Melville became a Civil township on April 6, 1907.
Officers were:
J.W. Shearer, clerk
George Balding,
George Ackerman, and Frank Thurston, supervisors
Road supervisors were Edwin Thorson and John Henry.
Many farms were given special names. Here are some with their owners in 1910 and the present owners.
| 1910 | 1980 | ||
| Fairview Farm | Section 2 | P.M. Carr | Edward Carr |
| Maple Leaf | Section 1 | Erick Erickson | Eugene Zink |
| Sunnyside Farm | Section 22 | Lauetta Blinsky | O.F. Merkel |
| Grand View | Section 26 | W.E. Thurston | Fern Galt |
| Meadow Lawn Farm | Sections 30-32 | George Ackerman | William Neuman & Ervin Neuman |
1982 Supervisors and officers
Clerk: William Page
treasurer, Marjorie Galt
Assessor, Jerome Miller
Supervisors: Fern Galt, Russell Zink, Elvin Gedrose.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 354