County Information
Organized: May 23, 1857
Originally Named: Aiken
Named For: Fur Trader William Alexander Aitkin
Renamed: Aitken in 1872
County Seat: Aitkin
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Cities and Towns
Aitkin, Hill City, McGrath, McGregor, Palisade, Tamarack
Unorganized Communities
Davidson, Jewett, Northeast Aitkin, Northwest Aitkin
Townships
Aitkin, Ball Bluff, Balsam, Beaver, Clark, Cornish, Farm Island, Fleming, Glen, Haugen, Hazelton, Hill Lake, Idun, Jevne, Kimberly, Lakeside, Lee, Libby, Logan, Macville, Malmo, McGregor, Millward, Morrison, Nordland, Pliny, Rice River, Salo, Seavey, Shamrock, Spalding, Spencer, Turner, Verdon, Wagner, Waukenabo, Wealthwood, White Pine, Williams, Workman
March 2025
History-News: G. W. Knox, Jim Tibbits, Patrick Casey, James Carswell-news of how well Aitkin is doing.
Marriage Announcements: Brooks-McQuillin
Military News: Orren B. Safford
News-Ads: Dr. C. Graves
News-Crime: Charles Purnell, Charles Purnell, Rannabargar, H. J. Ziegler, General McLain, Harry Miller
Obits-Death Notices: Charles Purnell, Raymond Hilbert, Fred D. Kimberly, Amanda T. (Grundine) Strom
October 2024
Birth-Announcements: Kelly-Daughter Strader-Daughter, Delborg-Son
Church-News: Mrs. H. Petraborg, Mrs. W. F. Edelbrock, Mrs. W. B. Marr, Mrs. E. J. Goward
Court-News: Mrs. E. Barnhart
Marriage Announcements: Anderson-Myers, Gregory-French, Warner-Wotring
Military-News: Bushey, Ernest, Bushey Edwin, Ford Buck, Erickson, Edwin, Erickson, Johnnie, Marsh, Melvin, McGown, Percy, Newstrom, Lewis, Sandberg, Arthur, Skinner, Clement, Williams, George, Antrim, M. H., Armstead, Thos., Armstead, Wyman, Becker, Fred H., Billings, F. H., Boekenoogen, Lee, Byerla, Carl, Falconer, Paul, Harper, Harry D., Harper, Warren, Johnson, Roy L., Kelly, Dr. W. B., Kildare, John W., Larson, Emil J. C., Leighton, Jefferd, Lueck, Wm., McMonagle, Emmett, Madden, James D., Martinson, Arthur O., Nobbs, Dr. A. H., Olds, Edwin, Paxson, Allison, Perkins, Henry W. Perkins, John H., Petraborg, Leif, Poston, Herbert,, Raymond, John A., Santee, Chas., Seavey Ellis, Slow, Wm., Swanson, Clarence, Sweetman, Herbert, Svedberg, Victor, Taylor Fremont, Thorn, Clarence, Thorn, George, Thorn, Wm., Torgeson, John, Wagner, Pete, Weldon, W. H., Williams, Edward, Wilson, John, Wittrup, Geo. W., Zealand, Frank E., Emil Johnson
News-Ads: D. W. Hatch, Danewick's Drug Store, Fred Hall's Bargain store, Davis & Tibbetts Livery
News-Business: Charley Lowrey, Honnold & O'Neil-R. O'Malley, Kast & Morse, T. R. Foley Co., N. P. Ry. Co., Rogers-Brown mine B. M. Hungerford
News-Community: Wallace Barker, D. M. Falconer, Fred Bruen, Lawrence Kane, John Harrison, John Pilgrim Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Marr, W. B. Marr, Irene Hodgeden, Misses Niles and McClenahan, Homer Jacob and A. J. Meyers families, Mrs. H. J. Searle, C. J. Kordes, F. A. Niles and family, Clyde McKay and family, Olts, Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DeLatittre
News-Sick-Accidents: Tom Adams, F. W. Hall, Horace B. Ayers, Anfin P. Bakke, W. A. Tully, H. H. Osterhout, E. P., Lizer, J. L. Kimberly, S. J. Warren, Fred Palmer, Ruth Foley, John McBride,, Hamilton, Grace Deming, Billy Slipp, Chute, Perdew, Cluver, Mrs. Carlson daughter, Hatch family, Cunningham family, Anton Hanson
News-Fire: Wallace Barker
Obits-Death Notices: Alfred Aitkin, Willie Bain, E. E. Barnhart, Chas. P. Barker, John Peterson, P. E. Runquist, Charles E. Burpee, Emma Lundquist, Martha Carlson, John B. Case, Sarah B. (Rhyno) Case, August P. Clarine, Andrew Delborg, Elbridge J. Edson, Amanda C. (Peterson) Foley, Isabel Galarneault, William A. Fisk, Sylvester S. Glidden, Oliver Reddick, Edward A. Gyde, Laura (Tibbitts) Simpson, Ida (Peterson) Courville, Alf Marirus Renning, Anna (Curtis) Neish
School News: C. W. Warner, Wallace Barker, A. L. Hamilton, Mrs. Kent, Mabel Rogers, Letitia Cross
June 2024
Church-News: St. James Catholic new church
Court-Probate: Reform Siddall
Marriage-Announcements: Graden-Linder, Belshiem-Potter
News-Ads: Geo. W. McGregor, Chas. H. Warner, William B. Marr, H. W. Kast, Dr. C. Graves, E. H. Krelwitz
News-Business: R. H. Poston, W. N. Craig
News-Crime: W. B. Marr, Willie Ore, D. W. Harper, Elmer Seavey
News-fire: Davidson & Co., D. L. Young & Son's, Krech building-Fred Jenkins, D. L. Young, W. A. Coulthard, Wallace Barker
News-Sick-Accident: Mrs. Adam Scott, C. J. Cutler, Elmer E. Seavey, Dan Donoghue, Johnnie Hennessy
Obits: Edward H. Krelwitz, Huston Krelwitz, Ole P. Haugen, Clarence Clough, Alva J. Sipher, Florence Grubb, Katie Welch, Nancy Collins, Mrs. Linberg, Joseph M. Markham, Bertie (Johnson) Mausten (2), Mrs. D. P. McLain, Carter Infant, Eliza A. (Dow) Tidd, Orren W. Safford
Schools: Susie E. Maddy
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