CASS COUNTY: AUDITOR:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Cass County (Minn.). County Auditor.
	Title:	Records.
	Dates:	1895-1974.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Assorted records that were either generated by or accumulated by the county auditor. The main body of records documents school district organizations, consolidations, dissolutions, reorganizations, and bonds. There are also files dealing with school enrollment, county roads, county superintendent of schools appointment, and nomination of Floyd A. Tweder for county attorney. Also includes registers of township and school officers, road records, and bounty records.
	Quantity:	3.4 cubic feet (3 boxes and 3 volumes, unboxed).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cass County (Minn.). County Auditor. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 985-141; 2012-2; 2017-2

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Catalog ID number: 001709961

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION, DISSOLUTION, AND REORGANIZATION FILES

Documents include orders of consolidation, petitions to be set off, petitions to change boundaries, petitions and orders to form new school districts, notices of hearings, affidavits of publication, district and township maps, meeting minutes, and correspondence.

Arranged in chronological order.

Location

113.C.4.3B

Organization material, circa 1905-1938.

Documenting a number of petitions to organize new districts.

Cass Lake Village, Pike Bay Township, District No. 3, 1903.

Disallowed school petitions, 1904-1914.

Lima and Smokey Hollow Townships, District No. 4, 1904.

Petition by Daniel DeLury and others for new school district in Shingobee Township, District No. 5, 1905.

Ansel Township, District No. 6, April 11, 1905.

Organization of District No. 7, January 8, 1907.

Organization of Meadow Brook Township, District No. 8, August 1, 1911.

Organization of School District No. 9, Byron, September 12, 1911.

Organization of District 10, south one-half of Smoky Hollow Township, September 12, 1911.

Change by vote to Independent District from Common District, Moose Lake Township, District No. 2, January 25, 1915.

Poplar Township, District No. 15, 1916.

Petition of Ole Peterson and others for School District No. 13, 1916.

Consolidation with Motley, School District in Township 133, 1916.

Disallowed.

May-Becker Townships, School District No. 12, Consolidated School District No. 27, 1916.

Bungo-Walden Townships, District No. 16, 1917.

Pine River and Bull Moose Townships, District No. 14, January 5, 1917.

Petitioned for by J. S. Rice and others.

Loon Lake Township, June 1917.

Disallowed.

Petition and notice of hearing of Walden School District No. 18, May 1, 1917.

Disallowed.

Becker Township, School District No. 18, July 1917.

Disallowed.

Loon Lake Township, District No. 17, consolidated with No. 41, Crow Wing County, July 11, 1917.

Dissolution of School District No. 7, April 2, 1918.

Petition of John A. Jacobs to be set off from School District No. 41, February 1919.

Petition of Cuyuna Range Power Company to be set off from School District No. 13, February 3, 1919.

Petition of Jim Shepard and others, District No. 17, 1918-1919.

Petition withdrawn.

Becker Township, District No. 18, July 14, 1919.

Petition of unorganized school board for changes of boundaries in Turtle Lake and Pine Lake, July 16, 1919.

Petition of Hans Larson and others for new school district, McKinley and Bull Moose, July 16, 1919.

Petition for consolidation of School District Nos.107 and 81, Morrison County with School District No. 1, Cass County, August 6, 1919.

District No.10 dissolution, 1920.

Barclay, Pine River, Walden, Wilson Townships, District No. 19, February 11, 1920.

Petition for alteration of school boundaries, Unorganized School District No. 1, March 2, 1920.

Loon Lake, Wilson, Walden Maple Townships, District No. 20, April 4, 1920.

Petition for Alteration of Boundaries of unorganized school district, May 20, 1920.

Dissolution of School District No. 21, June 1, 1920.

Byron, Moose Lake, Meadow Brook, Poplar, formation of new school district, September 1920.

Petition of Fred A. Rush to be set off from School District No. 19, September 21, 1920.

Petition for formation of new school district in McKinley, Bull Moose, Walden and Bungo, November 9, 1920.

School District No. 22, unorganized and dissolved, December 2, 1920.

Dissolution proceedings for District No. 22, unorganized, December 7, 1920.

Petition for dissolution of School District No. 23, December 7, 1920.

Petition by L. M. Smith and others for new school district in Walden and Maple Townships, April 5, 1921.

Petition by J. B. Gardner and others for dissolution of School District No. 24, May 3, 1921.

Petition of Geo. A. Jensen to be set off of School District No 2 to School District No. 21, September 13, 1921.

Petition of Albert Bragstad to be set off of Consolidated District No. 41 to District No. 20, September 13, 1921.

Petition of George Olson to be set off from School District No. 19 to unorganized school district, October 4, 1921.

Petition of E.M. Granger and others for new school district in Moose Lake and Poplar, October 4, 1921.

Petition for detachment of School District No. 1 to District No. 20, 1922.

Petition of Frank M. Plagmann and others for new school district in Moose Lake Township, 1922.

Petition of V. Stumvoll and others for new school district in Home Brook, Fairview, Maple and Loon Lake, 1922.

Writ and Order, School District Nos. 1 and 15, 1922.

Petition of Maude M. Thomas and Rolland Thomas to be set off from School District No. 16 to unorganized district, May 1, 1923.

Petition for dissolution of Common School District No. 22 in Home Brook, Maple, Loon Lake and Fairview Townships, August 7, 1923.

Petition of Mrs. Wm Durbin and others for formation of new school district in May and Fairview Townships, October 12, 1923.

Petition of Harry B. Van Siekel for new school district in Fairview and Home Brook Townships, October 12, 1923.

Petition of Mrs. Theo. Granby and others for formation of new school district in Poplar and Byron Townships, June 11, 1925.

School District No. 26, petition for formation of new school district in East Gull Lake Township, October 5, 1926.

Petition for annexation of lands in Morrison County to Independent School District No. 1, Cass County, July 12, 1927.

Petition of Mrs. Selma Hojem and others for formation of new school district in Moose Lake Township, September 6, 1927.

Petition of E. E. Dally to be set off from School District No. 23 to School District No. 24, January 11, 1928.

Petition of E. M. Granger and others for the formation of new school district in Moose Lake Township, June 5, 1928.

Petition of C. A. Amerud for the setting off from School District No. 2 to School District No. 21, July 9, 1928.

Petition of W. G. Schultz and others for the formation of a new school district in Home Brook Township, June 2, 1931.

Petition of Geo. Knott to have his lands in Section 4, to be set off from School District No. 2 to School District No. 16, September 4, 1928.

Petition for new school district in Sylvan, April 2, 1935.

Disallowed.

Petition for formation of new school district from District No. 1, August 1936.

Disallowed.

Petition to change boundaries or consolidate school districts, No. 8 to No. 22; No. 8 to unorganized, 1938.

School districts Leech Lake, Nos. 5 and 27 to unorganized, September 6, 1938.

Petition of C. H. Patterson for change of school district, September 28, 1939.

School District change from No 24 to become a part of No. 26, Cass County, 1941.

Order of consolidation School District No. 27, joint, Morrison Todd and Cass Counties, July 6, 1945.

Lands annexed to School District No. 6, Itasca County, 1949.

Consolidation of School District Nos. 22 and 50, 1949, 1953.

Unorganized School District Dissolution, 1952-1963.

Proposed consolidation of parts of the Unorganized School District into the Hackensack, Walker, Cass Lake, Bena, and Remer school systems.

Order of reorganization of School District Nos. 2, 6, 14, 16, 19 and part of 20 and part of unorganized to joint Nos. 28; part of unorganized to No. 1; Nos. 1, 13, 24 and part of 23 to joint 29; part of unorganized to No. 3; No. 4 to No. 1, 1952.

Petition of C.H. Patterson to be set off from School District 21 to No. 8, August 5, 1952.

School District No. 17 and 20 of Cass County, dissolved and reorganized as Joint No. 30 of Cass County and No. 53 of Crow Wing County, July 1, 1953.

Petition and orders, reorganization of Independent School District No. 30, taken from unorganized, July 1, 1953.

School District No. 23 annexed to Independent Consolidated District No. 27, September 1, 1953.

Part of School District No. 22 annexed to Joint District No. 28, September 8, 1953.

Petition of Roy E. Schwendeman to dissolve from School District No. 85, Crow Wing County and annex to Joint No. 22, July 12, 1954.

Petition of unorganized to No. 30, August 3, 1954.

Petition of Lester and Francis Scott to be set off from unorganized school district to Independent District No. 30, January 4, 1955.

Petition of Robert Sama to dissolve from School District No. 15 and annex to joint District No. 28, Cass County and No. 117, Crow Wing County, August 10, 1955.

Order dissolving School District No. 651, Hubbard County and annexing same to No. 115, Cass County, 1957-1958.

Petitions of notices on Hackensack area unorganized school, 1959.

Proposal for consolidation, part of unorganized and No. 118; order of consolidation, part of organized No. 118, April 28, 1960.

Proposals for consolidation of No. 268 with No. 483, Motley and No. 268 with No. 793, Staples, May 4, 1960.

School District No. 74 (No. 657), Hubbard County, papers pertaining to dissolution of district and subsequent actions, November 9, 1960.

Location

113.C.4.4F

Order of consolidation of School District No. 271, Cass County with No. 181, Crow Wing County, July 2, 1962.

Petition of Floyd Smith, Backus, to be set off from School District No. 114 to School District No. 117, September 3, 1963.

Order of consolidation of School District No. 266 to No. 483, August 18, 1964.

County Board order for division of assets of unorganized school territory, consolidated with School District No. 115, Cass Lake, No. 118, Remer, No. 119, Walker, August 31, 1964.

Order of consolidation of part of unorganized to No. 115, Cass Lake and No. 119, Walker, August 31, 1964.

Petition of Leonard L. Graton to be set off from School District No. 793, Staples to School District No. 483, Motley, September 1, 1964.

Order of consolidation of unorganized school district, in Moose Lake and Meadow Brook Townships with No. 483, Motley, October 13, 1964.

Petitions to detach from School District No.185 and annex to No. 116, September 1, 1966.

Petition for annexation to School District No. 793, Staples, Todd County, by School District Nos. 267 and 270, Cass County, August 23, 1967.

Petition for detachment from School District No. 185 to No. 117, October 16, 1967.

Annexation proceeding, School District No. 269, annexed to No. 483, Motley, Morrison County, August 19, 1968.

Consolidation of part of School District No. 185 with No. 116, July 1, 1969.

Consolidation of part of School District No. 185 with No. 117, August 5, 1969.

School District No. 120, annexation to School District No. 793, Staples, August 19, 1969.

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BONDS

Documents include correspondence, school board meeting minutes, resolutions, tax levy and bond registration.

Arranged chronologically.

Location

113.C.4.4F

Consolidated School District No. 1, Cass County, June 1, 1942.

Unorganized School District, Cass County, July 1, 1943.

Independent School District No. 5, Cass County, January 15, 1951.

Joint Independent Consolidated School District No. 50-22, Nisswa, 1952.

Joint Independent Consolidated School District No. 27, Motley, 1954.

Joint School District No. 6, Itasca and Cass Counties, 1956, 1960.

Independent School District No. 793, Staples, 1971.

Independent School District No. 483, Motley, 1971.

Independent School District No. 116, Pillager, 1974.

Independent School District No. 483, Motley, 1974.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Location

103.F.4.10F-2

Road Records, 1895-1958:

Volume B, 1895-1908. 1 oversize folder.

Plats, with survey data, for roads constructed in the county. Pages may contain names of residents of the various sections that are included.

Location

121.O.3.4

Volume A, Road Calendar, circa 1900-1958. 1 volume.

Plats, with survey data, for roads constructed in the county. Includes indexes on pages 1 and 104.

Location

103.F.4.10F-2

Township and School Officers Registers, 1915-1956:

Includes annual list of names of township assessors, clerks, treasurers, and supervisors, and of taxes voted. Also includes annual list of school clerks, treasurers, and directors and voted taxes paid.

Volume A, 1915-1956.

Volume B, 1957-1965.

Location

121.O.3.5

Bounty record books, 1919-1965:

Includes names of people who claimed bounties for killing wolves, bobcats, foxes, and bears in the county.

Volume A, 1919-1961.

Location

121.O.3.6

Volume B, 1962-1965.

Location

113.C.4.4F

Value of Property in District No. 21, undated.

Annual Report of Superintendent of Schools of pupils enrolled in each school district in Cass County, September 9, 1921.

Judgment No. 1, W.O. Washburn, Judgment No. 2, Irene Kemp Washburn against School District No. 19, 1934.

Petition for county road between Bull Moose and Pine River Townships, 1938.

Minutes of special meeting of county board as to appointment of County Superintendent of Schools, March 20, 1943.

Petition and related papers nominating Floyd A. Tweder for the office of County Attorney, 1950.

School districts legal titles as report to State Department of Education, July 5, 1957.

[0.4 cubic feet full, legal]

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Bears -- Control -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Bobcat -- Control -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; County attorneys -- Minnesota.; County officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Foxes -- Control -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Roads -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; School attendance -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; School bonds -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; School districts -- Minnesota -- Cass County -- Registers.; School districts -- Boundaries -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Schools -- Centralization -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Wolves -- Control -- Minnesota -- Cass County.

Persons:: Tweder, Floyd A.

Document Types:: Maps. -- Minnesota -- Cass County.; Petitions.

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