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The first settlement in Bruno Township was in February 1869, when Vincent Smith Arrived on Dry Creek ( 2 Miles East of Andover Road on 21st Street ).
He filed his claim on May 10, 1869.
Other early settlers began to arrive in the spring of 1870, and soon all the land was claimed. he First Bruno Township election was held April 9, 1872.
The first township officers were N. B.
Daniels, Trustee ; Jacob Brown, Treasurer ; J. D.
Reber, Clerk ; Isaac Newland and Samuel Reed, Justices of the Peace ; William Riser and Isaac Stroup, Constables. Bonds totaling 18, 000 dollars were issued for the extension of the Frisco Railway through Bruno Township.
The Railway was completed in 1880.
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