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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 675
census tabulated 752 persons, then resident in the township. The
township is developing agriculturally. It is in school district No. 25.
The township officials in 1920 were : J. S. Soine, chairman
Edward Berg and J. P. Johnson, supervisors; Jens Jenson, clerk;
Eli Hautala, assessor; P. W. Thompson, treasurer.
Iron Junction.—The incorporated village of Iron Junction has
had such powders since 1893, when it seemed that a much more
important municipal history would be its destiny. There were 142
legal voters in 1893, and the total population would feasibly have been
more than that. In 1920, the population was only 92, and the place
is little more than its name indicates—a railway junction.
Petition to incorporate was circulated in May, 1893, John Campbell,
Frank Ansley, Stephen Ryan, and others, seeking corporate
village powers over 480 acres, describing as: "the w^est half of
southwest quarter, section 14; the southwest quarter of northern half,
and the southeast quarter and south half of southeast quarter of
the north half of the northeast quarter of section 22,
section 15 ; and
township 57-18." The petition stated that census taken of inhabitants
on April 1, 1893, showed that 365 persons were then living in
the area.
The petition was deemed regular by the county commissioners,
w^ho ordered election to be held on July 25, 1893, "at the store building
of P. J. Clure." One hundred and forty-two votes were then
cast, and all were in favor; therefore the commissioners ordered election
for officers to be held on August 10th. "in the vacant store
building, rear of P. J. Clure's store."
The value of taxable property in Iron junction in 1895 was
$21,158; in 1919 the assessed valuation was only $1,575.
The present village officials are: E. M. Moline, president; Thos.
Wood, Albert Fischer, and Wm. Molander. trustees ; C. F. Zacher,
clerk ; Chas. Peterson, treasurer.
Colvin.—The Township of Colvin came into being in 1910. Its
boundaries are those of congressional township 56 north, range 15
west, and w^as organized by the county commissioners in answer to
the request of inhabitants within the territory, as set forth in petition,
dated April 14, 1910, of John J. Ljung and twenty-four others.
The projectors at first thought of naming the new township
"Markham," but the name of "Colvin" was decided upon before the
petition was presented to the county commissioners. The document
was filed in the St. Louis County Court House on April 27, 1910.
It was considered by the commissioners on May 6th, and adopted
by them on that day, they ordering election to be held on Monday,
May 23, 1910, at the schoolhouse situated on section 27, of thf township
concerned.
In 1910, the assessed valuation
personal propertv was $87,437, and
of Colvin Township real
the tax lew $4,503.01.
and
The
1919 valuation was $72,986, and the tax levy $5,700.21.
The population of Colvin in 1910 was 252; in 1920. it was 370.
The growth is gradual, and will 1h- stabU- with increase of agricultural
development.
The township t)fficials, in 1^^20, were: .Anders .Anderson, chair-
man; Manu Fkola and Kmi! W'altenen. su))ervis()rs ; John
Carlson,
clerk; John J. Ljung, assessor; and I'.ckki Ss'ieminen.
Cotton.—The Township of Cotton was erected
treasurer.
in 1903. The
congressional township (54-17). it then constituted was formerly part
of the township of Kelsey, and the separation came as the result of
;