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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 725
lution was passed at the first town meeting: "That no saloon license
be granted in this town."
A resolution was adopted by the covmty commissioners, on
December 7 , 1917, legalizing the consolidation of the townships of
Bassett and St. Louis, under the name of the former (see Bassett,
this chapter).
Sandy.—The Township of Sandy, 60-17, was set off as such on
September 8. 1916, the county commissioners then approving a petition,
signed by twenty-nine of the freeholders of unorganized township
sixty north of range seventeen west. The petition was sworn to
on July 12th of that year, and asserted that census taken at time of
circulation of petition showed that there were then forty-seven freeholders
living in the township. The petitioners wished to have township
organization and privileges, under the name of "Sandy," but
suggested alternative names of "Britt" and "Perho."
The first town meeting was held "at the Christian Association
Hall," situated in the northeast quarter of southwest quarter of section
twenty-two, on September 23, 1916, as ordered by the county
commissioners.
Big Rice Lake is in Sandy Township, and Lake Junction is a
stopping place for trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which
passes through the western end of the township. Unorganized territory
is to the north and west, and Sandy is bounded by Pike Township
on the east, and Wouri on the south. It is becoming good farming
territory, although its assessed valuation is now about one-fourth
less than in 1916. The township is in what is termed the Unorganized
School District, an adequate system of rural schools directly
supervised by the county school administration.
The present township officials are: Alex. Pursi (chairman).
Nestor Wolun and Wm. Jacobson, supervisors; Otmar Jarvinen.
clerk; Lars Koski. assessor; Ed Janhola, treasurer.
Congressional township 60-17, which now is Sandy, is shown
in federal statistics to have had a population of sixteen in 1900, one
hundred and ninety-nine in 1910, and one hundred and thirty-six
in 1920.
Solway.—The Township of Solway, which is one of those of
the southernmost tier of St. Louis County, was organized in 1897.
prior to which it was part of the Township of Hermann.
A petition, sworn to by George J. Guerson, on April 6. 1897,
and signed by twenty-eight freeholders of congressional township
fifty north of range sixteen west, was presented to the county commissioners
on that day. Petitioners sought separation of their township
from the Township of tiermann. stating, as a justifiable reason.
"the lack of roads and other facilities for traveling." which condition
made it almost impossible for residents in township 50-16 to attend
town meetings.
The petition was considered by the commissioners on April 6.
1897, and they set a date ui)on which they would hear objections to
the proposed separation. The date set was May 4th, but the hearing
was postponed until May 7th, and on that day the commissioners
granted the petition, and organized the 'l\)wnshii) of Solway. calling
upon voters in that district to assemble for the first town meeting
on Wednesday, May 26th of that year, designating the schoolhouse
which stood m>on the northeast (|uarter of northwest quarter
of section 22, of lowiishi]) 50-U), as the ])oling place.