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1934
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........... J.!!P.M!,1,r.Y. ... ~ ..•............................................ 193:1'.,.
MINUTES OF REGULAR 1,fr-:ETTUG OF B0ARD OF co•mTV COI.U4IS$TOrtr.:RS OF OTTr.:R
TAit COlJ?lTY, Mt!HW.SOTA.
Pursuant to statute the Board met at 10 o'clock A. u. Tuesda,v, January 2, 1934, all members bein8 present.
The Board after beirJl? called to order oroceeded to organize bv the election of A. P. Restad
as Chairman, and Herman Rosen as Vice Chairman ~or the coming year. ·
Upon motion the license .ree for sale o.f non-intoxicating malt liquor v1aa fixed at $25.00 for On-Sale license, and $5.00 a year ·ror Off-sale license.
The applicatlon of J. T, Zimmerman for on and off sale license for non-intoxicating malt liquors was granted.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Count,v, IUnneeo ta:
That a committee of three consisting o:r the Chairman o·r the Board and two members of the
Board to be appointed by the Chairman. be appointed to have charge of the Court House and grounds and Jail and grounds :for the year 1934.
Adopted January 2, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The Chairman appointed Commissioners Nelson and Thompson as his associates on this committee. The follo1•1i!I~ resolution was adonted:
Resolved by the 13oard of l}ount,v Comr.iissioners of Otter Tail County. !.Unnesota:
That a committee of three consisting of the l}hairman of the Board and two members of the
Board to be named by the Chairman be a~pointed to purchase all furniture and supplies, excepting books,
blanks and stationery. needed for the court house. ~all and poor farm during the ,vear 1934, and to provide
for such repairs as m~v become an immediate necessity.
Adopted January 2, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.,
The Chairman appointed Commissioners Elliott and Rosen as his associates on this colbmtttee.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Count.v Commissioners of Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That a committee or three consistlng of the Chairman of the Board and two members or the
Board to be appointed b,v the Chairman be appointe<l to have charge or the Poor Farm and Poor House for
the year 1934.
Adopted January 2, 1934. A. P. Rested, Chairmen.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The Chairman appointed Commissioners Elliott and Thompson as his associates on this committee
The f'ollowi"l? resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County commies ioners o·f Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That the County Commissioner of his respective district. namely: Herman Rosen, the First
District: A, :?. Restad the Second District: John O. Thompson theThird District; 11. "!:'. R, Helson the Fourth
District and a.·R. Elliott the Fifth District, be and they hereby are appointed superintendents or poor
in his said district with author! ty to act in relation to the care and support of non-resident p"aupers.
to receive applications for relief or support by or for any rea3on in his district as provided by Chapter
15, Revised Laws, 1905, Adopted January 2, 1~34. A. P. Restad, Chairmen.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the 1:loard o.r County Comr.iiss ioners o·f Otter Tail County, Ltinnesota:
Whereas, this goard did engage Dr, Horman Baker as Poor Farm Physician for said County for
the ,vear 1933 at a salary of $150,00 for the year, and Dr. VI. 'II. Drour,ht as Jail 1:'hysioian for the year
1~33 at a salary of $70.00 for the year,
No\'I, therefore, be it resolved that the County Auditor and the Chairman of the Board be and
they hereby are authori1.ed and directed to issue to said parties warrants for the amounts due for the
respective services.
Adopted ,Januar,v 2, 1934. A. "P. Rested, Chairman.
Attest: l'lillism Lincoln, t::lerk,
The following resolution was adopted: Resolved b.v the Board of County Commiss l.oners of Otter Tail county. l,Unnesote.:
That there is hereby set apart from the funds in the County Treasury not especially
appropriated or set aside for other purposes, the sum of seven hundred fifty dollars. t? be used as a
cont tngent fund by the County Attorney vti th the approval of the Court under the provisions of. Section
574, Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905. Adopted January 2, 1934, A. P. :testad, Chail'!llan.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk, upon motion Dr, w. w. Drour.ht was appointed Jail0 hysician for the year 1934 at a salary of
$150,00 :f.or the :,ear. upon motion Dr, Norman "Baker was appointed Poor ..,arm 1?hysic1an for the year 1934 at a
salary of ~150.00 for the year, The following rcsolu tion 1'las adopted: Resolved by the '3oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That the sum of ~350,00 be and the same hereby is set apart from the Revenue Fund of the
county for the use of postage in the several County o.ffices entitled thereto and for express charges, etc.
as provided by Section 343 Revised J.av,s of Minnesota for 1905,
Adopted January 2, 1934. A. ~-Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted: Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum o·r $450,00 be and the same hereby is set apart from the Revenue Fund of the
county for the use of postage and registry for Primary end General elections.
Adopted January 2, 1934. A, P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk, The following resolution was adopted: Re~olved by the Board of County CommissLoners of Otter Tail County. Minnesota:
That the sum of ~1,500,00 be set aside out of the Road. and Bridge Fund of the County to
the Insurance Fund, and the county Auditor is herewith instructed to malce the necessary entries on the
records tn his of4 lce, Adopted Janftar.v 2, 1934, A • ..,, Restad. Chalrman.
Attest: William T,incoln, Clerk, The following resolution was adopted:
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
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Resolved b,v the Board o·f' county Comm1ssloners of Otter Tail Count,v, Minnesota:
That und.er p·rovlsions of Section 2134 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota ·for 1905, Dr. John
Esser, a resident physician of said County, and County Commissioners Nelson and Rosen, members of this
Board, be and the same hereby are appointed to constitute a County Board of Health of said ·County for the
year 1934. Adopted January 2, 1934. A. n. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: V/illiam T.incoln, Clerk.
The following resolution 1v~s adopted: Resolved by the Board of county Coromissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That Cyrus A. Field of the City of Ferg-us Falls be and he hereby is appointed a member of
the Otter Tail County Tuberculosls Sanatorium Commission for the period ending January 1. 1937i Adopted January 2, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: IVilliam Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved b,v the Boo.rd of County Comm.issioners of Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That the monthl,v meettnr,s of said Board for the year 1934 be and they hereby are fixed as
follows, to-wit: The second Tuesday in April. 111a.v. June, Aup.ust. September, October. Iiovember and
December, and the second Wednesday in March and February. Adopted January 2, 19M. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William J,incoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted: .
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tall County. Minnesota:
That the sum of $250.00 be and the same hereby is appropriated out of the County Revenue
Fund of said County for OtterTail County exhibits at the Minnesota State Fair for 1934; and the County
Auditor and Chairman of the Board are hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant for said amount
in favor of Clarence C. Mielke. Adopted January 2, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Willi.am Lincoln, Clerk.
The County Auditor presentP.d the following statement to the Board:
To the County Board Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Pursuant to law I present below, a statement showing the amount of taxes levied for County
purposes for the current year. the amounts collected and apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected,
toF.ether with the actual cash balance remaining to the credit of each County fund at the close of business
on the 30th day of December, 1933. William Lincoln, County Auditor.
FUNDS Amount Levied for
Current Year..
County Revenue Fund 86,530.17
Poor Fund 40,095.21
Road and Bridge Fund 100,155.59
Ditch Fund 6,308.14
Tuberculosis Sanatorium 14, 0:1.5. 05
Sinking Fund 35,310.16
"Ralances remainirig to the credit of each Fund are as follol"ls:
Balances
"'UllDS Debit creait
Cou.nt.v Revenue Fund 25,763~91
Poor Farm 101.34
Poor Fund 8,719.89
Road and Bridge Fund 11,086.57
Ditch Fund 10,127.51
Tuberculosis Sanatorium Fund 14,194.06
Incidental Fund 206.84
Cattle Tuberculosis 3,124.31
Sinking Fund 3,809.08
Insurance 6,000,00
Law Enforcement 1,732.80
The following is a statem,rnt of the accounts remaining unpaid on the contracts already
entered into by the Board:
urpose
roa con rac s
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P, M.
Bids for printing 1·,ere opened and read as follov,s:
Fergus Journal Co., minutes of Commissioners' meetings, also all legal advertising of the County excepting
the Financial Statement and the Delinquent Tax List, all at legal rates.
Fergus Falls Tribune, Financial Statement of the Count.v, o.nd also Delinquent Tax List for 1934 at legal
rates. Battle J.al:e Review, Financial Statement at lee:al rates. Upon motion o.11 of these bids l'lere accepte
The Board considered applications for Old AP.e Pensions which had been filed with the County
Auditor, and upon moticn it l'las decided to have a heartnr, on the l'ollo1vtnr. applications at 10 o'clock
A. M. February 15, !,.931 at the Commissioners' Room ln the Court House; Herman Biersdorff, Susana Webster,
Aup.ust Ma.ndelke, Amelia Mandelke, C. s. 13urnett, Tsaac D. Be.tes, John A. Johnson, Ole H. Berg, Declrick
Broedehof.t, Johanna Volden, Olaf Unger, Haal:on Hosberp,, James w. Brown, Mrs. Carrie Engel, Mrs, Lillian
l\lcCloud, Elbert J. Wickham, !.!arit Evensen, \Ym. s. Wickham, Gottlieb Gerlach, EvaGerlac~. Annie Halvorson,
William Thurnau, Tom Anderson, Andre1•1 Ames, Nels Nickeison, Ida T,nrson, Matti Pederson, Severine Kuhn,
James E, Whelan, Peder Olsen, 1.lrs. F.dit.h Harry, r.io.rtha T, Olson, Kari Anderson, and Adolph Beersdorff,
all of the City of Fergus Falls; Christian Swenson, F.dward Lund, Christian E, aere:, and Beret Bakken,
all of the Village of Vining; Amos Henry Pratt, Michael A. Mellum, Anton Thompson, Christine o. Anderson,
Edward Rude, August Olson, Gustav H. Goecke, and Emanuel Olo-f Larson, all o! the Village of Pelican Rapids;
John P. Johnson, Emma !ngiborg Johnson, and William H. Huntley, all of the Town of Friberfj; Charles
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DATE ........................... Januar)l .2, __ .......................... 19114•.
Peasley. I'!. B. Henry,. Wm. 1doore, and Emma J. Moore, all o:f the Tov,n of. Unplewood; Lucinda Gard, Nels
Andrew Helson. Chrlet'i.ne Isakson, all o:f the Vill~e oi' Henning: Homer r.rnse nnd o. r.. C:ilbert, oi' the
Vill~c of Battle Lake; Everett G. Huntington and Ace Alve Judd. oi' the Tov,n of Dead Lake: G, F. Albrie;ht of Stnr LakeTownehip: (Ile Hanson of carnrd Township: Andre1Y Nelson of Everts Township Charles Meier of
1:'erham Township Sven Larson of Tordeneltjold Township; FreidrickQ Freit'lrich of Deer Creek To1Ynship; Jay
P. Shaffer of Rush Lake To1mship; Marie Grouno of Otto To1mship; John Striffler of Western Township;
Peter J. Franze or Battle Lake Village : John M. Dunn of Erhards Grove Township; Albert i~erlin of Edna
Tovmehip; Mrs. Julia Da1vson of Parkers Prairie Township; Jennie Saffel o.l' Elmo TOIYnship; Ole H. Bakken
o:f ~lmo Township; E. A. Curtis of Deer creek Township; Ferdinand A. Reger of Compton To1Ynsh1p; Nels P.
Hanson of Inman '1'01·1nship: Robert Pfalzgraff of Deer Creek Village; Aebjorn J. Seim of Scambler Tov,n-
ehip; Henriette Trachte of Effington '1'01rnehip; Edward Gould Tripp of Tumuli Township; L!ary A. Drayton
of Lida Tol'lnship: Ed. H. Johnson of DUnn Township; Allen DeWitt of Dunn Township; N. A. uortensen of
Oscar Township; Melissa Parsons o:f' Richville Village; Seth Alonzo Brovm of Lida Township; Mrs. Ella H.
I.Ulla of Dead Lake Tovmship; \Yilliam Clark of Ne1•1 York !.!ills Village;Abraham Mattson of Leaf Lake
To1vnship; Kleber 13. i'Tilkineon of Leaf Lal:e Township; Ole o. V/aldere of St. Olaf Township; Mrs, Ida
Hendrickson of Hewton Tovmship. o.nd Greta lave of Hewton Tol'mehip; and Ole J,lebuet of Richville Villap;e.
The applications of John L. J-:ernkamp and William Denham both of the City of Fergus Falls,
for old age pension were rejected as it appeared that neither or said parties had resided in the County
of Otter Tail the required lenp,th of time.
Upon motion .the Board ~hen ad,1ourned to 9 o'clock A. M. Wednesday. January 3, 1934.
WEDU~SDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to nd .1ournment the Board met at 9 o' clocl: A. M. l'lednesday, January 3, 1934, all
members being present.
Four petitions for snow-removal filed b.v r.eeidents of Pelican Rapids and Vergas and
vicinity were presented and ordered placed on file •
. The application of Andrew Benr.tson, Tovm of ~lizabeth, and qanna ?. Berr,, City of Fergus
Falls, for old ae;e pension were examined and hearing on said petitions 1vas ordered at 10 o'clock A. M.
February 15, 1934 at the Commissioners' Room in the Court House. Upon motion .it v,as ordered that additional $25.00 per month be allo11ed to Nils Pederson,
Janitor of the Court House, f.or janitor services from January 1, 1934 to Jul,V I, 1934.
The following resolution was adopted:
~esolved by the Board of' Count~• Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
PThat the resolution adopted b~• this Board April 11, 1933 regulating the sale of non-intox-
icating malt liquor in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Fees.
The annual fee for on-sale licenses shall be $25.00. The annual fee for off-sale licenses
shall be $5.00. All licenses shall expire on the last day of March in each year, provided that if
eight months of aey licensing year have elapseo when the application is made, the fee shall be reduced
to one-half of the regular amount t ilereof. . . Be it further resolved that all such licenses issued in the year 1933 to expire December
31st, 1933, are hereby extencllld to expire March 31, 1934.
Adopted January 3, 1934-~ A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted: Resolved by the '3oard of County Commies ioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the following namec sums be set apart from the Revenue Fund of the County to be
expended as mo.v be needed for clerk hire for the year 1931 in the count.v offices named, to-wit:
The County Auditor's office 4,800
The County Treasurer's office 4,500
The Rer, ist er of Deeds' o :~fice 3,200
For clerk hire in thP. l?robste O·ffice in addition
to the ~1500 fixed by law for the probate• clerk,
For clerk hire in the office o! the Clerk of Court
For Assistant Superintendent of Schools
For Second Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Adopted January 3, 1934. A. P.
1,230
1,500
1,500
1,188
Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. upon motion the Board adjourned to 9 o'clock A, M. January 4. 1934.
THURSDAY'S sr.sSTON
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o' clook A. M. Thursday, January 4. 1934, all
members being present• . .,, · iv d and a The application of Solo Iverson, Town of Padc:ock, ... or old age pension was rece 7 ,
hearing on said application was ordered for 10 o'clock A. M. February 15, 1934 at the Commissioners
Room in the c1u~!H~;~e~f the Board of' Audit of examination of' the of:!'.ice of the Clerk of District Court
for the period frbm August 1, 1933 to uovember 30, 1933 shov,ing $719,90 collected and turned in to the
County Treasu~~h~a~.a~:~~:;:~n. Superintendent o:f Schools, filed •the appointm7nt of A. G. IY7ik as First
Assistant and l.liss Annie 1,1. Boen as of~ice deputy and stenographer, Upon motion these appo1ntmente
were api;>rovedUpon motion the Su!)erintendent of' schoo;s was authorized to expend a sum not to exceed
$225,00 for extra of-flee help, same to be paid upon ,iH:ng of verified claims to be allowed by the
County Board.Th titi of. William Schroeder to set over certain lands in Section 26 Town of_Fergus
e pe on t 1 t so was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said pet-Falls from Districts 21 and 92 t~ Die ra°to be held March 16 1934 at 10 o'clock A, M. at the Commis-
ition be had at the session o! t e donrth t d ~ notice of the'ttme and place be given as required by law. sionere' Room in the Court "!'louse. an a u .
f Td v·tt 1son to set over certain lands in the Town of Dane ~r~irie from The petition o _ a ,.1 e •
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Dist. 19 to Di~t. 43 was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be had at the session of the Board td be held March 16, 1934 at 10 o'cloc~ A. M. at the Commissioners' Room in the Court House,
and that due notice or the time and place be given as reouired by law. The petition of A. J:Ioner to set over certaln lands in the Torm of Edna from Dist. 260 to
Dist. 274 1•1as reo.d and it Ylas ordered that a hearing on so.id petition be had at the session of. the Board
to be held March 16, 1934 at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Commissioners' Room in the ~ourt ~ouse. and that due
notice o! the time and place be ~iven as required by law. The ·f'ollowin11: names were selected to be placed upon the annual grand and petlt ;lur.v lists
of the County:
Joe. Hassler
Alvin w. Lindberg
Julius .Flatau
Her-man Sauck
Louie Nelson
John Hoffman
Joe Kantowski
Herman Senske
Art Fankhanel
Guy Phelps
Albert Hsukos Adolph Bredahl
Elmer Erickson
John Olson
H. A. P.anson
\'I'm. Thorstad
Wm. Wold
?. Moen
Ed\Vin Wold
Hans Matson
Henry Schultz
William Olson
John Dieko1v
'R. E. Berp.:gren
Henry Clasen
F'. L. Youngmark
Aup.:. Sranstner
Albert F.. 1'1ilke
Eugene Moats
c. A. Erickson
13 • !-! • Bauman Max c. Kronemann
.Pat Martinson
Herman Stock
A. ,1. Anderson
Albert A. Fermo
Mrs. Charles 13, Johnson
Jafet P,vtkonen
Mrs. Edward Laine
Oscar Simon
Albert Brasel
Mrs. Dewitt Kanne
Harry Carnes
A. C. Anderson
Mrs. Frank Carlson
George Guck
Matt Rudebeck
John Tolppi
Herman Bunkowski
Mrs. Blanche Stewart
Mrs. Harry Cass
Mrs. Hilga Ruhberg
Ray Y.lein
Mrs. A. Sundberg
Dave Sundberg
Tngval Anderson
lJenr.v C. Nelson
Albert Syverson
Fred Wigdahl
Anton Bentrud
Ole Brodahlen
Floyd McLeod
Horace Hallowes
Bennie Seidel
Thomas Knutson
A. C. r.:rogstad
I,ars T. ?1elson
Selmer P.isbrudt
J,auri tz J. ·Peterson
Henry Bye
Victor Johnson
Alfred Anderson
A. J. Johnson
And. Dahl Ole Lind
Chas. tindberg
G RAIID JU~ORS
Rush Lake Paddock
Hobart Pine· Lake
Ne1vton
Perham Corliss
Gorman
Vergas Vill.
Maine
Friberg
Oscar
Lida
Scambler
Pelican RaJlids 11111.
Battle !.ake Vill.
St. Olaf
Tumuli
Sverdrup
Otter Tail T1vp.
Ottertail Vill.
Everts
Effin!'ton T1•1p.
P.enninp. .Twp.
Leaf Lake Twp. Ro.stern
Oak Valle.v Tl'lp.
Parkers Prairie Twp.
Inman
3rd Ward. City
2nd Ward, City
Fergus Falls Twp.
Elizabeth Vill,
\Yestern
Aurd.al
Elizabeth T1·1p.
Llax Windels
Roy Hancock
Henry Diedrichs
Algot Wallgren Erick Laurila
John Kukowske
Albert llmve John C. Ruebke
Mahlon G. Peach
Arthur Knutson
Orval llushagen
Ingval Gre:f'srud
Freil Tideman
l,lel,•in Grefsrud
A. o. Lee
Ole Torgrimson
F:d Johnson
Ed P.:. Evenson
Ed l'/allin
O. M. Bergen
Osce.r Johnson
Wm. Falls
Eclgar Peterson
Mrs. Julius Johnson
Geo. Markham Ro.v A. s~1 th
Andy Vede~
Oscar Hemquist Ro.v 'ii. Bonde
Oleen s. Olson
Henry I. Fossen
Charlie Pierce
D. E. Misfeldt
Bernard Larson
Ole T. C111rdal John E. Helson
PETIT JURORS
Paddock
Homestead
Blo1vers
. Gorman
Pine Lake
Star T,ake
Bluf-rton Twp.
Dead Lake
Hobart
Perham Tl'lp.
Rush Lake
Butler
Candor
Newton
Otto
Nev, York 1.nlls Vill.
Blu.f""ton Vill.
Richville Vill.
Maine
Erhards r.rove
Friberg
Peli can Twp.
Oscar
Norwegian Grove
Lida
Dunn
Maplev1ood
Scambler
Trondhjem
Pelican Rapids Vill.
Tumuli
St. Ole.!
Tordenskjold
Sverdrup
Ea~le Lo.ke
Clitherall rrv,p.
Amor
.'':Verts r.eaf uonntain
Nidaros
Emil Nelson
Fred l'lindels
George JorgenRon
Reinhold Matz
Martin Kelley
John A. Riestenberg
Nick Goldie
Amos Grover
A. IL l,fn,v:f'ield
Jos. Krueger
Herman Heidorn
Adolf Clo.we Carl Sandban}:
Bennie Pedersen
Joe. Rossmiller
Mrs. A. Johnson
Aup.. F.bellnf,
Hans Mikels Mrs. Ole Sveresvold
David Carlson
Mrs. Gust l~empfer
Henry Ruud
Fred Zimmerman
Oscar Braaten
Mrs. Jim Allen
Lottie Syverson
Theo. Thom·pson
Thom Strachan
Mrs. Oscar Fjestad
Mrs. M. J. Dahl
Il. J. Nelson
Anton Veao.sen
L. P. ,Jensen
Vlillie · Carlson
G. VI. Arfstrom
B. F. t'eclerson
C. T. !.ien
George Anderson Conrad Barno.ck
Henr.v Stewart
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Homestead
Dead Lake
Edna
Blol'lers
Otto
Perham Vill.
Butler
Dent Village
Dora
Erhards Grove
Pelican Twp.
?lorl'lef:ian Grove
Dunn T;rondhjem
Girard
Eagle Lake
Tordenkkjold Cli th era 11 Tl'ip.
Amor
Uncl erlVOOd Vill. Ilidaros
Deer creek T~,p.
Folden Henning Vill.
~arkers Prairie Vill.
,foods id e Twp.
Compton TIYp,
Elmo.
3rd ward, c i t.v
4th Ward. Cit.I'
1st \Yard, City
Buse
4th Ward, City
Dane Prairie
Aastad Maplewood
Paddock
Blo1vers
Gorman
Pine Lake
Ster Lake
Edna
Bluffton Twp.
Dead Lake
Hobart
Perham T'.vp.
Corliss
Candor
lfev,ton
Dora
Otto
Dent Vill.
Perhnm Vill.
Vergas Vill.
Maine
P.rhards Grove
"'riberg
Pelican Tv,p.
Oscar
Norwegian Grove
Lida
Dunn
Maplewood
Scambler
Trondhjem
Pelican Rapids Vill.
Tumuli
St. Olaf
Tordenskjold
Sverdrup Eep.le Lake
Clitherall T1•1p.
Amor
Everts !,eaf Mountain
Midaros
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
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F.ddle Anderson • Girard
Mrs.~-c. Werbes Ottertail Vill.
Julian Folkedal Dalton,Vlll.
Mrs. Art Stein Underwood Vill. Andrew T, Lund Vining Vill.
V. S. "9emus Deer r.reek Tv,p. Aup.-. Dickho!l' Ef-rtngton
,7. I.!. Strommen Ji'olden
Mrs. "9'. A, :!nmberg !!enning Twp.
Mabel Saetre nenning Vill,
Mrs. Ra.vmond Oppegaard Leaf T,ake T1·1p,
Esther Peterson Parkers "rairie v111.·
Avis Bowman Woodside rr-~,p.
Edw. A, Packard Oal: Valle,'!'
\'!. ~,. Rebehn Compton
Albert W. Olson Parkers nrairie ~~p.
Thoe. ?ii, Severson Elmo
J. '?.. Uarek Inman Mrs. A. '?.. Erickson Deer Creek Vill.
Ole Hexum Carlisle
Mrs.· Hans Ronnevik Carlisle
Carl SundbP.rf: i-'er1tus ?alls Tvtp.
Carl O. Horgren Elizabeth Twp.
Geo. Gard · Elizabeth TyJp.
Albert Haarstad Aastad
Mart in E. 9err,erud Aastad
?hil 'I/ebb Elizabeth Vill.
John~. Christianson Dane Prairie
E, A. Rossow Dane Prairie
Otto Schoor Fergus Falls Tv1p.
i'im. Loomer Orwell
Randolph Araskog Buse
Max Zuehlsdorf Aurdal
Ben Kimber
H. F.. "Brutlag
Hele Rustad
E. V. !Johnson
Frank H, Anderson
1>eter T, i:oep
Alfred N. Rakstad
Seth Helander
tf. S. Ber11:
.Elias Pesola
Llrs. M. 1•1. A. uurre,v
Aug. P.. '?earson
D. · J • .Ssterman
!':. C. Aurzada
Axel T·. Ilelson
-C:. E. Sch:nldt John Edholm
'!. J. P.unp.:e
Peter J. Wick Mrs. Josephine Stender
Arthur Stortroen
Mrs. ijilda G, P.ustad
Ure. Alice M. Vancott
l.lrs. :=:nebo neterson
Sam Johnson
Mrs. Mabel Vieths
rim. Armstrong
Lee Evans
Albert Handke
Mrs. Alice Davenport
Oscar Johnson
i.1rs. Onon Torgerson
Girard
Ottertail Vill,
Battle Lake Vill.
Clitherall Vill.
Deer r.reek Twp.
Effington
Folden
Henning Tlvp.
'!enning Vill.
Leaf Lake TWP,
Parkers Prairie Vill.
Eastern
l'loodside Tl'tp ..
Compton Parkers Prairie Twp.
Elmo
Inman Deer Creek •1111.
1st Ward, City
ls.t 111ard. c i t.v 4th \'lard, Cit.v
4th \'lard c i t,v
3rd Ward, City
3rd i"/ard , City
3rd \'lard, City
1st Ward, City
2nd '/lard, City
2nd Viard, City
western
western
Buse
Aurdal
The following resol1ttion v,as adopted: Resolved by the Board of' Count.v commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That Ernest Winter be and hereby is appointed to have charge of the farm work at the
Otter Tail Count.v Poor Farm ·for the year commencing Ma:f'ch 1, 1934, at a salar,y of $450.00 for the year.
?.esolved further, that said Famer be allowed not over $100,00 for extra help during the year.
!lesolved further, that If. o. Helson be and he hereb.v is appointed overseer o! the county
?oor tfonse for the ,vear commencinr. March 1, 1934, at a aalary of ~1.100.00 oer annum. Resolved ~urther, that the salaries provided for shall be paid in equal monthly installments
at the c1ose of each month upon warrant ot the county Auditor.
Adopted January 4, 1954, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The f.'ollowinr, resolution was adopted: Resolved by the Soard of Count.v commissioners of Otter Tail county, :·Jinnesota:
That under provisions or Sec. 759 General Statutes for 1923, the sum of $100,00 be and the
so.'lle hereby is appropriated out or the Revenue Fund of the County to the Red !Uver valley Deve1o·pment
Association, said amount so appropriated to bP. 11sed in payment o !: premiums to exhibitors f'or the year
1934. Ado·pted Jarmary 4, 1934. A, P. Rested. Chairman.
Attest: \Yilliam T,incoln, Clerk. The following resolnt ion was adopted: Resolved b,v the 13oard of r,ounty commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota: That the Fer~us ~alls 'l'ribune be and the same ls hereb.y-designated as the ne,.,spaper in which
shall be printed the notices and lists cf lands upon \Vhich taxes remained delinquent and unpaid on the
-first Monday in January. 1934. Resolved further. that for the faithful performance of such Ytork the said newspaper be
and hereby is required to furnish a bond in the sum of t,2,000.00 With some repnta"ole surety company
as surety. Adopted January 4, 1934.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
A. P. Restad, Chairman.
The followin~ resolution was adopted: Resolved by the ooard of County commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota: That the su'II o-r $150.00 be ~nd the same hereb.~ is appropriated out of the Poor Fund of said
county ·f'or oostage for the Federal Emergency Relief commi Hee, same to be expended through 1varrants of
tile County Auditor upon filing by said committee of verified bills from time to time, Adopted January 4, 1934, A. P, Rested, Chairmen,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The fol101•1ing resolution ;•1as adopted: '?.esolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county. Minnesota: That !':lmer w. ~Unkston o~ the Town of ~erts be and he hereby is a·ppointed a member of the
Otter Tail county Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commisslon for the period ending January l, 1935.
Adopted Januar.v 4, 1934. A, "P., Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The fol lowing bills were allov,ed:
l?. L And era on poetap:e 35. 85
Arnold G. Weik expenses 39. 25
To\V?l o-C tfenning control of contagious
disease
Tovm of Eastern control of contB-E?ious
disease
directories Keiter Directory Co.
Security Blan}· Book ~ Printing co; blanks
Deer Creek r.Urror noticP. to taxpayers
o. A, Grande repairs
John M, ~enderson postar.e
Fritz-Cross co. record
Walters. Booth\ Son,tnc. blanks
Carl Jahn deputy sher:i·ff' s fees
Walter Brutlag justice fees
Oren E, Fosse constable fees
1.50
50,00
15.00
48.lo
9.90
16.70
21.20
53.59
1,09
H.00
11,40
2.15
John F, Greenagel
R. w. "!3elmont
Town of Tordenskjold
Burroughs Adding Machine
Monroe Calculating Mche.
Anthon.v Krusel
Free Presa Co.
Northll1estern 1:"'11bl. Co.
µ. P. Langdon
John L. Townley Jr,
Mpls. School Supply co.
Miller-Davis Co.
-rienry Quitmeyer
A. ,7. Prlske
Wm. Reese
Aug. F, Hollatz
postage 7. OC
undertaker's services,
order of the court 30.00
quarantine expense 8,75
Co. maintenance 47,35
co. maintenance 18.00
wood 5,00
rubber stamps 4,15
notice to taxpe,yers 1,40
repairs -52.H
Board of Audit 57.00
supplies ,35
blanks 9.29
deput.v sheriff fees 15.80
justice f·ees 7,6(
constahle fees 4,65
v,i tness rees 3.52
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DATE .............................. Jonuar,V 4, ........................ 193~ .•
BDOIC AND .RINTINCI C:0.0 ffo a.DUD, IIINN-'9111
Harr,v J. F.ge:ert
John Jesienouske Ervi.n P.. \Viebe
Herman Grefe
1'111:lt er l\lcCov1an Albert Schultz
Henr,v l'lerbes
Richard Aune et al
Siiturd J. Son,1u
Martins. Anderson
Jacob Jacobson
Alvin l'lestad
V. P. Wi:l!kinson
F. A. Albers J. I. Case Co,
Dr, F.. A. Heiberg
Dr. Geo. c. Jacobs
Mrs. Etta Miller
· witness fees witness ·fees
juror's fees
,1uro r' s fees
,1uror's fees
,1uror' s fP.es
.iuror' s fees
,Juror's fees
coroner's ,1uror
coroner's juror
coroner's ,1uror
coroner's juror
coroner's ,juror
meals for jurors
desk
services -for pauper
services ·for pauper
groceries, etc, for
poor
Wright Hospital care of pauper
University Hospital expense with patients
Mrs. Etta Millf!r ex·pense 'I: salary
John Vibral expenses
,John Olson mileSFe
Thor l!oe mileage
Myhre' s Cafe meals for cre17
Peterson Bros. meals for crew
Farmers Elevator Co. supplies
Gustafson Lumber Yard supplies
Y.elle,v ~ow Thomson Co. supplies
Danielson's Garage repairs 'I: storage
\Val ter "erala borro;.r, pit ~n Bell Telephone Co. long distance calls
Fred A, Everts lumber
3.40
3.10
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
6.00
1.30
2.10
1.30
2.00
2.00
6.00
9.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
31,00 7,30
91.90
6A.60
7,80
lA,90
13,85
13.45
2.37
5.40
2.08
H. F. ')ui tme,'{er
Wm. Luhning
"· rt. Brutlap, D. -'. Simmons Paul Frederick
Gus Schultz
Ernest Dreyer
Otto A. Panson
\'I. A. Husen
C. M. OppeRard Raymond Oppegard
Evert Keskitalo
Ernest E. Johnson
River Inn Coffee Shop
Mrs. Etta Miller
Dr. A. Mason Randall
Mrs. Etta Miller
Mrs. Etta Miller
To\7n of Folden
John Gulleckson
University Hospital
Olaf Skramstad
Vernon Glorv igen
Andrew c. Bohn
F.rnest F.. Johnson
,John Mark
J. P'. Schmidt
1'1 itness fees ,1uror's fees
juror's :ees
juror's fees
,1uror' s fees
ju.ror 's fees
.~uror's fees
coroner's juror
coroner's ~uror
coroner's juror
coroner'.s ,1uror
coroner· s juror
plat for court
meals for jury
supplies ·for pauper
services for pauper
groceries ·for poor
" etc. " " care of poor
care of paupers
glasses
expenses
espenses
mileage
surve,vinp. road
meals ro r crew
supplies
supplies
supplies
c:>erham Hardware
Saunders Co •
Northwestern Motors
Mehler .'I: Straus
co. re·palrs .\ storap,e
repairs, etc.
long distance calls
cutting edges. etc.
light
15.76
1.00
LOO 1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.30
1.30
1.40 2.00
1.90
11.00 5,60
5.38
16.00
35,00
20.26
474,43
3,00
5.80
41.25
9,45
7,70
8,15
6,60
5,08 2,82
21.00
9,75
40.85
66.30
John Tjostelson rent of stump puller
55.59
100.00
8.95
194.76
30.00
125.55 19.64
10.95
5. 75
40.00
59.65
8.00
Wll Bell Telephone Co.
Thorman w. Rosholt co.
Otter Tail Power Co.
Thorfin Landmark rent of stmmp puller
101.45
5.81
5.00
8.50 Ferr,us Concrete ~ipe co. culverts
White :!!!agle 011 Co. ~as and oil
Fergus Oil Co, r.as and oil
Fergus Co-op. Packinp, ~o. butcherin~
N. o. Nelson special nursing
Thorval Brothen repairs
Northv1estern Sash 'I: Door Co. supplies
Herman Rosen exp. attending meeting
N. P. P.. Nelson cash advanced
John o. Thompson exp. attending meeting
George Wynn constable fees
Matt Ruikka constable fees
J. c. Henkes expenses
Cy Nelson repairs
Thor Moe expenses
Olav Lange expenses
Arnold Homes gas and oll
Lenore Lepsey care of dependents
Mrs. Chas. Gene;nagel care of poor
Albert \'land eri 1•1i tness fees
Herman !Unz witness fees
G. ?.. Elliott expenses
17 .15
5.50
5,75
12,30
14.50
173.77
18.25
46.10
89.10
35.06
25,00
10.00
7,72
7.72
10.00
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to
Attest:
(W~~
Clerk.
Ja'TleS Burns
l'larr,1/ 'Ranson
The Anderson 14arket
Otto Richter
gasoline
gas and oil
meat
.straw
Lien Hdwe. Co.
C. G. :!':osengren
Lien Hd\7e. Co.
Ii. P.. ~-Nelson
A. P. Restad
Lightfoot's Shop
\'I. T. Oxley
O. P. Paulson
,J. C. Henkes
!-!. L. Sandin
H. L. Sandin
Lien Hdwe.
.supplies
supplies
supplies
expense attending meeting
expenses
repairs, etc.
expenses
deputy sheriff's fees
boarding prisoners
expenses
cash advanced
supplies
Mrs. Ella Grabarkew1 t z
Rosa Eifert
care of dependent
care o·f dependent
Adolf Zepper
Herman !~rasel
G. R. ~lliott
witness fees
1·1.i tness fees
expens~s.
Februar,v 14, 1934. at 10 o'clock A. M.
t?f7~
17.21 21,79
3,00
10.51
47,20
15.54
9.50
11.95
11.70
20.00
36.00
260. 70
112.45
8.20
108,91
15,00
17.40
7,72
7.72
5.00
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................ J.anuar.v. ... 3.0 ............................... 193!....
MJ?Hl'.rES O'F' S"EC !At !AEET rnG OF
~OARD OF' COITIJTY COJ,ll.lIS':TOill-~RS
OF OTTER TH!. COUilTY. MIUilESOTA
Purauant to call signed by all members, the. Board ofCount.v Comm.leeionere of OtterTail County
met at 2 o'clock l>. M. January 30, 1934, all members beinp; r,rer-ient.
The question of designation of State Aid Road No.l ae a State narkvr~v wae discussed, and upon
mot ion the following resolution was adopted:
Reeclution Designating A State Aid Parkway in TheCounty of Otter Tail
V/hereae, the State Aid Road lfo. l in the co.unty of Otter Tail connects with trunk highw113 I-Jo. 3 in the City of Fergus Falls, and with trunk highway Ho. 78; nnd
Whereas, it ie deemed expedient and for the public: good that said State Aid Road be designated
ae State Aid !?arkm1,v for the reasons, among others, that said roe.d provides means c,f communication from
said trunk highwa,ve with the eo-oalled Amor Parl~ on the north shore of Otter Tail Lake and with the said Otter Tail LakA.
Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of otter Tail county, Minnesota
that eaid State Aid Road Ho, 1, more particularly described ae follows: commenc:inp. in the City of
Fergus Falls at the intersection of trunk highvray No. 3 ae it is nov, and has in the past been routed,
oonnecte or intersects with Lincoln Avenue in said City of Fergus Falls, thence along its present
course through said City of. l"ergue Falls throup,h the townships of Fergus Falls, Aurdal. Amor, Maine, Dead Lake, and Rush Lake. through the village of ~i•chville to said State Trunk Righwa,v No, 78.
Be and the same hereby is desi~nat6d, subject to the consent and approval of the commissioner of 'l!ighways, a State Aid 0 ark1·1ay, ·
Be it Further ~esolved, that the route of said State Aid Parkvra.v roo.v be re-routed in the interests
of the public and as the Board of County Commissioners and the State Highway Commissioner may hereafter
deem it expe6ient and for the public welfare, and that for such change of route, the County of Otter Tail
hereby agrees to provide the required right-of-way in the event the :;ltate Hip,hwa,\• Commissioner shall so
require.
G. ~-Elliott moved the adoption or the foregoing resolution and Commissioner John o. Thompson
seconded said motion, whereupon, having been put to a vote, said resolution was adopted.
Dated Januarr 30, 1934. A. P. Reetad, Chairman,
Board of County Commissioners. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The followinR resolution was ado!)ted:
-Resolution Desle,natinf A State Aid Parkw~v in the County of Otter Tail
Whereas, the State Aid R9ad Uo. 5 in theCount,v of Otter Tail. connects with Trunk Highway No. 29
in the Village of Parkers l'rai-rie and with Trunk Highwa,r Ho. 3 in the Village of Cli theraU.;
A.nd Whereas, it is deemed expedient and for the public good that saidState Aid Road be designated
as State Aid Parkl-1113 for the reasons, among others, that said road provides means of communication from
eaid trunk highways with the Inspiratior1 Peak State :?ark in the Tovmehip or Leaf Mountain,
Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Count,1,· Commies ioners of Otter Tail County, Minne-
sota that said State Aid Road llo. 5. more particularly deeori bed ae follows: beginning on Trunk Highway
#29 at Parkers Prairie, running thence westerly through the inland town of Urbanl~ to the Southwest corner
of the rrw+ of the SW¼, Section 27 Leaf Mountain· Tovrnehip, thence Horthwesterly to the Village of Clither-
all, there intersecting with Trunk Highwa,v #3.
Be and the same hereby is designated subject to the consent and a·pproval of the Commissioner of
High\'IB,VS, a State Aid Parkvray.
Be it further Resolved, that the route of said State Aid Parkv,ay m113 be re-routed in the inter-
ests of the nublic and as the Board of County Commissioners and the State Hiµohwo_v Commissioner may
hereaf'tP.r deem it expedient and for the public welfare, and that for euch change of route, the County
of Otter Tail hereby agrees to provide thP. required ri~ht-of-w~v in the event the State Highway Commis-
sioner shall so renuire.
N. n. P.. Neison moved the
seconded said motion, whereupon,
adoption of the forep.oinf!' resolution and Commissioner Herman Rosen
havinp: been put to a vote. said resolution was adopted:
A, P. Restad, Chairman,
·Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. Board of County Commissioners.
Upon motion Commissioner Rosen wae appointed as a committee to confer with the Commissioners of
Beaker county relative to the establishment of a parkw~v from Perham to connect with a road from ~razee
to Menahga. Dr, Charles L, llelson a9p•ared before the "3oard and explained the plan :ror dental work among
school children of the County and eu(,gested that a request be made to the State Board of Control for
appropriation for this purpose.
The following resolution 'i'tas adopted: Resolved by the Board of county Com~issioners of Otter Tail Co1mty. Minnesota:
Yfheree.e t"t hae been brought to the attention of. the Board of County Commiesicners of the County
that the State 0 Board of control has Federal funds available for renderinEt dental services to school
children and others who are 1mable to provide themselves with such services, and
Whereas it has been made to appear to the County Board that the dentists of Otter Tail County
are vrilling to• co-operate with the State and Federal authorities in rendering services to such persons
under such fee schedules ae have been submitted to the State Board of Control,
Now, there~ore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioner~ of Otter Tail County that the
State Board of control be requested to set aside and .allocate to Otter Tail County for the care of
indigent school children and other persons, a sufficient sum to render such services.as may be necessary
under and pursuant to such regulations as may.be established by the Federal authorities and State Board
of Control charged vri th the disbursing of such funds.
Adopted January 30, 1934, Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
A. P. Reetad, Chairman,
The followine: resolution ,,as adopted: . Resolved by the Board of county commissioners of Otter Tail county, l!inneeota:
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DATE ........................ Jonuar,v ... 30 ............................. 19~· •..
ANO Nllff'IND CO,, Ill". Cl.OU 11 .... ....-111111
That the Hi13hv,ay Engineer be and he hereby is authorized to issue t ime-checl,s for maintenance
of State Aid and count.Y' Aid roads for ~he year 1934 in amounts not to exceed the ~ollowing sums:
S.A.R.#1
" 3
" 4
" 5
" 5-A & B
" 7
" 8 ., 10
,. 11
" 12
" 15 " 17 .11, 17-A " 18 .
" 19
" 21
" 23
C.A.R.#1
!' 4
" 6
" 6-A
" " " "
"
"
"
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
33
34 35
36
37
38
39
Proposed C.A.R.
Adopted January 30, 1934.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
37,3 miles
12.6 " 20,7 II
44.8 " (Ext. to incl, S.A.R.
#14 & C.A.R.#14)
2.5 " 21,5 II
2,5 II
11,0 II
18,0 " (Ext. to i'ladena Line)
36.0 "
11.2 II
31,7 II
21.7 II
10.0 "
24. 7 "
10.5 "
15.8 miles
12.2 "
5.5 "
9.0 "
7.0 "
8.6 "
8.2 "
11.0 "
11.5 " 7.5 "
discontinues as C.A.R. (Ext. s.,.R.#5)
3.6 miles
11.2 " 5,0 11 (Ext. 2½ miles)
7.2 "
1.7
13.0
3.0
4.5
3.25 5,5
6.5
12.0 (Ext. 10 miles l
4.0
4.7
3.0 .4.0
5.3
2.0.
4.0
3.8. II
3.0 II
11.2 " 7.0 II
recommend revokin{'! this road
$6000.00
1500.00 2000.00
4100.00
200.00
2000.00
300.00
1000.00
1500.00
3000.00
600.00
2500.00
1800.00
500.00
2000.00
1000.00
1100.00 1000.00
300.00 600.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
900.00
900.00
400.00
300.00
700.00
300.00
400.00
100.00
1000.00
200.00
200.00
250.00
400.00
300.00
1200.00
200.00
300.00
200.00
250.00
400.00 150,00
200.00
400.00
300,00
1000.00 500.00
3000.00 ,
A. P. Restad, Chairman.
There being no further business, 11pon motion the Board then adjourned without date.
Chairman.
Attes~: ( -.p n
1w;..J.J: ...... ~
Clerk.
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................... F..t:b.r:YJU'..Y' .... ~ ........................... 193:9..,.
MIIW'l'ES OF SEPCIAL MEETillG OF BOAP.D
OF COUlJTY CO!,U,ttSSIOllF.RS OF OTTER
TAU, COUNTY, MINIIBSClTA.
Pursuant to call sie;ned by three members of the County Boaf'd. a special meeting of said Board
was held Februar,v 3, 1934 at 4 o'clock P. U. to arrange for distribution of grain received through
Drouth Relief Administrator.
Commissioners Restad. Thompson and Elliott were present.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County. Minnesota:
i'lhereas. there was a severe drouth in this county during the growing season of the year 1933 causing an almost total crop failure v:ith a :iresulting shortage in feed for livestocl: and poultry, and
Whereas. there are no local funds available for the purchase of such feed,
lJO\V, therefore. Be it Resolved by the ijoard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County. State
of Minnesota, convened at Fergus Falls. Minnesota. thls 3rd day of February, 1934, that said Board hereby
makes application to the State Emergency Relief Administration ·ror such quantities of hay, grain and
other necessary livestock and poultry feed which are needed or m~v be needed by the needy farmers within said County during the remainder of. this calendar year.
And be it further resolved. that in consideration of such quantities of feed as may be furnished
to the needy farmers within said county by the State Emerfiency Relief Administration. the Boord of
County commissioners hereby agrees to furnish. provide and/or pay for such office rental, heat, light,
postage, telephone. telegraph and other incidental expenses as may be incurred in connection with the
operation of the Drough Relief Office e;:itablished in said county by the State Emergency Relief Adminis-tration to handle the distribution of all grain and hay, it being understood that the salaries of all
necessary personnel will be paid by the State Emergency Relief Administration unless otherwise specifical-
ly provided herein, and in addition to arrange with reliable elevators within said county for the weighing
storing and distribution of such grain, hay and other livestock ond poultry feed at a reasonable cost and
to assume the payment of charges for such services. A rate of½¢ a bushel for vteighing anci dis1>ribp.tion
from cars on sidinB and lv per bushel when unloaded into elevators shall be considered a reasonable'
charge. It is understood that theDrouth Relief Manager is to ·furnish the labor needed to assist the
elevator in dibtributing and checking all grain and hay. TheChairman of the Board of County Commission-
ers is hereby authorized to sign all contracts for the handling, weighing and storage of all grain, hay,
or other feed shipped into said county fordistribution to neeoy farmers residents therein.
And be it Further Resolved, that the Boord of Co1mty Commissioners hereby assumes responsibility
for all such charges as enumerated above. incurred prior to the passage of.this resolution and since
December 1st, 1933. in connection with the distribution of feed grain furnished by the Federal Surplus
Relief Corporation.
This ae:reement shall be effective from and after its passage.
Dated this 3rd d~V of ~ebruary. 1934. A. P. Rested. Chairman.
Attest: William T,incoln, Clerk.
There being no further business. upon motion the Board then adjourned without date.
Atte~t_:I ~ l w ~ .
. lP.rk.
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DATE.: ............ .F..e.b.f.!Ml,'.!:.Y. ... l.~ ..................................... 19:-. .... .
■IDCUIHT'Y IILANK IIDOIC AND •111N11ND CO. ff. Q.aUD. IIINN,--ISIO
MillUTf.S OF ADJOtmHED UEETIHG OF BOAPJ> OF COIJllTY
COMMISSIOUERS OF OTTER T.~IL COIJllTY., :MTllllESOTA.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. Wtdneeda.,v, February 14, 1934, all
members being present. A petition sipmed by freeholders of the Tovm of Dane Prairie for change in the location of gas
tax road in said To1vnship \Vas presented to the Board and Y1as read, and upon mot ion was placed on file,
Applications for old age pension were received from the following: Charles Joh~son, A~or; w. ~-
Dorter, Aurdal; A. :i. vanderventer, Blowers; Lowell Stinar. Bluf:fton Twp.; Charles Kup~er, Sr., Bluffton
Vill.; Mike Heise, Buse; Harvey F. Fisk, Candor; Cecelia Kjell, Clitherall Twp.; Lawrence Stinar. Compton;
John Weber and Au1_mst Hinz. Corliss; c. P. Butler, Dead r.al,e; Peters. Ytterbom, Frances F!lisebeth
Barnhart, Otto r.:uula, Matti Asmun, Elias Pernaa, of Deer Qreek Twp.; Stephen M. Wright and Harrie:t L.
I~obler, Deer creek Vill.;John T. Johnson. Dent Vill.; Andrew J. i'Tilber, Dora; Gustav Svenson, Eagle Lake;
iVilliem A. Osborn, Eastern; Mathilda VonAlmen, Elizabeth Twp.; Mrs. Mary Schultz and c. A. Steinberg,
Elizabeth Vill.; ~en Bakken, Ole Pederson, Julia Lukken and F. B, Powell, of Elmo Twp; Anton Glende,Everte;
,John Gronn, Folden; Catherine \'l'eiland, Homer uuse, Leland L, Fay. Charles O. Cougill, and Diedrich Budke,
of Jl'riberg Twp; Mrs. Marie Truhn, Girard; Adolph Jacobson. Henninr; TYIP,; Ernest Jacobson and John E,
H.vatt, Henning Vill.; Matti Jaakola and Henry Ntuvonen, of Homestead; Andrew Everson and Mrs. Lena Pfeiffer
of Hobart; Thomas Stewart, Orlin Avery and Hans "!ertelson o·f' Inman Tv1p.; Peter Bjornstrom, Leaf Lake;
Martin P.idek, Constant Moro.tack and August O. Lundby, of Leaf' Uountain; Geo. VI, Chaffee and Emergene E,
Chaffee, Maine; lL P. \'rtnelow and Franklin Harrison 'Rice, Maplewood; Ole ?enerson and ,lohn !'iku. tlewton:
'Fulda c. Olsen, NeY1 York Mills Vill.; George Holm. I-lido.roe: Julius Sether. Horwegian Grove; Fred, c.
Branetner and Elizabeth ~owman. Oal: Valley; s. A. Hauger, Oscar; Henry Anderson, Otto; S. w. Weston,
Paddock; Hannah Beedle. Parkers Prairie TWp,; Aur-usta Erickson, John Starr, and Isaac Aldrin, of
Pelican Rapids Village; William Haedtke. Perham Twp.; Josephine Ziolkowski, John Paschke, Sr.; Ulreka
Wendt,.Tom Pawlowski, Carl Foeretner, Amelia Foeretner, Juliana Piesdereki and Thos. Zblewski, of Perham
Vill.; Carrie Lydell and EverettG. Huntington, Richville Vill. :Henry Grismer, James H. Fairchild and
Laudger Berry, Rush Lake Twp.; Halvor P. Nelson and Anton P. Udseth, st. Olaf Twp.; Anne Catherina Flink, s. E. Flink, Charley Johnson, Sarah Kegley, of Star Lake; Arne Bolme and Mrs. Thoren ~bus, Sverdrup;
Mrs, Ellen Ruglen and Jens Peder Jensen', Tordenskjold: Ole Amundson, 1·1oodside. City of Fergus Falls:
James E. McManus, Gunhild Johnson, Fredrick Arneson, Olive H. Olds, M, A. Olds; Josephina Frendin.
Julia Christianson, Mary R. Peffer, Andrea Hansen, Mrs. llettie Pederson, !,tart Stigen, John Kowalski,
G. G. mmdem, Mrs, Gusta Olson, Casper Peterson, Herman Slatten, o •. P, Frendin, Nels Helson. and Albert
Y..rause.
Upon motion it was ordered that a hearing on all of above applications be ~ad at the meeting of
the ~oerd to be helt'I March 16, 1934 at 9 o'clock A, u. at the Commissioners' Room in theCourt House.
The a·ppllcation o:f' Annie Halvorson -ror old age pension was read and upon motion rejected as it
appearee that the applicant is not a resident of Otter Tail county.
The applications of Annie ~erry and F.ue:ene Berry were referrea back to the petitioners for
additional information in regard to residence.
The f'ollo\'linp.: resolut'ion was adopted:
Resolved by the Boo.rd of Cotmt,v Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Ltinne~ota, that the designa-
tion of County Aid Road #14 be o.nd hereby is revoked,
Adopted this 14th da,v of February, 1934. A. P. Restad. Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution v1as adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota. that the designa-
tion of State Aid Road #14 be and hereby is revoked.
Adopted this 14th da.y-of Pebruary, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, ClP.rk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved b,\' the Board of Connt,v Commissioners of Otter Tail Cotmt.v, Minnesota, that the
designation or count,\7 Aid Road ,P,,35 be and hereby is revoked,
Adopted this 14th da,.v of Februar.1•. 1934. A. P. Rest ad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolve,i by the Boafd of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota, that State Aid Road
#5 be extended from its termination, Village of Clitherall, to run northerly along the east shore of
West Battle Lake to intersect v1ith Trunk Hie;hway •#78 in the Tovmshi·p of Girard,
Adopted this 14th day of February, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Willia~ Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution vies adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that State Aid
Road #11 be extended from its termination in the Village of Deer Creek to run easterly, following Old
Trunk Highwa.,v #29, terminating at the county line in the northeast corner of Section Thirteen (13),
Compton Township.
Adopted this 14th day of February, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved b,v the Board o.f' r.ount.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County, rnnnesota, that the road
described as ·follows be and hereb,\' is designated as County Aid Road #40, beginning on Trunk Highway #78
at the northeast corner of Section T1'lenty-eight (2R), Township One P.undred Thirty-three (133), Range
Forty (40), r•tnninp. thence easterly alonp.: the route of Old Trunk 'P.ighway #36 to connect with Trunk High-
wa,v fl08 one mile west o:f' the Village of f!enning.
Adopted this 14th day of February,, 1934.
Attest: \111111.am Lincoln, Clerk.
The followine: resolution 1vas adopted:
Resolved by the Board ofCounty Commissioners
Engineer be authorized to issue time checks l!e:s not
roads and ditches: Road Ditch #4 ~1000.00
Old T. P.. #36 ~ 300.00 Adopted thifl 14th day of February, 1934.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
A.~-Restad, Chairman.
of Otter Tail Count,v, Minnesota, that the County
to exceed the .following amounts for the follov1ing
County Road #231 $300.00
A.?. P.eetad, Chairman.
V/hereae, the F.~ineering Division of the State Civil Works Administration has been recently
organi.zed, and
Y/hereas, it has been deemed necessary for expeditious pro.1ect initiation and supervision control
and to use the 87 counties of the State as supervisional units and in addition \Vith other state-v1ide
activities of a specialized nature, and
Whereas, that it is imperative t~at the fullest support be given to the tivil Works Administra-
tion efforts to provide employment to the end that there may be the maximum accomplishment possible
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DATE ........................ ~e.b.ruary. ... 14 ............................ 198 ... 4.
under the conditions ,
., Now, therefore, be it resolved that the count.v Board of Otter Tail count.v. through its proper
of,icers. authori~es Olaf Skramstad, Count,v Hip:hv,ay •Enr,ineer of Otter Tail County, until further notice,
to assume the duties and carry out the responsibilities of the Civil works Administration program as
instructed from time to time by the State Engineering Division, State Civil Works Adminstration of Minnesota. ·
Adopted this 14th day of ·Februar.,,, l'J34. A. P. Restad, Chairman, Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolution Designating A State Aid Parkway in the counties of otter Tail and Beaker
Whereas, State Aid Road -.#18 in the County of Otter Tail beg ins on Trunk Highwes #218 in the
Village of Perham and intersects with County Aid Road #28 in Butler Township, and said County Aid Road
#:28 terminates on the Otter Tail-Bec}:er County line in Section Five (5), Butler Township, and connects with a Township road running directly north through Spruce Grove Township in Becker County,and connects with Trunk P"ip.hway #87, and
Whereas, it is deemed expedient and for the public good that said State Aid Road #18 end County
Aid Road #28 in Otter Tail Connt,v, and the Tovmahip Road in 13ecker County, be designated es a State
Aid~arkv1a.v for the reason, amonr, others, that said road provides means of comrnunication from said trunk
highways with the 0 erham-?ine Lakes Park, e public park on the east shore of Little Pine Lake, and also
with several resorts and summer homes both on Bi~ and Little Pine Lakes.
How. there fore, be it resolved b.v the Board-' of 6otmty Commi.saioners of Otter Tail and Becker
Count1:es, Minnesota, that said State AidRoad fl8 and County Aid Road #28 in Otter Tail ~ounty, and the
Township road in Becl:er Count,v, more particularl.Y described as follows:
Commencinr, in the Village of Perham on Trunk l!ighway #21.A, thence northeasterl,v along the present
course of State Aid Road fl8 through said Village of ?erham, through the To1vnships of Perham, Gorman,
Corliss and Butler, thence following County AidRoad #28 northwesterly throup.h Butler Township, Otter Tail County, and thence directly north through Spruce Grove Tovmship in Becker County, be and the same
hereby is designated, subject to the consent and approval of the commissioner of Hi1_1:hwa.vs, a State Aid
?arkwa,v,
Be it :further resolved, that the route of said state Aid Parkv,a,y may be re-routed in the inter-
ests of the ~uhlic and as the Board of County Commissioners and the State qip:hwa.v Commissioner ma,y
hereafter deem it expedient and for the pnblic welfare, and that for such change of route the Counties of Otter Tail and '3ecker hereb.v agree to provide the requireil right-of-wa,v in the event the State Highway
Commissioner shall so require.
Adopted by the connt.v Board of Otter Tail count.v. ~linnesota, this 14th da.v of Februar,v, 1934.
A.?. ~estad, Chairman.
Attest: \Villiam Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resol11tion \'las adopted:
Whereas, the repairing of the buildings on the Otter Tail County Poor Farm has been submitted as
a c. w. A. project, and
Whereas, the expense for materials and incidentals has not been provided for in the current budget,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota
at its regular meeting held on the 14th day of February, 1934, that the sum of four hundred dollars be
set aside out of the Poor Farm Fund of Otter Tail County for said purpose.
Adopted this 14th day of February, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Willi&~ Lincoln, Clerk. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $100.00 be and the same hereby is set aside from the Poor Fund to the Incidental
Fund of the county for payment o ~ necessary postage in the Drouth Relief Office, payment to be made
from time to time on warrant of the county Auditor upon filin~ by the Drouth Relief Director of verified
bills,
Adopted ~ebruary 14, l'J34, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Vlilliam Lincoln, Clerk, U-oon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. I.I. Dr. Charles r,. Nelson, Dr, ;, . -;:,, I~nndson and Dr, t. O. F!alvorson, members o:f the Dental Associa-
tion of Otter Tail Count,v, appeared before the Board to explain plans in regard to dental work .for
school children. Commissioner Rosen presented to the Board a petition signed by residents of Richville and vicinity
asking the county Commissioners to use their influence to have the State Park\7~V routed by v1a..v o.r Richvill, •
Upon motion the petition was ordered received and placed on file. Statements of salaries receivtd by County officers during the calendar year 1933 were approved as
follows: J. u. Haagensen, ?rebate Judge: n, A. Anderson, Register of Deeds; Paul A. Stortroen, County
Treasurer; and William Lincoln. Connt.vAud itor: each ~2 ,624. 97. J. F. Greene.gel, Clerk of: Court,
t2,099,94; J. c. Henkes, Sheriff, salary for part or year, ~1,653.81; Ernest E, Johnson, County Surveyor,
no salary, fees $53.70. The applications ofC. ,;, • Steffen and Albert Schultz end Geore,:e A. Schultz .for allowance of
exemption on personal property assessments in the Villap.e of Ottertail were recommended to the Tax
Commission. The applications of Clifford Christianson, Town of Pelican: Olga Johnson, Village of Pelican
Rapids; Ida Strader, Villap.e of Dent, for reduction of assessment on personal property were recommended
to the Tax commission. The application of E. ~-Hultquist for cancellation of assessment fer structures
on tot 4 Block 6 Leaf Lake Pleasure Grounds was recommended to the Tax Commission. The application of Bauck Chevrolet Co. of Perham Vill88e for cancellation of assessment on
automobiles upon which license was paid was recommended to the Tax Commission. Upon motion the Chairman of the Board and county Auditor were instructed to execute to the State
of Minnesota deed for gravel pit in Section 24 Town of Henning. The application of Adolph Halvorson for off-sale beer license at Starin's Camp, Town or Everts,
for the year commencine; April 1, 1934, v,as granted~ · Upon mo~ion the Board then ad;lourned to 9 o cloct A. Ill, February 15, 1934,
TIDBSDAY' S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clock A. M. Thursday, February 15, 1934, all
members being present. uuon motion the county Auditor was instructed to advertise for road machinery according to notice prepared.by .the Highwa.v En~ineer, bids to be opened at the meeting of the County Board March 14, 1934
at 2 o'clock n, M.
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN .
DATE ..................... J!'e b ruary ... 15 ............................... 193:.1.,
■ECUllll'Y a.MIC 11DD1C AND P~NII CO., ff, CLGUD. MINN
The ~oard then took up for flnal hearing old ae,e pension petitions. Upon recommendation of the
City Council of Ferf!:US Falls thP. followine applications v,ere rejected: Herman Biersdorfl'. Susan Webster,
August Mandelke. Mrs. Ainelia Mandelke. c. s. Burnette, Isaac Bates, John A. Johnson, Ole 'I". Berg, Johanna
Volden, Olor Unger, Haakon Rosberg, Jemes VI. Brown, Carrie Engel, Lillian Mccloud, E. J, Wickham, William
!'licl:ham,Gottlieb Gerlach, Eva Gerlach, Annie 'l"alvorson, Tom Anderson, Andrew Ames, Uils Nichelson, Ida
Larson, Matti Pederson, Severine Kuhn, James E. Whelan, ~eder Olson, Edith Harry, Martha Olson, Karl
Anderson, Adolph Biersdorff.
Upon motion the a1>Plications of Marlt Evenson and William Thurnau of the City of Fergus Falls were
referred back to the Council for further consideration.
upon recommendation of the Village Council of Vininp, the Board rejected the petitions of Christian
s,venson, F,d;.,,ard Lund, Christian E. Berg and ~eret Bakken.
'!'he application of Diedrich Bredehoft was ,,1 thdra1vn on account of the death of the applicant.
Upon recommendation of the Vill!l.f!:eCouncll of Pelican Rapids the Board re.1ected the applications of
Amos Henry nratt, Christine o. Anderson; August Olson; Edward Rude, Emanuel o. Larson, Gustav H. Coeclce,
Anton Thompson and ;,tikkel Mellum.
Upon recommendation of the Villap,e Councils in the respective villages the Soard rejected the
fallowing applications: Wm. Clar]l:,Uew York Mills; o. T,. Gilbert, "9attle T,ake; !lobert P.falzgrafr, Deer
Creek,
Upon recommendation of the Tovm Boards of the several townships, the Board rejected the ap·pli-
cations of Ole Hanson, Girard: Jay Schaf·r.er,Rush Lake; Ferdinand Reger, Compton; Anders Bengtson, Town
of Elizabeth; Julia Dawson, ~arkers ~rairie ; Friedericka Freidrich, and E. A. Curtis of the Town of
Deer creek; Charles Meier, Tovm of Perham; \'Im. B, Henry, \'Im. Moore, Emma Moore, Chas. Peasley of
Maplewood; John P. Johnson, Emma Johnson, \'Im. H. Huntley of Fri berg: Abraham Mattson, :K:leber B. Wilkinson,
Leaf Lake; Melissa Parsons and Ole Uebust, Richville· Village: Henrietta Trachte, Effington; N. A. Morten-
son, Oscar: Oleo. Welders, St. Olaf: Ole Bal:ken, Elmo; John u. Dunn, Erhards Grove.
Owine; to lack of definite information, final hearinB on the following applications was adjourned
to March 16, 1931 at 9 o'clock A. M.: G. F. Albright, Star Lake; Ace Alva Judd, Dead Lake; Nils Andrew
Nelson, Henning Village; Sven !,arson, Tordensk,1old; Mary Grunow, Otto; Luo ind a Gard, Henning Village:
Homer Muse, Uaine; Allen DeWitt, Dunn; Jennie Saffel, Heru:i,ing Villari;e; Christine Isakson, Henning Village;
Ed T-J. Johnson, Dunn; Ella~-Mills, Dead Lake; Solo Iverson, Paddock.
Upon request of the petitioner the applloatio·n o·l' Asbjorn Seim, Scambl,,r, ~,as vii thdrawn.
Upon recommendat lon of the several Tov,n and Village Bonrds the fellowing old age pensions 1·1ere
granted in the monthl.v amounts shown, said pensions to commence March 1, 1934 and first monthly pe.vment
to be made April 1, 1934, to-v,it: Andrew I-lelson, To'lrn of F,verts, $15.00; Ed1,ard Gould Tripp, Town of
Tumuli, fl8.00; John Strif:tler, Town of i7estern. $8.00; Peter J. ?rani1e. Battle Lake Village; $10.00;
Mary A, .Dra.vton, Lida T1'lp., $8.00; Albert Kerlin, Edna Tv1p .• ~8.00; llels "· Hanson, Inman Tw•p;, $7.50;
Seth Alonzo Brown, Lida Twp., $8.00: Ida 'qendrickson, !lewton Twp., $8.00; I:reta Kivi, Mewton Twp., $8.00.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M.
Extension of the bond or Olaf Skramstad. County High1•,a.v Engineer. in the ·sum of $3,000.00 with
the Columbia Casualty Co. as surety, was approved.
The application of Chas. Lahnala for dance hal•l permit at Heino la Farmers Hall in the Town of Otto was e;ranted.
The following bills were allowed:
Free Press cc. blanks 1.60 E.T. Barnard folders 3.30
Whitehead ?rinting co.printinfl:, etc.
Otter Tail Truck f,ines, Inc. ·
79. 75 Ferp.us T,et ter Service multip,raphing 3.25
8.05
freight on meat
ll .W .Bell Telephone co. long ··distance calls E.T. Rarnard file
Burroughs Add. Mche. Co. carbon paper
'Frye Mfg. Co. co.rbon paper
Frankoviz Hdwe. Co. supplies
Victor Lundeen & Co. supplies
Bauck Chevrolet Co. supplies
F. H. Schmidt repairs
City Typewriter Service machine rent, etc.
Baker & Burnap services
Dr. Norman Baker examination
Eagle Lake Twp. care of poor
Vill. of Pelican Rapids Exp.with poor,'27
Do. Do " '' 1929
Do. 11 " " 1931
Do. " 11 1933
Dane Prairie Twp. exp. with poor
Uidaros Twn. care of poor
To1'ln of Orwell oare of non-resiaent
Richville Vill.
st. Luke's qospital
Mrs. Chas. Zeiter
Hulda G. Rockstad
Mrs. Chas. Gen!_!:nagel
pauper
Do.
Do,
care of dependent
Do.
maintenance for
dependent
Mrs. Ella Grabarkewitz care of depencent
Mrs. Etta Miller eroceries, etc. for
poor
Do. expense ~ sale.ry
Miller-Davis co. blanks
Fergus Falls Tribune Co. blanks, etc.
Do. blanks. etc.
City Typewriter Service supplies
Do. supplies
49.15
115.74
3!3.00
8.60
7.20
11.05
61.55
12.25
7.65
7.50
26.00
3.00
287.87
428.09
698,25
249.41
460.42
162.94
200.00
45.00
12.00
49.03
3.50
35.27
20.00
20.49
25.00
112.30
15.61
10.57
32.00
N. P.R. Nelson exp. attending meeting
2.75
3.00
10.85
2.50 Do. Do.
H. M. Wheelock publishing tax list
The Vergas Graphic publ. tax list
Northwestern Publ. co.printing
Ceo. D, Baanard Staty. Co. record
Oswald Publ. Co, blanks, etc.
4?L.50
82.80
12.50
48.49
3,56
G. ll. Ry. Co. freight
R. A. Gehrke desk
Ronninp, Signs sign
Burroughs Addinr, Mche.Co. paper
Fi rat !'lat ional Bank, F .F. carbon paper
Lien Hdv16. Co. supplies
Victo1· Lundeen &: Co. supplies
Do. Do.
Ole Larson supplies
Lightfoot' s Shop rent and ·repairs
Frank L. Shaw sharpening
Dr. Orville Nelson examinations
Vill. of Vining oare of poor
City of Fergus Falls expense with poor
Vill. Pelican Rapids Do for 1928
Do. 11'" " 1930 no. '' 1932
Vill. of Henning exp. with p9or
Town of Inman oare of poor
Elmo Tv1p. care of poor
Dora Twp. care of non-res-
St. T,uke 's Hospital
St. Luke's ~ospital
Mrs. Wal borg V/anp;en
T,enore Lepse.v
Nell Kimmes
Mrs. Rosa Eifert
Mrs. E. F. cocking
Mrs. F.tta Miller
Do,
Do.
Miller-Davis Co.
~ergus Journal co.
1)0.
Northwestern Sash~
ident pauper
Do.
Do.
care of dependent
Do.
care of dependent
Do.
boarding dependent
groceries etc.for poor no.
expenses
blanks
printing,
Do.
etc.
Door Co. J.laterial 'cl
repairs )
Co. publishing
15.00
1.25
2.25
1.85
7.68
69.17
24.05
9.15
5.25
7,50
12.00
84.67
4513.73
656.72
556.18
446.15
154.92
292.51
274.65
16.75
9.20·
3.10
30.00
25.00
15.00
17.38
17.50
4.04
15.00
29.46
45.53
14.75
91.85
4.30
2.70
Fergus Falls Tribune
Henning Advocate
Fergus Journal co.
Ugeblad Publ. Co.
Fritz-Cross Co.
Security Blank Book
,\: Printing Co,
financial statement
publ.tax list, etc.
publ.minutes
printing, etc.
record .Sc blanks
782.00
120.05
63.90
20.35
76.79
books !I: blanks 1616.58
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DATE ........................... r.el!.:r.u.e..r..v .... l~ ......................... 193 .. :4. .•
,Jape-Olson Co. paper
"aul A. Stortroen • postage
J.C. Henkes boardLnr. prisoners John u. Henderson expenses
John o. Thompson exp. attend. meeting
Herman Rosen Do.
~intr.en-Yarst Eleo. Co. repairs. eto.
Olaf Bkramstad cash advanced
f'. T,. Sand in expenses ,John 1/ibral expenses
Afton c. Glorvir.en expenses
Thor Moe · expenses
Mrs. Maren T.Lndberr-rip;ht-of-wa.v
?eterson Brothers ~eals f.or crew ~orohert-Ingersoll, Inc. truck vring, etc.
Bauck' s !l'.e.rdware dynamite
Owatonna Tool co. tools, etc.
Logan Bros. paint
J.,vle Culvert 'I: Pipe Co. culverts
Burroughs Add. Mche. Co. paper
Fritz-Cross Co. blanks
N\l/.13ell Telephone Co. long distance calls
Max Madsen rent of machine
7,. 72
20.00 219,45
60.20
8.40
14.55
6.79
19.50
49.09
100.15
50.40
141.65
25.00
11.25
391.55
10.50
12.60
2.90
1463.89
1.20
8.24
4.45
3.75
Wm. H, Ziegler Co,Inc. runners for snow plO\"/ 103.50
3.60
6,00
34.00
43.7rf
8.89
13, A. Lucking rubber boots Ole Larson sharpening Wm, Q, 7.ier.lerco.,Inc. cutting edges Dent qardware Co. supplies Y.noff-0 eterson V.dwe. co. ~
Lampert tumber Co. supplies
Battle T,ake l-Jerdware supplies
Frankoviz Pdwe. Co, supplies
Stenerson Bros. Lumber co. "
\'Im, Galena supplies
M. T. C:rina supplies Ferp;us Iron \'forks supplies
Cy Nelson repairs
8. H. Lauppi repairs Vaughn's Service repairs
Ole Larson repairs
I,, n. Fladhus repairs
Red Arrow Carar.e repairs, etc.
Carl Buchholz repairs 'I: storage
7-0 Service storage
i-Jorthwestern Motors Co. storage, etc.
E, W. Tobin Co. Fasoline c. Mielke gasoline
qarthun ~ neterson gasoline
Arnold l-Jomes gas and oil
Park Region Oil Co. gas and oil
Carl Buchholz gas and oil
Cities Service 011 Corp. Do.
Fergus Co-op. Creamery Assn. butter
Anderson Market meat Home Bakery supplies Uorby .Dept. Store supplies O'Meara's, Inc. supplies
Lien Hdwe. Co. supplies
Arnerican Disinfecting Co. "
Northwestern Sash II: Door Co. "
A. P.. Schulz p.rindinF feed
City of Fergus Falls light
Elliott 'I: Whttson coal John F. Greenagel express charges Do. lonr-distance call:1 Jack Hendrickx making drivers
Geo. ?!.e.rkuson
Mrs. Otto F. !lelson
A, C. Smith Vaughn's Service
license applications
room 'I: board for clerl: of court
Do.
Do.
car eto~age, issuing
drivers license
B. M. Thompson storage
Victor Lundeen •• Co. supplies
Hintgen-~srst Elec. Co. "
Lien Hdwe. Co. supplies Curtis 1,000, Inc. supplies
Enoff-Oeterson !'!dwe. Co. "
Fergus ~lumbing 'I: Heating Co. supplies
Adeleman Heating 1
Sheet Metal Works
Glass Block Grocery
Johnson Service Co. Whitehead Prtg. Co. n. P. Langdon City o~ Fergus Falls
H.K. Grinager
Johnson Furniture co.
E. T. Barnard Clarence R. Aune
Elliott.,, Whttson
supplies supplies
repairs
supplies
repairs
water vault doors
table
shade roller
hauling ashes
coal
1.02
3.71 2.35
162.56
15.14
5.40
3.60
51.00 23,05
21.97
24.05 .33.60
2.00
30.41
1.50
1.00
21.62
1.98
3.00
49.71
48.09
8.59
54.23
20.94
6.27
13.03
12,58
4.47
3.90 23.57
3.60
4.00
30.70
414.38
3.59
12.05
1.35
2.35 4.50
15.85
2.50
1.00
24Fl.93
107.72
61.34
12.40
1.70
13.01
149.13
5.00
8.87
19.50
5.45
65.84
50.00
5.00
.75
13,00
311.10
John Ji', Greenagel
John I.I. Henderson
John l,f. Hend ereon
J.C. Henkes
A. P. P.estad
postage
postage
postage .Jc toll
expenses
exp. attend.meeting
Board of Aud 1 t iohn F. Greenagel
Hintgen-Y.arst Elec.
Olaf' Sl:rnmstad
co. repairs, etc.
expenses Olnv T,nnge
:01. r,. netter
V. Glorv ip:en
11 • D. ~.!ori-111
To•,m of :r.:verts
John r.terk Thorman 1·1. Rosholt co.
Otter Tail Povter co.
Minnesota Motor Co. Elmer Johnson
Dr, H. T, Fiske
expenses expenses expenses
labor
\'10 rk on road
room 'I: Board
flares
light 'I: power
tlres pulling out truck
veterinarian's services
Jape-Olson co. blanl:e
Friedolph Anderson rent of machine
Minn-Dak Tractor Sc Eq.co. machine parts
Frankoviz Hdwe. co. snow shovel
Drahmann Broe. rubber boots
Paul Gruenke blacksmithing
Mahler 'I: Straus supplies
Fred A. Everts supplies
John L. Barden supplies 1'/encil Rian supplies
HillP. Bros. supplies T.ien Hdwe. supplies
American Steel II: V/ire co. "
Panama Carbon Co. supplies
Y.elle.v-How-Thompson co. supplies
Aune 13ros., Inc. supplies ,~. A, Smith repairs Rasset .",: V/eetby repairs
Hille Bros. .",: Co. repairs
Vergas Hardware repairs
Larson Bros. repairs, etc.
The Motor Inn repairs 'I: p:asoline
Danielson's Garage repairs 'I: storage tee Chevrolet Co. et or.age The !.fotor Inn repairs, gas 'I: oil Cities Service p:asoline
Ceo. TT. Lueders gasoline
Battle Lake 011 Co. gas, etc.
IL w. Tobin Co. gas and oil Fergus 011 co, gas and oil
Park Region Oil Co. gas and oil
Penrose Oil Co. gas 3c repairs
Star Grocery groceries ,.
Edw. B,ye Grocery supplies
J. F. Bovrman supplies
Pelican Supply Co, supplies
Willer i Teisberg Drug Co. " i:no!f-"etereon Hdwe. Co. " T&l•lor Hdwe. Co. supplies Paul Daluge labor Cy !leleon repairing radio
Elliott 'I: \'Thi tson ooal
John F. Greenagel exp. issuing
Do,
Mrs. Chae. A, Matala
Geo. A, Markuson
drivers licenses
Do.
meals, drivers
license expense
room 'I: beard for clerk or court ::artin o. Hoff Do. John Mark Do.
F. Saunders~ Son car storage
Deer Creek Garage storage
Bertha Boe copying
City Typewriter Service supplies
II/. 'S. Darle,v 'I: Co. supplies
IYm. C-alena supplies
O'Meara's, Inc. supplies
The ~ierce Co. supplies
Security Envelope Co, supplies
Beall 'I: McGowan Co supplies
Edw, 13ye Grocery supplies
Frankoviz Hdwe. Co, supplies
Larson Bros. repairs
Fergus Plumbing 3c Heating co. repairs
M.A. stortroen bond
Great Western woolen co. blankets
Arnold Homes gas and oil
Hintgen-Karst Elec.co. lamps
Taylor Hdwe. Co, tools H. Fyhri wood
City of Fergus ?alls light
16.00
147.64
18,05
209.94
14.20
9.00
1.82
70.16 65,55
61.95
117 .98
1025,00
116.50
11.50
9.60
6.02
125.90
4.00
15.50 15.69
7.00
410.01
1.35
3.25
16.75
129.87
43.13
14.35
1.50
18.20
65.84
22.56
5.75
69.99
65.20
6.00
4.12
18.07
3.60
134.35
111.06
53.02
R.25
92.72
22.43
5.93
37.32
17.86
36.35
40.44
21.95
39.56
10.82
2.20
1.85
18.40
1.55 ,40
1.25
3.00
108.06
6.25
9.25
4.90
7.20
2.80
23.00
3.00
.70 6.00
1.40
19.95
178,48
6.12
6.55
22.20
21.00
1.50
6.77
17.40
1.00
10.00
41.40
3.93
5.40
36.93
10.00
192.96
5:15
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COMMISSIONERS .RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... F.e.b.rnary_ ... l.5 ............................... 193A, .•
a.ANIC AND PRINTINCII C0.0 SI'. CUIUD, MINN,-MIO
Effington Tvtp. Dr. W, A. Lee Thearon s. Elliott
Edla r. l~.vlmala
Dr. IV. A. J.ee Matt !luikka
H. C. Myhre V/illiam Nikkarl
c. M. Mccasland Russell Guin r.:. t. "Peterson
Underwood Independent
.!ames R. Kent
Elsie lfelson Pederson
Herman P.osen
quarantine e.xp. examination trip with jurors wl tness fees Deputy coroner's fees
constable fees constable fees justioe fees
.1ustice fees justice fees publishinr, tax list,
etc. Do,
constable fees
transcript
exp. attending
special meeting
Fetgus Concrete Pipe Co. culverts
Vill, P.ichville care of. non-
12.00 Otter Tail Power Co.
3,00 Ethels J.unchette
5 ,00 Uptown Cafe
1;36 Dr, J. L. Curtis
6.10 c. o. Knutson
2,50 Oren E. Fosse
4. 70i'1illiam Hikkari 21.20 Frank C. ~arnes
2.75 Cleude R. ~ield
6. 75 Fergus l>lumb ing !I,
power
meals for jurors
meals for jurors
coroner• s fees
constable fees
constable fees
justice fees
,111st lee f.ees
.1ustice fees
Heating co. supplies
182.30 107.85 5.58 17.75
7.00
140.90
Deer creek Mirl'or publishlne-tax list
Russell Guin constable fees
Dolly Y.:ent witness fees
A. P. Rested exp.attend.meeting
Herman Rosen committee work
S. E. Hell labor
Town of Otto care of poor
Victor T.undeen !I: Co. supplies
resident poor 12,00 m,.~ell Telephone co. long distance calls
Ferr,us ~alls Tribune Co. publ. del inguent Great Northern Ry. Co. !:reip.ht on butter 3. 84 Etta Miller groceries for poor 35 .oo tax list
The following resolution v1as adopted:
That the woge scale for· 1934 be as follows:
21.33
5,60
6.80
56.10
5.30
5,22
13,00
35.50
9.85
33.35
102.95 5,40
6.58
4.20
5.70
25.80
162.55
25.85
84.52
478,05
Instrument men .50 per hour; Rod and chain men .30 to ,40 per hour; Trucl~ drivers .50 per hour;
Trailer grader operators ,45 per hour; Motor Patrol operators (experienced) ,45 per hour; Motor Patrol
operators (first year) .35 per hour: Common labor ,30 per hour: Teams .20 per hour; Foreman .50 per hour;
Timekeepers and checkers .40 per hour; Use of mower .35 per hour.
Adopted this 15th day of February, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
budget,
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the redecorating of. the court ijouse has been submitted as a c. w. A, project, and
¥fhereas, the expense for materials and incidentals has not been provided ·for in the current
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minne-sota, at its regular meeting held on the 14th day of Febr~ory, 1934, that the sum of $250 be set aside
out of the !levenue "Fund of Otter Toil County for said purpose.
Adopted this 15th day of 1"ebrnary-, 1934, A. P, Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The followi.nff resolution was adopted: Resolved b,v the !Icard of Cou.nty Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas. this ~oard has heretofore contracted 1·1i th q. J,T. Jones for gravelling County Aid Job
No, 37:33, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the r.:ngineer's certificate on file with the
Count,v Audi tor, the total cost of said work being $769.56, and
Whereas, said work has been examined ond accepted by a committee of this qoard,
Hovi, therefore, be it resolved that the County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
here.by are authorizec:1 and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge Fund
of the County in the sum of e769.56,,amount due according to said Engineer's certificate.
Adopted this 15th de_v of "F'ebruary, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: ~lilliam T,incoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
P.esolved by the Board of. county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas. this "!3oard has heretor.ore contracted with t:J. M. ,"Tones for gravelling County Aid Job
Mo, 24;33, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the Enr,ineer's certificate on file with
the County Auditor, the total cost or said work being ~621.79, end
Whereas, said work has been examined and accepted by a committee of this Seard,
Hovi, there·fore, be it resolved that the county Audi tor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorizeo and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge Fund of the county in the sum of $621.79. amonnt due acoording tc said Engineer's certificate.
Adopted this 15th day of February, 1934. A, P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William tincoln, Clerk.
Bank of
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 9 o'clock A. Ill. Friday, February 16, 1934.
FRIDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment the Roard met at 9 o'clock A. M. Friday. February 16, 193'1.
The application for cancellation of personal p~operty tax for 1933 against the Farmers State Dalton was recommended to the Tax Commission.
Upon motion the 3oard then ad,fourned to 10 o'clock A. J,I. Maroh 14. 193'1,
C/.I?~
Chairman.
Attest: " / p 0 [VJ~~ Clerk.
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............ M.o.r.ch ... 14. •............................................. 1931. •..
MINUTES 011' ADJOURUED MF.ETHIC OF BOARD OF
COUHTY CO!dMISSIOUF.R3 OF OTTER TAIT. COUHTY.
MIIHIBSOTA,
t>ursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. u. Wednesday, March 14, 1934, all members being present.
A delegation of citizens from Henning and vicinity appeared before the Board to urge the improvement of Old Trunk Highwa,,v No. 36 west of Henning. .
The application of ~en Stender for reduction of assessment on oerscnal property in Village of
Dent on ground of excessive valuation v1as recommended to the Tax commi.seion.
The aoplication of Jamee W. Rorvig for allowance of exemntion on personal prooerty assessment
in the Township of Trondhjem waefrecommended to the Tax Commission: ·
The application of A.~-~ohnson for reduction of personal property assessment in the village of Dent was read and ordered returned to the applicant for more soecific information.
Report of salar.v in the sum of :;;2,099.94 received by John M. Hend4rson, County Superintendent of Schools, during 1933 was read and approved.
The followinp, applications for on and of'f sale licenses to sell non-intoxicating malt liquors
were granted: P.. r•. Meier. ?leasure "ark; c . .". !l[atthews. Camp Balmoral; Matt Cichy, Urbank; s. ,J. Fruth, Urbank; w. P. Ames. Luce.
A deler,ation o.f:" citizens f'rom Pelican Rapids and :,1aple1•1ood and vicinity appeared before the
Board to urp:e the improvement o·f' road from Maplewood to !'el ican Rapids.
Upon motion the Boo.rd then tool: a recess to 2 o• cloclr -P. M.
Bids for road machinery as advertise~ for were opened and reod and the balance of the day was
devoted to listening to statements of salesmen representing th1various bidders.
TJpon motion the Roard then ail.~ourned to 10 o'clock A. !-L 'J'hursday, March 15, 1934.
THURSDAY'S SESSIOll
A petition signed b,v .,ohn O, Bakke and others, asking .for change of County road in Sections 36,
25. and 24 in the Township of Tordenskjold was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said ·petition
be hail at the session of the 3oard to be held Tuesday, July 10, 1934 at 10 o'clock A. !,!. at the Com-
missioners• Room in the Court House, and Commissioners Thompson and Helson v1ere appointed a committee to
examine said proposed change, and Monday, June 11, 1934 at 3 o'olocl: P. LI, at the house of Henry Roff,
Section 25 Town of Tordenskjold, were ilesignateii as the time anil place for the meeting of said committee,
and the county Auditor was instructed to prepare the necessary notices and to forward them to Arthur
Bakke, R. 2 ~attle Lake, for postine,.
A petition signed by E. H, Y-lovstad and others asking for establishment of County road beginning
at northwest corner Seo. 18 Town of Candor and running thence South l½ miles on the Town line to the West
quarter-corner of Section 19 in said To1'1nship 1785 read and it v,as ordered that a hearing on said petition
be hail at the session of th4 Board to be held Tuesday, July 10, 1934 at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Commis-
sioners' Room in theCourt House, and Commissioners P.estail and Rosen and Elliott v,ere appointed a committee
to examine said proposed road, and Monda_,,, ,rune 11, 1934 at 3 o'clock P. M. at Crow's Store on line
bet1veen Sect.lone 12 and 13 Tuvm of Dunn v,ere ilesip.nateil as the time end place for the meeting of said
committee, and the county Auditor was instructed fo prepare the necessary notices and to :f'orv,ard them by
mail to Ole !. Alilren, Detroit Lakes, for postinp..
A petition sip.neil by Arthur M. Thoreson and others asking for establishment of County road on
tovm line between Sections 7. 18 and 19 o·f' Clitherall and 12, 13 and 24 of Tordenskjold v,as read and
upon motion the same was laid over to April 10, 1934 at 10 o'clocl~ A. M.
The petition of John A. Nelson and others .for establishment o:f'County road in Sections 29, 30,
31 and 32 of Evert!! and Sect ion 6 of Clitherall, which petition had been laid over from the October
meeting, was af?ain taken up and upon motion the same was laid over to 11/eilnesday, Januar,\7 9, 1935 at 10
o'clock A. M.
A petition asking ·for Count.v Aid~oail in the 'l'ownships of." Oscar and Carlisle 1vas presented by the
Tovm Boards of these to1vnships, and upon motion was ordered plliceil on file for earliest possible con-
sideration. Three oetitions for road between Sections 9 and 16 and 10 and 15 in Deer Creek Township were
read and ordered placed on file for earliest possible consideration.
After listening to statements of various salesmen, upon motion the bid o:f' Wm. H. Ziegler Co.
for one F. w. D. truck at $5,499.00 incluilinr, exchange of one used McCormick-Deering truck and Shawnee
grader, was accepted.
Upon motion the Board then took o. recess to 2 o'clock. P. M.
The Tovm Board of Star Le.l:e appeared before the Board to confer with the Commissioners in
regard to construction of road in said township.
A delegation of citizens from st. Olaf appeared before the Board to confer with the Commissioners
in regard to road in said township.
Petitions for State Aid a.'.ld gas tax road to be built across Newton Tov,nship connecting the rlew
York !.Illls-ottertail road, one mile north of Heino la, with State Highw~• No, 2 were received end placed
on file.
The balance of the afternoon was taken up listening to salesmen of road machinery.
Righwa.v !.ngineer Olaf Skramstad presented to the Board his resignation as Highway Engineer
effective April 16, 1934, Upon motion the resignation was accepted,
Upon motion the "9oo.ril then adjourned to 9 o'clock A, !,!. Friday, J.tarch 16, 1934:.
PP.IDAY'S SESSION
-ou.rsuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clocl: A. r,1. March 16, 1934, all members being
present.
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The petition of T,ars l'/esola asking that Lots 6 and 7 Section 6 Township 135 Range 35 be se~
over •.from Dist. 41 of Y!adena count:. to Dist. 219 of Otter Tail County was read and after consideration
upon motion the same was rejected. . The petition of Alviro 1,1. Gordon askinp: that ~ot 3 of Section 36 Tovm o·f' ~r~berg be. set over
from Dist. 207 to Dist. 120 was read and it was orileren that a hearing on said pet~t1on be hail at the
session of the "Board to be held at the Commissioners' Room in the Court Flouse Vlednesday, July 11, 1934
at 10 o'clock A, M., and that due notice of the time and place o:f' said hearing be given as required by
law.
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.5i.8 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .................... Me.r.ch ... l.G., ...................................... 193: ... ~ •
aCCUAnY -.vac 'AND NIINl'IMI CO., Sl'o a.GUD, MINN.-.n
The applioatio.n of' Robert LeRoy Ad~son Post of the American Legion ·for cancellation of tax on
sv1imming hole in Cl ty. of' ll'ergus Falls was recommended to the Tax Commission.
The applloation o~ "!l'rank Jasmer of the Town o.f' Elizabeth, and Mrs. Emma Dei:st of the Town of
Friberg, and Arthur Abraham o·f' the Town of Dora, for on and of'f. sale licenses to sell non-intoxicating
malt liquors were p,ranted. The application of Ide. nttelson to be set over from Dist. 19 to Dist. 43 in the Township of
Dane nralrie was taken up for final action. After listening to the statements of interested parties,
upon motion the oetition was rejected. The petition of '7illi.am Schroeder asking to detach certain lands from Dist. 21 ~ntl Dist, 92
and to attach same to Dist. 80 was taken up for final action, and after listening to the statements of
interestea parties, upon motion the petition was rejected. .
The petition of A. Honer askinp.; to be set over from Dist. 260 to Dist. 274 "ll'tas taken up for
final action, and a·f'ter listeninr, to the statements of interested part~es. the petition was reJected.
Applications for old ae:e pension 1vere taken up "!.'or final hear1nr-: and upon recommendation of the
several Tovm Boards the followinp. monthl,\• allowances 1vere made: Orlin Aver,v, Town o:f' Inman; $5 ,00;
Arne 13olme, Town of Sverdrup, $5,00; Andrev, Everson, Hobart. :!'.;6,00; Sven Larson, Tordenskjold, $6,00,.
Upon recommendation of theTovm Boards and Cit.v and Villap.e Conncils the follov,lng applications
for old a!',e pension were rejected: Merit Evensen,\'lilliam Th11rnau, Albert Y.rause, Herman Slaten, ·o. P.
Frendin, Nels Nelson, Gusta Olson, Casper -Peterson, John Y.ol'lalski, r.. G, Munden, Mari Stigen, Andrea Hansen
Nettie Pederson, Mt•rY R, Peff.er, Julia Christianson, Josephine Frendin, Olive !!. Olds, M, A. Olds, Freder-
ick Arneson, Gunhild ,iohnson, and James E, McManns of' the City of Fergus Falls; Ace Alva Judd, Ella H,
Mills and c. P. Butler, Town of Dead Lake; Nels Andrew Uelson, Christine Isakson, Lucinda Gard, John E.
H,vatt and Ernest Jacobson of the Village o:f' Henning; Allen DeWitt and ~d Johnson of the To1vn o:f' Dunn;
Jennie Saffel, H. B. Powell, Ben Bakken, Julia Lukken and Ole Pederson of the Town o:f' Elmo; s. l'l. Weston
and Solo Iverson of Town of Paddock; Anton!.'. Udseth and Halvor P, Nelson of St. Olaf Twp; Sarah M.
Kegley, Charley Johnson ands. E. Flink of Town of Star Lake; Elizabeth Bowman and Fred c. Branstner of
Town of Oak Valley; Peter Bjornstrom, Town of Leaf Lake; VI. H. Porter, Town of Aurdal; Hanna Beedle of
Town of Parkers Prairie; Charles O, Cov,gill, Leland. L. Fay, Diedrich Budke, Homer Muse and Catherine
Weiland of the Town of Friberg; s. A, Hauger of the Town of Oscar; Elias Perna, Matti Asmun, Otto Kuula,
Frances~-Barnhart and Peter S, Ytterbom or the Town of Deer Creek; Lowell Stinar of Town of Bluffton;
Adolph Jacobson of Tovm of Henning; Franklin H, Bice, and tlels P. Winslow of Town of Maplewood; George
Holm, Tovm of tlidaros; Gustaf S\·tenson, Tovm of Eagle Lake; G. F. Albright, Star Lake; Charles Johnson,
Town of Amor; Harvey Fish, Town of Candor; Thoren Lyhus, Town of Sverdrup; Hulda c. Olson. Village of
New York Mills; P.ans ~ertelson and Thomas Stewart, Town of Inman: Henry Anderson, Town of Otto; Lawrence
Stinar, TOl'tn of Compton; William Haedke, Town of '?erham: G. \Y, Chaffee and F:mergene E. Chaffee, Town of
Maine; Marie Truhn, Town of Girard; Auf!:ust Hinz and ,1ohn Weber, Tol'tn of Corliss; Martin Ridek, August o.
Lundb,v and Constant Moroteck, Tovm of Leaf Mountain; Mathilda VonAlmen, Town of Elizabeth; Matti Jae.kola,
and Henry Neuvonen, Tovm of Homestead; Julius Sether, Town of Norwegian Grove; John Gronn, Town of Folden;
Ole Amundson, Town of Woodside; Everett G. Huntington, Villnp:e of Richville; Stephen M, ¥/right, Village
o:f' Deer Creek; Wm. A. Osborne, Town of Eastern: Charles I~ufper, Sr •• Villap,e of Bluffton; Carl ?oerstner,
Amelia ?oerstner, ,Juliana '?iesderslci, Thomas Zble1'1ski, Tom "lowlov,ski, Ulreka \/endt, John °aschke, Sr,,
Josephine Ziolkowski, of the Village of Perham: Tsaac Aldrin, John Starr and AugustQErickson of the
Vill~e of ?elican Rapids; and Laudger Berry, James H, Fairchild and ~enry Grismer of the Town of' Rush
take; Carr le L.Vdell, Richville Vill. ,
The applications of Cecelia Kjell, Town of Clitherall, and John T. Johnson, Village ofDent were
withdrawn by petitioners.
The petition of' Annie Catherine Flink of star Lake was withdrawn on account of the death of the
petitioner.
No report or recommend at ions havinp.: been filed b,V the Town Soard Iii, final hearing on the follo1ving
applications v1as ad.1ourned to 2 o'clock P. M, April 10, 1934, to-wit: John "!'iku, Ole Pederson, Jens
P.eder Jensen, Mrs. Mary. Schultz, Mar,v r.runow, Mike l'feise, Andrew J. Ylilber, c. A. Steinberg, Ellen l'uglen,
A. ~. Vandeventer, Anton Glende, ~arriet L. r.obler, Annie !1alvorson, r.ena Pfeif·f'er •
Final hearing on the followinp.: applications for old age pension were set for Ma.v 8, 1934 at 2
o'clock P. M. at the Commissioners' Room in the Court 1-{ouse, to-wit: ,John i:rultman. City of Fergus Falls;
Per A, Cari son, To'lln of Elmo; Louisa Tenne.~•, Town of Maine; Robert Leach, 1•erham Village; A. w. Anderson
and Emma Anderson, To1·111 of Eastern; Ivar Telin and Matti ~ytonen, To1•111 of }Jev,ton; William F. Guelzow,
Town of' Amor, and John o. Rindal, Town of Sverdrup.
The Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M,
Upon motion the contract for furnishinf: pull type grader was awarded to 3or~hert-Ingersoll Co,
at $830.00 for Shawnee Grader with spring platform.
lJpon motion the Board accepted the bid of Minn-Dak 'l'ractor and Equipment Co. for one No. 10
Caterpillar Auto Patrol with fourteen foot blade anci with cab and scarifier, at $3,104.00.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Counts-, r.linnesota:
That the sum of $100.00 be and the same hereby is set aside from the Poor Pund to the Incidental
Fund of the County for payment of necessary postage in the Drouth ~elie:f' Office, payment to be made from
time to time on warrant of the r.011nty Auditor upon filing hy the Drouth Relief Manager of verified bills,
Adopted March 16, 1934, A. P.. P.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The followlnp.: resolution v1as adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Count,v Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That ~red A, F.verts of the Villar-e of ~attle Lake be and he hereby is appointed a member of the
Otter Tail county Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission for the period ending January 1, 1935,
Adopted March 16, 1934. A. P. Restad, Cha.ir11an. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was ndooted:
Resolved by the 3oard of r:ounty C9mmissioners o:f. Otter 'l'ail Count.v, Minnesota:
That H. L. Sandin be and he hereby is appointed Hi~hwas EnginP.er of Otter Tail County for the
period of one year, commencinfl April 16, 1934 at a salary of. $200,00 per month payable at the end of each
month on warrant of the Count.v Auditor out of the Road and Bridge Fund of said Count.v.
Adopted March 16, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman. Attest: Vlilliam Lincoln, Clerk.
The followin,r. bills were allo1•1ed:
F. ~-Drews~ Son p,roceries
Fergus Co-op. Creamery Co. butter
Y.nof.:f'-Peterson Hdwe, Co. supplies Home Supply Store dresser
Dr, O. A. Norman services
.American Disinf'ectin~ Co, spra.v R:· O. Harri:son straw
H. L. Sand in expenses
John Vibral expenses
26 .51
12.50
.75
1.00
9.00
10.00
12.75
41.55
78.45
~nrris ··ood Market
The Anderson Market
Norb~• Dept. Sto1·e, Inc.
Ci t,v of Fergus "f'alls
A. R. Schulz
Geo. Armstrong
Olo.f Skramstad
Olav Lange
Vernon Glorvigen
r,roceries
mee.t
sheeting, etc. lip,ht .
grinding feed
straw
cash advanced
mileage
expenses
16.AA
13.29
22.43
14,97
2.30
5.50
51.86
57.75
116,30
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................... Mo.r.ch ... l.6 ......................................... 193'4. •.
w. L. Potter .cash advanced
lJIShre' e Cafe meals for crew
Petersen "3 roe. meals for crew
.John Mark no.
l,irs. !.le.ren Lindberg rie-ht-of-way
.~. D. Adams Co. · machi.ner.v
Thorman W. Rosholt Co. machine parts
Thorman w. P.osholt Co. supplies naulson Hdwe. Co. supplies
Paulson Hardware Co. supplies
Hanson Hardware supplies
Lien Hdvte. Co. supplies
E. R. Danielson repairs Hille Bros.~ Co, repairs
Gust Haubere repairs
Mohler & S~raus repairs, etu,
Larson Bros, repairs
Ltap:nus Pederson sharpening, etc.
Schmitz Bros, Garage storage, etc,
Uorthwestern Motors Co. storage
P.,V.Johnston Culvert Co. culvert
7-0 Service inner tube Lien lldwe, Co, dynamite, etc,
Fergus Paint Mfg, co. shellac
Carl F, Sundblad wood
Panama carbon Co. carbon paper
Insurance Service ~ency insurance
Jmprovement Bulletin advertisinp,
?erham Co-op. Oil Co. p.asoline
Fergus Oil co. gasoline Shoutz 'I: !~raemer gasoline
Fergus Oil Co. gas and oil
Arnold Homes r.as and oil
Victor Lundeen •cCo, supplies
Fergus Journal co. publishing, etu.
Mons o. LanP.ren P.ravel Securi t,v Blank "Book -
'I: "rintinp. Co. blants
Miller-Davis Co. blanks·, etc.
Curtis 1,000, Inc. envelopes
Battle Lake Review publ. tax list
Parkers Prairie Independent Do.
Perham Enterprise-Bulletin Do,
Battle take Review notice to taxpayers
Jacques Hendrickx divers license exp.
John F, Greeno.gel exp. issuing drivers licenses
John F. Greena~el
John F, Greenafel
H. P. R, ?felson
J. c. Henkes
John L, Logan
John t, J.ogan r::. 14. Cowles
Dr, J. ~-Curtis Claude R, Field
expenses
postage
exp. attend.meeting
expenses
deputy sheriff's fees
Do,
1·1ltness fees
coroner's fees
justice fees
justice fees
meals for jurors C. 1,1. Mccasland
''ptown Cafe
~lton 's "!otel 'I:
Elmo Township
T,arson -qros.
~estaurant no.
quarantine exp.
repairs
repairs "'rank T.. Shaw
northv,estern Sanitar.v Supply Co, supplies
Knoff-Peterson f!dwe. co. " Y.noff-"eterson Hdwt. Co, !,ien l{dwA. co, supplies
Thorval Brothen supplies
lUntgen-Y.arst !':lee. Co. " Ferp:us Paint Mf~. co. supplies
O'Meara's, Inc. supplies
Standard 011 Co.,Fargo motor oil
Clarence R, Aune huuling ashes
City of Fergus Falls light
Elliott 'I: Whitson coal
Rintgen-Y.arst Elec, co. coils
Campbell Caal 00. ice Johnson Furniture co. shades
G. F. Fitzmeyer sand
Free Press Co. blanks
Fergus Falls Tribune Co. printing, etc.
!lorthwestern Sash Jc Door Co. supplies
Mrs. Etta Miller expense & salary
Mrs. Etta Miller care of dependent
Lenore Lepsey care of dependents
Mrs. Rosa Eifert care o! dependent
Hulda G. Rockstad oare of dependent
38.A.l
10.40
7.70
22.60
25.00 274.89
206.09 3,85
43,40
13,04
23.64
4,72
13.98
37.39
10,50
61,07 5,10
7,20
4.70
6,00
26.40
1,35
16.00
.75
7.28
3,50
12.75
5.60
9.35
2.93
19.50
11.22
30.57
105.20
6.60
109.00
7.11
170.75
8.11
125.93
!18.33
117.88
1.00
2.65
4,15
13,27
9.00 12,85
56.83
11.00
5,20
3,64
33,45
6,40
6,00
7,25
19.40
18.00
6.60
6.50
42.75
3,00
3,70
49,26
79.02
166.16
68.80
3,06
1.00
8.00
78.15
287.30
3.75
16.54
3.85
10.50
261.25
15.00
Town of Dora exp. non-res. paupers
.90
88.15
16,80
25.00
15.99
16.64
92.61
7.19
1.05 Town or Amor poor expense
V. Y., Ramberg postage
Whitehead Prtg. co. printing 17,35
llfi~~oilb~e Adding lt!che.
Peterson Broe.
Merchants Hotel
Co. SUPPlies expenlfell
meals for crew
room & board
for crew
S. r.:. '1all labor
Wm.~-Ziegler Co., TnQ,machine parts
Otter Tail True}: Lines, Inc. supplies
l-'e1ey's T,umber 'I: )"uel Yard supplies
Nnt iona.l 13uehinr. Co. supplies l'lhi tehead "rtg. Co. supplies Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc.supplies
Cecil B.ve repairs Danielson's Garage repairs .s, storage
The Motor Inn repairs, gas, etc.
Mahler f~ Straus repairs
i'ergus Iron Y/orl,s Co. repairs
Ole Larson repairs
Leonard L. Ilotchkiss drayaee
E. u. Saul storage, etc.
Ott er Tail Trnclr Lines , Inc.
freight & storage
Oscar U. Olson covering for pit s. E, He.lvorsen cable
Reinhard Bros, Co, spray outfit
Co-op. Warehouse Assn. coal Otter Tail Power Co. lip.:ht
ll.W.tlell Telephone Co. long distance calls
13. IA. Thompson Oil Co. e:asoline
Otter Tail Co-op. Oil Co. " Standard Oil co., Fargo r,asoline eerham Oil Co, p.:aeoline
Park Ree:ion Co-op. Oil Co. gas and oil
Victor T,undeen '1c Co, supplies
Burroup.:hs Add • Mche. Co. ''
Ferp.us .'ournal Co. publishinf!", etc.
Poucher Printing '1c
Lithop.raphine; co.
OS\'tald Publ. Co. i'/hitehead nrtP,, Co.
Battle Lake ?.eview
records
blanks
rr!ntin~
publi Rhine:
11s-.lHi
8.05
37;25
43.06
117 .99
12.75 41,95
1.95
4.50
1.76
60.55
24.15
115.66
6.98
24.69
13.50
5.87
18.76
22.80
9,00
16.00
64 .• 50
76.29
5.27
7.05
7.00
4.75
3,83
1.50
6.70
54.55
1,95
152.52
145.05
16.91
14.75
llorwhwestern "Pllblishinp.
Bat
~!r:!:'.r!C'LPl.l statement 782,00 r.o. t1nhl1shing
Mrs. Geo. G. Nelson
Merchants Hotel
tax list 128.50
drivers license exp. 18.30
exp.issuing drivers licenses
John F, Greenagel mileage
P. A, Anderson postage
John LI, Henderson postae:e
Arnold a. Weik expenses J. C. Renkes boarding prisoners
Carl Jahn deputy sheriff's fees St. Luke's Hospital board for guard
Geo. F, Bowers constable fees
Andrew I~astacia mileage
A, J. Priske justice fees
William ffikkari just ice :!.'ees City Cafe 'le tlakery meals for jurors Vill, of Parkers "Prairie quarantine exp.
µ-. 1>. T,anr,d on repairs
Ole Larson repairs
Perr.us Plumbing '1c
Heating co. Beall !c l,!cGowan Co.
~arrie Food Market
Fergus Plumbing~
supplies
supplies
supplies
Reatinp, Co. · supplies
Countryman Drug Co. supplies
Y-noff-t'eterson Hdwe. co.supplies T,ien Hdwe. Co. supplies
"lleley' s Lumber 'I: l-'uel Yil. material
Arnold Homes p.:asoline
John G, netereon insurance
Otter Tail Power Co, power Frye lifp.. Co. carbon paper
Lien Hdwe. Co. casters
c 'le M Grocery soa·p
Arthur Stortroen polish
G. F. Fitzmeyer sand Free Presa Co. blanks
Fergus Falls Tribune Co. printing, etc.
l,lrs, Etta Miller expenses
r.trs, Etta lliller groceries etc.for poor
Mrs. l'/alborg Wangen care of dependent
Mrs, E, cooling care of dependent
111rs, Ella Grabarkewitz care of dependaat
Rush Lake T\'tp. care of non-res-ident poor
Elton's Hotel~ Restaurant Do.
21.70
68.85
50.76
12.00
22.25
116.05
12.30
52. 25
1.80
10.00
4,95
5,90
14,70
8.00 4,50
1.75
129.65
9.10
5,38
58.70
2.10
14.35
8.94
109.16
3.46
34.50
10.41
4.50
1.00 2,75
4.60
3.00
10.20
15,15
33.72
35.00
15.00
15.00
15,00
rr. l'. ~-Nelson exp. attend.meeting
39.48 3,BC
5,0C
Victor Lundeen 'I: Co. supplies 9,50
51.9
520 COMMISSIONERS RECORD-L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ...................... JA:ar.ah .. .l.6 ..................................... 193.A ..
!la:uMIY .a;MaC DD01C AND PRINTING CO, BT.
V lotor Lundeen .'I: .Co. s,upplies 18. 35 Victor Lundeen &: Co.
Victor Lundeen &:'Co. supplies 9.45 E.T. Barnard
C. N. Railway co. freight 17. 99 II. p.. RailYla,V Co.
Earl Askerooth · hauling flour 'I: meat 22. 80 McCabe Bros. Co.
N.W.Bell Telephone co.long distanoe calls 8.60 u.w.Bell Telephone Co.
Do. long distance calls 8.79 Do.
Insurance Service Agency file • 75 Lightfoot' s Shop
Richard A. Henninp,: t,vpewriter rent 6.00 Richard A. Henning
t.C.Smith 'I: coro~a. Otter Tail Co-op.
T.,•pewriters. Inc. rent of machines 6. 00 Oils., Inc.
~urrouphs Addinr. Mche, Co. carbon paper 4,50 ~erman Rosen
George \'T.vnn constable fees 7 .50 Service Recorder Co.
Thomas ,J. Caton services 5 •. 00 Grant County.
Thorval Brothen .supplies 62.50 \'Im.Schueller
Vill. Elizabeth care of poor 222,70 Farmers 'Rome Mutual
supplies 9.55
index guides 1.45
freight 22.79
grain storage 8,34
telephone service 102.92
lon8 distance calls 26.73
ribbons, etc. 7.60
typewriter rent, etc. 9.65
gasoline
exp.attend.meetlnB
charts
hauling gravel
material
3.10
13.25
12.27
207.00
9.35
Standard Oil Co. easoline 115.47 Insurance Co. insurance 16.50 Upon motion the Board then adjourned to April 10, 1934 at 10 o'clock A. !,!.
UP~
Chairman.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................... A12r.il ... 10 .•.......................... 193 .. 4d
MINUTES OF ADJOURtlED UEETmG OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COl,II,USSIOlH:P.S OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY,
MUHTESOTA,
"l>ursuant to ad.1ournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. u. Tuesday, April 10, 1934, all members
beintz present.
A delegation of citizens from the Township of Oscar presented to the Board a petition of protest
in rer.ard to County Aid Rood No, 20 in the Townships of Oscar and Trondhjem. After listening to the
statements of' all interested parties, upon motion the petition was placed on file.
Adeletzntion of citizens appeared before the Board to urge the straip.htening of the road along
the west side of. Dtmn Township. After listeninp. to statements of interested parties, upon motion the petition was ordered placed on file. A delegation of citizens presented petitions signed by residents of Erhards Grove and Maplewood
and Star Lake, urp.ing the construction of road to connect State Aid ?.oad No. 21 in the Township of
Maple19ood and State A.id Road No. 12 in the Township of Star Lake. After listening to the statements of
interested parties, upon motion the petitions were ordered placed on file,
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P, f.~.
Hearing on old age pension applications was adjourned to 11 o'clock A. u. April 11th. The following applications for beer licenses were granted: On and Off sale licenses to J. J,
"l>eaoh, 0 each's Resort, Tov,n of Dora; ·Jacques "!endrickx, Butler Store and Restaurant, To\m of Butler:
P.. ~. Dunn, Dunn's Summer T,odr.e, Town of Dunn; Andrew Tweet, restaurant at Erhard; Gilbert Opsahl,
restaurant at Erhard; Iver 9ond,v, restaurant at Leaf Lake Resort, Town of Leaf Lake; P'. E, Ash, summer
resort, To1vn of Elizabeth; VI. c. Albril!lht, Cr.vstal-Lida Store, Town of Lida.
Off sale beer licenses were p.ranted as follows: Ro.v !,lcDonald, summer resort Sect ion 2 Town
of -Perham; William E. Schmidt, Summer Resort, Seo. 31 '1'01•m of Corliss.
on sale beer license was granted to Frank Serr,, on Government Lot 3 Seo. 2 Town of Perham.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That the following described road be and the same hereby is designated as part of County Aid
Road f36: Beginning on the East side of the Soo Line tracks and at the intersection of T. H. #108,
thence running along said tracks to the southwest corner of Lot 2, Section 28-136-40 (Edna Township) thence north to the center of the SE~ Section 21-136-40, thence East one-quarter mile, thence North on the Section line between Sections 21 and 22, to the northeast corner of Section 21, thence northerly
one-auarter mile, thence east to the center of the SF,J,. Section 16-136-40, thence north to the center of
the ih;:; of said Section, thence easterly and northerly to the Section line between Sections 9 and 16-
136-40, thence v,est along said line to intersect with soo Line track and there terminating.
Adopted this 10th day of April, 1934. A, P. Resta4,Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
?.esolved b,v the Roard of Count.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota: That the followinF, described road be and hereb,1• is designated as part of County Aid Road #20:
'ler.inninr. on the County line at the northwest oor!ler of the fJF."!.. o!: the IIB.;. of Section 4-136-44
(Morwegian Grove Township) thence south to the southwest corner of the SE' of the SE'--or said section,
thence Southeasterl.v to the northeast corner or the SE"-of the SE~· of Section 9 and there terminating.
Adopted this 10th d~V of April, 1934. A. P. ?.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the ~oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That County Aid Road 417 be and hereb.'I is extended from the Southv,est Corner of Section 15-
135-40 ( Dead La}:e Township) east on the section lines between sections 15 and 22, 14 and 23, 13 and 24
to intersect with State Aic. ?.oad fl at llhe southeast corner of section 13-135-40 (Dead Lake TOl9nship)
and there terminating, Adopted this 10th da.v of April, 1934. A.~. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: l'lilliam Lincoln, Clerk. The followinp. resolution was adopted:
Resvolved by the Boarc of co11nt.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the following wap.e rates are to be in effect on all ~rading and gravelling contracts to be
awarded in Otter Tail Count,v: The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor shall be forty-five (45) cents per hour.
The minimum 1vage paid to all unskilled. labor shall be thirt.v ( 30) cents per hour.
Where board and lodging is furnished b.V contractor, the rate charged shall not exceed ninety
(90) cents per day or five 1$5) dollars per week. Be it further resolved that the maximum number of hours to be v,orked in any one week shall be
fifty (50) hours. The above provisions relating to hours or employment shall not apply to camp help, i.e., cooks,
cooks' helpers, hostlers and stablemen. The followinB minimum monthly wages, in addition to board and
lodgintz shall be paid for such labor: For cooks, sixty ($60) dollars per month,
For cooks' helpers, thirty-five ($35) dollars per month.
For hostlers and stablemen, fifty ($50) dollars per month.
The contractor shall furnish all of the materials required for this work.
Adopted this 10th da,v of April, 1934, A. ,:,. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The following resolution was adopted: Resolved b,'I the Board of Connty Co:nmissioners of Otter Tail Count,v, Minnesota:
That sealed proposals shall be received until 2 "!'. u., !!&,'/ 8, 1934 for the purchase of
culvert material to be furnished for all construction on Otter Tail County State Aid and :Jounty
Roads for the year 1934. Culvert material to consist o~ corrur.ated pure iron pipe and P, 1 and
concrete culvert pipe, Adopted this 10th day of April, 1934. A, P. P.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Linool!l, Clerk, The followlnp: resolution v,as adopted:
of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
portable
Aid s.c.
Resolved by•the Board of County Commissioners
That sealed proposals shall be received until 2 P. 1,f •• Mey 8, 1934 ror construction of the
County projects listed below: Job #26:34 4,55 miles Job #36:34 3.5 miles Job fl7:34 4,3 miles
,Job #:40:34 6,0 miles ,Job #34:01 2.0 miles
Adopted this 10th day of April, 1934,
Job f26:34A 2.5 miles Job #20:34A 1,8 miles
A. 1> ~estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
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522 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE-----····························A.pr.1.l ... l0 ........................... 193{A .. sm m.ANIC DDOIC AND P■Wl'INCI CD,0 Ill'. Q.OUD. MINN,-l!SIII'
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the 3oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Co1mt.v, Uinnesotll:
That under the provisions of sec. 739 General statutes for 1923, the sum o.r $100.00 be and the
same hereb.v is appropriated out of the Revenue Fund of the connt,v to the Red River Valley Development
Association, said amount so appropriated to be used in payment of premiums to exhibitors at the
November, 1933 exhibit.
Ado·pted April 10, 1934. A. P. Res tad, Chairman.
Attest: \Yilliam Lincoln, Clerk,
The followinp. resolution was adopted:
P.esol ved b.v the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minne sot a:
That the sum of. tvrelve dollars and Ufty cents be and the same is hereb.v appropriated out of
the Revenue Fund of said county to each of the followlnp, organizations f.or the proper observance of
Memorial Day for the .vear 1934: \?omen's Relief. Corps, 3ichville; Women's Relier r.orps. Fergus i?alls;
and the following posts of the American r,e~ion: !lo. 2R3 of Deer Creek: No. 219 of ?arkers Prairie; llo. 18
of Henning; No. 61 of Perham; No, 17 of !:'elican Rapids; No. 489 of Under11ood; I-Jo. 30 o:f' Fergus Falls;
No, 148 of Dent; Adolph F-aug Post of Dalton, and the Battle r.al:e Post and Nev, York Mills Post, and to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 612 of Fergus Falls. Adopted April 10, 1934. A. P. 3estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board o:f County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota: Whereas, this County did purchase one Ho. 10 "Caterpillar Auto Patrol" with 14 foot blade and
cab and scarifier according to bid of the Minn-DaJ: Tractor i Equipment Co. of Fargo, and
l'lhereas. said tractor has been delivered to and accepted by the county Board acc~ing to contract,
110w. therefore, be it resolved that the Co1mty Auditor and Chairman uf the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge Fund of
the Count.I" in the snm of $3,104.00, amount due accordinf!' to said contract,
Adopted thiA 10th da,y of April, 1934. A, P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: l''illiam Lincoln, Clerk. Residents of the To1•mship o:1' Hobart and P.dna presented to the T!oard petition for State Aid Road
running from ~erham to Vergas •. The Board listened to the arguments in favor of said petition and upon
motion swne was ordertd placed on file, County Attorney J. t. Townley, Jr., presented to the Board his appointment of M. J. Daly as
assistant County Attorney. Upon motion the aopointment v1as approved.
The bond of 1,1. ,,. Dal~•. Assistant County Attorne.v, in the sum of $500, v1ith Emma Daly and
Amos Markel as sureties, v,as approved.
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A. I.I. l'/ednesday, April 11, 1934.
WEmmsDAY' s sF.ss I oN
~rsuant to ad .iournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. l'/ednesday, April 11. 1934. all
members being present,
Upon motion the county Auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for constructing seven
road jobs as outlines by the Engineer, and also bids f'or portable culvert material, said bids to be
opened at the session of the Board May 8, 1934 at 2 o'cloclr P. 1-,1.
The .following applications for reduct ion of assessment on personal propert3 1•1ere recommended
to the Tax Commission: .Melvin Westad, Parkers Prairie Village; VI. H. Ue.rkuson, Henning Village; Albert
Haarale., New York Uills Village; A. F. Johnson, Dent Village,
The following applications for reduction of assessment on real estate were recommended to the
Tax Commission: Florence D, Newman and Henry T, Barry, City of Fergus Falls; H. VI. Schroeder, Village
of Hennine;.
The followine; resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $100,00 be and the SBI:le hereby is transferred from the Poor Fund to the rncidP.nt-
al Fund of the Count.'/ :for postap.e for the ~ederal Emergency Relief Committee, payment to be made on
vrarrant of the Count.v Auditor upon filin,r o·f: verHieQ bills of said committee.
Adopted April 11, 1934, A, P. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, ClP.rk,
The following resolution was ad.opted:
Resolved b.v the Board of Count.'/ Commi.ssioners o·f Otter Tail County, 1/linnesota:
That the Highway Enp.ineer be and hereby is instructed to make surveys and prepare plans for
the following roads:
Cnunty Aid Road #40. Penning and Gire.rd Twp,
County Aid Road #25, Amor and Maine rr,.vp.
Proposed County Aid Road in Deer Creek TO\'lnshi p.
Proposed Co1mty AidP.oad in Leaf LakP. Township.
Adopted this 11th day of April, 1934, A. P. Rested. Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The followinp, resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Boe.rdof County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the ~ighway Enp.ineer be and he hereby ls authorized to issue time-checks for maintenance
of the followinp; roads for the year 1934 not to exceed the followinp. amounts:
County Aid P.oad #40 $500.00; County Road #231f t,125,00; county Road -i/:237 $30,00: Miscellaneous
Tovmship Roads $1,000.00.
Adopted this 11th d~v of Aprl~. 1931, A, n. ?.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
A report of the Board of Audit of examination of the accounts of the County Treasurer for the
period from June 1, 1933 to October 17, 1933 shov1ing a bale.nee in the County Treasury gn said last-
mentioned date of $408,499.41 was approved,
The notice having been received from the Town Board of Everts recommending a reduction in the
old age pension grantee to Andrew Nelson of said Township from $15,00 to $10,00 a month, was read and an
order issued making said reduction, same to take effect :from and after hlB.Y 1, 1934.
The applications of Anne tleergaard, 'l'ovrn of Sverdrup; Sadie Reynolds, Town of Blowers; Annie
Berry and F.ugene Berry, Town of Blowers; George M. Reynolds and 11ary A, Reynolds, Tovrn of Everts, and
Mary Posti, Town of Leaf Lake, for old age pension were read and it was Qrdereq that a hetri~~ ~~ House said applications be had at 2 o'clook P. M. June 12, .. 1!!34 at the Comm1Ss1oners Room int e u •
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
.DATE ........................... Ar:u:.U .. l.l. .•............................... 193 .. 4.
The Boord then took up the ~ueetion of allowance of old age pensions and unon recommendation
of the" To1·m 13oard~ and 'lillap;e Council the follov1ing applications were re ject~d: A.·~. Vandeventer,
Town o~ :3lowers; • A, Carlson, Town of Elmo; Jiarr.v r.. Y.obler, Village of Deer {:reek; Mary Grunow,
Town of Otto; Ellen :lup.:len, Town of Tordenskjold; Anton Glende, Tovm of' ::verts.
Upon recommendation o.f the Town Boards the following monthly allowances of old age pension
1vere made to take effect Ma,v 1, 1934. first pa,vment to be made June 1. 1!134, to-wit: Mrs. Lena ?feiffer.
Town of Hobart, $10.00 per month; Jene Peder Jensen. Town of Tordenskjold, $0,00 per month. TheBoard then took a recess to 2 o'clock e. M,
The following bills were allowed:
John O. Thompson expense
attending meetings Herman Rosen Do,
Arnold G. Weik expenses
J. C. Venkes exoenses
~. ".:. ijenkee boarding prisoners
John F, r.reenagel poetap,e
fritz-Cross Co. record
Free Press Co. blanks
Miller-Davis co. blanks
Up.eblad Publ. Co. printing, etc.
.ra.ps-olson Cc. su·p·plies
Klipto Loose I.ear Co. su-pplies
t1intgen-r-·ars t Elec. Co. " T,ien Hdwe. co. supplies
Adeleman Heating~
Sheet Metal Works supplies
Beall~ McGowan Co. supplies
Star Grocery soap
8lliott 1 Whitson coal
11, :M. Vlheelock insurance
Chas. E. l-lord painting
Oscar Alstad pafnting
i-renry H, Olson paintinp.
H. P. T,anp.don labor
Joe Adelsman labor
Roy Strissel labor
Peter Skrametad labor o. !, Grande repairs
Johnson Service Co, repairs
Vim, Galena plumbing
Hintgen-Y.arst Elec. Co. electric wiring
Martin Ness electric work
i'iinther's Lumber Yard lumber
st. Luke's Hospital board for guard
Richard Buntrock constable fees
Ervin H, Wiebe J11rors fees
Wm. ~arrington jurors fees
O. ~-~olmgren jurors fees Knudt Myhra witness fees
Julius Lokken witness fees
G. T. V.nutson witness fees
Clarnece Peterson witness fees
10,15
13,65
21,05
62.04
111.10
16.61
51.68
1.30
14.20
62,85
151.11
15.34
6.AO
21.75
157.97
22,60
2,80
285,60
7,29
34.45
26,00
26,00
6.20
34.00
12.80
4,88
13,26
2,58
14,43
etc.155,14 39,90
3.52
28.00
3.85
1,00
1.00
1, 00
4.96 4,96
1.12
Henrl' NycJ:lemoe municipal ~udp:e' s fees
3,04
203,30
3.95 ~eter Tellers justice fees
George vt.vnn officer's fees
Victor Lundeen~ ".:o. supplies
Olaf Skrametad expenses
t?. T,. Sand in expenses w. t. Potter expenses
Thor Moe expenses
Dr. A, L, F, waylander services
Wm. '11, Zietzler Co,. tnc. supplies
Bjorklund Ufg. Co. supplies
Y.not'f-1:'eterson Vd\"l'e. co. "
"'anama Carbon Co, supplies
Owatonna Tool Co, supplies
Danielson's Garar-e repairs~ storage
Skogmo Motor Co, re pill rs
Service Garap,e repairs
H, A. Smith repairs
Monroe Calculating Mche. Co. maintenance
Underwood Auto Co. welding
FetvedtBlue Print Co, blueprint
Borchert-tnp.ereoll, Inc. machine parts
Battle Lo.ke-Oil Co, chains
Perham Co-op. Oil Co, gas and oil
Jamee Burns gasoline
Arnold Homes gasoline
Otter Tail co-op. Oil ~o. gas 'I: oil ~-w. Tobin, Inc. p,ae and oil
Dr, ,, • 13. Vail examination
Dr, A. ,J. Lewis examinations
G, IL RY• Co, freil:(ht
Whitehead Prtg, Co, blanks
Burroughs Add inp: !,!che. co. supplies
Victor Lundeen~ Co, supplies
'Ti ctor Lundeen I: Co. supplies
Clarence R. tarson clerical work
Mrs. Etta Miller groceries etc.
l,lrs. Etta Miller n8; poor
9.60
56.90
38.80
58.55
24.45
32.65
10.00 35,44··
5,00
22.25
3.50
24.25
35.44
4,00
6.45
17,50
12.00
2.50
.84
34.21
2,45
14,76
29,05
127,74
12.04
81.76
5,00
15.00
14.32
64,50
6.75
24.50
10.40
47.50
John 0, Thompson N, P.R. Helson
John M, Henderson
H. F, ~uitmeyer
expense attending meetings
DO,
John F, Greenagel
John M, Henclerson
Security Blank Book
expenses
cash advanced
for express
drivers license
postage
~ nrinting Co. record, etc,
Whitehead ~rtp., Co, blan~e
exp.
Ferr,us ,lournal Co, publishinp;:ninutes
Geo. D. ~arnard Stat,v. Co, eup·pliee
Y.nof"-Peterson i:Jd1ve. co. supplies
Countr.vman Drug Co. supplies
Lien Hdwe. Co. supplies
Fergus Plumbing '!c
HeatingCo, supplies
John Lauritzen Co. supplies
N\'I.Sanitar,v Suppl,v Co, liquid soap
Ott er Tai 1 Po1·1erco. po1ver
Munson Supply Co. speed keys
Ceo. A, Faunce painting
Julian 13,ve painting
Otto Tjaden painting, etc.
Roy Adelsman labor 1.1orris Halverson labor
Elmer Halverson labor
Adolph Wilson plastering
Ole Larson re·pairs
Larson Bros. repairs, etc.
Oscar IV, Peterson v1iring, etc.
Hintgen-r:arst Elec. co. electric work
Arnold Homes gasoline
Winther's Lumber Yard cement
Larson's Cafe meals for jury
Henry Luhning jurors fees
Vim, Reese jurors fees
Lloyd Schultz jurors fees
Richard Buntrock witness fees
Melvin Lokken witness fees
Palmer Thorson witness fees
John t. Bondy witness 1:eee
Clifford R. Anderson witness fees
5 , 00
14.40
93.50
1. 16 7.07
25.80
52,04
20.00
66.60
10.09
.95
1.85
9.78
22.55
282.89
6.25
9.88
4.50
24.00
24.00
17.00
34,00
3.00
2.40
4.80
2.20
7.90
46.25
84,53
1,16
47,20 2,90
1.00
1.00
·1,00
5.20
6.28
5.32
4.00
3.64
Edgar~-Brutlag ~ustice fees Carl ,'ahn deputy sheriff's
,, • T,. Curt is coroner's fees
7.00
fees 12,8C
28.30
Victor T,undeen •c co. supplies
H. L. Sandin cash advanced
John Vibral expenses v. Clorvigen expenses
Carl J, Larson cash advanced
fritz-cross Co. supplies
Bjorklund Mfp:. Co, supplies
Hille Bros, supplies
Jape-Olson Co. supplies
Ceo. R. ·3erger supplies
i. !'!·, Schmidt supplies
Aune Bros. repairs, etc. R. P.. Donielson repairs
Lee Chevrolet co. repairs
Minnesota Motor Co. repairs -'I: supplies
G. w. Y.auppi sharpening, etc.
Larson Bros. welding, etc,
Vlhitehead Printing Co, blanks
Tucker Motor Co, storage
Perham Oil Co. gasoline
Sinclair Refining Co, gasoline
4.00 38.64
53,05
31.55
19,00
16,67
3.75
3.29
17.39
44,04
2.60
1.05
4.05
34.34
58.65
4,25
14.90
20.00
6.45
5.79
30.63
B, M, '.rhOm·pson Oil co. gasoline
Ra,v Lundeen gasoline
Fergus Service Station gas and oil
IL \Y. Bell Telephone co. long distance
H .'I/, Bell Telephone Co. Do,
36,81
100.00
30.90
calls 2,45
102.62
r..c. Smith !I: Corona T,vpewri ters, tnc.
rent of machines
Fergus Falls Tribune Co, supplies
or.t'ioe s·pecialtiee Co. supplies ,lictor Lundeen &: Co. supplies
Victor Lundeen & Co, supplies
Mrs. Etta Miller expense 'I: salar.v
Mrs, Etta Miller groceries etc. for poor
Town of Blo1'lers Do.
6,0(
3.00
3.76
21.70
12.17
93,40
35,00
5,00
523
COMMISSIONERS RECORD. L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... _.\p:r:i.1 ... l.l. ...................................... 1934.&.
AND l'lltNTINIICID .. D■ a.G1D. MINN.....-.n'
Orwell Twp. care of nonresident poor Ella C:rabarke1•1itz care of dependent Mrs. ~osa ~ifert aare of dependent Town of ~riberF care of poor
1-1. O. Nelson cash advanced
J. l,f. 'Pilley e,roceri es Fer~us Co-op. Creamery Ass'n. butter
Ted w. Coese eeed
Farmers Co-op. Elevator Co. grain
Lien Hdwe. co. supplies
Jtnoff-0 eterson ~dwe. Co."
,7. F. l\OWme.n supplies
Sverdrup Scandinavian
Mutu.al Tnsurance Co~
Battle Lake Oil Co. C. r.. Rosenr,ren Richard Henning !Uchard Henn.lng August Meyer Hawkinson Tire T•ead o. c. Grinager Merchants Hotel
Fereus Electric Co.
Town of Dora
insurance
gas and grease
material
repairs
repairs
hauling hay
Service tires
mileage
board for crew
wiring
care of non-resident
poor
A. P. Restad exp. attend.meeting
John A, Keary constable fees
Upon recommendation of the County
sum of $18.10 was allowed at $8.40 and the
at $13,70.
17.25
15.00
15.25 191.72
3!).65
35.61
15.30
3.20
16.60 5,15
12.50
6.05
17.10
26,60
6A.10
13.30
5.15 3,50
31,80
17.60 2,70
40,00
20,35
13.80
68.95
Lenore T,epsey
Mrs, WalborF Wangen
Villae:e of Verp.as Paddock Township
Edw. Bye Grocery Carl F. ijaarstick
Sander Wenstrom
i.rrs. F. r.. Schroeder
Red !Uver !llilling Co.
E. A. Callea
Dr. o. A. uorm!l?l
Matt Rowalski
Oscar W. Peterson
Donald A. Peet
J. D. T,ip.htfoot
J. D. Lip.:htf.oot
Ra.v I:lein
care of dependents care of dependent care of poor care of non-resident poor
r,roceries
feed seed
supplies
supplies
supplies
ser,;ices
repairs v,iring
outlines machine rent, etc. Do. grain gas, oil, etc. The l,Iotor Inn
National Bushing\
John Mark
~arts co. machine parts
board for crew
transcript
maintenance
Elsie Nelson Pederson
Carl Mortensen
Minn. Highway Dept.
A. P, Restad
John A, Keary
snow plowing
exp. attend.meeting
constable fees
25,00
18.04
290.46
25.34
50.50
54.95
30,.00
3,24
22.42
5.69
3,00
3.00
1.05
75,00
,75
B.25
85,75
236.73
2.77
7.40
8.25
24.00
16.80
8,80
18.10
Attorney the bill of John
bill of the same claimant
A, Keary for constable fees in the
in the sum of $60.95 was allowed
A copy of resolution adopted by the annual meeting of the voters of the Town of Lida asking that
road No. 1 in said Township be desip.nated as a gas tax road was read and was ordered placed on file for the earliest possible consideration.
A iommunication of the Town Board of l'!estern recommending cancellation of old age pension in
the stun of ::iB.00 per month previousl.v allowed to John Striff.ler was read and upon motion an order was
issued cancellin11: said pension, same to take effect as of March 1, 1934,
The Board having been notified that no more work on the Court House basement would be paid for
under the Government relief program, upon motion Thorval Brothen was engag•d to finish work in the
basement, and County Attorne,v Townle,v lo'tas instructed to draw contract for said w.ork in accordance with
agreement b,v the said contractor and the 'Soard, and Hir,hvt~\' Engineer H. L. Se.ndin was authorized ~. ,,\ y
execute said contract in behalf of the Count.v. IA\ 't<"'Y "I
Upon motion the Boarc then adjourned to 10 o'cloc~•'p ~ \il'-
U/· ,. Chair11an. ~
Att~~~
Clerk.
1
I' J
COMMISSIONERS RECORD-L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................... MQ,\t ... a~····················· .................. 1934. •.
MINUTES OF ADJOl~NF.D MEETING OF' BOARD OF
COUMTY COl!lITSSTOMEP.S OF OTTER TAU COUNTY·, . MIMNESOTA,
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A, M. Tueedo.y, Mey 8, 1\134, all members being present.
The following applications for eale of nonintoxicating malt liquor were approved: Off sale only:
Herman Hue, Woodland Park, Girard; Guet A. Strand, Strand 'e Resort. Lida; Jo.cl, Solinger, Cross Point
Resort, Maplewood; Herman D. Heidorn, Evergreen Beach, Corliss: John Frank, summer resort ln Sec, 9
Town of Girard. On sale only: George E. Bowen, Hotel and resort,-Sec. 6 Pine Lake. On and Off sale licenses: Albert Nusbaum, Haugen's Resort, Leaf Lake; Fred Schultz, Camp Prohosky, Tumuli; Albert Shasky, restaurant Seo. l Perham; Emma Meyer, general store and lunch room, Western; 'F'. C. Meyer, Spruce Lodge Resort, Star Lake:
Upon motion the Board then too~: a recess to 2 o' clc ck P. M.
Bide for road work and for metal and concrete culverts as advertised for by the Board were opened and referred to the JJighv,a.v Engineer.
The applications of P.A. Carlson To1Vn of Elmo, Lonlsa Tenney, Town of Maine; A. w. Anderson, Town of Eastern; Emma Anderson, Town o.l'.' Eastern, and \'/111181!1 'F', Guelzow, Town of Amor, for old age
pension were taken up for final action and upon recommendation of the several Tovm Boards the said petitions were rejected.
The application of John o. P.indahl, Tov,n of Sverdrup for old age pension was taken up for
final action, and upon recommendation of the To\•m '3oard the said applicant \Vas allowed the sum of $6 ,00
per month commencing June 1, 1934, first payment to be made July firet.
Final hearing on the old age applications for John Hultman, City of Fergus Falls, Robert teach,
Perham Villa~e; Iver Telin and !,fatti Y.,vtonen, both of the Town of Newton, was adjourned to June 12, 1934 at 2 o'clock P. ?.I. as no recommendatlone on theee petitions had been received from the Town Boards.
The o.pplloatlon of Plenn,v J. Schei for permit to hold dances in barn in Sec. 20 Town o! Torden-skjold was granted.
The report of the Roard of Audit of examination of the accounts of the County Treasurer from Au~ust 18, 1933 to April 17, 1934 inclusive, shO\vin,r balance at the cloee of business on last mentioned. date of $379,821.15 was approved. ·
A report of the Board of Audit of verification of the current tax collections of the County
Treasurer for the period from June 18, 1933 to January 1, 1934 showing total of $350,761,27 collected
and distributed to various funde was approved,
, · The 1!:ne;ineer reported the following ae lov, bldo.ere on the se\·eral jobs: Andrew Leitch, Job 26·:34-A in Aastad and Tumuli, $2,834.02; Andrew Leitch, Job 26:34 in Tumuli, $6,576.76; Andrew Leitch,
Job 20:34-A in llorwegio.n Grove, $5,918.68; !l,ndrew Leltoh, Job 36:34 in Edna, $6,765.45; F. w. Steinke,
Job 40:34 in Henning and Girard Tov,nehips, i3,746,00; John Dleseth Co., Job 34:01 in Osco.r, $800,00.
Upon motion contracts were awarded to all of above.
TheEngineer reported that the lowest bidder on Job 17:34 in the Township of Dead Lake proposed
to uee not less than eix or more than tenmen with trucks, and that the next lowest bidder, John Dieeeth
•'I: Co., proposed to employ on said job not less than thirty-five nore more than forty-five men with teems.
Upon motion the contract was awarded to the John Dieseth Co. in accordance with their bid for the eum of $9,190.32.
The application of Charles Smith for reduction of assessment on tract in Sec.:. 8 Town of Hobart
was read and considered, and upon motion the same was rejected.
The application of !\!rs. Ida L. Moses for settlement of delinquent and current taxes against
Lot 16 9lock 3 Bowman~ Dunton's Addition to ~attle Lake for the eum of $100.00 was recommended to the
Tax Commlssion.
The application of Trustees of Pillsbury Academ,v ~or cancellation of texee from and after December 20, 1933 on the svr.; Sec. 14 and Lots 7 and A -of Sec. 23, all in To1mehip oi' Girard, on the
~round that the eame is by statute exempt from taxation, was recommended to the Tax Commission, The a11plicat ion of Ra.v Kimber, Assessor of. the ToYm of 01 ro.rd, for cnncellat ion of erroneous assessment for structures entered ap.ainst Lot la8 of Weston's Firet Addition to Ferncliffe for the year 1933 was recommended to the Tax Commieeion,
Upon motion the Board then ad,1ourned to 9 o'clock A. M, Wednesday, Mey 9, 1934,
\7EDIP':SDAY r S SESq ION
Pursuant to adjournment tl1e Board met at 10 o' clocl: A. !.'!. Wednesds.v, Mey 9, 1934, all members
beinf present.
The application or Walter Klein for off sale beer license in !,lerryland Park in the Township
of Rush Lake Vlae granted.
The application of Jeese swart f.or on and off sale beer license at Camp Shady Haven in the Town
of Everts was granted. Upon motion the contract for furnishing concrete culverts according to bide called for was
awarded to the lowest bidder, the Fergus Concrete Pipe Co, in the eum of $5,825.00.
The Engineer reported all bids for metal culverts to be identical in price, and upon motion
the following amounts were av,arded to firms mentioned, namely: North Dakota Metal Culvert Co. $260,00;
Lyle Culvert 11, Pipe Co. $1,781.66; \¥heeling Corrugating Co. ~150.00. Petition signed by tax-pa,yers in vicinity of proposed road asking for construction of road in
Maplewood, Erhards Grove and Pelican Township was read, and upon motion wee oroered placed on file for
early consideration. Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M,
upon motion the·Chairman and Auditor were ordered to sign on behalf of the County the hog and
corn allotment application blanks provide~ by the Government. This application covered products at
the County Poor Farm. Upon motion the Auditor v,a.s instructed to advertise for bids for Job 41:34 in Leaf Lake Township and Job 42: 3.4 in Deer Creelc Township, said bids to be opened at the meetinr, of the Board June 12, 1934
at 2 o'clook p, M. The Auditor was also instructed to advertise for bids for the sale of used Monarch 75
tractor and used Holt 60 tractor, and used Stroud elevating grader now owned by the County, eeid bids to
be oper,ed at the meeting of the Board June 12, 1934 at 2 o'clock P. M. The Auditor was also instructed to advertise for one or two snow plows, bids to be opened at the same time. The applioat ion of D. S. UcArthur for on and off sale beer licenses at 'Pelican Inn in the
Township of Dunn was granted. The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board oi' County Commissioners of Otter Tail count,;, Minnesota:
--,.-··· :_~t.}~ COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... Mo,v 9 ............................................... 193 .. A. ..
~lallll'TT W" AND PIIINl'INO CO.. ft, ...... __,
That County Aid Road #15 be and hereby is extended from its present point of termination at the
Southwest corner of Section Thirty (30), To1Vnship One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Forty-four (44)
north along the Connt,v line between otter Tail and Wilkin counties to the Northv,est corner of Section
lHneteen (19) of said Tovmship and P.ange. · Adopted this 9 day of Ma.v. 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: l'lilliam Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of. County Commissioners of Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That the f.olloYling described road be o.nd hereby is designated as County Aid Road #42: Ber.inning
at the South1Vest corner of Seo ti on Seven (1 I, Township One Hundred Thirt.v-Four (134 I, Range Thirty-seven
(37), thence East on the section line between Sections 7 ~ 18, 8 ~ 17,, to intersect with County P.oad #1
(Brick Yard Road), thence Southerly along said Road to the tea·r. River,
Adopted this 9 day of May, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota;
That the road described as follows be and hereby is designated as County Aid Road #41: Beginning
on T,H.#108 at the North t corner Section Eighteen (18) Tov,nship One Hlmdred Thirty-four '134) Range
Thirty-eight ( 38) running thence Southerly along old township road to the Southwest corner of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (s.w. corner NW¼ NE¼) of Section 19-134-38, thenc~ East to the Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Q.uarter (N,E.Cor. sv,t llE¼l of said section, thence South to the East Quarter corner of Section Thirty (30), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134), Range Thirty-
eight (38), and there terminating, Adopted this 9 day of May, 1934, A, P. P.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with Torval Brothen for completion of the remodelll
of the basement of the Court House, and
Ylhereas, aaid contra.ct has been fully completed anil accepted by the Board, !lhe total amount of
said contract being ~739.03, .
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the County
and directed to issue warrant on the Revenue 'Fund of the
Adopted this 9th da,v o·f' May, 1934,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The following resolution was adopted:
Auditor and Chairman of the Board are authorized count,v to said contractor in the sum of' S739.03.
A. P. P.estad, Chairman. ··
Resolved b,V the Board ofCounty Commissioners of. Otter Tail County, Ilinnesota:
Whereas, this Be.ard has heretofore contracted with Wm, H. Ziegler Co., Inc. for one F.W.D. truck with specie.l equipment, and·
Vlhereas, same has been delivered to and accepted by this Bosrd,
Ho•, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of. County Commissioners that the County Auditor and
Chairman of the Board be and they hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a
warrant on the Road and 'Rridp.e Fund of' the County in the sum of t5,649,00, the contract price. Adoptec this 9th day of' Mny, 1934. A. n. Restad, Chairman. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following bills were allowed: Fergus co-op. Creamery Ass'n. butter
P.. w. Tobin kerosene
Elliott .!,: 'r'lhi tson coal
City of Fergus Falls light
Llrs. F. L. Schroeder supplies
Taylor Hardware Co. supplies
J, A. Anderson. pump jack
A. R. Schulz grinding feed
Ole I. Aldren posting notices
Federal Lond Bank & Helmer J, Hanson right-of-way John Dieseth surveying, etc.
Improvement Bulletin advertising
Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc. machine parts
Minn-Dak Tractor & E(!, Co, grader blades
J .D.Adams Co. road patrol
Wm,H.Ziep.lP.r, Co,, Inc. red lanterns
Melvin Haagenson r,ravel
Free Press Co. blanks Fetvedt 'Blne Print Shop blueprints·
!!:, M. Soul storage
Lake Reg ion Motor co_, repairs !: storar.e
Bjorklund Mfg. Co. repairs
Cy Nelson repairs
'Fred Everts supplies
Dent Hardware Co, supplies
Lien Hdwe. Co. supplies
Lindquist Oil Co, gas and oil
Harthun !c neterson gasoline
Perham Co-op. Oil co. gasoline
F.arry lJanson /.!!BS coupon books
Consumers Oil co. coupon books
Fergus Oil Co, coupon books
White ~agle Oil co. coupon books
Miller-Davis co, blanks
Viator Lundeen .ire Co. tax receipts
~. & supplies
N. P. R, Helson exp, attend .meeting
John F'. Greenagel postage, etc.
Paul A, Stortroen postage
Free Press Co. blanks
Fritz-cross co. record !c blanks
Fergus Journal Co. publishing
Otter Tail Power Co, pov,er
~ity or Fergus Falls light
A. R. Murray labor
Clarence R. Aune hauling ashes
12.74
6.00
242.68
7.43
4,13
1.04
12.65
2.25
3.00
75.00 62,20
9.20
10,26
46.70
260,90
8.27
8.00
10.15
44.76 8.00
19.50
7.38
17.95
30.58
4.50
1.20
121.63 5.25
48.55
100.00
100.00'
100.00 100.00
1.90
468.50
29.70
7.75 5.!)0
144,24
5,15
160.66
273.20
11.24
24,89
21,60
8.00
The Anderson Market
Elliott '1c Whitson
city of' Eergus Falls
0, Bertelsen Co,
Lien HdYle. co.
Standard Oil Co.
Fred Lohmeyer
Marvin Danielson
Arthur Bakke Anton N, Benterud &
meat
coal
light
repairs
supplies
grease
labor
he,y
posting nptices
Olaf M, Haugrud right-of-way Peterson Bros, meals for crew
Fergus Journal co. advertising
Wm,H,Ziegler Co,, Inc. machine parts
Borchert-Ingersoll,Inc. road machinery
Ronning Signs road signs
W. D. Bruce insurance
Miller-Davis Co. em•elopes
A. U. under paint Minn. Hir-hwoy Dept. snow plowing The Motor Inn, 'Battle Le.ke repairs ~ gas
Larson ~ros. repairs
Resset ~ Westby repairs
B ~ D Auto Electric repairs
J. D, Adams Co. supplies
Perham Hardware supplies
Standard Oil Co. gas and oil
Webb Oil Co. gasoline
JamP.s '3urns e;asoline
R. w. Tobin gasoline Mills nil Co. gas coupon books
Park Region Oil Co, coupon books
F.. A, L.Vllonen coupon books
Phillips Petroleum Co, coupon books
Miller-Davis Co. blanks J. c. Henkes boarding prisoners
J.C. Renkes expenses
John M, Henderson postage
John l!'. Greenagel postage
Oswald Publishing Co. blanks
Seourity Blank Book!: Prtg,co. blanks
Citer-Digest Co, subsoriptions o. A. Grande plate glass Otter Tail Power co, light and pov,er
City of Fergus Falls water and light
Fred Scofield black dirt
Underwood-EllioU.i:'Ji'isoher co. typewriter
9.58
42.88
9.45 10.50
5.20 .so
25.00
14.00
1.50
100.00 14.05
8.10
8.89
830,00
20.50 145,65
24.00
245.75
25.25
126.35
14.90
3,50
2.00
4.08
8.59
47,21
66,00
100.28
46.70
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
29.21
92.40 150.40
4.50
18.00
10,06
85.21
20.00
12.50
8.15
103,33
15.00
125.00
,,
l.l
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................ l.lOJ'. ... ~ .•.... : ............................................ 193.~.
City Typewriter Serv~ce. ribbon .65
Nestor Fiskari expense l'lith insane 25.10
Chas. H. ~ord blacl~board 10.00
Lien Hdwe. co. paint 77. 50
Larson Bros. sharpening, etc. 4.05
Larson Hardware material 8. 85
H. P. Langdon repairs 5.30
9eall & McGowan Co. supplies 15.50
Northwestern Sash & Door Co. supplies 219.10
O'J,!eara' s, Inc. supplies 1,80
?rankoviz Hdwe. co. supplies 2.05
Hintgen-Y.arst Elec. co. electrical supplies 101,63
Beeman Door Control Co, door .fc equipment 225.74
.~. L. Curtis coroner's fees 12.45
C. M. 1/lcCasland justice f'ees l. 55 c. J. Be.rd en just ice fees 7. 95
Herman Rosen exp. attend.meeting 9,00
~-exp. with pauper 2.85 w. L. -Potter expenses 12.10
City Typewriter Service ribbons 1.30
Alice Malstrom rent of' typewriter 10.00
Fergus Falls Woolen !.{ills Co. rent of' machine 4.50
Shout z and Y.raemer hand linp; grain 24. 87
Co-operative Warehouse Ass'n. grain 101.44
H.O. Carev, hand.ling grain 6.36
?l.\9.Bell Telephone Co. telephone service 2.40
N.W.Bell Telephone Co. long distance calls 46.83
Victor Lundeen 'c Co. supplies 6.55
Victor Lundeen• Co. supplies 11.45 c. A. Boline, M. n. services, non-
William Adamson plumbing 16.00
Campbell coal Co. tee 13.38
Arnold Flomes gasoline 8.81
Frankoviz Hdwe. Co, paint 19.10
Oscar P.ingquist sharpening mowers 3.00
llorthwestern Sash & Door Co. material 4.20
Commonwealth iUectric Co. suppiles 17.58
Lien Hd1•1e. co. supplies 7.20
Lien H<iwe. Co. supplies 4, 75
Teylor Hardware co, supplies 48.20
Martin lless electrical work 75.00
llorthv,estern Sash & Door Co. garage doors 128,00
,John L, Logan deputy sherif'f''s f'ees 7,70
Wm. Uikkari expense insane 7 ,00
Vlilliem llikkari justice f'ees 12,90
Art·hur Peterson witness fees 2. 24
Per~us Falls Tribune co. blanks, etc, 3.00
.D, blanks, etc. 52.75
John Vibral expenses US,90
L.C.Smith 'c Corona Typewriters. Inc.
typewriter rent
City Typewriter service rent of' machines
Clarence Fl. Larson clerical work
Battle Lake Farmers co. grain and h~V
U.Y.J,!ills 1>armers ~levator co. handling grain
Office Specialties Co, files
Victor Lundeen -~ Co. supplies ~. Peuchert trip with patient
JArs. Etta Miller expense -'c salary
6.00
6.00
62.50
165.86
147.65
30.75
41. 25
14.00
105.88
resident pauper 62.40 Mrs. ~tta Miller p:roceries, etc.
Mrs. Etta Miller groceries. etc.for
Lenore Lepsey care of de·pendents
poor 10.00 for poor
Edna Sillanpa care o.f dependent
fArs. l'Talborg 1-'/angen care o.f dependent
School o! Dentistry, U of'M plates
N.~.Bell Telephone po. long distance calls
Do. · Do~
no. Do.
De.. Do.
Lightfoot's Shop rent~ repairs
Burroughs Adding r.tohe. co. repairs
J. w. Jones cash advanced
A, P. Restad exp.attend.meeting
25 .00 Mrs. Rosa Eifert care o.'i' dependent
10.00 Mrs. Ella C:rabarkev,i tz care of dependent
16.99 Ji'ulda c. Rocl::stad care or dependent
20,00 Mrs. Etta Miller il:lothing for poor
13.15 H. L. Sandin cash advanced
18,45 Danielson's Garage storage, etc.
15.05 Horthfiel<i Iron co. blades
3.65 J.C. Henkes postage
4,50 Lightf'oot's Ship rent&: repairs
6.75 M. s. Anderson service on grain
1.88 John o. Thompson ex. attend.meeting
6.45 Herman Rosen Do.
1.00 A.H. Fischer clerical work M. R. Wright services
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to June 12, 1934 at 10 o'clock A. M.
t? f? ~hnirman,
Attest: 11 (.. '-P o
(W~~
Clerk,
35.00
17.37
18.16
39,33
17.42
77.65
17.15
8.99
15.00
5.00
156.53
15.50
6.50
30.00
527
· ·c'.i'! !?'528 . COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .............. _JUnJ! ... 12 •...... · .................................... 193'.9i.,.
■~Rm' W DDC11C AND PRINl'IND ea .... a.GUii,, IIINN.-IYG'
present.
MilJUTF.S Olll ADJO~IIBD l,{":"1TTNG O?
'BO~D 01" CO'TUTY COM!.USSTOil~RS
O'F OTT-r::R TA TT, COUNTY,
MTlHIBSOTA
Pursuant to adjournment the Boo.rd met at 10 o'clock A. M. Junel2, 1934, all members being
The follov,ing applico.tions for of'·!: sale beer license \Vere granted: Carl Pearson, Maple Beach
Lodge, To\vn ofLid a; Sylvester Shasl:y, resort, Section 6 TO\Vn of' !.'ine Lake; O. H. Hageness, 13attle
View Park, Town of Girard; c. J. Rosenberg. Oak Lodg~. Tovm o·f Lida. Communication from the Me,,vor of '3reckenridr,:e relative to f'lov, of water 1!! the river was read and the A.udltor was instructed to notify the Mayor that the 'Board will co-operate as far as poss-Ible in
this matter,
The application of' Rudolph Wlshno.k for reduction o! assessment on tract in Sections 20 and 21
Town ol' Candor was read and upon motion the same was rejected,
The application of Porkers Prairie Creamery co., Village of Parkers Prairie, end Clemence F.
Doll, Village of Bluffton, for reduction of assessment on real estate were recommended to the Tax Commlssio
Upon request of Sheriff .J. c. HenkP.s, he was granted additional time until the .:'uly meeting for
collection of' personal property taxes for the year 1933. The following resolution 1vas adopted: To •N. w. ~llsberg, Commissioner of lii~h•Hi.YB u.:iuesting that state aid allotment be made available
entirely ·for maintenance. Whereas, the tax levies for road purposes in Otter Tal.l County have of necessity been reduced
due to the general econooic depression, and
\Vhereas, the County road and bridge funds available f'or 1934 are sufficient only for maintenance
on State Aid roads
· ?I0\'1, there.fore, Be it resolved by the County Board of
H. w. JUlsberg, Commissioner of Highwa.vs. be requested to mo.l:e maintenance only, the total of. the State Aid Account as of l.1119
Adopted this 12th day of June, 1934,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The following resolution was adopted:
commissioners of' Otter Tail County, that
availahle to Otter Tail County for
1, 1934, in the a~ount of e14,372,16.
A. P. Rested, Chairman.
Resolved by the 'Boo.rd of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of ~200,00 be and the so.me hereby is set aside from the Poor Fund to the Incidental
Fund o·r. the County f'or payment of necessary postae:e in the Dronth Relief Office, payment to be made from
time to time on warrant of the County Auditor upon 1:iling by the Urouth Relief' !llo.nager of veril'ied bills.
Adopted June 12, 1934, A. P. Rested, 'Chairman.
Attest: 17illiam Lincoln, Clerk.
The .following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota: That the sum of $100,00 be and the same hereby is appropriaten out of the Poor Fund of said
County to the Tnci~ental Fund for postage for the Federal Emergency Relief' Committee.same to be
expended through warrants of the County Auditor upon filing by said committee of verified bills from
time to time.
Adopted June 12, 1934. A. P. P.estad, Chairman. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of' Count.v Commissioners o-~ Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $150.00 be and the same hereby is set apart from the ~evenue ~u.nd of the
to the rncidental Fund f'or additional postage and registry for the Primary and General elections.
Adopted June 12, 1934. A. P. ?.estad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
County
The bond of H. L. Sandin, County Highway Engineer, in the sum of $3,000.00 v,ith the Columbia
Casualty Co. as surety, was approved.
The Board having arranged to inspect completed road jobs then took a recess to 1:30 P. M,
Upon motion the Board approved the county recreation project. The application or H. A, Whiting f'or of'f' sale beer•lioense at Justice Store in the Town of
Clitherall was granted.
Bids for road construction as advertis .. ed f'or by the Boo.rd v1ere opene6 and read, Upon examina-
tion it was found that the bid o! Alfred Evavold for constructing Project 41:34 for the sum of $4,179.23
and the bid of' the same party f'or constructing Job 42:34 for $2,482.40 were the lowest bids received. Upon motion both contracts Ytere awarded to Mr. Evo.vold,
~ids for rental o·f. machinery to be used on State Aid ?.oad llo, 5 E,R,A, project were opened
and read and upon mot.ion the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, F. w. Steinke, at $6,000.00.
A,,comnninication f.rom the Perham Chamber of Commerce eskinp, that Mr, John Grathv10ll be retained
as County Agent f'or the i::o.st he.l f of. Otter Tail County and ~. !,!. Y.elehan for the \'lest half of the County
was read and placed on file.
The application of r.eorge n, !,tap.ill for settlement of taxes for 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932 against
the Nt N¥-and Lots 2 and 3 Section 27 Town of Dead Lake for the sum of tl4A.98 was presented to the Bo~rd,
and upon motion was recommended to the Tax Commission.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board or county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota: Whereas, this Board hRs heretofore contracted with John Dieseth Co. for grading County Aid Job No. 34 :01, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the Engineer's certificate on file with the
County Auditor, the total cost of said work being $840.00, and
l'lhereas, said work has been examined and accepted by a committee of this Board,
Now • therefore, be it resolved that the County Auditor and '.:ha irmo.n of' the '9oard be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the ~oad and '3ridge Fund o·f
the County in the sum of $160,00. amount due accordine: to said F.~lneer's certil'icate.
Adopted this 12th day of June, 1934. A. ?. Restad, Chairmen.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following bills were allowed:
Star Grocery groceries
E. A, Galles bread, etc.
Anderson Market meat
Norby Dept. Store supplies
Melvin P, Qvernemoen shoe repairs
H. A, Olson Electric Co, repairs
~ergus co-operative F.levator Co, corn O, J, Fo~~en Ieed
32.97
7,98
33,44
8,10
1.00
2.40
11.85
3,lf>
Harris Food Market
Fergus Co-op. Creamery
F. J. Bowman
Lee-Nelson Drug Co.
J. c. Knoff
City of Fergus Falls
i\iartin Jacobs
e:roceries
Assn. butter
supplies
supplies
repairs
light seed corn
18.21
13.14 11,65
29,40
2,80
9.90 3,90
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................... ,'Tune .. 12 ····································193 ..... 4 •
~elioan Supply Co.
Knorr-Peterson Hdwe.
li'red Lohmeyer
Mrs. Etta Miller
Mrs. Etta Miller
Lenore Lepsey
Hulda G, Rockstad
!ilrs. Wsl borg l'tangen
Ster Lake To1•1n or Dora
Sllpplies
co. supplies
labor
expense~ so.lo.ry meals etc. for poor
co.re of dependents co.re of dependent
care of dependent
care of poor·
care of non-
resident poor
nright Memorial Hospital care of poor
Otter To.11 Truck Lines. Inc.
freight on food ~a.v Y-1.eln handling grain .co-operative narehouse Assn.
relief corn._ oats
Dorothy 1!'1 then drouth relief 1·1ork
L.C.Smith ._ corona '!',ypewriters, rnc.
machine rent
~-T •. Barnard filing cabinet
"/ictor Lundeen & Co. supplies
Office Specialties Co,,Inc. supplies Whitehead Printing ~o. supplies
O'!,!eara~.s. Inc. gauze
G. !1. RY, Co. freight on meat
13urroughs Add. l,lche. co. repairs
ll.;•1.Bell Telephone co. long distance calls
Do. Do.
Herman ~osen exp. attend. meeting
John M. r-renderson expenses ~-c. ~enkes, Sheriff exuenses John F. Greenagel drivers license exp.
,1ohn :.1. !-lenderson postage
Fritz-Cross co. record, etc.
0oucher Printing &
Lithographing co. Ugeblad Publ. Co.
tergus Falls Tribune
Miller-Davis co.
Beall \: lt!cGov,an co.
:!'!. Gotaae Lightfoot's Shop
DO.
Do. Do,
Ugeblad Publ, Co,
Battle Lake Printing
blanks
blanlcs
Co. envelopes, etc.
supplies
supplies
supplies
sup·plies, etc.
Do.
Do. publishing notices
._ ~ub. Co. tax notice
!'ighwa,,v Green "ouse garden flo1·1ers
~-T. Barnard springs Wm, A.damson steam fitting
City of Fergus Falls light
1.)arkers Prairie Mutual Fire Ins. co.
insurance
Blowers Twp. ouarantine exp.
Dr. Yf. /. .• T,ee services
'IT. T. Oxley witness fees J. L. Curtis coroner's fees
A.~-Fischer deputy sheriffs fees
Carl Jahn Do, Matt Kunnari constable's fees
J. A. Keary constable fees
C. M. Y,tcCo.sland just ice fees
River Inn Hotel room._ boo.rd for jury
Uptown Cafe meals for jurors Larson's Cafe meals for jurors
Fred A, F.verts supplies
Thorman w. Rosholt Co. supplies
l?aulson Hdwe. co. su.p·plies
Gust Hauberg Jewelry repairs
Roy Martin's Garo.go repairs
E. M, Saul storage
J. D. Adams co. grader blades Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc. machine parts
Fergus concrete Pipe co. culverts o. J. Fossen seed The Frederick Poet Co, hand level
Fergus Service Station _oil
Perham Co-op, Oil Co. gasoline
Ray's Oil co. gasoline
Shoutz &: Y.raemer go.s coupon bool~s
Battle Lake Oil Co. p.as coupon books
Rennin~ Oil Co. gas coupon books
Park Region Oil Co. go.s coupon books
Ziegler._ Johnson Oil Co. Do,
\'1. T,. Potter expenses
Lien Hdwe, Co, l!Upplies
Battle Lake Hdwe. supplies Henning Hdwe. co. supplies
Heley' s Lumber II: Fuel Yard "
Danielson's Garage repairs._ storage
The Motor Inn repairs, etc.
66.68
4.46
25.00
111.90
3,00
25.00
15.55
15.80
126.08
66.57
42,85
36,84
25,00
101.24
4.50
6.00 35.00
4.95
4.40
14.75
1.44
18.83
4.45
18.33 19.23
9.15
93,95
192.43
3.05
92.40
73.25
2.67 88.60
8.65
104.91
22,98
4,50
11,50
6.00 14,40
3.60
1.00
200.00
1.20
63.75
50.41
,
6.93
4.06
35.00
5.00
20,80
33.00
12.83
14.75
7,85
6 •. 00 276.60
35.50
31.05 3,90
45.93
17,93
2.00 10.00 8,00
125.36
43,52
2146,55
28,40
5,75
3,55
30,26
1.20
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
28.75
12.79
10.80
10.00
126.37
29.98
47.59
3opp 'P.atchery
Lien Hdv1e. co.
Herman Rosen
14rs. Etta Miller
supplies
supplies
poor e,; pense
/?TOceries, etc.
f'or• poor
Edna S1llnnpa oare'of dependent
Lire. Ella Grabarkewitz care of dependent
hlrs. P.osa Eifert care of dependent
Township or Rush Lalce expense with non-
resident paupers
\'fright Memorial Hos pl tal care of non-resident poor Farmers Equity Elev. Co, grain
Battle Lake Farmers co. grain H. A. Grins~er mileage Dorothy Fi then clerical work
Clarence TI. Larson drouth relief clerk
fl .\'I. Bell Telephone Co. lonv. d lets.nee calls Clarence v, Larson typewriter rent
Earl c. Henson typewriter
i.icClain co. staples 'Tic tor T,und een ._ Co. supplies
Hudolph ,Johnson drouth relief exp.
Vlhi tehead ?rint ing Co. supplies
Victor Lundeen ,._ Co. supplies
B:. L Grino.ger rent of equipment
l~noff-Peterson Hdwe. co. casters
?J.\'l.~ell Telephone Co. long distance calls
Do. Do,
N. ,. R. Helson no.
Arnold G, Weik expenses ~-c. ~enkes boardin~ prisoners John F, Greenagel postage·
Secur i t.v '3lank 1300k •~
!.'rte:. Co. record, etc.
Oswald Publishing Co. blanks
Jape-Olson Co. blanks
~hitehead !.'rlnting Co. blanks
Free Press co. supplies
Lien Hdwe. co, supplies
N .YI .So.sh & Door co. supplies
Victor Lundeen~ Co. supplies
Do. Do,
Citer-Digest Co, laws
Fergus Journal co. publishing. etc.
Underv,ood Independent not ice to taxpayers
Burroughs Adding Machine Co, paper
McCln.in Co, staples
Fuller Brush Co, floor brushes
!1.1'1.Sanito.r.v Supp.Ly co. soa·p Knoff-Peterson Rdl'le. Co. shells Otter Tail l'o11er co, power
R. G. Munns repairs
fl. ,, • Langdon repai :n,
27.10
13.03
6.21
35,00
10.00
15,00
15.78
11,03
35.20 16,65
25.00 9,00
142.95
66,25
2.25 9,00
42.50 8,20
6.90
27.26 11.10 23.25
25.00 .40
67.90 9,80
8.00
97.00
347.60
18.62
73.53
6.14
17.80
13.25 38.70
12.85 2,70
3.45
22.55
5.00
70.20
1.15
7.05
1,89
16.80
7.50
1.00
25.58
25.50 27,95
George Drummond e:<p. with prisoner
~. !:: • ,1ohnson survey ~ wi tnees fees
4,95 33.00
5.20
11.90
3.85
Rub.v 'Brossard witness fees w. A, Lee deputy coroner's fees
John L, Logan deputy shertf·fs fees
Otis Caughey constable's fees J. A. Keary cans table fees
c. o. Knutson constable fees
William Uikkari justice fees
Ethel's Lunchette meals for jurors
Helson Cafe meals for jurors
Al~red c. Danielson ri~ht-of-way Knoff-Peterson f!dwe. Co.supplies
?ree Press co. supplies
Larson Bros. repairs
H. A. Smith repairs
Gilbert L, Lien repairs
Otter Tail Truck Lines storage, etc.
wm. H. Ziegler co.,Inc. machine parts
H.V.Johnston Culvert co. culverts
Whitehead Prtg: Co. blanks
Lee-Helson Drug Co. goggles
c. A. Guse tire and tube
B. M, Thompson Oil co, gasoline
Fergus Oil Co. gasoline
James Burns gasoline, •to.
consumers Oil Co. fas coupon books
Standard Oil Col,Duluth coµpon books Penrose Oil Co. gas coupon books P:lizabeth Motor Co. gs.a coupon books
consumers co-op. Oil co.p;as coupon books
Olav Lanpe mileafe
Northfield Ir on Co. supplies
~etvedt Blue Print Sbop supplies
Aune Bros. battery~ repairs
T,ake Region Motor Co. storage
Bjorklund ltfg. co. repairs
Service Garage repairs
4,20
16,65
7,40
13.65
2.35
47.95
35.00
14.58
8,90
12.30 97.36 6,95
34.00 31,29 737,29
17.50
1,50
14,65
76.89
49.00
37.80
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
66.30
9.48
11,64
8.45
6,00
13.55
10.85
. 530 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN .
DATE ............... J.M.Et .. l.2 .•.............................................. 193 .. 4., .............. AND I'll N11N11 CO, ff. IIINN-'911
Lyle Culvert .II, Pipe Co. cul\• erts
Olarence R. Aune haulinP. rubbish
Otter Tail Truck Lines. Inc. ·frei~ht
Otter Tail Power Co. power II: lights
Improvement Bulletin advertisinP.
~elley How· Thomson tires
Fergus Plumbing II: Heating co. supplies
Geo. l"itzmeyer sand.
Lien Hdwe. Co. pa.int
Elliott & Whitson cement
Ole Larson sharpeni11B
Consumers Oil Co. ~asoline
Standard Oil Co,Fargo. gasoline
The workmen's Store supplies
A. 'P. Restad road committee exp.
Wilcox Lumber co. supplies
TO\Vn of Otto ca.re o·f poor
Dr. c. 11. Nelson examinations
John o. Thompson exp. attend.meeting
363.91
9.50
1.49
3.69 6.00
31.41
68.28
1.50
65.35 28.00
6.40
5.13
•• 22
16.81
5.70
17.60
58.80
12.00
6.00
~rs. A. J. Lewis &
,J. '3. Ve.il testimon.v. etc. 75.00
The Oil Store gas and r.rease 107.77
Barney i'ledll
Clarence R. Aune
Frank !,arson
Wilcox Lumber Co.
Fergus Journal Co.
B'. r.. Sandin
Larson '3ros. Lien Hdwe. Co.
Adelsman Heating &
Sheet Metal V/orl:s
John Lauritzen Co.
Standard Oil co •• Fargo
w. o. Christensen. Gdn.
1-'!. L. Sandin
Olson Hdwe. & Furniture
Wright Memorial Hosp.
Town of Oak Valley
A. 'D, Restad
John Kukowske. Jr. Ole Mart in son
Martin Ness
Dr. John Esser
labor
hauling rubbish
posts
me.terial
advertising
expenses
repairs
supplies
repairs
rods
gasoline & oil
care of. poor
cash advanced
Co. supplies
care of poor
poor expense
exp. attend.~eetinF
justice fees
constable fees
electrical 1'/ork
meaical services
Inc. for tv,o Horth Star Plo\7S No. 172 with Ho.
20.95
2.00
1.71 64.97
11.70
90.75
4.45
17.90
10.00
13.00
1.20
45.00
30.52
134.45
42.85
25.35
6.65
35.30
7.60
9.00
75.00
76 Upon motion
truck wings mounted,
Upon motion
was accepted.
the bid of 9orchert-Ingersoll.
at $925.00 each was a.ccepted.
the bid or Borchert-Ingersoll. tnc. of. $500.00 for the County's J.lonarch 75 tractor
Hearing on Old Age pension applications of John Hultman of the City o! Fergus Falls. andRobert
Leach of the Village of Perham were adjourned to 10 o'clock A. 1,1. July 20. 1934 as no reports on said
a·pplicaticns bad been received from the city and village boards.
Upon recommendation of the Town Board of Sverdrup old age pension of $5.00 per month commencing
July 1, 1934 was awarded to AMe Neergaard. first payment to be made August 1. 1934.
Upon recommendation of the se~eral Town Board the following applications for old age pension
were rejected: Ole Peterson, Iver Telin and Matti Kytonen of. the Town of Newton; Annie Berry. Eur-ane
Berry and Sadie Reynolds of the Town of Blowers,; Geo. :LI, Reynolds and Mary A. Reynolds of the •roYtn of
Everts, and Mary Posti of the T0\7n of Leaf Lake.
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 9 o'clock A. M. ,June 1:3, 1934.
YTP.DNESDAY' S SESSTO?l
1.'ursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clock A. M. Wednesday, June 13. 1934. 1.'resent:
commissioners ~estad. Rosen and Thompson.
U_pon motion it wes ordered that bids for road work be called for as outlined by the Engineer.
said bids to be opened July 20, 1934 at 2 o'clock ~-1,1.
Upon motion the bill of Dr. John Esser in the sum o! $150.00 for medical services was allowed
in the sum of $75,00.
The bill of Georr,e B. l'/rip:ht f.or right-of-wa.v in the sum of $25.00 was allowed. The ·!.'ollov,ing resolution l'l&S adopted:
Resolved by the Boe.rd o:f' County Commissioners of Otte:· Tail Counts, idinnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore con tract ed with Thro val srothen ror work on basement of the
court ~ouse. and
Whereas. said v1ork has been completea and accepted by the county.
Now. therefore. be it resolved that the County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directeci to issue to said Th1Drval Brothen a warrant on the Revenue Fund of
the County in the sum of $242.99. amount due uno.er said contract.
Adopted June 13. 1934. · A. P. Restad. Chairman. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
Upon motion the Board then adjourned without date.
Attest:
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, 'OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .................... J'.u.l,y. ... 9 ..•....................................... 193 .. A ..
MIHUTES CF REGULA.'ll MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF comrTY COMMISSIOiffiRS OF
OTTP.R TAIL comm. r.HITNESOTA.
1:'Ursuant to statute the BORrd met at 10 o'clock A. M. Monde.v, .July 9, :J.934, all members being present.
The County Auditor presented the following statement to the Board: To the County Board Otter Tail ·count.v,r.Unnesota
Pursuant t c law I present belo1·1, a statement showing the amount of taxes levied for County
purposes for the current ,vear. the amounts collected and apportioned to date, and the bsl8Jlces uncollected,
together with the actual cash balance remainine-to the credit of each county fund at the close of business
on the 30th day cf June, 1934, ~fillism Lincoln, County Auditor,
Funds
i.;ounty xevenue iauna
Poor Fund
Road end ~ridge Fund
Poor Farm Fund
Sinking ?und . Tuberculosis Sanatorium tund
Amount Levied for
Current Year
t,;,,vvv.vv
75,000.00
10,000.00
1,000.00
35,000.00
15,000.00
Ba.Lances remaining to the creo 1 t or eacn l!'una are as :ro11ov1s:
Funds Balances
County Revenue Fund
Poor 'F'und
Road and Bridge Fund
Ditch Fund Inc id ent el -Pund Cattle Tuberculosis Fund
Sinking Fund Sanatorium Fund
29,033.31
11,747.64
745.24
21,171.82
6,482.10
465.76
4,239.77
9,727.58
The following is a statement of the accounts remaininp. unpald on the contracts already
entered into by .the aoard.
For What Purpose
Unpaid on road contracts
Ul'lpsid on culvert contracts
The follO\'ling resolution was adopted:
Balance Due
$39,125.18
5,086.20
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $250.00 be and the same hereby is appropriated out of the Revenue Fund of the
County for postage for the o!fices entitled thereto,
Adopted July 9, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: IVilliam Lincoln, Clerk. The county Audi tor presented to the Board his estimate of expenses for the coming year as fellows:
The following estimate of expenses for the ensuing year is herev1i th submitted:
Salaries of County Officers $18,300
Salaries of county Commissioners 4,000
Clerks, Janitors, etc, 18,800 Jailers. Deputy Sheriffs, etc, 3,000
Boarding prisoners 3,600
Jurors' fees 12,000
Witness fees 1,000
Bailiffs, reporters, etc. 4,500
jurors, Justice Court 100
\'11 tness; ,Just ice Court 300
Justices and Constables 2,000
Inquest expenses 300
Report of Births 8Jld Deaths 500
·Lights, fuel, etc. 7,000 Books, blanks and stationery 8,000 ~rinting and advertising 5,000
Expense with insane 1,000
care of dependent children 30,000
Postage; express and freight 1,000
court House grounds 1,000
Attending Assessors meetings 700
Child welfare expense, etc, 3,000
Incidental 700
Miscellaneous Revenue 6,000
construction Road and ~ridge 20,000
J,~aintenanoe, Road and ~ridge 40,000
committee work, Road and Bridge 300
Road Machiner.v, equipment 15,000
Enf!ineering 12,000
county Aid Road Construction and maintenance 10,000
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532 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .................................... .tMl.lL -. ,9 ........................ 1934·,.
ILANK AND NINnJID CO.o Ill'. a.DUD. NINN---Ml&'I
Misoellaneous Road nnil Briilge expenses Sinl~ing Funil Poor 111arm Fund
Sanatorium Fund
Misoellnneous Poor expense Old Age Pensions
Dateil July 9. 1934, Respectfully submitted, William Lincoln. CountyAuditor,
10,000
40,000
1,000
15,000
10,000
3,000
The following applications for beer licenses were gre.nteil : Thome.a l'lallace, Off Sale, Tov,n of
~ine Lake; Stanley A. Grinar,er, on anil Off Sale, Village of Erhard,
The application of Grace Wesche for reduction of assessment on personal property in the
~illage of Bluffton was recommended to the Tax r.ommiss\on.
The application of i'lilhelmina railing of the Village of Vergas for old age pension was read and
it was orilered that a hearinr, on saiil petition be had at the session of the Boaril August 14, 1934 at
2 o'clock P. u. The application of Julia ?asderski for old age pension was ordered returned to the petitioner
for the reason that her petition had been rejected at a previous meeting of the Board. The Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M. The application of E. c. Wilson for On and Off Sale beer license in Almora was granted,
The Board then examined the list of uncolleoted personal property taxes as returned by the Sherifr and county Treasurer, and after suoh e~amination made the following report:
Report of the county Board of the County of Otter Tail State of Minnesota, of Uncollected and
Cancelled Personal Property Taxes for the year 1933, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, July 9, 1934,
Be it Known, That the County Board of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, didmeet in session on the
9th day of July, 1934, the same being the first session of said Board after the 10th day of June, 1934,
that at said session the County Treasurer of said county delivered to said :3oard the list of uncollected
personal property taxes for the year 1933 together with his certificate thereon as required by law; and
that at said session the said :3oard did duly consider said list of uncollected taxes, and did cancel
such taxes as they are satisfied cannot be collected. That the following is a correct list o:r said
uncollected personal property taxes in said county for said year of 1933 as so revised by said Board, to-wit
~ame of Person Assessed
lnnet, Moses Alger, T. s. Anderson, c. P.
Anderson, Gust
Anderson. Rangel Thresb. Co.
Atkinson, Fred D.
Axness Drur, Co,
Bardwell, Edith Co,
Berg, Odin
Berglund, A. L.
Biloh, Chas.
Bjergo, Albert
Boen, ~. F.. Boyum, Clarence
Boyum, I. J. Bowers, John
Brandvold, Melvin
Braun, Annie
Bredeson, Alfred
Bredeson, Chris
Bredeson, Christ Brill, Celia
Brooten !c Foss
'3Urg Co,
Carpenter, 1.!rs. Anna
Charlson, Conrad Christianson, Clifford
Christenson, Guy A.
Christofferson, Elmer
Cichy, John -o,
Cole, Donald
Colson~ Kantrud Coo per, Fre,1
Dahlen, A. C.
Drager, Mrs. Mary
Dunn, Paul
Dybdal, Orlando Ebbesen & Westby
Ep.gen, Andrew J,
Emerson, -,John
Engstrom, 1':rick
Erickson, J. A,
1!'ard en. A. Y..
Farmers~ Merchants Bank
F.F.Woolen Milli Co.
Feri3us Laundry
Flatau, Louis
Fletcher, Maurice F.,
Foss, M, o.
Freudenberg, Otto H,
Gale Shell Service
Gluba, John
Gripentog, R, H.
Guin Bros.
Gustafson, Iver
Halden, John
Halden, Julian V,
Township
or District
Friberg F.astern
Parkers Prairie Vill.
Pelican Rapids 'Till.
Tumuli
New York Mills Vill,
Pelican ~apids Vill,
Nidaros
Oscar
1st Ward
Carlisle
or·nell
3rd Ward
FergusFalls
3rd Ward
Pelican Rapids Vill,
Mo.plev1ood
Nidaros
Aurdal
2nd Ward
Aurdal
Homestead
3rd Ward
3rd Ward
Bluffton
3rd ward
!?el loan Underv,ood Vill,
Pelican Rapids Vill.
Newton
nelicon Rapids Vill.
4th Viard
llobart ?elican Rapids Vill.
1st IVard
Tumuli
Tumuli
eelican Rapids Vill, UnderYIOOd Vill.
Hobart
Battle Lake Vill.
underwood Vill.
Battle T.ake Vill,
Dalton Vill.
2nd Ward
3rd \'lard
Hobart
Clitherall Vill,
2nd \'lard
Parkers Prairie
3rd Ward
Leaf Mountain
Pelican Rapids Vill,
Deer Creek Vill, Compton
2nd Viard
3rd Ward
Tax
Dollars Cts.
,68
4.82
50.94
3.56
2.05
2,67
124.75
1.10
5.33 1.20 1.02
3.59
.65
15.65
4,72
2.97
5.45
2.57 4,62 6,67
1.49
3.71
12.41
101,86 2,16
.09
4.76 6,42
2.97
3.11
24.00
.65 1.80
13,05
6.93
4.24
4.04
3.56 4.07
2.98
1.76
17.12
15,08
258.28
348.37
42.04 2,93
7.56
3.15
2.03
2,78
.31
11,86
159.00
1,35
1,76
5,28
nenal t.v, Fee
and costs
Dollars Cts.
.34
.90 7,08
.72
.52
.60
10.25
.80
.97
,42
.39 .73
.34 2,35
.89
.66
.97
.60 ,87
1,14
,45
.75
2.01
13,90
.54
.27
.89 1.11 .65 .67 3,91
.34
.49
1,99
1.17 .82
.79
.72
.80
.65
.49
2,54
2.57
34,86
46.93
5.88
.64
1.26 .67
.52
.62
.27
1,84
21.66
,43
.49
.96
Total Tax,
Penalty S:
Costs Dollars Cts,
1.02 5,72
58.02
4,28
2.57
3.27
135.00
4,90
6.30 1.62 1,41
4.32
.99
18.00
5.61
3,62
6.43
3.17 5.49 7.81
1.94
4.46
14,32
115.76 2.70
.36
5,65
7.53
3.62
3.81 27,91
.99
2.29
15.04
8.10
5,06
4,83
4,28
4.87
3,63
2.25 19.66
17.35
293,14
395.30
47,92
3.57
8.82
3,82
2.55
3,40
.60
13,70
180.66
1.78
2.25
6.24
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................................. JJ1l3 ... 9 ............................... 19&.l:.&.
Halvorson, Henry E,
Halvorson, •Ole l'.
Hamilton, Joe H,
let Ward 8,98
2,87
4,16 Hammer, John
Hamme Cash Jobbers
Hassler, A, J,
Haugen, Ludwig I.
Haut, r.. w. Hellwig, F:.
Henr loke, C. T,.
Hetland , ~mil
Hewitt, Grace
Heyen, Ed
Hokanson, 11', r,,
Holstrom, :O:d
Holstrom, G. H.
Holt, l?endell
HOltze, H. C.
Horner, F.. A,
Jenson, Christ
Johnson, c. A,
Johnson, !l:. V. Johnson, Hels c.
Johnson, o: Ir!,
Jobes, w. E. Y.re.ywinkle, J.P.
irvale, Paul J,
Laue, Frederick
Larson, P, R,
Lettman, c. J,
Lee, John
Linder, John F,
Linderlien, C, o.
Lodgard, Edward
Longs Auto wrecking co.
Lundhagen, L.
Mall berg, John
Miller, Erick
1.Uller, 'R,~.
Miller, P..T.
Moen 13ros.
Morrison, w. T,.
Myhre, JI. C.
?,fcNulty, r.:ate
Nelson Tire~ Battery Service
!lelson, A.'.:!.
Nelson, F:dward
Nelson, Herman
Nelson, Wm, G,
Norman, Oscar
Northern Oil ~roducts co.
Nymoen, A, J.
Omoilt, !L P. Pancratz. c·. ·D. Pangburn, Johnson
Pearson, l':lmer
Peavey, w. M,
Pingree, Elmer
'?Utikka, Vtctor
Quiet, C, A,
Rice, Warren Rodekuhr, Louise
Rogers, Raymond
Saunders, A, E, Schueller, Yim,
Schum, Walter
Seaver, H. c.
Seim, Je ns
Sheldrup, J, H,
Silvernagel, George
Simon, Mrs. Wm,
Slorb,V, 1.tulius
Sageng, Ole 0,
Samd ahl , N • E.
Spra~ue, Kenneth
Standard Oil Co.
Stender, Ben
Stone, James
Stucky, li'rank
S1veere, John
Thompson Bros, Thompson, Jeff Tober, Ferdinand Sr,
Tofte+.v, i:.:·. A.
Torgerson, Andrew
Tostenson, G. T, TOBO, Alfred .
Trempe, Albert
underwood Auto Co.
Urbach, Cotlieb
Urban, Fred E,
valaa Cleaners
Vallevand. }!artin
2nd ·ward
Friberg
Dalton Vill.
3rd Ward
!'erham Vill
Parkers Prairie Vill,
Edna
Dead Lake
Perham Vill.
Renning Vill,
Clitherall Ottertail Vill. 1>elicon Rapids Vill,
3rd Ward
4th \'lard
Leaf Mountain
l1idaros
2nd Viard
Pelican Rapids Vill, woodside
Clitherall Vill.
r.eaf Lake
Henning Vill,
3rd Ward
3rd Ward Amor
Amor Pelican Rapids Vill,
Deer Creek Vill,
Vergas Vill,
Ifidaros
Battle Lake
Candor
3rd Y/ard
Scambler
Inman Buse
Tumuli Verr,as Vill,
Trido.ros
Scambler
Underwood Vill,
Maine
1st ward
Parkers Prairie Vill.
Pelican Rapids Vill,
1st 1'!ard
Friberg
4th i,ard
1st Viard
Vergas Vill.
?erham Vill,
nerham Vill.
Leaf T.ake
Lida Battle Lake V·ill.
2nd Ward Blo1vers
3rd Ward
Dora
Fergus Falls
Friberg
Uidaros
3rd ward
Butler
Battle Lake Vill.
Dead Lake
Pelican Rapids Vill.
Edna star Lake
Maplewood
Dalton Vill.
Dead Lake
4th Vie.rd
Butler Dent Vill,
Oak Valley
2nd vrard
Otto
Pelican P.apids Vill,
Perham Vill.
Corliss Pelican RapidsVill.
~elioan Rapids Vill,
Fergus 1i'alls
Trondhjem Deer Creek Vill.
'.lndeTIVOOd Vill,
Hobart
Compton
1st ward
Ilidaros
,42
12,76
6,23
2.14
7.11
.60
1,16
5,15 1,139
1.87
6.52
1.11
1.39 3,46
4,92
27,57
U.64 2.37
6,36 ,62
9,76
2,13
23.43
5,49
3,24
20.16
7,30
1,84
3.00 4,41
2.39 7,22
1,47
,80
7,95
1.96
6.13 11,23 2,09
7.38 1,69
9.37
146,45
2.97
2.13 2,60
4,35
4,31
22,07
75.53
4,07
2.81
4.13
17,64
.-56
9,10
7.32 3.84
4.39
1,15
2.05
15.00
1,88
2,73
3.01 14,83
2.64
2,67
2,05
7,38
9,41
8,80
2,69
49.36 12.77
3.70
2.20
11.86
4,07
5.04
2,97
5,93
2,80
5,16
7.20 25.34
14,34
3.50
16,11
4,00
1,46
.6d: .80 .30 1,96
1.05
.44
1.20 .32
.40
.94 .50
.50
1.12
.49
.44 ,72
.91 3,95
2.08
.57
1.10
,33
1.56
.54
3.39 .99
,69
2.95 1.22
.59
• 65
,84
.57
1.22 .45 .35 1,32
.52
1,07
1.76
.53
1.24 ,48
1.51
19,88
.65 ,54
.60
,84
.82 2,61
10.37
.00
,62
.80
2.60
,32
1.47
1.24
.77
.84
.40
.52
2.26
.60
.62
.65
2.24
.60
.60
.52
1.24
1,51
1.43
.62 6,87
1.96
,75
.55
1.84
.80
,92
,65
1.04
.62
,94
1.22 3,65
2.17
.72
2,41
,79
10.44
3,51
4,96 ,72
14,72
6,18
2,68
8,31
.82
1.56
6.09 2.39
2.37
7,64
1.51 1.83 4,113
5,83
31,52
15.72 2,94
7.46 ,95
11.32 2.67 26,82
6,48 3,93
23,11
8,52
2,34
3,65
5.25
2,96
8,44
1.92
1,15
9,27 2,48
7,20
12,99
2.62
8.62
2. 17 10,88
166.33
3,62
2.67
3.20
5.19
5.13
25.28
85.90
4,87
3.43 4,93
20.25
.88 10.57
8.56
4,61
5.23
1.55
2,57
17.26
2,38
3,35
3,66
17.07
3.24
3.17
2,57
8,62
10,92
10,23
3,31
56,23
14.73
4,45
2,75
13,70
4,87
5.96
3.62
6,97
3.42 6,10
8,4 2
28,99
16,51
4,22
18,52
4.79
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DATE .................. 1u.J..v. ... "JI , .•............................................. 193.'.4.,
■a:u•-IILANI( IIOOIC .,.,D -1 II CD,1 ff, Cl.OU!!, MIMt
Vore, L. A. 3rd \'lard
V!alseth, Clarence Vining Vill,
1,85 ,50 2.35
9,15 1,47 10.62 Collect
Walseth Garage Vining Vill. .30 , 29 ,59
Wapola, Rudolph IJev, York Mills Vill. 17.80 2.63 20.43 Ward, John Oak Valley 1,40 .44 1,84 Wells, C. t. & t. H. Kellum Buse 11.00 1.72 12.72
\¥ells, R. R. Pelican Rapids ·Vill. 2.97 .65 3,62 Wempel, Pearl J, Orwell 1,72 ,48 2.20
\Yest, o. L. Henning Vill. 1.92 .50 2,42
Whalen, John Elizabeth 3,24 ,69 3,93
Whalen, Walter 2nd ward 3,06 .66 3,72
1Vhite Eagle Oil Co, Amor 1,03 ,39 1,42
Valae Cleaners 3rd Ward . 6,85 1,17 8,02
That the following is a correct list
year which said goard are satisfied cannot be
of the person.al property taxes in said County for said
collected, and so cancelled by said Board, to-wit:
Name of Person Assessed
l16ertson, R, Albright, Carl Anderson, G. s. Bamford, Herbert J. Bean, Victor A. Calkins. Carrie
Campbell, A. ,T. Carpenter, Morris Carr,J.~r.
Clark Bros.
Clarke, L, J, Cramer, \'/, !-:,
DWyer, Dr. J • v,.
Enfield, G. \'I. Fergus "9akery
Fergus Jewelry Co. Fischer, Aur,ust
Gardner, Russel S,
Globe Flour Mill Uo,
Hamilton, M, E.
Hanson, Jennie
Hartwig, o. F.
Hendrickson, Harriet rr,
Herr, John
Hinze
Holmqpist, C. B,
Irien, Fred J,
Isaacson, Thomas, Jr. Johnson, Frank VI,
Johnson, Vera Kelley, William
Y.'Vester, August E,
Lafranz, Peter
Larson, A. M.
Lemke, Herman
Livingston, Mabel t,
Lucking, A. 11.
Mac's Produce co.
Maire Estate, Dora Mastrud.
Liieras, John E,
Mistelske, Joe
Mohr, Henry
Moody, Claude
:Moxness, Alfred
McCalls, Texico Station
McCall, Alex McF-ellep, Ray
McLaughlin, W. C.
Nash, Harr,v lleal., C. Ti'.
llei t zel, !i'rank
Nelson, Y..P.
Nickells, Mrs. ~. G.
Olson, Jas. E,
One Stop ~ervice
Osness, Emil
earker, ·11m. B,
Pioneer 011 co.
Porter, A, L,
Rice, W, G.
Richter Bros,
Rime Estate, John
Rantala, Uuna
Sample Shoe Store
Schmidt, F. W,
Shield, Nels K,
Shugert, L. J.
Stack, Mrs. Ella
Speten, O. V.,
Stenger~ Hembrook
Swere, Theo,
TeskP., ~-E,
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Township or
District
Orwell Candor T,ida Dunn Compton !'erham Vill,
0 arkers Prairie Vill, woodside
l)Urul
2nd ward 2nd Ward
Dead Lake
3rd \Vard
Gorman
2nd Viard
2nd ward
i:.eef Lake
4th \'lard
Perham VUl. 1st \Yard
Dunn
Gorman
Dunn
Oak Valley Parkers Prairie Vill,
New ~ork Mills Vill,
3rd ward
Scambler ,'loodside
Dunn Dead Lake
Dora
1st i'Tard
Pelican Ranids Vill, Elmo ·
Dunn
Perham Vill.
1st Vie.rd
1st Ward
Battle Lake Vill.
Nidaros
Candor
Perham
Vining Vill,
New York Mills Vill, 1st Ward
1st \Yard
Woodside
nerham Vill.
3rd Viard
Parkers orairie Vlll.
Western
Vergas Vi 11,
Richville
Compton
3rd \'lard
Lida
Aurdal
1st \'Iara
Pelioan Rapids Vill,
Lida
Vergas Vill.
Dalton Vill.
New York Mills Vill,
3rd Viard
Leaf Lake
Newton
-Perham Vill,
1st \'Tard
Elmo
Dent Vill.
Butler
Dead Lake
Tax Dollars Cts.
3,07
,99
.73 ,56 7.24 .93
8.99 .60
1.24
35.16
1.48
,51
3.00
3,76
14,35
10.74 5,91
4,17
6.50
14, 17
1.13
3.33
1.11
5.85
1.20
l,38
2,59
5,54
,92
1.02
,38
2,23
,74
24,68
4.36
l.29
.93
1.76 22.30
1.06
2.57
,54
.19
.42 ,30
2.78
1.67
,17
9,79
l.39 1.20
8,36
4.90
24,27
,5b
68,41
.55
4,72
:,•1, 04
7.71
.82
20,23
3,84
3.00
10,93
6. 7l 2,54
1,05
5.83
,32
7.88
1.00
l.10
Perialty,Fee. and.Costs Dollars Cts,
,67
.38
.35
.32 1.22
.37
1.46 ,33
,42
5.06
.45
,32
.65 .75 3,18 1,69
l,04
.81
1. 12 2.15.
,40
.70
.40
l.04 ,42
,43
.60 ,99
,38
.39
.30
.55 ,35
3,55
.84 .42
.37
.49 3,23
,39
,60
.32
.28
.30
.29
.62
,47
,27
1.56
,44
.42
1.37 ,90
3,50
.. 32
9.41
,32
,89
5,21
1.29
,36
2,96
.77
,65
l,71
l,15
,59
,39
1,04
,30
1.31
,38
,40
Total Tax, Pen~
al ty Sc Costs
Dollars Cts.
3,74
l.37
l.08 .88 8.46
1.30
10,45
.93 1.66 40,12
1,93
,83
3,65
4,51
16,53
12,43
6,95
4,98
7,62 16,32
1,53
4,03
1.51 6.89 l,62
1.81
3.19 6.53
1.30
l.41
.68
2.78
l.09 28,23
5,20
l,71
l,30
2.25 25.53 l,45 3,17
,86
,47
.72
.59 3,40
2.14
.44
11,35
1.83 l,62
9,73
5.80
27.77
.87
77,82
.87 5,61
42,25
9.00
l,18
23,19
4.61
3,65
12.64
7,86
3,13
1.44 6,87
,62
9.19
1.38
l,50
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................... J.Y.lY. ... l.0 ............................................ 193i .. .
The Texas Co. Pelican Rapids Vill, 9,49 Thoennlng, H. G, Elmo 1.19 Thomas, Stanley 3rd \'lard 10.37 Thompson, Owen, Adm, Ottertail Vill, 1.17 Thompson, Robert Nidaros 2.57 Triggs, s. A, Dora 2.67 True, H. H. Amor 3,51 Vore' s Garage 3rd Yfard 30,51 Vlaln, F.. J. 'Bluffton 4.08 Washtook, John 0 9rham 6.96 Webb, James A, 3rd Ward 6.65 l'lells Motor Co. Pelican Rapids Vill. 124.36 Wempel Estate 2nd Ward 2,32 West, Elsie 1,1. Maplewood .33. Westad, Margareta Mo.ine 1.28 Wholesale Food ',: 0 roducts Co, Perham Vill.. 11,62 Wilson Products Co. Bluffton Vill. 3.19
The County Board of Otter Tail county, Minnesota.
Attest: William Lincoln, County Auditor.
A. P. Rested
H. P. R, llelson
Herman Rosen
John O, Thompson
G. R. Elliott
1.01 ,41
1,64
,40
,60
.60 ,72 4,34 ,80
1,19
1,01
16,92
.57
.30
.42
1.81
,68
11.01 Cancel 1.60
12.01
1,67
3,17
3,27
4,23
34.85
4.88
8,15 6,66
141.28
2,89
.63
1.70
13,43
3,87
Upon motion the Audi tor 'l'1as instr'll@ted to call for bids for 200 tons more or less of screened
roughioghen,v lump coal, bids to be opened at the meetinfl of the Board on August 14, 1934 at 2 o'clock P. M.
The Board then adjourned to 9 o'clock A, IJ. July 10, 1934.
TUESDAY'S SESS IOll
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clock A, l.1, Tuesday, July 10, 1934, all members
being present.
The application of Mrs, Seifert Topio for reduction of assessment on real estate in the Town
of Deer Creek was recommended to the Tax Commission.
The petition of E. H, Klovstad and others for County road between the Townships of Candor and·
Dunn was tal:en up for final action and upon motion the matter was lnici over tc l'/ednesday, January 9. 1935
at 10 o'clock A. U. The petition of John O, Bakke and others for chenge of County road in Sections 24, 25 and 36 Town of Tordenskjold \Vas taken up for final action, and upon motion the petition was rejected, A delegation or. citizens from the Township of Blowers presented to the Board a petition for
Gas Tax Road in said Township. Upon motion the petition was ordered placed on file, A petition signeo by residents of the Township of Clitherall and vicinity asking designation
of r,as tax road in Sections 5, 6, 7 end 8 in the Tov,n of Clitherall was read and ordered placed on file,
Resolution designating a State Aid Part.wav in the County of Otter Tail:
Whereas. it has been called to the attention of the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tall County
that a State Aid Parkway has been designated in Douglas County termin~ating at the Otter Tail-Douglas
Count,v line at the Southeast corner of Section 34, Town 131 Uorth, Range 39 \Yest; and
Whereas. in order to provide a continuous State Aid Parkway from Douglas County to Inspiration
Peak State Park in Otter Tail County, it will be necessary that State Aid Road #5A in Otter Tail County
be desir,nated also as a State Aid Parkway. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the County Commissioners of Otter Tail County that said State
Aid Road #5A, more particularly described as follows: beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 34,
Town 131 Horth, Range 39 West. thence runninr, ?lortherl.v for a distance cif one mile to intersect with
Otter Tail County State Aid Road f5 (which has previously been designated as a State Aid Parkway) be and
the same hereby is designated, subject to the consent and approval of the Commissioner of HiF.hways, a
State Aid 0 arkwsy.
Adopted this 10th d~V or July, 1934. A. P. Rested, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County. Minnesota:
\'lhereas, State Aid Road No. l, commonly known as the Otter Tail Lake Road in Otter Tail Count.v,
Minnesota, is the heaviest traveled road maintained at the expense of said County, end in fact, as heavily traveled as ans of the trunk highways passing through Otter Tail County except that portion of trunk highway IJo, 3 running from the Dalton out-off into Fergus Falls, and trunk highway Ifo, 30 to its
junction with 64; and Ylhereas, said State Aid Road No, l is in imminent need o·f improvement, and
Whereas, the Board. o:r County Commissioners of said county deem it to be in the interest of
public eoonom.v to cause such improvement to be made at the earliest practicable date; and Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners are at this time unable to finance said necessary
improvement of said road; and Whereas, the topography of otter Tail county is such that the building and maintenance of
public roads therein are attended with heavy costs per avera~e mile; and Whereas, Otter Tail County has in the past and does now contribute to the State Aid Road and
Bridge fund as much, in i:ound figures, as it has received and does receive therefrom in the aid of the
construction and maintenance of its roads, resulting in a situation where the County merely acts as a
conduit for transmitting to the State funds which it again receives; and . Whereas, otter Tail count.v has built. constructed and does nowmainte.in an extensive s,vstem of
public roads within its borders at a r,reat cost to its taxpayers, but for the convenience not only of its
own citizens but for the citizens of the State at large, all of which has contributed to the situation
above-mentionec. under which it now finds itselfunable to provide for the necessary improvement of said
State Aid Road No. 1.; and Whereas, said State Aid Road No, l is the shortest route to Otter Tail Lake, which is one cf
the great resort lakes of the State of Minnesota, for residents of North and South Dakota; Now, Therefore,
~e it Resolved by the Soard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Count.v, Minnesota, at its
semi-annual meeting held on the 9th day of July, 1934, that the Board of Allotment of the State of Minne-
sota, having ~urisdiction of the use and ciistribution of the funds to the credit of the State Aid Road
and Bridge Fund, b1and it hereby is, requested to make an appropriation from said state aid fund in the
535
. 536 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN .
DATE ....................... J.uJ.y. ... l.0 ........................................ 193.A..
sum of $15,000.00 to the Board and Bridge Fund o~ Otter Tail County, Minnesota, as "Special State Aid" to
be used· b,'I said county in the improvement of State Aid Road Ho. 1 during the year 1935.
Adopted this 10th day of July, 1934, A, P, Rested
Attest:
William Lincoln,
Clerk.
N. P. R, Nelson
Herman Rosen a. R. Elliott
John 0, Thompson,
County Commissioners.
The Board having arranp.ed to inspect completed road jobs then adjourned to 9 o'clock A. M, July
11, 1934.
WEDNESDAY'S SESS IOM
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clock A, M, Wednesday, Jul,y" 11, 1934, all members
being present.
The petition of Alviro M, Gorden to be set over from Dist. 207 to Dist. 120 was taken up for
final action. Upon motion the petition was granted and the Board issued the following order, to-wit:
Whereas, The petition of Alviro M, Gorden, .a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School
District No, 207 in this County, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described,
which are situate in said School District, and adjoin School District Mo. 120 and asking that he with hie
said lands ma.v be set off from said dietriot !lo, 207 to said adjoining school district No, 120 was
presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County at a session of said board helo on the 16th
day of March A. D, 1934 for the action of said board thereon: and whereas it was thereupon ordered by said
board that a hearing should be had on said petiton, at a session of said board on the 11th day of July
A, D. 1934 at the Commissioners' Room in the Court t!ouse in the City of Ferp.us Falls in said County; and
whereas it v,as further ord.erer in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be
p.iven b.V posting copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected
by said petition, and b,v mailing to the clerk of each of said School Districts a copy of said order at
least ten days before the time appointed for such he~ring and whereas at the said session of the said Board o·f' County Commissioners on said 11th day of July A. D. 1934 due proof of the posting and service of said
order of hearing as therein directed and required, mo•re than ten days prior to said last named date, having
been made and filed, said petition v1as publicly rend and considered by the Board with everything which was
said by said inter~sted parties ·f'or or against grant 1-ng the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board being
of opinion tha.t said petition should be granted, it i,s hereby ordered and determined, that thesaid petitione•
and the following described lands owned b,yhim, to-wit: Lot 3 Section 36 Town of Friberg be and the same are
hereby set off from said School pistrict lfo. 207 to s-aid adjoininl" School District. llo. 120 and said lands
are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes vrhatever.
B.v order of the Board of County Commissioners. A, ~. Rested, Chairman of the
Dated the 11th day of July A. D. 1934. Board of County Commissioners of
(Auditor's Seal) Otter Tail Count,v, Minnesota.
Attest: William. Lincoln,
County, Audi tor, and. ex-officio Clerk of Board.
The follovring resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board. of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with F. W. Steinke for grading County Aid Job No, 11:33, and
Whereas, same has been fully completec. acco-rding to the Engineer's certificate on file vii th the
County Auditor, the total cost of said work being $12,364,74, and
Whereas, said work has been examined and accepted by a committee of this Board,
!low, therefore, be it resolved that the county Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereb.r are authorized. and directed to issue to said aontre.ctor a warrant on the Road end Bridge Fund of
the County in the sum of $1,881.06, amount due accordinr: to said Engineer's certificate,
Adopted this 11th day of July, 1934. A, P. Rested, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, this 136ard has heretofore contracted with Andrew Leitch for grading County Aid Job
~o. 26:34-A, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed-e.cco•rding to the r::ngineer's certificate on file with
the County Auditor, the total cost of said work being $2,834.02, and ,
Whereas, said work has been examined and ac,cepted b,V a commit tee of this Board,
No\"1, therefore, be it resolved that the Count,v Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are.authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Eridge Fund of
the Count,v111the sum of $425.10, amount due according to said Engineer's ID'ertificate.
Adopted this 11th da.v of July, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following bills were allowed:
N. 0. Nelson · cash advanced
J. '!i', Bowman
Campbell Coal· Co,
,;,red Lohmeyer
11'. W. !also,,
Mrs. Etta Miller
X, Heuchert
Fred Albrecht
G. N. Ry. Co,
Dr, w. A. Miller
Town o! Dunn
and nursing
supplies
ice
labor
services
exp. !'c salary
expense with poor
expense with poor
fare for pauper
examinations
care of non-resident
35.45
4,70
18,99
25,00
13.00
86,99
14.00
14,56
3.00
6,00
poor 115.20
Fergus Co-op. Creamery Assn. butter
Mrs. ,.. • L. Schroeder supplies
Missouri-Y..ansas Chemical Corp. "
Henry KttE:ler 'l: Son repairs
~. J. Webber co. seed
City of Fergus Falls light
Mrs. Etta Miller expense with
University Hospital
Dr, H. R, Leibold
Dr, Wallace I. Nelson
Town Of Dora
feeble-minded.
exp, with patient
care of pauper
r.xaminations
cart or non-resident
poor
Herman Rosen poor expense 2. 00 Urs. Etta Miller groceries etc.
for poor 1-Irs. Laura E. Larson room .!I: board for poor 9,00
Dead Lake Twp, care of poor 289,16
.Lenore Lepsey care of dependents 25,00
Edna Sillanpa care of' dependent 26,91
Mrs. Walborg.Wangen care of dependent 15.35
Whitehead Prtg, co. index cards 5,50
Burroughs Add, Mche, co. carbon paper 4,50
City Typewriter Service typewriters 54,00
Candor Twp.
Ella Grabarkewitz
Mrs. Rosa Eifert
Whitehead Prtg, Co.
Whitehead Prtg. Co,
Sybil Y., Lindquist
Ferr.us Falls woolen
care of poor
care of dependent
care of dependent
blotters
printing
mimeographing
!Ulls co. machlne rent
20.54
1.25
11.00
2.00
17,35
8,51
35,18
3.65
90.00
3.00
57.99
35.00
85.19
16,00
17.64
9.00
39.05
2.00
2,75
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DATE .......... , .......................... 1JAl.V. ... l0 .•......................... 193i .. .
L.C.Smith & Corona City T"pewriter Service t ~ i 7 30 T"pewri ters, Ino. h. t " ren "" reps rs • Victor Lundeen S. Co. ::~pt~:/en 3tii Clarence H. Larson cierical work 47 .50
Victor Lundeen •-Co. ll Countryman Drug Co. supplies 1.40 ,. supp es 4.65 Victor Lundeen §: Co. supplies 7.38
N.w.-sell Tele·phone co. long distance calls 58.63 F:. T. Barnard chalr 10.50
Do. Do. 15.25 Johnson Furnit11re Co. desk and chair 10.75
Do Do 8.25 Larson Broe. welding .25
Do service 1.40 Otto A. Tjaden signs 1.50
G. N. R.v• Co. freight 8.90 U. s. Anderson grain 74.37
?LY.Mills Farmers Elevator Co. p:rain 107.66 Farmers F.quity Elevator co. handling grain 2.40
Otter Tail Truck Lines. Inc. hauling seed 51.03 J. L. Bjerkebeclc hauling corn 16.00
John .1. ,7,msen haullng corn 42.50 Jl:mil Evenson hauling corn 21.00
F.d ::s. Graff hanline; corn 25.00 Huwe "qroe. trucking poison bran 8.00
Light·foot's $hop rent of machines, etc.36.20 LiFhtfoot'e Shop repairs .50
Do. Bepalrs .30 J. C.P."enkes boarding prisoners 158.40
,1. C.'R"enkee ex-penses 146.64 0. r.i. Johnson canvassing board 16.00
Henry Lundberg canvassing board 15.00 Prank c. Barnes canvassing board 9.20
A. H. Revering crmvassing board 17.40 John :it. Henderson expenses 57.50
Herman Rosen exp. attending meeting 12.60 II •. P. ~-Helson exp.attending meeting 8.35
Paul A. Stortroen postap.e 11.60 :>aul A. stortroen postage 10.00
John F. Greenaf'el postar.e 19.77 John M. ~encierson postar,e 23.·00
1?, A. Anderson postage lOFl.08 ,John~-Greenagel drivers license exp. 2.15
Lilly M, Sno1Vbeck clerical •:iork 7.50 Thelma B, !,lidthun clerical work 22.50
Ruth ~aagenson clerical work 31.25 ferF.us Journal co. printing ballots.etc 952.80
Fergus Falls Tribune Co. ballots 571.25 Miller-Davis Co. blanks 46.10
Security Bl11.nk Book . .., Whitehead Printing Co. letterheads. etc. 37 .00
Printing co. blanks 6.58 13urroughs Add. 1,1che. co. ribbon .75
R. Sigelman Hide .§: Fur co. supplies 2.75 Johnson ?rlnting co. supplies 26.30
Hintgen-r.:arst F.lec. co. supplies 5.52 Kewanee Boiler corp. supplies 7.70
Beall Sc McGowan co. supplles 7.75 Miller-Davis Co. election supplies 612.20
CL ty of Fergus Falls light 181. 91 Farmers Home Mutual Ins. Co. insurance 6 .45
John w. Llitchell insurance 8.10 A. T. VanDyk planting 59.1:8
Otter Tail Power Co. power 28 .32 State of hlinnesota examing County
Fritz-Cross Co. court reporter's offices supplies 49.50 Martin !Iese repairs
Burroughs Add. Mche. Co. maintenance 47.35 Chas. Waters brick work
J. T.. Curtis coroner's fees 31.90 l'lilliam !Hkkari justice fees
c. M. Mccasland justice fees 2.10 c. M. Mccasland justice fees
c. o. Knutson constable fees 4.30 c. o. tnutson constable fees
J. A. reary constable fees 29.60 Otis Ca11ghey constable fees
358. 73
4.80
12.00
4.35
3.00
1.00
9.75
J. W. wnson constable fees 5.85 Hane Berg conetable fees
Eugene Moats constable fees 8.00 F.lton'e Hotel Sc Restaurant meals for jurors
Victor Lundeen •~ co. supplies 24. 70 Victor Lundeen 'I: co. supplies
10.05
25.15
14.05 62.40 Danielson's Garage sepairs 17.42 John Vibral expenses Herman Rosen road committee exp. 3.00 U. P. R. N'elscn road committee exp.
'1. D. l'liebe •• iohn .§: Aune Rros. Inc. supplies
5.20
4.10
Frank Y.ukoweke right-of-1'la,.V 80.00 Aune Broe. Inc. supplies
Stevenson Bros. Lbr. co. supplies 38.90 Y.noff-?eterson "Hdwe. Co. supplies
Lyle Sif?!ns. !no. supplies 49.75 Thorman \'I. nosholt Co. supplies
Minn-Dak Tractor .'I: Eq. Co. supplies 1.55 Nicole, Dean '!: Gregg su·pplies
Jape-Olson co. supplies 4. 78 Olson Auto Electric repairs
Minn. Motor Co. repairs 110.45 Lee Chevrolet co. repairs
.45
11.55
39.22
H.45
5.70
12.-31
Larson bros. repairs, eto. 13.16 ,1hitehead Prtg. Co. prlnting
Whitehead Prtg. co. printing 35.00 Gilbert Gilbertson use of stump puller
Ronning Signs signs 3.00 otter TailPov1er Co. power
20.00
7.00
3. 25
2. 25 (I. J. 1-'ossen seed 17. 95 Beall ._, McGowan Co. paper
Borchert-Tngersoll, Tnc. signs 37.14 Fer~us Journnl co. · advertising
Tmprovement "Bulletin advertising 4.60 Anton ~Tallnof.er soldering tank
American Steel -'I: ;ilire co. posts 25.56 o •. , • li'ossen seed o. ·J. Fossen seed 22.00 Shoutz 'I: Kraemer grain
Wm. H. ?.iegler co.,Inc. cylinder block. etc.188.56 Fere;ue Concrete Pipe co. culverts Lyle culvert._, Pipe co.culverts 346.80 Wheeling Corrugating Co. culverts
4.50
1.25
H. R. Jones gas pump 15.00 !'erham Co-op. Oil Co. oil
Harthun §: :.>etereon gasoline 3.75 Ray Lundeen gas coupon books Mills Oil co. gascoupon books 100.00 Cities Service Oil Co. gas coupon books
33.00
7.95
1603.80
221.40
21.00
100.00
100.00
Fergus Paint Mfg. Co. paint 63.70 Ronning Signs lettering
Campbell Coal Co. ice 16.18 A. R. Kitts bond City Cafe §: Bakery meals for jurors 18.05 Carl Jahn deputy Sheriffs fees
John o. Thompson u.p. attend .meeting 6.00 w. T. Oxley court pictures
2.00
11.00
56.75
18.00
22.75 Co-operative we.rehouse Assn. handling grain 67 .15 Erick Smedsrud carpenter work
Charles Wells witness fees 5.44 Albert Fritz witness fees
Joachim Doll. Sr. witness fees 5.80 Glen Teterud witness fees
Louis Larson witness fees 3.16 Frank C. Barnes justlce fees
Geo.B.l'lright Memorial Hosp. care of prisoner 53.00 A. P. Reetad exp. attending
H. L. Sandin cash advanced 33.08 "H. J,. Sandin expenses L. Hanson gas coupon books 100.00 Elmer P. Stolson rie;ht-of-we.y
Town of ,..ergus Falls 1'1ork on road 250.00: Shoutz ._, J{raemer handling grain
5.80
3.16
67.40
meet. 6.06
123.06
30.00
25.00
C-. ~-Elliott expenses 10.·l:O • • Upon motion the Board recommended Government relieL proJect for women in cleaning the Court
House estimated cost of said work being ~440.00. • Upon mot ion the Board then took a recess to 2 o' cloclc !'. M. The application of Ida Rudseneke for settlement of unpaid taxes and penalties against the
west 50 ft. of Lot 4 in Block 4 of Wright ~ Mendenhall'& Addition to Fergus Falls for the sum of ~152.54
was recom~enoed to the Tax commission. • The report of the state comptroller of an examination of the books and a.fairs of Otter Tail
county for the vear 1933 and for the period from January 1. 1934 to Me,ir 17. 1934 was presented to the
Beard and the comments and recommendations of said comptroller were read in full. The follo1Ving names were placed upon the Petit.Jury list of the county to take the place of
those drawn for service at the April General Term of the District Court:
Herman Ehnert Homestead Mrs. Ed Schultz
Emerson Y.uhlemeyer Candor John Y.raus
Fred Lueders Gorman Auti:uet Matta
Clemence steinbach Perham "R!d Wesche
Hobart
Vere:as Village
Blowers
Bluffton Vill.
537
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DATE ..................................• !.uly. ... l.0 .............................. 193.'.4 ..
■IIICUlln'T -.uac DDmC AND MINl'ING CD. fto a.ouD. IIINN.--n
Jalmer Raatekka
0.E. "Frerbranson
uartin Rerg
Ed Johnson John Peyerl
i.:. N. Ellingson c. A, Peterson
Glen Adair
Axel Nelson
Hart Noyes
Harry E, Lawrenson
Paddock
?1idaros
~verts
Tordensk,1old Elmo Folden Parkers 0 rairie Twp, City 2nd Ward
Buse
Orwell
City 3rd \Vard
Chester Paulson
Henry G. Lueders
Alvln Olson
Olo:f Aune
Peter '!ink
Earl Vlatkins
li'rank Eastland
Carl Ferber
Henry c. '3oll
I.Ira. Clarence Hoff
Martin J, Moen
~elican Rapids Girard
Clitherall Sverdrup
Effington
woodside
Inman
Fergus Falls Twp,
City 3rd Viard
Aastad
City 4th Ward
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A. M, July 20, 1934.
Attest:{ul,:.t.e:,. • .,._ ~
Clerk,
///?~ & / Chairman.
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DATE ...................................• Tul,.v .16 •......................... 198 .. ·4 .•
MINUTES OF Mi:::':TUJG OF
C'.'U!ITY BOARD OF E?UALIZATIOll OF
OTTER TAU. COU!lTY, MIIffi.
?OR T'ltE YEAR 1934.
!'Ursuant to Stat1tte Count,v Commissioners A. l'. Restad, Herman Rosen, John o. Thom·pson, G. R.
Elliott and I{. ?. R. llelson, and Vlilliam Lincoln, Count,v Auditor, met as a county Board of Equalization
for Otter Tail County at 10 o'clock A. M., Ltonda,v July 16, 1934, and having taken the customary oath of
office proceeded to organize with A. P. Restad as Chair.nan and William Lincoln as Clerk.
The Board then took up the examination of the various assessment books and adjourned from day to
d&,V,
The attention of the Board was called to the fact that assessment of attached machinery entered
against Lots 7, 8 and 9 Block 12 of Original l'lat of Perham, am also against Lots 13 and 14 in Block 1
of Wilson's Addition to Pelican Rapids were both assessed at 40% instead of 33 1/Y/o as provided by law.
TJpon motion both these assessments were ordered chanr,:ed to comply 1'1ith the Statute.
The Board being satisfied that the SVT'· Sl'I"-11nd l!VP s1•1J. of Sec. 11 in the To1mship of Inman
was erroneously listed as non-homestead land it 1•1.as ordered that the assessment on said tract be entered
as homestead land and assessed at 20% of the true and full value as provided by law.
At the meeting of said Board July 20th the follo1vinp, changes were agreed upon in the true and
~ full value or allA property in the several to1vnships mentioned:
Aastad Reduced 5% Amor Reduced 10%
Bluffton Reduced 10% Buse Increased 10%
Butler Increased 15% Dead Lake Increased 10%
Eastern Increased 10% Elmo Increased 10%
Erhards Grove Increased 10% Everts Reduced 10%
Homestead Increased 10% Leaf Mountain Increased 10%
I{ewton Increased 10% Parkers Prairie Increased 10%
Pelican Increased 10% Rush Lake Increased 20%
Saint Olaf Increased 101, Scambler Increased 25%
Tordenskjold Increasec1 10% Trondhjem Reduced 10%
In all other cases no chan~e was made in the assessment of real property as returned by the
several assessors and equalized by the Town and Villar-e ~oards.
After careful examination of assessment of personal property in all of the assessment districts
of the county the Board B1?,reed to leave unchanged all of such personal property assessments.
Attest:
Upon. motion the Board then adjourned without
/W·oo-Y O ~
Clerk.
Chail'lllan.
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DATE ................................. Jul,Y 20 ·····························1934 •.
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MINUTES 01'' AD,J'lURUED J.~l':TING OF "BOARD <'1" CO'JNTY CC'Y,l!d!S:::
SIOIIB~S 011' OT"'E?. TAIL COtnlTY, MUIIIESOTA•
1:'Ursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. Frid~y. July 20. 1934, all members
being present. The application of R. J. Angus for reduction of assessment on Lots l to 66 inclusive in Cedar
Park in the Town of Dane 0 rairie for the year 1932 was read and after due consideration upon motion the
same was rejected. The application of R. J. Anp.us for reduction of assessment for the year 1933 on r.ots land 2
Sec. 30 Town of Dane Prairie was read and it appearing to the satis·faction of the Board that said
assessment included 19 acres formerly platted as Cedar 0 ark but vacated before !.fa:, 1, 1933, upon motion the Board recommended to the Tax Commission that the assessed value of said property for said year be
reduced to 82,500.00.
The application of ~oseph Such,Y' for on and off sale beer license for lunch room located on Lot 7
Block l of Urbank was granted.
Upon recommendation of the Village Board of !'erham Village the Board rejected the pet i t•ion of
Robert Leach for old age pension. 'l'he application of F. G. Voves F.state for reduction of assessment on Lot l and Nit of Lot 2 in
Paine's Addition to Perham Village for the year 1932 was recom::iended to the Tax Commission.
The petition of A, Honer asking that the E½ SE¼ except Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Section 33 To1m of
Edna be set over from District 260 to adjoining District 274 was read and it was ordered that a hearing
on said petition be had at the session of the Board to be held at 10 o'clock A. M. October 11, 1934 at the Commissioners Room in the court House and that due notice of the time 11.11d place be given as provided
by la1v.
The petition of Ltrs. I,tary A, Gludt asking that the lit U\'I¼ Sec. 9 Town of Dead Lake be set over from District 254 to adjoining District 274 was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition
be had at the session of the Board to be held at 10 o'clock A. I.!. October 11. 1934 at the Commissioners' Room in the Court House and that·due notice of the time end place be given as provided by law. Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clocl: P. l\t. "Bids for construction of County Aid Pro.1eot 39:34 in the Tovmships of Tordenskjold and st. Olaf
were opened and read and upon motion the contract was av1arded to the lov,est bidder. H. J. Wheeler, for the sum of t,4,910.54.
The following resolution v,as adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That there be levied upon the taxable property of Otter Tail County for the year 1934 the
following amounts for the several funds:
Revenue Fund 70,000
P.oad and Bridge Fund 90,000
Sinking Fund 25,000
Tuberculosis SanatoriumFd. 15,000
Poor Farm Fund 1,000
Poor Fund 70,000
And the one-mill tax required by law for school purposes. Adopted July 20, 1934. A. P, Restad, Chairman, Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk. The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That Nils Pederson be and he hereby is appointed Janitor at the court House for the period from
August, 1934 to August 1, 1935 at a salary of :!ill,800.00 per annum, he to furnish all necessary help.
The salary as provided shall be paid at the close of each month in equal installments on warrant of the County Auditor.
Dated July 20, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved ·by the Board of County Commissioners of otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $700.00 be and hereby rs appropriated out of the Revenue Fund of said County to
be divided equally between the Perham Agricultural society and Otter Tail County Fair Association for
County Zaire for the year 1934.
Adopted July 20, 1934, A. P. Restad, Cheir11En. Attest: Ylilliem Lincoln, Clerk,
The follo'111ng resolution was adopted: .
Resolved b,'I the "Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of ti1aoo.oo be and the same hereby is set apart from the Revenue Fund of the County
and appropriated subject to the crder 01.' the Dean of the Department of Agriculture of the Unfversit,y of
Minnesota for the support of count,Y-co-operative extension work in Bf'riculture and home economics in Otter Tail County, for the year beP.inning July l, 1934, in accordance with Chapter 423, Laws 1923 and acts supplementary thereto.
Adopted ,iUll• 20, 1934. A. P. P.estad, Chairmen.
Attest: l'lilliem Lincoln, Clerk.
Upon motion the "Board approved the pro,1ect for painti.ng the buildings at the Otter Tail County Poor Farm under Government ~elief regulations.
Attest:
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to August 14, l!J34 at 10 o'clock A. 111.
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MINUTES OF SPECJ AL l.rr.RTTNG OF THE BOARD OF
COUHTY COLD.HSSTOITT:RS OF OTT~P. TAIL COtTNTY.
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~reuant to coll of the ~oard the r.ount.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County met at 10 o'clock
A. M. Thurede.v, August 9, 1934, at the Commissioners' :!?oor.1 in the court House in Fergus Falls to
dieouee the question of water supply in the Otter Tail River and lakes through which it rune.
Thie question was gone over thoroughl,v with members of the \'later and Light Commission of
~ergue Falls end of ~reckenridge, and upon motion Commissioner Herman Rosen, County Attorney J. T,,
To17nley, Jr,, and County Highway Engineer H. L. Sandin were appointed a committee to meet with
representatives of said Water ond Light departments, and with parties whc had constructed dame at
the outlet of the various lakes.
Upon motion the Board then adjourned without date.
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MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING OF BOARD
O.F COilllTY COl,WISSIOlIBRS OF OTTER TAIL
COUllTY, MINNESOTA.
Pursuant to ad,1ournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. !,!. Tuesde,v, August 14, 1934, all members
being present. · Upon motion the Board made application to the State Relief Administration for additonal funds
on County Hi,hway beautification projects, estimated costs being $22,000.
· The· o:f'·~er of the' Minn-Dak Tractor and Equipment Co. for maintaining roads with a motor patrol
during the next three months at $.30 per mile v,as accepted.
The Board havinr, arranged to inspect coorplci:.ted road construction .1obs then took a recess to
9 o'clock A. M. Aur,ust 15, 1934,
WED!lESDAYIS SESSION,
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 9 o'clock A. u. Wednesday, August 15, 1934, all members being present. The application of l'lilhelmina Y.adinp, of the Village of Vergas for Old Ar,e Pension was taken up
for final action, and after consideration the same 1vas rejected.
Bids t'or coal for the coming season were opened and read and the bid of Heley Lumber & Fuel Yard
was found to be the lowest received. 1.rpon motion the contract was awarded to said company at ~8.55 per
ton delivered in the bins in the Court House.
The petitilion of George l!'rost Jr.· asking that the YT½-NWf Sec, 3 in the Township of Homestead be
set over from Dist. 186 to Dist. 228 was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be had
at the session of the Board to be held October 11, 1934 at 10 o'clock A, M. in the Commissioners room
in the Court House in Fergus Falls and that due notice of the time and place of said hearing 9e given
as required by law. A report of the Board of Audit of examination of the accounts in the office of the Register of Deeds from October 31, 1~33 to July 1, 1934 showing fees in the sum of $8,149.65 collected and turned
in to the county Treasury was approved,
A report of the Board of Audit of examination of the current tax collections of the County
Treasurer for the period from January 2, 1934 to March 7, 1934 showing a total of $121,469,50 of current
taxes collected and distributed was approved,
A report of the .Board of Audit· of examination of the current tax collections of the County
Treasurer for the period from March 8, 1934 to June 19, 1934 showing a total of $351,294,87 of current
taxes collected and distributed 1vas approved.
The follovring resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the ~oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
\Vhereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with Alfred Evavold for grading County Aid Job No. 42 :34, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the i::ngineer' s certificate on file with the
County Auditor, the total cost of said work being $2,704.60, and
IVhereas. said work has been examined and accepted by a committee o :f' this Board,
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Count.v Auditor end Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized end directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the P.oad and Bridge Fund of the County in the sum of ~517,47. amount due according to said Engineer's certificate,
Adopted this 11th d&,\' of August, 1934.
A. P.Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved b,v the 1300.rd of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with Andrew Leitch for p:rading County Aid Job No. 26:34,. and ·
Whereas, same has been fully completed accordinR to the Engineer's certificate on file with the
County Auditor, the total cost of said work being ~6,953,47, and
Ylhereas, said work has been examined ond accepted by a committee of this Board,
How, therefore, be it resolved that the.County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge Fund of
the County in the sum of $1,758.44, amount due according to said Engineer's certificate.
Adopted this 15th da,Y of August, 1U34. A, P. Rested, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. 14.
The following apelications for cancellation of erroneous assessment for structures were recommend-ed to the Tax commission: Leonard M, ~nutson, City of Fergus Falls; Dessie Clary, Town of Bluffton;
Harriet Payne, Town of Leaf Lake; Frances Tomlin, Tovm of Leaf Lake.
The application of Mary Drager, City of Fergus Falls, for cancellation of erroneous assessment
for money and credits for 1933 was recommended to the T--x oommission, The application of Charles L, Alexander for settlement of accumulated taxes, etc, against Lot 3 Section 36 in the Township of Maplev,ood at $100,00 v1as recommended to the Tax Commission.
Upon motion the Auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for four miles of casting on
proposed Connt.v Aid road in Woodside and Oak Valley Tovmships, said bids to be opened at the session
of the Board September 11, 1934 at 2 o'clock P. M.
The following bills were allowed:
Henry N,vcklemoe Municipal ,rudge's fees 129,00 Beall ',, !.lcGowan Co.
8.02 Oscar Rinp.quist Campbell Coal Co. ice
Clarence R. Aune hauling ashes
Victor Lundeen .I: Co, supplies
Oswald "'ublishing Co, blanks Poucher Printing &
Lithographing Co. record
Boen Bros. supplies
Whitehead Printing co. supplies
Frye Mfg, Co, stencils Glass Block Grocery supplies
Poucher Prtg. I: Lith.Co, record Jape-Olson Co. blanks aurroughs Add. Mche. co. coupon book.etc.
5,00 Beall ~, McG01van Co,
123,15 Victor Lundeen & Co.
11,46 Hoff Rubber 3tamp Co,
50,82
3.00
15,00
3.15
11.85 72,18 5.01 12.75
Security Btaftk Book~·
Printinp; co.
Mtmson Supply Co.
Mason Publ. Co.
F.V/. Drews~ son
Ferr.us Journal Co,
Free Press Co. Pritz-Cross Co,
supplies
sharpening
supplies
supplies supplies
blanks
keys
mov,ers
lav, supplements
supplies publishing minutes,
and supplies supplies
warrant re~ister
8.75 2.00
7.75
6.95
1,95
1,88
5,00
22.00
1.38
205.44
3,30
56.67
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Ugeblad 'l>Ubl. r.o.
Mild red Hild en
Ida Fischer
Mrs. Carl Willie
Amanda Keary
Crane co.
Mae:ne Martinson
., • 'F. Creenll8el
IVm. tHkkari
City of Fergus Falls
A. P. Rest ad
Herman Rosen
Rudolph W, Holten
Otter TailPower Co.
J.C. Henkes
1.'arkers Prairie Vill.
0.A. Carter
A, P. Restad
N. 1.'. R. Nelson
Leonard Potchkiss
Frank Murdock
Perman Rosen
A. P. Restad
Harry w. 1.'eterson
Wilbert 'ft. J'aus et a.l
,, . t. Curtis
M. o. Lien P.t o.l
Johnson ~urniture co.
Fergus Iron Works Co,
Lien Hdwe. Co,
John M. Henderson
C. C. Rosengren
Thelma B. Uidthun
Etta Miller
F.tta Miller
blanks. etc.
witness fees
~uror
juror
.1uror
water cooler
serv inr. warrant
postage
justice fees
light
witness fees
witness fees
oonstable fees
power
expenses
quarantine expense
constable fees
exp,attend,meeting
Do,
drayage
expenses
38.75
3,16
1.00
1.00
1.00
185.00
10.50
20,BB
21.20
49.67
3,80
5.90
B.00
48,63
131,51
8.28
7.80
10.00
10.85
6,95
Board of ~quallzation
Do,
4,80
25,80
21.00
10.10 constable rees
jurors fees
coroner's fees
lJurors fees repairs
repairs, etc.
supplies
postage
supplies
clerical work
salary 'I: expense
groceries etc.
6,00
15.30
10.00
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97.84
55.77
50.76
83.15
21.25
104.53
for poor 35.00
~. Y.. GrlnagP.r rent of equipment 5.00
Whitehead 1.'rlntlng Co. blanks 4,50
Reminp.ton Rand. Inc. rent of machine 3 .00 mv Beil Telephone Co. long distance calls 58.78
DO. . Do, 7, 15
Do, Do, 19,60
L.C.9mith .'I: Corona Type. Inc. rent of machines 6,00
J. D. Lightfoot, Jr. rent of machines 2,25
Do, De 8.50
T,slor Hdwe. Co. supplies 8.30
Munson supply co. keys 27. 00
Ceo. B. Wright Memorial Hosp. care of pauper 16,80 w. o: Christensen care of dependents 42,00
Penrose OJlevator handllne; hay&: grain 61.53
Dorothy Fithen clerical v1ork 80.00
Farmers co-op. Elev, co. handling grain 288.43
Dre. Lewis & Vall examinations 20,00
Lenore r,epsey care of dependents 25 ,00
Leef Lake Twp, care of poor 26. 58
Alice Malstrom rent typewriter A,00
Ann Baker care of patient 3.00
~-T. Barnard supplies 42,10
OJ. I\.. r.allea supplies B. 73
Tesler Hdwe. co. supplies 1.55
Edw, Bye Grocery groceries 32,80
City of ?er[!:US Falls light 8.00
Standard Oil co; Fargo supplies 2.25
Frank L, Shew repairs ,60
J. F. Howman ·supplies 3.25
Big Ben 'Feed Co. feed 14 7. 09
,;,err.us Iron Works Co. repairs .65
'l!inther' s Lumber Yard supplies 16 .17
r.noff'-Peterson ll'dwe. Co. " 4.16 Do. suppli. es 5. 03
¥.eley's Lumber & ~uel Yard stakes, etc. 86.14
John Vi bral expenses 73. 55
Lyle Culvert 'I: 1>ipe Co, culverts 477,77
Carl Fredholm gravel 2,00
Consumers Oil co. gas 100,00
Harry Hanson gas coupon books 100. 00
Peter LaTourette gas 100,00
The Motor Inn gas, repairs, etc, 71,48
Otter Tail County Oil 90. gasoline 100,06
u,yhre &: Hagen gas 100,00
John Magnuson gas . 100.00
St, Paul Corrugating Co, washou~ str1ps 214,40
Thorman W, Rosholt Co, signs, eto, 82,03
Thorman w. Rosholt Co, grader blades 4,08
Hille Bros.~ Co, parts 165.49
J. D, Adams co. grader blades 49,00
Farmers society of Equity repairs~ parts 3,40
otter Tail Power co. light !I, power 3,26
taison Bros. repairs 31. 10
Farmers Elev. Co, repairs 3,95
Hans J, Thorstenson supplies 6.09
.a.une ~ros, stippl:1 es 1. 26
1>au1 A, Stortroen, postage 13,04
Miss trja Maritn transcripts 8.19
Gladys D, Buchan ,1uror 1.00
Adolph l'lindels ,1uror 1.00
Charles Carlson juror 1.00 ~-o. rnutson constable fees 24,50
~-R. Nelson ~ustice fees 3;55
J. A. Y.eary constable fees 10, 96
Elsie Helson Pederson transcript 21.60
J. c. Henkes boardiDg prisoners 186.45
H.P. R, Nelson witness expense 5,00
John Reiko witness fees 3,28
R. s. Berg Dep.Sheriff' s fees 8.BO
West Publishing co. statutes 20,00
Otto F, Helson constable fees 7.50
J, L. Curtis coroner's fees 24.00
Herman Rosen exp.attend.meeting 12,75
Jopn o. Thompson Do, 8.60
E, F,, Johnson plat for court 4,50
E. s. Bere; dep. sheriff's fees 11.00
John o. Thompson Board of Equalization 20.00
N, '.'. R. !1elson Do, 24,00
John H, Johnson constable's fees 5.50
John F, Adelsmen et al jurors fees 6,00
Northwestern Sash~ Door Co. of~ice room 12,60
Dr.":. A. T,ee dep. coroner's fees 5.20
J. T,, Logan D ep. sheri f'fs ·fees 8.20
Hooker Glass •~ Paint 1,lfg. ao. calklng supplies 12.50
Frank L, Shaw sharpening drills .90
.,ohn M, Henderson postage 20.40
The Independent supplles 4. 00
C. G. Rosengren supplies 31. 22
Rosetta Zeiter care of dependent 10,55
Etta Miller supplies for pauper 11,10
City Typewriter Service rent and supplies 5,15
\'linthers Lumber Yard material 30,BB
H. A. Crinap.er mileage 20. 55
Janke Truck tine trucking seed lA,00
Victor Lundeen •~ Co. supplies 29,20
Do. Do, B,35
M. Y .:!l'armers Elev. co. handling grain 135,61
Battle Lake Farmers Co, handling grain 36,87
Victor Lundeen i Co. supplies 5.05
K. Heuc.:hert trip with patient 17,50
Whitehead Printing Co. blanks 17,50
L. H. Lane;en handl Lng grain 11. 65
Hulda G, Rockstad oare of dependent 15.00
Mrs, Rosa Elfert care of dependent 15,00
l'/alborg Wangen care of dependent 15,00
Ind.Seed.Feed & Grain co. handling grain 39,00
Hulda G, Rockstad care of dependent 15,00
Ella Grabarkev1itz care of de·pendent 15,00
Co-op. Warehouse Addn, handling grain 40,18
Edna Sillanpa oare of dependents 10,00
Heley's Lumber 'I: Fuel Yard supplies .85
Office Specialties co, supplies 2,63
Herman Rosen poor expense 6.85 .,, . v,. Dre"Ns ,'I: Son groceries 42. 96
Larson Bros. repairs 1.85
0 eli.can Supply Co, supplies 30 .38
J. M,Pilley groceries 43,78
:?red Lohmeyer labor 25,00
Lien Hdwe. Co. supplies 1,95
Fergus Creamery co. butter 7.30
Oscar w. Peterson repairs 1.75
C.·J, Hansen repairs 7.30
Anderson Market meat 32. 50
Standn.rd 011 Co. Pargo ga~oline 3. 75
The Anderson Market meat 29,84
i:i, L, Sandin expenses 143,30
Petvedt Blue Print Shop profiles 10,20
N. ,J. T-latlinr, meals for crew 4,5Q
Ferguseoncrete ~ipe co. culverts 2221.74
John Pfei f'fer gravel 11. BO
Deep Rock Oil Co, gas 100,00
Dent Oil Co. gas 39. 50
The Oil store gasoline 92. 78
Sinolair Refining Co, gas coupon books 100.00
Minn-Dak Tractor i_Eq, co. oil & blades 267,19
Benj. Paulson, Agent gas 100.00
Bendickson service Station gas 100,00
Uorthfleld Iron co. bridge floor treads 279 ,30
Thorman I'/. Rosholt co. parts 28. 20
Donaldson Co, Inc, machine parts 15,93
J. ·D. Adams Co, blades 78. 75
Sorohert-Ingersoll, Inc. parts 2,55 o. J, Fossen seed 18,55
l'lilcox I.umber co, supplies 27.28
Lien Hdwe, Co, supplies 7.50
Danl.elson's Garage repairs 27,65
Aune ~ros. tires 20.35
n.1orklund Mfg. Co, re9airs 36.39
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Dent Garage
Cockrell Hdwe. co.
John L. Barden
Ole Larson
Fergus Iron Works Co.
li'ritz-Cross Co.
H •. ~. Rogers Co.
Hanson Hdwe.
Drs. ~aker ~ ~urnao l'aulson Hdwe. Co. .
H. L.Sandin
repairs snp;,lies
repairs
sharpening-
reoairs
supplies
supplies
supplies
services
supplies
cash advanced
witness fees
gravel
Minnie Fli.lden
Thoreson Estate
Rudolph ll -lie Henr.v
ll. "· P.. Nelson Aune Bros.
Halvorson right-of-
wa,v and fencing
exp. attend.meeting tires witness fees constable fees
3.00
29.39
6,00
1.75
10.55
5.17
26.16
1.34
32.00
11.05
7.59
3.16
122.92
130.00
4.95
HauberB Jewelry repairs
Elmer Christianson repairs
l". c. Mhyre repairs
Gilbert r .. Lien soldering Borchert-Ingersoll, Tnc. supplies
Free Press Co. blanks
Ofr:toe Specialties Co., Tnc. dictionar.v
Miller-Davis Co. notary stamp
Elliott .. Whitson cement
Y.noff-Peterson Hdwe. Co. supplies
H. L. Sand in postage
Ci t.v Oil co. gas coupon books
Township of Aurdal road 1vork
Paul Reese rip:ht -of-way
Fl. ·s. Berg dep.sheriffs fees
A. P. Rested e xp.attend.meeting
Thorman W. Rosholt Co. machine parts
T. R. Whi tne.v 1vi tness fees
~ichard Obert inspecting boilers
1.00
1 .• 00
3.00
.75
6.55
4.75
2.63
7.25
22.40
8.35
36.00
100.00
495.00
37.50
6.00
5.10
33.65
M. T. McQrady John H. Johnson
!"erman Rosen exp. attend.meeting
22.46
4.84 6.10
5.85 D.R. Elliott board of E~ualization
4.84
6.00
15.00
Upon motion the ~oard then adjourned to September 11. 1934 at 10 o'clock A. l,f.
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MINUTES OP ADJOURNEDMEETT.NG OF" COUUTY COMLfISSIO?lERS
OF OTTER TATL cotmTY' mHNESOTA,
Pursuant to adjournment the "9oard met at 10 o'clock A, M.Tuesday, September 11. 1934, all members being present.
IJpon motion the Board approve~ wood-cutting project and also supplement to the gardening
project, both under Federal regulations.
The application or. Mrs. Marie Beckmann or the Town of Hobart for old age pension ,'las read and
1t was ordered that a hearinl' on said petition be had at the session of the Board to be held 'l'uesday
ilovember 13, 1934 at 2 o'clock "· M. at the Commissioners Hoom in the Court l!ouse at Fergus Falls. •
Upon motion the En1_1:ineer wae authori1.ed to issue time checks not to exceed $350.00 for
gravelllnr, County road betl'leen the to1.,nshipe of. Srhards Grove and Maple1'l'ood.
A petition signed by residents of the Villar,e of Perham, asking that Seventh street in said
vil~~e be oiled from "!Up:hway Uo. 2 northeasterly to the village limits was read and ordered placed on .i.le.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clocl: P. M.
The followinr-resolution was adopted:
Resolved b,V the 13oard of Count.v Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That the followinr, described road be and hereb.v is desi1mated ae Count.v Aid P.oad #44:
3eginninp. at the !lorthwest corner of NE·\ of Section twent.v-one ~21 I, Tovmship One Hundred
Thirt.v-three (1331 Horth, P.ange ~orty-t1vo (421 west: thence run South onfSection llne for a distance of one /1) ·mile and there terminating. 7
Adopted this 11th day of September, 1934.
A.~-Restad, Chairman.
Attest: \Villiarn Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was ado·pted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tall County, Minnesota:
That County Aid Road 1/20 be extended from the llortheaet corner of SE¼ of SE¼ of Section nine I 9)
Tovmehi p One l'!undred Thirty-six I 136) Horth, Range Forty-four I 44) i'/est; thence south along Sect ion llne
for a distance of 3.25 miles and there terminating at the Southwest corner of section Twenty-seven (27),
Township One Rundrecl Thirty-six (136) Horth, Range Fort,v:.four (44) West.
Adopted this 11th day of September, 1934. A. P. Reetad, Chai:nman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of OtterTail County,Mtnneeota:
That County Aid Road #,20 be extended from the l~orthweet Corner of Section Eleven I 11), Township
One 11undred Thirty-four (134) Iiorth, Range li'orty-four (44) i'lest, and thence Northerly on Section Une
for a distance of 2 miles to the northwest corner of Section Thirty-five 135), Township One Jl'undrtd
Thirty-five (135) North, Ranr,e Forty-four (44) \'lest, thence West on Section line for a distance of one
mile and there terminating at the Southwest corner of Section Tvtenty-seven 127), Township One ~undred
Th irt.v-fi ve I 135) , llorth. Ranr,e?orty-four I 44) West.
Adopted this 11th day of Septembe~. 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: \'lillie.m Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the followinp: described road be and hereby ie designated as County Aid Hoad #43:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section Two 12), Township One l'lundred Thirty-two 1132) North,
Range Thirty-six (36) West, thence Uorth for a distance of 2179.7 feet; thence de-fleet to the rip:ht on a
26 degree curve, delta anr,le 69 degrees 10' ;· ·for a distance of 266.0 feet: thence run llorth 69 degrees 10'
East for a distance of 1622.6 feet; thence deflect to the left on a 20 degree curve, delta angle 69 degrees
54' , for a d l stance of 349. 5 feet; thence run Horth O dep.rees 44' Vie st for a d istanae of 2401. 2 feet to
Township line between Woodside and Oak Valle.v Townships, then run Horth for a distance o·f 1.5 miles to the
northwest corner oi' HE'-of SF.-+ of Section Twenty-six (261 Township One Hundred Thirt.v-three 11331 North,
flange Thirty-six (36) ?/est, thence \Vest along quarter section line for a distance of 0.25 miles: thence
Horth along quarter line for a distance of 1.5 miles ana there terminating on Trunk P.ip,hway #3 at the
!lorthwest corner o·f II~' of Section 23 T. 133 ll,. R 36 i'/.
Adopted this 11th da.,v of September, l!!M. A. P. Restad. Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the 3oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $100.00 be and the same hereby ie set aside from the Poor Fund to the Incidental
Fund or the County for payment of necessary postage in the Drouth ~elief Office.payment to be made from
time to time on \'l'arrant of the county Auditor upon f lling by the Drouth helief Manager of verified bills.
Adopted September 11, 1934. · A. P. Reetad. Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The follo1ving resolution 11as adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $200.00 be and the same hereby. 1-s .appropriated out of the Poor Fund of said
county to the Tncidental Fund for postage for the Federal Emergency Relief Committee, same to be
expended through warrants o·f the county Auditor upon fllinr, by said committee of verified bills from
time to time, Adopted September 11, 1~34, A, P. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: i'IUliam Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted :
?.esolved b.v the Board of Collnty Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of S35u.Ou be and the same hereby is set apart from the Revenue Fund of the County
for the use of postage ip the several County offices entitled thereto and for express charges, etc,
as provided by Sect ion 343 Revised Lavis of Minnesota for 1905.
Adopted September 11, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
Bide for four and one-half miles of casting on road in woodside and Oal: Valley were opened
and read, the total amounts of said bids being as follows: Wallin\ Johnson, Battle Laite, $1780,00:
John Dieeeth co., Fer~us Falls, $1869.00; H. D. Morrill, Fergus Falls $1980.26; Andrew Leitch, Under-
wood $1913,50, Upon motion the contract was awarded to Wallin •• ,1ohnson.
\ The application of Lutheran Mutual Aid Society ·ror cancellation of pennlt.v ~or year 1933 on
nark R~l_!"ion Luther college in the Cl. t.v of li'erp.:us Falls 1vas recommended to the Tax Commission.
/ The application of A. w. P.osness for cancelle.tlon of tax on parsona6e in the Village of Deer
Creek for the year 1~31 wee recommended to the Tex Commission.
The application of Mrs. Uargaret Cordes for reduction of. assessment on Lot 12 Block 5 Henning
Village was recommended to the Tax Commission.
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DATE ..................... SB.p.t.eml>.e.X" ... ll •.......................... 193J;.~ ..
The Board having arranged to inspect completed road contracts then adjourned to 10 o'clock A. M.
Wednesd~v. September 12, 1934.
VIEDIIESDAY' S SESS to?I
PursuMt to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. Wednesda,y, September 12, 1934, all
members being present.
Upon motion it was ordered that Court House emplOfees wishing to use the garage in the basement
of the Court House be chargec a sum of $5,00 per month or ~48.00 per year.
The following resolution 1·1as ado·pted:
Resolved bl' the Board of County Commissioners of' Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
\Yhereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with F. W. Steinke f'or grad.ing County Aid ilob Ho.
40:34, and
Whereas, same has been fully compieted according to the Engineer's certificate on file with the
County Auditor, the total cost of' said 11ork being ~3. 700,00, and
Whereas, said work has been examined and accepted by a committee of this Board,
No1v, therefore, be it resolved that the Cotmty Auditor and 1:Jhe.irman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge fund of'
the Count.v in the sum of el,617.50, amount due according to said Engineer's certificate,
Adopted this 12th d~v of September, 1934. A. P. Rested, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of' Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with Andrew Leitch for grading county Aid Job Ho. 36:34, and
Whereas, the same has been fully completed according to the ~np.ineer's certificate on file with
the Count.v Auditor, the total cost o·! said work being $8,054.24, and
l!fhereas, said work has been examiner and accepted by a committee of this Board,
Now, therefore. be it resolvedthat the County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they hereby
are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and ~ridge Fund of the
County in the sum of $1,208,13, amount due accordinp: to said Enp:ineer's certificate.
Adopted this 12th day of September, l!l34. A. l?. P.estad, Chairman. Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with Alfred Eve.veld for grading County Aid Job
No, 41:34, and
Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the Engineer's certificate on file with the
County Auditor, the total cost of said work being $4,071,01, and
Whereas, said work has been examineci and accepted by a committee of this Board,
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the "'R.oo.J and Bridge Fund
of' the County in the sum of $678,38, amount due according to said Engineer's certificate.
Adopted this 12th day of September, 1934, A. P. Rested, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The application of' P. M. Rosenquist for cancellation of tax for the year 1933 on lots owned by
Park Region Luther College was recommended to the Tax commission.
The followin~ resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the "Board of county Co'l!missioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the Highwoy Engineer be nnd hereby is instructed to mal:e surveys and l?repare plans for the
f'ollo\ving roads: -Proposed County Aid Road in Me.ple1vood Township; Count.r Aid Road #43 in Oak Valley and
woodside Twps.: Proposed Count,v Aid Road in Corliss Township; ,,ropose<l County Aitl Road in Leaf Mountain Tovmship; Proposed County Aid Road in Orwell and Carli.i.l.e 'l'ovmships,
Adopted this 12th da.v of September, 1934. A. P. Rested, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
Upon motion the Boe.rd then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M.
Bids for installing new head on windmil·l at the County Poor Fe.rm V1ere read and after listening to all of the various bidders upon motion the offer of c. M. Vore to furnish and install one eifht-f'oot
head on the windmill at the Poor Parm for the sum of ~50,00 in exchange for the old head was accepted,
A report of the Board o~ Audit o! examination cf the accounts of Paul A, Stortroen, County
Tree.surer, for thP. period from Aprll 19, 1934 to August 17, 1934 sho1•1inr, n bale.nee in the ~ounty
Treasury at said ~ast.mentioned date of ~~59,514.3~. was.approved,
The following bills were allowed:
M. H. Harris groceries
Robert Enstrom tomatoes
Campbell Coal Co, supplies
N .IY. sash \ Door co. supplies IVm, G. \'linter labor
R. Okerlund labor
r.terton Murk labor
J. F, Strissel repairs
Dr. Corrin H. Hodgson services
Herman Rosen exp, attending meeting
A. P, Rested Do,
John F, Greenagel Board of Audit
John M. Henderson cash advanced
Free Press Co, tax receipts
Security Blank Book
&: Printing Co,
Oswald Publishing co.
Lien "!fdwe, Co,
Frankoviz Hdwe, co.
N.W. Sanitary Supply
Larson "Bros.
Frank C. "Barnes
records. etc;:,
supplies
supplies
supplies
Co, Do.
repairs, etc.
justice fees
13.00
2.25
15.32
.50 5.00
2.50
5,35
22.00
16,00 8,65
6.75
57,00
31,55
76,65
142,99
1,88
1,30
.30
8,75
2,35
70,85
Ferpus Co-op. Creamery
Campbell Coal Co.
Assn. butter
ice
supplies
supplies
labor
T.ien Hdvte. Co,
Pelican Supply Co.
Fred Lohmeyer
Gilbert Murk
Melvin P. Quernemoen
John A. Halden
ti. P. R. Helson
John M. Henderson John F, Greenagel
John I,t. Henderson
Fritz-Cross Co,
Miller-Davis Co,
Ferr.us aourne.l co. Viator Lundeen~ Co,
Beall & McGowan Co,
Johnson Service Co.
Industrial Chemical
Peter Odland
labor reoairs
grain
exp. attending
meeting
expenses drivers license
postage
records
blanks, etc,
printing, etc.
supplies
supplies
supplies
Laboratories, In~,
cleaner
justice fees
21,30
19,53
16,98
18.70
25.00
10.00 1.70
29.36
9.50
35,60
exp, 15.78
15.07
189.92
31,10
84,40
148.56
25.50
5.09
14,28
10,30
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................... ~.~.P.:\:.ember .J,?. •.................... 1939!., ..
C • M. MoCasland
John Kukowske, Jr.
llorbert Sho.sk,V
"fl, s. Berg
,'ohn Aho
Mart R. Vogel
Citer-Digest co.
Anton J, Anderson
Otter Tail Dower Co.
Carol Wenstrom
Clarence Aune Campbell Coal Co,
Frankoviz Hdwe. co. c. o. E"nutson
!.lrs. Etta Miller
justice fees
municipal judge's fees
witness fees Dep. Sherif.f's fees interpreter's fees transcriot
lav, suppiements
~raduation music
power
clerical work
hauling garbage ice
supplies
constable fees
livery for research
Town of Rush Lake oare of non-resident poor
Mrs. Etta Miller groceries etc. foY dependents
Mrs. F.lls Grabsrkewitz oare of. dependent
Mrs. Ross F.ifert Do,
Hulda G, Rockstad Do,
Rardin Tate care of depenoents Victor Lundeen~ Co, supplies
Whitehead Printing co. supplies
Pelican Supply Co, supplies
Paul E, Preuss relief grain, etc,
ll. P. Ry, Co. demurrage on corn
NW Bell Telephone Co, long distance calls
Do, Do,
H. Y., Grinager rent of equipment
H. L. Sandin postage Ray Lundeen gas coupon books
Motor Tnn,Battle Lake Do,
Larson Bros. supplies
Frankoviz Hdwe. Co. supplies
Borchert-In~ersoll, Tnc, " Olson Auto !.lectric co.repairs
Service Gorap.e repairs
Harr.v Ranson repairs
Motor Inn.Battle Lake repairs
~-v. Johnston Culvertco. sip.ns
Elliott\ Whitson cement
J. D. Adema Co, blades
IL D. Metal Culvert Co. culverts
E. T,. Themas p.ravel
A. J. J,evorsen iumber William Jantzen hauling p.ravel
6.00
18.80
1.12
11,80
1.25 5.40
71.00
25,00
44.23
16.25
7,00
7.90
42,90
7.40 worker
23,31
11.95
35.00
15,00
15,00
15.00
24.00
16.80
21.70
5.26
461.35
2.00 48,16
11,70
5,00
25,00
100.00
100.00
15,12
8,50
15,37
17,70
12,35
!fiV Bell Tel~phone Co. long distanc1 calls Carl Jahn dep. sheriff s fees
4,90
65.29
72.24
,90
16.80
253.80
7.20
150,95
12,64
2.80
36.55
8.50
37.00
28.00
5,00
~o.rry Peterson constable fees
R. A, P.enning typewriter
Sprague Tire\ qattery Shop repairs
Dr, ~verett c. P.anson examination
Genevieve Paulson transcript 13,50
John Kukowske, Jr.
Leonard Berggren
Otis Caur,he.v
John L, Logan
Myrtle R, Bamnes
American Law Book Co,
Town of. ~a,z-le Lake
IV. n. Bruce
Thelma B. Midthun Thearon S. Elliott
Ole A. Egr,um
Martin Ness
C. o. Knutson Mrs. Etta Miller
Elizabeth Shogren
Mrs. Etta Miller
!~, F.euchert
James R. tent
Lenore Lepsey
Edna Sillanpa
Mrs. Rosetta Zeiter
Mrs. ll/alborg 'llanr,en
Victor Lundeen~ co.
Do, countryman Drug University Hospital Res Klein NW Bell Telephone Co,
DO,
Whitehead Printing co.
H. A, Grinager
"!l'. n. Sandin
Renning Oil Co.
Eino A. ~.Vllonen
Li1m Hdv1e, Co,
Fred A. Everts
Almora Garaf'e
Minn, Motor co.
Bjorklund Uff_':, Co,
Henry Holmp:ren
Danielson's Garage I~provement Bulletin
t.:lvron Vaughn Lyle Culvert~ ?ipe Co. Fergus Concrete Pipe Co,
Fred Sonnenberg
John J. ,Jensen
Mrs. Anna !lorum
,} • C. Henkes
,1. c. Jienl:es
Genevieve !'aulson w. T,. Dotter City Typewriter service
Township of nunn
Robert O, -Slood
municipal judge's fees 19,60 constable's fees 4,20
constable fees 17,60
Dep, Sheriff's fees 4.00
transcript 38,40
law books 10,00
quarantine exp. 2,00
insurance 251,51
clerical work 22.50 hauling ,50 wood 25,00
wiring 1.50 transporting pauper 5,60 exp, 1 salary 79,47 exp, with poor 2,50
tro.nsportat Lon
for pauper 24.00
care of pauper 14,00 care or dependent 30,00 boarding dependents 25,00 care of dependent 10.00 Do, 12,00
Do. 15,00 supplies ,55 Do, 12.80 supplies 2,00
glasses 9,50
distributing grain 35.02
long distance oalls 5,55
Do, 13,92
index oards 14,50 transporting employees 23.75
expenses 110,35
gas coupon books 100,00
DO, 100,00
supplies 28,23 supplies 72,61
repairs 9.05
repairs ,80
repai re 12 .62
repairs 26,50
repairs 14,62
subscription 6.00
tires 18,05
culverts 363,53
culverts 313,50
gravel 12.00
hauling material 35,00 gravel 121, 38 boarding prisoners 262,90
e xoenses 317 .85
transcriot 8.25 expenses· 21. 35
ribbons 2,60
gravelling 100.00
labor 5,60
The bill of st. Luke's Hospital Association in the sum of $568,20 for oare of August
Soramstad was read and upon motion the same was rejected, The following bills for vtitness fees were rejected upon recommendation of the county Attorney:
Glen Nedreau, Rex Nedreau, Rose Nedreau, John N, Kurz, Mrs. John N. Kurz, each in the sum of $3,28;
Mina M, turz in the sum of e22.60, upon motion the Board then adjourned to Tuesd.a,Y, October 9, 1934 at 10 o'clock A, M,
a?~~ Chairman,
Attest:A I ~ /VJ~ .
Clerk.
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541:8 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
■EIQAIITY a.ANIC AND PIii..... , Cl.DUD. MINN
DATE ...................... 0.(tt.Q.Jl.e..:r. ... !L ................................. 193i~.
MINUT~S 0'1" AD,lOURNED MF.:F.Trnr. 0!" BOARD OJI' COUllTY cor~.HS~IOITT!P.S O'P OTT'P.R TAU COUNTY,
UHINE:SOTA.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. Tuesdoy, October 9, 1934,. all members
being present. ?etition filed by residents of Erhards Grove asking that the beer license of Stanley Grinager
at Erhard be cancelled was presented to the Board and after listening to interested parties upon
motion the eame was laid on the table ae the Board felt that they had no authority to act under the
faots as stated to the Board. Upon motion it was ordered the personal property tax judBment against A. B, Berhow for personal
property taxes in Deer creek Village for the year 1927 be cancelled on the ground that same oannot be collected as the party was adjudged bonkrupt, and the County Auditor was direoted to execute and file
with the Clerk of Court a satisfaction of said judgment,
The Board being informed that Jesse Swart, holder of beer license for Shady Haven in the
Township of !-:Verts, had been convicted of violation of reBulations, upon motion said license was revoked
as of October 9, 1934, and the Connty Auditor v1ae instructed to immediately notify Mr. Sv,art.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock 1'. M,
The application of Harry Baker for reduction of assessment on tract in Vergas Village was read
and the Board being satisfied that said tract was not assessed out of proportion to other tracts in the
Village, upon motion the application was rejected.
The o·r.:i:er of ,T, :r. Griep j!'or settlement of unpaid taxes and penalties against Lots 11 and 12
in Block 3 of Vinin~ Village for the sum of $100,00 was recommended to the Tax Commission.
A commtmioation from P.ev. M. P. Junker askinp for im-provement of road on h1p:h1•1a,y south of '3luffton Village was read and upon motion the same wae placed on file for earliest possible consideration.
Upon motion the Board then tool: a recess to 10 o'clock 11.. M. Ootober 10, 1934.
YIEDrlESDAY Is SESS IOf:J.
Pursuant to ad,1ournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A, M. Vlednesday. October 10, 1934, all
members beln~ present.
A communication from Paul E, 0 reuss in refard to his claim for handling grain and hay was
read to the Board. but owing to the absence o·f Drouth P.elief l,:anaf.er J. vr. ,1ones the matter was laid
over to the November meeting of the·~oard. · The follorring resolution was adopted: Resolved by the Board of county Commi.ssioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the fee for ilandl ing relief' hay and grain is hereby fixed as follows:
For handling hay, corn fodder and strav, out of the oar. 25¢ per ton and 50\i per ton if 1mloaded.
Grain, 2¢ per bushel. Mill feed 2¢ per 100 lb. sack.
Resolved further, that the above fees are to be paid by the farmers receiving said hay or grain.
Adopted October 10, 1934. A. P, Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The application of Emmett Grinager for on and off sale beer license at radio station in the
Township or Fergus Falls VIBB read and discussed. It appearing to the Board that said license could not
be granted for the reason that there hae been no restaurant in operation at eaid point during the past
six months, upon motion the petition was rejected. Upon mot ion the Boo.rd a[>proved Government Pro jeots for highway beautification and also for
cleaning and repairing furniture ond interior of Court House. The Board having arran1.ted to inspect completed road project, upon motion adjourned to Ootober 11th
at 10 o'clock A, M.
Pursuant to adjournment the 13oard met at 10 o'clock A. !,!. Thursday, October 11, 1934, all
members beine: present.
The petition of George Frost.Jr., to be set over from Dist. 186 to Dist. 228 was taken up for
final action. Upon motion the petition \'l'BB granted and the Board issued the following order, to-wit:
Whereas, the petition of GeorRe Frost, Jr,, a legal voter, freeholder and resident oi' School
District No, 1R6 in this County, representinf.t that he is the ovmer of the lands described hereina.l'ter,
which are situate in eaid School District, end adjoin School District uo. 228 and asking that he
with hie said lands may be set off l'rom said District No. 1R6 to said adjoinine school district l:Jo. 228
was presented to the Board oi' CountyCommisaioners of this County at a session of said board held on the
15th d~v of August A. D. 1934 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it was thereupon ordered
by said board that a hearinp. should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the 11th day
of Ootober, A. D. 1934 at the Commissioners ~oom in the Court House in the City of' Fergus Falls in said
county; and whereas it 1vas further ordered in and by eaid order that notice of the time and place or
euoh hearing be given by posting copies of said order in three public, places in each of the school dist-
ricts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to the clerk of each of eald School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten deye before the time appointed for such hearing; and whereas at the said
session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 11th da,y of October A, D, 1934 due proof of
the postine and service of said order of hearing as therein direoteu and required, more than ten days prior to eaid laet named date, having been made and filed, said petition was .publicly read and considered
by the Board, with everything which was said by said interested parties for ·or against grantlng the·
prayer of the petitioner, and said Board being oi' opinion that said petition should be granted, it is
hereby ordered and detcrmine,l, that the said petl t loner and the following desoribed lands owned by him,
to-wit: Wt of NW~. Section3 Township 136 Range 37 be and the eome are hereby'set of~ from said School
District Ho. 186 to said ad,1oinine Sohool District No. 228 and said lands are hereby made a part of' said
last named School District ~or ell pur·poses whatever, By order of the qoard of County commissioners.
Dated the 11th day or October, A. D. 1934.
Attest: William Lincoln,
co1mty Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Roard.
(Auditor's Seal)
A, 1?. ?.eetad, Chairman o·f the Board of
Count.v Commissioners of Otter Tail
Cotmty, Minnesota.
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DATE .............. · ... Oct.ober .. 11 •.................................. l~.•-
Tha petition of Ura, Mar.v A, Glud t to be set over from Dist. 254 to Dist. 274 \'las taken up for
nnal act ion. upon motion th~ 9et i tion \'188 f?ranted and the Board issued the followinp, order. to-1'li t:
Whereas. The petition of Mrs. Mary A, Gludt. a legal voter. freeholder and resident or School
District Uo. 254 in this Count.f, representln/? that she is the ov,ner of the lands hereinafter descrlbeo.
which are sitnnte in saio School District. and adjoinSchool District No, 274 and asking that she with
her said lands may be set off from said District 110. 254 to said ad~oining school district tio. 274 1vas
presented to the Board of Cuunty Commissioners of this County at a session of said board held on the 20th
day of July A.D. 1CJ34 for the action of said board thereon: and flhereas it Vias thereupon ordered by said
board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the 11th day of October A, D, 1934 at the Commissioners Room in the court House in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and
v1hereas it was further ordered in and by said order that notice cf the time and place of such hearing be
given by posting copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be
affected by said petition. and by malling to the clerk o.f each of said School Districts. a copy of said
order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and v,hereas at the said session
of the said Board of County Cocr.iissioners on said 11th day of October A, D, 1934 due proof of the posting
and service ot' said order of hearing as therein directed and required. more than ten days prior to said
last named date. having been made and filed. said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board.
l'llth everythinr, v1hich was said by said interested parties for or against grantin~ the prayer of the
petitioner. and said Soard being of opinion that said petition should be granted. it is hereby ordered
and determined, that the said petitioner and the followinp. described lands owned by her, to-wit:
N~ of rm-:i. Sect ion CJ Tov,nship 135 Range 40 be and the same are hereb.v set oft from said School District
Uo. 254 to said ad.1oininf? School District llo. 274 and said lands are hereby made a part of said last
named School District for all purposes whatever.
B.V order of the Board of Count,v Commiss loners.
Dated the 11th day o~ October A, D, 1CJ34. A. n Res tad. Chairman of the Board o·f County
Commissioners o.f Otter Tall County, Minnesota. Attest: William r.incoln,
County Auditor. and ex-officio Clerk of Board.
(Auditor's Seal)
The petition of A. Honer to he set over :from Dist, 260 to Dist. 274 was taken up for final
action. Upon motion the petition ~,a,:; granted and the Board issued the follor,ing ord~•r. to-wit:
Whereas. thP. petition of A. Honer, a lP.fal voter, freeholder and resident of School District
No. 260 in this County, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinai'tP.r described, which are
situate in said School District, and ad.1oin School District Ho. 274 and askinp. that he with his said
lands mo.v be set of·'.: l'ror:i said District Uo. 260 to said adjoining school district tic. 274 was presented
to the Board of County Commissioners of this County at a session of said board held on the 20th dav of
July A. D, 1CJ34 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it was thereupon ordered b.v said Board
that a hearinp. should be had on said petition, at a session of said Board on the 11th d~V of. October A. D,
1934 at the commissioners P.oom in the '!ourt House in the City o ~ Fergus Fells in said County: and
whereas, it was further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place oi' such hearing
be given by posting copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be
affected by said petition, and by mailing to the clerl. of each of said School liistricts, a copy ofsaid
order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and l'lhereas at the said session of
the said Board o.f County commissioners on said 11th day of October A, D. 1CJ34 due proof of the posting and
service oi' said order of hearing as therein directed and required. more than ten days prior to said last
named date. having been made and filed. said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with
everything v1hich was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner.
and said 3oard being of opinion that said pcti tion should be granted, it is hereby ordere,1 end deter:nined
that the said petitioner and the following desc:ribed lands 01vned b.r him, to;wit:E"t of SE?-ex, Lots 1,
2 and 3. Sec. 33 T11rp. 136 3ge. 40 be and the same are hereby set off from said School District !lo. 260
to said ad,joininp. School District 110. 274 and said loads are hereby made a p~r~ of said last named
School District for all purposes whatever. ~ rr..itu,,,J ~ ~ 1-_ ~~-
Dated the 11th d~V o·f October. :A. D, 1934. A. J>, Restad. Chairman of the 3oard of County
Commissioners of Otter Tail County. Minnesota.
Attest: William T,incoln,
County Auditor. and ex-o·ff'icio ':lerJr oi' ~oard.
(Auditor's Seal l
The petition of A. w. Halverson askinf? that the SE'-of Section 14 in the Town of Paddock be
set over from Dist. 216 to Dist. 171 was read and it r,as ordered that a hearin!!' on said petition be
had at the session of the 13oard to be held ,January 10, 1 CJ35 at 10 o'clock A., I.I. at the Commies loners'
Room in the Cou.rt House and that due notice of said time and place be given as required by law.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock ?. l.f.
The petition of Carl Creen and Ed H, Johnson for survey of Section 10 in Dunn Township was read
and upon motion the same was laid over to the llovember meeting of the Board.
The followiniz resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Soard of ~ounty CommissionerR of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Vlhereas, this Board has hP.retofore contracted with Andrer, Leitch for !trading County Aid .::ob
No, 20:34-A. and Whereas, same has been fully completed according to the ":fi/?ineer's cer~U'icate on ·f'ile Ytith
the county Auditor. the total cost of said work beinp: :~5,767.91, and
Whereas, said work has been examined and accepted by a committee of thls Board.
Now. therefore, be it resolved that the-County Auditor and Chairman of the Board be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road and Bridge ~·und of
the county in the sum of t2,443.26, amount due according to said Engineer's certificate.
Adopted this 11th day of October, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following bills were allowed:
Star Grocery groceries
Fergus Co-op. Creamery Assn. butter
E. A, Gallea cookies
Willer\ Teisberg Drug Co, supplies
1!rs. r.. L. Schroeder supplies
r:noff'-Peterson 'F!dwe. Co. "
Fred Lohmeyer labor
A. :::!. Schulz izrind inp. feed
City of ?ergu.s Falls light
Standard Oil co.,Far~o gas and oil
:'erp:us Iron \1/orks Co. rP.palrs
MW Bell Teleph'iiiue. Co. lonp. distance calls :Do. ../ Do · no. no.
H. A. Grinager mileage
Herman ~osen transporting pauper
42.92
15.50
6.37
74,70
2,29
5.53 25,00
3,20
19.67
5.35
136,20
28.46
37,99
16.10
1.60
1.90
J. U. Pilley
The Anderson Llarke t
Willer & Teisberg Drug
Countryman Drug o. J. Fossen N. O. Melson
Alron 1:ur,ler
c. B, Boyum
Standard Oil co. ,Fargo
donrad M, Vore
µ,enr.v I~ur.ler \ Son
groceries 26.74
meat 92,34
Co. supplies 13.75
supplies ,95
supplies 7.50
nursing 27,00
hsy 116.00
power 6,25
gas and oil 1 ,00
windmill head 50.00
sharpening 3,00
expense~ salary 107.06 Mrs. ~tta Miller
Mrs. Etta Miller
Herman ;\osen
Village of Vergas
Mrs. Etta Miller
exp. attending conference 17,15
expenses 2.80
transporting pauper 9.90
groceries etc for poor 35.00
541:9
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···5,50 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............. October .. 11 ......................................... 1934•·
DDOllANDl'IIIINIINDCO. SI". D.M ..-l!SIO
Harden Tate
Mrs. Ella Grabarke\vitz
Mrs. Rosa Eifert
Edna Sillanpa
Blowers Township
B1owers Township
Lightfoot's Shop
Llghtf.oot's Shop
!1. Y.. Grinager
":. T. Barnard
Victor Lundeen .11: co.
Do.
boarding dependents
care .of dependent
care of dependent care of dependent care of poor
oare of nonresident
machine rent
rent of machines
rent of equipment
file folders
s11pplies
supplies
24.00 Mrs. \'lalborg '{/angen
15,00 Mrs. Rosetta Zeiter
15,00 Hulda G, Rocl~stad
10,00 Geo. B, Vlright Memorial 3.00 .
poor 3,00 L.C.Smith & Corona 8.10 1.rype1vriters, Inc.
7,75 DO,
5,00 Whitehead Printing Co.
8,30 Countryman Drug
21,83 'Tictor Lundeen 'I: co.
6.35 G,N,B.Y, co.,?.rhard
care
care
oare
Host.
of dependent
of dependent
of dependent
Care of pauper
15,00
12.00
15,00
41,60
rent o:' machines 6,00
machine rent 6.00
letterheads, eta. 33,80
pencils 2.00
supplies 4,00
demurrage 2,00
M. s. Anderson hand ling hey,
exp .attending
11xpenses
posta!',e
etc, 25,39 John o. Thompson ex. attending meeting 8,50
expenses · 29,30
boardine prisoners 340,45
postap.e 9,54
'fl'erman Rosen meeting 9.15 Arnold G. Weik
,"!. C. 'fJenkes
P.A. Anderson
John F. Greenagel
Pree Press co.
Miller-Davis co.
Johnson Furniture Co.
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Beall !'c: McGowan Co.
Y.:noff-Peterson ijdw6.
Security :9lank Boole
II: i>rinting Co.
City of Fergus Falls
J. T,. Curtis
Do.
postare
blanks
blanks
su·pplies
supplies
supplies
Co. "
canvas covers
water and light
coroner's fees
Do.
130.46 J. c. Henkes
74.12 John M. Henderson
13.00 John P. Greenaeel
11,35 Pergus Folls Tribune Co,
7,38 Ugeblad Publ, Co,
7.05 Syndicate Printing Co.
43. 32 Victor Lundeen i:.: Co.
7.00 Crown Rubber Stamp Co.
2,35 Fergus Journal Co.
drivers license exp. 2,52 blanks 3,50
blanks, etc. 39.50
supplies 21,Bl supplies 3,56
supplies 4,48 printing, etc. 75,57
Miller-Br:ll,V'ont-"ierce
Clarence R. Aune
Otter Tail Power Co.
Co. ribbons 3,75
40.89 hauling ashes 5,00 power 7 ,50
J. r,. r,nrtis coroner's fees 10,60
DIii, W. A. Lee
Hans Berg Deput.v Sheriff's
constable fees
1Yitness fees
witness fees
witness fees
fees
257.75
5,10
5.40
8.15 l'!illiom Nikkari
Deputy coron~rs fees 5,60
justice fees 11.25 witness fees/ ... b6-laC,. .. rf '4,56 J. A. Y.'eary
T,. A. Boe
Albert .4.nderson
Keith Davis o. A, Grande John Vibral
John Vibral
repairs
mileage
mileage
grad.er blades
oho.rte
co. gas tank
e;ravel
J. D. Adams co.
Service Recorder Co.
Lewis Tractor !c Mchy.
Bernard Kinnanom
Minn-Dale Tractor !c Equipment Co.
machine parts, etc •
Bjorklund 's Mfg, Co, flass
Aune Bros., Ina. bat t.ery
Wm,~. Ziegler Co,, Tnc. snow f.ence ties
?lorthfield. Iron .Co. supplies
Thorman w. Rosholt Co. supplies
Hille ~roe. !c Co, supplies
Knoff-Peterson Hdwe. Co, supplies
Minnesota ll[otor co. repairs
Olson Auto Electric Co. repairs
Motor Tnn,Battle Lake repairs
White Eagle Oil Co. gas and oil
Rey's Oii Co. gasoline
Underwood Oil Co. gasoline
Dalton Oil Co, gas coupon books
Battle Lake Oil Co. gas coupon books
Deep Rock Oil Co. p.as coupon books c. M. Anderson 'c Co. clothing f.or poor
Dr, M. R. l'lrifl;ht services
Lenore Lepsey care of dependents
Otter Tail Power Co, power
lJ, L. Sandin expenses
Wm, u. Ziegler Co., Inc. lubricant
O'Meara's. Inc. supplies
46.95
4.80
6,64
6.64
52.96
76,20
71.85
24.96 16,33.
5,00
6.00
55.61 2,80
7.40
56,25
10.79
202.31
1.64
7.82
37.30
15.75
27.09
7.51
3.52
100.02
100.00
100.00
100.00
24.98
2.00
25.00
6,50
114,85
12.43
63.50
I~udt M,vhra
Frank Berg
Mrs. Albert Anderson
witness fees 1. 24
witness fees 6. 64 jurors feesx ... :.;r~I c.~,.,1-5,00 H. P, Bye at al
Heley' s Lumber .'I: Fuel
Do,
Yard coal 'I: supplies 258.64
H. D. Wiebe Fetvedt Blue Print Shop
Lampert Lumber Co.
LOU ise i'lilde
B. A, Overgaard
Olson Hdwe. & Furniture
Fergus Iron Vtorks
Elliott & Whitson
Martin Uess \'Tm,·i1, Ziep.ler Co,,tno.
~. Saunders !c Son
Me.hler !1c Straus
Lop.an Bros.
John ~ergquist
Resset •c Westby
C, l'!. Larson
tf. A. Smith
Harthun~ Peterson
Battle Lake Oil Co,
Consumers Oil Co.
Arthur Sandbarg
Ra.v' s Oil Co,
Olav Lange
'flans Berg
Ugeblad Pnbl. Co.
~. T,. Sa.nd in
Lyle Culvert !c ~ipe Co,
P. T,. Sand in
Magnus Pellersen
Danielson's Garage
supplies .30
fencing 15,00
profiles 4.05
ms.t er ial 12. 20
grav~l 2.10
right-Of'i!WBY 25 ,00
co. dynamite 58.67
iron plates 6.50
cement 10,75
labor 3.00 supplies 2,16
supplies 2.80
supplies 18.14
supplies 6,90
repairs 14,40
repairs 4.70
repairs 26,55
oil II: repairs 23,95
gasoline 5.00
e-asoline 22.58
,as coupon books 100,00
gas coupon books 100.00
gas coupon books 100.00
mileage 32,60
deput,v sherl-!'.f's fees 15,95
printing 20.00
postage · 37,00
culverts 320.44
cash advanced 6. 25
repairs 5.45
repairs 9. 62
Upon motion the .Boord then ad,journed to i'uesday, November 13, 1934 at 10 o'clock A, Ill, a.;;;~ Chairman.
Attest~/ ~
(W~ .
Cl rk.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......................... Ji.Q.!li!.mb.e..:r. ... l.~ ......................... 193 ... 4. .•
MIUUTES or . .\DJOU!U!ED UEETnlC OF BOARD OF
COU?ITY COMMISSIONF:?.S OF OTTER TAIL COU?ITY,
Ml.:lllTESOT A.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A.M. Tuesda,v,November 13, 1934, all members beine: present.
Mrs. Thomesl'lrip:ht appeared before the ~oercl urp:ing the appointment of a Child Welfare Board
for Otter Tall County. ·
The following applications for Old A~e Pension were read: Ellis L. Thomas·and Sedalia I.
Thomas. both of the Town of. Dora: Annie DeWitt of the Town of Dunn: Peder A. Lloe. To1vn of Oscar. Upon
motion it was ordered that a hearing on said petitions be had at the session of the Board to be held
Tuesday, ,January 8, 1935 et 2 o'clock 1:'. M. et theCommissioners' Room in the court House, and that due
notice of the time end place ~f said hearin3s be p.iven es required by law.
Upon motion the Boero. then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. u.
The petition or trvin3 M, Rei ff for surve,v of Section 10 in the Township of Dunn was taken up
and after the matter was fully d iscnssed upon motion the petition was rejected.
The application of Arthur Stortroen, City of Perp.us Falls. to have part or Lots land 2 Block 2
Wright .11, Mendenhall's Addition assessed at the homestead rate was recor.imended to the Tax Commission.
ThP. application of J. ::. swedberp. for cancellation of tax on church property in the Village of
Eattle Lake '!"or the .veer 1930 l'IBB recommended to the Tax Commission.
The application of Marie Beckman for Old Ap.P. 0ension was taken up for final action and the
Town Board having recommended that the petition be not ~ranted. upon motion the same was rejected.
The application of the Otter Tail 1>ower Co. ror correction of assessment on part or ?.eserve 67
in the City of Fergus Falls on the ground of improper classification was recommended to the Tax Commission,
A plat of Leek Lake Lodge in the Township or Candor, accompanied b,V a certificate of title
executed by N."' Field, Attorney at Law, was approved.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the County Auditor be required to give-a bond in the sum of $2,000.00, and the Coroner
and ell deputies appointed by him be each required to 3ive bonds in the sum of $1,000.00, and Registrar
of Titles $1,000.00,
Adopted ?lovember 13, 1934, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: \Villiam Lincoln, Clerk,
Upon motion Commissioner Elliott was authorized to sign on behalf of the County ell C_ounty
Emergency Relief Projects which may come up between the meetings of the County Board.
Upon motion Commissioners Elliott, llelson and Thompson, end N. L. Sandin, Highway Engineer,
were appointed a committee to attend a meeting of the Citizens Interim Committee at Crookston on
Thursday, Hovember 15, 1934.
Upon motion the Board approved the r.overnment Project for distribution of surplus commodities.
The Boord then ad,1ourned to 10 o'clocl: A. M. V/ednesda,v, !lovernber 14, 1934.
WEJ\IIT-!SDAY' S SES:'lIOJl
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. Thursde,y, !lovember 14. 1934, all
members beinp. present.
The appliontion of :!':d Chell of the Town of Aurdal for Old Afl.e Pension was read and it was
ordered that a hearing on said petition be had at the CommissionP.rs' ?.oom in the Court ~ouse on
Tuesday, ,January 8, 1935 at 2 o'clock ?. M., and tha.t due notice o:f the time and place be FlVen as
required by law.
The Board havine-: arranp,ed to inspect completed road projects then took a recess to 3 o'clocl~ P. M.
The follov,ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved by tj1e Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, Minnesota:
That the F.ighway Engineer be and he hereby is authorized to issue time checks for maintenance
and construction work on ERA Projects in the County not to exceeo the amount of ~1.000.00.
Adopted this 11th day of Hovember, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Willilllll Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution v1as adopted:
Resolved by the Board of county Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
Whereas, it is the opinion and belief of the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tall County that
the State Emergency Relief Administration cf the State of !.li-nnesota has been functioning efficiently
and satisfactorily since the appointment of Mr. L. P. Zimmerman as acting State Administrator,
RP.solved that this '3oard in session this 14th day of HovembP.r believes that 1 t is for the best
interests of the people of Minnesota that Mr, Zimmerman be retained permanentl,v as State Administrator
during the rP.mainder of the !':mergency Reller Program.
Adopted this 14th day of November, 1934, A. P., Rested, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln,C[c,K
The following resolution \"tas adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Ta.il County. !Jinnesota:
Whereas, this Board has heretofore contracted with ,lohn Dieseth co. for grading County Aid
Job ~o. 17:34, and V/hereas, same has bP.cn full,v completed acco?"ding to the Engineer's certificate on file with
the County Auditor, the-total cost of said v,ork being $9,593.92, and
Whereas, said 1•1ork has been examined and accepted b.v a committee of this Board,
uow, therefore, be it resolved that the County Auditor and Chairmen of the Board be and they
hereby ere authorized and directed to issue to said contractor a warrant on the Road end Bridy.e Fund
of the county in the sum of $1,439.09, amount due according to said Enf_!'ineer's certificate.
Adopted this 14th da,v of llovember, 1934. A. P. Restad, Chairmen.
Attest: Willi em Lincoln, Clerk.
The followinP. resolution was ado~ted:
Resolved b.v the Board of 'Jcunt.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the followiny. described road be end hereb.v is desi1rnated as County Aid Road No. 45:
~.eginning southeast corner of Section 20 Township 135 Renr,e 42, thence running north on section
line for a distance o·r. two and three-tenths mile. and there:·terminatinp..
Adopted this 14th da,v of llovember, 1934, A. D. Restad, Chairman,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
•.,.,551
552 COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................ .lto.ir.em».e.r ... 11 .•........................ 193.i . .:
The following resolution 1Ya11 o.dopted:
Resolved b,V the Board of Cou.nt.v Commissioners of· Otter To.il Count,y, Minnesota:
That the County Treasurer be required to give o. bond in the sum of ~25,000, and the First Deputy
Treasurer a bond in the sum of $5,000,00 and the Second Deputy mreasurer ~ bond in the sum of $1,000.00.
Adopted llovember 14, 1934, A, P. Resto.d, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk,
The following resolution 1vo.s adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail county, l4i.nnesota:
Whereas a Citizens Committee has been appointed by the Governor and authorized by the Legislature
to investigate the advisability of including County and Tovmship roads in the Trunk Highwe,v System, and
Whereas, the Lee:islature is desirous of securinp. sufficient infonnation in order to determine
whether the inclusion of these roads in the Trunk Hie;hwa.1• System v,ould be desirable f;rom the standpoint
of economy and would be for the best interest of the people of Minnesota;
!.Jow therefore, be it resolved by the Boo.rd of Commi.ssioners of O tter Tail County, that no attempt
should be made at the present time to add all of the County and Tovmship Roads to the Trunk l::!ighv,ay System·
!3e it further resolved that an.v add it ions to the Trunk Hi,rhwa.v S,vsteo or to the Count,,; Highway '
System shall be made in an orderly manner as prescribed by present laws and statutes and as funds are
made available from present sources of income to provide for the construction and maintenance of such
roads as are added to the above mentioned ':;.'runk !Ughwa.v and Count,v Hir,hv1ay Systems; and also that an,y
attempt to include o.11 roads into the Trunk HiF.hwa,v System at the present time 1vould be accompanied by
inefficiency and waste due to the confusion v1hich would result from the many proble:ns arisinr because of such action;
Be it furthP.r resolved that the present Trunk Hie;hwa.v System, the present County Road System
and the present Township Road S,vstem are functioning orderly and efficiently and any attempt to reorganize
the present road systems of the State o·f Minnesota at this time 1•1ould resUlt only in additional e:o:·pense
and inefficient service to the tax payers of the State.
Adopted this 14th d&.\' of Hovember, 1934,
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following bills were allowed:
Edw. Bye Grocery groceries 32,52
'?elican Supply Co. suppl! es 6. 20
., . :'-'. sowman supplies !3. 35
'R'red Lohmeyer labor 10.00
Knoff-Peterson'Fldv1e, Co. supplies 12,75
A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Fergus Co-op. Creamer.v Assn. butter
Winther's :r,umber Yard supplies
Mrs. F. T,. Schroeder supplies
~intgen-Y.a~st El~c. ce, ~upplies
John Lauritzen Co. supplies 30,87 " " "
T,ien Hdwe. Co. su·ppliP.s 26. 95 Campbell Coal Co. ice
Norby Dept.store material, etc. 19.54 Arnold Jorgens pol'ler
straw
chickens
labor
Johnson Furniture Co. mattress 7.50 Otto Richter
Fred Muth hay 79 ,50 Anton Westering
Gilbert G. Murk labor 2,85 Phillip Hanson
C. u. Vore plow shares 7. 70 Mrs, Et ta Miller cash advanced
Arnold c. Weik expenses 41,25 John Iii, Henderson expenses
J. c. Henkes expenses 181,86 William Lincoln e~-penses delivering
ballots J. c. Henkes boarding prisoners 238,15
A,P. Restad exp. attend.meetings 19,30
Herman Rosen Do, 11,50
,John F, Greenagel postage 11.84
l'1. Vl. lfolsinp.er notice to taxpayers 1,20
Miller-Davis Co. blanks, etc. 93,02
Fergus Journal co. ballots 'I: printing 802,25
Free .Press ~o. de11n-:rnent statements 57.50
T.i.l'!n 'F!dwe. supplies 8,00
Midland Daper 'I:
Stationer.v Co. supplies
Yfhi tehead Printing Co. supplieR
Hintgen-Karst El ec. Co. "
Fere:us ~lumbing 'I: Heating Co. repairs
!lorby Dept. Store towels
Frankel Carbon 'I: naper Co, stencils
Otto Richter wood
I'/. D. 13ruce insurance
Diebold Safe 'I: r.ock Co. maintenance
Frankoviz Hdwe.Co, paint
,John Y.ukowske, Jr. municipal ,iudge' s
Claude R, Field justice fees
3,49
5.00
35.74
16.69
5.16
!3,50
10.00
53,50
12.50
77.05
feAS 22,25
,John o. Thompson exp.attend.meetings
Paul A, Stortroen postage
John l,f, Henderson postae:e
Fergus Falls 'J'ri bune Co. printing, etc.
,Japs-cnson co. blanks
!,tiller-Davis Co. election supplies
Count r,vman Drug supplies
~illyard Chemical co. supplies
Seall 'I: Mccowan Co. supplies
City Typewriter qervice supplies
Ole Larson sup-plies
Winther's Lumber Yard snp·plies
A ,'I: ;, soap
Campbell coo.l Co. ice
Eaw, Bye Grocery matches
Clarence R, Aune haUling ashes
Otter Tail ?ower Co. power
Cities service Oil Co. p.asoli.ne
Perr.us Paint Mfp., Co.,Inc. paint
\'I. ia:. r1elson Justice fees
n. ~. ~olst constable fees ., . r,. 1-l"ammond constable fees
17.35
47.38
1.75
4.53
11,70
34,62
9,71
2,80
8.00
7,43
.05
19.60
70.20
5,00
13,70
16.00
6.75
24,90
28,36
530,00
3.35
15.00
24.50
3.65
,95
.79
5.40
14.46
1.50
7.50
9.05
.32
7.40
1.30
9.45
Otto J. Nelson constable fees
Carl Jahn Deputy sheriff's fees
9,75
4.90
4.50
9.50
Carl Jahn Deputy Sheriff's fees
4.40
23.80
2.70 Hans ~erg Do,
Mrs. Olga M, Y.auppi juror's fees
Arnold Aune witness fees
VI. A, Lee .Deputy Coroner's fees
Victor Lundeen .'I: Co, supplies
Do, Do.
H. r.. Sandin expenses w. t. Potter cash advanced
Iver C, Halvorson right-of-way
Fergus Concrete Pipe Co, culverts
H,V,Johnston Culvert Co, culverts
Lyle Sip.ns, Inc. sign posts
t.Unn-Dak Tractor 'I: Eq, Co. machine parts
~orchert-Tnp.ersoll, Inc, Do,
J. D. Adams Co, grader blades
Axel \'lick rent o!' stump puller
Ra.vmond Bros. Transportation freiP,"ht
Do, freight
Do, frel~ht
W. ~-1-l"anson dynamite, etc.
Aune Bros. ti res 'I: re·pa i rs
Winther' er.umber co. cement
Dr, ~-L. Curtis services
Fritz-Cross Co. field books
Farmers F.levator Co. supplies
1.00
7.20
12.30
37.75
6,40
151.75
13.55
40,00
685.02
83,42
20,50
89.84
2,40
9,80
10.00
5,12
.77
1.09
7.12
29,85
3,60
4,00
10.76
6.20
John L. Los:an Do.
Mrs. s. c. Olson Juror's fees
J. L. Curtis co~oner's fees
Skogmo Motors, Inc. hose
H. L, Sandin cash advanced
H. L, Sandin postage
Geo, Wicker expenses
Herman Rosen road committee exp.
HW Bell Tele·phone Co. long distance calls
Do, Do,
Uorthfield Tron Col signs
American Steel 'I: \Yire Co. sign posts
Wm,H, Ziep,ler co., Inc. mach lne parts
Thorman I'/, P.osholt Co. parts
A, J. Levorsen repairing bridge
!,eYtis Tractor -'I: Mch,v. Co. prepaid fre ip.ht
City or Ferp.us Falls road oil
Otter Tail Power Co, lii!ht
naulson Hdwe. Co, dynamite, etc.
Geo. Lueders inner tube
J. s. lfanson logs
Fred Sonnenberg gravel
Y/hi tehead 'Print lnr, Co. blanks, etc,
H. A. Rogers Co. supplies
Piilola-~ela-Mattson Co. supplies
LOO
8.40
2.69
31.72
38,00
22.60
2,50
3.20
1.50
24,00
25.56
63,25
7,80
157.28
.50
234,00
3.51
26.50
1.25
4,20
4,40
27.25
13,05
15,55
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................. NQ.Y.m!!.l?!'!.r .. 14 ...................... 193 .. 4.
Yalmer Karvonen supplies 3, 00 Geore:e l~raemer s11pplies 10,60 Twin City Stamp 'c Stencil Co. supplies 30,00 Henning Hdwe. co. supplies 11.26
Cockrell Hdwe. supplies, etc. 36,10 Nl'I Sash 'c Door Co. supplies 4.50
!':noff-"'eterson Co, supplies 7.49 'i!'ranJ:oviz 1-ldvte, Co. snpplies 2,89
Thorman I'/, Rosholt Co, " 110,65 Wm. I-!, ZieBler Co. supplies 389.41
Minn. Motor Co.,Inc. repairs 7.10 Larson ':lros. repairs 4,95
Wm. Teske repairs 2.10 Andrew Fiskum repairs 21.20
T.ee Chevrolet Co. repairs 11.30 ?.. L. l~eefe repairs 11.15 Unden,ood Auto Co. repairs 3,50 T.ien Radiator Shop repairs 4.50
G. L. Y.auppi repairs 2.90 Henry Holmgren repairs 17,00
Farmers Societ.\1 of zquity repairs, etc. 7,79 Danielson's GaraFe repairs, etc, 39,90
!,!otor Tnn, Battle Lake repairs, etc. 140.24 Dent Oil co. gasoline 83,30
"?ark Region Oil co. gasoline 118.20 B,l/1.Thor:ipson Oil c.:.. gasoline 99.92
Fergus Oil co. gasoline 9. 72 L. I. Hanson gasoline coupon bks. 100.00
0 eter LaTourette gasoline coupon books 50.00 Ray Lundeen Do. 100.00
Phillips Petroleum Co, Do, 100.00 Otter Tail Co:-op. Oil Co, Do, 100.00
Mills Oil Co. Do, 100.00 H. A. Grinager mileage 11,00
,John Vibral ex·penses 91.95 H. r.:. G:rinager rent of equipment 10.00
Whitehead Prtg. Co. sup-plies 15,45 Victor Lundeen & Co, supplies 20,61
Victor Lundeen .!c Co. supp~ies 2,70 Office Specialties Co, supplies 8,97
Ole Larson repairs 3,85 City Typewriter Service ribbons 'c carbon 9,40
3urroughs Add, niche.co. carbon paper 7,25 Kemske Paper Co, files 5.93
!':.'!'. Barnard folders 7.00 11,P.:ly, co. freight on beef 15.40
~intgen-!erst Elec.co. wiring, etc. 11,31 Burroughs Adding Uche. Co. servicing machine 4,45
L.C.Smith '.!, Corona Typewriters, Inc. Alice Malstrom typewriter rent 9.00
machine rent 12.00 St. Luke's Hos1>ltal Assn. care of pauper 49,03
Hulda G. Rockstad care of depenilent 15,00 Rosetta 7.eiter care of depend·ent 12.00
Ilrs. Elle r.rsbatka~vitz Do. 15.00 Mrs. \'falborg \'lanren Do, 15,00
Edna Sillanpa Do, 10,00 !.~rs, Rosa Eifert Do, 15,00
Lenore Lepse,v Do, 25.00 Hardin Tate Do, 24,00
Mrs. !':tta Miller groceries etc.for poor 35,00 Mrs. !':tta !,lillP.r expense&: salary 120,87
,.,. A,T,ee examination 2,00 uerman Rosen exp.11ith nonres.pauper 4.10
"?aul E • Preuss handlinr-r.;raln 324.73 Paul E, 1'reuss handling grain 35.00
Farmers Co-op. Elev. co. haulillf, grain 69.70 llVI 13ell Telephone Co. lone: distance calls 47.48
Lightfoot 's Shop rent 'l: re·pairs .25 Do, Do, 14,85 Do, Do. 1.50 DO, DO, 27.65
Do, Do, 11,25 Victor Lundeen !: Co, supplies 10,40
N. T', ~-Helson exp. attendinB Sept F:ugene Moats constable fees 7,50
Clarence Bo,vum
H, ~. Tobin, Tnc,
i'I. -::r. Hanson
Upon mot ion
1934 •·or furnishinp.
tTpon motion
'I: Oct, meetine:s 21,60 H, s. Rerf!; constable fees 9.85
gravel 5.94 !!ele,v's r.umher 'c Fuel Yard supplies 2A.23
kerosene 6,00 Do, eurplles 87,00
clothinp. ror paupP.r 20,90 Do. Do, 267.25
the county Auditor was instructed to advertise for bids to be opened December 11,
suret.v bonds for the 0ount.1r Treasurer ancl his deputies.
the Board then ~djournE!d to 10 o'clock A. M. December 11, 1934,
t:?.P~ Chairman.
Attest: 11 / '-P. /J
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................. .D.e.aem.b.er. .. .ll .•................................ 193 .. 4.:
a.ANIC BOOK AND PRINl'INO CO-ff. a..auD. II ... ...-M111
MINUTES OF A'D,JOUP.llED M!'JETTHG OF
!!OARD OFCOtnrrY CO!.U.!ISSIOIIERS OF
OTTER TAIL COUl1TY, l,ITUNESOTA.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A. M. TuesdeJ•,:pecember 11, 1934, all members being ·present.
The applications of Elsi Stolson, Tovrnship of l!'riberg, and Martha McCollum, Township of Dora, for
old age pension, were read and it was ordered that a hearing on said·petitions be had at the session
of the Boord to be held l!'ebruary 13, 1935 at 2 o'clock P. J.!.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M.
Seventeen bids for t~rnishing surety bonds ~or the county Treasurer and his assistants were opened
and read and v1ere found to be identical in amount. Upon motion the awarding of' contract for said bonds
was laid over to December 13th.
· !Jpon motion the Board approved Government pro,,ects for clerical work for welfare organizations
in the Count.v.
The following resolution was adopted: .
Resolution
B.v the 'Board of· County Commissioners
of Ott"r Tail County. Minnesota
Whereas, the ijoard of Cotmt.v Comr.iiss ioners of Otter Tail Count,v, Minnesota, are aware of the urgent
need for e modern highvte.v hetween the Viller-e of Ottertail and Ottertail Lake and Trunk 'Rip.hwa,v #180
and #29 !lorth of the Villae;e of Deed r.reek; and
Whereas. in order to provide such a hi,zhwa,v and l'llake available a direct route between said points,
it \'IOuld be necessary to unr.ertake a prc,1ect involvin,i: the construction of six and one-half miles of
Cou.nty Aid Road ber,:inninp. at the llortheast corner or Section 17 in Deer Creek Township (T 134N R 37\V)
and thence east to trunk highv1a.v #29. and also the construct ion of' two bridges. and
Whereas, the topography is such as to make necessar.v a large appropriation of runds in order to
undertake this pro,ject; and ·
Whereas, the Roerd of r,ounty commissioners of Otter Tail County have constructed and improved
five miles of road westerly from the northeast corner of said Section 17, but are at this time unable
to finance the necessary improvement of the remain~ng six and one-half miles; and
\Vhereas. the construction of this hir,hwe.v would be of considerable benefit to the citizens of
Otter Tail Count.v and also to the citizens or the state et lare;e; now therefore
'9e it Resolved. by the Board of Count.v Commissioners of Otter Tail County at its regular meeting
held on December 11, 1934, that the Board of Allotment of the State or Minnesota be and hereb,v is
requested to make an appropriation from the State Aid Road and Bridge Fund in the amount of $15,000 to
the Road end Bridp.e Fund of. Otter '!'ail Count.v. Minnesota as "Special Aid" for immediate use by said
county in the improvement of said county Aid Road.·
Ado·pted this 11th da.v of December, 1934. A. ?. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota:
That the sum of $250.00 be and the same her.eby is appropriated out of t•he Revenue Fund of said
County for additional clerk hire in the office of the Register of needs for the year 1934,
Adopted December 11. 1934. A. P. Restad. Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
· Resolved b,V the Soard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County. Minnesota, at their session
held December 11, 1934:
That the c:ounty Auditor be and he hereby is instructed to notify the publishers of the several
newspapers publi.shed in the Count.v that sealed bids will be received by this Board for doing the
followin~ described printing:
1. The publications or the minutes of the ~eetinp.s of the Boord of County Commissioners including
rep.ular end special sessions held as a 'Board of !':qualization. and while considerinp. matters pertaining
to ditches.
2. '!'he publication ol: the annual statement of receipts and expenditures or the County. The
bids to cover the publication o:!: the list set in "nonpareil" or six-point type without "leading" ond
the publication to be made as re~uired by Section 695 General Statutes of l,linnesota. 1913, as amended,
and three complete copies of said pnblication to be furnished to the Count.v Auditor in time to enable
him to meet the requirements of said sect ion as regards the posting of copies of said statement.
3. The list o·r real propert.v f'or the County of Otter Tail, Minnesota. on which taxes remained
delinquent on the first Monday in Januar.v, l!l35.
The bids for this to cover the publication of' the certificates, heading, etc. provided ror b.V
Section 2098. General statutes of i1linnesota. 1913. as amended.
Bids to be placed in the hands of the County Auditor and addressed to the 9oard of County Com-
missioners, to be makked "Bids forl?r.intinp." and to be filed until Tuesda,1•, ,'nnuary e. 1935 at 8 o'clock 0 • !.
The attention of the bidders to be called to the provisions of Sections 907, 909. 912 and 913.
Revised .Laws or Minnesota for 1905 and acts amendator.v thereto.
Adopted December 11. 1934. A.?. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: Willi.run Lincoln. Clerk.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Count.v Commissione'I's of Otter Tail County, l,[innesota:
Whereas. Paul A. Stortroen. Count,v 'l'reasurer of saici Connty, has heretofore received in peJ•rnent
of taxes certain bank drafts as follov1s: First National Bank of Frazee $37 .30. :,ierchants i!at ional Bank
or Wadena $89.99. and
Whereas, before pe,yment of said drafts both ofsaid banks were in the hands o:f receivers, and
V/hereas, said county Treasurer endeavored to file with such receivers preferred claims in the
a.'llounts shown. but said receivers refused to acknowledge same as being pre.ferreci claims. and
Whereas, certain pe.1•ments have been made by the Receivers of said banks. and there now remains
unpaid on sald claims the sum of' $20.88 on draft of First national Bank of Frazee. and $37,79 on draft
of Merchants Motional Bank o·f Wadena,
Hovi there fore be it resolved. that in order to balance the accounts of the County Treasurer,
the county Auditor and Chairman o.r the Board are directed to issue to Paul A. Stortroen, County Treas-
urer, a warrant on the Revenue Fund of said Count.I' in the total sum of ~~58,67, the amount still unpaid
on said claims.
Resolved further, that anv ~urther payments by the
claims be cred i. ten to the ~ount.v RevenuP. ,.,und as the s nme
Adopted 'December 11, 1934.
receivers of said banks on account of such
ore received •
A. 0 • ~estad. Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln. Clerk. Aplat or Maplehurst in the To,,rnshi p of Lida. accompanied by an abstract and by a oerti f.icate
of title executed by Charles L. Alexander v1as approved,
on autoal8fti!Bll1b';,9ti10HifcRf 1 llli~'IIM1fe~r~m1' billn. pH& +11!Pll'!'¥2!8mt~g~8id c~o rn~ ,llf~CaM:U~fog~ assessment
The application of Park Region uutual Telephone co. for cancellation of' tax on tracts in nalton
COMMISSIONERS RECORD·-L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
D~TE .................................. Deuember .. 11, .............. 193 .. 1..•
Village on the gro~nd that said company pays a ~rose earnine: tax in lieu of all other taxes was recom-mendea to the iax or.unis~ion · The app 1ca ion O.L raatt l'.:immes ro r reduct ion of assessment on Lot 6 Block 7 Paine's Addition to
Perhom was recommended to the Tax Commi.ssion.
!Jpon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A. M. Vlednesday, December 12. 1934.
WF:D!IBSDAY' s sr:ss T nu
0ursuant to adjournment the '3oard met at 10 o'cloc~: A. M. l'lednesday, December 12, 1934, all
members beine: present.
The application of F'. J. A. r,arson for settlement of accumulated taxes, penaltles, etc. on
twent.r-eip.ht lots in :.!id1•10.v "arlr in the Township or Otter Tail for the sum of ~50.00 was recommended
to the Tax Commission.
The application of F'ranJ: ~~astland for settlement or accumulated taxes, penalties, etc. on the
NE1 NE'-Sec. 8 Town of Inman for the sum of ~19.71 waa recommended to the Tax Commission:
The following resolution was adopted:
. Resolved by the Board of Count.v Commissioners or Otter Tail count.v, Minnesota, that the
Count,vEnr inecr be ant ho rized to issue time checks ,ror ma lntenance and construe t ion of the following
roads not to exceed the followinr, srnounts: ,Job /131 :05 S.A.R.·/15, $6,000.00; county Aid Road #41 $300.00;
County Aid Road #42 $250.00; county Aid Road 1!43 $200.00; County Aid Road #44 :i'.U00.00.
Adopted this 12th dn,v of December, 1~34, A. P. Restad, Chairman.
Attest: William Lincoln, Clerk.
Upon motion the Board then took a recess to 2 o'clock P. M.
Upon motion the contract for rurnishin11= ~25,000.00 bond for Count,v Treasurer Elect, !'. 111. Ree,
for the !:'our-.vear term was awarded to Leora Townsend. and the contract for furn is bing $5,000 .oo bond
for Pirst Deputy •rreasurer v,as ei:,arded to the Farmers 'I: Merchants State Banlc of He1v York i,iills, Insur-
ance ABency, and the contract for ·furnishing the $1,000.00 bend for Treasurer's Second Deputy was
a1varded to Sher in .'I: W"'land Agency or Pelican Rapids.
The petition of Jess Swart for reinstatement of beer license at Camp Shady Haven in the 1rowr1-
ship of Everts was read and upon motion the sarne was rejected.
The following bills were allowed:
Anderson Market meat 33.76
John E, Handke potatoes 36.67
,J. M. Pille,v groceries 25.52
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. soap 17.85
"'· T. l'ildren beds 8.50 Martin tleRs wiring 3,90
l!'erp.us Co-op. Packing
Felgueco-op. Creamery
~. A, Galles Bakery
The \'/orkman' s Store
Phillips Petroleum Co.
O. ,•. Fossen
Co. meat
Ass'n. butter
cookies
clothing
kerosene
supplies
3.72
14,75
4.82
34.50
3.33
8.50
7.30 Mrs. 1". L. Schroeder su.pplles 1.70
'Big 'Ben 'Feed Co. grain ,'I, supplies 88,50
Larson Bros. services 8. 75
Larson Bros. weldinp, 1.75
I'!. "' Thurnau cut t i.ng wood 17. 38
Elvin Christopherson sawinp wood 1.65
M. L. Skibness Canvassinr, Board 13.20
A. 1). ?.es tad Conv ass i np; Boord 15 .00
,John M. Henderson exp,mses 23.50
?aul A, stortroen postnp:e •• toll 17.02
John LI-HendP.rson postae:e 10.05
A.?. Restad exp. attending meeting 8.40
Under1'lood Independent notice to taxpa,yers .80
Perham Enterprise-Bullet in~ Do. 1,35
Jones 'I: J-'.roeger co. record 43.50
TheJ>ierce Co. balance book 43.03
Miller-Dav is Co. blan}:s 'I: stamps 5. 32
Mason Publishing co. law supplements 16.00
Jape-Olson Co. · report cards 80.00
tforthwestern Sanitary Supply Co. soap 7 .50
Otter Tail Power co. power 9. 76
City of Fergus Falls light 139 .13
Fuller Brush Co. brooms 10 .oo
Adelsman Heating 'I: Sheet
Metal works repairs
Fossen Grocery su·pplies
'R. s. Berg Dep. Sheriff's fees
M. c. ,'Johnson Constable's fees
J. A. xeary constable's fees
,J.P. Vandersluis transcript
Glass Block Grocery supplies
Fergus Concrete Pipe Co. culverts
Village of· Underwood tile
Borchert-Ine:ersoll, Tnc. supplies
Thorman W. Rosholt Co. supplies
'R. "'· ~uitmeyer supplies
Cockrell Hd17e. ~o. sunnlies
Halvorsen' s. Tnc. snppl 1 es
Service r.arap.e repairs
Deer ":reel: ~hevrolet co. repairs
i:renr,v Holmgren repairs
City Typewriter Service repairs
Magnus Peterson repairs
Larson Bros. repairs
Dent Oil co. gas and oil
Minn-Dak Tractor 'I: Eq. co. oil
Geo. Wicker mileape
Dr. Julius Theurer services
1. v. Fridgen welding
tewis Albertson haullnp gravel
Louise Jd. Wilde gravel
Japsto1son co. paper
Do, Do.
1._ _____ ._.....____
3,98
(j,25
10.50
3,90
7.20
5,76
1.80
142,50
13.05
61.80
61.85
5,29
4,85
3.60
3.50
4.03
1.25
.75
11.50
42.00
96.70
37.95
10.10
8.00
1.00
10.65
36.75
1.75
5.79
Li en P-ardware
!=:rnest Thom
Cam B. Clorvigen
Frit?. T,ohme,ver
Arthur \'!hi tlock
Robert Enstrom
John L. Bixb,v
Arnold G. i'leik
N. n. R. Nelson
John I:', Greenagel
?.A. Anderson
Herman Rosen
supplies
hauling hay
repairs
cut t 1 niz VIOO d
sa1vinr, wood
sawinp. wood
Canvassing Board
expenses
telephone~ postage
postage. etc.
postage
exp. attending
24.40
25.34
16.13
12.10
3.85
15.00
39.55
16.25
15.91
53.51
meeting 6.40
record 61.94 Fritz-Cross Co.
Security Blank Book
Oswald "Du.bl. Co.
Fergus Journal Co.
Fr.ye Mfg. Co.
'I: Prtge Co. record,etc. 74.78
Star Grocery
Carnpbell coal Co.
City of Fergus Falls
Clarence Aune
blanks. etc. 2.57
printing 'I: publishine; 266.50
typewriter ribbons 14.00
matches 1,50
ice 6.65
light 20.92
hauling ashes 6.50
Fergus Plumbing
Beall !t: McG01·1an
~ Heating Co. repairs 1,75
Co. snpplies 8. 75
o. A, Grande
E. F.. Johnson
John L, Logan
R, w. Holten
c. o. I:'.nutson
Thearon S. Elliott
Lightfoot's Shop
Wm. l!. Ziegler co.
Frye Mfg. Co.
'I". Saunders 'I: Son
Wm. i:r. Zie~ler Co., Tnc.
Danielson's Garage
Gilbert L. Lien
Resset •• 1•1estby
T,ake Region Motor Co.
B 'I: D Auto Electric
Olson Auto Electric
Henry Holmp.ren
The Oil Store
James 'qurns
Dr. C. A. Boline
,J. M. Shollierg
A. J. T,evorsen
Martin To rg:erson
Mrs. Anna Narum
Miller-Davis Co,
Aune 13ros.
supplies 15.14
plat for co .. urt 6.00
Dep. Sheriff's fees 7,30
constable• s fees -6 .00
Vill. marshal's fees ~ 7 ,00
trip with jurors 3,00.
typewriters & 68.50)
supplies 1,25)
supplies
supplies
supplies
sup·plies
repairs
repairs
repairs
repairs
repairs
repairs
repairs
gas coupon books
gas and oil
services
welding
labor
gravel
gravel
blanks
battery adjustmP.nt
1,75)
2G4,09
10.00
3,90
1.50
5.57
9.40
58.75
70.77 ·
2.50
2.50
8.85
50.00
32.66
4.50
1,50
236.39
202.33
52.68
3.36
5,75
.,,
COMMISSIONERS RECORD L, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... DllO.ffm)),i,.r ... lg.& ............................ 193 .. :4 .•.
■mlllff'f NDKAND CD..ff. .., ...
Minn.
Otter
H. P.
])O
Motor Co. tires
Tail Power Co. po1ver
R. Helson exp. attend.meeting
Do.
UW Bell Tele phone Co, long distance calls
M • P. Hy • Uo •
Victor Lundeen & co.
Remington Rand, Inc.
Mrs. Etta Miller
Mrs. Etta Miller
demurrage
supplies
four chairs
clothing for poor
p.roceries, etc.
for poor
Lenore Lepsey care of dependents
Mrs. Rosette. Zeiter care of dependent
Hulda G, Rockstad care of dependent
M rs. Ella Grabarkewi tz Do.
,Johnson Furniture Co. chnir
Y.emske Paper Co. files
E, T. ~arnard. filinp: cabinet
Whitehead Printing Cc. stationery
C:. T. "Barnard supplies
r..c .Smith .\: Corona Typewriters. Inc.
N. P. RY• Co.
.~. If. V/inans
Thearon S. Elliott
M. Benson
t.vpewriter rent freight
potato d i.gger chain
haulinp:
desk, etc.
3.00
3.87
2.50
8.25
28.24)
2.35)
38.20)
10.30
2.55
44.00
9.63
24.00
25.00
12.00
15.00
15.00
6.25
7.08
33.00
24.50
2.25
9.00
24.89
8.00
1.00
5.00)
Minn. Highway Dept. tar
American Steel Sc 11ire Co. posts
Whitehead Printing Co. stationery
John Vibral mileage
Lien Hardware supplies
Whitehead Printing Co. supplies
Ronning Signs signs
Victor Lundeen &: Co, supplies
!J. P. Ry, co. demurraee
Mrs. Etta Miller expense ~ salary
Mrs. Etta l.iiller,groceries etc. for poor
l-.Irs. Laura E. Larson care of pauper
Mrs. \'lalbor1: wangen care of depend·ents
Mrs. !'!osa Eifert care of depend·ent
Edna Sillanpa care of dependent
Victor Lundeen\: Co. chair\: supplies
F'intF!en-!'arst !nee. Co. lamps 'c suppl Les no. .t>o.
Ofl'ice Specialties Co. index cards
Cit.Y' T.vpewriter Service supplies
Vivian Y.imber typewriter rent
Taylor Hardware Co. repairs, etc.
G. N. '!;y', co. freir.ht on butter
Herrnan ?.osen long distance calls
Monarch ~levator Co. handling grain
13urroue:-hs Add. Mche. C o. paper
12)00) Drs. Lewis\: Vall
tra..'lsport inp. paupers 24 .oo W. A. Lee
examinatlons
examinations
584.98
429.12
11.00
83.70
.75)
7.45)
27.00
2.80
18.50
4.00
116.47
35.00
7.40
15.00
15.00
10.00
19.80
5.68
9.99
.35
14.30
4.50
1.15
26.88
Town of Dora
ll'rank Peach
Dr. E. A. Heiberr.
Henr,Y' Nyc);:lemoe
John Y.ukowske, Jr.
,J. C. Henkes
Leonard Berggren
Carl Jahn
expense 8.16 Dr. ·A. Mason ?.e.ndall
services ~or pauper 10.00 Village of Richville
service for pauper
care of non-resident
3.90
12.80
2.25)
3.0lll)
30.00
2.00
16.00
,&unicipal Judge's fees 143.00
mun.icipal ,judge's fees 34.15 J.C. Henkes
boarcing prisoners 151.25 w. P. McCullou13h
witness fees 1. 12 J. A. l~ear.v
Dep.Sheriff's fees 4.84 Carl Jahn
work on basement 76.66 R. J. Hyslop Thorval Brothen
Victor Lundeen & co. supplies 24.45) L. Moe
Motor Inn, Battle
A, 'Fl. Erickson
H. L. Sandin
~-L. Sandin
A. P. Restad
Dr. -0:. A. Heiberg
G. ~-Elliott
7.60) NV/ Bell Telephone Co.
Lake repairs, etc. 31.23 Consumers co-op. Oil Co.
labor 670.54 \Vm, H. Ziegler Co., Inc.
cash advanced 12.34 H. L. Se.ndin
postap.e 52.00 John 0; Thompson
exp. with poor 3.50 John I~nkowske, Jr.
care of Aug,Scramstad 250.00 Carl Hegstad
commissioners expenses 14,80
pauper 13. 74
sheriff's expense 141.30
witness fees 1,12
constable's fees 13.40
Dep.Shertff's fees 17.40
use of ambulance 20.00
repairs. · 16,98
installation~ calls 10.65
easoline coupon books 100.00 supplies . 16.04
expenses 114.75
exp. attenaing meeting 10,05
municipal judge' s fees 17.54
dragging 4,90
"pon motion the County Attorney was instructed to talce such action as he deems necessar.v to
collect expenses incurred b.'f Otter Te.il County ~or medical and hos!')ital. services ".'urnished to
AUFUSt Scramstad The bill of ~nttur·ff 'I: Son for buryinp. pauper was rejected as not a legal charge against
the count.v.
rJpon motion the '9oard then ad,1ourned without date. ~ ~;;J: a-Chairman,
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