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Early Settlers in Price County
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Surname
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First Name
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Origin
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Location
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Occupation
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Year
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Adams
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A.
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Spirit
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Mill Owner
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Adams
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Anita
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Knox Mills
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Adams
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Helen
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Knox Mills
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Anderson
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Fred
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Andrae
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A., Mrs.
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Sweden
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Brannan
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Teacher
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Andrews
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A.
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Beissel
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John
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Knox Mills
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Town Supervisor
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1896
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Bergerson
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John F.
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Bergerson
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John F.
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Brannon
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Assessor
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1884
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Berhowe
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Oliver
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Knox Mills
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Brekke
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Nils A.
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Knox Mills
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Dahl
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John
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Brannon
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Davis
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John R.
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Phillips
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Lumber Co. Owner
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Engelson
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Jake
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Knox Mills
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Erickson
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Enok
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Knox Mills
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Erickson
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Will
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Knox Mills
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Freund
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John
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Gallett
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C. R.
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Prentice
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Supervisor - Jump River
Lumber Co.
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Goodhue
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W. T.
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Knox Mills
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Greenman
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George
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Brannon
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Harris
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A. H.
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Brantwood
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Depot Agent
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Haugerud
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Ole
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Knox Mills
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Hobe
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Ole. Karl
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Knox Mills
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Mill Foreman
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Hobe
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Engebreth H.
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Risor, Norway
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Knox Mills
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Real Estate Speculator
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1895
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Holmes
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Ogema
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Lumber Company
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Jackson
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Allen
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Worcester
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Land Agent
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1876
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Jahn
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A.
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Brannon
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Jahn
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G.
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Brannon
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John
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Herman
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Johnson
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Al
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Brannon
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Johnson
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W.
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Brannon
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Johnson
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Alfred
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Brannon
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Assesor
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1884
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Johnson
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G. A.
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Knox Mills
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Justice of the Peace
& Town Treasurer
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1896
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Johnson
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F. O.
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Knox Mills
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Constable
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1896
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Kennan
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K. K.
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Kennan
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Railroad Representative
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Kline
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D.
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Knox
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William H.
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Pembroke, NH
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Knox Mills
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Lumberman
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1881
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Knox
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Samuel G.
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Pembroke, NH
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Knox Mills
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Lumberman
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1881
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Knox
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Hiram
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Knox Mills
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Postmaster
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1891
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Knutson
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K. O.
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Knox Mills
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Proprietor
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Kring
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Thomas
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Brannon
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Larson
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John
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Knox Mills
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Lind
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Minnie
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Knox Mills
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Lind
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Johan, Sr
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Sweden
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Knox Mills
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1882
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Manthey
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A.
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Marheine
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Fred
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Germany
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Brannan
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Farmer
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McCrossen
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James
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Spirit
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Lumberman
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1881
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Meier
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S.
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Brannon
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Montague
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Samuel
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Knox Mills
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Constable
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1896
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Nelson
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C. B.
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Brannon
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Chairman of the Board -Town
of Brannon
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1884
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Nystrom
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Ida
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Knox Mills
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O’Brien
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David
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Clyman, WI
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Hackett
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Land Agent
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1872
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O’Brien
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John
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Worcester
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Land Agent
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1876
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Ostergren
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K. A.
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Sweden
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Brannan
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Railroad Agent
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Palms
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Francis
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Antwerp,Belgium
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Knox Mills
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Land Speculator
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1867
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Peterson
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John
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Sweden
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Brannan
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Farmer
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Peterson
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George W.
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Prentice
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Energy Supervisor
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Peterson
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F. N.
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Knox Mills
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Mill Foreman
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Pierson
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John
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Brannan
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Poast
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T. J.
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Knox Mills
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Town Clerk
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1896
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Prentice
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Alex
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Prentice
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Rasmussen
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Minnie
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Knox Mills
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Teacher
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Rasmussen
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Robert
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Knox Mills
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Treasurer
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1897 – 1900
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Rasmussen
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Minnie
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Knox Mills
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Teacher
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1898 – 1901
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Ring
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Peter
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Brannon
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Assessor
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1884
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Roach
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Martin
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Spirit
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Post Master
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1895
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Roach
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Martin
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Knox Mills
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Assessor
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1896
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Robertson
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James
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Brannon
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Rosenhall
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George
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Brannon
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Sandquist
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J. L.
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Knox Mills
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Farmer
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Sandquist
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Herman
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Knox Mills
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Sandquist
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Alfred
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Knox Mills
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Farmer
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Stone
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Isaac
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Spirit River Settlement
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Stone
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Alvin
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Brannon
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Swenson
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Oscar
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Knox Mills
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Wilson
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Ed
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Brannon
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Wirth
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M. G.
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Knox Mills
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Town Supervisor
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1896
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