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BY Commissioner Anderson:
Resolved that the verified bill of
Floyd P. Rein in the amount of
$4,000, claimed to be balance due
for wages for labor performed during
the year 1882, be and the same is
wholly dis-allowed
Commissioner Kosl1i moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 25th, 1888.
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BY Commissioner Pasich:
Whereas, in the adjustment of un-
paid labor claims arising in the Sew
enth commissioners district, in the
months of October or November, 1882,
discrepancies have arisen between
the payroll heretofore filed with this
board for said labor and affidavits
filed by said workmen, in which af-
fidavits a less amount is claimed to
be due such workman than is entered
on said payrollS; and
Whereas, after due investigation
of said matters. this board is of the
opinion that said labor claims should
now be allowed and paid in the
amount set forth in the affidavit of
each such workman. and the county
auditors warrents where issued for
larger amount in any case, should
be cancelled, and any warrants be
issued to each such workmen for the
sum set forth in his said affidavit.
Now, therefore. be it resolved, that
the claims for labor of the workmen
hereinafter named in the sum stated
after the name of each of such work
man, under the caption Amount
Due" be and the same hereby are
allowed and ordered paid to the fol-
lowing named persons, and in the
following amounts, to-wit:
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BY Commissioner Newman:
Resolved, that the county auditor
be and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to call for bids to be received
by this board up to 100 o'clock in
the afternoon of Monday, October
23d, 1888, and opened and considered
by said board at 200 o'clock on said
day, for the furnishing of snow fence
and snow fence posts.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon unanimous
vote.
Adopted September 21st, 1888.
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declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
NayS-None.
Adnntad Sentemher 9th 1922
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derson, the highway engineer and
the commissioner of the Sixth dis
trict were appointed on a committee
to make an investigation of h e
claim of A. Maturi against the coun-
ty, Sixth commissioners district, for
the rental of dinkey engines for
construction work done on road No.
under the administration of Stuart
Murray
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At this time Commissioner Eklund
came in and took his seat in the
board.
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and hand ditching at various places,
city street No. 722. project No.
(betterments) from north and south
quarter line section A, 50-14 to a
point IL miles west, distance of
IL miles. 81, 1897. 22.
ich, the county highway engineer
was authorized to proceed with the
work described in the above mention
ed estimates.
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BY Commissioner Koski:
Whereas, John Shannon, who has
at times been employed as a road
superintendent and foreman, is an
applicant for full time employment
by st. Louis county as a road con-
structlon foreman or patrolman, or
on any other work, and this board
has ordered a hearing on said APP
p1catlon under the soldiers prefer
ence law of this state, and has duly
heard said John Shannon and other
evidence in support of his said APP
pncatlon and has duly considered
said matters: and
Whereas, from the evidence it ap-
pears that said John Shannon has
in the. past been a part-time en-
ploye, for said county as a highway
patrolman or maintenance foreman
in a district within a reasonable dis
lance of the home of said John Shan
non, and that by change in the
boundaries of an adjoining main
tenance and patrolman's district,
made in good faith by this board
the territory in said district where
said a nnon was employed,
has been included within the terri
tory included in the maintenance dis
trict in charge of Erick Lundberg.
who has been employed by said coun-
John shannon as road maintenance
and patrolman superintendent and
that in the interests of economy no fur
Their justification for the continu-
ance of said maintenance district in
charge of said John Shannon exists.
and by reason of the limited amount
of funds available for carrying on
said construction and maintenance
work in said county during the year
1883, only part time work can be
furnished to said John Shannon, and
his application for full time or half
time employment cannot be granted
under existing economic and finan-
cial conditions.
Now. therefore, be it resolved, that
the application of said John Shan
non, for the work specified in his
said application, be and the same
hereby is denied and that said John
Shannon be granted such employ
ment under the soldiers preference
law, pursuant to his application, as
can consistently and reasonably be
furnished him under existing con-
ditions.
Commissioner Koski moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
observation-disclosures Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
NayS-None.
Adopted September 9th, 1888
Upon motion of Commissioner Kos
XII, the members of the county board
agreed to meet as a committee at
1000 o'clock, a. M, on October End,
1888, to consider various matters be-
fore the board.
Upon motion of Commissioner New
man, the county board adjourned at
2:45 o'clock, p. M, on September
9th, 1888, to meet on October 9th,
1888, at 80 o'clock, p. m.
JACOB l.. PETE,
Chairman of County Board.
Attest:
w. H. BORGEN,
County Auditor.
(Seal of County Auditory
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At 1905 o'clock. a. m, on Septem-
Der 25th. 1888, upon motion of Com
missioner Snyder, a recess was taken
until the call of the chair.
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The county board of ST. Louis
county, Minnesota, met this h e
twenty-seventh day of September,
1888, at 200 o'clock, p. M, with the
following present:
Commissioners Eklund, Snyder, An
derson, Newman, Koski and Pasich
&c.
Observation-Disclosures Pete-1,
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Upon motion of Commissioner An
derson, the rules were suspended to
hear persons before the board.
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Upon motion of Commissioner Sny-
der. the county board resumed its
regular order of business at 1870
o'clock, p. m. on September 25th,
1888, all members being present,
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Communications.

In the absence of the chairman,
Vice Chairman Snyder took the chair.
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Saddle Old Equipment

Saddles made of leather were used
as early as the year 30A
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF ST. LOUIS
COUNTY. MINNESOTA. HELD ON
S!cIocks in TIE THE A syss'
The county board of st. Louis
county. Minnesota, met this e
twenty-five day of September, A. d.
1898, at 1880 O'Clock. p. m, pursu-
ant to call. The meeting was called
to order by the chairman, with the
following present.:
Commissioners Snyder, Anderson.
Newman. Koski, Pasich and Chair
man Pete-6.
ent-Commissioner Eklund-1.
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BY Commissioner Koski:

by COMMISSIONER NOSKl.
Resolved, that the application of
A. r. Moren of Biwabik, Mime
sofa, to sell Notwithstanding malt
liquors in unorganized township 57-16,
together with his bond in the Sea-
board Surety company, be and the
same is hereby approved, and the
county auditor is hereby instructed
to issue license to said A. R. Moren
Commissioner Koski moved the
adoption of the resolution and it
was declared adopted upon a unani-
nous vote.
Adopted September 25th, 1888.
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Cow Whips Bear

Fort Klamath, Ore.-A COW owned
by Ralph Darling is the heroine OF
this community. Though lacking
horns, it fought off brown bear
which attempted to take its calf.
The cow still had the best of the
battle when Darling arrived and
shot the intruder.
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rected to call for bids to be received
by this board up to 100 O'Clock IN
the afternoon of Monday, October
23d, 1888, and opened and considered
by said board at 200 o'clock on said
day, for the construction of the
following bridges:
Bridge No. B-5-25-1 on the Norris
Thomas road in section 25, so N,
r. Is w.
Bridge No. B-5-21-1 on the Her.
mantown road in section p, t. so N,
r. Is w.
Bridge No. B-5-20-1 on the Her.
mantown road in section 20, t. so N,
r. Is w.
Bridge No. B-4-9-2 on ST. Marie
street, in section 9. t. so n, r. Il w.
Bridge No. B-4-11-2 on st. Marie
street in section IL, t. so NJ, +. IA w.
Bridge No. A-4-6-1 on the Haines
road in section 6, t. 40 N, r. IA w.
Bridge No. B-6-S-1 on road No. IL
in section s, t. so N, T. 16 w.
Bridge No. M-3-27-1 on road No. 81
in section 81, 81 N, +. Is w.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted September 21st, 1888.
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BY Commissioner Pasich:
Resolved, that the claim of A.
III. Hoffman dated November 22nd,
1882, for personal expenses from
March 21st to November 21st, 1882.
and for postage stamps and express
in the sum of S54.34, be and the
same is hereby approved in the sum
of S5.S4 and dis-allowed as to the
sum of S4S.50.
Commissioner Newman moved the
adoption of the resolution and it
was declared adopted upon the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Eklund, An
derson. Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 25th, 1888.
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By Commissioner Anderson:
Whereas, Murion III. Bergman and
Frank Koski are honorably discharg-
ed soldiers of the World war and
both are employed by the county of
st. Louis as county truck drivers in
the Sixth commissioners district on
part time basis and each is an APP
plicant to be continued as truck
driver for said county, and said
Murion H. Bergmen is also an APP
plicant under the soldiers preference
law to, be employed full time as such
truck driver in said district or to
any other position of employment
by said county as specified in his
Whereas, this board has heard said
Murion H Bergman in support of
his said application and has also
considered the fitness of said Frank
Koski and said Bergman for said
positions. and finds and is of the
said Murion H. Bergman are both
employed as truck drivers on a fair
and reasonable basis of time under
the present economic and financial
condition of st. Louis county and in
proportion to the needs of said coun-
ty for truck drivers, and that no
change should be made in the status
of the employment of either of said
men,
Now. therefore, be it resolved, that
ooAN a of'. ANOSAa anu s,oio >siu. iOh IL.
Bergman be continued as truck driv-
ers under the soldiers preference
law in substantially the proportion
of full time now being rendered by
said employees and that the applica-
ton of said Murion H. Bergman for
full time employment as truck driv-
er, or in said other position specified
in his application, be and the same
hereby is denied by this board on
behalf of said county until further
improvement in the county's eco
nomic and financial situation.
Commissioner Pasich moved h e
adoption of the resolution and it
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BY Commissioner Anderson:

BY commissioner AnderSOn:
Resolved, that the claim of Rob-
bert l.. Barto,. of Nett Lake, Mime
sofa, in the amount of $3.50, the
same being for board and room fur
nished to Vaivo Maxi from Nov.
3rd to Nov. 7th, 1892, and for board
and room furnished to Guy l.. Ora
ham from Oct. 25th to Nov. 7th,
1882, be and the same is wholly dis
allowed.
Commissioner Eklund moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 18th. 1893.
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Nays-None.
Adopted September 9th, 1888.
By Commissioner Newman:
Whereas, Mike Musich, Joseph
Voida and Charles S. Saari are all
applicants for appointment to the
position of custodian and superin-
tendent of the county warehouse and
garage at Tower, to succeed T. II.
Wheeler, deceased; and
Whereas, this board has heretofore
ordered hearing on said applica-
lions and has heard all the testimony
OF all of said parties in said hear
ing on the notice and charges speci-
fled in said notice and has duly con-
sidered said entire matter; and
Whereas, this board finds that
said Charles S. Saari has been an
assistant custodian of said ware
house and garage in the employ of
said county for considerable per-
lod of. time and has been in charge
thereof since the death of said It. II.
Wheeler and is in all respects well
qualified to hold said position and in
the judgment of this board is bet
ter qualified than either of said
other above named applicants, all of
which said applicants are honorably
discharged soldiers of the World war.
and that said Charles S. Saari should
be given preference over said other
soldiers preference applicants above
ioi the DcSI interests OF
said county
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the soldiers preference application
of said Charles S. Saari, for APP
pointment as custodian and superin-
tendent of the st. Louis county
warehouse and garage at Tower,
Minnesota, to succeed T. H. Wheeler,
deceased. be and the same hereby is
approved and said Charles S. Saari
is hereby appointed and employed
to act as such superintendent and
custodian of said warehouse and
garage, and the applications of said
Mike Musich and Joseph Voida be
and the same hereby are denied.
Commissioner Newman moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
observation-disclosures Eklund, An
derson. Newman, Koski, Pasich and
vice Chairman Snyder-6
Nays-None.
Adopted September 9th, 1893
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BY Commissioner Anderson:
Resolved. that the claim of Vaino
MAXI of Kinney, Minnesota, in the
amount of $3.50, the same being for
board and room furnished while
staying at Nett lake from October
26th to October Goth, 1882, be and
the same is wholly dis-allowed.
Commissioner Pasich moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Commissioners Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 26th, 1888.
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Large Textile School Building
North Carolina State college
claims the largest textile school
building in the South.
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Motions and Resolutions.

BY Commissioner Eklund:
Whereas, the United States depart
ment of forestry has requested the
rental of road equipment for use in
road work in national forests; and
Whereas, this board wishes to CO.
operate with the United State de-
partment of forestry in it's work.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
this board hereby agrees to rent to
the United States department of
forestry the equipment as listed be-
low on the following terms of agree
ment:
Air compressor at the rate of
$500 per hour.
drill sharpener at the rate of
% cents per hour.
TRAILER at the rate of 81 cents
per hour.
Additional jack hammers at the
rate of % cents per hour each.
truck at the rate of SITS per
hour Ito be charged only while the
truck is being operated)
Drill steel used at .097 cents per inch.
Expenditures for gas, oil and grease
by the forestry department on the
above equipment to be deducted
from the rental charges. The coun-
ty to furnish one air compressor
operator at the rate of 65 cents per
hour, said operator to be paid di-
rectly by the United States de-
partment of forestry.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon unanimous
vote.
Adopted September 21st, 1858.
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BY Commissioner Snyder:
Resolved, that the special road and
bridge fund labor payrolls of the
several commissioners districts for
the period of one-half month, end
ing September 18th, 1888. and for
which the county auditor is in
structed to draw warrants for the
several amounts contained therein,
be and the same are hereby APP
proved. said payrolls being of the
following amounts, respectively to-
wit:
District 2, fund /, S2,526.03.
District 8. fund 1. s1,62s.2o.
District 4, fund l, s7,753.91.
District 5, fund l, "a, 702;6 60.
District 6, fund 1, $1.Oo5-7o.
District z, fund 1, s3,135.05.
Engineering department, fund 1,
Commissioners Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and u was
declared adopted upon unanimous
Adopted September 21st, 1898.
AndarS0ns
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Rv Commissioner Anderson:
eSoIved that the county AUDITOR
he and is hereby authorized and di-
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The county board OF ST. LOUIS
county, Minnesota. met this the
twenty-fifth day of September. 1888,
at 10 O'Clock, a. m. pursuant TO
adjournment.
The meeting was called to order
by the chairman, with the following
present:
Commissioners Eklund, Snyder, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Chairman Pete.
Absent-None.
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Be it further resolved, that the
county auditor be and he hereby is
authorized and requested to cancel
in the records of his office each and
every warrant heretofore drawn
against the county road and bridge
fund.- Seventh commissioners dis
trict, made payable to each of said
enumerated, and in lieu thereof, to
issue said warrants for said lesser
amounts, respectively.
Be it further resolved that said
county auditor is hereby authorized
to amend, so as to make it payable
to Urho Frank Fink, warrant No.
467053, in the sum of $500, hereto
fore made payable to Frank Fink.
workman No. 1884. for labor in said
Seventh district, and to deliver said
warrant to said Frank Fink, also
Be it further resolved, that said
county auditor is hereby authorized
and requested to deliver to the payee
his warrant No. 466237, for the sum
of $780, payable to Matt Havu-
MAXI, as assignee of Oscar Heino,
without the filing of any affidavit by
said Oscar Heino.
Be it further resolved, that the
county auditor is hereby authorized
road and bridge fund, Seventh com.
missioner's district, the amount of
the difference between said war
rants as originally drawn, and the
amount herein found to be due said
workmen.
Commissioners Pasich moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
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was declared adopted upon the fol-
lowing vote:
Commissioners Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6
Nays-None.
Adopted September 27th 1893
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Upon motion of Commissioner Sny-
der. the county board adjourned At
s;4s oeIock p n m ON ON s septembber
25th. 1888, at 10 a. m.
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Adopted September 25th, 1888.
County Highway Estimates Submit
ted by County Highway Enuineer.

S. B. Shepard, county highway en-
gineer, submitting engineers esti-
mates on roads and projects to be
presented to the county board on
this date, for its consideration
Gravel surfacing ditch No. 6-16,
project l Second class construction
on county road No. 122 from south
west corner section 80, 54-1S, to east
one-half mile, a distance of 0.5 mile,
S436.7O.
Grading and travelling on county
road No. 36, project No. (second
class construction from county road
No; 43 to county road No. 27S,
Hand ditching on county road No.
county road No. 43 to a point 800
feet south, a distance of 500 feet,
$219.45.
Repair of timber bridge No. IS on
county road No. A, project No. 1,
Second class .construction). s527.45.
road No. .493, project No. 2, (main-
tenancy in section 8, 62-19, S256.5O.
Repairing bridge No. H-5-33-1 on
the Taggart road No. 351, project No.
l (betterments) in section 33, 56-15,
S267.12.
Grading the Arkola road, county
ond class construction from south
quarter corner of section II, 54-19, a
distance of 2 miles west, $250.OO.
Grading the Stickney road, county
road No. 207, project No. / (second
class construction) from southwest
corner of section g. 54-18 north, a
distance of ~ miles, $4,000.
Replacing timber bridge No. 70 on
county road No. 273, project 1, (sec-
ond class construction), $259.60.
Upon motion of Commissioner Pas
ich, the county highway engineer
was authorized to proceed with the
work described in the above men
toned estimates
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mottOTS anu ncSOiutIOnS.
BY Commissioner Anderson:
Resolved, that the bill of Adolph
Sallila of Hibbing, Minnesota, in the
amount of $500, the same being
for alleged labor performed during
the last half of OCTOBER 1892, at the
st. Louis county fair grounds, ware
house and garage, be and the same
is hereby wholly dis-allowed
Commissioner Pasich moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Eklund, An
derson, Newman. Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 26th, 1888
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County Highway Estimates Submit
ted by County Highway Engineer.

S. B. Shepard, county highway en-
gineer, submitting engineers estimate
for grading county road No. 655, prof.
.ect / (second class construction from
station "a, SEA, NWA of section IA,
to station 81 plus so, lot L, sec. IA,
t. 81, r. II, a distance of 0.5 miles,
81, 671. 30.-151S5.
Commissioner Anderson moved that
the county highway engineer be au-
thorized to proceed with the work
described in the above mentioned es-
innate which motion was declared
adopted upon a unanimous vote.
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observation-disclosures Pete-1
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At this time Chairman Pete left
the room and Vice Chairman Snyder
took the chair.
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Upon motion of Commissioner An
derson, the county board adjourned
at 500 o'clock, p. M, on September
10Th, 1888, to meet on September
18th, 1893, at 1890 o'clock, a. m.
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Resolved, that the following appli-
cations for reduction of taxes and
correction of assessments, be and
are hereby approved, and referred TO
the Minnesota tax commission for
final action, to-wit: Fannie Rose,
lot Z, block 55, Endion division of
Duluth: Whitney Wall, agent for a.
F. Maitland, ct al, lot 65, West
Superior street, Duluth Proper, lst
division.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted Sept. 21st, 1888.
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The county board of ST. Louis
county, Minnesota, met this the
at 1890 o'clock a. M, pursuant to
adjournment, with the following
present:
Commissioners Eklund, Snyder, An
derson, Newman, Koski and Pasich
-6.
Observation-Disclosures Pete-1.
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To the county board:
Your committee on taxes and as
sessments to whom were referred
the various applications for reduc
ton of taxes and correction of as
sessments, having considered same,
recommended the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
H. A. ANDERSON,
ERIC NJ EKLUND,
VICTOR KOSKI,
J. w. PASICH,