GOVERNOR:

An Inventory of Its Charges Against Public Officials at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Governor.
	Title:	Charges Against Public Officials.
	Dates:	1889-1944.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Affidavits, petitions, transcripts of testimony, attorney general opinions, orders, and some related correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning charges of misconduct or malfeasance brought by various citizens to the governor against state and local officials.
	Quantity:	12.75 cubic feet (13 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Arranged by year, then alphabetical by name of county or office.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Governor. Charges Against Public Officials. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Provenance:

The contents of box 13 were found among records of the Public Examiner.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 256?; 269?; 288; 296?

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017033110104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
110.I.15.12F	1	1889:
			Cook County Commissioner, Adolph S. Carlson.
			Morrison County Sheriff, Henry Rasicol.
			Pharmacy Board.
			Wabasha County Attorney, J. W. Steel.


		1890:
			Dakota County Attorney, Albert Schaller.
			Hubbard County Superintendent of Schools, E. W. Hawes.
			Soldiers Home.


		1891:
			Boiler Inspector, R. C. Clark.
			Cook County Commissioner, Adolph S. Carlson.
			Oil Inspector, Henry B. Willis.
			Redwood County Indian Complaint.
			Stearns County Probate Judge, Theodore Bruner.


		1892:
			Hennepin County Treasurer, H. O. Peterson.
			Notary Public, Moritz Heim.
			Wabasha County Commissioner, James McGinn.


		1893:
			Engineer, Phillip Smith.
			McLeod County Clerk of Court, John Luiten.
			Meeker County Treasurer, C. H. Dart.
			Owatonna School, Nina Finch.
			Public Examiner, M. D. Kenyon.
			Redwood County Attorney, M. Madigan.
			Rock County Attorney, E. H. Canfield.


		1894:
			Boiler Inspector, R. C. Clark.
			Assistant Dairy Commissioner, E. J. Graham.
			Fergus Falls State Hospital Assistant Supervisor, Silas Wetherington.
			Insurance Commissioner, C. H. Smith. 2 files.
			Ramsey County Auditor, James Burns.
			St. Louis County Attorney, Robert L. Wilkins.


		1895:
			Boiler Inspector, R. C. Clark.
			Blue Earth County Commissioner, R. S. Hughes.
			Hokah Village School Board Member, H. L. Hahl (Houston County).
			Roseau County Attorney, R. J. Bell.
			Stearns County Superintendent of Schools, L. J. Rocholl.


		1896:
			Benton County Sheriff, F. J. Schiele.
			Dental Board.
			Game Warden.
			Medical Board.
			Physicians and Surgeons Board.
			Polk County Probate Judge, C. M. Benson.
			Ramsey County Superintendent of Schools, John A. Hogan.
			Rock County Commissioners.
			Stearns County Probate Judge, Theodore Bruner.


		1897:
			Jackson County Sheriff, Clark A. Wood.
			Notary Public, William Gillen.
			Roseau County Clerk of Court, Iver Torfin.
			Stearns County Superintendent of Schools, L. J. Rocholl.


		1898:
			Murray County Treasurer, Peter Peterson.
			State Reformatory.


		1899:
			Dakota County Coroner, Nicolas Gillen.


		1900:
			Itasca County Commissioner, Charles E. Leeman.


		1901:
			Ramsey County Auditor, W. R. Johnson.
			Ramsey County Commissioner, George B. Whitehorne.
			Wabasha County Sheriff, G. G. Dickman.
			Dr. Edward N. Flint.


Location	Box
110.I.15.13B	2	1902:
			Treasurer of East Grand Forks, Alfred Coons.
			Hennepin County Sheriff, Philip T. Megaarden. 3 files.
			Itasca County Attorney, Chester L. Pratt.
			Roseau County officials.


		1903:
			Clearwater County Sheriff, Swan Torkelson.
			Mayor of East Grand Forks, John F. Brendt.
			Roseau County Sheriff, Charles Erickson.


		1904:
			LeSueur County Sheriff, Joseph Smith.
			Marshall County Attorney, Greely E. Carr.
			St. Louis County School District Treasurer, William Grant.


		1905:
			Beltrami County Attorney, Herbert Loud.
			Beltrami County Commissioners. 4 files.
			Itasca County officials.
			Nicollet County officials.
			Roseau County Sheriff, Charles Erickson.
			Roseau County officials.
			Waseca County Clerk of Court, Henry Reynolds.


		1906:
			Jackson County Commissioner, H. G. Anderson.
			Railroad and Warehouse Commission.
			Schroeder Town Treasurer, James Pinkerton (Cook County).


		1907:
			Big Falls Village Council President, G. T. Robinson.
			Cass County Attorney, J. S. Scribner.
			Cass County Sheriff, Alexander Riddell.
			Clearwater County Attorney, Edward T. Teitsworth.
			Cook County Sheriff, Clark Carhart.
			East Grand Forks Mayor, John O’Leary (prostitution).
Location	Box
110.J.15.14F	3		Itasca County Jail.
			Mille Lacs County School District No. 17.
			St. Louis County Sheriff, W. J. Bates.


		1908:
			Attorney, Francis B. Hart
			Cottonwood County Attorney, David Stuart.
			Morrison County School District No. 88.
			Board of Pardons, Edward Ditmore.


		1909:
			Bemidji Justice of the Peace.
			Bovey, Sheriff T. T. Riley.
			Itasca County Treasurer, A. A. Kremer.
			Jackson and Rock County Assessors.
			Lincoln County Attorney, Warren Miller.
			Medical Board, Arthur C. Moorhead.
			St. Paul, Joseph Garbarino.
			Richardson Town Treasurer (Morrison County).


		1910:
			Dakota County Sheriff, James McDevitt.
			Itasca County Sheriff.
			Kittson County, Contract for Printing.
			Mahnomen County Register of Deeds, Mr. Sullivan.
			Meire Grove Village Mayor.
			Red Lake County Commissioners.
			Virginia, International Falls and Wahkon officials.


		1911:
			Beltrami County School District No. 13.
			Beltrami County Sheriff, A. B. Hazen.
			Bemidji Boiler Inspector.
			Dakota County Auditor.
			Lake County Attorney, John Kinsella.
			Minnesota National Guard.
			St. Paul Mayor and Chief of Police.
			Stearns County Sheriff, B. J. Moritz.
			Walker (Cass County), conditions in jail.
Location	Box
105.H.18.3B	13		Hennepin County Commissioners. 2 volumes of transcripts; 1 folder of proceedings; 1 folder, 1 volume, and 1 packet of exhibits.
				Testimony and exhibits relating to a petition by Alfred Stringer for the removal of Hennepin County commissioners for malfeasance in connection with bidding for construction of a bridge across the Narrows at Lake Minnetonka.


Location	Box
110.J.15.14F	3	1912:
			Beltrami County Sheriff, A. B. Hazen.
			Bemidji Mayor.
			International Lumber Company.
			Koochiching County, Treatment in Jail.
			Morton, Town officials.
			Wadena County Attorney, J. H. Mark.


		1913:
			Beaudette officials.
			Becker County officials.
			Big Falls Mayor.
			McLeod County Sheriff, Fred Klaus.
			Rollingstone Town Board Chairman, John Valentine.
			Savage Mayor.
			Walker officials.
			Winona County Attorney, Earl Simpson.
			Wright County Sheriff, A. H. Grant.


		1914:
			Mower County Attorney, George Robertson.


		1915:
			Big Stone County, Dan Meyer vs. Michael Keating.
			Blue Earth County Deputy Game Warden.
			St. Louis County Sheriff, John R. Meining.


		1916:
			Bemidji Game Warden.
			Benson Municipal Court Judge.
			Blue Earth County, John Deglman.
			Cass County investigation. 1 folder.
Location	Box
110.I.16.1B	4		Cass County investigation. 3 volumes.
			Cottonwood County Attorney.
			Koochiching County Commissioners. 2 folders.
			Koochiching County Auditor, L. H. Slocum.
			Meeker County, Attorney and Judge.
			Ramsey County Court Commissioner.
			Roseau County officials.
			Secretary of State, Julius Schmahl.
			Wright Town officials (Marshall County).


		1917:
			Cass County Attorney. 2 folders.
Location	Box
110.I.16.2F	5		Cass County Attorney.
			Dodge County Attorney.
			Fergus Falls Justice of the Peace.
			Koochiching County officials.
			Mahnomen County Sheriff, Joseph J. Urness. 2 folders.
			New Ulm officials (Brown County).
			Ottertail County Attorney.
			Todd County Superintendent of Schools.


		1918:
			Acoma Town Board Chairman, Henry Kuehl.
			Dodge County Judge of Probate.
			Jackson County Sheriff and Attorney.
			Lyon County Attorney.
			Maple Plain Justice of the Peace.
			Minneapolis 8th Ward Draft Board.
			Ramsey County Sheriff, John Wagener.
			Renville County Auditor, J. L. Johnson.


Location	Box
110.I.16.3B	6	1919:
			Big Stone County Sheriff, John Gowan.
			Blue Earth County Treasurer.
			Cass County Commissioners.
			Hennepin County Attorney, William Nash. 3 folders.
			Koochiching County Sheriff, High McIntosh.
			Oil Inspector, Deputy, Louis Pavin.
			Pine County Register of Deeds, James Wandel.
			Ramsey County Treasurer, Martin O’Malley.
			Rice County Attorney, Lucius Smith.
			St. Louis Park Justice of the Peace.


		1920:
			Brown County Auditor, Louis Vogel. 2 folders.
			Carlton County Sheriff, H. N. McKinnon.
			Hennepin County Commissioners.
			Hennepin County Sheriff, Oscar Martinson.
			Mahnomen County Auditor, Frank E. Johnson.
			Norman County Attorney, M. A. Brattland.
			Oil Department, Hjalmar Nelson.
			Pine County Register of Deeds, J. H. Wandel.
			Pipestone Boiler Inspector, Albert H. Westphall.


		1921:
			Aitkin County Attorney, Louis Hallum.
			Aitkin County Commissioners. 2 folders.
			Banking Department, Mr. Pierson.
			Becker County Auditor, J. A. Narum.
Location	Box
110.I.16.4F	7		Dakota County Treasurer, Maurice O’Brien.
			Deputy Fire Marshall, Tourtoillette.
			Kittson County Sheriff, O. J. Anderson.
			Lyon County Sheriff, Monroe.
			Mille Lacs County Sheriff, Harry Shockley.
			Otter Tail County, Justice of the Peace.
			Otter Tail County officials.
			Renville County Auditor, Alfred Schmidt. 2 folders.
			Renville County Commissioners.
			Tracy, Municipal Judge.
			Washington County Attorney.


		1922:
			Fish and Game Department, Harry LaDue.
			Grand Rapids Judge of Probate, Clarence Webster.
			Kittson County Sheriff, O. J. Anderson.
			Private detective N. W. King.
			Ramsey County Attorney, Richard O’Brien.
			Red Lake County Attorney and Sheriff.
			South St. Paul strike – calling out National Guard.


		1923:
			Cook County Sheriff, Lever H. Lien.
			Dakota County School District No. 68.
			J. B. Thomas, Municipal Judge of Tracy.
			C. G. Odquist, Judge of Probate, McLeod County.
			Victor E. Essling, Mayor of Eveleth (St. Louis County).
			A. J. Van Buskirk, City Clerk, Eveleth.
			J. A. Hendricks, Municipal Judge of Crookston.
			A. D. Smith, Mille Lacs County Attorney.
			Irving J. Sombs, Treasurer of Bowstring, Itasca County.
			George Woods, Deputy Game Warden.


Location	Box
105.H.18.3B	13	1924:
			Charles A. Smith, Winona County Commissioner.
			C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways.
			W. J. Julius, Brown County Sheriff.
			Ernest Davies, private detective.


		1925:
			Judge George Baker, Kittson County.
			Board of Barber Examiners, discrimination charges.
			R. B. Hudson, Probate Judge, Big Stone County.
			Alex McConochie, Fillmore County Commissioner.


		1926:
			Thomas B. Moran, Probate Judge, Dakota County.
			Grant County Attorney, shooting of Dr. T. S. Paulson.
			L. H. Lein, Cook County Sheriff.
			Rice County Commissioners.
			P. S. Olson, Kanabec County Attorney.
			Leonard Erickson, Otter Tail County Attorney.
			J. A. Lee, Swift County Attorney.


		1927:
			State Treasurer’s Office.
			Hairdressing and Beauty Culture Board.
			Gilbert Seashore, Hennepin County Coroner.
			Sheriff Felix, Morrison County.
			Ralph W. Downs, Dakota County Auditor.


		1928:
			Minnesota Public Health Association.
			First National Bank of Alexandria.
			Manley Fosseen, Minneapolis Municipal Judge.
Location	Box
110.I.16.5B	8		Hennepin County Attorney, Floyd B. Olson.


		1929:
			Barbers Board Secretary, P. J. McGill.
			Benton County Sheriff, E. G. Stewart.
			Freeborn County Sheriff, James B. Otteson.
			Koochiching County, Federal Agent Emmett White.
			National Guard officer, Forrest E. Gilmore.
			Ramsey County Sheriff, George H. Moeller. 2 folders.
			St. Paul Justice of the Peace, Eugene A. Monick.


		1930:
			Benton County Attorney, Harry Burns.
Location	Box
110.I.16.6F	9		Koochiching County, Alvin Castle and Malcolm Trott.


		1931:
			Banking Department.
			Egekvist vs. Attorney General Benson.
			Industrial Commission, F. A. Duxbury.
			Insurance Department vs. Henry J. Tegels.
			Railroad and Warehouse Commission.
			Rice County Attorney, Thomas Quinn.
			Virginia, F. B. Anderson.


		1932:
			Board of Accountancy vs. McLaughlin.
			Highway Department.
			Commissioner of Insurance, Garfield Brown. 3 volumes, 2 folders.
			Murray County Treasurer, James E. Shirley.
			Stevens County Commissioners.


		1933:
			State Board of Accountancy vs. Sandahl Pearson and Co.
			Brown County Attorney, T. O. Streissguth.
			Cass County Commissioners. 2 folders.
			Dental Board.
			Jackson County Attorney, B. E. Grottum.


		1934:
			Commissioner of Insurance, Garfield Brown – Kanar.
Location	Box
110.I.16.7B	10		Northwest Bancorporation. 1 folder, 10 volumes.
			Rice County Attorney, Thomas Quinn.


		Miscellaneous charges and pending:
			1929-1931.
			1932.
			1933-1935.


		1936:
			Grant County Attorney, R. G. Stomme.
			Hennepin County Probate Judge, Manley Fosseen.
			Industrial Commissioner, N. H. Debel.
			Otter Tail County Attorney, William Berghuis.


Location	Box
110.I.16.8F	11	1939:
			Conservation Commissioner, Herman Wenzel. 1 folder, 16 volumes.
Location	Box
110.I.16.9B	12		Pine County Attorney, Albert Johnson.


		1940:
			Athletic Commission, Robert J. Seiberlich.
			East Grand Forks officials.
			Mankato officials.
			Mille Lacs County Commissioner, David Emmons.
			Moorhead City Attorney.
			Polk County Sheriff.
			Scott County Sheriff, Arthur F. Mesenbrink. 2 folders.


		1942:
			Carlton County Attorney, Arthur Lieberman. 2 folders.
			Chisholm Municipal Judge, Royal C. Huber.
			Fillmore County Sheriff, Inglebret.
			Shakopee Judge, Scheartz.


		1943-1944:
			Mower County Sheriff, Eckhardt. 2 folders, 1 volume.

RELATED MATERIAL

See also Governor: Miscellaneous records (boxes 4 and 7). Public Examiner: Investigation Files may be tangentially related to this series.

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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:: Attorneys general's opinions -- Minnesota.; Local officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Discipline.; Misconduct in office -- Minnesota.

Places:: Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Discipline.

Document Types:: Affidavits.; Petitions.; Transcripts.

Functions:: Adjudicating.

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GOVERNOR:

OVERVIEW

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIAL

CATALOG HEADINGS