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

The Pony Express 310

Kissing Day 316

A Political Ruse