New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-04

accepted, fled, and the names thereon
counted. Mr Wilson, counsel on the
part of the petitioners, objected to this
as Incompetent The names on the re-
monstranea having been counted, it was
found to contain 2O92 names On mo-
ton of Commissioner Gulden, Commis-
sioner Hausing seeonding, the with
draWals from petition were accepted.
filed, aud counted Mr.. Wilson. conn-
| sci on the part of the petitioners, OBJ
jeeted to this as Incompetent and con-
trary TO the statutes. The number of
names on Withdrawals from petition
having been counted, were found to be
235 names. On motion of Commission
er HansIng. Commissioner GuIden see
onding, the following resolution was of
fered and carried. Commissioners Han
sing. Guiden and Moe voting In favor,
and Commissioner Ball against said res
olution, to writ:
/ ResoIved, that, Whereas there has
been presented and filed In the office OF
the county auditor of this Brown county
q petition for the removal of the county
seat of said county to the village of
Sleepy Eye Lake, and whereas On exa-
mInation OF said petition. we find that
only part of the names on said.
tIon have been verified, and further
/ find, that the number of names that
have been verified does not contain TO
exceed one thousand q .000l names.
| That said petition appears to be filed
in said county auditors office on the
18th day of November. 1889. and the
said county auditor has fixed on this day
to wit. The 27th day of November. 1859,
for meeting of this board to examine and
pass on said petition. and whereas the
law provides, that notice of SAID meet
ing should be published for at least two
consecutive weeks Immediately proceed
| ing the time fixed for said meeting in
all the newspapers printed and pub
| lIshed In said county, aud whereas it
appears by the affidayits of publication
OF said notice on file and other evidence
| that there are printed and publishsd In
said county at least the following week
ly newspapers, to wit: The New Ulm
Review, printed and published on We'd
nesday of each week; the New Ulm
| Post, printed and published on Friday
of each week; sud the Sleepy Eye Her
aid and the Springfield Advance, each
printed and published on Saturday of
each week, and whereas the first publf-
cation of said notice was made and ap-
peared In the New Ulm Review on the
| 18th day of November. 1889. and the
first day OF publication ct said notice
| was made and appeared In the New
Ulm Post on the 10Th day of November.
1889, and the first day of publication of
caff} y,rrTe.s. rx,ao Id
the Sleepy Eye Herald and the Spring
I field Advance on the 10th Gay of No
vember. 1889. And whereas, we have
received and filed large number of
Withdrawals from said petition and also
a remonstrauce signed by q number of
names far exceeding the number pur-
porting to be on said petition, to wit:
1902 names. which said .renonstrance is
against said removal, we. therefore find
and determine that greater number OF
the legal voters of said county had petit
toned to have the county seat remain
where it now is, to wit: More than six
ty per cent. of said legal voters have so
petitioued and we find that because
thereof and of thefact that there are not
q sufficient number of dnIy verified
names contained on said petition for re-
moval. and because of the fact that the
notice of this meeting has not been pub
lished rs by law required. and of many
other defects and irregularities In said
petition contained and in the proceed
iugs had thereon. that we have no iuris-
dIetion to further proceed In this mat
ter. we therefore resolve, that we now
adjourn, without fnguiring into or de-
teFmining If the signatures attached to
the petition are or are not genuine, or II
i they were or were not signed within
sixty days proceeding the fling of said
petition In the Office of the county au-
ditor of said county, and without hear-
ing any evidence on said matter what
ever excepting SIS to the posting and
/ publishing OF the notice aforesaid.
| E. G.. Koch. chairman of board oi
county commissioners
/ E. 2. BERTRAND, county auditor and
i ex-officio clerk of board of county com.
missioners-
| The Mankato Review ssys the result
Of our county seat fight mas Intensified
the people of Sleepy Eye IF thisis true,
u {
the old expression still holds good -
Whom the gods would destroy, they
first make mad.
A fearful calamity visited the Min
ueapolis Tribune last Saturday night
IN the form of fire which completely
destroyed its large and elegant eight
story building The upper stories were
/ besefged with the flames and as manv
/ as seven of the employees were ushered
to q horrible DEATH Among them were
the assistant and telegraph editors Of
the daily, together With eompositorz
and reporters. The disaster is one
which should elicit the profoundest
sympathy from every newspaper of the
state