Hi ?-,%?•« a 1 -C INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, JANUARY 30 19i9 PAGE SIXTEEN -afc. Bank February sal- ~V FINANCIAL CONDITION OF KOOCHICHING COUNTY, LABOR DRIVEN TO ITS LIMIT COUNTY OFFICER'S SALARIES COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES ary 83.33 John Berg, assigned to 12166 MINNESOTA, ON DECEMBER 31ST 1918. International State Hardest of Hard Work Demanded of County Health Officer Thoa. P. White, Sheriff Bank March salary Boatmen in the Early Days 83.5 of the Country. John Berg, assigned to 12439 No. of To Whom Dr. J. E. Dufort, International State 12188 Warrant Issued Amount salary of County Bank- April salary ASSETS The^high moral courage of the missionaries Health Officer 1-1, 18 83. Thos P. White, assigned 12066 37.50 to 3-31, 18 $ 12729 John Berg, assigned to who strove to convert the to National Cash on hand, December 31st 1918 .' .$ 193,384.62 13$11 Dr. J. E. Dufort, International State Bank salary as Uncollected penalties, interests and -Costs 72,493.91 Indians of the Canadian Northwest is 37.50 salary to 7-1, 1918 .. Bank May salary.. 83.33 sheriff 10-8, 1917 well illustrated by the life of Father Dr. J. E. Dufort, 13920 12984 John Berg, assigned to to 2-28, 1918 $ 795.75 TAXES LEVIED FOR COUNTY PURPOSES, YEAR 1918. salary to 10-1, 1918 37.50 International State 12167 Thos P. White, March Lacombe, who dared to rebuke Chief 14587 Dr. J. E. Dufort, sstl&ry Revenue $31,819.03 Bank June salary 83.33 166.65 Factor Rowan of the Budson Bay salary to 12-31 1918 37,50 13352 John Berg, assigned to 12440 Thos. P. White April Poor 21,000.56 company for heartlessness toward the Road & Bridge 31,819.03 International State salary 166.66 150.00 Total warrants drawn $ S. R. H-. Bond & Int 14,000.37 $98,639.99 Bank July salary.. 83.33 12730 Thos. P. White. May company's men. Katherlne Hughes 13697 John Berg, assigned to salary 166.66 describes the incident In her biography International State 12987 Thos. P. White, June INVENTORY, COUNTY PROPERTY, DECEMBER 31ST 1818 of Father Lacombe. The factor and Bank August salary 83.33 166.S6 COUNTY OFFICER'S SALARIES 13899 Land .$2,093,700.00 John Berg, assigned to 13348 Thos. P. White,' Juiy the priest were journeying to Edmonton Buildings 107,860.00 International State salary 166.66 In a keel boat, towed by a company Equipment 26.043.19 Bank September Sal»ary 13693 Thos. P. White August Deputy Clerk of Court 8&ld>ry Supplies 2,368.94 $2,229,972,13 of cordeliers. 83.33 166.66 Wolf bounty due from state 5,140.50 14113 13897 Thos. P. White] Sept John Berg, assigned to Of the boatman's toil Father Lacombe Uncollected county taxes,, 1917 and prior'years 52,476.19 ember salary International State 166.66 To Whom has written: "Imagine, if you No. of Bank October salary 14100 Thos. P. White, OctohAr Issued Amount Warrant flfllflrv $2,652,097.34 83.33 please, after resting a few hours on 166^56 14332 John Berg, assigned to 14327 Thos. P. White," November 11915 Effie Oveson, services the bare earth, to hear at 3 o'clock the salary LIABILITIES International State as Deputy Clerk 166.66 cry, 'Level Leve!' Et puis, hurrah!— Bank November salary 14568 Thos. P. White, December of Court 3 26.00 Loans from State $ 52,300.00 83.3 salary 166.74 to pull and pull on the lines drawing 12065 Effie Oveson, February Funding Bonds 107.757.50 14563 John Berg, assigned to salary 4S.00 the heavy boat up against the current, Road Bonds 290.000.00 Total warrants drawn International State $ 2,462.43 12195 Effie Oveson, March, Ditch Bonds 1,368,000.00 Bank December salary walking In the mud, the rocks, the salary 52.00 Outstanding Warrants 513,413.95 83.3 12398 Effie Oveson, services sw«|np, along cliffs, and sometimes in Assets over .Liabilities 320,625.89 as Deputy Clerk COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES w|||jjj to their armpits—and this under Total warrants drawn ..$ 1,000.00 of Court 15.00 $2,652,097.34 a burning sun or 'beating rain from 12485 Effie Oveson, services as Deputy Clerk early morning until darkness fell about of Court 42.00 COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES Deputy Sheriff 9 o'clock. Without having seen It one 12763 Effie Oveson, services AND FEES LIST OF KOOCHICHING COUNTY BONDS, OUTSTANDING, can form no Idea of the hardships, as Deputy Clerk of Court 54.00 No. of To Whom the cruel fatigues, of these boatmen." 13084 Effie Oveson, services Warrant DECEMBER 31ST 1918. Issued Amount Clerk of Court —Youth's Companion. as Deputy Clerk Hughes Van Etten, 12221 of Court 44.09 salary March 4 to 13087 Effie Oveson, services No. of To Whom March 31 $ RANKED WITH GREAT POETS as Deputy Clerk 112.50 Warrant Issued Amoual 12464 Hughes Van Etten, of Court 9.09 State Rural Highways $290,000.00 April salary 125.00 13769 Effie Oveson, July Court House 32,300.00 11896 J. H. Drummond 12731 Hnghes Van Etten, John Greenleaf Whittier Has Written and August clerk January salary ...$ Funding, 4s 27,757.50 91.66 May salary 125.00 hire Funding, 4s 30,000.00 106.00 12027 J. H. Drummond, His Name Among the Immortals 12990 Huhes Van Etten, 13926 Effie Oveson, services Funding 4 %s 50,000.00 February salary .. 91.66 of the Earth. June salary ... 125.00 as Deputy Clerk Funding 4%s Jail, 20,000.00 12169 J. H. Drummond, 13368 Hughes Van Etten, of Court to 9-30, 18 50.00 March salary 91.66 July salary ...... 125.00 14161 Effie Oveson, October 12341 J. H. Drummond, JUDICIAL DITCH BONDS. John Greenleaf Whittier, one of the 13706 Hughes Van Etten, salary, Deputy Clerk delinquent tax list best loved and most famous of American August salary ... of Court 125.00 Ditches, 1-2-3-9 .' ..$150,000.00 42.GO 892.05 13916 Hughes Van Etten, Ditehes, 4 .-. 34,000.00 14358 Effie Oveson, November 12441 J. H. Drummond, poets, and, perhaps, the most ardent September salary .. Ditches, 5 40,000.00 salary Deputy 125.00 April salary 91.66 abolitionist known to United 14116 Hughes Van Etten, Clerk of Court .... Ditches, 6 21,000.00 52.00 12734 J. H. Drummond, October salary States history, was born December 17 J.4660 Effie Oveson, December 125.00 Ditches, 7 ....... 32,000.00 May salary 91.66 14347 Hughes Van Etten, salary Deputy Ditches, 8 48,000.00 12985 J. H. Drummond, near Haverhill, Mass. He was apprenticed November salary 125.00 Ditches, 10-11 92,000.00 Clerk of Court ... June salary 50.00 91.66 to journalism and became an editor 14578 Hughes Van Etten, Ditches, 12-13 186,000.00 13351 J. H. Drummond December salary .. 125.00 Ditches, 14-17-18-20 765,000.00 $1,368,000.00 at the early age of twenty-two. fFotal warrants drawn July salary 91.66 590.00 13696 J. H. Drummond, He held various editorial positions, and Total warrants drawn $ 1,237.50 Total $1,818,057.50 August salary 91.66 throughout his life devoted himself, to 13900 J. H. Drummond, COUNTY OFFICER'S SALARIES Note—Ditch Bonds are all paid by taxes secured by liens on lands directly September salary the writing of bot-h. prose and poetry. 91.66 taxed to an even amount. 14112 J. H. Drummond, COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES having no doubt a deep-.Inspiration in October salary .... Bonds for State Rural Highways are issued to cover cost of construction 91.66 Deputy Auditor that he belonged to the same age that 14331 J. H. Drummond, of which the -State pays one-half cost, the County pays onequarter November salary 91.65 cost and one-quarter cost secured by liens against the lands gave Emerson and Longfellow to America Deputy Sheriff 14564 J. H. Drummond, benefited by such Highways. and Tennyson and the Brownings No. of To Whom December salary 91.74 to England. With such as his contemporaries Warrant Issued Amoui?t Total warrants drawn No. of To Whom /1,992.05 Whittier, being himself blessed 11895 E. J. Gjesdahl, January Warrant Issued Amo .'.nt salary with natural talents, could do no 140.00 LIST OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, DECEMBER 31ST 1918 12032 E. J. Gjesdahl, February Carl Victor Linsten, less than what he did Jn literature. 12222 salary .. COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES 140.00 salary March 4 to Whittier, however, is better known 12174 E. J. Gjesdahl, March March 31 $ 90.00 salary 140.00 to fame because of his poems. His 12465 Carl Victor Linsten, Tax and Penalty ITund $ 13.27 12446 E. J. Gjesdah.l April April salary County Attorney 100.00 prose Is not so exalted, though true. County Revenue Fund .'. 74,626.95 salary 140.00 12732 Carl Victor Linsten, County Poor Fund ... .... 1,686.29 12739 12739 He wrote "My Psalm," "Barclay of E. J. Gjesdahl, May May salary ........ 100.00 County Road and Bridge Fund 51,115.78 salary 140.00 Ury," "Barbara Frletchle," "At Sundown" 12992 Carl Victor Linsten, No. of Redemption Fund 167.47 To Whom 12995 12995 E. J. Gjesdahl, June June salary 100.00 Warrant Issued School Fund, (Districts) 25,472.22 and various other wonderful Amount salary 140.00 13367 Carl Victor Linsten, Town, City and Village Fund 2,929.57 13355 E. J. Gjesdahl, Juiy Juiy poems. He lived to be eighty-five 11899 Franz Jevne, January July salary ... 100.0(1 Incidental, Fund 27.,6i2 salary 140.00 140.00 salary 13707 Carl Victor Linsten, years-'old, dying peacefully September $ 166.66 State Land and Interest' Fund .44 13700 E. J. Gjesdahl, Aug- 12030 Franz Jevne, February August salary 100.00 Sanatorium Fund 11.47 7. 1892. ust salary 140.00 140.00 salary 13918 Carl Victor Linsten, 166.66 Refunding Account 431.82 13905 13905 E. J. Gjesdahl, Sep- Sep- 12172 Franz Jevne, March September salary ... 100.U0 State Road Maintenance Fund"' .. 392.53 tember salary 140.00 140.00 salary 14117 Carl Victor Linsten, 166.66 Unorganized Road and Bridge Fund 660.80 14115 14115 E. J. Gjesdahl, October Reading as a Narcotic. 12444 Franz Jevne, April October salary .... 100.00 State Rural Highway Fund -. 202,658.51 salary 140.00 140.00 salary 14348 Carl Victor Linsten, The habit of reading for amusement 166.66 Judicial Ditch Fund ..... I v...... 153.044.21 14335 14335 E. J. Gjesdahl, Nov- 12737 Franz Jevne, May November salary .. 100. uo Contingent Fund 175.00 becomes with thousands of people exactly ember salary 140.00 140.00 salary •....' 14579 Carl Victor Linsten, 166.66 14585 14585 E. J. Gjesdahl, Dec- 12986 Franz Jevne, June the same kind of habit as wine December salary .. 100.00 Total $513,413.95 ember salary salary 140.00 166.66 drinking or opium smoking it is like 13350 Franz Jevne, July Total warrants drawn $ 990.00 a narcotic, something that helps to Total warrants drawn $ 1,680.00 salary 166.66 13695 Franz Jevne, August pass the time, something that keeps salary \J/i RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF TOWN, CITY AND 166.86 up a perpetual condition of dreaming, COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES 13896 Frnz Jevne, September r- JANITOR something that eventually results? In salary 166.66 14109 VILLAGE FUNDS. Franz Jevne, October destroying all capacity for thought, salary Deputy Sheriff 166.66 No. of giving exercise only to the surface To Whom 14567 Franz Jevne December Warrant Issued parts of the mind, and leaving the Amoun'. salary 163.71 deeper springs of feeling and the higher 11904 George Gable, No. of To Whom Deduction Payments Jan12033 Total warrants drawn $ 2,000.00 $ Receipts from Debit Balance uary salary for to faculties of perception unemployed. 85.00 85.00 Warrant Issued Amo'i «r 12033 Town, City, Tax Colllections Refund Jan. George Gable, assessment Treasurers Feb- The result of all this reading means 13025 George A. Anderson, or Village ings 1st 1918 uary salary Ex. 85.00 85.00 May salary nothing but a cloudiness In the mind. 12175 12175 George Gable, COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES 100 00 March 13026 George A. Anderson, Bannock $1,367.23 $ 52.11 $1,315.12 salary That Is the direct result. The Indirect 85-.00 85-.00 Bear River 559.96 12.07 12447 12447 June salary $ 647.89 George Gable, 100.00 April April result Is that the mind has been Beaver 3,750.74 76.59 13370 George A. Anderson, 3,674.15 salary County Treasurer 85 85 00 00 Big Falls 1,440.61 4.03 12740 12740 July salary 1,442.58 kept from developing Itself. All development George Gable, May May 100.00 Bridgie 2,708.04 5.70 salary 14350 George A. mlerson, 2.702.04 85.00 85.00 necessarily means some Cingmars 3,426.77 August salary 55.39 12994 12994 George Gable, No. of 100.00 3.371.38 June To Whom pain, and such reading as I speak of Cross River •. ... 1,054.64 13917 George A. Andersoi 15.91 1,038.73 salary Warrant Issued 85.00 85.00 Amount 3 00.00 1 Dinner Creek 1,486.48 13354 13354 September salary 1.37 1.485.11 has been employed unconsciously as a George Gable, July July 11897 P. H. Fogarty, January Dentaybow 1,214.47 salary 14119 George A. Anderson, 9.78 1,204.69 85.00 85.00 means to avoid that pain, and the consequence Englewood 1,682.74 salary $ 166.66 October salary .... 19.21 13699 13699 100.00 1,663.53 George Gable, August Is atrophy.—-Lafcadlo Hearn. 1202* P. H. Fogarty, February Evergreen 1,809.99 13709 George A. Anderson, 29.75 salary 1,780.24 85.00 85.00 salary 166.6& Forest Grove 1,112.87 13906 13906 November salary 26.63 1,086.24 George Gable, 100.00 Sept- Sept- 12170 P. H. Fogarty March Grand Falls 476.44 14580 George A. Anderson, 1.05 ember salary 475.39 85.00 85.00 salary 166.66 Gowdy 228.37 14114 14114 December1 salary.. 3.07 Be Careful With Electricity. George Gable 100.00 225.30 Oc- 12442 P. H. Fogarty, April Henry 564.21 29.57 tober salary 534.64 100.CO 100.CO Some safety hints for the wise, Jameson 4 352.89 salary igg 66 16.03 14334 14334 Total warrants drawn 800.00 4,336.86 George Gable, Nov- 12735 P. H. Fogarty, May Kline 245.45 which are Intended to guard against 245.45 ember salary 100.00 100.00 Koochiching 9,566.15 salary 166 66 128.31 14586 14586 10.00 9,427.84 serious accidents and a possible loss George Gable, Dec- 12988 P. H. Fogarty, June Lindford 860.21 86.09 774.12 ember salary 100.00 of life, are being sent out broadcast COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES Manitou 554.68 salary 166 66 5.17 549.51 Meadow Brook 812.17 13856 P. H. Fogarty, July by the electric light companies. From 15.23 Total warrants drawn $ 796.91 1.065.00 Meding 5,047.12 salary 166.66 6.46 5,040.66 them may be selected the following: 13694 P. H. Fogarty, August Murphy 1,080.93 Deputy Sheriff 50.43 1.030.50 Do not cover an electric globe with salary ig6 5613&9.5 Nett River 2,383.37 21.13 2,362.24 P. H. Fogarty, September COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES Pine Top 2,451.74 paper or cloth. It may start a fire. 2,415.32 36.42 Plum Creek 566.12 salary .... 166.56 491.21 74.91 Do not hang an ordinary lamp cord No. of To Whom 14108 P. H. Fogarty, October Rapid River 430.95 7.32 423.63 Issued Amount Warrant over a nail or metal work. Do-not Superintendent or Schools salary eg Ray 2,508.76 28.74 2,430.02 14329 P. H. Fogarty, November !*l W. E. Martin, January Rat Root 2,544.74 11922 26.35 leave a cord connected when you are 2.518.39 salary 166.66 salary $ 75.00 Reedy 493.06 5.11 487.95 through with It. Do not touch any 14565 P. H. Fogarty, December .No. of W. E. Martin, February Sault 962.36 12046 3.64 To Whom 958.72 Wire that Is down on the ground, Sturgeon River ........... 639.78 Warrant salary 166.74 slaary 75.00 Issued Amount 639.78 Summerville 1,126.63 12223 W. E. Martin, salary 32.00 1,094.63 whether It Is an electric, telephone or 11900 I}. B. Jewell, Janu- Total warrants drawn March 4 to March 31 90.00 Watrous 1,093.48 23.97 $ 2000.00 1.069.51 guy wire. In an emergency, remove salary $ 125.00 ary W. E. Martin, Salary Indus 867.60 12232 22.39 845.21 12031 D. B. Jewell, February Warren 1,986.29 a wire with an Instrument equipped March 1 to March 3 7 50 1,986.29 salary 125100 Wildwood 1,625.82 W. E. Martin, April COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES 12462 31.40 with a wooden handle, keeping the 1,594.42 12173 D. B. Jewell, March Williams 723.19 salary 100.90 3.20 719.99 full length of the handle between yourself salary 125.00 W. E. Martin, May Wicker 341.24 12733 18.70 322.54 -12445 D. B. Jewell, April sola rv 100.00 White Birch ....• 537.51 and the wire. 537.51 County Auditor salary 125.00 12991 W. E. Martin,' June Big Falls, Village .... 1,201.28 23.21 1,178.07 OQ 1 i»v International Fails, City 65,101.63 100.00 88.70 65,012.93 Total warrants drawn $ 500.00 13369 W. E. Mair'tin,' Juiy Littlefork, Village 905.40 No. of 905.40 Discovery of Anthracite. To Whom salary Mizpah, Village 1,081.05 Warrant 100.00 Issued 1.081.05 Amouii' Northome Village 1,293.85 It Is only a little more than a hundred 13708 W. E. Martin, August 9.06 1,284.79 11898 R. c. Fraser, January Ranier Village 1,530.55 COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES salary 100.00 9.61 years since authraclte coal has 1,520.94 salary $ W. E. Martin, September So. Iiiter. Falls Village ... 2,374.25 13919 166.66 100.13 2.274.12 been used as fuel, the firsto attempt to 12029 R. C. Fraser, February salary 100.00 salary burn. IJt proving unsuccessful. Judge W. E. Martin October 166.66 14118 $140,179.81 1,183.94 $10.00 $32.00 $138,953.87 Superintendent of Schools 12171 R. C. Fraser, March salary 100.00 Jesse Fell of Fell house, Wilkes-Bafre, salary 14349 W. E. Martin, November 166.66 SmS Pa., was convinced that "stone coal," 12443 R. C. Fraser, April salary 100.00 No. of To Whom salary 14581 as. It was called, v^ould burn, but his W. E. Martin, December 166.66 Warrant Issued Amount 12736 R. C. Fraser, The foregoing statement prepared by th$ County Auditor, is May salary ... 100.00 arguments were laughed at. Finally, salary 12738 J. F: Gavin, May 166.66 convinced that what was necessary approved by this Board of County Commissioners, Koochiching \12989 R. Fraser, c. June Total warrants drawn $ 1,147.50 salary ... $ 1.25.00 salary ....... was a strong draft, Judge Fell built a 12993 J. F. Gavin, June 166.66 County, Minnesota, and respectfully submitted to the taxpayers of 13347 R. C. Fraser, salary July 125.00 fireplace of brick with a bottom and salary 13350 13350 J. F. Gavin, July Koochichiching County, Minnesota. 166.66 front of grating. Piling the coal COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES Iron 13692 R. C. Fraser, August salary ............ 125.00 salary in this, he built a wood fire under it. 1369S 1369S J. F. Gavin, August Dated at International Falls, Minnesota, this 7th day 166.66 13894 R. Q. Fraser, September salary 125.00 125.00 Spon the coal was 'a red-hot mass,' salary .... County Jailor January, 1919. 13901 J. F. Gavin, September 166.66 the neighbors flocked In to marvel 14107 R. C. Fraser, October and salary 125.00 125.00 salary 14122 14122 J. WILLIAM HARRIGAN, at this and revel in the grateful F. Gavin, October 166 66 R. C. Fraser, Novvembers salary 14355 No. of To Whom 12S.00 12S .00 warmth. That was In February, 18081 FRANK B. GREEN, salary .... 14333 14333 J. Warrant Issued Amount F. Gavin, November 166.66 —Louisville Courier-Journal. R. Fraser, December salary 14566 c. 125.00* 125.00* 11902 Hughes Van Etten, ROSS SLACK salary 14562 14562 J. F. Gavin. December 166.74 January salary ...$ 100.00 salary 125.00 G. A. MUNROE, 12026 Hughes Van Etten, Total warrants drawn What Did She Mean? $ 2,000.00 February salary... 100.00 Total warrants drawn 1,000.00 R. J. LANGAARD. "My husband saved me from drowning." 12231 Hughes Van Etten, salary .March 1 to 12223 John P. Wall salary Ma finl) 10.00 "That was romantic." COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES slop the ~3rlnlclng ol "water and Hie 13112 Thos. P. White salary One Way to Advertise. "Yes, It was romantic at the time. jailor March 4 chance of germs. The Influenza epidemic, Some years ago a New York firm to January 4 1918.. 300.00 But sometimes I have an Idea he is in fact, was a boon for the paper Acting Sheriff 13349 Thos. P. White July manufacturing paper water cups got Judge of Probate gazing at me with a speculative eye." salary 75.00 cup manufacturer. It is noted on its legs because of laws in New 13691 Thos. P. White, August —Lousiville Courier-Journal.. that this manufacturer is now sending No. of York and New Jersey prohibiting use salary To Whom 75.00 No. of To Whom five-ton trucks around the city with Warrant Issued 13898 Thos. P. White, September Amount of public drinking cups. The Arm distributed Warrant Issued Amount salary his wares. A cargo of paper cups His Feat 75.00 11901 John P. Wall January its wares by messenger and 14111 Thos. P. White, October International State salary cannot weigh more than 200 pounds, "The detective who arrested the 16^66 wagon. Money came rolling in. salary 75.00 11903 John Berg, assigned to 12025 John. P. Wali, February but it looks well on a five-ton giant. 14328 Thos. P. White, November fleeing criminal on the high seas International State Then came the automobile era, and salary ..... 166.66 salary ...... 100.00 There may be a waste of energy, but Bank January salary trampled on the impossible." 12223 John P. Wall, salary this firm bought a number of delivery 14569 Thos. P. White, December $ 83.33 March 1 to March 3 it pays to advertise and, above all, it "How so?" 22.22 salary trucks to expedite its growing business. 75.00 1.2024 John Berg, assigned to pays to advertise properly,—Wall "He landed his man In the middle International State The wnr came, and it didn't Total warrants drawn 355.54 Total warrants draw* *6.00 Street Journal. of the ocean." Wa Sk-'! Afe s® IV i&i V- SlsSsOu