had Finnish Aid committees, with J. M. Shrader, Oscar L. Johnson and H. J. Tillemans as chairmen.

Martin : Census statistics do not indicate any Finns as resident in this county, but there was a Finnish Aid committee in Fairmont, and its chairman, F. Haapaniemi, had a purely Finnish surname.

Mower: Two Finns were listed in 1930: three in 1940 and 1950. In Austin there was a Finnish Aid committee with H. E. Rasmussen as chairman.

Murray: In 1900 there were 15 Finns, but in 1950 none were left. There was a Finnish Aid committee in Slayton, with A. W. Hoodecheck as chairman.

Nobles: In 1910, one Finn; 1940, two; 1950, five.

Olmsted: The figures rose from three in 1900 to five in 1910, fourteen in 1920, twenty-four in 1930, and to twenty-five in 1940, but by 1950 they had dropped again to nine, with seven of these living in Rochester. Finnish relief activities were directed by the Reverend W. K. Naeseth.

Pipestone: There has been one Finn, listed only in the 1920 census.

Redwood : Two Finns are listed in the 1920-1950 figures.

Rice : Two Finns were listed in 1910, seven in the 1920 and 1930 figures, and five in the 1940 and 1950 count. Faribault had a Finnish Aid committee directed by Matt J. Hintsala and Wilbert C. Nelson, while Dr. L. W. Boe, President of St. Olof College, was chairman of the committee in Northfield.

Rock: Apparently there have never been an Finns here but

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Anderson as chairman.

Scott: In 1910 there was one Finn here; in 1940 there were

17; ten years later there were none. There was a Finnish Aid

committee, in Jordan, with J. H. Breuning as chairman.

Steele : In 1900 two Finns were listed : in 1920, five; in

1930, one; in 1940, two. Owatonna had a Finnish Aid com

mittee with A. C. Capman as chairman.

Wabasha: In 1900, one Finn was listed. Waseca: In 1910, one Finn was listed.

Watonwan: One Finn is listed as living in St. James. Winona: In 1910 there were seven Finns; in 1920 and 1930

there were three listed; 1940, one; 1950, two.

Yellow Medicine: In 1900 there was one Finn; in 1910 there

were three; in 1930, one.

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