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1871: 15-George Kulmley, August 24. 17-John Town- sendy, January 16; M. Ronson. 28-W. H. Warner, July 10. 34-W. Rogers, March 13; Sarah Rogers, March 13.
1872: 6-Fred Carr, July 31. 16-1 .. H. Reynolds, March 18. 30-S. B. Towle, January 13. 32-W. H. Towle, January 13.
1873: 4-Catharine Lott, December 20. 9-C. M. Gordon, March 5. 13-G. T. Pullen, July 9. 14-C. Pullen, February 18. 26-D. T. Allen, March 12. 28-W. HIall, September 27.
1874: 15-A. Kulmley, February 28.
1875: 11-Anthony Heneremon, November 3.
1876: 9-11. L. Gordon, September 6. 11-J. A. Boohite, Oc- tober 26; Robert Barthweiler, October 26.
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1878: 5-W. W. Longworth, February 5. 7-W. W. Long- worth. February 5. 9-11. Everson, March 13. 28-E. Bartlett, February 8.
1882: 6-W. W. Longworth, April 20.
Township 121, Range 26, Sections 1 to 18, Inclusive (Silver Creek). The first claim in this part of the township was filed by Ilenry D. Wood, who, on December 22, 1858, seeured a claim in seetions 5 and 6.
1859: 9-Ira II. Stockwell, December 8. 17-James W. Ham- ilton, April 22.
1860: 5-Elizer Hibbard, October 9; James Hibbard, Octo- ber 9. 6-John Melntosh, May 29; E. J. Lambert, May 14. 7- W. Walker, September 9. 8-Moses L. Ridley, October 29. 10- Jacob Ertel, November 15. 13-John W. Patterson, Angust 31 : Jackson J. Smith, April 30. 14-John W. Patterson, August 31 ; Conrad Sehomber, November 3.
1864: 15-John Marekart, September 29; G. Martie, October 22: Frederie Hitter, September 16.
1865: 5-Benjamin Wakefield, August 19. 7-Paul Kanady, July 28; J. B. Walker, August 19. 8-HI. E. Ridley, October 29. 9-Salsbury Rowell, November 17.
1866: 5-F. L. Porter, JJuly 26.
1867: 15-John Goltz, April 29.
1868: 6-Levi M. Gaskill, Mareb 19; E. I. Lambert, May 14; Abram Simmons, October 3. 8-J. S. Locke, July 3; George Coombs, May 19. 14-E. Holeher, April 18. 18-Daniel MeKin- zie, July 3; JJohn Allen, October 3.
1869: 8-Levi Drew, June 15.
1870: 4-E. B. Rowell, January 25. 12-M. A. Bailey, May 30; Ira C. Wade, May 30. 18-Jacob J. Colvin, October 8.
1871: 2-Jonsen Olof, August 26.
1873: 2-John G. Baker, December 1. 4-William Parker, January 25. 5-P. Swab, December 18. 15-G. Martie, Febru- ary 3. 18-A. R. Ridley, January 18; N. W. S. Day, January 18.
1874: 10-G. A. Deisler, November 16; Jacob Flaknger, Oc- tober 30. 17-Charles II. Bryant, June 19.
1875: 14-Valentine Gores, June 9.
1876: 2-Andrew Thurstenson, November 10; Ole Anderson, November 10: Ole Oleson, November 10; Andrew Eriekson, Oe- tober 31 ; J. Swenson, October 2; T. Spence, November 12. 9-A. Il. Braat, March 21.
1877: 4-Joseph N. Lock, April 14. 9-Peter Meyet, July 17. 14-Gatlieb Gerenbeck.
1879. 2-0. Johnson, March 31. 12-Julius Planer, March 31.
Township 121, Range 26, Sections 19 to 36, Inclusive (Maple Lake). The first claims in this half of Congressional township were entered in 1859: 20-Naney S. Taylor, April 22. 23-
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Phillip Schwab, January 11. 24-Ernest Thomas, Mareh 31. 25-Abby Russell, June 22; Eza MeIntire, September 7. 26- Unborn Anselman, September 5; H1. Carnes, May 25. 27-George Anshutz, September 5. 34-James E. Somers, May 4.
1860: 20-S. H. Roads, September 21; Jacob Ertel, November 3. 22-Henry Ertel, November 3; Michael Mickel, October 2; James Thomann, April 18. 23-H. Meier, September 16. 24 Jacob Ertel, November 15; C. M. Otto, October 9. 28-Jacob Ertel, November 15; James Butler, November 13. 30-Jaeob Ertel, November 15. 33-Heirs of G. D. Morgan, June 22; Town Couneil of Maple Lake, October 29; P. Woodling, October 30. 34-S. H. Morgan, June 22. 35-L. B. Wade, June 22.
1861: 22-Martin Kotilinek, July 19. 24-S. A. Hibbard, April 3. 32-L. Holgate, October 22; Michael Madden, Septem- ber 26. 34-Albert Bridges, May 12.
1862: 30-Patriek Butler, February 8. 32-M. Mooney, Feb- ruary 11.
1863: 20-Henry Angel, April 19. 30-B. Conniek, April 9.
1864: 21-W. Volk, October 10. 26-George Dengel, May 25. 27-G. Grest, October 10. 32-Patriek Connole, November 19. 35-Joseph Rockliff, September 26.
1865: 32-L. Holgate, November 1.
1866: 27-John Calpin, September 25; James Calpin, Sep- tember 25. 30-S. Shepard, May 7. 31-Asa Conniek, July 19; Ernest Lahy, November 30. 36-Timothy Desmond, Jr., De- cember 7.
1867: 31-Patriek O'Loughlin, December 18.
1868: 21-Herman Blume, May 29. 28-Casper Ritzell, June 25. 32-Patriek Butler, June 30. 34-John Hamilton, June 5. 1870: 26-Martin II. Sprague, June 5.
1872: 21-John Kotilineek, August 26. 23-John Kotilineck, August 26.
1873: 33-John Ward, May 29.
1875: 24-John Goalz, June 9.
Township 121, Range 25 (Monticello). The first elaims in this Congressional township were entered in 1857. Those who filed that year were : 3-Sarah Beekman, June 30; Samuel Wilder, June 30; William M. Corey, June 30; William Brown, June 10, 1857. 4-James Mealey, December 23; Samuel Wilder, June 30; Frederick T. Barker, July 30; Abraham G. Deseent, June 2. 5- William S. Brookins, July 24; David H. Downer, August 30. 6-William E. Griffith, June 12; Joseph Hostller, June 22; Will- iam S. Brookins, July 24. 7-Daniel Worthing, June 23; William S. Brookins, July 24; Joseph Ilostller, June 22; William S. Rand- dall, June 27; Lawrenza Flanders, July 13; Elisha Stiles, June 27. 8-Abram G. Deseent, June 2; A. W. Wood, June 27 ; Jonathan G. Smith, June 18; William S. Brookins, July 24; Daniel Worthing,
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June 23: Elisha Stiles, June 27; Henry M. Hartwell, June 23; Jonathan G. Smith, June 18; JJohn D. Taylor, June 23. 9-Sam- uel T. Creighton, May 27 ; Row Brasie, June 23 ; O. A. Smith, June 18; Jonathan G. Smith, June 18; John D. Taylor, June 23; Will- iam 11. St. Clair, June 23. 10-William Brown, June 10; Joseph N. Barber, June 11: Samuel T. Creighton, May 27; Elisha 11. Ledue, William HI. St. Clair, June 25. 11-Stephen JJ. Mason, June 12. 13-Delos C. Wells, July 31 : William Chandler, June 16: Henry Il. Helm, June 16: Joel M. Town, June 15; James F. Bradley, June 12. 14-Joseph W. Walker, June 12; Iliram Niek- erson, June 12; Nathan Fletcher, June 22; George W. Knowlton, October 20; Joel M. Town, June 15. 15-John Everitt, July 16: Martin Fox, June 10: Dudley P. JJordon. 17-John D. Taylor, June 23; Abraham W. Wood, June 23; August Geisman, October 21; William Hamilton, August 14. 18-Lorenzo Flowers, Herman C. Coolbangh, JJuly 17. 19-Andrew B. Benson, July 16; Harry Ely, June 12. 20-William Hamilton, August 14; Daniel Hana- ford. June 29. 21-John Whitcomb, June 30; Joseph W. Hana- ford, June 29; David Hanaford, June 29; Samuel Houlton, July 6; John C. Howe. 22-Samuel Houlton, July 6. 23-Harrison Perkins, October 16; Sammel Bennett, September 15. 24-James F. Bradley, June 12; Henry Whitney, December 29; Henry Kries, September 15: J. L. Jordon, September 18; Samuel Bennett, Sep- tember 15; Charles O. Whitney, December 29. 25-Charles O. Whitney. December 29; Joseph F. Lewis, October 7; Theodore Brown, August 27. 26-Samuel Bennett, September 15: Harri- son Perkins, October 16; Joseph Brown, July 6; John F. Gallow, June 10. 27-Joseph Brown, July 6; Henry Perkins, October 16; Ira Hoar, October 16. 28-John C. Howe, August 22; Augustus Mitchell, June 30. 29-Augustus Mitchell, June 30; Martin V. B. Ileight, July 13. 30-John C. Bailey, August 18. 31-Stephen W. Paekard. June 25; Joseph Lee, September 18. 32-Charles W. Wedgwood, June 25; Allen J. Sawyer, June 25; Ambrose Bryant, June 25; Joseph Lee, September 28; Alfred Stewart. June 25. 33-Heirs of Arthur Smith, June 25; Albert W. Bar- ston, June 25; Daniel G. Sawyer, June 25; Ambrose Bryant, June 25; Alfred Stewart, June 25. 34-Ira Hoar. October 16; All'red W. Iloar, July 6. 35-Merrill D. Hall, August 7.
1858: 3-E. W. Merrill, May 21. 4-E. W. Merrill, May 21. 15-W. O. Knight. 19-George Lowry, March 15. 20-George W. M. Drake, May 17; Harriet Felix, April 20; A. B. Hanaford, May 10. 21-A. B. Hanaford, May 10. 22-Charles B. Whit- comb, October 30. 23-George Brown, May 6. 26-George Brown, May 6; N. B. Steele, September 17. 28-Ralph Voorhees, June 9; James M. Voorhees, March 4. 30-George Lowry, March 15; John Morgan, July 5. 33-Joseph Stewart, May 17. 35- N. B. Steel, September 15.
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1859 : 5-David H. Downer, August 30. S-David H. Downer, August 30. 10-Jonathan Stinson, September 9. 15- Jonathan Stinson, September 9. 16-John Hamilton, September 30. 17-George M. Bertram, June 10. 20-George M. Bertram, June 10. 21-John Hamilton, September 30. 23-Joseph Per- kins, October 27.
1860: 4-John B. Rich, October 9; Isaac W. Garcelon, May 30; William Murch, November 4. 5-Thomas Murray, October 9; William Murch, November 24; Barker Bailey, October 5. 6- Barber Bailey, October 5. 12-A. C. Riggs, June 27. 13-T. G. Mealey, October 9. 16-Alexander Mitehell, October 5; Bradley Bailey. 17-George W. Hamilton, September 22. 18-Frederick Dressler, March 13; George W. Hamilton, September 22. 22- A. Nickerson, October 8; W. E. Wedgewood, October 8; Charles Whitney, October 10; C. G. Boyd, October 8. 23-J. Perkins, January 23; Charles Whitney, January 10. 25-James Stokes, October 9. 26-Levi Walden, October 8; A. C. Fairbrother, Oc- tober 12. 27-C. S. Boyd, October 8; W. E. Wedgewood, October 8; Royal Marsh, October 8. 28-W. E. Wedgewood, October 8; O. Prescott, September 27. 29-Horaee Randall, September 27; George B. Wedgewood, October 13. 30-Patrick Desmond, Oeto- ber 8; Timothy Desmond, October 13. 31-Betsey Baston, Feb- ruary 2. 32-Patrick Desmond, October 8. 34-S. Walker, October 13; S. Corliss, October 12. 35-A. C. Fairbrother, Octo- ber 12; Levi Walden, October 8.
1861: 11-Town of Monticello, April 20; Town of Moritzius, April 18. 12-Town of Moritzius, April 18.
1862: 18-Jackson J. Smith, December 31.
1864: 20-N. P. Clark, February 6. 34-A. W. and W. H. Hoar, July 5.
1865: 31-Margaret O'Neil, January 12.
1870: 18-Jackson J. Smith, May 30. 30-Jerry Desmond, December 19.
1871: 18-Jackson J. Smith, November 22.
1872: 18-William O. Knight, January 3. 24-John Patter- son, July 9.
1873: 6-Jonathan Crawford, June 20; S. Sykes, June 20; Martin bord, June 26.
1874: 6-William Murray, January 2; James Edmunds, May 20. 35-J. Weiben, December 15.
1875: 20-John Geiser, November 10. 32-August Mabias, December 14.
1876: 30-Tim Desmond, Jr., July 28.
Township 121, Range 24, Fractional Township (Monticello). The first claim in this part of the Congressional township was entered on section 4, by Benjamin Bursley in 1855. Those entered in 1856 were: 7-James C. Beekman, August 29; Richard Allen,
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July 25; Abnor St. Cyr. 17-Thomas O. Nevers, July 25. 18- James C. Beckman, August 29. 19-Samuel W. Fuller, June 10; Alonzo Peck, December 27 ; Henry W. FuHer, October 7; JJohn W. Copeland, June 10. 20-Thomas O. Nevers, July 25; Sammel W. Fuller, June 10; Thomas Elsworth, Angust 5; Simon Fobes, June 10.
1857: 7-B. F. Ellis, June 21 ; J. N. Riggs, June 19; B. Bur- sley, August 4; H. Crawford, January 10. 18-C. Davis and W. Davis, August 26: D. Rosenburg, March 10. 19-E. Il. Lord, March 17. 20-John Crawford, January 10.
1859: 7-T. Snow, October 6.
1860: 30-C. C. Chase, November 16.
1868: 32-C. Orth, October 26; John Arnokl, February 17.
1871: 28-Charles Shallifoo, November 14.
1874: 33-Mrs. Joseph File, November 4.
Township 121, Range 24, Fractional Township (Otsego). The first elaims in this part of the Congressional township were en- tered in 1856. Those who filed that year were: 13-Caroline E. Buel. July 16; George W. Barnes, June 14. 14-William B. Mabie, June 27: John S. Leyerly, December 11 : Obodish Inscho, June 27: Nelson Demick, November 13. 15-E. K. Harper, July 31 ; Andrew J. Hoyt, July 31. 22-A. JJ. Hoyt, July 31 ; Leonard Choate, November 3; William Mathews, November 3. 23-John M. Snow, July 31. 24-George W. Barnes, June 14. 27-L. W. IIamlin, September 26. 34-O. II. Porter, December 8.
1857: 23-Theodore L. Page, March 27 ; C. C. Bicknell, March 21. 24-John A. Combs, June 13; Richard Davis, April 27; L. D. Allen, July 20. 25-William Wind, March 24; Alexander II. Mor- rison, May 28; Jolm C. Morrison, August 26; John C. Flemming, March 24. 26-Iludson A. Gaskill, Jr .. March 25; Julins J. Brown, October 9; Arthur Douglas, June 26; JJohn Peck, Mareh 25. 27-Henry D. Southard, October 27: Samuel M. Hammons, January 27. 35-John N. Morris, April 23; Charles F. Seatney, August 3: Adam Steinberg, December 9.
1859: 10-Tileston Snow, October 6. 15-Hiram Harper. Oc- tober 6.
1860: 10-William Shelefoo, October 16. 13-David L. In- gersoll. November 13: Andrew J. Hubbard, September 12; James MeDermid, November 13. 15-Dana Hamlet, November 20. 22- O. M. Washburne, November 23. 23-John W. Washburne, No- vember 20. 24-James MeDermid, November 23. 35-Peter Jilles, September 28.
1871: 34-Peter Columbus, November 14.
1874: 22-Joseph K. Clark, March 2.
Township 121, Range 23 (Otsego). The first claims in this Congressional township were entered in 1856. Those who filed that year were: 15-George T. Vail, May 31 ; David MePherson,
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May 15. 17-John MeDonald, Sr., June 19; Belinda Speneer, June 19; Charles T. Snow, June 25. 18-Israel Record, December 18. 19-Henry Heap, June 23. 20-John MeDonald, Jr., Oeto- ber 20; Charles T. Snow, June 25; William P. Gerry, June 23. 21-Dennis W. Carpenter, June 21; Caleb Chase, June 2. 22-L. Carrack, July 18; John Carraek, September 5; Louis Osier, Oeto- ber 17; John Papa, May 26; David Corbin, October 16; Charles Le Plant, May 26. 23-L. Carraek, July 18; John Carrack, Sep- tember 5; Charles Le Plant, May 26. 25-C. W. Kelley, Decem- ber 13. 26-Enos Doney, July 23; Thomas Newman, December 13; C. W. Kelley, December 23. 27-Redman Field, September 5; Benjamin Gray, September 5. 28-A. N. Chase, July 9; Cabel Chase, June 2. 29-William B. Gerry, June 23; John J. Everitt, July 5; Mark G. Chase, July 10. 30-Henry Heap, June 23; John P. Shumway, July 11. 31-E. W. Sweet, July 10; William Brown, October 10; John Humal, October 8. 34-James Godfrey, July 23; Charles Williams, December 8. 35-C. W. Kelley, De- cember 13; Thomas Williams, December 13; Charles Williams, December 8; L. D. Babeoek, July 24.
1857: 15-S. S. Carrack. 16-Lnman Cooley, July 17; Alva L. Cooley, July 17. 17-Joshua Welsh, Mareh 5. 18-Winthrop Davis, March 27; George A. Patten, Mareh 24; Thomas Ham, August 5; Joel Haskell, April 7. 19-Joel Haskell, April 7; Thomas Ham, August 5; Ezra Craft, May 28; S. Porter, July 23. 20-Phillip Boyden, June 10; John D. Copp, June 10. 21-Will- iam D. Carsley, Marel 6; William F. Barnard, Jnne 4. 25-Oliver HI. Kelley, May 4. 26-Argules Bartlett, May 4; Adam Wood, January 15. 27-Argules Bartlett, May 4; Benjamin Bartlett, March 21. 28-Frederick Worcester, July 16; Asa II. Jacobs, July 11. 29-John L. Copp, June 10; Phillip Boyden, June 10; Patrick Smullen, March 20. 30-Miles G. Pratt, April 6; Moses L. Ridley, June 17; Seneea Porter, July 23; George E. Goodrich, Mareh 28. 31-Moses L. Ridley, June 17; Miles G. Pratt, April 6; George E. Goodrich, Mareh 28. 32-Patriek Smullen, Mareh 20; Jefferson Osborn, April 13; David A. Davis. 33-Asa H. Jacobs, July 11; Frederick Worcester, July 16; David A. Davis, April 13. 34 George W. Carraek, September 2; John Baker, May 16. 35-Adam Wood, January 15. 36-Oliver II. Kelley, May 4; John K. Ayd, May 1 : Nathan Hall, May 4.
1858: 34-Clark Haley, February 24.
1859: 8-Dudley P. Chase, July S. 21-Dudley P. Chase, July 8.
1860: 7-Caleb C. Chase, November 16. 15-Caleb C. Chase, November 16; William E. Corey, November 16; John A. Mallett, November 16. 18-David L. Ingersoll, November 23; Samuel Adams, November 20; Imther E. Tubbs, November 23. 19-Lu- ther E. Tubbs, November 23; Samuel Adams, November 20. 22-
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John E. Mallett, November 16. 29-Henry Bradley, November 23. 33-Albert F. Baker, November 16; Martha Snow, Novem- ber 26.
1869: 34-James Easter, July 8.
1871: 27-Mrs. Eliza E. Stearns, July 17.
1873: 27-William Thorpe, February 1. 33-Gilbert F. Smith, September 12.
Township 122, Range 27 (Clearwater). The first claims in this Congressional township were entered in 1857. Those who filed that year were: 1-F. P. Robinson, August 4; Horace Web- ster, August 7. Rebeeea Wheelon, July 31; W. II. Fisher, August 20. 2-F. P. Robinson, August 4; Artemus Stevens, July 2; Town Couneil Fremont City, August 8; B. II. Luce, September 2. 3- Town Conneil Fremont City, August 26; James Crombell, July 2; H. MeCrory. JJuly 2. 10-J. L. Chase, September 29; Abel Kent, September S: Emma C. K. Stevenson, September 8; Ilenry Town- send, June 22; L. Loughton, August 31. 11-A. T. Boyington, August 7; Charles Folsom, September 7; Solomon Thorlonder, July 12; E. II. Whitney, August 22; Albert F. Matzky, August 6. 12-W. H. Fisk, August 20; Elias Cowon; Horaee Webster, Au- gust 7; A. T. Boyington, August 7 ; Samuel A. Hurd, December 5. 13-Samuel A. Hurd, December 5; Nelson C. Draper, July 15; Samuel A. Hurd, December 5; Elisha Cowon, July 22; George R. Fuller, October 8. 14-A. F. Matzky, October 6; E. II. Whitney, August 22; Albert Hogemon, July 20; L. houghton, August 31. 15-L. Longhton, August 31: A. W. Williams, July 25. 21- George W. MeCrory, July 28. 26-1. II. Bates, July 25. 28-T. B. Titus. 33-F. Kothmon, September 24. 34-M. H. Goodman, September 21 : F. Kothmon, September 24. 35-James A. Thur- lough, September 21.
1858: 3-F. M. Cadwell, October 13. 10-N. L. Loughton, October 13; F. M. Cadwell, October 13. 11-F. M. Cadwell, Oe- tober 13. 12-W. W. Webster, June 2. 15-0. Laughton, Oeto- ber 26. 22-S. N. Nixon, November 13. 24-Thomas Tollington, June 17; G. W. Canney, May 17. 27-James E. Spencer, May 10. 33-G. C. Marshall, October 30.
1859: 12-James Stevenson, May 30. 14-J. N. Laughton, September 21. 15-0. Ilyatt, June 7. 15-J. N. Laughton, Sep- tember 21; James Lee, September 20. 24-E. Grant, June 25.
1860: 2-J. Evans, October 13. 11-Heirs of R. II. Kirk, October 12. 13-G. B. Bradbury, July 21. 21-Cyrus Smith, October 13. 23-James Maxwell, September 24. 27-C. A. Wie- gond, February 13: James Conly. 28-Louis Wiegond, October 13; C. A. Wiegond, February 13. 22-Thomas Murphy, Octo- ber 16.
1861: 32-Jennie L. Knickerbocker, February 5.
1862: 26-J. P. Bosworth, September 22.
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1863: 32-C. Dalley, April 29.
1865: 26-William Johnson, March 3.
1866: 27-D. Connell, December 22.
1867: 21-John M. Mitchell, October 26. 28-Joseph Pous- ford, March 13.
1868: Herman Nickerbocker, August 5.
1869: 14-James Maxwell, September 6.
1870: 30-John Conoly.
1872: 14-William Dixon, April 12. 34-George Fetter, March 20.
1873: 22-W. J. Smith.
1874: 22-Isaac Philo, March 28. 26-R. J. Shannon, July 17. 34-Charles Valldey, November 17.
1875: 24-A. M. Connick, September 25; Hiram Connick, September 15; Nelson Sheldon, December 27. 26-R. Eecles, May 15.
1876: 23-Joseph Johnson, October 16; Nelson Sheldon, Sep- tember 11; G. W. Trofton, November 16. 24-Richard Bell, June 17; John Dodds, March 4. 26-R. F. Anderson, August 28. 32-J. N. R. Rodgers, December 20.
1877: 23-S. Sheldon, April 24. 27-D. Connolly, April 26: 33-M. Murphy, March 28.
1879: 32-D. B. Knickerbocker, March 31.
Township 122, Range 26 (Silver Creek and Clearwater). The first elaims in this Congressional township were entered in 1857. Those who filed that year were: 6-William II. Fish, August 20; Selah Markham, July 16. 7-Selah Markham, July 16; Charles F. Rugg, July 18; Elias Cowan, July 22. 8-John Oakes, September 1; W. Elmira Lowell, October 22. 9-W. Elmira Lowell, October 22. 13-J. Franklin Palmer, June 24. 14- Columbus C. Burns, June 24; Gideon Drake, June 24; J. Fletcher Palmer, June 24. 15-Gideon Drake, June 24; Franklin Wood, June 27; Wesley Drake, June 24. 17-W. Elmira Lowell, Octo- ber 22; John Shaw, November 11; Amanzel D. Boyington, July 9; Isel E. Hulet, December 31. 18-Amanzel D. Boyington, July 9. 19-Amouzel D. Boyington, July 9; Charles F. Simms, October 22; Simon Ronkin, September 22. 20-Amouzel D. Boyington, July 9; Peter Rolf, August 31. 21-Nathaniel M. Prescott, July 16. 22-Wesley Drake, June 24; John Drake, June 24; Nathaniel M. Prescott, July 16; Richard P. J. Dumington, June 29; Felix Rice, June 29; Henry E. Stevens, September 4. 23-Eli U. Mc- Allister, June 24. 24-John O. Haven, June 24; J. Franklin Palmer, June 24; George W. Brookins, September 12; Jonah B. Loek, June 24. 25-Joseph Brooks, June 24; Charles W. Ester- brook, June 24; Joel Haven, June 24; Charles HI. Halkett, Oeto- ber 12; Thomas Melrose, August 7. 26-Joel Haven, June 24; Charles Il. Ilalkett, October 12. 27-Henry E. Stevens, Septem-
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ber 4; Felix Rice, June 29. 28-Thomas W. Sanborn, June 29; Louis C. Johnson, August 4; Samuel Harvey, August 31 ; Joshua B. Lowell, November 2: Daniel Barton, June 27. 29-Peter Rolf, August 31: Martin V. Bartrow, August 31; Isaac Van Horn, August 31 ; Donald MeKenzie, Angust 12; Samuel Harvey, August 4: Joshna B. Lowell, November 2. 30-W. H. Cutting, April 9; Aaron Underwood, September 28; Martin V. Bartrow, January 21 ; Donald MeKenzie. August 12. 31-Donald MeKenzie, August 12. 32-Joshua B. Lowell, November 2; Isaae Von Horn, Angust 4; Donald MeKenzie, August 12; John Parks, July 6. 33-Louis C. Johnson, August 4; Daniel Barton, June 27 ; Joshua B. Lowell, November 2; K. W. and E. G. E. Von Heekron, June 11. 36- Thomas Melrose, August 7.
1858: 5-James Shaw, June 21. 8-James Shaw, June 21. 17-Andrew E. Oakes, Mareh 30. 19-Thomas Tollington, June 17. 20-James D. Shaw, March 11. 21-JJoseph S. Loek, March 30. 23-Joseph I. Fisher, April 14. 26-Erik Johnson, June 24. 27-Albert Copley, May 7. 28-Joseph S. Lock, March 30. 30-George L. Fuller, May 10.
1859: 8-Robert Shaw, July 7. 14-William A. Mealey, June 8. 17-Robert Shaw, July 7. 19-Earl S. Pinkham, November 17. 25-Henry L. Glazier, August 22. 27-Ezra Landon, April 30.
1860: 7-William Vorse, September 19. 15-Chester Dunk- ler, October 13. 18-Daniel Bradbury, September 19; William Vorse, September 19; George B. Bradbury, January 31; Otis F. Bradbury, October 5. 21-A. Thrall, October 10. 29-Dexter Collins, October 4. 32-Henry Ferguson, October 4; John Parks, October 4 ; James llibbard, October 4.
1861: 14-Christian Delinger, October 9.
1867: 33-K. W. and E. G. E. Von Hickron, June 11.
1868: 23-Joseph 1. Fisher, April 14. 34-David Mathers, June 4.
1869: 34-Peter Putnam, September 28.
1871: 20-J. W. Johnson, May 3; Jessie Colby, May 4; Joshua Ferguson, June S. 26-Errick Johnson (JJonsson), August 26. 34-Sanford Hopkins, February 22.
1872: 18-William Shaw, January 8. 20-Elkart Bowlby, June 18. 26-Jessie C. Grant, September 6.
1873: 34-Alfred L. Brown, September 5.
1874: 30-W. II. Cutting, April 9. 34-Thomas Maren, Feb- ruary 16; John W. Walker, February 14.
1876: 30-John Stewart, January 21. 35-Peter Farley, Mareh 29. 26-Andrew Fatting, October 2.
1878: Erick Johnson, January 24.
1879: 20-W. Sutherland, March 31. 26-P. Peterson, March 31. (Note. Sections 5. 6, 7, 8, 17 and 18 of this Congressional
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HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY
township are in Clearwater township, the rest are in Silver Creek township.)
Township 122, Range 25 (Monticello). The first elaims in this Congressional township were entered in 1857. Those who filed that year were: 19-J. B. Locke, June 24. 30-Joseph Brooks, June 24; Margaret E. Brooks, Angust 7. 33-James E. Mealey, December 23; Amos Rich, November 9; Frederick F. Barker, July 30.
1860: 30-James J. Parker, November 22; Randall Smith, October 22. 31-Randall Smith, October 22; Isaae D. Emmons, October 20; John A. Smith, October 22; James J. Parker, October 22; William Murray, November 24. 32-Calvin Blanehard, No- vember 24; William Murray, November 24; James Elliot, October 15. 33-James Elliot, October 15. 34 John Rieh, October 9. 1869: 32-William M. Raekliff, June 4.
1875: 32-Angust Mabias, December 14.
CHAPTER XI.
WRIGHT COUNTY WAR.
Wallace and Jackson Arrive in Wright County - Wallace Wealthy, Popular and Gifted-Jackson Poor and Morose -- Settlers Find Dead Body of Wallace-Suspicion Directed Toward Jackson-Jackson Arrested and Brought Before Jus- tice-Declares His Innocence-Prejudice Runs High-Jackson in Jail-Purported Confession from a Stranger-Jackson Tried Before District Court-Declared Innocent and Acquitted -Prisoner Discharged-Friends of Wallace Seek Revenge- Jackson Returns to County After Short Absence-Betrayed by the Civil Authorities and Lynched by a Mob While Wife Pleads for His Life-Protests Innocence to the Last-Moore Arrested-Delivered from Custody by a Mob-Governor Takes a Hand-Troops Arrive-Rioters Arrested by St. Paul Police -County Officials Agree to Punish the Real Offenders-Three Men Held-Grand Jury Fails to Indict-Excitement Subsides.
The Wright County War, so-called, starting with a murder which eulminated in a lynehing, marked by the foreible deliver- anee from the eivil authorities of one of the alleged lynehers, and resulting in the calling out of state troops to maintain the majesty of the law, constitutes an interesting incident in the story of the pioneer days of Minnesota.
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