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102 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUK'n county line to Lake Pepin ; thence up the lake to the place of beginning." John Keller was appointed justice of the peace, and Samuel Corey, R. S. Phillips and Hamilton Gudley were named as judges of election. Vermillion precinct was also estab- lished: "Commencing where the line between sections 12 and 13 strikes the Mississippi river, and running theme west until it strikes the Dakota county line; thence along said line to the river, thence down the river to the place of beginning." Eli Preble. Silas Harper and J. R. Niles were appointed to be judges of elections. The clerk of the district court was allowed $12 per quarter for furnishing his own other. The establishment of schools districts was next considered. District No. 1 included that portion of the county between the valley of Hay creek and Potter's creek, bordering on the Mis- sissippi river and extending back from the same six miles. Districl No. 2 included that portion of the county within the following bounds: Commencing at the mouth of Potter's creek on the Mississippi river; thence down the river and Lake Pepin to Point No-Point; i hence due south to Wells' creek; 1 hence up the valley of the same to the mouth of Rock creek; thence west to the precinct line; thence along said line to the place of beginning. District No. 3 included thai portion of the county within the following bounds: Commencing at the Cannon river bridge; thence due south three miles: thence east to Hay creek valley; thence down said valley to the Mississippi; thence up the Mississippi to the mouth of the Cannon river; thence up the Cannon river to the place of beginning. It was also resolved that the clerk of the hoard be instructed to obtain the opinion of Rice. Hollingshead and Becker, of St. Paul, in relation to the legality of the jurisdiction of Goodhue county over Wabasha county, particularly in regard to taxes. The hoard then adjourned until May 12. A special session was held April 14. with R. Spates and P. S. Fish in attendance, but these two seemed to have managed to transact as much business as a much larger board would be expected to. At this session school district No. 4 was established, as fol- lows: ■•Commencing on the west between Sillman Harrison's and John Kelley's; thence southwest to the Sugar Loaf, includ- ing the valley south and west of the Sugar Loaf; thence west to Lake Pepin; thence up the lake to the place of beginning. R. L. Phillips was appointed a justice of the peace, and Abner Dwelly a judge of election in Florence precinct. May 12 R. Spates and A. W. Post were present. The first road petition of which any record is found was considered at this session, and L. Bates and Charles Spates were appointed