Category:Arlington Township, MN

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Bits & Pieces, Arlington Township, page 116

Settlement began in 1855. In the fall of that year came Lathrop Farlin, W.D. Rotty, and Diedrich Thoele, Amasa Townsand, Mr. Toll, Mr. Brewster, also Patrick Sullivan. The village of Arlington was lad out in Section 9 in 1956. The first post office in 1857, J.S. Perry, postmaster. First town meeting at the house of G. Dolz in Section 9, on May 11, 1858. W. D. Torry was chairman; D. A. Martin was merrator; J. S. Perry, clerk. The name of Arlington received its name from a Mr. Hurd, who came from Arlington, Vermont, and claimed site at that time. First teacher in Arlinton schoool was Wm. Beatty, 1857-1858, in a log building.

Arlington Towship was organized May 11, 1858. Thomas Vaughn, chairman; Henry Roehler, and George Wheaton, supervisors; G. L. Teeple, clerk; W. S. Beatty, assessor; Julius Ritter, collector; W.D. Torry and Conrad Rehling, justices; A.H. Towsend, overseer of poor; Elondus Hood and Ludwig Lieske, constables. Overseers: District 1, A.H. Townsend; District 2, Thomas Vaughn,, District3; Thomas Thompson; District 4; Francis Peltz.

Homesteaders

39 total. The following are relation.

• Ludwig Erwin Lieske, Section 13, 1857
• August Ludwig Lieske. Sec. 34, 1858
• Freidrich Greenhagen, Sec. 33, 1859

Members of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Arlington Township, MN

• William Breitkreutz, president;
• Martin Blaesing, secretary,
• Elders: H. Greenhagen, K. Dohme, Julies Ritter