Waseca County is formed, named with a Dakota word meaning "rich in provisions." Also on this day, a humorous episode in Minnesota's history begins. Joseph Rolette, a fur trader representing Pembina in the territorial legislature, steals the text of a bill to move the capital from St. Paul to St. Peter. Although the bill had been passed, it had not been signed by the governor. Rolette disappeared until the legislature adjourned on March 7, hiding in the Fuller House attic while the bill rested in the hotel safe.