County Treasurer 5 are elected at the November Election and took office in May of the following year. Maxine Lysne was clerk for many years and served as deputy in 1996-1997. Claudette Carlson is the current deputy. This was a major step for Benson County in eliminating unnecessary duplication by combining the bookkeeping division of the two offices, one ledger to be kept by computer in the Treasurer's office and a manual ledger in the Auditor's office. The two offices have computerized all tax roll information, receipting, distribution, general ledger, uncollected tax ledger and miscellaneous receipts and the daily cash balance.
Total consolidation enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of each office.
The first land records dated in 1884 came from the Devils Lake Land Office, Dakota Territory. Our first Patent and Homestead Receivers Receipts are marked duplicate. The books were probably made from the original Dakota Territory records after the area was divided into counties. J. M. Cubbison was Register of Deeds in 1884. He also served in other county offices and again as registrar in 1886-1895.