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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 737
maintains an increase in population for the township. Aurora's
population in 1910 was 1,919; in 1920 it had increased to 2,809, with
prospects of steady continuance in growth.
Aurora was incorporated in 1903, and is the only incorporated
place in the township. However, an attempt was made, in 1913,
to secure corporate powers for another place in the township. A
petition was circulated among the residents of Pineville, section 6,
of township 58-15, in February of that year, and was signed by many
people. The document ultimately reached the county offices, but
was declared to be irregular by the county attorney, who fovnid
that the unplatted part of the land petitioners sought to include
in the limits of the incorporated village did not adjoin the platted
portion. The county commissioners considered the petition at their
March session, but took no action, and before thev next met, certain
signers of the petition notified the commissioners of their wish to
withdraw their signatures. The commissioners ^therefore rejected
the petition at the next meeting.
Among the important mining properties of the township are
the St. James, Miller. Mohawk, Meadow, Fowler, Bangor, Stephens,
and Perkins mines. More is written elsewhere regarding them, and
mining is, of course, the chief industry of the township and will be
for many years.
The officials of the Township of
Anton
White in 1920 were :
Erickson, (chairman) ;
Skubic and E. T. Sandberg,
Erick
supervisors;
O. F. Halstrom. clerk; Victor Rebrovich, assessor; Aug. Mattson,
treasurer.
Willow Valley.—Township 63 north, range 20 west, was detached
from the Township of Linden Grove, in February. 1916. to form the
Township of Willow Valley, which had been erected by the county
commissioners on February 4th of that year, in response to petition
of John Ostlund, A. P. Olson, M. Peterson, and others of that town-
ship.
The petition was filed at the county auditor's office on December
30. 1915, and was discussed by the commissioners at their January
meeting. They favored the detaching of township 63-20 from Linden
Grove, and called for a stating of any objections by interested persons
to such action by them, fixing February 4th for a hearing of
such. On that day they granted the petition, and ordered the first
town meeting of the township of Willow Valley to be held on February
19, 1916, "at Schoolhouse No. 20. situated in section 15, of
township 63-20."
I'^lection was apparently held on that date, and organization has
since been maintained, with the same boundaries and powers. During
the last few years there has been a slight increase in the valuation of
the t(jwnship, and in all probability it will steadily go forward io
full agricultural development. No population was reported in 1910.
and in 1920 there were 180 people living in the township, the families
being those of legitimate homesteaders.
its school affairs are directed by the county school staff, the
township paying a scln)ol tax of 37.1 mills, and a total levy of 71.2
mills for all purposes.
Township officials. 1920: .\ug. (irund (chairman I. Esa Teppo
and Wm. Carlson, supervisors; Oscar Hanson, clerk; .\. 1*. Olson,
assessor; Magnus Peterson, treasurer.
Wuori.—The Townshij) of Wuori. the limits of which are those