1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

670 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
diction over sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of congressional township
62-18, and the whole of townships 63-18 and 64-18, the erected township
to take the name of "Vermilion."
The petition met the approval of the commissioners, at session
of April, 1906, and election was ordered to be held at the schoolhouse
situated in the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section
34, township 63-18, on April 21st.
On May 8, 1906, at the request of the state auditor, the county
commissioners changed the name of the new town to Beatty, with
the sanction of the petitioners, there being another township of the
name of "Vermilion" in the state.
The boundaries of Beatty Township have remained unchanged
since organization. In 1906, the assessed valuation was $69,207, and
the taxes levied $2,020.84. The valuation in 1919 was $68,567, and
the tax levy $5,725.34 for all purposes.
The township at one time was in School District No. 41, but
that district has apparently been abandoned, it perhaps being more
economical to let the township be served by what is known as the
unorganized school district, which comes directly under the supervision
of the county superintendent. The tax levy, for school purposes
in Beatty Township, for the school year 1919-20 was 47.1 mills.
Beatty had a population of twelve, in 1900; in 1910, it claimed
53 residents; and in 1920 the census-taking showed that 139 persons
lived in the township.
The township is in process of development, much of it now being
cut-over land.
Township officials, 1920: Thos. Wikely, chairman; Chas. Lappi
and Albert Larson, supervisors; J. G. Larson, clerk; A. L. Whiteside,
assessor; Robert Beatty, treasurer.
Biwabik.—The township of Biwabik, which is limited to the
congressional township 58 north, range 16 west, and includes the
villages of Biwabik, McKinley and Merritt, and is the center of a
rich mining field, was organized in 1892. Petition to organize was
circulated in April, 1892, and was signed by thirty-four men resident
in the area for which township powers, under the provisions of
chapter 10, General Statutes of 1878, were sought. The first signature
put on the petition was that of John B. Weimer. The petition
was presented to the countv officials, and sworn to bv A. P. Dodge,
on April 28, 1892.
First Election.—At the May, 1892, meeting of the county commissioners,
the petition was granted, and election ordered to be held
in the store of A. P. Dodge, that being situated in the northeast
quarter of section three, township 58-16. Election was accordingly
held on May 25, 1892, the following men casting votes: Thomas
Seadden, J. R. Beringer, Colin Mclver, C. W. Leninger, L. Lewis,
John Goldsworthy, John Critzer, George Klobutcher, Thomas Murray,
Martin Moiren, J. G. Cohoe. W. A. Housel, John Sullivan, Archie
McComb, Dudley W. Freeman, W. P. Johnson, Pat Carney, T. Antin,
J. G. Hansen, Mike Tanner, William Quist, John Pogorde, Nick
Bodovintz, Martin Thomas, Steven Brosnitz, Edward G. Linquist,
and Carrol Corson.
First Township Officials.-—The voting brought the following
named men into office as township officers: J. G. Cohoe, A. P.
Dodge, and H. Duggan, supervisors ; W.
A. Housel, clerk ; D. W.
Freeman, treasurer; A. J. Carlon and Harry Spence, assessors;