Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake 185 Battle of Stony Lake 186 Campaign of 1864 187 A Long Period of Peace and Prosperity 193 Introduction of New Process of Milling Wheat 193 The Discovery of Iron 196 Commerce Through St. Mary's Falls Canal 199 Agriculture 200 Dairying 201 The University of Minnesota and School of Agriculture 203 The Minnesota State Agricultural Society 205 The Minnesota Soldiers' Home 207 Other State Institutions 208 Minnesota Institute for Defectives 209 State School for Dependent and Neglected Children 210 The Minnesota State Training School 211 The Minnesota State Reformatory 212 The Minnesota State Prison 213 The Minnesota Historical Society 213 State Institutions Miscellaneous in Character 215 State Finances 217 The Monetary and Business Flurry of 1873 and Panic of 1893 218 Minor Happenings 221 The War with Spain 225 The Indian Battle of Leech Lake 229 Population 234 The State Flag 236 The Official Flower of the State, and the Method of its Selection 237 Origin of the Name "Gopher State" 242 State Parks 245 Politics 248 Bibliography 253 FRONTIER TALES. Hunting Wolves in Bed 269 The Poisoned Whisky 275 Fun in a Blizzard 281 Law and Latin 288 Indian Strategy 291 The First Election Returns from Pembina 296 A Frontier Story, which contains a Robbery, Two Desertions, a Capture and a Suicide 303