The territory thus described was to be added to Union township.

Again, the north half of the north half of section one, township seventy-eight north, range eight west, was also to be added to Union.

This petition, more- over, came from citizens of three different civil townships.

Against this proposed change Packard and others filed a remonstrance protesting against the inclusion of the territory taken from Hardin township.

The matter was continued from the session of the County Court in which it was presented until the January session in 1859 by agree- ment of the parties in the case.