. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . sible, or-dered a census as the basis for an appor-tionment and an election for tlie purpose ofchoosing members of the territorial legis-lature and a delegate to congress. Theelection was duly held on August ist ofthat year, and the legislatitre, composed ofJ/ members, assembled on September , the absence of any capitol this first ses-sion of a Minnesota legislature was hel
. A half century of Minnesota as territory and state; a concise account of the principal events in the period of discovery, exploration, and settlement, and during the half century of territorial and state government . sible, or-dered a census as the basis for an appor-tionment and an election for tlie purpose ofchoosing members of the territorial legis-lature and a delegate to congress. Theelection was duly held on August ist ofthat year, and the legislatitre, composed ofJ/ members, assembled on September , the absence of any capitol this first ses-sion of a Minnesota legislature was heldin the Central House, the first hotel in St. Minnesota in iS^g. .\ map of the Territory of Minnesotawhen its government was organized wouldliave been in strange contrast to the mapof 1899. The eastern, southern and north-ern boundaries were much the same asnow, but on the west the territory ex-tended to the Missouri and White Earthrivers, thus including much of the Dako-tas. So much of this vast region was un-known that the lines of lakes and riverscould only be put on at random. Of rail-roads there was, of course, none. If cor-rectly filled out the map would have showna town at Stillwater of about Coo IHE ) MILL NEAR (iideuu Pond, the Missionary to the Indians near the old Mission House. Paul. It was a plain two-story buildingwhich had just been erected at the cornerof Third and Exchange streets. The sec-retary and the representatives found ac-commodations on the first floor, while thecouncil, of nine members, met in a roomabove. At this first legislative session theterritory was divided into judicial districtsand nine counties were created. message gave much good adviceas to the shaping of the affairs of the newterritory. One of the acts ot the sessionwas the incorporation of the HistoricalSociety of Minnesota. Along the St. were also the villagesof Marine and Lake St. Croix of about200 inhabitants each. Little Canada andSt
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