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 486 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY clerk of court, Chas. S. Dana, Red Wing; court commissioner, John F. Merrill, Red Wing; superintendent, Julius J. Boraas, Red Wing. County commissioners, first district, L. C. Stromberg, Red Wing ; second district, P. N. Allen, Cannon Falls ; third dis- trict. AY. R. Callister, Skyberg; fourth district, P. P. Finstuen, Zumbrota; fifth district, A. II. Dicke, Red Wing. 1909- — Auditor, Charles II. Meyer, Red Wing; treasurer, Fred Seebach, Red Wing; sheriff, P. J. Lundquist, Red Wing; attorney, Wm. M. Ericson, Red Wing; clerk of court, C. S. Dana, Red Wing; register of deeds, Gust. E. Freeman. Red Wing; coroner, Robert L. C. Geib, Red Wing; .surveyor, Jorgen M. Simmons, Red Wing; judge of probate, Axel Haller, Red Wing; superin- tendent of schools, Julius Boraas. County commissioners, first district, Fred A. Scherf. Red Wing; second district, P. N. Allen, Cannon Falls; third district. W. R. Callister, Skyberg; fourth dis- trict, P. P. Finstuen. Zumbrota: fifth district, A. H. Dicke, Red Wing: Henry Johnson, overseer of poor farm. Red Wing. Goodhue county is included in the First judicial district and the district court is organized as follows: Judges, Hon. F. M. Crosby of Hastings; lion. Albert Johnson, Red Wing; clerk, Chas. S. Dana: attorney, William Al. Ericson; sheriff, P. J. Lundquist; niiiii reporters. Loren M. Powers. Owen II. George. The congressional district (the Third), including Goodhue county, is represented at Washington by Hon. C. R.- Davis, of St. Peter. W. II. Welch was chief justice from L853 to 1858. W. W. Phelps (Democrat) was a member of Congress from 1858 to 1859. o. M. Hall (Democral was in Congress from 1891 to 1895. Charles McClure was judge of the First judicial district court from 1864 to 1871. W. ('. Williston was on the same bench from 1891 to 1909. Albert Johnson was appointed to the same position in 1909. II. I>. Wilson was superintendent of public instruction from 1870. to 1875. William Colvill was attorney general from 186<; to 1869. L. F. Hubbard was governor from 1882 to 1887. John Lind was governor from 1899 to 1901. Hans Mattson was secretary of state from 1870 to 1872. S. P. Jennison occupied the same office from 1872 to 1876. S. P. Jennison was private secre- tary to the governor from 1860 to 18(11 and from 1867 to 1870; Tarns Bixbv was private secretary to the governor from 1890 to 1897. Charles McClure and Aaron G. Hudson were delegates to the convention that framed the state constitution in 1857. A. J. Rockne was speaker of the house of representatives, session of 1909. Goodhue county has a population of 32,268 according to the census of 1905 taken by the state. Of these, according to the report. 11,963 live in villages and 20,305 in the country. These