<p> CITY OF RUSHFORD VILLAGE 4000 STATE HWY 30 WEST, P.O. BOX 70 RUSHFORD, MN 55971-0070 570-864-7974 – FAX 507-864-3044 E-MAIL [email protected] - WEB rushfordvillage.govoffice.com</p><p>History</p><p>Page one of the Records of the town of Rushford beginning:</p><p>At a meeting of the voters of the town of Rushford held at the house of Peter Peterson in the town aforesaid in the County Fillmore & State of Minnesota on the eleventh (11th) day of May A.D. 1858 the following named persons received the number of votes annexed to their respective names or the described offices to wit: Names Votes Names Votes Supervisors Collectors Henry Mead (chairman) 23 C.G. Hulbert 38 G.G.Stevens (chairman) 17 Judson Hooker 1 Lewis Thompson 38 John Iverson 2 John Desmond 17 Overseer of the Poor Ole Torgeson 23 R.H.Valentine 41 Sundrel Rishus 2 Constables Town Clerk C.G. Philbrick 41 G.W. Valentine 40 Nels A. Gullekson 41 Assessor Justice of the Peace S.S.Stebbins 19 Peter Peterson 36 Hiram Walker 21 Hiram Walker 38 John Iverson 1 Ole Berlin 2 Certified by us Peter Peterson, S.S. Stebbins Arnold Newcomb – Judges of Election Attest: A.J.Walrath & G.W. Valentine – Clerks of Election</p><p>Voted that hogs in the town be shut up. Also that the next election be held in the Village of Rushford. Even Oleson was elected Overseer of the Highways.</p><p>G.W. Valentine, Town Clerk</p>