Smith 319

Jonas Lindall 319

William Peaslee 319

Charles Vitalis 319

August J. Anderson 320

Frank N. Peterson 320

Harris 321

Harris Village 321

Lent 322

Nessell 322

Robert Nessell 323

Stephen B. Clark 323

Rush Seba 323

Rush City 323

Thomas Flynn 324

Patrick Flynn 324

Rufus Crocker 324

Frank H. Pratt 324

Voloro D. Eddy 325

F. S. Christianson 326

Shafer 326

Jacob Shafer 326

Peter Wickland 327

Tuver Walmarson 327

Andros Anderson 327

Eric Byland 327

Jacob Peterson 327

Ambrose C. Seavey 327

Sunrise 328

Sunrise Village 328

Kost Village 329

Chippewa 329

Dronthiem 329

Nashua 330

Washington 330

John A. Brown 330

Patten W. Davis 330

James F. Harvey 330

Floyd S. Bates 330

Isaac H. Warner 331

Charles F. Lowe 331

Wells Farr 331

John G. Mold 331

George L. Blood 331

Joel G. Ryder 332

John Dean 332

Taylor's Falls 332

First Post Office and Mail Service 332

Mills, First Events 333

Religious Organizations 333

Bridge Company 334

Banks, Mining Companies 334