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1892. The first meeting of the board was held January 5, with David W. Whittet, chairman, F. W. Philbrick, James S. Johnson, Frank Schandera and H. H. Leavitt, present. The Redwood Reveille and the Lamberton Leader were selected to publish the county proceedings. The village of Belview was incorporated during this year.
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1893. The board met January 3. F. W. Philbrick, James Arnold, Frank Schandera, Frank Billington, and E. A. Pease, commissioners, were present. F. W. Philbrick was duly elected chairman. The Redwood Reveille was designated as the official paper for the county. The salary of the county superintendent of schools was fixed at $900, it having been $10 for every school before this time.
1894. The first meeting of the board was held January 5. The members, F. W. Philbrick, chairman, Frank Billington, Frank Schandera, E. A. Pease, and James Arnold, were all present. The Redwood Gazette was chosen as the official paper for the county.
1895. The board met January 8, with the following commis- sioners present : J. P. Cooper, Leo Altermatt, James Arnold, Frank Billington, and E. A. Pease. James Arnold was duly elected chairman. The Redwood Reveille was chosen the official paper for the county. The sheriff resigned April 6, and it took ballotting for five days to choose another. The county jail was completed during this year. E. A. Pease resigned April 6, 1895, and Christian Olson was appointed.
1896. The first meeting of the board was held January 7. J. P. Cooper, chairman, James Arnold, Leo Altermatt, Frank Bil- lington, Christian Olson, Commissioners, were present. The Red- wood Gazette was chosen the official paper for the county for the ensuing year.
1897. The board met January 5. The members present were J. P. Cooper, chairman, Leo Altermatt, John W. Carlile, Thomas J. Sloan, and Eric Wilson. The Redwood Reveille was chosen as the official paper for the county for the ensuing year.
1898. The first meeting of the board was held January 4. J. P. Cooper, chairman, Leo Altermatt, Eric Wilson, Thomas J. Sloan and John W. Carlile, commissioners, were present. The salary of the county superintendent of schools and of the county attorney was each raised to $1,000 per year.
1899. The first meeting of the board occurred on January 3. J. P. Cooper, chairman, Leo Altermatt, Eric Wilson, Thomas J. Sloan, and J. W. Carlile, commissioners, were present. On Janu- ary 5 the board decided to sell the poor farm. The Redwood Gazette was made the official county paper. On April 18, a com- mittee was appointed to see that the soldiers who had served in the Indian, Mexican, or Civil Wars, were honorably buried when they died. On July 18 the first typewriter was purchased for the use of the county officers in the court house.
1900. The board met January 21 with the same chairman and the same commissioners present as last year. Vesta and Revere were incorporated as villages. The villages of Wanda and Seaforth were organized on December 18.
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1901. January 3, the commissioners met, with J. P. Cooper, chairman, Leo Altermatt, J. W. Carlile, John F. Cain, and D. R. McCorquodale, present. The salary of the county superintendent of schools was raised to $1,100. In the minutes of the meeting of July 8, 1901, is mentioned the ordering of five telephones for the court house to be used in the county offices.
1902. The board met on January 7, the same chairman and members as last year being present. The salary of the county superintendent of schools was raised to $1,260. On July 25, a sum of money was allowed to control infectious and contagious diseases in Redwood county. The villages of Delhi and Lucan were incorporated.
1903. The board met January 6. C. W. Mead, John F. Cain, George Posz, J. W. Carlile, and D. R. McCorquodale, commission- ers, were present. The county superintendent of schools' salary was raised to $1,500 per year. The liquor license fee was fixed at $500 on April 14. The villages of Clements and North Red- wood were incorporated during the year.
1904. The board met on January 4, with the same officers as in 1903. A public ditch was ordered surveyed in Willow Lake township on July 11. This is the first mention of a public ditch in Redwood county.
1905. The board met January 3. C. W. Mead, chairman, George Posz, D. R. McCorquodale, C. H. Fredericksen and John F. Cain, commissioners, were present. The first two county ditches were ordered built during this year, but actual work was not started until 1906.
The beginning of the modern period is marked by the year 1906, the year in which actual work was started on the first county ditch. The ditching has continued rapidly, state roads have been built, the new jail constructed, a county poor farm has been purchased, a county superintendent of roads and a county agent appointed, and many distinct advances made in school matters.
1906. The board met January 2, with the same chairman and members as last year. On January 2, the resolution was a opted to have each commissioner appoint a county physician in ha dis- trict. The first state road was ordered built in Redwood co 7. This is the first time such a thing is mentioned in the rec The majority of the time was spent in granting petitions county ditches.
1907. The first meeting of the board was held on January 8. George Posz, chairman, D. R. McCorquodale, John F. Cain, C. H. Fredericksen, and H. M. Aune, commissioners, were present. The salary of the county superintendent of schools was raised to $1,306 per year. A board of health for Redwood county was appointed, consisting of three members. On July 12, 1907, the board voted
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to buy the land in the W. 11/2 rods of lot 10 and all of lot 11, sec- tion 36, town 113, range 36, containing 253/4 acres. This is the present "poor farm" property. A county road superintendent was appointed for Redwood county on July 8.
1908. The board met January 7, the same chairman and com- missioners being present as in 1907. The salary of the county at- torney was raised to $1,100 per year; that of the county super- intendent of schools to $1,500 per year. A children's agricultural contest was to be held in the county during this year under the supervision of the county superintendent of schools.
1909. The board mnet on January 5. D. R. McCorquodale, chairman, H. M. Aune, Eric Wilson, George Posz, and C. H. Fred- ricksen, commissioners, were present. A school children's indus- trial contest was arranged for to be held in Redwood county under the supervision of the county superintendent of schools. The salary of the sheriff was fixed at $1,200 per year. On September 29, the home for the county poor was completed.
1910. The board met January 4, with the same commissioners present as last year. The salary of the county superintendent of schools was raised to $1,600 per year. On July 11, 1910, a sum of $300 was appropriated for the county exhibit at the state fair. Most of the time was occupied with ditch matters.
1911. The board met January 3. D. R. McCorquodale, chair- man, H. M. Aune, John Arends, Eric Wilson, and C. H. Frederick- sen, commissioners, were present. The salary of the county super- intendent of schools was raised to $1,700 per year. Many ditches were completed and approved during 1911.
1912. The board met January 2 with the same chairman and commissioners as last year. The salary of the county superin- tendent of schools was raised to $1,800 per year. Ditch matters filled the remaining meetings.
1913. The board met January 7. C. H. Fredericksen, chair- man, H. M. Anne, Eric Wilson, John Arends, and James P. Gaff- ney, commissioners, were present. The "Redwood Falls Sun" was chosen as the official paper for the county for the ensuing year. „¡The contract for the present concrete bridge over the Red- Wr river, at Redwood Falls, was let April 2. In the minutes ., meeting of October 3, a sum of money is appropriated for + ing a county agent.
'914. The board met January 6, with the same chairman and commissioners as the previous year. The "Morgan Messenger" vas designated the official paper for the county for the ensuing rear. State roads and ditch matters filled the remaining sessions.
f 1915-16. The commissioners for these two years were: 1, George Schmiesing; 2, John Arends; 3, Ed. Stefel ; 4, H. M. Aune (chairman) ; 5, James P. Gaffney. Eric Wilson, from the first
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district served a few months, but died in 1915, and George Schmiesing was appointed in his place.
Districts. For the election to be held in the fall of 1865, the whole county of Redwood was constituted an election precinct. The county then extended westward and northwestward to the state line.
Commissioners' districts were designated on April 19, 1865, as follows: 1-Bounded on the northeast by the Minnesota river, on the west by the state line, on the south by the township line between townships 112 and 113, on the east by the range line be- tween ranges 35 and 36. It consisted of the present townships of Swedes Forest, Kintire and Delhi, and a vast tract to the west and northwest. 2-Townships 111, 112, ranges 34 and townships 110, 111 and 112, range 35. It consisted of the present townships of Paxton, Sherman, Three Lakes, Morgan, and Sundown. 3- Bounded on the north by the township line between townships 112 and 113, on the west by the state line, on the south by the township line between townships 108 and 109, and on the east by the range line between ranges 35 and 36. It consisted of the present townships of Redwood Falls, New Avon, Willow Lake, Charlestown, Sheridan, Vail, Waterbury, Lamberton, Vesta, Gran- ite Rock, Johnsonville, North Hero, Underwood, Westline, Gales and Springdale, and westward to the state line. It will be seen that the present townships of Honner and Brookville were omitted from this description.
Sept. 7, 1869, a petition was presented for a change in the boundaries of the commissioner districts, but it was rejected by the board because unauthorized by law.
Another division was made Jan. 2, 1872. 1-Included all the land in Redwood county, west of the range line between ranges 36 and 37. This consisted of the present townships of Swedes Forest, Kintire, Sheridan, Vail, Waterbury, Lamberton, Vesta, Granite Rock, Johnsonville, North Hero, Underwood, Westline, Gales, and Springdale. It is not definitely stated where the west- ern boundary of Redwood county was. 2-Included all the land in Redwood county to-wit : commencing at the intersection of the range line between ranges 34 and 35, with the Minnesota river, thence west between the towns 112 and 113 to the range line between 35 and 36, thence south to the south line of the county, thence east to the east line of the county, thence north to the Minnesota river, thence northwesterly along the river to the place of beginning. This consists of the present townships of Sherman, Morgan, Brookville, Paxton, Three Lakes and Sun- down. Just where the southern boundary of the county was, was not stated. 3-Included all the territory of Redwood county not included in districts 1 and 2.
The board being increased to five members, the division of
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July 26, 1875, was made as follows: 1-All the land south of the north line of town 110 and west of the west line of range 36. 2-All the land south of the north line of town 110 and east of the west line of range 36. 3-All the land in town 111, range 34, 35 and 36, and all that part of town 112, range 34, lying in Redwood county, and all of town 112, range 35. 4-All the land of town 112, range 36, and all that part of town 113, ranges 35 and 36, lying in Redwood county. 5-All the land not in the other four districts of Redwood county.
On July 26, 1880, Redwood county was redistricted into five commissioners' districts as follows: 1-All the towns of North Hero, Springdale, Gales, Johnsonville, Westline, and town 111, range 38. 2-All the towns of Vail, New Avon, Willow Lake, Waterbury, Lamberton and Charlestown. 3-All the towns of Sundown, Brookville, Morgan, Three Lakes, Paxton and Sherman. 4-All the towns of Redwood Falls, Sheridan, Vesta, and Under- wood. 5-All the towns of Kintire, Swedes Forest, Delhi, Hon- ner, and all of town 113, range 34, in Redwood county.
On Jan. 5, 1886, the county was again re-districted as to county commissioners' districts. 1-All the land in the town- ships of Springdale, North Hero, Gales, Johnsonville, Westline, Underwood, Vesta, the unorganized town 111, range 38, and the village of Walnut Grove. 2-All the land in the township of Lamberton, Charlestown, Waterbury, Willow Lake, Vail, New Avon, and the village of Lamberton. 3-All the land in the town- ships of Sundown, Brookville, Three Lakes, Morgan, Paxton, and Sherman. 4-All the land in the village of Redwood Falls. 5- All the land in the townships of Sheridan, Redwood Falls, Kintire, Delhi, Swedes Forest, and Honner.
Authority. Records of the doings of the county commission- ers of Redwood county, transcribed by the various county audi- tors and on file at the court house in the custody of the Redwood county auditors.
CHAPTER XVII.
COUNTY OFFICERS AND BUILDINGS.
Redwood county has been fortunate in the type of men that have administered its affairs in public office. With a few excep- tions they have been men of integrity and ability, and the splen- did condition of the records are a glowing tribute to the fidelity with which they have labored. It is fitting that their names should here be preserved for the perusal of future generations.
Anditor. April 19, 1865-March 1, 1866, T. W. Caster; March
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1, 1866-March 1, 1871, Edward March; March 1, 1871-March 1, 1872, D. O. King; March 1, 1872-March 16, 1876, E. A. Chandler ; March 16, 1876-Jan. 4, 1887, Isaac M. Van Schaack; Jan. 4, 1887- Jan. 6, 1891; Tillson Tibbetts; Jan. 6, 1891-Jan. 3, 1899, Andrew H. Andersen; Jan. 3, 1899-Jan. 8, 1907, Isaac N. Tompkins; Jan. 8, 1907 to the present time, Lars P. Larson.
Register of Deeds. April 19, 1865-Jan. 1, 1866, J. S. G. Hon- ner; Jan. 1, 1866-Oct. 6, 1873 (resigned), Lewis M. Baker; Oct. 6, 1873-Jan. 4, 1876, George W. Braley; Jan. 4, 1876-Jan. 2, 1878, Tillson Tibbetts; Jan. 2, 1878-Jan. 3, 1882, James B. Robinson; Jan. 3, 1882-Jan. 5, 1897, George L. Evans; Jan. 5, 1897-Jan. 6, 1903, Norris W. Cobleigh; Jan. 6, 1903-Jan. 5, 1909, Otto C. Goetze; Jan. 5, 1909, to the present time, A. D. McRae.
County Surveyor. July 1, 1866-Sept. 4, 1867, T. W. Caster: Sept. 4, 1867-Jan. 4, 1872, George E. Oles; Jan. 4, 1872-Jan. 6, 1874, I. S. Kaufman; Jan. 6, 1874-Jan. 6, 1876, David Watson; Jan. 6, 1876-Jan. 2, 1878, D. L. Bigham; Jan. 2, 1878-Jan. 6, 1880, Tillson Tibbetts; Jan. 6, 1880-Jan., 1882, Samuel O. Masters; Jan., 1882-Jan. 4, 1887, Tillson Tibbetts; Jan. 4, 1887-Jan. 3, 1893, Charles V. Everett; Jan. 3, 1893-Jan. 8, 1907, D. L. Bigham; Jan. 8, 1907-Jan. 7, 1911, Louis J. Beevar; Jan. 7, 1911, to the present time, D. L. Bigham.
Judge of Probate. April 19, 1865-Jan. 3, 1869, Sam McPhail ; Jan. 3, 1869-Jan. 3, 1871, Coulter Wiggins; Jan. 3, 1871-Feb. 2, 1872 (resigned), Victor C. Seward; Feb. 2, 1872-Jan., 1877, Hial D. Baldwin; Jan., 1877-Jan. 7, 1879, S. J. F. Ruter; Jan. 7, 1879- Jan. 6, 1885, John H. Bowers; Jan. 6, 1885-Jan. 7, 1889, Hial D. Baldwin; Jan. 7, 1889-Jan. 8, 1895, Erastus D. French; Jan. 8, 1895-Jan. 6, 1901, James B. Robinson ; Jan. 6, 1901-Nov. 30, 1909 (deceased), Geo. L. Evans; Nov. 30, 1909-Jan. 3, 1911, Charles T. Howard; Jan. 3, 1911, to the present time, A. R. A. Laudon.
Clerk of Court. Jan. 1, 1866-Jan. 4, 1870, Birney Flynn ; Jan. 4, 1870-Jan., 1872, Julius R. White; Jan., 1872-Nov., 1872, Victor C. Seward ; Nov., 1872-Jan. 2, 1877, Hial D. Baldwin ; Jan. 2, 1877- May 11, 1880, W. H. Hawk; May 11, 1880-Jan. 4, 1881, J. Wilson Paxton ; Jan. 4, 1881-Jan. 7, 1889, Franklin Ensign; Jan. 7, 1889- Jan. 5, 1897, James L. Byram ; Jan. 5, 1897-Jan. 5, 1909, Fred L. Warner; Jan. 5, 1909, to the present time, W. D. Weldon.
Coroner. Jan. 4, 1870-Jan. 4, 1872, Peter Swenson; Jan. 4, 1872-Jan. 2, 1878, Dr. D. L. Hitchcock ; Jan. 2, 1878-Jan. 6, 1880, R. W. Hoyt; Jan. 6, 1880-July 25, 1881, L. S. Crandall; July 25, 1881-Jan. 1, 1883, C. S. Stoddard; Jan. 1, 1883-Jan. 6, 1885, Amos G. Hammer; Jan. 6, 1885-May 27, 1887, Frederick H. Morton; May 27, 1887-Jan. 1, 1893, Giles R. Pease; Jan. 1, 1893-Jan. 5, 1895, L. S. Crandall; Jan. 5, 1895-Jan. 4, 1899, C. P. Gibson ; Jan. 4, 1899-Oct. 23, 1901 (resigned), A. B. Hawes; Oct. 23, 1901-Sept. 21, 1903, H. Percy Dredge; Sept. 21, 1903-Feb. 24, 1904 (moved
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away), W. E. Belt; Feb. 24, 1904-Jan. 3, 1905, F. J. Bickford; Jan. 3, 1905-March 12, 1914, Frederick H. Aldrich; March 12, 1914, to the present time, F. W. Brey.
Sheriff. April 19, 1865-Jan., 1866, John Ripley Thompson; Jan., 1866-Jan., 1868, Norman Webster; Jan., 1868-March 2, 1868, John Ripley Thompson; March 2, 1868-Jan. 3, 1871, Charles P. Griswold (appointed) ; Jan. 3, 1871-Jan. 3, 1876, Thos. McMillan; Jan. 3, 1876-Jan. 2, 1878, James Durtnal ; Jan. 2, 1878-Jan. 8, 1880, David B. Whitmore; Jan. 8, 1880-Jan. 3, 1882, A. L. Gale; Jan. 3, 1882-Jan. 4, 1887, Melville B. Abbett; Jan. 4, 1887-Jan. 3, 1893, Charles W. Mead; Jan. 3, 1893-April 6, 1895, Casper Blethen (re- signed) ; April 9, 1895-Jan. 5, 1897, Charles W. Mead (appointed) ; Jan. 5, 1897-Jan. 8, 1901, E. A. Pease; Jan. 8, 1901-Jan. 6, 1903, Alvin Small; Jan. 6, 1903-Jan. 7, 1913, B. C. Schueller ; Jan. 7, 1913, to the present time, Frank J. Hassenstab.
Treasurer. April 19, 1865-March 2, 1868, Jacob Tippery ; March 2, 1868-May 25, 1870, William H. Morrill (resigned) ; May 25, 1870-March, 1875, L. F. Robinson; March, 1875-March, 1876, George W. Braley; March, 1876-March, 1880, Amasa Tower; March, 1880-Jan. 4, 1887, Alpheus A. Wilson; Jan. 4, 1887-June 26, 1888, John S. G. Honner (deceased) ; June 26, 1888-Jan. 8, 1895, Emil Kuenzli; Jan. 8, 1895-Jan. 3, 1899, Joseph R. Lankard ; Jan. 3, 1899-Jan. 6, 1903, William P. Tenney ; Jan. 6, 1903-Jan. 5, 1909, J. Albert Johnson; Jan. 5, 1909-Aug. 18, 1911, N. V. R. Hunter (deceased) ; Sept. 1, 1911, to the present time, Charles V. Everett.
Attorney. Jan. 1, 1866-Jan. 1, 1871, Samuel McPhail; Jan. 3, 1871-Jan. 2, 1872, Coulter Wiggins; Jan. 2, 1872-Jan. 6, 1880, M. E. Powell; Jan. 6, 1880-Jan. 3, 1882, Alfred Wallin; Jan. 3, 1882- Jan. 4, 1887, M. E. Powell; Jan. 4, 1887-Jan. 31, 1894, Michael M. Madigan (resigned) ; Jan. 31, 1894-Feb. 27, 1894, S. L. Pierce (resigned) ; Feb. 27, 1894-Jan. 8, 1895, W. L. Pierce; Jan. 8, 1895- Jan. 6, 1903, Frank Clague; Jan. 6, 1903-Jan. 8, 1907, Charles T. Howard; Jan. 8, 1907-April 13, 1910, William G. Owens (re- signed; April 13, 1910, to the present time, Albert H. Enerson.
Buildings. The county buildings of Redwood county consist of a commodious court house and sightly jail, at Redwood Falls, and an unusually beautiful alms house, one mile west from the city.
Redwood Falls has been the county seat of Redwood county since the organization of the county. The first county officers kept their books at their homes or at their regular places of busi- ness. Later some of them secured small offices. The early courts were held in various buildings.
The first action by the county board toward securing quarters for county offices was taken Sept. 12, 1865, when O. C. Martin was authorized to secure a suitable room for the transaction of
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county business. Mr. Martin's office was used for the purpose for several years.
On March 10, 1869, the board of commissioners decided to purchase a lot and erect a county building at a cost not to exceed $300, but a short time afterward Dr. D. L. Hitchcock and C. P. Griswold offered to erect a suitable building and to rent it to the county for $5 a month. This offer was accepted, and the officers moved into the building early in January, 1870.
The present court house square was donated to the county by Col. Sam. McPhail, and in 1872 plans were set on foot for the erection of a court house thereon. May 5, 1873, the commissioners appointed a committee to take charge of the erection of the build- ing. The contract was let May 31, 1873, at $2,150. Of this, $1,400 was to be raised by issuing county orders from time to time at 7 per cent interest. The building was subsequently enlarged and improved in various ways. Sept. 2, 1890, the sum of $5,000 was appropriated for the purpose of further enlarging the building, but the action was reconsidered in favor of an entirely new structure.
Action toward erecting the present court house on the site of the older one was taken July 13, 1891, when the county com- missioners voted $15,000 for the purpose. The scope of the work grew, and the court house as it stands costs between $35,000 and $40,000. The building is splendidly adapted for the purpose, and is fully equipped with electric lights, telephones, water and sewer connections, and substantial vaults. The court room on the upper floor seats from 800 to 1,000 people, and is a model of its kind in every respect.
A resolution to erect a county jail, a few rods northeast of the court house was passed by the commissioners, May 2, 1894. The bid was approved June 6, 1894, and the building, together with the heating plant in the court house and pail, was approved Feb. 21, 1895. The court house and jail are both of brick, and with their well-kept lawns, are ornaments of which the people have reason to be proud.
Jan. 5, 1899, it was decided to sell the county poor farm, the farm being too far from the county seat. Later the present farm west of the city was purchased. The splendid structure which adorns the farm, and which is probably the most magnificent alms house in Minnesota, was completed Sept. 22, 1909.
Authority. These lists of officers have been gleaned with some difficulty from the various records at the Redwood County Court House and from the files of the newspapers, as well as from elec- tion returns. The records in the individual offices were consulted for signatures, the official bonds of the officers were examined, and election returns looked over with care.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION.
Alexander Ramsey, of Pennsylvania, then only thirty-four years of age, was appointed by President Taylor the first gov- ernor of the new territory of Minnesota. His previous public experience had been as a member of the Twenty-eighth and Twen- ty-ninth congresses, in which he had displayed the sterling qualities and the marked ability which characterized his long after-career. From the time of his coming to Minnesota until the close of his life he remained one of its most loyal and honored citizens, filling many important positions both in the state and the nation. He arrived in St. Paul, May 27, 1849, and the hotels being full to overflowing proceeded with his family to Mendota, a fur trading station at the junction of the Mississippi and Min- nesota rivers, where he became the guest of Henry H. Sibley, remaining there until June 26.
On the first of June he issued a proclamation, said to have been prepared in a small room in Bass's log tavern which stood on the site now occupied by the Merchant's Hotel, making official announcement of the organization of the territory, with the fol- lowing officers: Governor, Alexander Ramsey, of Pennsylvania; secretary, C. K. Smith, of Ohio; chief justice, Aaron Goodrich, of Tennessee; associate justices, David Cooper, of Pennsylvania, and Bradley B. Meeker, of Kentucky; United States marshal, Joshua L. Taylor ; United States attorney, H. L. Moss. Mr. Tay- lor, having declined to accept the office of marshal, A. M. Mitchell, of Ohio, a graduate of West Point, and colonel of an Ohio regi- ment in the Mexican war, was appointed to the position and arrived in August.
A sccond proclamation issued by Governor Ramsey, June 11, divided the territory into three judicial districts, to which the three judges who had been appointed by the president were assigned. The present Redwood county was included in the Third district, which embraced all the southern part of the state, the northern boundary of the district being the Mississippi from the Iowa line to the mouth of the Minnesota, the whole length of the Minnesota, and a line drawn from the source of the Min- nesota west to the Missouri. Hon. David Cooper, associate justice, was assigned to the bench and court ordered held at Mendota, on the fourth Monday of August, 1849.
The census of the territory taken in 1849 by an order of Governor Ramsey issued June 11, although including the soldiers at the fort and pretty much every living soul in the territory except Indians, footed up the disappointing total of 4,764-of
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which number 3,058 were males and 1,706 were females. Addi- tional and revised returns made the population exactly 5,000- males, 3,253; females, 1,747.
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