Perhaps no better way of showing who the pioneer settlers in this township were, can be shown than to give a brief transcript of the original land entries, which is as follows:

Henry C. Cornell homesteaded the southwest quarter of section 2, March 12, 1878, at the New Uhn land office, the patent being signed by President U. S. Grant.

James H. Sharp claimed as a homestead the southeast quarter of section 14, in this township, March 21, 1878, the patent being signed by President Grant, and the entry, was made at the New Ulm land office.

James E. Mace claimed as a homestead laud in the west half of the southwest quarter and the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 12, at the New Ulm land office; the patent was signed by President Haves, April 27, 1878.

Abram L. Miles homesteaded at the New Ulm land office, the northwest quarter of section 24, President R. B. Hayes signing the patent, July 12, 1878.

James C. Brown homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 26, July 12, 1878, the same being signed by President Hayes; the entry was made at the New Ulm land office.

S. Alexander homesteaded land located in the west half of the southeast quarter of section :o; it was patented to him on February 20, 1880, and was signed by President Hayes and secured through the land office at New Ulm.

James B. Rhoades homesteaded land in the west half of the southwest quarter of section 32. It was' patented on October 20, 1880, and signed by President Hayes, being secured through the New Ulm land office.

Edwin S. Streator claimed land under the homestead act of 1862, in the west half of the southwest quarter of section 34; it was patented to him on November 3, 1876, and signed by President U. S. Grant; it was secured through the land office at Worthington.

Alfred Mosher homesteaded land in the west half of the southwest quarter of section 14; it was patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur and dated June 20, 1882; it was secured through the land office at New Ulm.

David Goss homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 12, at the New Ulm land office, and received his patent from President Chester A. Arthur, June 20, 1882.

John Schnotyen, at the land office at Tracy, entered a homestead in the north half of the northeast quarter and the soitth half of the northeast quarter of section 6; it was patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, February 10, 1883.

Peter Schmith homestead the southwest quarter of section 6, at the Tracy land office and had the same patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, May 31, 1884.

William G. Douglass claimed, as his homestead, the north half of the southwest quarter of section 38, the date of patent filing is April 7, 1874, and it bears the signature of President U. S. Grant.

Joel R, Clark claimed, as a homestead, the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, the patent being signed by President U. S. Grant, October 22, 1878.

Joseph O. Miles, claimed a homestead in section 24, and his patent was filed on February 18, 1879, signed by President U. S. Grant.

Joseph R. Cornwell, homesteaded at the New Ulm land office, the north-east quarter of section 8, the patent being issued on September 17, 1879, and was signed by President Hayes.

College land was claimed at the land office at Washington by William Premiss, the same being the southeast quarter of section 20. The date of filing was March 6, 1875, signed by President U. S. Grant.

Homer L. Jewitt homesteaded land in the south half of the southwest quarter of section 28; it was patented by President Hayes and signed on March 13, 1879; it was entered at the land office at New Ulm.

Daniel F. Rogers homesteaded the southwest quarter of section 34 at the Tracy land office and had the patent to the same issued to him by President Chester A. Arthur, May 10, 1883.

Valentine Pfremmer homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 6, at the land office at Tracy and had his patent granted him by President Chester A. Arthur, May 31, 1884.

PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS

George A. Purdy, at the New Ulm land office, pre-empted the odd lots in section 28, at the land office at New Ulm, and had his papers signed by President U. S. Grant, May 26, 1874.

Peter O. Arvold at the Worthington land office pre-empted the northwest quarter of section 8, the papers being signed by President U. S. Grant, January 6, 1876.

Jacob P. Epp. at the Marshall land office, claimed the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 24; the same was signed by President William McKinley, March 20, 1897.

Aaron G. Laing, at the New Ulm land office, pre-empted the south half of .the northwest quarter of section 2, the papers being signed by President Hayes, January 20, 1881.

George P. Jeffers pre-empted the lot known as No. 6 in section 22, at the Tracy land office, the papers being signed by President Benjamin Harrison, January 18, 1890.

Frank C. Bell pre-empted the northwest quarter of section 20, at the New Ulm office, the papers being finally issued by President Hayes.

James H. Wilson pre-empted the part of section 22, known as lot No. 3, at the land office at Marshall, under President Cleveland's administration, and he signed the same June 9, 1894.

Adolph Graumann, at the Marshall land office, entered the west half of the southwest quarter of section 30, the papers being signed finally by President Grover Cleveland, November 6, 1893.

Henry E. Wall, at the land office at Marshall, entered the southwest signing his papers on March 12, 1896.

William W. Barlow pre-empted land in the north half of the northwest quarter of section 30. at the Marshall land office, the papers being certified to by President Benjamin Harnson on February 14, 1893.

Abram L. Miles entered the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 26, at the New Ulm land office, and had his final papers signed by President Chester A. Arthur, June 1, 1882.