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Early History of Emmet County Ends With Frontier Tales
The Northern Vindicator prints the final Anon Y Mous installment on Emmet county history from 1881 to 1866. It recalls Sioux City cavalry exploits, frontier guard duties, and the 1860s rail of fear, hunger, and resourcefulness. It notes Capt Ingham and Lt Covardale, pay in State Script, and clashes over milled lumber and quartermaster abuses. The piece also details fur trade as a lifeline and severe 1865 food shortages, with fish runs and price shocks shaping settler resilience.
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Theorthern Vindicator
Anon Y
Anon Y. Mous
R. K. Hudson
Hudson
Martin County
Minnesota
Jenkins
Emmet
Spirit Lake
Sioux City
Eathoreville
Sawyer
Cherokee
Peterson
Ingham
Chain Lakes
Covardale
Des Moines
Algo
Blue Harth
Okoboji Lake
Ratherville
Abntain
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