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Town of Arctander.
94 votes cast.
Following: officers were elected: Su
pervisor. Aupust Johnson Clerk, Syver
Iverson: treasurer, Olaf K. Xesaard
assessor, C. T. Skindelien justice, Ben
lialvorson constable, Melvin Swenson.
Taxes voted: town fund, $100 road
and bridges, $1200.
Meeting went on record in favor of
abolishing the State Highway Commis
sion and also against the retention of
the services of the county a?ent.
Town of Burbank.
25 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Amund Larson: clerk, D. J. Price treas
urer. T. Z. Xewgard assessor, L. A.
Metcalf: justice, L. A. Metcalf con
stable, John A. Johnson.
Taxes voted: $1600.
Town of Colfax.
24 votes cast.
Following- officers elected: Supervisor,
G. P. Tansen clerk, Claus L. Larson
treasurer, Mikkel Olson: assessor, Carl
H. Thorson justice, E. P. Erickson
constable, T. J. Leite.
Taxes voted: Road taxes, $800 town
revenue, ?150 poor fund, $60.
Town of Dovre.
"S votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
K. C. Sletten clerk, C. C. iBrkeland
treasurer. P. \V. Pederson assessor,
Magnus Olson constable, Oscar Olson.
TOWN AND VILLAGE ELECTIONS
Taxes voted: Town fund, $25 poor
fund, $3f0 road and bridge fund, $1000.
It was decided to divide the town into
four road districts, and four road offi
cers were elected, viz: G. Bratberg\ Otto
Olson, Feder P. Alvij? and Oscar Olson.
More Than Thirty Thousand Dollars are Voted for Roadwork
in the Townships ot Kandiyohi County. State
Highway Commission is Condemned.
Town of East Lake Lillian.
68 votes cast.
Following- officers elected: Supervisor,
S. K. Gilhoi clerk. Stromme L. Johnson
treasurer, A. Neteon assessor, Harry
Hawkins justice, H. A. Lobnitz con
stable, Joseph Xelson.
Taxes voted: $1500.
Town of Edwards.
2S votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
H. J. Hanson: clerk, A. B. Thorson
treasurer, J. S. Johnson: assessor, Wm.
Strootman: justice, E. J. Ericson con
stable, J. Bouska.
Taxes voted: General fund, $100 road
and bridge fund, $1500.
Town of Fahlun.
No report received.
Town of Gennessee.
4 1 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
B. P. Hovey clerk, W. V. Olson: treas
urer, Peter P. Hovey assessor, Chas. J.
Berg: justices. M. A. Anderson and A.
G. Olson: constables, A J. Amdahl, and
John S. Anderson.
Taxes voted: Poor fund, $50: general
fund, $150 road and bridge fund, $1500.
A resolution was passed demanding
that State Highway Commission be
abolished.
RESOLUTION FOR HIGHWAY HOME
RULE.
WHEREAS, the road law of the state
now gives to the state highway com
mission and its engineers unlimited con
trol and arbitrary power to plan and
snnprintend all road work in the state,
and,
WHEREAS, a large part of the money
the taxpayers have paid into the var
ious road funds has been wastefully
used for extravagant supervision and
recklessly squandered in experimental
and incompetent engineering,
BE IT RESOLVED, that we, quali
fied voters of Gennessee Township,
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, assembl
ed in annual town meeting this 9th day
of March, 1915, hereby express our un
alterable opposition to state control of
Your
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What are your plans
for your Easter hat
Are you going to strug
gle with it all yourself
and be dissatisfied in
the end, or are you
coming to us and let
us fit you out in some
thing that really be
comes you We have
splendid hats already
trimmed, right up to
the minute. We make
hats over too. Talk
it over with us early.
Don't get caught in
the last minute rush.
HENRY MORRELL
Manager of the
NEW YOR STORE
announces, thai he separated from the New York Store of Mankato and will
very shortly be in business for himself in Willmar,
As heretofore the same square deal "toill be the aim in my future efforts to serle
my customer friends, to whom I extend now my thanks for their past support.
More details will be announced later.
road building-, whether state, county or
town funds are Involved, as an unwar
ranted interference with the right of a
self-governing- community to manage
its own affairs. No matter by what
name a road fund is known, whether
state, county, or town, nearly every
dollar in the fund is obtained from tax
ation of property in the local commun
ity, hence the local people through their
duly elected officials should have the
exclusive right to supervise and con
trol the expenditure of the money.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
we most urgently request our senators
and representatives in the legislature
to amend the law, so supervision and
control by the state highway commis
sion may be entirely eliminated, and
the local boards may plan and superin
tend road work, and the board of Coun
ty Commissioners and not the state
highway commission may be empower
ed to employ, when necessary, engi
neers to superintend the construction
of work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
we hereby organize the HIGHWAY
HOME RULE CLUB of Gennessee
Township. Kandiyohi County, Minne
sota, of which the chairman of town
board shall be president and the town
clerk, secretary, and that these officers
are hereby instructed to co-operate with
similar clubs in other townships in a
state wide campaign against the des
potic rule of the highway commission
and to keep up the fight until the legis
lature now in session or a succeeding
one removes every vestige of control
and supervision from this state com
mission and vests these powers in local
boards elected by the people.
The above resolution was duly passed
by the voters of Gennessee Township,
Kandivohi Countv, Minnesota, this 9th
day of March, 1915.
A. J. AMDAHL,
Chairman Town Board.
H. W. BERG.
N. P. ANDERSON,
Supervisors.
Attest:
W. V. OLSON, Town Clerk.
Town of Green Lake.
4 9 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
\rnt Carlson: clerk, Wm. Henderson
treasurer, Oscar Jacobson assessor, Jo
seph Kloster justice, C. A. Halvorson
constable, Knnd Thompson.
Taxes voted: $1500.
Town of Harrison.
114 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Wm. Dickman clerk. Bennie M. John
son treasurer, Wm. Rieff assessor, E.
G. Pagel justice, F. H. Kahmeyer con
stable, Edward P. Miller.
Taxes voted: Town fund, $250 road
fund, $2000 poor fund, $50.
Tn favor of license, 58 against li
cense, 54.
Town of Holland.
67 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Arend Bolt clerk, Martin K. Breems
treasurer, Henry Roelofs assessor,
Henrv Vanderkiet justice, J. Niewen
huisf constables, W. J. Jonk, Evert Bon
nema.
Taxes voted: Road and bridge, $2500
general purposes, $350 poor fund, $100.
In favor of abolishing State Highway
Commission.
Town of Irving.
4 5 vofps cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Oscar L. Olson clerk. Peter Gravgaard
treasurer, A. E. Borsheim assessor,
Erick Ellefson justice, A. M. Anderson
constable, G. W. Monson.
Taxes voted: Road and bridge, $1000
town fund, $250 special gopher fund,
$75.
Town of Kandiyohi.
47 votes cast.
MRS. W. J. FREEMAN
114 5th Street Willmar, Minn.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Olof Mattson clerk, C. A. Harrison
treasurer, Anton Thorson assessor,
Harry Anderson.
Taxes voted: Town fund, $350 poor
fund, $250 road and bridge, 3 mills.
Town of Lake Andrew.
23 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Oscar Mankell clerk, C. A. Syverson
treasurer, Herman Larson assessor, G.
Stene justice, Herman B. Skaalerud
constable, Andrew Thorson.
Taxes voted: Town revenue, $200
poor fund, $75 road fund, $1233.
Town of Lake Elizabeth.
27 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
3 years. H. S. Nelson supervisor to fill
vacancy, John Flygare clerk, Leonard
Boom treasurer, Archie Paulson asses
sor, Harris Johnson justice, C. A.
Swan constable, J. E. Bomsta.
Taxes voted: Road and bridge, $1200
revenue, $250 poor fund, $49.
Town of Lake Lillian.
55 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
A. H. Vick clerk, J. G. Flann treas
urer, Oscar Linn assessor, Wm. John
son justice, George E. Vick constable,
James Hanson.
Taxes voted: $1550.
Town of Mature.
67 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Otto Holmgren clerk, F. N. Anderson
treasurer, August Holmgren assessor,
Otto Tingvall justice, Hj. Johnson con
stables, J. A. Magnuson two years, B.
Akerson, one year.
Taxes voted: Road fund, $1000 town
revenue, $300 poor fund, $150.
Town of New London.
154 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
3 years, J. A. Anderson, 91 votes P. A.
Larson, 60 votes clerk, J. G. Peterson,
54 votes A. Skeie, 98 votes treasurer,
A. N. Mickelson assessor, E. E. Hauge
justices, Knut Ersland and Oscar Hill
man constables, John Borgeson and
Fridolph Hultgren.
Taxes voted: About 5 mills per 100
on assessed valuation of real estate and
personal property.
Town of Norway Lake.
58 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
K. A. Botten clerk, Ole L. Quie treas
urer, A. J. Syse assessors, E. C. Tros
theim and Lewis Bendickson justice,
John N. Hystad constable, Thomas Og
dalen.
Taxes voted: Town revenue, $250
road and bridge, $300 poor fund, $300
cash road tax, $1200.
To vacate the county agent office and
to change the road system.
Town of Boseland.
60 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
Ole Blomquist clerk, Gerhard Dam
hof treasurer, C. Stob assessor, K.
Douma justice, John Zuidema consta
ble. Hans Moerlag.
Taxes voted: Current expenses, $250.
00 road and bridge fund, $1800.
Town of Boaevllle.
27 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor,
W. E. Glenz clerk, E. J. Hood treasu
rer, August Paetznick assessor, F. H.
Smithson justice, S. O. Susag consta
ble, Chester Kroll.
Taxes voted: $200 for town purposes
$1,400 for roads and bridges.
Town of St. Johns.
87 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervis
or, Peter Fransen clerk, Jens L. Han
son treasurer, Julius Rambow asses
sor, J. M. Nelson justices, John Swen
son and Nels Nelson constables, John
Hedler and John Nelson.
Taxes voted, $1500.
Voted to separate from Village
Pennock.
of
Town of Whitefleld.
Following officers elected: Supervis
or, C. T. Eddy clerk, A. O. Nelson
treasurer, P. N. Olson assessor, G.
Adamson justice, James Matson con
stable, E. R. Swenson.
Taxes voted: Road and bridges, $2,000
town fund, $200.
Town of Willmar
50 votes cast.
Following officers elected: Supervisor
A. J. Abbott, 36, E. A. Swanson, 14
clerk, C. J. Hanson treasurer, D. W.
Haley assessor, Albert J. Johnson jus
tice, Henry Johnson constable, Alfred
Mathiason.
Taxes voted: $1,650.
Resolutions adopted: (1) To abolish
the State Highway Commission and give
the people control of their own money
expended on roads (2) A Highway
Home Rule Club was organized with the
chairman of supervisors as president
and the town clerk as secretary (3)
Hunting with dogs in township, for
bidden.
Village of Atwater.
Following officers elected: President,
H. W. Jones trustees, I. G. Anderson,
I. L. Porter and Z. V. Johnstone clerk,
Chas. A. Swenson assessor, F. Glad
er: treasurer, J. A. Johnson constables,
Nels Blomberg and H. G. Anderson.
Village of Kandiyohi.
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Following officers elected: President,
C. G. Johnson trustees, D. V. Downs, P.
E. Lundouist and Swan Anderson
clerk, J. A. Peterson assessor, August
Lundquist treasurer, Nels Norell jus
tice, Levi Lund.
Village of New London.
Following officers elected: President,
F. L. Gustafson trustees, C. O. Bred
berg, T. L. Engen and C. L. Hedeen
clerk, A. A. Skeie treasurer, A N. Mick
elson justices, A. Jacobson and Christ
Johnson constables, Wm Rose and John
Borgeson.
The vote on installing a chemical lire
engine and apparatus resulted with a
vote of 64 for and 36 against.
The above ticket was elected after a
close and exciting election. Mr. Gustaf
son won out over J. G. Peterson for
president by a vote of 62 to 60. It is
claimed that a vote or two were cast
by men living outside of village limits
and a contest may result
Village of Pennock.
Village of Raymond
CITYCOUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Council Chambers, City Hall Building,
Willmar, Minn., March 8th, 1915.
Regular meeting- of the City Council.
Mayor Wellin called the meeting to or
der.
The following members of the Coun
cil were present on roll call: Mayor
Wellin, Aldermen Johnson, Benson, Mar
tin, Kent, Sperry, Tjosvold. Norman
and Erickson, 9 absent, none.
City Attorney Stanford was also pres
ent.
The minutes of the last two meetings
held February 22nd and 23rd„ 1915,
were read and the same were approved.
The following bills were on motion
referred to the Finance Committee:
GENERAL FUND.
Water & Light Commission,
street lights Feb. '15, $274.61
light City Hall bldg., $5.11.. .$279.72
G. O. Sand Co., mdse 3.00
Peterson & Wellin, mdse., 10.35
Willmar Co-operative Merc. Co.,
mdse. 16.10
Tribune Prtg. Co., publishing,... 23.83
N. Knudson Co., drayage 6.25
H. Gunderson, cash advanced for
postage, express and freight,.. 22.28
Hugh Ruddy, special police 22.00
Peter Bonde, boarding prisoner,. 1.20
W. T. Cressler, street signs 9.30
Electric Blue Print Co., blue
prints
N. Knudson Co. drayage,
H. Gunderson, postage and tele
gram,
Peterson & Wellin. mdse.,
P. Pearson, labor and material,..
Halvorson Bros., labor and ma
terial
S. Magnuson, labor
A. Sundling, labor
L. Rasmusson, labor,
Carl Johnson, labor team
Bid of the Board of Sinking Fund
Commissioners of the City of Willmar
to purchase the $3,000 four per cent Is
sue of Certificates at par, being the on
ly bid received, was accepted.
Alderman Tjosvold offered the fol
lowing resolution which was unanimous
ly adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Willmar, that the bid of the
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
for the purchase of the Certificates of
Indebtedness of the City of Willmar for
$3,000, be and the same is hereby ac
cepted.
Approved March 9th. 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Tjosvold introduced the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted toy
the following vote: "Ayes," 8 "noes,"
none.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council ot
the City of Willmar that a warrant for
$3,000 be issued against the Sinking
Fund in favor of the Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners of the City of
Willmar. account of the Certificates of
Indebtedness purchased pursuant to Or
dinance No. 150, account of the General
Fund.
Approved March 9th. 1915.
B. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Tjosvold presented the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote: "Ayes," 8
"Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, that a warrant be issued
against the General Fund in the amount
of $3,000 in favor of the Board of Sink
in sr Fund Commissioners of the City of
Willmar in payment of Certificates of
Indebtedness issued pursuant to Ordi
nance No. 135, account of the General
Fund.
Approved March 9th. 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Tjosvold offered the fol
lowing resolution which was unani
mously adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved that a warrant for $63.34 be
issued against the Interest Fund in
favor of the Board of Sinking Fund
Commissioners of the City of Willmar,
the same being the interest due on
$1,000 and $2,000. Certificates of In
debtedness issued pursuant to Ordi
nance No. 135.
Approved March 9th. 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Alderman Tjosvold presented the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted by
the following vote: "Ayes," 8 "Noes,"
none.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the Board of Sinking Fund
Commissioners of the City of Willmar
have decided to invest the sum of $3,000
in the Certificates of Indebtedness of
the City of Willmar, issued pursuant to
Ordinance No. 150,
Resolved, that the action of the Board
of Sinking Fund Commissioners be, and
the same is hereby approved by the
Council.
Approved March 9th, 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
The Committee on Rest Room pre
sented a written report stating that the
dwelling of Mrs. Garwell, No. 315 5th
street, had been agreed on by the dif
ferent Committees as the most suitable
nlace available, and that two rooms can
be secured there for approximately $40
ner month, which would include the ser
I vices of matron, and the Committee re
Following officers elected: President, I commended that the City contribute $10
G. Haug trustees, A Benson, H. P. per month toward the cost of maintain
Jensen, and L. M. Steberg clerk, H. G. [i.ng same, and that the City furnish
Floren treasurer, W. E. Berglund jus
tice, M. N. Johnson constable, Alfred
Ling.
Following officers elected: President,
Louis J. Kropp trustees, H. N. Ashley,
F. A. Spaeth and W. Potter clerk, H.
E. Day assessor, A G. Barbknecht
treasurer, Ole J. Bjerke justices, E. J.
Foote and C. G. Kingstedt.
The vote on the license resulted as
follows: For, 34 votes against, 49
votes.
Village of Spleer.
Following officers elected: President.
O. Sondreson trustees, P. W. Ekblad, M.
Kloster and Frank Lungren clerk,
D. F. Johnson assessor, John Knudson
treasurer, Oscar Orred justice, A. J.
Peterson, constable, A. J. Thorvig.
—Get your suits French Dry Clean
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Soderlings.—Adv.
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water free for said rooms
The report of the Committee was. on
motion, accepted.
Alderman Martin offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted by the
following vote: "Ayes," 8 "Noes," none.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That the City contribute
the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per
month, out of the General Fund, toward
the cost and expense of maintaining a
suitable Public Rest Room in the City
of Willmar, such contribution to Te
made for the period of one year only,
from the time such room is ready for
occupancy, unless such period Is ex
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WILLHAB TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17. 1915
1.63
2.32
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WATER & LIGHT FUND.
N. W. Elect. Equip. Co., mdse....
Moran Hastings Co., mdse.
C. E. Sanford & Co., mdse 27.50
C. E. Gerretson. rewinding engine 15.00
Nelson Valve Co., mdse 2.99
Tribune Prtg. Co., supplies and
advertising, 6.83
C. Paulson, drayage on coal 25.83
6.10
11.25
5.15
7.20
3.25
4.50
2.25
1.50
6.00
POOR FUND.
C. Ackerman & Co., mdse., for
poor,
Peterson & Wellin, mdse. for poor
Kasten's Bakery, mdse. for poor
Willmar Fuel Co., wood for poor.
Bertha Stromberg, rent of room
for poor
Dr. J. C. Jacobs, professional ser
vices,
L. L. Tendall, attending sick man,
Willmar Co-operative Merc. Co.,
mdse. for poor, (allowed for)
Mrs. M. Skoglund, board and
lodging three poor charges, one
month,
Thomas Hospital, Mpls., hospital
expense for poor 43.93
1.50
22.92
1.60
8.60
3.00
5.00
7.20
41.77
45.00
The Finance Committee reported the
foregoing bills back approved and the
report was accepted.
Alderman Tjosvold offered the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted
by the following vote:: Ayes, 8 nones,
none.
RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Willmar that the City Clerk
be and he hereby is authorized to issue
warrants against the respective funds
in payment of the foregoing approved
bills.
Approved March 9 th, 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
The Council, on motion, proceeded to
consider bids for a carload of light
poles, as advertised, and the following
bids were opened and read:—Standard
Lumber Co., Willmar Page & Hill Co.,
Minneapolis N. W. Elect. Equip. Co.,
St. Paul Peerless Elect. Co., and Wes
tern Elect. Co., Minneapolis Northern
Timber Products Co. and -E. C. Wether
by & Co. of Warroad, Minn., T. M. Par
tridge Lbr. Co., Minneapolis, and L. K.
Deal Lbr. Co. of Des Moines, la.
The bid of L. K. Deal Lbr. Co. being
the lowest bid was, on motion, accepted.
Alderman Johnson offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, that the bid of L. K. Deal
Lbr. Co. for furnishing a car load of
white cedar poles, f. o. b. cars at Will
mar. ten poles 30 ft. long, ten poles 40
ft. long, and the balance of theca 35
ft. long, all to be six inch tops, at the
following price to wit:—30 ft. poles at
$3.00 40 ft. poles at $7.00 and the 35
ft. poles at $4.35 be, and the same is
hereby accepted.
Approved March 9th. 1915.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
The Council, on motion, proceeded to
onen bids for the Certificates of Indebt
edness, as advertised.
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