ii W. E. LAWRENCE PROCEEDINGS all legislative enactments amendatory Dauphine & Jones livery for REPORT OF COUNTY BOARD OF AUDIT. 12.50 thereof and supplementary thereto supt.- schools To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners, Koochiching Cooty, The Rexall Store and Shelrud and Son, supplies for Minnesota. 21*5 It is hereby certified and recited Mrs. Emerson ...."...... Gentlemen:— that all things, acts and conditions OF THE BOARP OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MWK. The undersigned Board of Audit of said Koochiching County, met atjthe Geo. IF. Swinnerton, deputy office of the County Treasurer of said County, op the 9th day of July, A D. 27.80 required by the constitution and laws Coroner .... KOOCHICHING 1912, for the purpose of examining and auditing the Accounts, Books |uid C. L. SHEERAN of the State of Minnesota to happen Annie E. Shetland, expenses. 46.52 COUNTY, MINN. Vouchers of George A. Snyder, Treasurer of said County, and to count and and'be done and performed precedent S it an ok a ascertain the kind and description and amount of funds in the County Trjasury Life Insurance to and in the issuance of this bond (Official.) 2.00 Printing Co., supplies and belonging thereto: jr"' We respectfully make the following report thereon: have happened and been properly done Mrs. Etta Sekofftnan, witness The board of county commissioners Balance in the Treasury March 1st, 1912, Date of last Report..? 48847.67 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MIKS. and performed in regular and due fees and mileage ..... 7.92 Treasurer's Receipts from March 1st, 1912', -to May 31st, 1912: of Koochiching county, Minnesota, form and time as required by law M. A. Ulvedahl, board of equalization From Tax Collections, $ 125574.70 DR. M. E. WIThROW pursuant to adjournment met in their that the total indebtedness of said 34.20 From Collections on Public Lands 37561.40 office in the court house at International county including this bond does not From Collections on Private Redemptions, 85.?4 M. A. Ulvedahl, commissioner Plysidan and Surgeoa Falls, Minn., on Tuesday, August From Collections on Interest on County Funds, 217.15 exceed any constitutional or statutory mileage .— 7.20 From Collections of Fines and Licenses, 162'7.20 20th, 1912, at 9 a. m. M. A. Uvedahl, committee limitation. Office over litis' Drug Store From Collections on Mtg. Reg. Tax 342.71 Roll Call—Present, Commissioners In testimony whereof, The board of 10.20 work and mileage From Collections Refund $13.70, Assurance $1.50 15.20 INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MINNESOTA, Reed, Ulvedahl, Durrin. Absent— county commissioners of Koochiching From School Apportionment, 12419.10 Zeta & Johnson, supplies ... 69.00 Commissioners Chute, McDonald, 226690.37 Total Balance and Receipts, G. F. Swinnerton. M.D., CJL county, state of Minnesota, have James McAndrews, Justice follows: By Disbursements from March 1st, 1912, to May 31st, 1912, as seconded by Commissioner Ulvedahl. 10.15 caused this bond to be signed by its fees, State vs. Julius Anseth Paid Orders on Revenue Fund, $ 5063.79 Physician and Surgeon Moved by Commissioner Ulvedahl chairman and counter-signed by the A. M. Carlson, officer fees, Paid on1 Poor Fund 3522.64 that minutes of previous meeting be county auditor with the seal of said Paid Warrants on Private Redemption Fund, State vs. Julius Anseth .... 3.60 Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted. approved as read. Motion carried. Paid Warrants on Road and Bridge Fund, 3480.99 county affixed and has caused the Chris Smith, witness fees, Office over Ruettell's Department Star* Moved by Commissioner Ulvedhhal Paid Warrants on Incidental Fund, 23.63 International Falls. Minn. 1.12 annexed interest coupons to be executed State vs. Julius Anseth ... Paid Warrants on Tax and Penalty Fund, ^1'J^ seconded by Commissioner Durrin, with the facsimile signatures Holver Hagen, witness fees Paid Warrants on Town Funds, 10468.59 Dr. Jenner Perry Ctanct that the following road appropriations of said officers this 1st day of August, 1.12 Paid Warrants on School District Fund, 20041.26 State vs. Julius Anseth ... be made in commissioner district Paid Warrants on State Taxes, 2759.48 1912. Swan Johnson, witness fees No. 3: Sault township, $1.50 Paid Warrants on Collections from Public Lands,.... 33252.69 PHYSICIAN and SURGEOM 1.12 State vs. Julius Anseth .... on state road Manitou, $200 Reedy Paid Warrants on Chairman 79090.79 Helmer Woods, witness fees ife. Total Disbursements, $ Office over litis Drug Store. Pb,*:ife $150 Watrous, $150 on Black river Balance in Treasury at close of business May 31st, State vs., Julius Anseth ... 1.12 Night calls at Hotel Koochiching state road. County Autitor 1912, as appears from the books of said County George Stone, witness fees INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA. Motion carried. 147599.58 re as re (FORM OF COUPON) 1.12 State vs. Julius Anseth ... We find the said Treasurer in the possession of funds covering said balance Commissioner Durrin offered the No. $22.50 DR. O. C. HEIEIE A. M. Carlson, officer's fees in kind and amounts as follows: following resolution and moved its On the 1st day of February— 3.55 State vs. Henry Olson .... Cash in Safe and Drawer, E N I S adoption: Be it August, A. D. 19 ,the County of Cash Items, Checks, Money Orders, A. R. Button, Justice fees, Resolved, That the following Deposited in First National Bank, 62096.34 Koochiching, State of Minnesota, State vs. Holver Hogen 5.00 road be and the same is hereby designated Deposited in International State Bank, 49227.79 Office over International State Banlc promises to pay to bearer $22.50 at A. M. Carlson officers fees Deposited in First State (Northome) Bank, 13571.27 as a state road: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINN.. the office of the Central Trust Company State vs. Holver Hogen 4.15 Deposited in First State (Big Falls) Bank, 12298.49 Commencing on the bank of the Deposited in American State (Rainer) Bank, 10405.69 of Illinois, for semi-annual interest Rufus Manual, witness fees Dr. H. H. Ihrig Rainy river at the meander corner of Wolf Bounty Orders, on its Public Drainage Ditch jState vs. Holver Hogen ... 1.12 sections 27 and 28, Twp. 159, range 28, Town Orders, bond of 1912, dated August 1st, 1912, Cornelius Hamre, witness fees DENTIST District School Orders, thence running south to the town line. No. State vs. Holver Hogen ... 1.12 The motion was seconded by Commissioner Office over Holler's Confectionery Total Funds, $ 147599.58 until On motion, board adjourned Ulvedahl and carried by unanimous INTERNATIONAL FALLS Respectfully submitted this 8th day of August, 1912. Chairman Wednesday, Aug, 21, 1912, at 9 a. m. vote. L, H. Slocum, County Auditor' DR. H. S. ROSENHOLTZ Commissioner Durrin offered the J. F. Reed, Chairman Board Co. Com'rs. County Auditor J. H. Drummond, Clerk District Court. Board reconvened on Wednesday, following resolution and moved its DENTIST Aug, 21, 1912, at 9 a. m. Be it further adoption: Be it VERIFICATION OF CURRENT TAX COLLECTIONS Present— Commissioners Reed, Resolved, That the said bonds shall Resolved, That the following To the Board of County Commissioners, Koochiching County, Minnesota. Office and residence over litis Drus Stent Chute, Uvedahl Durrin. be signed by the chairman and said road be and the same is hereby designated Gentlemen:— INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA*. Absent—Commissioner McDonald. board and countersigned by the as a state road: The Board of Audit of Koochiching County respectfully report to your Commissioner Durrin offered the County Auditor with the seal of said Commencing at the corner of sections Honorable Body that they have examined the books, accounts and vouchers B. H. PHINNEY of the County Treasurer, counted and ascertained the kind, .description and following resolution and moved its county affiixed and the said officials 19 and 20, 29 and 30, twp. 152, amount of funds in the treasury of said county, or belonging thereto, for Lawyer adoption. are hereby authorized to so execute range 27, thence running west between the period from March 1st, 1912, to May 31st, 1912, both days inclusive. Whereas, At the meeting of the the said bonds and coupons for and sections 19 and 30, twp. 152, We find the treasurer charged with the Tax Levy for 1911 as follows: board of county commissioners of in behalf of said county, and after R. 27, sections 24 and 25, to the corner Over International State Bank Tax Levy for 1911, $ 268551.71 Koochiching, Minnesota, held on the of sections 23 and 24, 25 and 26, being so executed they shall be delivered Additions to the levy INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA. Total Debit $ 268551.71 15th day of July, 1912, said board by to the purchaser thereof and twp. 152, range 28. Taxes Collected 140181.10 resolution duly authorized the issuance the funds derived from the sale of said The motion was seconded by Commissioner F. J. PART LIN Taxes abated 2449.50 Ulvedahl and carried by of $150,000.00, public drainage bonds shall be placed in the ditch fund Total Credit 142630.6ft Lawyer ditch bonds, and and used for the purpose of which unanimous vote. June 1st, 1912, Balance uncollected, 125921.11 Whereas, Said bonds were duly Moved by Commissioner Ulvedahl, said bonds were issued. Office over litis Drug Stora. We hereby certify that we have verified the correctness of the foregoing advertised for sale, and whereas at The motion was duly seconded by seconded by Commissioner Durrin, statement by checking the duplicate receipts with the tax books for the period FALLS. MINNBMXRA. the time and place named in such Commissioner Chute and the question that the petition for a county road in above named. notice advertisement the commissioners being for the adoption of the foregoing twps. 66 and 65, range 26 be allowed J. F. Reed Chairman County Board. GEO. 5. LANGLAND and the auditor be instructed to cause met and duly opened and considered resolution the roll was called L. H. Slocum, the bids for said bonds and after with the following results: notices of hearing to be posted, time County Auditor. Lawyer due consideration, the bid of the Commercial Those voting aye: Commissioners of such hearing being set for Wednesday, J. H. Drummond, September 25, 1912, at 11 a. Investment Co., of par and in­ Reed, Durrin, Chute. Clerk of District Court. ao^oo Wm. Durrin, board of equarrz= plies •riiv/oe vubiiig jiu Commissioner Office over International State Bank be appointed a committee to examine most advantageous for the county, Ulvedahl. ation 40.80 International State bank per INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MLNNKSOTA. the route of said proposed road, to Now, therefore, be it And the motion was by the chairman Albert Boline, labor on court Dauphine & Jones, livery for meet at point of beginning on September Resolved, By the Board of County declared carried and the foregoing Koochiching Camp Mo. 7602 supt of schools 12.50 house grounds 2.75 3, 1912. Motion carried. commissioners, of the county of resolutions adopted. International State bank per J. H. Drummond, fees 18.75 The surety bond of the First State Koochiching, Minnesota, that the Thos. Bondy, labor on court Moved by Commissioner Durrin, Chas. Ely, hack service for police M. W. A. meets first and third Tuesdays bank of Noi*thome with as public ditch bonds of said couney, to house grounds 16.50 seconded by Commissioner Chute, that officers 5.00 surety in the sum of was of each month. Full attendance the amount of $150,000.00, issued for bill of Commercial Investment Co. of International State bank per on motion approved. First National bank, per Dupler requested, visiting neighbor weS&oma.. the purpose of defraying the expenses Frank Dunn, labor on court $(450.00, attorney's fees, lithographing, & Nellis, work at court Moved by Commissioner Durrin, incurred and to be incurred in locating, M. B. A. house 85.00 house grounds 8.00 commission, etc., on refunding seconded by Commissioner Ulvedahl, constructing and establishing bonds, be allowed. First National bank, per Albert International State bank per that the report of the board of audit within said county, public drainage International Lodge No. 2303 meets Aye: Reed, Chute, Durrin. Baline, labor on court Jos. Chambers, labor on be approved. Motion carried. ditches be awarded and sold to the !in Kane's Hall every second ami Nays: Ulvedahl. court house grounds 10.00 house grounds 8.75 Moved by Commissioner Durrin, Commercial Investment Co., of Duluth, lourth Tuesday in each month. Moved by Commissioner Durrin, First National bank per Matt Internatinola State bank per seconded by Commissioner Ulvedahl, Minnesota, at par and interest. Visiting members welcome. John Brown, labor on court seconded by Commissioner Chute, that a $500 appropriation be made to Burgraff, labor on court Be it further A. A. LEE, SECRETARV. that Brand Nursery Company be given house grounds 27.00 house grounds 2.50 the Koochiching county fair. Motion Resolved, That said bonds and International State bank per contract for trees and shrubbery carried. First National bank, per John H. STUBEE coupons shall be substantially in the on court house grounds and the Auditor McDonald, labor on Ranier Frank Brown, labor on court On motion board adjourned until following form with the blanks properly A it 9.00 house grounds 18.00 be instructed to sign contract for 1:30 p. m. road filled in: same, considered $250, under guarantee First National bank per, John International State bank per of eighteen months. Philip Darval, labor on Ranier UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ind Superintendent of Construction* Board reconvened at 1:30 p. m. Pehlstom, labor on Ranier Ayes: Reed, Chute, Durrin. Present, Commissioners Reed, Ulvedahl, road 23.75 road 14.o0 State of Minnesota, County of Office over litis Drug Store Nays: Ulvedahl. Durrin. First National bank per David International State bank per Koochiching. INTERNATIONAL FALLS. MINNESOTA Moved by Commissioner Durrin, On motion the following bills were Frickleton, labor on Ranier Albert Darval, labor on Public Drainage Ditch Bonds, 1912. MRS. JANET W. DADE laid over: road 15.00 court house grounds ...... 36.60 No. $1,000.00 seconded by Commissioner Chute, that C. B. Montgomery, proceedings First National bank per Halvor International State bank per Know all men by these presence, $150 be appropriated for Auditor's Music Teacher incidental fund. Motion carried. Mahe, labor on Ranier R. K. Watt, trip to Littlefork That the County of Koochiching, in $ 51.35 Geo. Budcl, team work at court road 21.00 5.50 On motion the following applications the state of Minnesota, acknowledges for abatement of taxes were rejected: house 22.50 First National bank per Henry Internatinal State bank per itself to owe and for value received INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA P. S. Pendei'gast, team work at Olson, labor on Ranier Fred Megson, janitor work hereby promise to pay to bearer the First State bank of Baudette, NEXT court house 42.00 5.50 Arvid Logdahl, St. Croix Pine and road at court house 62.50 sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Cedar Co. ran Bros., labor at jail ... 174.75! First National bank per Peter International State bank per Dollars on the 1st day of August, Do at the newly equipped Rex Hotoe& A. Setterlund, screens at jail.. 32.65 Gibbons, labor on Ranier C. B. Montgomery, proceedings A. D. 19 together with interest On motion the following applications Barber Shop. Tub and Shower Baths. P. D. Sfcully, assisting surveyor road 49.80 28.60 for reduction of taxes were allowed: on said, amount from date hereof until First National bank per J. H. Edmen Bavor, Turtle River 3.37 International Tel. Co., phone paid at the rate of 4% per centum Open Sundays for baths from 8 to HL E. O. Streets, assisting surveyor Lumber Co. Saunders, typewriter supplies, rent, court house and jail .. 21.50 per annum, payable semi-annually on GEO. S. McCRAITH, Proprietor sheriff 1.50 On motion board adjourned to meet 2.25 A. M. Jensen, coroner fees ... 22.60 the first days of February and August B. L. Streets, assisting surveyor First National bank per J. H. A. M. Jensen, burial of poor 25.00 in each year as evidenced by and upon on Wednesday, September 25, 1912, CHARLES. K. SHAND Saunders, typewriters supplies, at 9:30 a. m. 5.00 L. J. Klippen, dirt for court the presentation and surrender of Attest: J. C. Evans, assisting surveyor courthouse 11.50 house grounds 214.00 ARCHITECT the annexed interest coupons as theyj .. 4.50 First National bank per Matt L. J. Klippen, dirt for court severally become due both principal L. H. Slocum, J. Reed, F. Plans and specifications for all buildings. S. W. Day, surveying county Burgaff, labor on court house grounds Auditor. Chairman. 137.50 and interest payable in lawful money Correspondence solicited. road house grounds 27.00 15.20 Henry Kolbe, mileage and witness of the United States of America at Geo. B. Grover, medical services VIRGINIA, First National bank per Frank fees 7.90 Safe Deposit Vaults. the office of the Central Trust Com 45.00 Brown, labor on court house Tike safe deposit vault is an Amerfcan Frank S. Lang, repairing book pany of Illinois, in the City of Chi HAIGHT & RAPP idea, and was developed at the H. H. Harrison, tax expert engineer grounds 16.20 typewriter 6.00 cago, State of Illinois and for the time of the Civil war. Bank robberies 595.50 First National bank per Gus Littlefork Times, publishing UNDERTAKERS prompt payment of this bond with were so frequent at that time that L. P. Wolff, tax expert 364.04 Jordon, labor on court house program of examinations .. 2.00 LICENSED EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL, interest as aforesaid at maturity the banks refused to take care of their DIRECTORS Moved by Commissioner Durrin, grounds 5.25 Mizpah Enterprise, publishing full faith, credit and resources of customers' valuables. An instituton seconded by Commissioner Ulvedhal First National bank per Frennie, Lady assistant always in attendance. In program of examinations .. 4.65 said county are hereby irrevocably referred its clients to the porter as out of town calls promptly attended to. Our that the following bills be audited labor on cemetery road. 77.00 M. & O. Power Co., cinders .. 37.50 pledged. willing to take the risk. For a small personal attention given to ail cases. 'Phose 234. and allowed and warrants drawn for Free Press Printing Co., supplies ram be took charge of the boxes and M. & O. Power Co., light for This bond is one of a series of 150 safes and made a fortune. From this INTERNATIONAL PALLS, MINNESOTA. same: 27.02 jail and barn, July 9.59 bonds of like date, amount and tenor, arose the modern safe deposit, which American Sanitary Products Fritz Cross Co., supplies tax M. & O. Power Co., light for excepting as to maturity, aggregating is now part of every bank. The English, Co., supplies for court house.$ 37.00 lists and Plat book 281.00 court house, July 5.20 the sum of One Hundred and Fifty ever slow and cautious, did not American Sanitary Products H. W. Forrer, boarding prisoners McGill Warner Co., supplies 126.50 Thousand, ($150,000.00) Dollars, take quickly to the idea of storing Co., supplies for jail ...... 230.50 25.00 Miller Davis Printing Co., sup- issued by the Board of County Commissioners their valuables in public vaults, when C. M. Atkinson, Notice of examination H. W. Forrer, fees 59.52 Plies 4$.40 the idea was introduced in for the purpose of defraying 4.40 Theo. Floma, taking care and It was 25 years before safe deposit Olson Bros., supplies for Carl and for an amount necessary to Big Fork Compass, Program vaults were widely established. David Dupont 22.5Q 1.90 Edler oo defray the expenses incurred and to be 15# J. E. Burdick, cedar posts .... 18.00 Falls Lumber and Coal Co., Pioneer Co., supplies 7.50 incurred in locating, constructing and R. F. Chute, per diem and mila fuel for jail 33.80 Gust Peterson, assisting Coroner establishing within said county, public 83.00 Green Hdw. Co., burial of poor. 18.00 10.00 drainage ditches, known as judicial Pldte-Top rival town, BankvlDe, Wm. Durrin, Mileage Commissioner B. M. Hamre, Hauling wood at J. F. Reed, committee work |s «Hte a town, tat It? ditches numbered one (1), two meeting 13.80 court house 11.50 and mileage 4.6O Uncle Bben—Bah! That to*ra isnl (2), three (3), and nine (9) and is Wm. Durrin, Mileage road B. M. Hamre, livery to poor big enmgfc to est a motropolttai) J. F. Reed, commissioner mileage issued by authority of and in strict tefly4* anantaad Th» Syea of the meeting 13.80 00 farm 7.75 24,00 accordance with the provisions of Entire Oiialiy An Ttmsd on Bnb Wm. Durrin, committee work John Henry, board of poor 7 0 0 0 J. F. Reed, board of equalization chapter two hundred and thirty (230) (ks vffle Today" wbm the? hold a and mileage 26.80 B. M. Hamre, labor and sup­ 3$.00 general laws of Minnesota, 1905, and flentlal :.K IF -LV^VS). -v. &K hi. 7 3s