CLEARWATER COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Civil Case Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. District Court (Clearwater County).
Title:Civil Case Files.
Dates:1903-1949.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files numbered 1-3889, and trial transcripts for seven cases. Among the transcripts is State v Red River Lumber Co. and E. W. Backus (1910, File 636), containing substantial data on the northern Minnesota lumbering industry.
Quantity:30.3 cubic feet (30 boxes, and 7 folders in partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Clearwater County). Civil Case Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 993-106; 999-60

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017199960104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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102.J.18.1B1File Nos. 1-120.
Missing file nos. 33, 44, 66, 95.
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102.J.18.2F2File Nos. 121-279.
Missing file nos. 155, 262, 278.
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102.J.18.3B3File Nos. 280-411.
Missing file no. 290.
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102.J.18.4F4File Nos. 412-563.
Missing file nos. 472, 473, 509.
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102.J.18.5B5File Nos. 564-731.
Missing file nos. 690, 699, 701.
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102.J.18.6F6File Nos. 731-940.
Missing file no. 878.
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102.J.18.7B7File Nos. 941-1115.
Missing file no. 1002.
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102.J.18.8F8File Nos. 1116-1293.
Missing file nos. 1151, 1170, 1197, 1210, 1241, 1280, 1285.
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102.J.18.9B9File Nos. 1294-1451.
Missing file no. 1423.
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102.J.18.10F10File Nos. 1452-1617.
Missing file nos. 1490, 1511, 1559.
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102.J.19.1B11File Nos. 1618-1767.
Missing file nos. 1715, 1726, 1750, 1753.
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102.J.19.2F12File Nos. 1768-1930.
Missing file nos. 1784, 1792, 1885, 1886, 1887.
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102.J.19.3B13File Nos. 1931-2079.
Missing file nos. 2011, 2028.
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102.J.19.4F14File Nos. 2080-2200.
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102.J.19.5B15File Nos. 2201-2306.
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102.J.19.6F16File Nos. 2307-2416.
Missing file nos. 2330, 2335.
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102.J.19.7B17File Nos. 2417-2534.
Missing file nos. 2493, 2499.
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102.J.19.8F18File Nos. 2535-2633.
Missing file no. 2585.
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102.J.19.9B19File Nos. 2634-2718.
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102.J.19.10F20File Nos. 2719-2810.
Missing file no. 2780.
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109.H.2.1B21File Nos. 2811-2911.
Missing file no. 2821.
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109.H.2.2F22File Nos. 2912-3002.
Missing file nos. 2965, 1992.
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109.H.2.3B23File Nos. 3003-3122.
Missing file no. 3103.
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109.H.2.4F24File Nos. 3123-3222.
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109.H.2.5B25File Nos. 3223-3331.
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109.H.2.6F26File Nos. 3332-3437.
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109.H.2.7B27File Nos. 3438-3606.
Missing file nos. 3450, 3548, 3589, 3590, 3593.
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109.H.2.8F28File Nos. 3607-3712.
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109.H.2.9B29File Nos. 3713-3799.
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109.H.2.10F30File Nos. 3800-3889.

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Expand/CollapseCIVIL CASE FILE TRANSCRIPTS

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112.A.3.4FFile No. 636, State v Red River Lumber Company and E. W. Backus, 1910.
Contains substantial history about Minnesota’s lumbering industry and the workings of the Red River Lumber Company, particularly in north central Minnesota. The state claims monetary damages from the cutting of timber on state school lands.
Unnumbered, N. B. Nelson v Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company, 1914.
Concerns the process for shipping potatoes.
File No. 1697, Andrew Halvorson and William S. Wold v Carl and Emma Bexell, 1922.
Land contract dispute.
File No. 1916, Mary Larson v Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, 1924-1925.
Attempting to collect life insurance upon the presumed death of husband.
File No. 2098, Leonard Cooperative Creamery Association v First State Bank of Leonard et al., 1925.
Disputing guarantee bond signed by the bank regarding assets of the association.
File No. 2102, Leonard Land Company v Julius Dahlke, 1925-1926.
Regarding sale of land.
File No. 5139, Florence Daugherty v Essen Erick Anderson, 1963.
Seeking damages in traffic accident.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Civil procedure -- Minnesota -- Clearwater County.
Court records -- Minnesota -- Clearwater County.
Lumbering -- Minnesota, North Central.
Persons:
Backus, Edward Wellington, 1860-1934.
Organizations:
Red River Lumber Company.

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