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1878-George Clementson, C. Hutchinson, W. B. Clark, Ed Meyer,. Herman Grimm, Henry Gore, Thomas Watson, J. H. C. Mckinsey, Thomas Tormey, J. S. Kidd, Charles Wun- derlin, T. G. Stevens, Adam Krnel, John Hier, John G. Clark, John A. Boerner, A. V. Knapp. Alfred Bark, O. A. Rice, E. I. Kidd, Peter Cameron, Ezra Abrams, Jacob Bremmer, Peter Casper, George Ballantine, N. W. Bass, A. W. Emery, R. A. Wilson, Archie Brown, Jacob Scott, W. H. Middleton, George Brown, Robert Glenn, John H. Sarles, Matthew Thompson, George B. Carter-36.
1879-George Clementson, C. Hutchinson, W. B. Clark, Ed Meyer, Herman Grimm, Michael Nolan, Thomas Watson, J. H. C. McKinsey, Thomas Tormey, Joseph S. Kidd, O. S. Jones, T. G. Stephens, Adam Krnel, John Hier, George W. Ryland, A. V. Knapp, Alfred Bark, Paul Welner, E. I. Kidd, O. J. Arnold, Ira W. Bronson, Jacob Bremmer, Peter Casper,
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James A. Davis, N. W. Bass, Thomas Davies, Joshua Laurence, Archie Brown, Jacob Scott, E. Carrington, George Brown, Robert Glenn, Sr., T. N. Hubbell, H. Robbins, George Brod- erick-36.
1880-George W. Ryland, C. Hutchinson, W. B. Clark, Ed Meyer, Herman Grimm, Henry Gore, Thomas Watson, James McCormick, C. Shuttleworth, Joseph S. Kidd, Thomas McMahon, Joseph Harris, Adam Kruel, John Hier, John A. Boerner, A. V. Knapp, Alfred Bark, George Munns, E. J. Kidd, O. J. Arnold, William H. Gilliard, Jacob Bremmer, Peter Casper, Reed Patch, John McArthur, George W. Hampton, R. A. Wilson, Archie Brown, Jacob Scott, C. G. Van Buren, James A. Faris, John A. Harford, John G. Clark, T. N. Hub- ball, H. Robbins, George Broderick, Moritz Homer, G. Forshay-38.
TERRITORIAL AND STATE REPRESENTATION.
The present territory included within the limits of Grant County as the Western portion of Iowa County was represented in the first Territorial Assembly, by James R. Vineyard, of Platteville, in the Council, and Thomas Shanley, of Cassville, and James P. Cox, of Lancaster, in the House of Representatives, as the lower branch of the Assembly was denominated. This Assembly had two sessions, the first at Belmont, Iowa County, commencing October 25, 1836, the second at Burlington, Iowa, that State then forming a portion of the Territory of Wisconsin, as has been shown heretofore. Upon the formation of the county in 1837, it was allowed two members of the Council, and four members in the House of Representatives. Upon the adop- tion of the State Constitution in 1848, and the formation of the State government, Grant. County was divided into four Assembly Districts; the county by itself forming the Sixth Sena- torial District. By the apportionment of 1852 upon the basis of the census of 1850, the Assem- bly Districts of Grant were increased by one, or a total of five, and the county, in the re-dis- tricting of the State, became the Sixteenth Senatorial District, which it has since remained. This representation in the Assembly was retained until under the re-apportionment of 1871, upon the basis of the State census of 1870, when Grant County lost one district; upon the re-apportionment made by the Legislature of 1876, one more district was deducted from the county. Its present representation in the Legislature is one Senator and three Assemblymen. The First District comprises the towns of Clifton, Ellenboro, Harrison, Hazel Green, James- town, Lima, Paris, Platteville and Smelser. Second District-Beetown, Bloomington, Cass- ville, Glen Haven, Lancaster, Liberty, Little Grant, Potosi and Waterloo. Third District- Blue River, Boscobel, Fennimore, Hickory Grove, Marion, Millville, Mount Hope, Muscoda, Patch Grove, Waterstown, Wingville, Woodman and Wyalusing. The following is a complete list of County Representatives, both in Territorial and State Legislatures, from the organization of the county up to the present time:
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Councilmen-In the first and second sessions of the Territorial Legislature, 1836-37, James R. Vineyard represented the present county of Grant as a part of Iowa County. 1838-42, James R. Vineyard, Platteville; J. H. Rountree, Platteville; 1842-44, J. H. Rountree. Platteville; Nelson Dewey, Lancaster; 1844-46, J. H. Rountree, Platteville; Nelson Dewey (President), Lancaster; 1847-48, Orris McCartney, Cassville.
Representatives-1838, Thomas Cruson, Platteville; Nelson Dewey, Lancaster; Ralph Carver, Potosi; Joseph H. D. Street, Cassville.
1840-Thomas Cruson, Platteville; Nelson Dewey, Lancaster (Speaker); Jonathan Craig, Potosi; Joseph H. D. Street, Cassville. t
1841-Neely Grey, Platteville; Nelson Dewey, Lancaster; D. R. Burt, Waterloo.
1842-Neely Grey, Platteville; Nelson Dewey, Lancaster ; D. R. Burt, Waterloo.
1843-Alonzo Platt, Platteville; Franklin Z. Hicks, Jamestown ; G. M. Price, Cassville.
+Members of the Council were first elected for four years, and members of the House for two years; this was afterward changed, and members of the Council chosen for two years, and members of the House annually.
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1844-Alonzo Platt, Platteville; Franklin Z. Hicks, Jamestown; G. M. Price, Cassville. 1845-Thomas Cruson, Platteville; F. Z. Hicks, Jamestown; T. P. Burnett, Mount Hope. 1846-Thomas Cruson, Platteville, A. C. Brown, Potosi; T. P. Burnett, Mount Hope. 1847-A. C. Brown, Potosi ; William Richardson, Paris.
1848-Noah H. Virgin, Platteville; D. R. Burt, Waterloo.
STATE ORGANIZATION.
Senate-1848-49, George W. Lakin, Platteville ; 1850-51, J. H. Rountree, Platteville; 1852-53, J. C. Squires, Lancaster ; 1854-55, Nelson Dewey, Lancaster ; 1856-57, J. Allen Barber, Lancaster ; 1858-59, Noah H. Virgin, Platteville; 1860-61, Noah H. Virgin, Platte- ville ; 1862-63, M. K. Young, Glen Haven ; 1864-65, M. K. Young, Glen Haven ; 1866-67, J. H. Rountree, Platteville; 1868-69, George C. Hazelton, Boscobel; 1870-71, George C. Hazelton, Boscobel ; 1872-73, J. C. Holloway, Lancaster ; 1874-75, J. C. Holloway, Lancaster ; 1876-77, O. C. Hathaway, Beetown ; 1878-79, O. C. Hathaway, Beetown ; 1880-81 George W. Ryland.
Assembly-1848-N. H. Virgin, Platteville ; Arthur W. Worth, Lancaster; A. C. Brown, Potosi. 1849-J. R. Vineyard, Platteville ; Robert M. Briggs, Beetown ; D. Gilfillan, Potosi ; Robert Young, Hazel Green. 1850-H. D. York, Hazel Green ; John B. Turley, Beetown ; J. E. Dodge, Waterloo; William McGonigal, Wingville. 1851-John N. Jones, Platteville ; Robert M. Briggs, Beetown ; W. R. Biddlecome, Potosi ; James B. Johnson, Fair Play. 1852- Noah Clemmons, Platteville ; J. Allen Barber, Lancaster ; David Mckee, Potosi; William Rich- ardson, Jamestown. 1853-Titus Hayes, Platteville ; H. E. Block, Potosi ; J. Allen Barber, Lancaster ; H. D. York, Hazel Green ; J. E. Dodge, Waterloo. 1854-E. Estabrook, Platte- ville ; William Hull, Potosi ; William Jeffrey, Ellenboro; Lewis Rood, Hazel Green; M. K. Young, Cassville. 1855-N. H. Virgin, Platteville ; William Hull, Potosi ; W. W. Field, Fen- nimore ; Allen Taylor, Hazel Green ; William Cole, Beetown. 1856-Allen Taylor, Hazel Green ; William Hull, Potosi ; J. T. Mills, Lancaster; J. F. Brown, Clifton ; Horace Catlin. Cassville. 1857-Hanmer Robbins, Platteville; A. W. Emery, Potosi; J. T. Mills, Lancaster ; Allen Taylor, Hazel Green ; Joachim . Gulick, Wyalusing. 1858-Hanmer Robbins, Platte- ville; A. W. Emery, Potosi ; Henry Patch, Patch Grove ; H. D. York, Hazel Dean ; C. K. Dean, Boscobel. 1859-J. Waldorf, Lima ; J. W. Seaton, Potosi ; H. A. W. McNair, Fenni- more ; George Broderick, Hazel Green ; Luther Basford, Glen Haven. 1860-J. R. Spotts- wood, Hazel Green ; J. W. Seaton, Potosi ; S. F. Clise, Ellenboro; J. B. Moore, Muscoda ; George Ballantine, Patch Grove. 1861-H. Robbins, Platteville; H. L. Massey, Potosi ; J. G. Clark, Lancaster ; Joseph Harris, Hazel Green ; Jared Warner, Patch Grove. 1862-Will- iam Brandon, Smelser ; Allen Taylor, Paris ; J. T. Mills, Lancaster ; W. W. Field, Fennimore; Samuel Newick, Beetown. 1863-J. H. Roundtree, Platteville; J. F. Chapman, Potosi ; J. Allen Barber, Lancaster (Speaker) ; W. W. Field, Fennimore; Robert Glenn, Wyalusing. 1864-H. Robbins, Platteville ; Allen Taylor, Paris; J. Allen Barber, Lancaster ; W.W. Field, Fennimore (Speaker) ; W. R. Beach, Beetown. 1865-William Brandon, Smelser ; Allen Tay- lor, Paris ; Henry Utt, Lima ; W. W. Field, Boscobel (Speaker) ; Robert Glenn, Wyalusing. 1866-H. Robbins, Platteville ; W. S. Scribner, Fair Play; A. P. Hammon, Montfort; George Washburn, Millville ; A. A. Bennett, Glen Haven. 1867-H. Robbins, Platteville ; John Carthew, Rockville; Joseph Allen, Clifton ; H. A. W. McNair, Fennimore; A. A. Bennett, Glen Haven. 1868-H. Robbins, Platteville : J. H. Neaville, Potosi ; J. E. Dodge, Lancas- ter ; Mat Burchard, Fennimore; N. W. Kendall, Wyalusing. 1869-Joseph Harris, Hazel Green ; G. H. Block, Potosi; W. P. Dewey, Lancaster ; B. M. Coates, Boscobel ; A. R. Mc- Cartney, Cassville. 1870-J. C. Squires, Platteville; John Carthew, Rockville ; W. P. Dewey, Lancaster ; H. A. W. McNair, Fennimore; Luther Basford, Glen Haven. 1871-Joseph Har- ris, Hazel Green ; H. B. Coons, Potosi ; J. C. Holloway, Lancaster; W. W. Field, Boscobel ; George H. Chambers, Bloomington. 1872-A. R. Bushnell, Lancaster ; George Cabanis, Smel- ser ; S. A. Ferrin, Montfort; J. B. Corey, Patch Grove. 1873-W. H. Clise, Lancaster ;
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Thomas G. Stevens, Hazel Green ; John Monteith, Fennimore; C. Hutchinson, Beetown. 1874-Thomas Jenkins, Platteville ; John B. Callis, Lancaster ; Gottlieb Wehrley, Fennimore; Robert Glenn, Wyalusing. 1875-James Jeffrey, Smelser ; La Fayette Caskey, Potosi; Ben- jamin F. Coates, Boscobel ; Delos Abrams, Little Grant. 1876-William D. Jones, Hazel Green ; Joseph Bock, Lancaster; George Brown, Woodman; William J. McCoy, Beetown. 1877-William E. Carter, Platteville ; Joseph Bock, Lancaster ; Daniel R. Sylvester, Castle Rock. 1878-William E. Carter, Platteville ; T. J. Graham, Muscoda ; William J. McCoy, Beetown. 1879-William E. Carter, Platteville; J. T. Mills, Lancaster ; John Brindley, Bos- cobel; 1880-Charles Watson, Clifton ; John A. Klindt, Cassville; John Brindley, Boscobel. 1881-James H. Cabanis, Smelser ; H. S. Keene, Lancaster ; E. I. Kidd, Millville.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Hardly had the Territory of Wisconsin been formed by act of Congress, before agitation was commenced for the formation of a State government. After numerous rejections of the proposition, finally, in 1846, the first convention met in Madison, and proceeded to form a con- stitution for the acceptance of the people. In the deliberations of this convention, Grant County, through her representatives, occupied a prominent position. This body has been fit- tingly characterized as one of " great, if not extraordinary, intellectual ability. Its members," says the same authority, "were all in the prime of life, the representatives of the systems of many States. generally highly educated, and possessed of mental culture far above the average of men." The list of representatives from Grant County in this convention, headed by the name of the Hon. J. Allen Barber, then and now a resident of Lancaster, comprised, besides that gentleman, the Hon. Lorenzo Bevans, Hon. Thomas P. Burnett, Hon. Thomas Cruson, Hon. James Gilmore and James R. Vineyard. The constitution, as has been stated in an earlier portion of this work, was rejected, after an exciting contest, the principal differences of opinion being the articles in relation to the rights of married women, exemptions, the bank articles, the number of Representatives in the Legislature, and the Elective Judiciary.
A second convention was anthorized, and met at the capital late in the succeeding year (1847). This body, while fully as high as its predecessor in point of the ability of its members, bad that membership considerably changed. The Grant County representation to this assem- blage was headed by the Hon. Orsamus Cole, now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State, and comprised the following names : Hon. George W. Lakin, Hon. John Rountree, Hon. Alex D. Ramsey and the Hon. William Richardson. The deliberations of this body re- sulted in the formation of the present constitution, and, the following year, Wisconsin took her place among that ever-increasing galaxy of commonwealths, which, as time rolls on, will dot this broad land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the 49th parallel of latitude to the Mexican border.
TOWN ORGANIZATION.
In its early settlement, Wisconsin presented two subdivisional systems of government. The southwestern and earlier-settled portion, being almost entirely filled with emigrants from Southern and Southwestern States, adopted the county system, while the later-settled por- tion, on the eastern shore of the State, being filled by natives of the New England and Middle States, where the township system was in vogue, naturally followed, in their new settlements, that local polity with which they had been most acquainted, and with whose workings they were familiar. These distinctional features continued in existence until the formation of the State Government, in 1848, when, the two waves meeting, the eastern overtopped its rival, and Section 23 of Article IV of the Constitution provided that "The Legislature shall establish but one system of town and county government, which shall be as nearly uniform as possible." Previous to this, or immediately after the close of the Black Hawk war, in 1832, and after the acquisition by the United States of the Indian title to all the land west of Lake Michigan not reserved to particular tribes, or secured to specified individuals by terms of previous treaties, a survey was commenced by the General Government. The northern boundary line of the State
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of Illinois, fixed April 11, 1818, on the parallel of 42° 30' north latitude, became, properly enough, the base line of these surveys. A principal north-and-south line, known as the Fourth Meridian, was run, extending from the base line to Lake Superior, at right angles with that line. The Fourth Meridian forms the east boundary line of Grant County, dividing it from La Fayette and Iowa Counties on that side.
Parallel lines to the Fourth Principal Meridian were run every six miles on the east and west sides of it. The intervening six miles between these lines were designated as ranges. Range 1 west is the first range west of the Fourth Meridian ; Range 2 west is the second range, continuing in this manner to the western boundary of the State. Grant County lies in Ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and a portion of Range 7 west.
North of the base line were also run parallel lines six miles apart, and at right angles to the range lines. Thus the State was cut up into blocks, each six miles square, called townships. These were numbered by tiers going north from the base line, Township 1 being the first tier of townships north, Township 2 being the second, and so on. As the southern boundary of Grant County is the dividing line between Wisconsin and Illinois, that serves as the base line. This county lies in Townships 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and a portion of Township 9, the latter being in the extreme northeast portion of the county, and included in the township of Muscoda.
During the years 1832, 1833 and 1834, the different townships in Grant County were sub- divided into sections and quarter-sections, these lines being run by Lucius Lyon, Robert Clarke, Jr., and Hervey Perke.
After the admission of Wisconsin into the galaxy of States, it became necessary to divide the county politically, in accordance with the provision of the constitution noticed above; and, in pursuance of this object, the Board of County Commissioners met, January 9, 1849; and en- acted as follows :
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in township numbered one north of range numbered one west of the fourth principal meridian shall, constitute a separate town to be called " Hazel Green." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the Empire House.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in township numbered one north of range numhered two west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called " Jamestown." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of Alfred Woods.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in township numbered two north of range numbered one west of the fourth principal meridian shall be called " Smelser." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of Jonas Smelser.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in township two north of range numbered two west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called " Paris." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of William Richardson.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in township numbered three north of range numbered one west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called " Platteville." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of B. Atwood.
All that district in Grant County embraced in township numbered four north of range numbered one west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate township to be called " Lima." The first town meeting of said town shall be held at the schoolhouse near the house of F. Johnson.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in townships five, six, seven, eight and fractional town- ships nine north, in range numbered one, west of the fourth principal meridian, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Wingville." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at W. Bruner's hotel in said place.
All that district of country in Grant County embraced in townships numbered six, seven and fractional eight north of range numbered two west, and townships numbered six, seven and fractional eight north of range num- bered three west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called "Fennimore." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the schoolhouse near P. Dempey's.
All that district of country embraced in township numbered three north of range numbered two west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called " Harrison." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of C. Travis.
All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in township numbered four and five north of range numbered two west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called " Highland." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of Col. James McKensie.
All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in township numbered three north of range numbered three west of the fourth principal meridian, and fractional townships numbered two of range numbered three west, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Potosi." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the Wisconsin House.
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All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in township numbered three and fractional township numbered two north of range numbered four west of the fourth principal meridian, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Waterloo." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the schoolhouse near the house of D. R. Burt.
All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in townships numbered four and five north of range numbered three west of the fourth principal meridian, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Lancaster." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the court house
All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in townships numbered four and five north of range numbered four west. of the fourth principal meridian, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Beetown." The first towo meeting in caid town shall be held at the Beetown House.
All that district of country in Grant County, embraced in townships numbered three and four north of range numbered five west of the fourth principal meridian shall constitute a separate town to be called "Cassville." The first town meeting in said town shall be held at the house of Mr. Pollock.
All the district of country in Grant County, embraced in townships numbered six and seven north of range numbered four west, also townships numbered five, six and seven north of range numbered five west, also town- ships numbered five and six of range numbered six west, and fractional township numbered six north of range numbered seven west, of the fourth principal meridian, shall constitute a separate town to be called " Patch Grove." The first town meeting of said town shall be held at the schoolhouse near J. M. Dickenson's.
It will thus be seen that the original towns of the county were Hazel Green, Jamestown, Smelser, Paris, Platteville, Harrison, Potosi, Waterloo, Cassville, Lima, Highland-embracing what was Liberty, afterward the townships of Liberty and Ellenboro, Lancaster, Beetown, Wing- ville, Fennimore and Patch Grove.
The present towns of the county are Hazel Green, Jamestown, Smelser, Paris, Potosi, Platteville, Harrison, Waterloo, Cassville, Lima, Ellenboro, Lancaster, Beetown, Glen Haven, Clifton, Liberty, Little Grant, Bloomington, Wingville, Fennimore, Mount Hope, Patch Grove, Wyalusing, Hickory Grove, Woodman, Millville, Castle Rock, Marion, Muscoda, Waterstown and Boscobel.
Hazel Green comprises Township 1, Range 1; Smelser, Township 2, Range 1 ; Platteville, Township 3, Range 1; Lima, Township 4, Range 1; Clifton, Township 5, Range 1; Wingville, Township 6, Range 1; Castle Rock, Township 7, Range 1; Muscoda, Township 8 and fractional Township 9, Range 1; Jamestown, Township 1, Range 2; this township is curtailed to somewhat less than a full township by the indenture of the Mississippi. Paris, Township 2, Range 2; Har- rison, Township 3, Range 2; Ellenboro, Township 4, Range 2, Liberty, Township 5, Range 2; Fennimore, Township 6, Range 2, and Township 6, Range 3, being a double township ; Hickory Grove, Township 7, Range 2; Waterstown, fractional Township 8, Range 2; Potosi, Township 2, Range 3, and fractional Township 2, Range 3; Lancaster, Townships 4 and 5, Range 3, -a double township; Marion, Township 7, Range 3, with the exception of a portion of Sections 5 and 6 cut off by the Wisconsin River ; Boscobel, fractional Township 8, Range 3, being that portion south of the Wisconsin ; Waterloo, Township 3, Range 4, and fractional Township 2, Range 4; Beetown, Township 4, Range 4, and Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36, of Township 4, Range 4; Little Grant, Township 5, Range 4; Mount Hope, Township 6, Range 4, except Sections 1 to 6 inclusive; Woodman, fractional Township 7, Range 4, and Sections 1 to 6 inclusive of Township 6, Range 4; Cassville, fractional Townships 3 and 4 of Range 5, and fractional Township 4, Range 6; Glen Haven, Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, of Township 4, Range 5, and Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, of Township 6, Range 4; Bloomington, Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, of Township 4, Range 5; half Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and whole Sections 21 to 36 inclusive of Township 5, Range 5, and Sections 24, 25, 36, 35, 26, 23, 22, 27, 34, 21, 20; fractional Sections 19, 28, of Township 5, Range 6, and Sections 1, 2, 3, of Township 4, Range 6; Patch Grove, Sections 1 to 12 inclusive, and half Sections 13, to 18 in- clusive, of Township 5, Range 5; also 19 to 36 inclusive, of Township 6, Range 5; Milville, Sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and fractional Sections 4, 5, 7, Town- ship 6, Range 5, together with Sections 25, 26, 35, 36, and fractional Sections 14, 24, 23, of fractional Township 7, Range 5; Wyalusing, Sections 1 to 18 inclusive, of Township 5, Range 6, and Townships 13, 19 to 36 inclusive, of Township 6, Range 6; together with fractional
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Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, of same township and range, and fractional Sections 13, 24 and 25, of Township 6, Range 7.
The number of acres in each of the townships in Grant County is as follows :
Township 1 north, Range 1 west.
23,099.37
Township 2 north, Range 1 west. 23,073.12
Township 3 north, Range 1 west. 22,931.44
Township 4 north, Range 1 west. 23,015.71
Township 5 north, Range 1 west.
23,040.31
Township 6 north, Range 1 west
22,945.05
Township 7 north, Range 1 west.
22,928.77
Townships 8 and 9 north (the latter fractional), Range 1 west.
22,062.33
Township 1 north, Range 2 west.
19,009.29
Township 2 north, Range 2 west
23,173.04
Township 3 north, Range 2 west
23,194.69
Township 4 north, Range 2 west.
.23,030.40
Township 5 north, Range 2 west.
23,061.77
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