The best evidence of names and dates concerning the settlement of this township is the record shown at the court house at Windom, which discloses the following entries of homesteads and pre-emption claims:

August L. Brown had patented to him a homestead in the southwest quarter of section 22; the filing was dated at the Worthington land office and bore the signature of President U. S. Grant.

Charles F. Sheldon claimed the east half of the southwest quarter of section 32, of this township, as a homestead, the same being patented on December 24, 1877, and signed by President U. S. Grant.

Charles Breech claimed the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 32 for a homestead on December 24, 1877, the papers hearing the signature of President U. S. Grant.

Osgood H. Dinnell, on May 23, 1878, horaesteaded the northwest quar. ter of section 2 at the Jackson land office, with the signature of President U. S. Grant attached thereto.

M. Mathews homesteaded the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 4, May 29, 1878; the patent was signed by President U. S. Grant; the transaction was made at the Worthington land office.

Samuel C. Taggert homesteaded the northeast of section 23, June 5, 187?; the patent was signed by President U. S. Grant, from the Worthington land office.

Ebenezer A. Hatch homesteaded, at the Worthington land office, the north half of the southeast quarter of section 10, the papers being signed August 26, 1878, by President U. S. Grant.

Kirk W. Sheldon claimed the northwest quarter of section 28 and had it patented to him by President U. S. Grant, who signed it July 1, 1875. The entry was made through the land office at Worthington.

Henry W. Burbank homesteaded land in the west half of the northeast quarter of section 34, the patent being issued by President Hayes on December 13, 1879, through the Worthington land office.

David P. Jaqua claimed a homestead under the act of 1862, in the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 4, the patent being signed by President Hayes, through the Worthington land office, December 12, 1877.

Myron Barr homesteaded the south half of the southeast quarter of section 10, President Hayes signing the patent on December 13, 1879.

Eber Morton claimed a homestead in the south half of the southeast quarter of section 18, the patent being signed by President Hayes, June 15, 1880, through the Worthington land office.

Jacob W. Grant homesteaded the east half of the southeast quarter of section 28, the patent being signed by President Hayes on December 13, 1880, the entry being made at the land office at Worthington.

Frank Parso homesteaded land in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section 32. His patent was signed by President Hayes on June 10, 1879, and the entry was made at the Worthington land office.

Henry C. Barr homesteaded land in the east half of the northeast quarter of section 20, and had his patent signed by President Haves on January 20, 1881, the entry being effected through the land office at New Ulm.



Chester N. Lewis homesteaded land in the south half of the southwest quarter of section 20. His patent was issued under the signature of President Hayes and was dated June 15, 1880; the entry was made at the land office at Worthington.

William C. Banks homesteaded land in the southeast quarter of section 28, and it was patented to him by President Hayes, signed on August 5, 1877, the entry being made at the land office at Worthington.

William J. Leisure claimed a homestead under the act of 1862, in the southeast quarter of section 14; it was patented to him by President U. S. Grant and signed on February 1, 1873; the entry was effected at the land office at Jackson.

John W. Mathews homesteaded land in the west half of the northeast quarter of section 10. It was patented to him by President Hayes, through the land office at Worthington, December 30, 1879.

Judson F. Pearson homesteaded land in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 4, and his patent was signed by President Hayes on December 30, 1880; the entry was made at the land office at Worthington.

John Edwin Hemme homesteaded land in the north half of the southeast quarter of section 20; it was patented to him by President Hayes, signed by him on December 20, 1877; the entry was effected at the land office at Worthington.

Simeon Greenfield claimed a homestead under the act of March 20, 1862, in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter and lot No. 1, in section 28. It was patented to him by President Hayes and signed by him December 30, 1880, and entered at the land office at Worthington.

James C. Porter claimed a homestead in the east half of the southeast quarter of section 30; also in the west half of the southeast quarter. His patent was signed by President Chester A. Arthur, and was dated December 20, 1881.

Charles Maxon homesteaded land in the west half of the northeast quarter of section 20; it was patented to him by President Hayes and signed by him on November 5, 1878; it was secured at the land office at Worthington.

Elizabeth P. Carpenter homesteaded the northwest, quarter of the northeast quarter and lot No. 2, in section 4. The patent was issued by President Hayes, and signed by him on December 20, 1877; the entry was made at the land office at Worthington.

Polly R. Young homesteaded the west half of the southwest quarter of section 2, and had the same patented to her by President Hayes, June 15, 1881. This entry was at the Worthington land office.

Seth S. Johnson homesteaded, April 9. 1881, at the Worthington land office, the south half of the southeast quarter of section 18, this township. The patent was signed by President James A. Garfield, and the entry was made'at the land office at Worthington.

Albert C. Innes homesteaded, at the Worthington land office, the east half of the southeast quarter of section ??, the patent being signed on March 15, 1882, by President Chester A. Arthur.

John J. Young homesteaded the land in lot 4, in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter o{ section 4. It was patented by President Chester A. Arthur, and signed on October 1, 1883, the entry being effected through the land office at Worthington.

Elizabeth Moffatt homesteaded land in the southwest quarter of section 24, the same being filed at the land office at Worthington, and finally patented by President Chester A. Arthur on October 36, 1883.

Andrew Greenlee homesteaded land under the act of 1862 at the land office located at Worthington, and had same patented to him on June 5, 1884, by President Chester A. Arthur. It was situated in the east half of the southeast quarter of section 30.

Andrew L. Ely homesteaded land by entry at the land office at Worthington, the same being the northwest quarter of section 22; it was patented by President Hayes on December 13, 1879.

David Fast claimed a homestead in the north half of the northeast quarter of section 2; it was entered at the land office at Worthington, and patented by President Cleveland. January 9, 1886.

Montgomery Milford homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 20, at the land office at Worthington, and the patent was issued by President Chester A. Arthur, June 5, 1884.

Israel Burbank homesteaded lot No. 3, in section 34, at the land office at Jackson; the same was patented by President U. S. Grant, May 26, 1873.

John D. Cook, at the Worthington land office, pre-empted the west half of the northeast quarter of section 14, and on September 10, 1880, it was patented to him by President Hayes.

Joseph A. Hoople, at the Worthington land office, entered the west half of the northwest quarter and the west half of the southwest quarter of section 12, and his papers were signed by President Chester A. Arthur, January 20, 1885.

John Button entered the west half of the northeast quarter of section 26, this township, and had. his papers signed by President U. S. Grant, April 1, 1875.

Phillip Linscheid, at the Marshall land office, entered the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 10, the final papers being signed by President Grover Cleveland, June 4, 1895.

Marcellus H. Better, at the Jackson land office, entered the west half of the northeast quarter and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 8, President U. S. Grant signed his patent papers.

Henry Clark filed on the southwest quarter of section 10 at the Jackson land office, and the same was patented to him by President U. S. Grant, September 2, 1872.

James W. Thorn entered land in this township, in the north half of the northwest quarter of section 34; it was entered at the land office at Jackson, and finally patented by President U. S. Grant, May 15, 1873.