Pictured clockwise starting at far left (9 o'clock position) Dr. C. S. Reimstad, Coroner, John T. Frater, Treasurer, Milton McFadden, Probate Judge, S.F. Alderman, Crow Wing County Attorney,, W. A. M Johnstone, District Court Clerk, Anton Mahlum, County Auditor, Joel Smith, County Commissioner Chairman, O. P. Erickson, Crow Wing County Sheriff.

S. F. Alderman, who was admitted to the bar in 1893, was elected Crow Wing county attorney in 1898. He served as municipal judge for four years and was clerk of District Court for 10 years. Alderman came to Brainerd from Connecticut.

Anton Mahium came to Brainerd in 1870, one of the first settlers in the county. A former employee of the Northern-Pacific Railway Co., he was register of deeds and became county auditor in 1898. A native of Norway, Mahium came to America in 1869.

Ole Erickson was a native of Sweden who came to this country in 1877. He was sheriff of the county, and also served as president and treasurer of the Brainerd school board.

John T. Frater was elected treasurer of Crow Wing county in 1888.

C. S. Reimestad, M. D., became county coroner in 1898. He was with the Soldiers' Home hospital at one time, had a general practice and was regarded as a skilled surgeon.

H. J. Spencer served as register of deeds.

W. A. M. Johnstone, clerk of district court, was elected in 1898. He was an agent of the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Co. in the sale of their lands in Crow Wing county:

The Hon. G. W. Holland, judge of the 15th Judicial District of Minnesota, was elected to that office in 1888. He served as county attorney in Crow Wing from 1871 until going on the bench. When Judge Holland came to Brainerd, there were only three farms in the seven counties constituting the 15th Judicial District.

Joel Smith,. chairman of the County Commissioners, came to Crow Wing county in 1882. In addition to farming interests; he was engaged in the manufacture of hardwood lumber. His mill had a capacity of 18,000 feet per day, and during the sawing season, he employed from 65 to 70 hands.