Osceola township embraces township 116-33. It is bounded on the north by Kandiyohi [county], on the east by Brookfleld township, on the south by Melville township and on the east by Kingman township.

Osceola was organized September 30, 1879, at the home of J. F. Lucas, Sr. The officers elected were: Supervisors, W. T. Bower (chairman), J. K. Salisbury and B. Potter; clerk, S. M. Freeman; treasurer, J. F. Lucas, Sr.; justices, H. V. Poore and Luther Daily; constables, John Nillis and C. M. Stevens. The first annual meeting was held March 9, 1880. Hamlin V. Poore was chosen to preside as moderator. At 1 o'clock the general business of the town was taken up. J. F. Lucas, Jr. was chosen poundmaster. A pound was ordered constructed on the claim of J. F. Lucas, Jr. within ninety days at a cost not to exceed $100. It was voted to assess a tax of fifty cents on each $100 of property valuation in the township for road and bridge purposes, to appropriate $150 for current expenses and raise $500 to build a town hall. The officers elected were: Supervisors, W. T. Bower (chairman), William Fulton and C. M. Stevens; clerk, S. M. Freeman; treasurer, J. F. Lucas, Sr.; assessor, H. J. Stevens; justices, H. V. Poore and J. A. Thom; constables, J. F. Lucas, Jr. and M. Farrall. Although it was voted thirty-five years ago to build a town hall none has ever been constructed. There is, however, a very good hall in the township, owned by the Farmers' Club. The present officers are: Supervisors, Frank McCorkle (chairman), Charles Rudeen and Charles Freburg; treasurer, George Plocher; assessor, S. M. Freeman. There are no justices or constables.

J. F. Lucas, Jr. is also still a prominent man in the township. He it was who circulated the petition for the organization of the township. He was influential in having school district No. 90 created in 1882, was elected its first clerk, and has since served continuously in that capacity.

S. M. Freeman, the first and present clerk, has served almost continuously. In this time he has seen many changes. Perhaps one of the most striking is the change in the landscape. In those days there was no timber. Wood was hauled some thirty miles with ox teams, while sometimes straw was burned for fuel and heat. Now every farmer has a grove with sufficient timber for family use. In those days land was worth some $4 to $6 an acre, where now it is worth from $75 to $100.

The first real estate assessment of township 116, range 33, then a part of Preston Lake, now Osceola, was made in 1869. Those assessed that year were: George Mayer, section 10. In 1870 this township was assessed separately and the following names were added: William Petit, sections 21, 19, 25, 29, 31, 35; A. A. Foss, 6; George Mayer, 10; William Dawson, 10; C. H. Pettit, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 29; V. D. Walsh, 14; James A. Beaver, 20, 26, 27, 28, 32, 35; Thomas Dryden, 33; Ezra Cornell, 33, 34.