The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP.

was on April, 1868 at the school house
in district 80.
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP.
Jamestown is practically half a /
township, and is located in the north
east part of the county. 1t was orig
inally a part of the territory set Oft
with Kasota to LIE Sueur county, but
together with Lime towship was re-
stored to Blue Earth. Originally cover
ed with dense forest, it is today dot
ted with rich cultiva ed farms, among
the finest in the county, and is
prosperous agricultural community.
Of the several lakes in the township
the most important is Madison Lake,
q beautiful sheet of water, and is a
noted summer resort. Jamestown
was settled in 1856, when Patrick
Mullen, John Heron, Albert Volk,
Charles Doran, Lawrence Byrne,
Joseph Gilfllan, Michael Murtaugh
and Mr. Ballantyne took up their
abode there. The first school in the
township was held during the summer
of 1867 at the home of A. P. Davies,
and was taught by Mrs. Sarah M.
Davis 1t was attended by eleven
pupils. The first town meeting was
held on May II, 1858.
LIME TOWNSHIP.
Lime township is one of the earliest
townships in the county the first set
tier being James Rablin, who settled
on section 80 early in 1859. The fol-
lowing year number of others fol-
lowed among them being J. Lewis,
81. J. Fuller, o. S. Redield, Robert
Wardlaw, William Wood and James
Talmadge. A few scattered along
until 1856, when large numbers began
to pour in and settle up the township
which like Jamestown is only about
half the size of a regular township.
The first steps to organize the town
ship were taken in May, 1853. when
Daniel Campbell was elected chairman
of the town board and Henry Good
rich clerk. The first school was taught
bv Rev. B. Y. Coffin, Methodist
minister, in the winter of 1878, in
a small log structure on section 20.
The first religious services were also
held in the same log cabin by Rev.
Coffin. Within it's borders are located
same of the fine lime stone quarries,
from the nature of which it takes its
name.
JUDsON TOWNSHIP.
The first white settlers in Judson
were Calvin Webb and John johnson
who came in 1854. In 1856 W. j.
Roberts, Hugh Edwards and David
Evans came with their families from
Wisconsin. There were ten families
there in all and they became known as
"the ten families. - In 1855 Judson
was, on application of Rev. William
Williams, liver Roberts and others,
incorporated as a district, which in
cluded Butternut Valley and Cambria.
On May II, 1853, the present town
ship of Judson was incorporated under
the township laws of the state. From
this on there was steady stream OF
settlers until the Indian outbreak.
After the Indian scare was over, the
tide of immigration set in again and
up to and succeeding 1870 was large
and steady. Judson village grew to be
a lively place. and had mill operated
by Andrew Friend, and two or thr
stores and a blacksmith shop. Rev.
VIM. Williams, Baptist minister was
the first postmaster. The first reli-
gious service in the township was con-
Quoted in the summer of 1855 by
Rev. VIM. Williams and meetings
were continued from house to house
until school house was built. Rev.
Williams organized Baptist church
in 1858, consisting of four members,
which became extinct in 1878. Later
Rev. Keer of ST. Peter organized a
Presbyterian church which continued
to 1879, when it disbanded. The
churches now in existence in the
township are Welsh.
BUTTERNUT VALLEY TOWNSHIP.
This township originally included
Cambria. Its population is largely
Scandinavian and Welsh, and splen
did and thrifty type of citizens. The
first settlers were a Norwegian named
Andrew Strom after whom Strom Lake
was named, and Swede whose name
is not recorded. They remained but
short time. In 1858, however, many
settlers came, settling in the northern
and western part of the township
The first permanent settler is said tt
have been George W. Smith who
located on section 2. The same homo,
is also allotted to John e. Davis. Tit
first school was taught in 1860. Th'
township was organized in 1857. A
the first election held on June 1, 1867
there were nineteen votes cast, and OF
the adoption of the state constitution
on the following October thirty eight
CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP.
Cambria is another of the Welsl
townships of the county, and its his
tory is closely connected with that o
Butternut Valley, of which it was {
part until 1857, when it was givel
separate township organization
Among the first settler of Cambria
coming there in 1866, were d.
Davies, George Gilley, W. J. and D
J. Williams. John Davis, d. A. Dayi