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 148 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY A German Lutheran church in the eastern part of the town was' built in 1872. Another Methodist church was also erected. The first town board appointed by the county board was as follows: Supervisors, Mason 0. Eggleston (chairman), William Thomas, G. D. Post ; town clerk. Hubert Eggleston ; assessor, B. F. Chase ; tax collector, J. S. Thompson ; justice of the peace, Marcus Eggleston ; constables, James Lane and George Gay. At a meeting held July 5, 1858, in the town of York, composed of township No. Ill north, of range 11 and 15, including what are now Belvidere and Goodhue, at the house of Peter Easterly, the following officers were elected: Supervisors, Cyrus Couch (chair- man), G. D. Post, Henry Danielson; town clerk. Oliver Knutson; assessor, B. F. Chase; justices, Peter Easterly, J. W. Finch; con- stables, James Lane, H. B. Patterson ; overseer of the poor, Nelson Gaylord ; collector, J. S. Thompson. January 21, 1859, the follow- ing named were appointed to fill vacancies: Supervisors, Syl- vester Cranson (chairman), Charles M. Lee, Ezra Bennett, town clerk, John Stowe ; justices, Hans H. Olson, F. Cranson. The first separate town meeting of the voters in township 11, range 14 (Belvidere), was held April 5, 1859, and the following officers elected: Supervisors, Horace AY. Twitchel (chairman), Marcus Eggleston, Mason 0. Eggleston; town clerk, Hubert Eggleston; assessor, G. D. Post; collector, J. S. Thompson; over- seer of the poor, Nelson B. Gaylord ; constables, Jacob Church, George Gay; justices, Marcus Eggleston, B. R. Prince. In the following list, the first named under each year is the chairman. 1860 — Supervisors, Horace W. Twitchell, George Gaylord, Knut Knutson ; clerk, Hubert Eggleston ; assessor, Marcus Eggleston ; treasurer and overseer of the poor, N. B. Gaylord ; justices, Mar- cus Eggleston, B. R. Prince. 1861 — Supervisors, Horace "W. Twitchell, William Thomas, Mason Eggleston ; clerk, Reuben Ward ; assessor, Marcus Eggleston ; treasurer and overseer of the poor, Nelson B. Gaylord ; justices, Marcus Eggleston, Ben Prince. 1862 — Supervisors, J. S. Thompson, George Stace, William Perly ; clerk, Halvor Knutson ; treasurer, H. W. Twitchel ; assessor, B. F. Chase; justices, Peter J. Hilden, Marcus Eggleston ; constables, John C. Johnson, Frank Lane. 1863 — Supervisors, J. S. Thompson, William Perly, George Gay ; clerk, Oliver Knut- son ; treasurer, H. W. Twitchel ; assessor, Marcus Eggleston ; over- seer of the poor, J. S. Thompson ; justice, Peter J. Hilden. 1864 — Supervisors, J. S. Thompson, 0. C. Roberts, Halvor Knutson ; clerk, Ruben Ward ; treasurer, H. W. Twitchel ; assessor, Julius Munger; constables, Caleb Reynolds, William Thomas; justices, G. H. Gaylord, P. J. Hilden. 1865 — Supervisors, J. S. Thompson, William Thomas, Daniel Mallan; clerk, Oliver, or Halvor, Knut- son ; assessor, George Stace ; treasurer, H. W. Twitchel ; justices,