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WAUCOUTA.

p was included in the Waucouta precinct, organized by nmissioners, June 8, 1855. It is a fractional township, only a small number of sections of land. The place was r of the Indian chief of that name, who had his residence f the lake. The town is hilly and sandy, yet there are farms in the valleys.

lement was made in 1850 by Geo. W. Bullard, who had er's license and established a traffic with the aborigines Abner W. Post came with Bullard and built his house. roperly an Indian trader, although a great share of his om the lumbermen on the other side of the river. ux of immigration came along in May, 1852. In 1853 as laid out, and preparations were at once entered into lage that should rapidly grow into a city of some magd and Post built a saw mill, which was the first west of River.

Smith erected a hotel, the only home for travelers up being Bullard's house. This hotel was subsequently Pleasant, Wabasha county, and did service as the resi Mr. Williams.

ders built in 1855 another hotel, which in 1864 was town of Featherstone, and was converted into a dwelling lence of Rev. Ezar Tucker. The population was increasn 1857, that the two hotels could not accommodate the immigration that was then pouring in. At this juncture lard built a hotel, 40x60 feet, and finished it off in good I the business until the travel and population began to I matters took a downward tendency at a rapid rate; and being no further use for it at Waucouta, it was sold Messrs. kett, of Lake City, who removed it to that place during he ice.

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The first birth was in the family of George W. Bullard in 1852. The same child died in 1854, which was the first death in the town.

The first marriage was Joseph F. Thompson and Miss Melissa Pingrey, in 1855; James B. Smith, Esq., performing the ceremony.

In the fall and winter of 1854, J. F. Pingrey taught school in a hall over a store. Rev. J. W. Hancock and Rev. Mathew Sorin held meetings as early as 1853. The place now supports in and around a few well tilled farms, but other towns have ripened into prominence, and Waucouta's former glory has been eclipsed by her more enterprising rivals.

In 1862 there were thirty-two registered voters, of which seventeen entered the army, thus keeping the town always ahead of her quota. Waucouta, like many places of early promise, lived its day, fulfilled its destiny and retired to the shade, to spend the evening of its days in quietness and rural simplicity.

BELVIDERE.

In the spring of 1855, N. B. Gaylord and his brother George, located for a few weeks on Rock Creek, in the northern portion of the township. Mr. Gaylord soon after removed to a new location on Wells Creek, and in August Joseph S. Thompson, with his family, settled near Mr. Gaylord's, and began opening a farm.

Claus Holst and several other German families located near the head waters of Wells Creek that fall. The next season a large immigration poured into different parts of the township.

Ida Thompson was the first child born in the township June 13, 1856. The first marriage was the union of Mr. George Steele and Miss Junia Pingrey, a sister of Mrs. J. S. Thompson, at whose house the ceremony was performed, Aug. 14, 1855, by J. B. Smith. Little Etta Gaylord was the first death-1858-two years of age.

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erman Methodists built a cosy log church near Gaylord's se of $300, and in the southern part of the township, lics erected a good frame church building, where in conve forty acres of land also.

an Lutherans built a church near the west line in 1867. w amply supplied with fine churches, good school buildills, together with the necessary mechanical and manuprises required by a thrifty rural people in the ordinary

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BELVIDERE.

Belvidere, was settled in the year 1855, mainly by Amerilastern States, and was organized as an independent in 1858.

n board was appointed by the county board as follows: son O. Egleston, chairman, William Thomas, G. D. Post; bert Eggleston; assessor, B. F. Chase; tax collector, J. istice of the peace, Marcus Eggleston; constables, James ;e Gay.

meeting was held on the 5th day of April, 1859, and fficers were elected: Horace W. Twitchel, chairman of pervisors, Marcus Eggleston and Mason O. Eggleston, wn clerk, Hubert Eggleston; assessor, G. D. Post; colnpson; overseer of poor, Nelson B. Gaylord; constables, nd George Gay; justices, Marcus Eggleston and B. R.

360, Horace W. Twitchel was elected chairman of the isors, George Gelords and Knut Knutson,-supervisors; on, clerk; Marcus Eggleston, assessor; N. B. Gaylord, and poor overseer; Marcus Eggleston and B. R. Prince, peace; assessor, Star Dennison; justices, Star Dennison eston; constables, Wm. Kinney and B. R. Prince. 1870, ers held over except Mason O. Eggleston, who was ap

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