This information
comes from the 1940 edition of “Who’s Who in Minnesota.”
Alphabetical list of
Townships with date of organization, first Board of Supervisors,
Clerk and Treasurer, in the order named.
Arlone – May 29,
1911; D Westman, C. B. Brown, John M. Sundean, Ben Brown.
Arna – March 26,
1910; P. M. Croucher, Bernard Chelmo, Geo. Hollas, J. H. Franklin, C.
A. Bjork.
Barry – Oct. 18,
1901; A. O Rosedahl, Chm; S. W. Anderson, Clk.
Beldan – July 30,
1921; E. T. Hogan, Grover Hanold, Geo. Donley, Geo. Rash, Stephen
Costello.
Birch Creek – Aug. 1,
1896; H. W. Bodholdt, Chm; J. C. Swenson, Clk.
Bremen – Jan. 20,
1906; Herman Thrun. Chm; Jacob Sonmor, Clk.
Bruno – May 28, 1903;
Albert Wharton, Chm; Hans Nelson, Clk.
Brook Park – April
30, 1894; M. L. Seymore, Chm; W. H. Thompson, Clk.
Chengwatana – March
2, 1874; Duane Porter, F. Blamk, Reason Denman, Ely Hull, Henry
Brandes.
Clover – Aug. 1,
1911; C. O Morgan, Chm; C. A. Schmidt, Clk.
Crosby – Aug. 1,
1908; J. E. Crosby, N. Hellamd, G. Beaver, G. Millhause.
Danforth – April 2,
1904; J. H. Friesendahl, Chm; W. J. Wheeler, Clk.
Dell Grove – Nov. 14,
1895; Erick Troolin, Chm; Harry Olson, Clk.
Dosey – June 7, 1909;
C. G. Chase, Chm; Mark Chase, Clk.
Finlayson – Nov. 14,
1895; James McDonald, Chm; C. W. Harris, Clk.
Fleming – May 25,
1907; Ed. J. Rodenberg, Chm; M. Bird, Clk.
Hinckley – Est. 1872,
Org’d Mar. 2, 1874; Record lost in forest fire of 1895.
Kerrick – Nov. 14,
1895; Peter Norell, Jr., Chm; Andrew Gillberg, Clk.
Keene – May 22, 1920;
C. L. Busby, Charlie Johnson, L. L. Wheeler, C. O. Ables, W. D.
Smith.
Kettle River – March
2, 1874; A. L. Griggs, William Curry, T. O’Neil, G. Moorhead.
Munch – Oct. 21,
1905; F. J. Keene, Chm; A. L. Freeman, Clk.
Mission Creed – April
2, 1880; M. Thomas, E. Johnson, T. McEwen, E. J. Leard; A. Wilson.
Nickerson – Sept. 21,
1907; O. G. Wahlquist, Chm; D. Champagne, Clk, J. D. Johnson, Tr.
Norman – April 3,
1906; O. F. Forsythe, Chm, Gust Overbecke, Clk.
Park – Sept. 25,
1922; Nels Berg, Frank Mack, Chas. Kunz, Edwin I. Scott, Adolph
Larson.
Ogema – Sept. 21,
1915; H. B. Lyon, Chm; S. O. Pike, Clk, H. D. Black, Tr.
Partridge – Jan. 26,
1901; Louis Lindstrom, Chm; Hugh McKenzie, Clk.
Pine City – March 27,
1874; H. Bracket, H. B. Hoffman, James Griffith, H. Robei, Clk.
Pokegama – Jan. 25,
1896; John C. Nordstrom, Chm; T. A. Bartlett, Clk.
Pine Lake – Nov. 14,
1895; H. G. Tyler, Chm; Geo. Beck, Clk.
Rock Creek – May 14,
1874; Officers not given.
Royalton – March 17,
1880; Officers not given.
Sandstone – Nov. 14,
1895; Charles Haisler, Chm; J. S. Hay, Clk.
Sturgeon Lake – Oct.
23, 1897; Andrew Novak, Chm; A. Nygren, Clk.
Wilma – Nov. 5, 1907;
John Ludwig, T. M. Croucher, J. Franklin, Clk.
Windemere – Jan. 21,
1882; J. A. Majgren, Chm; L. Lyden, Clk.
The following townships
were dissolved on the date given: Belden, Jan. 8, 1936; Keene, May
25, 1938; Dosey, April 2, 1941.
