TABLE OF STATISTICS. _______
I. LIST OF POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS IN MINNESOTA. II. LAND OFFICES, &c. III. NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN MINNESOTA. IV. TABLE OF DISTANCES. _______
POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS. _______
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. _______
II.
LIST OF LAND OFFICES AND OFFICERS IN MINNESOTA. _______
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 _______
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. _______
IV.
TABLE OF DISTANCES. _______
TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM ST. PAUL.
MILES
To St. Anthony
8 3/4
Rice Creek
15 3/4
St. Francis, or Rum River
Itasca
Elk River
Big Lake
Big Meadow (Sturgis)
St. Cloud (Sauk Rapids)
Watab
Little Rock
Platte River
Swan River
106
Little Falls
109
Belle Prairie
114
Fort Ripley
124
Crow Wing River
130
Sandy Lake
120
250
Savannah Portage
265
Across the Portage
270
Down Savannah River to St. Louis River
290
Fond-du-Lac
350
Lake Superior
372
Crow Wing River
130
Otter Tail Lake
200
Rice River
274
Sand Hills River
340
Grand Fork, Red River
380
Pembina
460
Sandy Lake
250
Leech Lake
150
400
Red Lake
480
Pembrina
150
630
Stillwater
Arcola
Marine Mills
Falls St. Croix
Pokagema
Fond-du-Lac
164
Red Rock
Point Douglass
Red Wing
Winona's Rock, Lake Pepin
Wabashaw
Prairie du Chien
145
235
Cassville
264
Peru
285
Dubuque
293
Mouth of Fever River
310
Rock Island
362
Burlington
135
497
Keokuk
550
St. Louis
179
729
Cairo
172
901
New Orleans
1040
1941
Mendota
Black Dog Village
Sixe's Village
Traverse des Sioux
Little Rock
Lac Qui Parle
Big Stone Lake
Fort Pierce, on Missouri
240
TABLE OF DISTANCES FROM ST. CLOUD.
To Minneapolis
Superior City, on Brott and Wilson's Road
120
Traverse des Sioux
Henderson
Fort Ridgley
100
Long Prairie
Otter Tail Lake
The Salt Springs
120
Fort Ripley
Mille Lac City
DISTANCES FROM CROW WING.
To Chippeway Mission
Ojibeway
Superior City
Otter Tail City
St. Cloud
55 _______
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