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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY pie have a piece of consecrated ground, where the departed of that faith are laid to their last earthly rest, and on the Burnside road repose in silent sleep the German Lutherans who have finished their earthly course. RED WING TOWNSHIP. Red Wing township was in existence from the time of the regular township organization throughout the county in 1858 up to .March 31, 1864, when the final board of supervisors adjourned for the last time. The first annual meeting was held in the district school house July 5, 1858, with J. C. Pierce in the chair. Harmon Pettibone was named as moderator and .lames II. Parker as clerk. The election resulted as follows: Supervisors, 0. Denstnore (chair- man), T. J. Cooper and Hans Mattson; clerk, T. B. McCord (for some reason not explained James H. Parker served, although no record is made of a resignation); assessor. II. Pettibone; col- lector. AY. AY. DeKay ; overseer of the poor, J. Simmons; justices, A. J. Littlefield and William Brown; constables, J. C. Hawes and J. X. Pettibone. In 1859 the following officers were elected : Supervisors, AV. P. Brown (chairman), T. J. Cooper, 0. B. Pasco; clerk, AV. P. Brown; assessor, H. Pettibone; collector, Thomas J. Clark; over- seer of the poor, C. F. Gaylord. The 1860 official board consisted of: Supervisors, Seth Washburn (chairman), Christopher Cogel and Ira Kellogg; clerk, Benjamin Densmore ; treasurer, T. J. Clark ; assessor, H. Pettibone ; superintendent of schools, S. P. Snow; justices, P. B. Smithers and P. M. Wright; constables, M. Comstock and J. N. Pettibone; overseer of the poor, Seth AVash- burn. During this year the records contain the first official re- turns of a vote for state officers in this county. The election was held in the fall with Seth Washburn, Ira S. Kellogg and William P. Brown as judges and B. Densmore and C. J. F. Smith as clerks. In 1861, officers were elected as follows : Supervisors, T. B. Sheldon (chairman), J. W. Hancock and Charles Betcher; clerk, C. E. Bolander; assessor, A. B. Miller; treasurer, J. C. Pierce. Miss How r ell, Miss Stearn and Miss AA'ashburn were appointed as teachers for the fall term. For the winter term the board ap- pointed as teachers, Mrs. Chamberlain for the center school at •$24 a month, Miss Stearns for the west school at $16.66 per month, and Miss Bennett for the west school at $16.66 per month. Miss Bennett not accepting, Sarah Pettibone was appointed in her place, and a fourth district being apportioned, J. W. Hancock was named as a teacher at $16.66 per month. It was estimated