HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 143 Red Wing (now city), the west half of township 113, range 14, fractional, and sections 13, 24, 25 and 36, township 113, range 15. Two of the sections originally placed in Red Wing were after- ward set off and attached to Bivrnside. Stanton, all of township 113, range IS, lying in Goodhue county. Union, all of township 113, range 16, north of Cannon river. All of township 113, range 15, except sections 13, 24, 25 and 36, and all of township 114, ranges 15 and 16, fractional. This was afterward changed to Milton and then with some additions to Burnside. Yasa, all of township 112. range 16, and all of township 113, range 16, south of the Cannon river. Wauamingo, all of township 110, range 17. Warsaw, all of township 111, range 18. AYacoota, all of township 113, range 13, in Goodhue county, and the east half of township 113, range 14, fractional. York, all of township 111. ranges 14 and 15. This was changed first to Elmira. then to Belvidere, and a half of the latter was later set off as Lime, later known as Goodhue. Zumhrota, all of township 110, ranges 15 and 16. This was afterward divided and a part set off as Minneola. The board was notified that three of the names, those of Stanton, York and Union, would have to be changed. The board then changed Union to Milton. Stanton to Lillian, and York to Elmira. Stanton later assumed its original name. Later the committee was notified that the name of Elmira would have to be changed. A committee of three, Messrs. Stearns, AVhite and Stone, to whom this matter was referred, reported in favor of substituting Belvidere for Palmira, and the change was accord- ingly made. Goodhue organized September 13, 1859, in answer to a peti- tion, when township 111, range 15, was erected into a separate township called Lime, the latter name being changed to Goodhue in January, 1860. The township was originally a part of Belvidere. Burnside was the name applied to Milton, at the request of the state auditor, March 25, 1862. In March, 1864, when the legislature amended the city charter of Red AVing, sections 13 and 24, township 113, range 15, were set off from Red AVing and attached to Burnside. Welch was organized March 23, 1864. when the board of commissioners divided Burnside by setting off the easl fractional half of township 114. north, range 16, west, and all of township 113. north, range 16, west, lying north of Cannon river, into a separate township, and called it Grant, which on January 3,
