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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 707
lots and blocks, as the town of Fond-du-Lac," and duly recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds ; and sections 6 and- 8 "platted as
East Fond-du-Lac"; the balance unplatted, it
part was in any incorporated village or city.
being asserted that no
The petition was signed by W. H. Hollenbeck, and thirty-one
other freeholders, and was dated February 28, 1893.
The petition was approved and granted on March 3, 1893. Accordingly,
election was held, on April 11th, W. H. Hollenbeck, B. F.
Bishop, and C A. Krause acting as inspectors of election. They
certified that at the School House of District No. 2, of St. Louis
county on April 11, 1893, the election was held, and that, of forty
ballots cast, thirty-one votes were in
against.
favor of incorporation, and nine
HISTORIC FOXD DU LAC
On July 7, 1896, a petition, signed by Olaf Gulbrandson and
thirty-five others, sought to change the name of the township of
Fond-du-Lac to "Midway." The county commissioners granted the
petition on that dav. The townshij) then had an assessed valuation of
$96,590; in 1919 it" was onlv $123,277. The taxes in 1896 amounted
to $2,023.31. In 1919 they totalled to $7,024.45.
I'lind-clu-Lac is in two school districts: Independent School District
No. 1 (see Proctor), and district No. 7. District No. 7 embraces
most of township 49-15, and has three schoolhouses, all of frame constructif)n,
the three \-.'dued at $2,500. The enrollment at these rural
schools in 1919 totalled to 112 scholars. They were instructed by
three female teachers, who received an average salary of $80 a month,
for the schnnl year of eight months. The school levy was $1,906.10.
The school hoard otVicials in 1619-20 were: H. Norman, clerk; Mrs.
Anna B. Forsell. treasurer; W ]\. Nordin. chairman of directors.
School District No. 1 made a school levy of 62 mills. Midway's share
being on an assessed valuation of $U»,588.
The township oi'licials in 1620 were: .Aaron .^tark (chairman),
Eric Johnson and John .\. .'Xnderson. supervisors; Henry Xorm.in,
clerk; Fmil L. Noiin, assessor; John I\ Anderson, treasurer.