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Askov American., 1941-01-23
Commissioner christensen offered

Commissioner Christensen offered
the following resolution:
Resolved: That in accordance with
the Statutes of the State of Minne-
sofa. the sum Of Five Hundred Dol
i. Revenue Fund Of the County to the
credit Of the County Attorneys Con-
tingent Fund. and the County Audi
tor is hereby directed to make such
transfer on the books of his office
the resolution. and the rolf being
called. there were five yeas and no
nays as follows:
c. A. Pearson ....................ye Yea
Magnus christensen yea
Harry Gebhardt yes
SO the resolution was adopted this
seventh day Of January. 1941.
Mr.. Pearson offered the following
ssd TSe %SveS ToIttsa Its &s.
partment has greatly increased the
work in the Auditors office. that 1t
Is impossible to carry on said work
with the regular help. and
ooUae saS work in order ,dcardOs to properly
statutes. 1t will be necessary to pro-
vide for additional help as has been
Now. THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
priated for such services in the Coun-
ty Auditors Office In an amount not
to exceed fifteen hundred dollars
l$1500O0) out of the Forfeited Tax
Fund OF said County Of Pine as pro-
vided by, Chapter 1856. Laws Of 1886.
as amended.
Vote being taken on said resolution,
there were five yeas and no nays, as
c. A. Pearson yea
W. G. Ausmus yea
Gagnus Christensen yea
HorrS Ho.S cbS. aSS -; ji;;..........'..........yea
So So the re resolution was adopted this
We would respectfully report that.
In accordance with law. we have this
day examined the accounts Of the
County. Auditor and County Treasur-
Of the condition of the Couny Treas
urer at this date
We find the County Treasurer charg-
ed on the books Of the County Auditor
Nth and accoSntable sss 1H lie for. at this date
The balance to the County Treasur-
er in the County Depositories. is as
Balance per Bank Statements $ so.217 50
Less Outstanding Checks Is 2s.siS.5s
Bank Balances ...,,.,., 90 $50 *
The Treasurer exhibited
to US: Checks . 37.f7
Examined on January I, 1s41 at Fine Pine
City. Minnesota.
G. A. Pearson Dist. No
w. G.. Ausmus Dist. No.
Magnus Christensen Dist. No 3
Hollis Ladd Dist No. 4
Harry Gebhardt Dist No. 5
The Kerrick State Bank submitted
Assignment Of Securities in lieu of
deposit and on motion made and car
ried the same was accepted
On motion made and carried Walter
Blanchard was appointed Janitor for
the year. 1941 at salary of 5000
per month.
On motion made and carried Ella
Rolf was appointed clerk in Engin-
eer's office at a salary Of 5000 per
month.
On motion made and carried Mrs.
Eta Wiley was appointed Assistant
Superintendent Of Schools at a sal
ary of $SO.C per month for full time
services.
On motion made and carried the SAL
aries for the year 1911 for the follow
ing officers were fixed as follows:
County Attorney ~............... ~ isOH@
Clerk Of District Court ........ 9OO.CO
Supt. Of Schools .. 1850. 90
On motion made and carried wages
Askov American., 1941-01-23

Commissioners Pearson offered the
following resolution:
Resolved: That in accordance with
the Statutes of the State Of Minne-
sofa. the sum of Five Hundred Dol
Attorneys Contingent Fund to the
credit Of the General Revenue Fund of
the County. and the County Auditor
1s hereby directed to make such trans
1er On the books Of his office.
Askov American., 1941-01-23

~ a. ACotSou '''.....'... ''..''yt'
". u. AuSmus ...................ye yea
Magnus Christensen yea
Hollis LAID ...................... yea
Harry Gebhardt ...................ye yea
and so the resolution was adopted this
7th day Of January. 1941.
On motion made and carried the
County Auditor was appointed Cus,o-
dian of the Courthouse and County
Purchasing Agent for the year 1941.
Chairman Ausmus appointed the fol-
lowing committees for the ensuing
year:
Poor-Christiansen and Ladd
Claims-PearsOn and Gebhardt
Roads-Pearson and Ladd
Board of Health-Gebhardt and Christi
Jansen.
Dr.. E. L. Stephan was appointed
Board of Health Physician at a salary
of $500 for the year.
A communication was received from
Governor Stassen relative to meet
ing to discuss plans for cooperation
with the, Federal Governments pro,
meeting to be held at Cambridge.
Mimi. on the l7th day Of January, at
200 o'clock p. M. On motion made
and carried said communication was
placed on file.
The County Auditor presented to
Examiner on the financial affairs Of
Pine County covering the period end
ing October 8. 1940 and on motion
made and carried the same was order
ed placed on file.
TO THE COUNTY BOARD.
Pine County. Minnesota
The Board Of Audit of Pine County
respectfully reports to your Honor
able Body that they have examined
the books, accounts and vouchers OF
the County Treasurer. counted and as
certained the kind, description and a.
said county. or belonging thereto for
the period from January 1st. 1899 to
December 81. 1889. both days inclusive.
We find the treasurer charged with
the Tax Levy for 1898, as follows:
Tax Levy for 1888 ....... .$473. 924.35
Additions to the Levy ..... 1.2N52
Total Debit ..............$4 .$475. .151.S7
Taxes collected ............. 1886. ia. so
Taxes abated ................ 1O.O9O.o5
Total Credit ..............$ $346. SO5.05
January. 1910. Balance
Uncollected S128. 1862
We hereby certify that we have ver-
flied the correctness of the foregoing
statement by checking the duplicate
receipts with the tax books for the
Miscellaneous minutes: We also
checked the delinquent tax receipts.
mortgage registration tax receipts
teachers insurance and retirement
fund receipts. miscellaneous collections
receipts. private redemption receipts
and public lands receipts. Board of Au-
dit adjourned to meet on call Of chair
man.
Oscar Eklund
Chairman County Board
J. E. Therrien
County Auditor
William Mista
Clerk of District Court
BOARD OF AUDIT,
Pine County.
TO THE HONORABLE COUNTY
BOARD. Pine County, Minnesota
GENTLEMEN:
The undersigned Board Of Audit of
said Pine County met at the office OF
the County Treasurer Of said County
on the 1st day Of February. A. D. 1910.
for the purpose Of examining and au-
diting the accounts. books and vou-
chers Of Frank Poferl. Treasurer of
said County, and to count and ascer-
tain the kind. description and amount
of funds in the County Treasury and
belonging thereto. We respectfully
make the following report thereon:
Askov American., 1941-01-23

day
December. 1940
J.
Chairman
Clerk
TO COUNTY County
Purposes
and sppoIond to date balances
remaining
OF business the 31t December ' - ~ ~ '
J.. Therrien
County Audito
Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-10-25

and engaged in mining. I resided two
years there and then moved to Sierra
county for a short time and then re-
turned to Iowa. After year in Iowa
I started for Idaho.
ut was a very hard matter to get
there in those days-going across the
mountains and travelling the old
Mullan road. When we arrived at Deer
Lodge the last man who came from
the Idaho diggings told us they were
overcrowded and that we would have
a good chance to prospect in this
country.
Became a Butcher
"On my way to Idaho camped at
the mouth of the Blackfoot river and
while there a man named Crawford
wanted a butcher and hearing there
was one in our crowd came to me and
said they had discovered a good camp
and he wanted to hire men, offering
me $25 a month and board. ac-
cepted the offer and he bought three
wild heifers and told me to drive them
to the new camp, distance of 125
miles.
crawford had the only horse and
so I had to drive the wild heifers to
Bannack. My only provisions on this
Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-10-25

there was any legislation regarding
education during the Meagher regime,
1t was later annulled by congress, as
were the other laws enacted by the
legislatures he illegally called
No Floor In School
According to Mrs w. J. Beal, the
first school in Bozeman was held in
the back room Of q log house in the
winter Of 1865 The building had no
floor and was heated by a fireplace
built of boulders! A Mr.. Anderson was
the teacher. and the pupils we're Ben
jamin, Edwin and Rosa Fridley. Jay
Jay Macarthur. and Frank Meraville
q half-breed.
Thomas F. Campbell, the third sup
erintendent of public instruction to
serve. but fourth appointed or elected,
stated In his report to Governor Smith,
that from 1867 TO 1869 there were no
schools in Beaverhead county, in Ed
gerton county (now Lewis and Clark
there were three school districts where
there was teaching some time Of the
year Eight school districts were or
ganized in Madison county
During his first term Of office as
superintendent Of public instruction.
which endured from 1872 to 1877. Cor
nelium Hedges gave the first regular
report In this he mentions schools IN
nine counties, Madison, Gallatin. Deer
Lodge, Lewis and Clark, Meagher,
jefferson, Chouteau. MiSsoula and
Beaverhead. The average school term
each year was then 80 days Book
keeping was a required study Deer
Lodge had the first frame schoolhouse
and Missoula the first one OF brick
Helena held school in the basement
of a church The desks and benches
were a terror to behold" While Hedges
was in office. good school buildings
Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-10-25
Conrad Kohrs Failure PrOspectOr Made Fortune in
Livestock But He First Overcame Numerous Troubles

we're erected in Helena, Virginia City,
Bannack. Blackfoot and New Chicago
Clark Wright, who was superintend-
ent Of public instruction following
Cornelius Hedges, reported new school,
houses at Butte. Bozeman and Benton.
The next superintendent, Egbert Smith,
states that in 1879 Montana schools
had 7,049 pupils. which was twice the
number OF pupils IN 1872.
No Primrose Path
From this brief sketch 1t viii be
seen that the road to learning In
the early days OF Montana's history
was no primrose path, but a way be-
set with manifold difficulties for
pupil, teacher and superintendent OF
instruction. The buildings used for
schools were not constructed for that
purpose. They were generally log
cabins. and poorly lighted and heated.
The pupils could follow no regular
course OF study, for there was none.
The school books we're a heterogeneous
lot and Of varying ages.
There being a large southern ele-
ment here. race prejudice formed for
a time another obstruction 70 block
the progress Of the wouldbe student
and even affected the teachers
Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-10-25

I had no trouble about paying my
debts after that.
1.-The next spring a Methodist
preacher brought lot of pigs from
Salt Lake to Virginia City and
bought them for SIS per head, and
took them to Summit. About a month
later I bought another lot-that was
In the spring Of 1854. When fall came
I sold what I had left Of my pigs
for $4,2OO. I had no feed for them
and could not keep them.
''In the fall of 1864 I sold out my
shop IN Alder gulch and went into
the business Of buying cattle and fur
nishing the butchers. In the spring OF
1855 started a shop In Helena. In
the fall I bought lot Of poor work
cattle and sent them down to Deer
Lodge to Craze. put all Of my money
into them. I bought all of my cattle
on time in those days-from a week
to 80 days-waiting for the butchers
to pay me.
Buys Grant Out
II saw in the spring Of 1865 that
cattle we're going to be scarce, and I
DOEEDWEQ 3AG,UDU Ol NGCoAbC GOAb IA
Virginia City and with 1t bought
s85 900 worth OF cattle from various
parties, paying enough down to make
the trades good. In the spring Of 1865
I had all the beef In the country in
my hands. Flour at this time was
selling for $150 a pound. But I did
not take any advantage Of it and sold
my beef at a reasonable price. Meat
that I bought at the rate of Is cents
per pound sold for Is cents.
Il rode in those days many times
125 miles per day, keeping several re-
lay horses stationed about the coun-
try. Afterwards I made another big
purchase Of cattle from the San
joaquin valley, California, about 1,5OO
head, paying s24 per head, and made
a nice profit on them.
~On Aug. %, 1866, bought Grant
out. The Grant herd was the first
breeding herd I had. There were 365
head IN that lot and paid sl9,5OO
for them. The range was located then
where / now live (I885) about a hah
mile north Of Deer Lodge"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1941-10-25

The home Of Conrad Kohrs, for
MANY years the cattle king of Mon
tana and whose cattle by the thou-
sands roamed the ranges In south
western, central and northern Mon
tana. was lust outside Deer Lodge.
The old house was built IN 1852 by
John H. Grant, a pioneer stockman'
and was known as Johnny Grants s
place. Along with the ranch and cattle,
the house was bought by Kohrs IN
1856 and there he lived for many
years until he removed to Helena dur
ing the latter years OF his life and
where he died July %, 1920, at the age
of IS, one Of the wealthy men OF
Montana.
Kohrs took to the sea In his boy
hood, later coming to America where
he engaged unsuccessfully for several
years in placer mining in the west,
and then drifted into the butcher busi-
ness in connection with which he was
several times down and out but per-
severed and finally was rated as
millionaire.
Indians Stole Stock
During his early days in Montana
his stock was stolen by the Indians
and he was unable to collect for much
of the meat ne sold to the miners.
It IS told Of him that in the fall OF
1868. while on his way TO Deer Lodge
to repay money he had borrowed from
Grant. he had a narrow escape from
robbery and death at the hands Of
bandits. He had stopped overnight at
Camp creek and while hunting for
his saddle horse the next morning was
informed by a half-breed herder that
two men who had been there the pre-
vious night were after him.
Kohrs had a large sum IN gold dust
and naturally felt anxious. He mount
ed his horse and dashed away towards
Deer Lodge, 81 miles distant. Two
horsemen soon came galloping after
him. He lightened his load by throw
ing away his blanket and overcoat
and the race for life continued toI
Deer Lodge, covering the distance in
six hours and arriving there Is min
utes ahead of his pursuers. Later
KohrS was a member Of vigilance
band which captured one Of the pair
in the Big Hole, and the other, Bill
Bunting, later paid the penalty Of
numerous crimes on the gallows.
Born in 1885
In 1885 Kohrs was induced to write
a brief history of his eventful life
in the pioneering days from which
the following most interesting features
are quoted:
"I was born in Holstein, Germany,
in 1885. At the age Of IA years I left
Germany and followed a seafaring life
until the fall of 1852, when came
to New York. remained there until
December, 1853, and went thence to
Davenport, Ia, where I remained until
1857, and then started for California.
I remained there a short time and /
then went to the Fraser river, during
the gold excitement there. I went up
the river in the summer when the
water was very high with party in
canoes, going by way of Littlewood. /
I was in the Canute diggings and
mined close to Yreka. came down
from the upper Fraser river in the
latter part of November. There was
no feed or grain in the country and
the ranges were burned off by the
Indians.
"I had no success at mining.
worked there on Foster and Nugget
bars. We subSisted there the last
month on mules flesh straight. re-
turned to San Francisco and from
there went to Butte county, California,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
The Newest Thing in Sweaters

pensivc jcweIry II is the dec
orativc note on hats and hand
bags and now II has become
the vogue on what are called
Victory Sweaters"
The young woman IN the
photograph recently was selected
by the ritish-American Ambu-
lance Corps as the Victory
Sweater Girl Of America Her
name Is Betsy Nehf and she
sports the patriotic mode with
out the slightest fear Of punish
ment or reprisal
Miss Nchf says the sweater
she is wearing is only one Of
many such outfits that VIII ap-
pear openly on the streets Of
cities and towns from coast 10
coast this Fall and Winter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
WHERE GETTING YOUR TEETH FIXED [SFUN
A Texas Dentist Helps His Patients
Forget Their Fears by Entertaining
Them With a luke Box and q
BagfuI Of Card Tricks

II has comfortable b "a m boo
chairs, restful paintings and soft
lights The door between IT and
the Doctors three operating
rooms swings nOiselessly back TO
receive patients
Once inside, the patient looks
out on a pleasant. nth floor pent-
house garden Within easy reach
of the dreaded chair IS control
panel for a juke box filled with
the popular tunes of the day
especially those that are on the
soothing side.
Patients who are music lovers
very frequently feel little. if any,
pain as the doctor works on their
sensitive teeth. because they arc
so absorbed in listening 10 some
melody they like. DR. Connor is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

a psychologist as well as a good
dentist.
Now and again a customer who
doesn't care for music sits some
what fearfully iR one of the
doctors operating chairs and
cannot completely relax even
with the greenery and the color
Of the penthouse garden in the
offng For such AS these the
Texas dentist has a whole bag Of
diverting tricks because he is a
skilful amateur magician.
A battling card trick or
shiny half dollar plucked out Of
a patients ear can do wonders
for people who have the old
fashioned notion That modern
dentists are direct descendants Of
the torturcrs OF the Middle Ages.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

IN a hundred European cities
and towns il is all a person
life is worth 90 so much as
mention the letter Y. The sound
OF this soft monosyllable has a
most unpleasant effect on the
ears Of military mon occupied
with the job Of trying 10 estab-
fish the new order And 70
be caught with a Y prominently
showing on ones person is 10 get
a quick ride 20 the nearest firing
squad or concentration camp
Such is not the case in demo-
cratic America. Thousands OF
citizens. Of all ages and both
sexes, are displaying the symbol
in one way or another II APP
pears on buttons and is fabn-
Gated in a great variety Of mex
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

family needs for Astounding
health. There, also, arc valuable
amounts of vitamins A, B and
G. calcium, and other essential
minerals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Then get further supplies of
these from variety of good
things to eat. For all the vita
Minis are found in foods-dH are
obtainable in three meals a day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

enlisted the services of nurses
with pretty faces and soft voices
TO soothe the jittery nerves Of
people faced with the ordeal Of a
session with the forceps or the
drill.
Outstanding I'm ong these
dental surgeons is Or Thomas v.
Common of Dallas, Texas. In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

The Pretty
Patient ut the
Left Is
Pressing the
Button for
Her Favorite
Swing Tune
aA She Sis In
the Chair
Waiting for
the Dentist to
DO His Stuff.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

FOR A. HAD START on your vita
Minis. begin at breakfast with
fresh California orange Juice in
eight-ounce glasses
There's all the vitamin G your
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
TRY THIS NEW
IL Minute Shampoo
AT HOME TONIGHT!

Here's the new way 70 keep dauehter's sunny
golden Cgrls and mothers smart blonde couture
lgh, and lovely Blondes the new minute
home 'Nanp'p IS m1de Spc1r1ttT Tor blondes 70
protect the delicate texture of~your hair Helps
keep DC from fading or darkening quickly re-
moves dull. diney film and bunes OUT every
glorious hghlwht Absolutely safe for children
hair To give hair beautiful extra luste. top of
shampoo Virh Blondex Golden Rinse For all
shades ~ blonde hair Both cost little. &c,
Blondex shampoo and Golden Rinse az i0c,
drug and dept stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

THE stimulating, engrOss-
A ing features published In
every issue has made The
American Weekly the most
wideiy-read magazine tn the
world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

His waiting room. for example,
might be cocktail lounge dec
Grated in the Oriental manner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

many ways it's a pleasure To get
your teeth fixed in this mans
unusual establishment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Smiling
Betsy Nehf.
the Daughter
Of "a Former
Big League
Baseball
Pitcher, Is
Nearing One
OF the New
Sweaters That
Are Intended
TO Appeal TO
Women Who
Know How
They Want
the Present
War In Europe
TO End.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Elan the vitamins into your meals

Gel them from delicious ond other
Evening star., 1941-07-20
Missing Girls Body
Is Found by Police
In Unoccupied Home
Reading (Moss.) Student.
IS, Vanished After
Leaving for Grocery
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Mass, July 19.-Con-
stance Shipp. 15-year-old girl miss
ing four days, was found slain to-
night in a dwelling here, hardly
block from her home, State Po-
lice Inspector Edward j. Sherlock
said.
Occupants Of the house were away
on vacation, he said.
The inspector did not disclose i'm
mediately the cause of the death of
the Reading High School junior.
The body, bearing a stab wound
in the left breast, apparently had
been slashed with a knife. District
Attorney Robert F. Bradford de-
clared bread knife found clutched
in her left hand had been planted"
and that the breast wound evidently
also had been inflicted by her at
tacker in an attempt to leave the
appearance Of suicide.
Earlier investigators had ex-
pressed tentative belief she had
been abducted or had suffered
amneSia.
Disappeared Tuesday.
She disappeared Tuesday soon
after leaving her home to 90 to
grocery for her mother. The father,
George Shipp. issued widely pub
lished appeal to her, asking that she
let her parents know her where
abouts.
Inspector Sherlock, Reading Po-
lice Chief jeremiah Cullinane and
other officers found the body. Dis
trict Attorney Robert F. Bradford
left Boston Immediately for the in
vestigation.
Acquaintance reported they saw
the girl, walking toward her home
with bundles under her arm early
Tuesday afternoon, soon after she
had made purchases at the store.
She wore playsuit of blouse and
shorts.
No further trace of her was re-
ported
Father Issued Appeal.
Her family, in modest circum-
stances, has been puzzled and wor-
ried over the girls absence. Her
mother collapsed last night and her
father issued moving appeal to
both the girl, an only child, and to
any one who might know where
she is
The father. salesman who for
merly worked for an exporting COM
pany, is reported to be unemployed
at the present time For several
years he made frequent European
trips while employed by a Boston
exporting concern.