Part 40 (1/2)

WYOMING

Includes townshi+p 33, range 21 The eastern half is well tis Sunrise river flows in a northerly direction through the townshi+p, and with its tributaries and numerous lakes supplies it abundantly ater There are some wild meadows and tamarack swamps Green lake, in the eastern part of the townshi+p, is a picturesque sheet of water, fiveti into the lake, in one place for a natural roadway nearly across, which is connected with the e

[Illustration: SMITH ELLISON]

A colony from Eastern Pennsylvania settled the western part of the townshi+p in 1855 The colony was composed of L O Tombler, Dr John W Comfort, E K Benton, and some others, in all ten families The eastern part had been previously settled by Swedes The townshi+p was organized in 1858 The supervisors were J W Comfort, L O To with J Engle as postmaster The Catholics and Methodists erected churches in 1864

The St Paul & Duluth railroad was completed in 1868, and in 1879 the branch road to Taylor's Falls The townshi+p was settled rapidly after the completion of the railroad At the junction of the two roads there is a good depot, two stores and a fine hotel, the latter kept by L O

Tombler

WYOMING VILLAGE

Was surveyed and platted by Ben W Brunson in 1869, in portions of sections 17, 19 and 20, townshi+p 33, range 21; proprietors, Western Land association, L Mendenhall, agent

DEER GARDEN VILLAGE

Was surveyed and platted by Alex Cairns, October, 1856, in sections 1 and 12, townshi+p 33, range 21; proprietor, Erastus S Edgerton

LUCIUS O TOMBLER was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1823 His ancestors were Moravians, who, driven frohteenth century, came to America, and founded the colony of Bethlehem, a colony famed for its thrift, advanceh morality Mr Tombler and his wife, Christiana Brown, to whom he was married in 1845, were educated in the Moravian schools They ca in 1855, and built a two story log hotel on the St Paul and Lake Superior stage road, which was long noted as a rest for the weary traveler and a hoetic, worthy ood landlord, and an accomplished musician besides Mrs Tombler possessed superior endowained widespread popularity with the traveling public

The first hotel was burned in 1876, but the year following a rounds, which, with its s, ispublic than its predecessor The Tombler family consists of Charles A, the father of Lucius O, born in 1800, but still hale and vigorous, in the possession of all his faculties, two sons, Maurice and Milton, and one daughter, Laura Charles A, the grandfather, has received the thirty-third degree Scottish Masonic rite

DR JOHN WOOLMAN COMFORT was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1804 He graduated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1836, and practiced raduate of an allopathic school, was a zealous advocate and exponent of the Thompsonian system, in favor of which he published several works He was also for some years editor of the _Tho, and i a medical call on account of the poverty of the patient He was especially kind to the poor He ca with the colony in 1855, and died there Feb 9, 1881, leaving a , since deceased, one son in Philadelphia, and two daughters, Mrs Markley, of Wyo, and Mrs Carter, of Melbourne, Australia

ISAAC MARKLEY was born in Montgo of 1849 he ca He commanded the Uncle Toby, and in October, 1850, ran his steamboat from St Louis to Taylor's Falls for the writer of this work He engaged in mercantile pursuits for so and located on a farhter of Dr Comfort He died at his home, February, 1883

JOEL WRIGHT was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, and ca with the Bethlehem colony in 1855 He is a blacks and trapping Mr Wright has been married three times, and has three children

RANDALL WRIGHT, second son of the foregoing, was born in Pennsylvania in 1828; wasin 1855 He is a house carpenter by trade

FREDERIC TEPEL was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1824; received a fair education and learned the trade of blacks He came to America in 1843, lived in New Orleans one year, in St Louis ten years, in St

Paul one year, and settled in Wyo in 1855 In 1847 he was married to Fredrica Wilmina, of St Louis They have seven children Mr Tepel has held many town offices to the satisfaction of his townsmen He has been for forty years a member of the Methodist church CHARLES HENRY SAUER was born in Germany in 1824; served as a soldier in the Gere ca he returned to Europe and was o, and in 1855 ca He has three sons, Fred, Henry and Harvey, and a daughter married to a Lutheran minister

CHAPTER XIV

WAshi+NGTON COUNTY

The early history of Washi+ngton county is to be found in the history of St Croix county, Wisconsin, of which it was a part until the organization of Minnesota Territory in 1849 At the first session of the territorial legislature Washi+ngton county was established in full for county and judicial purposes It included all that part of the Territory lying east of the range line between ranges 21 and 22 and north of the Mississippi as far as the British possessions and fractional parts of townshi+ps 29 and 30, range 22

The courts held prior to this organization are referred to elsewhere

The first territorial court in Washi+ngton county was held Aug 13, 1849, Judge Aaron Goodrich, presiding; Judge David Cooper, associate

It continued in session six days There were sixty cases on the calendar Harvey Wilson was clerk of court; A M Mitchell, of St

Paul, United States an, sheriff The lawyers present were H L Moss; M S Wilkinson, M E Ames, A M Mitchell, L Babcock, and David Laanization) was built in Stillwater, corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, in 1849, at a cost of 3,600 This was the first court house in the territory of Minnesota The lot was donated by John McKusick In this building were held all the courts from 1849 to 1867 In that year Churchill & Nelson donated a city block on Nelson Hill, a fine location overlooking the city and lake, and the county erected upon it a fine stone structure costing 60,000, including jail and ground improvements

The first election was held Nov 26, 1849 The following board of county officers was elected: Commissioners, John McKusick, Hiraister of deeds, John S Proctor; judge of probate, Harvey Wilson; sheriff, Jesse Taylor At the sa persons were elected justices of the peace in their various precincts: St Croix Falls, Jerry Ross; Point Douglas, Martin Leavitt; Stillwater, Albert Harris and H K McKinstry; Marine, James Moore and W H Johnson