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This reminiscense of the Bar of Saginaw has already exceeded its proper limits without entering upon the real merits of the subject. The long trials, civil and criminal, involving thousands and thousands of dollars, or rights and interests still more important, the sharp contentions, the dili- gent and able labors of counsel, the eloquent appeals of the advocates, have received no mention, while the histories of many of them would have filled a volume and been a valuable contribution to the legal history of the state.
The failures of the Bar have not been many, and few who located here have failed to remain. Strangers have always been warmly welcomed and have received prompt and gener- ous recognition, and all have been fairly successful, profes- sionally and financially. Few enmities and jealousies have existed, and the members of the Bar have almost universally been courteous and obliging to each other both in and out of court, and especially towards the younger and less experienced members. All have not succeeded alike any more than men Success in every
in other occupations attain equal success.
department of life is as often the result of accident or oppor- tunity as of merit, and if all were equally great and rich, all would be equally small and poor; and if all have not succeed- ed, and may not hereafter succeed alike, they may safely con- gratulate themselves that their fortunate situation in the great and prosperous Saginaw Valley has left them little reason to envy those of other localities. We all know our own merits, and when they are not recognized we can console ourselves with the reflection that this is equally true in every depart- ment of life, and that ---
" Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air,"
and if history shall fail to record each one's name, those who follow will not see us "damned to everlasting fame."
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AMERICAN SYSTEM OF RECTANGULAR SURVEY.
The struggle for independence of the thirteen American colonies with Great Britian, although a successful one, left the colonies with a heavy bur- den of debt to pay. The fact, however, that several of the colonies (now states) had an interest in what was then known of the Northwest Territory, proved one of the most powerful influences which kept the new born nation from dropping to pieces, and a fruitful means to assist in clearing off the burden of the debt.
The four States, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Virginia, which claimed all the land north of the Ohio river, west to the Mississippi, agreed (from 1780-1786) to give it to the United States, to be disposed of for the common good, and in 1787 Congress passed an ordrnance for the govern- ment of this territory, and also for establishing a definite method for the survey and sale of these lands, which were then designated as "Public Lands," to be placed on the market for sale, the proceeds of which were to be principally applied to the payment of the war debt of the Revolution.
To draw up a definite plan for the survey of these "Public Lands" in the Northwest Territory was a difficult problem, as the methods of survey in the different States differed somewhat. Virginia had her regular plats known as "Tamahawk Surveys." Connecticut had a more uniform plan which she had adopted in her survey of the "Western Reserve" in Ohio, part of the territory to which she laid claim. And now as all these different States had ceeded all this territory to the general government for the good of all, it became highly necessary that some general and definite method of survey be adopted.
The plan arranged by James Mansfield, Surveyor-General of the North- west Territory, was adopted by Congress in 1802. It is so simple and prac- tical that it has received very few modifications by any of the land commis- sioners since. After the adoption of a definite method of survey, the gov- ernment proceeded to have tracts of this territory surveyed off as the de- mands of the public required ; the first tract surveyed being nearly all in the State of Ohio, the second in Indiana.
The United States Rectangular Survey may be briefly stated as follows: First, a north and south line is run through the tract determined upon to be surveyed. This line begins at some prominent or easily distinguished point, and is designated as a "Principal Meridian." Then a line running east and west, at right angles with the first line, is run through the tract called the "Base Line."
The Principal Meridian of our State -begins at a point forty-eight miles west of Lake Erie, on a line between Michigan and Ohio, and from there extends north to the City of Sault de Ste. Marie, forming a west boundary of Saginaw County. The Base line extends from Lake St. Clair to Lake Michi- gan, forming the south boundary of Eaton and Ingham Counties. These lines are run with a "Solar Compass," avoiding the errors of a magnetic needle.
Lines are then run north and south parallel to the Principal Meridian and six miles apart, which divide the territory into long north and south strips called Ranges, which are numbered in their order 1, 2, etc., East of the Meridian, also the same west of it. In Michigan there are 17 Ranges East and 47 West. Across these are run lines six miles apart, parallel to the Base Line, cutting the territory into long east and west strips called Towns, and these are numbered North and South from the Base Line. In Michigan there are 47 Towns north and 8 south.
By this "cross-lining" the territory is divided into squares, six miles on a side. Each of these squares is a Congressional Township. Such "Town- ships" sometimes, but often do not, correspond to the Civil Townships which are known by popular names. The only designation of Congressional Townships is their Range and Town numbers. The system is illustrated by the following diagram :
Principal
Meridian
Correction Line
Town 4, North
Z
Town 3, North
Town 2. North
×
Town 1, North
INITIAL
Base
Town 1, South
POINT.
Line.
Town 2, South
Y
Town 3, South
Range 8, W.
Range 2, W.
Range 1, W.
Range 1, E.
Range 2, E.
Range 3, E.
X is Township 2 North, Range 3 East. Y is Township 2 South, Range 2 West. Z is Township 4 North, Range 1 East.
In practice the surveyors did not run the Range and Town Lines their whole length, continuously. The magnetic needle points east of north in Michigan and its variations from north continually changes. Running a line through primeval forests is beset with difficulties. No measurements of such great length can be made exactly. Hence the surveyors began on the Base Line six miles east of the Initial Point, ran a Range Line six miles north as nearly as they could, and then ran a "random line" west to the Principal Meridian, to check their work, Then they ran back to their Range Line, marking section and quarter-section corners as they went, and so pro- ceeded to lay out the next township north ; and so on east and west of the Principal Meridian.
But as they ran north, on account of the fact that all lines running north continually approach each other and come together at the pole, every town- ship was narrower at the north than at the south. To prevent this error growing, every fourth Town Line north and every fifth Town Line south of the Base Line is called a "Correction Line," and on these a fresh start is taken with distances full six miles east and west. "Auxiliary Meridians" were also established at every eighth Range Line.
After the tract is thus surveyed into townships six miles square, the town- ships are divided into thirty-six tracts, called "Sections," each containing one square mile, more or less,
The sections were run off very much as were the townships, using each township's east Range Line and south Town Line as bases. Commencing one mile west of the southeast corner of the township, the surveyor runs north a mile, then east a mile to the east Range Line and corrects back to the northwest corner of the section. He sets a quarter post (or a half mile post) on the west line of the section at forty chains north of the starting point, and sets the quarter post on the north line of each section, half way between the northwest and northeast section corners. The surveyor pro_ ceeds to run off the remaining sections on the east tier, up to the north line of the township, placing the last section corner where his north and south line intersects that north Town Line, whether this point is east or west of the section corner previously established in the township survey. The dis_ tance between the two corners, if any, is called the "jog," and is recorded.
In the more recent government surveys in the west, there is no "jog" left, the surveyor being required to close his lines at the section corners on the north and west lines of each township. The section surveyor establishes no quarter or half mile posts on the north line of any of the sections on the north and west sides of the township. Each tier of sections in the town- ship is run off in this manner, except the last two, which are run off together
On account of the errors previously mentioned no township will divide into thirty-six exact sections, and in the sectional survey new errors arise. These errors are all run into the north and west tiers of sections, which are called "Exterior" or "Fractional Sections," because they contain the excess or deficiency of land in the township, and this apparent excess or deficiency is always thrown into the last quarter mile lying next to the township lines on the north and west. The other sections are called "Interior" sections, and are intended to be full six hundred and forty acres each, but they nearly always exceed or fall short of this amount.
The government sub-divisions of the section (although they are not actu- ally surveyed by the government surveyor (by which the lands are sold, are "quarter" sections, or one hundred and sixty acres; "half-quarter" sections, or eighty acres, and "quarter-quarter" sections, or forty acres. The section is divided into quarters by running a straight line north and south and one east and west between the quarter posts on the sides of the section. The quarter sections are "halved" by running a straight line north and south or east and west, (whichever way is wished to divide it), from points midway by measurement of opposite sides. The quarter sections are quartered by running lines north and south and east and west between points at the cen- ter of each side of the quarter section. Other smaller sub-divisions can be made on the same principles.
It will be seen from this that if a section is perfectly square and contains the exact number of acres, that this method would sub-divide it into tracts of equal areas, but it hardly ever occurs that a section is exactly square or contains the exact number of acres. Consequently, it almost always occurs that the sub-divisions will differ more or less in quantity. But the govern- ment has established this as the only method by which the sub divisions shall be made, making the eight corners established on the exterior lines of each section "the corners," however incorrect they may be.
In order that no one purchasing lands from the government may suffer injustice in expecting to get the actual number of acres intended to be in each sub-division, the government sells all of its lands on the condition that each one of these sub divisions contains so many acres, "be the same more or less," according to the government survey. And this rule follows the future transfer of the lands, where they are sold and described in " Govern- ment Descriptions," whether the words "more or less" are mentioned in the deed of conveyance or not. . The method of description under this system is exact, and simple when once understood. The township is described, as previously stated, by the numbers of its town and range. The sections are numbered from one in the northeast corner to six in the northwest corner then the next row below that from left to right, and so on back and forth to thirty-six, in the southeast corner.
The sub-divisions of the section in the following diagram as it is divided into "Government Descriptions," are each described in brief on the diagram. The one marked X we will describe in full as a sample of all.
Section 36, Township 36 N., Range 11 East.
NKNEK 80 a X
NW 44 160 a
8 % NEM
NWK SWN 40 a
NEM Sw K 40 a
SEK
SEV
SW K
40 a
40 a
"The north half of the northeast quarter of section 86, township 36 north, range 11 east of the Principal Meridian."
The ne 14 and nw 74 of each section lying on the north side of the town- ship are described as the fractional ne 14 or the fractional nw 14, and the sw 14 and the nw 14 of each section lying on the west side of the township are described as fractional nw 14 or fractional sw 14 of such sections.
If any of the fractional quarters on the north side of a township are divided into halves by an east and west line, the south half is made eighty rods wide and the north half takes the excess or deficiency and is described as the fractional n 3%. If they are divided by a line running north and south each half is described as either the e 1% or the w 1% of the fractional ne 14 or nw 14.
Of the fractional quarters on the west side of the township the descrip- tions would be the reverse, as they are divided by a north and south or an east and west line. When a section contains a lake or river which was meandered out in the original survey, the fractional pieces in each quarter section were numbered as lots, and sold by the government as lot No .- in- quarter, sec. - , tp. -- N., R. - E.
Land may also be described by "Metes and Bounds," that is, the actual beginning of the lines and actual measurements being given. Thus: "A parcel or tract of land lying in the southeast quarter of Section 35, Town- ship 36 North, Range 8 East, commencing at a point ten chains east of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said Section 35, running thence east ten chains, thence north twenty chains, thence west ten chains, thence south twenty chains to the place of beginning, containing twenty acres."
A tract running the whole length of any side of a square or rectangular piece of land, as a quarter-section, half-quarter or quarter-quarter, can be definitely described as so many acres off of the E side, or W side, or N side, or S side, whichever side it may be. But if the tract does not run the whole length of a side, that style of description would be wrong.
There is one very common error in the description of land, and that is many notaries public, attorneys and justices of the peace, where there may be an eighty acre tract or any other government sub-divisions to be divided among different parties, who are unwilling to have each of their different interests surveyed before their deeds are made, naturally fix this in their minds, that if it is a forty acre tract it must be eighty rods square, or if it is eighty acres it is one hundred and sixty rods long and eighty rods wide, or if one hundred and sixty acres, that is one hundred and sixty rods square, which, in our government sub-divisions, hardly ever occur exactly, so in di- viding the government sub-divisions, as if they were exact in measurement on each side, the different pieces will overlap each other as they are de- scribed, or leave a surplus not conveyed to any one of the parties. Real estate should be so conveyed that there could be no question as to its metes and bounds when it is surveyed.
TABLE OF MEASUREMENTS.
LINEAR.
1616 Feet - 1 Rod.
7.92 Inches = 1 Link.
80 Rods = 1/4 Mile.
100 Links )
160 Rods == 16 Mile.
320 Rods == 1 Mile.
66 Feet =1 Chain. 4 Rods )
80 Chains = 1 Mile.
SQUARE.
27214 Square Feet = 1 Square Rod.
160 Square Rods == 43,560 Square Feet = 1 Acre. 640 Acres = 1 Square Mile = 1 Section.
12.65 Rods Square.
1 Square Acre is - 208 Feet, 8 16 Inches Square. 8 Chains, 1614 Links Square.
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OFFICIAL ELECTION REGISTER OF SAGINAW COUNTY
From 1835 to 1894.
PRESIDENTS.
1886 5 S Harrison, Whig
00 .65
Van Buren, Dem.
1840 5 Harrison, Whig .
89
Van Buren, Dem. 100
1844
Polk, Dem. 104
(Taylor, Whig 118
1848 - Cass, Dem .. 185
Van Buren, Free Soll 47
Scott, Whig. 867
1858 Pierre, Dem. 694
Hale, Free Soil 73
1856 5 Fremont, Rep. 1.049
Buchanan, Dem 1,22º
1860 Lincoln, Rep. 1,479
Douglas, Dem. 1,20€
1864
¿ Mcclellan, Dem .. 1,900
1837. S. G. Watson.
1838. Sam K. Haring.
1889. C. S. Palmer.
1884. Angus McIntyre.
1888.
John Prendergast.
1892. John W. Messner.
1894. Joseph W. Kerns.
CORONERS.
1885< E. Jewett.
1888 § Phineas Spaulding.
¿ George Davis.
S Albert Butts. 1840 3:
Hugh Mccullough.
( Thomas Smith. 1842
Hugh Mccullough.
1844 [ E. N. Davenport.
E. Davis.
1846
§ Thomas Rogers. Joshua Blackmore.
( Peter Lane, 1848
Thomas Rogers.
1872. William Gillett.
1876. George A. Flanders.
1878. Lorenzo T. Durand.
188 3. Frank E. Emerick.
1886. John M. Harris.
1888. Frank E, Emerick.
1890. William R. Kendrick.
1892. E. A. Snow.
1894. R. L. Crane.
( Robert Clark.
1860
¿ Charles T. Disbrow.
1862
( A. G. Bissell. John White.
1864 5 John White.
? John Erd.
Circuit Court Commissioners.
1852. Charles D. Little.
1854. William L. Webber.
1856. Jabez G. Sutherland.
§ Henry Miller.
1841. G. D. Williams, A. J.
1870. Jerome K. Stevens.
1858. Augustus S. Gaylord.
1862. William J. Loveland.
Daniel Forrest.
1845. G. D. Williams, A. J.
1882. Leander Simoneau.
1866. William A. Lewis. -
1870. Thomas M. James.
6 [ Charles T. Martin. 18:6 Dougald McIntyre.
1859. Josiah Turner,
1859. W.J. F. Woodworth, "
Į John E. Nolan.
1880 S Newton D. Lee. John Scanlon.
1880
[ Herman Pistorius. ¿ John E. Nolan.
2 \ John M. Campbell.
1864. J. G. Sutherland,
1888. Harvey Williams.
1865. Josiah Turner,
1840. Charles S. Palmer 1848. Hiram L. Miller.
1884 ? Chauncey McCarthy.
(John M. Campbell. 1890 Newton D. Lee.
1869. J. G. Sutherland,
1854. Joshua Blackmore.
1862. William J. Bartow.
1864. Thomas L. Jackson.
1878. Sanford M. Green, 11
1874. William S. Tennant, "
1870. George F. Veenfliet.
1876. Jacob Schwartz.
1878. J. C. Valentine.
1880. DeWitt C. Gage,
1882. James Perrin.
1881. Chauncey H. Gage,
1889. John A. Edget,
1898. Robert B. McKnight, “
1890. James Creen.
1894. Eugen Wilber,
1895. William R.Kendrick, "
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
1835. Albert Miller.
1835. John Smith.
1837. E. N. Davenport.
1839. E. Jewett.
1840. A. F. Williams.
1841. E. Jewett.
1842. Martin L. Miller.
1844. James J. McCormick.
1850. A. Butts.
1858. Lewis Loeffler.
1860.
I. W. LaMunyon.
1862. Lewis Loeffler.
1866. D. A. Pettibone.
1860. Henry Woodruff.
1862. Jesse H. Quackenbush.
1835. E. S. Williams.
1836. William McDonald.
1887. E. S. Williams.
1872. Reuben W. Andrus.
1876. James F. Adams.
1868 5 Grant, Rep. 3,860
Seymour, Dem .2,761
Grant, Rep ... 3,67
1872
Greeley, D m. and Labor O'Connor, Dem.
189
Black, Prohib. 10
1844. - William L. P. Little.
1846. Absalom F. Hayden.
1848. Alpheus F. Williams.
1852. August Gaylord.
1854. Hiram F. Ferris.
1858. William Moll.
1862. George Schmidt.
1866. Edward Bloedon.
1850. Hiram S. Penoyer,
1852. Richard B. Hall.
1854 John Moore.
1858. William L. Webber.
1860. William H. Sweet.
1862. Chauncey H. Gage.
1866. Edwin H. Powers.
1870. Dan P. Foote.
Streeter, Union-Labor 54
Harrison, Rep. 6,782
1892-
Bidwell, Prohib 254
Weaver, People's 590
Scattering,
1
1835. E. S. Williams.
1838. Hiram L. Miller.
1840. Joseph S. Sharp.
1842. Horace S. Beach.
1846. Coe Garret.
1850. . Peter C. Andre.
1852. Coe Garret.
1854. John Parrish, Jr.
1856. John Parrish, Jr.
1858. George Schmidt.
1899. C. W. Whipple, C. J.
1889. G. D. Williams, A. J.
1862. James N. Gotee.
1889. - P. G. Gardner, A: J.
1864. James N. Gotee.
1841. Charles W. Whipple, C. J.
1866. Alonzo L. Bingham.
1870 Daniel Forrest.
1841. E. N. Davenport, A. J.
1845. Charles W. Whipple, C. J.
1880, Herman B. Zwerk.
1864. John J. Wheeler.
( Andrew McInnes. 1874 William P. Burdick.
1849. Sanford M. Green, C. J.
1890. Charles L. Roeser.
1857. Josiah Turner,
1894. George R. Strimbeck.
1876 5 James B. Peter. De Forest Paine.
§ Frederick Anneke.
Charles E. Brenner.
1860. W.J. F. Woodworth, 4 1861. James Birney,
TREASURERS.
( E. L. Beach.
1882 Newton D. Lee.
1888 Herman Pistorius.
1886 Charles W. Alden.
( E. L. Beach.
Newton D. Lee.
1866. J. G. Sutherland,
1869. Charles R. Brown,
1846. Samuel Gordon.
Chauncey McCarthy.
1892 ( John M. Campbell.
1870. William F. Mitchell, "
Emil A. Herrig.
99 ( Samuel Treby.
? August Bauer.
1894 3 S Arthur D. Bate.
T. P. Zanders.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
1888. James McCormick.
1844. Charles S. Palmer.
1846. Eleazer Jewett.
1860. Luke Wellington.
1864. Otto Roeser.
1844. Samuel Gorden.
1846. James H. Getee.
1850. I. Bookstaver.
1852. James H. Gotee.
1854. Charles W. Grant.
1858. John W. Turner.
1866. Henry Miller.
1870. Austin L. Rankin.
1880. Solomon C. Goodale.
1882. Harrison Carey.
1886. R. W. Roberts.
1890. Charles Holmes.
1894. O. C. Goodale.
1840. Joseph J. Malden.
1842. Hiram L. Miller.
Hayes, Rep 4,182
Tilden, Dem .4,850
Smith, Prohib.
Garfield, Rep. 5,207
Hancock, Dem 5,804
1880- Weaver, Greenback.
609
Dow, Prohib 12
Labor 0
Blaine, Rep. .
.5,939
Cleveland & Butler, Fus ..
7.047
Cleveland, Dem ..
.6.286
Butler, Greenb. and Anti-M . St. John, Prohib.
'205
Butler, . 100
1590. Bart Griffin.
1892. Chester W. Hopkins.
1888
Cleveland, Dem
Fisk, Prohib 325
( Peter Lane. 1850
James H. Gotee.
George E. Smith. 1859.
? Charles W. Grant.
Julius B. Hart.
1854 ? George G. Hess.
( James H. Gotee. 1856
Į Julius B. Hart.
( James H. Gotee. 1858
Reuben Fairchild.
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES.
1835. G. D. Williams, O. J.
1887. George Morrell, C. J.
1887. G. D. Williams, A. J.
1887. P. G. Gardner, A. J.
1861. George F. Veenfliet.
N. Osborn. 1866
L. W. Bliss.
( N. Osborn. 1868JA Theodore Krauss.
1876. Frank Lawrence.
1872 William P. Burdick.
1845. Andrew Ure, A. J.
1886. Edward A. Kremer.
1878 § B. B. Ross.
1878
1886 § Clarence L. Davis.
1888 [ J. E. Morse. ? E. A. Snow.
1894 5 B. H. Beckwith. C. E. Bradt.
1878. William S. Tennant, “ 1878. Henry Hart,
1886. Alexander Ferguson.
1886. Arthur Ross.
1892. George Housner.
SHERIFFS.
1840. Henry Pratt.
1841. James Kinney.
Clay, Whig 107
1884. Lawson C. Holden.
1888, Ferdinand Brucker.
CLERKS.
1868. I. H. Leavenworth.
1876. Harrison Carey.
( Lincoln, Rep. 1.731
2,658
1876 Cooper, Greenback 5 0
1884
.. 1,075
1880. Fred B. Sweet.
1884. Fred A. King.
Harrison, Rep. 6,723 8,928
Cleveland, Dem. 7.601
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
1870. Fred B. Sweet.
1876. Byron G. Stark.
1880. Henry Miller.
1871. John Moore,
1866. G. A. Lyon.
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CITY GROUP.
1. E. D. Cowles, Editor Courier-Herald. 9. Dan W. Smith Photographer.
2. Fred Reitter, Publisher Saginaw Post.
3. Aug. C. Lankenau, Editor Saginaw Post.
4. Christian Reitter, Publisher Saginaw Post.
5. D. Z. Curtis, Editor Evening Leader.
6. D. Hardin, President Commercial National Bank.
7. Hon. Ralph A. Loveland, Pres. Sagi- naw Lumber & Salt Co.
8. Aaron K. Penny, retired, settled in County May 5, 1848.
IO. C. E. Kerr, Photographer.
II. C. A Beckman, Photographer.
12. O. M. Pausch, Photographer and En- graver.
13. A. E. Munger, Architect.
14. Prof. W. W. Warner, Principal Hoyt School.
15 D. L. C. Eaton, Real Estate Dealer. Peter N. Stover, Stationary Engineer. 17. Herman Goeschel, Insurance.
18. Julius Schulz, Contractor and Builder.
19. Mrs. Julius Schulz.
F. R. Ganschow, Job Printer.
J. F. Barrows, President Barrows Music Co.
22. Geo. W. Bostwick, Secretary Bar- rows Music Co.
23. Enos L. Gregory, Treasurer Barrows Music Co.
24. M. G. Gardner, Stave Dealer.
25. Jos. W. Fordney, President Saginaw Basket Co.
26. J. W. Richardson, Harness Dealer. 38.
W. Q. Atwood, Real Estate.
27. 28. J. H. Gray, Mail Carrier.
Albert Connery.
Mrs. J. A. Connery.
31.
32
Mrs. Charles D. Ellis.
33. Albert L. Moeller, Grocer.
34. Henry J. Friedlein, deceased.
35- Theodora E. J. Friedlein.
36. Fred J. Wallin, Baker.
37.
Frank Starkweather, Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealer.
A. Baumgarten, Shoe Merchant.
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57
29 30.
J. A. Connery, retired.
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CITY GROUP.
I. Castle A. Sutherland, Farmer. 10. Wm. Rebec, Grocer.
2. John B. Meienberg, Prop'r Sample Rooms.
3. Wm. Carr, Liveryman.
13. P. C. Andre, Real Estate Dealer.
14. A. Hobson, Proprietor of Marble and Granite Works.
15. Frank B. Godard, Proprietor Sample Rooms.
16. Chas. K. Eddy, Lumberman.
17. Julius W. Ippel, Dry Goods Merchant. 18. Henry C. Miller, Real Estate Dealer.
19. E. T. Judd, Pres't of First National Bank, E. S.
20. W. B. Hawkins, Insurance Agent.
21. Walter B. Bliss, of Commercial Ex- change.
22. Israel Rich, of Rich Bros.
23. Adolph Rich, of Rich Bros.
24. W. H. Kremer, Proprietor Sample Rooms.
25. Peter Stine, of Peter Stine & Son.
26. Laverne Stine, of Peter Stine & Son.
27. C. A. Andrus, Dealer in Marble, Granite, Building and Cut Stone.
28. Albert L. Kurtz, Grocer.
29. John McAvoy, Dealer in Pine, Hard- wood and Cedar Lands
30. M. Becker, Cooper
31. H. G. Krogmann, Dealer in Guns, Ammunition and Tinware.
32. A. W. Achard, of Saginaw Hardware Co
33. W. F. Weber, of National Brewing Co. 34. John H. Qualmann, Contractor and Builder.
35. August Chamier, Proprietor Sample Rooms.
36. Fred. Remer, Prop'r Sample Rooms.
9. H. Coleman, Liveryman and Under- taker.
Emil Vogt, Butcher.
12. Wm. Knippel, Grocer.
4. J. L. Weigl, Tailor.
5. Edwin Kersten, Insurance and Build- ing and Loan Agent.
6. O. J. Demers, Clothier.
7. J. P. Beyerlein, Tailor.
8. Jacob Stingel, of Stingel Bros., Pork Packers.
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5
10
12
8
15
18
17
16
27
23
22
244
20
25
26
30
9.7
28
34
33
32
KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP.
I. Geo. B. Eaton.
5. . Chas. V. Johnson.
2. Frank Orr.
6. Hon. Jos. H. Whitney.
3. Geo. F. Brown.
7. W. O. Mason.
4. Enoch Massecar.
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP.
8. H. McGrath.
II. T. M. Champlin.
12. T. W. Newrick, deceased.
IO. Wm. Pauhl. 13. Frederick Wardin.
THOMAS TOWNSHIP.
14. John Wiltse, Sr.
17. Daniel Wiltse.
15. Christian Zauel and Family.
16. Andrew .Bryant.
19. J. M. Davis, J. P.
20. Mrs. J. M. Davis.
21. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kranzlein. 30. Henry Telge.
22. Wm. Brownrigg.
23. Mr. and Mrs. A. Krapohl.
24. Adam Marti, deceased.
25. August Knoellinger and Family. 34.
26. Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Freyer. 35. Albert E. Ludlum, deceased.
27. Wm. Bueker, Jr.
28. Mrs. Wm. Bueker, Jr.
29. Mr. and Mrs. Carsten Gosen.
31. Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Bremer.
32. August Hoffmann, deceased.
33. Geo. Griffore, deceased, and Wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Brendel.
36. Jacob Marti.
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35
JONESFIELD TOWNSHIP.
9. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parker.
18. W. A. Williams.
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12
20
22.
27
28
26
20
25
34
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP.
I. E. L. Crosby.
2. Kilian Grohmann.
3. Albert Bates.
4. Mrs. Albert Bates.
13. Valentine Katzenberger.
14. Darwin A. Pettibone, deceased.
15. Mrs. D. A. Pettibone.
16. Hon. H. M. Youmans.
17. Mr. and Mrs. John Elwardt.
18. Mr. and Mrs. John Burgoyne.
19. Mr. and Mrs. C. Spengler.
20. Fred. Leidlein.
21. Claus Dankers.
22. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shomaker.
23. Dorothea Schulz, deceased.
24. Henry Schulz, deceased.
25. Chas. Kolhagen.
26. Mrs. Chas. Kolhagen.
27. Daniel Ellis, deceased.
28. Henry Woodruff.
29. H. B. Green.
30. Mrs. H. B. Green.
31. Mrs. J. E. Colman.
32. J. E. Colman.
7. Anthony Grohmann.
8. Mrs. Anthony Grohmann.
9. Mrs. Andrew Stacey.
10. Mrs. Ferdinand Schreiner,
Ferdinand Schreiner.
12. Hon. Chauncey W. Wisner, deceased.
5. Wm. L. Schultz.
6. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Popp.
33. Mrs. A. Housner.
34. John Raaymakers, deceased.
35. John Huber.
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5
12
16
18
15
19
25
26
27
28%
29-
35
31
33
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SWAN CREEK TOWNSHIP.
1. H. B. Allen. 4. Delos A. Wetmore, deceased.
2. Chas. B. Teft.
5. J. E. Wells.
3. Mrs. Chas. B. Teft.
FREMONT TOWNSHIP.
6. Miss Minnie Loder, deceased. 9. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Compo.
7. Geo. A. Fick. IO. Mrs. Ashley West and Children.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Douville.
MARION TOWNSHIP.
II. August Merz.
12. John Lacker.
BRANT TOWNSHIP.
13. E. P. Whaley.' 14. Mrs. P. P. Miner.
16. Ira Smith. 17. Geo. A. Whaley.
15. Mr. P. P. Miner. 18. O. E. Gibson. .
CHAPIN TOWNSHIP.
19.
Wm. D. Hartwick.
21. Wm. Murlin. 22. A. M. Brown. .
20. Mrs. Wm. D. Hartwick.
BRADY TOWNSHIP.
23. S. L. Henderson. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Perry. 24. H. Hilborn. 27. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bennett.
25. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Miller.
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP.
28. N. M. Bentley. 30. J. T. Symes.
29. W. W. Berridge. ALBEE TOWNSHIP.
33. Chas. Techentine
31. E. E. Adams. 32. Christian Ziegler. MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP.
34. Rudolph Studer. 35. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schneider.
2
22
23
24
2,0
32
16
15
28
29
32
36
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP.
I. Chas. Roenicke.
2. Herman Weidenmiller.
3. Mrs. Herman Weidenmiller.
9. Aug. Krabbe.
IO. Fred. J. Schroeder.
II. Aug. Boensch.
12. Mrs. Caroline Boensch.
13. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Simmet.
14. A. R. Dodge.
15. Peter Webber.
16. John S. Ehrlinger.
17. Michael Schrems.
18. Theodore Bamberg.
24. Leonard Baumgaertner.
BLUMFIELD TOWNSHIP.
25. Mrs. Geo. F. Veenfliet.
27. Wenzel Heindl.
28. Mrs. Wenzel Heindl.
26. Geo. F. Veenfliet, deceased. Settled in Blumfield Twp. in March, 1849, 29. Christian Nelson. died at same place in April, 1896. 30. Martin Grandjean and Family.
31. Julius Schaberg.
32. August Janson.
33. Michael A. Krupp.
34. Julius Krieger.
I9. Angus McDonell.
20. Mrs. Angus McDonell.
21. Jacob Volz.
4. John Anklam.
5. John Countegan.
6. D. A. McDonald.
7. C. S. Hubbard.
8. Mrs. C. S. Hubbard.
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22. Jacob Dietrich. 23. Henry Bader.
35. Geo. Schoenknecht. : 36. Mrs. Geo. Schoenknecht. 37. C. Roth.
50
3
12
15
18
13
23
20
24
57
28
29
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP.
I. John M. Bierd.
2. Caspar W. Ulrich.
Mrs. Martin Stoker.
4. Adam Fisher, Acting Justice of the Peace. 5. Byron B. Corbin.
ZILWAUKEE TOWNSHIP.
6. A. McTaggart. 7. Fred. Westendorf.
8. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Otto. 9. Mr. and Mrs. L. Bower.
TITTABAWASSEE TOWNSHIP.
IO. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vasold. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pluss. II. Harry Van Deusan. 13. John B. Olmstead.
14. W. A. Crane. 15. Mrs. W. A. Crane.
16. Geo. Whitman, deceased.
17. Mrs. Geo. Whitman. 18. R. C. Clark, deceased.
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP.
I9. M. F. Messenger. 27. D. G. Sutherland.
20. Mrs. M. F. Messenger, deceased. 28. Charles Shepard.
21. Cornelius Devers.
29. Martin Mannion.
22. Mrs. Cornelius Devers. 30. J. J. McLean.
23. Wm. G. Brunner.
32. Francis McMann.
24. Charles Trier.
33. Eberhard Trier.
25. H. W. Savage. 26. F. T. McKenna.
34. J. W. Weiss.
33
4
75
23
20
22
28
32
BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP.
TAYMOUTH TOWNSHIP.
I. E. A. Hunter. IO. Mary Colville.
2. Mrs. E. A. Hunter.
3. A. Brownlie. 12. Christian Matzke.
4. Mrs. A. Brownlie.
13. Erastus Hammond, deceased.
5. R. M. Johnson.
14. Truman Curtis.
6. Mrs. R. M. Johnson.
15. Mrs. Truman Curtis.
7. Carl Laesch.
16. Mary E. Hammond.
17. Miles Hadsall and Family.
FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP.
18. John G. Breiter.
20. John G. Rummel, J. P.
21. H. P. Blackmar. 22. Mrs .. Benj. Hunter."
23. Washburn Horning.
25. L. A. Wynes.
26. Jas. W. Morse, J. P.
27. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kufahl.
28. Mr. and Mrs. John Leach.
24. Mrs. Washburn Horning. 29. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Becker.
30. L. S. Schoolcraft, Wife and Grand- daughter.
8. Mrs. Carl Laesch.
9. Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis.
CHESANING TOWNSHIP.
32. B. G. Coryell. 33. R. H. Nason.
34. L. L. Homer. 35. Elias York.
19. G. J. Hubinger.
II. Geo. Sargent.
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