Book/Printed Material Pioneer and political reminiscences,
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Image 1 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, Nils P. Haugen- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 2 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, PIONEER AND POLITICAL REMINISCENCES By Nils P . Haugen Wisconsin Historical Society Founded 1849 30-27464 Reprinted from the Wisconsin Magazine of History Volumes XI, XII, and XIII- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 3 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, F586 .H37 PUBLICATIONS OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN EDITED BY JOSEPH SCHAFER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SOCIETY The Antes Press, Evansville, Wisconsin, State Printers LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECEIVED MAY 8 1930...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 4 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, PIONEER AND POLITICAL REMINISCENCES CHAPTER I GETTING A START IN WISCONSIN F.B.M. 1930-8-26 The fact that my father, Peder N. Haugen, with his family came to Wisconsin in 1854 and became a...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 5 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 4 more in harmony with the rule of other countries to fix the military service at an earlier age than twenty-two. The answer was that maturity was not reached as early in...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 6 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 5 journey from Quebec to Chicago. Being stowed away under deck on a sailing vessel with little or no ventilation, in fair and stormy weather, some two hundred and fifty passengers in...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 7 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 6 Thirty-five years later I saw Niagara again, and knew at once that it was the American falls I had seen as a child, and not the “Horse Shoe.” We took boat...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 8 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 7 in water. So it was stated in the circulars referred to. Father somehow was on his guard against bad water, and insisted on giving it to us only after mixing it...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 9 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 8 permission to build a small log cabin on his farm near his own double log house. In the small quarters thus prepared the family of eight were reasonably comfortable and happy...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 10 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 9 But we had not reached our destination, which was Pierce County; and in the spring of 1855 the journey was continued. Halvor Hersgard, a neighbor, rigged out a “prairie schooner,” into...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 11 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 10 started up the Mississippi. The boat carried two barges and, although this was as early as May, if not April, the Mississippi was so low that season that the barges were...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 12 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 11 But railways were not built to St. Paul until about 1866, at any rate not till after the Civil War—or, to use the language adopted by congressional enactment, the War of...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 13 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 12 prairie, openings, and poplar thickets with plum trees in abundance. The two southern rows of sections were nearly all hardwood of first quality: oak, ash, maple, basswood, and some butternut. There...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 14 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 13 good live stream furnishing sufficient power for the single muley sawmill, which ran for many years, as did other like sawmills and gristmills at the village of Martell and at other...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 15 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 14 a rule the summer season was spent in improving and enlarging the farm. Father took to his former occupation and soon had a blacksmith shop established on the farm. He loved...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 16 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 15 his bowie-knife. But he was severely injured and was laid up for some time. I went with father to see him a couple of days after the occurrence. Jock died in...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 17 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 16 came at him with a gun.” Mr. Pomeroy looked up surprised, but when I told him that I had as a boy witnessed his encounter with Thompson he admitted the facts...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 18 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 17 largely the cause. No doubt it was a blessing in disguise, for it turned the farmer's attention to other crops and to dairying, more profitable to himself and to the farm...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 19 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 18 in the primary classes, and on the whole the situation was fairly well met. Reading and spelling were the main studies, and some of us at least became very good spellers....- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 20 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 19 The children all persisted in using Norwegian on the playground. I tried to make them use English. I had taught Norwegian parochial school in the district for a couple of months...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 21 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 20 INDIANS Until the Indian outbreak in Minnesota in 1862, Sioux Indians used to cross the Mississippi and spend the winters hunting in the “big woods” of Pierce and St. Croix counties....- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
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Image 22 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 21 EARLY OCCUPATIONS One of the occupations of the boys, and men too, about 1860 in the summer time was to dig ginseng, which was quite plentiful in the hardwood belt. Men...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 23 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 22 satisfied to some extent my reading hunger. There were no circulating libraries in those days, and the settlers did not, as a rule, bring with them many books. While at this...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 24 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 23 I think—came cross-lots to tell father that war had broken out. We soon had the news confirmed in the Norwegian papers, which father always kept and assiduously read. A few days...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 25 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 24 Seminary at St. Louis to complete their theological studies. Missouri was a slave state, and some of the leaders in the church took the position that slavery was sanctioned by the...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 26 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 25 a peg on a board fastened to the side of the separator for every bushel. This was generally a man's job. There was at the time a stave factory located about...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 27 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 26 eat, I followed, although to remain seated where I was or to go to bed would have been preferred. I hired for the winter at sixteen dollars a month, which was...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 28 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 27 was introduced. The slabs and scantlings were burned as waste, except for a small portion used by residents as fuel. For some time I was put to burning up this waste,...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 29 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 28 In the “shanty” there was a large room where the men spent their evenings. There was no braving, and on the whole the company was quite congenial. I often spent the...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 30 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 29 some six inches where it was attached to the blade, and tapering to the handle end. The raft was not propelled, but just drifted with the stream, the oars being used...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 31 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 30 oxen before a large wagon with tires six inches wide, to float it over the sandy road between Dunnville and Menomonie, the trip taking two days. The accommodations for raftsmen on...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 32 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 31 was hot biscuits every meal, baked before the open fire in a tin baker. Far different from the lumber camp of today, primitive in its arrangement but evoking no complaining or...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 33 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 32 with Scott and that class of literature. I had read previously the poem The Lady of the Lake. THE DRIVE As spring approached, preparations were made for the drive, always an...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 34 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 33 had with us a young man from Rock County, Sam Whitehead, who had his first experience on the river; an active, alert young fellow. Early in the drive Sam and I...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 35 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 34 due to that fact that country boys are often given preference over city boys. I had not lost sight of the fact that I desired to pursue further my own schooling....- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 36 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, CHAPTER II Lawyer, Legislator, and Railroad Commissioner I had not during all these years abandoned a desire to acquire some further education. I loved to read and had read all the books...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 37 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 36 to me he inquired why I could not come to Decorah. While that matter may have suggested itself, it had never before been put to me so squarely. I apologized for...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 38 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 37 at and graduates of the university of Norway. The exceptions were Professor Schmidt, a German divine; and an attorney of Decorah, Mr. Bergh, who specialized in English and mathematics. They were...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 39 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 38 school for young men; coeducational, however, the young ladies living in private homes. Most of the students were aspiring to sufficient education to teach in the common schools. Among them were...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930
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Image 40 of Pioneer and political reminiscences, 39 His jokes were frequently at his own expense. It was humor rather than wit, for the latter sometimes stings. Along that line the following may be related: Court was in session...- Contributor: Haugen, Nils Pederson
- Date: 1930