On February 9, 1888, PLEASANT VIEW Township was designated by Congress. As far as our available records show David Gorthy was the treasurer but there was no money to pay bills. W. S. Booth received the first warrant and James Bothwell the second. Perhaps John Evers and William Howden were two of the supervisors.

On February 23, 1893, the town board met and discussed the possibility of dividing Pleasant View into two Townships - Clearfield and Kingsley. There is no record of any action being taken. However, on July 9, 1894, it seemed to have been separated and Clearfield Township was in existence.

Clearfield began to have a few deaths, but nowhere to bury them. DAVID AND PETER GORTHY donated land for a cemetery called Clearfield Cemetery. The graves that show now are of Mrs. William Howden the first, David Gorthy, Fenners, Richardsons, the Evers babies and others.

John Evers was a Township officer for 44 years and his son, Albert, was Township treasurer for 42 years.

The first school was for the children of Clearfield, but the pupils came from the Clearfield and Kingsley areas. John Evers helped the other men to build the first schoolhouse. The President was John Ebentier, Secretary, Charles S. Anderson, Treasurer, William Howden, Directors P. M. Johnson and John Evers, and County Superintendent Clara Feiring. June 28, 1905 records show that Olbert Hoiby was the teacher and the pupils were: Anna Goplen, Ellen Goplen, Willie Rothert, Emma Rothert, Martin Goplen, Willie Olson, Andrew Olson, Herman Lucht, Cynthia French, Carrie French, Orvie French, Howard Olson, William Lucht, Christian Lucht, Meldrum Asmos, Siger Olson, Charles French, Oscar Olson, Edwin Olson, Otto Lucht, Albert Evers, Lizzie Richert.