. The history of Faribault County, Minnesota : from its first settlement to the close of the year 1879 : the story of the pioneers. ituting the church society andSunday .school at Pilot Grove. Mr. Moriwas married in October, 1838, to Miss Jcanette A. Weir, of thetown of Haiuilton, Scotland. Thiy have had .seven children, four sons andthric daughters. He came to America in the yearl850, and located in Waukesha county,Wis-consin* where h< remained two years, and then removed to Jefferson county,in the same state, where he remained tlve years. During his residence in Wis-consin, be was engagrd
. The history of Faribault County, Minnesota : from its first settlement to the close of the year 1879 : the story of the pioneers. ituting the church society andSunday .school at Pilot Grove. Mr. Moriwas married in October, 1838, to Miss Jcanette A. Weir, of thetown of Haiuilton, Scotland. Thiy have had .seven children, four sons andthric daughters. He came to America in the yearl850, and located in Waukesha county,Wis-consin* where h< remained two years, and then removed to Jefferson county,in the same state, where he remained tlve years. During his residence in Wis-consin, be was engagrd in farming, but did not buy any land. In the spring of1858 he came to this county, and located in this town with the company abovrspoken of. His location here was with the design of getting a permanent honn-for himself and family, and lands for his children. He has always been ingagedin farming since risiding here. Among other farming opirations, he has al-ways takin a great interest in bees, and was one of the organizers of our BeeKeepers society. He has also been greatly interested in the planting andgrowth of fruit A. K. MORE, SK. FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 603 Mr. More, since being; a resident of this county, has been a republican inpolitics. He has held the office ot town cleric, was often chairman of the townboard, and frequently town treasurer, and was justice of the peace five was also a member of the board of county commissioners, and of the statelegislature, as above stated. As illustrating the emoluments received by officers in the early days of thecounty, it may be stated that while Mr. More was justice of the peace, hemarried one couple, and was to receive for his fee, the services of the gentlemanmarried, in taking a grist to the mill for Mr. More. This agreement was carriedout. In another case the fee was to be a bag ot taters, but the titerswere never delivered. In the matter of law suits, Mr. More, instead of encour-aging litigation, spent m
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