| Information | Pioneer, came as part of group of settlers to Douglas County in 1866, some of them dug dugouts, others built log cabins, all were poor. There was no work to be found in the area, but those who had oxen and wagons went to St. Cloud, where there was opportunity to carry goods west to the forts (where soldiers were stationed against the Indians). The settlers who did not have the means for this transport, supported themselves mainly with trapping muskrats, of which there were many, and a good price was paid |
