The books of the register of deeds at the court house at Windom, show the following facts concerning the original land entries, homesteads and pre-emptions, in Amo township:

Jemima Benbow obtained a homestead in the west half of the northwest quarter of section 34; it was filed at the land office at Tracy and finally patented by President Chester A. Arthur, February 10, 1883.

John Wilford, an early pioneer in Minnesota, had patented to him a homestead in the west half of the southwest of section 26, from the Worthington land office and it bore the signature of President U. S. Grant.

William G. Shafer homesteaded the southeast quarter of section 26, at the Jackson land office, the papers being signed by President Grant.

Gilman S. Redding patented at the Worthington land office, February 22, 1879, the east half of the northeast quarter of section 25, the same bears the name of President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Presbury W. Moore homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 34, May 11, 1879, under the signature of President Rutherford B. Hayes.

James A. Moore claimed the northwest quarter of section 26, at the Worthington land office, April 15, 1879, signed by President U. S. Grant.

Elias N. Peterson honiesteaded the southeast quarter of section 12, on December 18, 1879, at the Worthington land office, the same being signed by President Grant.

David Pratt claimed, as a homestead, the north half o� the southeast quarter of section 8, township 106, range 37, west. The date was October 14, 1879, and the patent was signed by President Hayes.

Hiram S. Ellis homesteaded the east half of the southeast quarter of section 10, and the same was patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur; the entry was effected at the land office at New Ulm, and the date of patent was June 20, 1882.

Francis T. Seely homesteaded the south half of the northeast quarter of section 32; it was filed at the land office at Tracy and patented March 1, 1883, with the signature of President Chester A. Arthur attached.

Alonzo K. Peck claimed as his homestead the west half of the northwest quarter of section 24 and the west half of the southwest quarter of the same section. The patent was signed by President U. S. Grant September 5, 1874

Philip Zorn homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 18; it was filed at the land office in Tracy and was patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, March 10, 1883.

Martin Bales homesteaded the southeast quarter of section 26; it was originally filed at the land office at Tracy and patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur March 10, 1883.

William W. Barlow homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 26; his filing was made at the land office at New Ulm, while his patent was issued by President Chester A. Arthur, April 10, 1882.

Leslie Anderson claimed as his homestead right the northeast quarter of section 20. His filing was made at the land office at New Ulm, and his patent was signed by President Hayes, March 13, 1879.

Warren Hunt homesteaded Ihe west half of the southwest quarter and north half of the southwest quarter of section 32; it was filed at the land office located at New Ulm and was patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, February 13, 1882.

Orrin Silliman homesteaded the east half of the southwest quarter of section 14; also ttie north half of the southwest quarter of same section; he made his filing at the land office at Tracy and received his patent from President Chester A. Arthur, March 3, 1884.

William H. Bigalow homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 30, making his filing at the land office at New Ulm, receiving his final patent from President Chester A. Arthur, January 2, 1882.

Lewis L. Bigalow homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 30; his filing was made at the land office at Tracy and his patent was obtained from President Chester A. Arthur, February 10, 1883.

Daniel C. Ashley homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 14, making his filing on same at the land office at New Ulm and receiving his patent from the hands of President Chester A. Arthur, June 20, 1882.

Ransom Bigalow claimed as his homestead right the southeast quarter of section 30, and received his patent from President Chester A. Arthur, March 10, 1883. The entry was made at the land office at Tracy.

Orrin Polk Moore, at the Tracy land office entered a homestead situated west quarter of section 28, and had the same patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, May 24, 1884.

David Pratt at the land office located at Tracy entered the south half of the southwest quarter of section 8, and had the same finally patented to him by President James A. Garfield, June 20, 1881.

John C. Sprague, at the New Ulm land office, entered as his homestead the southwest of the northwest quarter of section 6, and the same was patented to him by President Hayes, February 20, 1880.

John F. Tabbert homesteaded the north half of the northeast quarter of section 6, the same was patented to him by President Chester A, Arthur, January 15, 1885.

Ebeneezer Rice homesteaded the southwest quarter of section 8, at the land office located at Tracy and had the same patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, March 10, 1883.

Elhert D. Cole homesteaded the southwest quarter of section 4, at the land office then located at Tracy, and the same was later patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, October 1, 1883.

Feder C. Jensen homesteaded at Tracy, the south half of the northeast quarter of section 28, the same being patented to him by President Grover C. Cleveland, May 20, 1885.

O. Scott Mead, at the land office at Tracy, entered the northwest quarter of section 34, and had it patented by President Chester A. Arthur, March 10, 1883.

George Chapman at the New Ulm land office entered as a homestead the east half of the northeast quarter of section 26, and had it patented June 20, 1882, by President Chester A. Arthur.

PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS.

Orrin P. Moore at the New "Ulm land office, entered a tract of: land described as the west half of the southeast quarter of section 28; the final papers were issued to him by President Hayes, who signed the same, January 10, 1879.

John W. Rice pre-empted land in this township in the northwest quarter of section 4; the final papers were signed by President Benjamin Hairison, January 5, 1892.

James E. Reynolds, entered land in the New Ulffl land office, described as the south half of the southeast quarter and the south half of the southwest quarter of section 22, the same being finally patented to him by President Hayes who signed the instrument, January 10, 1879.

John Robertson, at the land office at Marshall, entered the southeast quarter of section 8, the final papers were signed by President Roosevelt December 12, 1901.