Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 14, 1916, Page 4

{ Merchants National Bank, Crookston First National Bank, Grand Rapids 4,630.91 State Bank of Spooner, Spooner ......... : 6,111.04 11 272,640.50 Total deposits ... .$760,531.08 Cash on Hand—Pennies, dimes and nickles A . silver olas Currency . Checks and Cash items .. Town, county orders .. . Certificates of deposit . moved, sec auditor be instructed to ad- bids for the construc that the vertise for of a timber bridge in the Town of Shot- No. ley on ditch 3, and_in the Town of Quiring Guth Cormant River. The petition of ’cte Leonard, asking for a change in the route of county road in the Town of Nebish, came up for_ hearing. Notices having been properly posted, and the report of the commitfee being favorable, it was moved by Thompson, seconded by Lennon, that the petition be granted. Carried. The petition of J. N. Skrivseth, et al, asking for a survey of sections 14 and 23 in township 117-32, came up for hearing. Notices having been properly served and published, it was moved by Thompson, scconded by Lennon, that the petition be granted, and R. K. Bliler be appointed as the surveyor, and the time for survey set for Tuesday, Janu- ary 25, 1916, Carried The following partial and final esti- mates of engineers were offered for approval: g Towa Bridge Co—Bridge No. 1732, state rural highway No. 62 ... L e .$2,110.68 Towa Bridge C ridge 'No. 1733, state rural highway No. 257 E 1,018.72 Towa Bridge Co. 1207, state rural highw 9-C 5,673.00 Miller & B state rural highway Ni $97.93 J.W. Wilcox, state road No. 8. 31579 It was moved by Hayes, seconded by Clementson, that the estimates be ap- proved and paid. Carried. The financial statement of the county showing receipts and disbursements for 1915 was offered for the examination of the board, and it was moved by Lennon, seconded b Clementson, that the be approved and ordered publi Carried. It was moved by Hayes, seconded by Thompson, that the salary of the super- intendent of schools be set at $2,000 for the ensuing year. Moved, seconded recess to 1:30 p.m. Board_reconvened at 1:30 p.m. all members present. i It was moved, seconded and carried that the county surveyor be instructed to survey county road No. 81 in town 151-31. The report of the county attorney covering expenditures for 1915 was offered, and on motion duly seconded and carried, was approved. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Lennon, who moved its adoption: “Whereas, state road No. 10 has been constructed and_completed, with noth- ing further to do except maintenance, it is important that the following de- scribed road be designated as a state road: Be it therefore resolved, that the following described road shall be des- ignated as state road No. 14, subject to the approval of the state highway commission. Beginning at the southwest corner of section 30, township 150, ange 30 (Town of Hornet), which is an inter- section with state road No. 10, running east along_ the line between sections 30 and 31, 29 and 32, 28 and 3 and 34, and 26 and 2 ed to take with with the Minnesota & International Railway, thence in a northeasterly di- rection, ‘parallel to said M. Ry., through section 25 to Village of lunk- the w ley, thence north s & I Railway, through sections f the M 5, 24, 1 and 1 of $aid township 150, ntinuing north through sec- i, 14, 11, 2, township , range 50 (Shooks’ township), con- tinuing north through section 35, town- ship 152, range 30 (Kelliher township), to the Village of Kelliher in said tion , and there intersecting with aforesaid state road No. 10, and there ending, being approximately seventeen miles.” The motion being seconded by Com- missioner Thompson, was put to a vote and duly carried. i A statement having been rendered the county auditor from the clerk ol the Town of Battle, showing the con- dition of funds and indebtedness of said town at the time of division and formation of the Town of Woodrow, showing as follow Outstanding orders, road and___ bridge fund $751.56 Outstanding orders, fund . 76.59 Cash on hand’in rev 32,98 Cash on hand in poor © 68.41 Cash on hand in dr 91,42 It was moved | r Len- non, scconded by Commissioner Thomp- son, that suid funds and indebtedness be divided between the two towns on the basis of 70.4 per cent to the Town of Woodrow, and 20.6 per cent to the Town of Battle, and that said Town of Battle shall pay to the said Town of Woodrow 70.4 per cent of all cash in funds at time of division, and that said Town of Woodrow shall pay to said Town of Battle 70.4 per cent of the amount of outstanding warrants or or- ders at the time of division. Carried. A petition of Wm. Masterson, et al, asking for the formation of a new school district out of school district No. 48 in the Town of Northern, was oftered. It was moved by Thompson, seconded at hearing be set for Feb- ruary 29, 00 p.m. Carried. A petition for the organization of the Town of Birch Island (155-32) offered as follows: ‘ “To the Board of County Commission- ers of the County of Beltrami, Minne- sota: “'he undersigned, a majority of the legal male resident freeholders who are voters of the congressional town- ship number north, of range 32 west, in said county, containing not less than twenty-five such male legal voters, hereby petition your honorable board 'to be organibed as a new town under the township organization law, and_respectfully ask that you forth- with proceed to fix and determine the boundaries of such new town, and to name the same Birch Island. Frank O. Heulin, Arthur L. Gish, Jack Danielson, H. Hillman, C. W. Blanchard, Harry Davidson, C. M. Anderson, F. Al Petrowske, Wm. Dunkley, K. W. Kuchen, 1. B. Jones, Henry Knauff, Arthur ' Johnson,” Norman H. Morrow, Peter A. Johnson, Albert O. Moen, An- drew M. Bdward, Richard Lemmer, An- ton Anderson, William Faaland, Andrew Morin, Carl Johnson.” The' following resolution was offered and moved for adoption by Commission- er Lennon: “Whereas, a petition has been duly made to the board of county commis- sioners, purporting to be signed by a majority of the legal male resident free- hoiders in congressional township 135- 32, praying that the said township be organized into a town, and that it be named Birch_Island; Now therefore, be it resolved, that the petition be, and the same is hereby granted. That the boundaries of sald town be, and the same hereby are made co-extensive with the boundaries of said congressional township said town so organized is her Birch Island.” The motion being seconded by Com- missioner Thompson, was put to a vote and duly carried. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Lennon, who moved its adoption: “Whereas, the new Town of Birch Island has been this day organized; Now therefore, be it resolved, that the first town meeting for said town be held at Anderson postoffice in said town on Tuesday, the 25th day of Janu- ary, 1916, at.10 o'clock am.” The motion being seconded by Com- missioner Thompson, was put to a vote and duly carried. The report of the public examiner on county affairs wis read, and on motion duly seconded and carried, was ap- proved and ordered filed. ) The report of the committee of in- spection of judicial ditch No. 11 was offered and read showing approval of said’ committee. It was moved, second- ed and carried that the report be ap- proved and ordered filed. Commissioner Hayes offered the fol- lowing resolution, and moved its adop- tion: 3 “Whereas, bonds Nos. 170 to 212, both numbers inclusive, were issued on ju- dicial ditch No. 26 for $1,000 each, and amounting to’ $43,000, and Whereas, the lien on -judicial ditch No. 26 shows an actual cost of $42,- 871.01, making. an_over-issue of the bonds’ on said ditch; Now therefore, be it resolved, that saidi bond No. 212 for $1,000, issued on judicial ditech No. 26, be hereby can- celled and made null and void; and Be it further resolved, that as bond No. 212 has been delivered and paid for by the purchaser, John Nuveen & Co. of Chicago, that the county auditor be instructed and authorized to recall bond No. 212 and cancell same, and to deliver to the said John Nuveen & Co. bond No. 199 of judicial ditch No. 26 in place of same, and to endorse upon the back of the certificate of deposit No. 4677, now in the hands of the county treasurer, and secured by the deposit of the undelivered bonds of this issue, the fact of the cancellation of said bond No. 212, for the amount of $1,000.” The motion being seconded by Com- missioner Clementson, was put to a vote and duly carried, and so declared by the chairman. The following final estimates-of work on judicial ditch No. 11 were offered, to- gether with the report of the commit- tee on ditch No. 11: Aune & Erickson, excavation.$1,243.91 North Dakota Metal Culvert Co., culverts ........... 299.47 Pohn' Pederson, bridge .. 20.92 John A. Sorum, installing cul- VEEEE oo sisiomiisvispueisivss S g 186.69 it moved Lennon, seconded by Hay: the not, that the final estimates of engineer of ditch No. 11, as above be allowed and ordered paid. Moved by Clementson, seconded by Ha that the motion of January 24, whereby the application of Mrs. A. Al Smith, asking for a reduction of valua- tion on certain property was rejected, be_ reco dered. Carried. It was moved by Hayes, seconded by ementson, that” the application of Mrs. A. A. Smith for reduction of valua- tion of real estate, be granted to the extent of $520, making the total full and true valuation §1,500. Carried. Moved, seconded and carried to_ad- journ to' 10 a.m., Friday, January 7. Board reconvened at 10 a.m., ¥Friday, January 7. All members present. Tt was moved by Hayes, seconded by Clementson, that the application of Oscar Carlson for admission to the ate Sanatorium be granted, and that the board guarantee the expense of his care for a period of six months. Car- ried. The county auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for the construction and culverts on_ state rural y 62, by motion duly second- arried. The report of the manager of state fair ibit was offered and read, and on motion duly seconded and carried, was approved and placed on file. Moved, seconded and carried to take recess to 1:30 p.m. Board reconvened at 1:30 p.m. with all members present. It was moved, seconded and carried to reject the application of Gertrude Weber for reduction of valuation on real estate. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Thompson, that Commissioner Clement- son be appointed a committee of one to co-operate with the engineer of state rural highway No. 32, in the matter of securing gravel for surfacing, with full authority for purchasing same. Car- ried. It was moved, seconded and carried to disallow the following bills: B. A. Dahl & Co., force account, testpitting for gravel ........ E. A. Dahl & Co., force account, expense building road to gravel ... E. A. Dahl & Co., force account, expense stripping gravel pit.. 703.70 It was moved, seconded and carried to lay the following bills on the table until the next meetin First National Bank, insurance, postage and commission on col- lection of $150,000 highway bonds ... cersens st National Bank, insurance, ed_and 157.63 postage and commission on col- lection of $57,000 highway bonds First National Bank, insurance, postage and commission on col- lection of $249,000 - highway bonds 60.58 267.34 Northern ‘National Banik, insur- collection $100,000 and ditch bonds . 110.08 The fol s selected from the qualified electors of each dis- t of the county, was chosen to serve as grand jurors in the district court of the fifteenth judicial district for Bel- trami_county: A. M. Bagl office, Bemidji. C. "W. Brandborg—Town, postoffice, Bemidji. ance, excl postage, nge on v—Town, Bemidji; post- Bemidji; August Buer—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. i 13 Carson—Town, Bemidji; post- e, Bemidji. J. K. Given—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. John Goodman—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. . 'F. Netzer—Town, Bemidji; post- office. Bemid A. B. Palmer—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemid 5 J. "1 Patterson—Town, Bemidji; postoffice, Bemidji. O, J. 'Schwandt— Town, Bemidji; vostofrice, Bemidji. Matt _Thome—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemid Walkér—Town, Bemidji; post- Bemid Tagley—Town, Bemidji; post- more. . johnson—To en, Bemidji; post- o, Bemidji R. 'B. Miller—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidj Ole Clementson—Town, Gudrid, post- office, Clementson. John Kyler—Town, Spooner; post- office, Spoone John Petersen — Town, Baudette; postoffice, Baudette. Richard Miller—Dostoffice, Baudette. Robert Foy—Postoffice, Baudette. Iver Nisje—Postoffice, Baudette. John Mor Postoffice, Baudette. . Btz{att Hendrickson—Postoffice, Bau- dette. Herbert Sanborn—Postoffice, Pitt. Jidsnton Levandowsky—Postoffice, Wil- iams, B. A. Arneson—Postoffice, Arneson. Victor Jacobson—Postoffice, Zippel. Andrew Johnston — Postoffice, Hackett, . G. Johnston—Postoffice, Wabanica. Stenmoen—Town, Benville; postoffice, Grygla. Frick Sundberg — Town, Spruce Grove; postoffice, Orheim. . Z. Dibble—Town, Minnie; post- office, Malcolm, H. Ackerblad—Town, Minnie; post- office, Malcolm. Mathew Berg—Town, Alaska; post- office, Island Lake. George A. Hayes—Town, Roosevelt; postoffice, Island Lake. Helvor Annoson—Town, Roosevelt; postoffice, Aure. Carl TPeterson — Town, Roosevelt; postoffice, Aure. J. M. St. Peter—Town, Maple Ridge; postoffice, Puposky. Iver TIverson—Town, Buzzle, post- office, Pinewood. obert Stai—Town, Liberty; post- office, Wilton. J. Rock—Town, Lammers; post- office, Solway. George Thompson — Town, North- wood; postoffice, Tlag. Ole’ Johnson—Town, Lee; postoffice, Carmel. John Landro—Town, office, Grygla. _ 0. 1. Lindquist—Postoffice, Kelliher. Benville; post- . A. Skreif—Postoffice, Nebish. K. Strand—Postoffice, Tenstrike. Felix_Heibel—Postoffice, Shooks. Otto Myran—Postoffice, Cormant. . August’ Stromberg—Postoffice, Quir- ing. Peter Krogseng—Postoffice, Saum. Gust Carlson—Postoffice, Foy. Gus. Sandell—Dostoffice, Stanley. Peter Sarff—Postoffice, Washkish. Nels Nelson—Postoffice, Kelliher. A. A. Metzinger—Postoffice, Kelliher. A. R, Holt—Postoffice, Kelliher. John Gibbons—Postoffice, Kelliher. R. H. Dickenson—Town, Turtle Lake; postoffice, Puposky. Jake Skrievseth—Postoffice, Turtle River, Poter Hermanson—Town, Langor; postofrice, Blackduck. Arthur Dual—Town, Langor; post- office, Blackduck. John Rasmussen — Town, Hornet; postoffice, Blackduck. B. J. Winans—Town, Hornet; post- office, Blackduck, Chas. Carter—Town, Blackduck; post- office, Hines. Frank Brooks — Town, Blackduck; postoffice, Hines. John _Gilstad—Town, Summit; office, Blackduck. Joe. Weaver—Town, office, Blackduck. W. A Clark—Town, postoffice, Louis. Jas. Stepp—Town, Port Hope; post- office, Spur. L. M. Lovering—Town, Taylor; post- office, Blackduck. W. B. Arnold—Town, Northern; post- office, Turtle River. s The following list of names selected from the qualified electors of each distriet of the county, was chosen to serve as petit jurors in the district post- Summit; post- Moose Lake; £ e A. Moen—Town, Bemid, postoftice, Bemidji. E. R. Getchell—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. Frank Walberg — Town, Bemidji; postoffice, Bemidji. Henry Marin—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. P F. H. Jackson—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. W. S. Ridgway—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Nymore. e Carl Radi—Town, Bemidji; postoffice, Bemidji. e R. W. Kiehl—Town, Bemidji; office, Nymore. - o Ed. Akre—Town, Bemidji; postoffice, Nymore. . W. H. Boyer—Town, Bemidji; office, Bemidji. iide Gust_Karlson—Town, Bemidji; post- office, Bemidji. 0 Henry Asmus—Postoffice, Andrew Brovald—Postoffice, dette. ‘Wm, Coutts—Postoffice, Baudette. L. T. Monson—Postoffice, Baudette. L. N. LaPointe—Postoffice, Baudette. Wm. Rulien—Postoffice, Baudette. Frank Smerstck—Postoftice, Spooner. Oscar Flatner—Postoffice, Spooner. F. Rydberg—Postoffice, Spooner. A. Chapin—Postoffice, Fitt. H. B. Imsdahl—Postoffice, Pitt. Henry Kelly—Postoffice, Williams. John Mason—Postoftice, Williams. J. H. Mason—Postoffice, Williams. Casper Knapp—Town, Grant Valley; postoffice, Bemidji. Nels Sorenson—Town, post- post- Baudette. Bau- Jones; post- THE BEMIDIT DARLY PIONEER office, Solway. 3 3 E. W. Hall—Town, Eckles; postoffice, ‘Wilton. Andrew Larson—Town, Lammers; postoffice, Solway. David Miller—Town, Liberty; post- oftice, Puposky. Anton Helgeson—Town, Buzzle; post- office, Aure. William Carlson—Town, Maple Ridge; postoffice, Puposky. George W. Curtis—Town, Roosevelt; postoffice, Aure. Gus Torland—Town, Alaska; post- office, Island Lake. ‘Wm. Engebret—Town, Steenerson; postoffice, Thorhult. P. Bergquist—Town, Hamre; post- office, Carmel. Frank Colemen—Town, Lee; post- oftice, Iisplee. Joshua Jokela—Town, Minnie; post- office, Malcolm. Matt Myrold—Town, postoffice, Carmel. Tim Craig—Postoffice, Kelliher. W. A, Reamer—Postoffice, Kelliher. E. E. Schulke—Postoffice, Tenstrike. Chas. Mosebaugh—Postoffice, Nebish. S. J. Dietel—Postoffice, Nebish, M. ‘H._Sand—Postoffice, Cormant. Carl ‘Wallin—Postofficé, Quiring. Chris Linder—Postoffice, Saum. Ole Hilblad—Postoffice, Saum, J. C. McChesney—Postoffice, Kelliher. Frank Lyons—Postoffice, Washkish. Frank Heulin—Postofficé, Anderson. Ben Anderson—Postoffice, Foy. J. W. Swanton—Postoffice, Keliiher. Spruce Grove; Fred Swenson—Town, Frohn; post- American Macaroni Product Cooks in One-third the Time P& MORE DELICIOUS=MORE MOTHERS MACARONI CO. TENDER MINNEAPOLIS office, Bemidji. S Herman _Eickstadt — Town, Frohn; postoftice, ‘Bemidji. A, Utech—Town, Turtle River; post- office, Turtle River. Andrew Erickson—Town, Turtle Riv- er; postoffice, Turtle River. M. W. Butler—Town, Turtle Lake; postoffice, Turtle River. Gil Peterson—Town, Lake; postoffice, Turtle River. Henry Duff—Town, Birch; postoffice, Blackduck. = C. R. Dickie—Town, Birch; postoffice, Blackduck. Fred Thierault—Town, Brook Lake; postoffice, Pennington. Arthur. Cook—Town, Moose Lake; postoffice, Louis. George Bye—Town, Blackduck; post- office, Blackduck. L. H. Halvorson—Town, Blackduck; postoffice, Blackduck. S. J. Maule—Postoffice, Tenstrike. A. J. Trusty—Town, Port Hope; post- office, Spur. Chas. Jones—Town, Taylor; postoffice, Tenstrike. It moved, seconded and carried that the bills of Hartley A. Hanson for the sum of $13, and Joseph Roak for $12 for work of survey on county road in 147-32, which were approved by the board at the December session, but which the chairman refused to sign until satisfied the amounts should be paid, should now be paid, as it was found on investigation, that the work had been done, and that the claims were legal and justly due. The report of the board of audit was received and read as follows: To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners, Beltrami County, Min- nesota: Gentlemen: The undersigned board of audit of said Beltrami county, met at the office of the county treasurer of said county, on the 30th day of Decem- ber, A. D.'1915 for the purpose of examining and auditing the accounts, books and vouchers of Earl Geil, treas- urer of said county, and to count and ascertain the kind, description and amount of funds in the county treasury and belonging thereto. We respectful: ly make the following report thereon: Treasurer's receipts ' from October 9, 1915, to December 30, 1915: Balance in the treasury.... $339,209.81 From tax collections . . 106,393.85 ‘Turtle From mortgage registry fax 378.27 From _collections on public lands bk 1166.73 From coliéctions on private redemptions ... .. .. 7.890.88 From collections from inter- est on county funds ..... 1682.62 From collections of fines and licenses 389.88 303,305.67 820.50 42,088.50 assessments ............. From collections of wolf bounty fund ...... From school apportionment and state aid ... Leaes From state rural highway bonds ...eicennene eirenas From revenue ..... Total . balance and re- ceipts .............(a) $1,206,989.26 Disbursements from October 9, 1915, to December 30, 1915: Paid orders on revenue fund $11,888.30 Paid orders on pcor fund... 72358 Paid warrans on private re- 5,206.28 10,191.64 demption fund . 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