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

724 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
In 1900, townships 50-21 and 50-20 had a population of fortyone;
in 1910, the two townships had 199 inhabitants; and in 1920
the census-taking showed 136 in Prairie Lake, and l""ine Lakes Township
was credited with 189 residents.
The officials of Prairie Lake Township, in 1920. were: C. H.
Johnson (chairman), Frank Lahti and John Rostvelt. supervisors;
Carl T. Johnson, clerk; R. B. Jones, assessor; Anton Heikkila,
treasurer.
Rice Lake.—The Township of Rice Lake was one of the first
to be established. The name appears on the county tax sheet for
1873, when the townships of St. Louis County were Duluth, Oneota,
Fond du Lac, Rice Lake and Hermann. All are shown as townships,
the City of Duluth and "outside lands" being the only two
other divisions shown on the tax sheet of that year.
Rice Lake Township borders the limits of the Cit}^ of Duluth
on the south; on the east, it adjoins Lakewood Township; on the
north is Gnesen, and on the west Canosia Township. The limits of
Rice Lake are those of congressional township 51-14, the two most
southeasterly sections, Nos. 35 and 36 being within the city limits.
The Vermilion road passes through the township, hut there are no
railway facilities.
In 1873, the assessed valuation f)f the township was $62,254, and
the tax-levy thirty-one mills. In 1919, the assessed valuation of real
and personal property in the township was $331,597. The development
has, therefore, not been substantial, although during the last
two decades the population has been steadily increasing. In 1900
showed 231 persons to be resident in the township; in 1910 the population
was 580; and in 1920 the census-taking recorded 916 inhabitants.
The present officials of Rice Lake Township are: Thos. Wright,
chairman; Emil G. Beyer and Michael Dulinski, supervisors; T. A.
Rogers, clerk; Wm. B. Doig, assessor; Ed Ball, treasurer.
For educational purposes. Rice Lake Township has been divided,
part of it being in School District No. 30, part in School District 55.
part of the township pays a school levy to School District No. 5, and
part to School District No. 71. All these school districts are referred
to elsewhere, excepting No. 30. School District No. 30 has administration
over the bulk of the township, however, and for its purpose
has a good brick schoolhouse, valued in 1919 at $20,000. Seven
female teachers constitute the school stafif, the average salary being
$80.00 a month, for a school year of nine months. The enrollment in
1919 was ninety-six. School Board: B. W. K. Lindau, clerk; L. N.
Young, treasurer; T. J. Bowycr, chairman of directors.
St. Louis.—The Township of St. Louis (now part of the Township
of Bassett) was organized in 1900, that action being taken by
the county commissioners after petition of Henry Conners and other
residents, of township fifty-eight north of range thirteen west, had
been presented to them, praying for the organization of that congressional
township, under the name of "St. Louis."
The township was formed on December 4, 1900, and the first
town meeting held, "in the office of Nolan Brothers and Laird." on
December 22, 1900.
The first officers of the township were: Peter Norman (chairman),
Frank Alger and Hugh Ermetinger, supervisors; Chris. O.
Gavic, clerk; Mike Smith, treasurer; William Gavin, assessor; B.
Airhoit and Amos Ramsey, justices; Geo. Bennison, constable. Reso-