8 7 6 ▁– ▁Nicol aus ▁Gust af son , ▁a ▁recent ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁Sweden , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁North field , ▁Minnesota ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁during ▁the ▁not orious ▁James - You ng er ▁Gang ' s ▁rob ber y ▁of ▁the ▁North field ▁bank ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 . ▁Gust af son ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁North field ▁C emetery ▁because ▁the ▁Mill ers burg ▁Swedish ▁community ▁had ▁no ▁church ▁or ▁c emetery . ▁The ▁Mill ers burg ▁Sw edes ▁immediately ▁started ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁church ▁and ▁c emetery . ▁The ▁old ▁church ▁records ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁conclusion ▁that ▁J esse ▁James ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁during ▁the ▁North field ▁bank ▁rob ber y ▁but ▁remained ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁gang ▁leaders ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁North field ▁rob ber y ▁were ▁Cole ▁Young er ▁and ▁Frank ▁James . ▁▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁Swedish ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁dense ▁and ▁vir gin ▁" Big ▁Wood s " ▁of ▁R ice ▁County ▁formed ▁the ▁Christ d ala ▁con greg ation ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁Christ d ala ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁found ing ▁families ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁given ▁by ▁neighb ors ▁Peter ▁Young qu ist ▁& ▁Carl ▁H ird ler . ▁Christ d ala ▁was ▁admitted ▁into