Chapter XIX: Part III

TABLE OF STATISTICS.
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I. LIST OF POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS IN MINNESOTA. II. LAND OFFICES, &c. III. NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN MINNESOTA. IV. TABLE OF DISTANCES. _______

I.

POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS.
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I HAVE been furnished, at brief notice, with the following accurate list of the Post Offices and Postmasters in Minnesota by my very excellent friend, Mr. JOHN N. OLIVIER, of the Sixth Auditor's Office:

LIST OF POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS IN THE TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA, PREPARED PROM THE BOOKS OF THE APPOINTMENT OFFICE, POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, TO DECEMBER 12, 1856.

Post Office.

Postmaster.

BENTON COUNTY.

Belle Prairie

Calvin C. Hicks.

Big Lake

Joseph Brown.

Clear Lake

F. E. Baldwin.

Crow Wing

Allen Morrison.

Elk River

John Q. A. Nickerson.

Itasca

John C. Bowers.

Little Falls

C. H. Churchill.

Royalton

Rodolph's D. Kinney.

Sauk Rapids

C. B. Vanstest.

Swan River

James Warren.

Watab

David Gilman.

BLUE EARTH COUNTY.

Kasota

Isaac Allen.

Mankato

Parsons K. Johnson.

Liberty

Edward Brace.

Pajutazee

Andrew Robertson.

South Bend

Matthew Thompson.

Winnebago Agency

Henry Foster.

BROWN COUNTY.

New Ulm

Anton Kans.

Sioux Agency

Asa W. Daniels.

CARVER COUNTY.

Carver

Joseph A. Sargent.

Chaska

Timothy D. Smith.

La Belle

Isaac Berfield.

Scandia

A. Bergquest.

San Francisco

James B. Cotton.

Young America

R. M. Kennedy.

CHISAGO COUNTY.

Amador

Lorenzo A. Lowden.

Cedar Creek

Samuel Wyatt.

Chippewa

J. P. Gulding.

Chisago City

Henry S. Cluiger.

Hanley

John Hanley.

Rushseby

George B. Folsom.

Sunrise City

George S. Frost.

Taylor's Falls

Peter E. Walker.

Wyoming

Jordan Egle.

DAKOTA COUNTY.

Athens

Jacob Whittemore.

Centralia

H. P. Sweet.

Empire City

Ralph P. Hamilton.

Farmington

Noredon Amedon.

Fort Snelling

Franklin Steele.

Hampton

James Archer.

Hastings

John F. Marsh.

Lakeville

Samuel P. Baker.

Le Sueur

Kostum K. Peck.

Lewiston

Stephen N. Carey.

Mendota

Hypolite Dupues.

Ninninger

Louis Loichot.

Ottowa

Frank Y. Hoffstott.

Rosemount

Andrew Keegan.

Vermillion

Leonard Aldrich.

Waterford

Warren Atkinson.

DODGE COUNTY.

Avon

Noah F. Berry.

Ashland

George Townsend.

Claremont

Goerge Hitchcock.

Concord

James M. Sumner.

Montorville

John H. Shober.

Wasioga

Eli. P. Waterman.

FAIRBAULT COUNTY.

Blue Earth City

George B. Kingsley.

Verona

Newell Dewey.

FILLMORE COUNTY.

Bellville

Wilson Bell.

Big Spring

William Walter.

Chatfield

Edwin B. Gere.

Clarimona

Wm. F. Strong.

Deer Creek

William S. Hill.

Elkhorn

Jacob McQuillan.

Elliota

John C. Cleghorn.

Etna

O. B. Bryant.

Fairview

John G. Bouldin.

Fillmore

Robert Rea.

Forestville

Forest Henry.

Jordan

James M. Gilliss.

Lenora

Chas. B. Wilford.

Looking Glass

Lemuel Jones.

Newburg

Gabriel Gabrielson.

Odessa

Jacob P. Kennedy.

Peterson

Knud Peterson.

Pilot Mound

Daniel B. Smith.

Preston

L. Preston.

Riceford

Wm. D. Vandoren.

Richland

Benjn. F. Tillotson.

Rushford

Sylvester S. Stebbins.

Spring Valley

Condello Wilkins.

Uxbridge

Daniel Crowell.

Waukokee

John M. West.

FREEBORN COUNTY.

Albert Lea

Lorenzo Murray.

Geneva

John Heath.

St. Nicholas

Saml. M. Thompson.

Shell Rock

Edward P. Skinner.

GOODHUE COUNTY.

Burr Oak Springs

Henry Doyle.

Cannon River Falls

George McKenzie.

Central Point

Charles W. Hackett.

Pine Island

John Chance.

Poplar Grove

John Lee.

Red Wing

Henry C. Hoffman.

Spencer

Hans Mattson.

Wacouta

George Post.

Westervelt

Evert Westervelt.

HENNEPIN COUNTY.

Bloomington

Reuben B. Gibson.

Chanhassen

Henry M. Lyman.

Dayton

John Baxter.

Eden Prairie

Jonas Staring.

Elm Creek

Charles Miles.

Harmony

James A. Dunsmore.

Excelsior

Charles P. Smith.

Island City

William F. Russell.

Maple Plain

Irvin Shrewsbury.

Medicine Lake

Francis Hagot.

Minneapolis

Alfred E. Ames.

Minnetonka

Levi W. Eastman.

Osseo

Warren Samson.

Perkinsville

N. T. Perkins.

Watertown

Alexander Moore.

Wyzata

W. H. Chapman.

HOUSTON COUNTY.

Brownsville

Charles Brown.

Caledonia

Wm. J. McKee.

Hamilton

Charles Smith.

Hackett's Grove

Emery Hackett.

Hokah

Edward Thompson.

Houston

Ole Knudson.

Loretta

Edmund S. Lore.

Looneyville

Daniel Wilson.

La Crescent

William Gillett.

Mooney Creek

Cyrus B. Sinclair.

Portland

Alexr. Batcheller.

Sheldon

John Paddock.

Spring Grove

Embric Knudson.

San Jacinto

George Canon.

Wiscoy

Benton Aldrich.

Yucatan

T. A. Pope.

LAKE COUNTY.

Burlington

Chas. B. Harbord.

LA SUEUR COUNTY.

Elysium

Silas S. Munday.

Grandville

Bartlet Y. Couch.

Lexington

Henry Earl.

Waterville

Samuel D. Drake.

McLEOD COUNTY.

Glencoe

Surman G. Simmons.

Hutchinson

Lewis Harrington.

MEEKER COUNTY.

Forest City

Walter C. Bacon.

MORRISON COUNTY.

Little Falls

Orlando A. Churchill.

MOWER COUNTY.

Austin

Alanson B. Vaughan.

Frankford

Lewis Patchin.

High Forest

Thos. H. Armstrong.

Le Roy

Daniel Caswell.

NICOLLET COUNTY.

Eureka

Edwin Clark.

Hilo

William Dupray.

Saint Peter

George Hezlep.

Travers des Sioux

William Huey.

OLMSTEAD COUNTY.

Durango

Samuel Brink.

Kalmar

James A. Blair.

Oronoco

Samuel P. Hicks.

Pleasant Grove

Samuel Barrows.

Rochester

Phineas H. Durfel.

Salem

Cyrus Holt.

Springfield

Almon H. Smith.

Waterloo

Robert S. Latta.

Zumbro

Lucy Cobb.

PEMBINA COUNTY.

Cap Lake

David B. Spencer.

Pembina

Joseph Rolette.

Red Lake

Sela G. Wright.

Saint Joseph's

George A. Belcourt.

PIERCE COUNTY.

Fort Ridgeley

Benjn. H. Randall.

PINE COUNTY.

Alhambra

Herman Trott.

Mille Lac

Mark Leadbetter.

RAMSEY COUNTY.

Anoka

Arthur Davis.

Centreville

Charles Pettin.

Columbus

John Klerman.

Howard's Lake

John P. Howard.

Little Canada

Walter B. Boyd.

Manomine

Joseph A. Willis.

Otter Lake

Ross Wilkinson.

Red Rock

Giles H. Fowler.

St. Anthony's Falls

Norton H. Hemiup.

St. Paul

Charles S. Cave.

RICE COUNTY.

Cannon City

C. Smith House.

Faribault

Alexander Faribault.

Medford

Smith Johnson.

Morristown

Walter Norris.

Northfield

Calvin S. Short.

Shieldsville

Joshua Tufts.

Union Lake

Henry M. Humphrey.

Walcott

Joseph Richardson.

SAINT LOUIS COUNTY.

Falls of St. Louis

Joseph Y. Buckner.

Oneota

Edmund F. Ely.

Twin Lakes

George W. Perry.

SCOTT COUNTY.

Belle Plaine

Nahum Stone.

Louisville

Joseph R. Ashley.

Mount Pleasant

John Soules.

New Dublin

Dominick McDermott

Sand Creek

William Holmes.

Shak-a-pay

Reuben M. Wright.

SIBLEY COUNTY.

Henderson

Henry Pochler.

Prairie Mound

Morgan Lacey.

STEARNS COUNTY.

Clinton

John H. Linneman.

Neenah

Henry B. Johnson.

Saint Cloud

Joseph Edelbrook.

Torah

Reuben M. Richardson.

STEELE COUNTY.

Adamsville

Hiram Pitcher.

Aurora

Charles Adsit.

Dodge City

John Coburn.

Ellwood

Wilber F. Fiske.

Josco

James Hanes.

Lemond

Abram Fitzsimmons.

Owatana

Samuel B. Smith.

St. Mary's

Horatio B. Morrison.

Swavesey

Andrew J. Bell.

Wilton

David J. Jenkins.

SUPERIOR COUNTY.

Beaver Bay

Robert McLean.

French River

F. W. Watrous.

Grand Marias

Richard Godfrey.

Grand Portage

H. H. McCullough.

WABASHAW COUNTY.

Greenville

Rodman Benchard.

Independence

Seth L. McCarty.

Lake City

Harvey F. Williamson.

Mazeppa

John E. Hyde.

Minneska

Nathaniel F. Tifft.

Minnesota City

Samuel E. Cotton.

Mount Vernon

Stephen M. Burns.

Reed's Landing

Fordyce S. Richard.

Wabashaw

J. F. Byrne.

West Newton

Austin R. Swan.

WAHNATAH COUNTY.

Fort Ripley

Solon W. Manney.

WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Cottage Grove

Stephen F. Douglass.

Lake Land

Freeman C. Tyler.

Marine Mills

Orange Walker.

Milton Mills

Lemuel Bolles.

Point Douglass

R. R. Henry.

Stillwater

Harley Curtis.

WINONA COUNTY.

Dacota

Nathan Brown.

Eagle Bluffs

William W. Bennett.

Homer

John A. Torrey.

New Boston

William H. Dwight.

Richmond

Samuel C. Dick.

Ridgeway

Joseph Cooper.

Saint Charles

Lewis H. Springer.

Saratoga

Thomas P. Dixon.

Stockton

William C. Dodge.

Twin Grove

Oren Cavath.

Utica

John W. Bentley.

Warren

Eben B. Jewett.

Winona

John W. Downer.

White Water Falls

Miles Pease.

WRIGHT COUNTY.

Berlin

Charles W. Lambert

Buffalo

Amasa Ackley.

Clear Water

Simon Stevens.

Monticello

M. Fox.

Northwood

A. H. Kelly.

Rockford

Joel Florida.

Silver Creek

Abram G. Descent.
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II.

LIST OF LAND OFFICES AND OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA.
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

December 8, 1856.

SIR: Your two letters of the 6th instant, asking for a list of the land offices in Minnesota Territory, with the names of the officers connected therewith,-- also the number of acres sold and the amount of fees received by such officers, during the fiscal year, ending 30th June, 1856, have been received.

In reply, I herewith enclose a statement of the information desired, save that the amount of fees for the fiscal year cannot be stated.

Very respectfully,

THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,

Commissioner,

C. C. ANDREWS, Esq.

LIST OF LAND OFFICES AND OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA.

LAND DISTRICTS.

Name of Register

Name of Receiver.

Number of acres sold during the fiscal year ending 30th of June, 1856.

Amount of purchase-money received therefor.

Stillwater

Thos. M. Fullerton

Wm. Holcomb

103,141.31

128,930.23

Sauk Rapids

Geo. W. Sweet

Wm. H. Wood

49,712.44

65,355.41

Chatfield (late Brownsville)

John R. Bennet

Jno. H. McKenny

238,323.26

298,920.90

Minneapolis

Marcus P. Olds

Roswell P. Russell

139,188.96

186,651.77

Winona

Diedrich Upman

Lorenzo D. Smith

264,777.38

335,845.66

Red Wing

Wm. P. Phelps

Chr. Graham

206,987.32

265,173.84

1,002,130.67

$1,280,867.81

Since the 30th June, 1856, the following offices have been established and officers appointed.

Buchanan

Saml. Clark

John Whipple

Ojibeway

Saml. Plumer

Wm. Sawyer
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III.

LIST OF NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN MINNESOTA.

PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

St. Paul

Daily and Weekly

MINNESOTIAN

St. Paul

Daily and Weekly

TIMES

St. Paul

Daily and Weekly

FINANCIAL ADVERTISER

St. Paul

Weekly

UNION

Stillwater

Weekly

MESSENGER

Stillwater

Weekly

EXPRESS

St. Anthony

Weekly

REPUBLICAN

St. Anthony

Weekly

DEMOCRAT

Minneapolis

Weekly

FRONTIERSMAN

Sauk Rapids

Weekly

NORTHERN HERALD

Watab

Weekly

INDEPENDENT

Shakopee

Weekly

REPUBLICAN

Shakopee

Weekly

DEMOCRAT

Henderson

Weekly

COURIER

St. Peter

Weekly

DAKOTA JOURNAL

Hastings

Weekly

SENTINEL

Red Wing

Weekly

GAZETTE

Canon Falls

Weekly

JOURNAL

Wabashaw

Weekly

ARGUS

Winona

Weekly

REPUBLICAN

Winona

Weekly

SOUTHERN HERALD

Brownsville

Weekly

Carimona

Weekly

DEMOCRAT

Chatfield

Weekly

REPUBLICAN

Chatfield

Weekly

RICE COUNTY HERALD

Faribault

Weekly

St. Cloud

Weekly

OWATONIA WATCHMAN AND REGISTER

Owatonia

Weekly.
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IV.

TABLE OF DISTANCES.
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TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM ST. PAUL.

MILES

To St. Anthony

8 3/4

Rice Creek

7

15 3/4

St. Francis, or Rum River

9

25

Itasca

7

32

Elk River

6

38

Big Lake

10

48

Big Meadow (Sturgis)

18

66

St. Cloud (Sauk Rapids)

10

76

Watab

6

82

Little Rock

2

84

Platte River

12

96

Swan River

10

106

Little Falls

3

109

Belle Prairie

5

114

Fort Ripley

10

124

Crow Wing River

6

130

Sandy Lake

120

250

Savannah Portage

15

265

Across the Portage

5

270

Down Savannah River to St. Louis River

20

290

Fond-du-Lac

60

350

Lake Superior

22

372

Crow Wing River

130

Otter Tail Lake

70

200

Rice River

74

274

Sand Hills River

70

340

Grand Fork, Red River

40

380

Pembina

80

460

Sandy Lake

250

Leech Lake

150

400

Red Lake

80

480

Pembrina

150

630

Stillwater

18

Arcola

5

23

Marine Mills

6

29

Falls St. Croix

19

48

Pokagema

40

88

Fond-du-Lac

75

164

Red Rock

6

Point Douglass

24

Red Wing

Winona's Rock, Lake Pepin

30

60

Wabashaw

30

90

Prairie du Chien

145

235

Cassville

29

264

Peru

21

285

Dubuque

8

293

Mouth of Fever River

17

310

Rock Island

52

362

Burlington

135

497

Keokuk

53

550

St. Louis

179

729

Cairo

172

901

New Orleans

1040

1941

Mendota

7

Black Dog Village

4

Sixe's Village

21

Traverse des Sioux

50

Little Rock

45

Lac Qui Parle

80

Big Stone Lake

66

Fort Pierce, on Missouri

240

TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM ST. CLOUD.

To Minneapolis

62

Superior City, on Brott and Wilson's Road

120

Traverse des Sioux

70

Henderson

60

Fort Ridgley

100

Long Prairie

40

Otter Tail Lake

60

The Salt Springs

120

Fort Ripley

60

Mille Lac City

60

DISTANCES FROM CROW WING.

To Chippeway Mission

15

Ojibeway

50

Superior City

80

Otter Tail City

60

St. Cloud

55
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