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ROSEVILLE.

This is the only town in the township, and was laid out May 25, 1870, though there had been a little settlement there before that time. The site was the southwest corner of the northwest quarter and the east side of the southwest, quarter of Section 30, and the owners of the property were Truman Eldridg, B. P. Emails, Benjamin Morford, and others. John A. Gordon made the surreys, laying out nine blocks.

In 1875 the village had a population of a little more than 500, and on petition to the county court, an election to vote on the question of incorporating as a village was ordered for May 8, and the proposition carried by a vote of 73 to 43. May 30, 1873, the same proposition had been defeated, 44 yeas and 47 nays.

The first election of officers was held in Dr. Ragan's office, with R. L. McReynolds, R. B. Ostrander and Truman Eldridg as judges. The trustees chosen were J. C. Turnbull, Ezra P. Emans, John A. Gordon, James S. Reed and J. T. Lothrop.

In organizing the board elected Ezra P. Emans president, Benjamin Ostrander clerk, and R. L. McReynolds treasurer. The present officers are: Frank S. Rayburn, president; Eugene Jared, clerk; A. M. Horrell, treasurer; M. G. Rambo, marshal and street commissioner; Will H. Taylor, chief of fire department; and George W. Rayburn, J. L. Davenport, Robert Gray, W. H. Carr, S. H. Whitenack, A. M. Griffin, trustees.

 

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