New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-14
NEW ULnd BROWN COUNTY MINI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY a. 1884,
Comissioner's Proceedings.

| The Board of County Commissioners
for Brown County met pursuant to law,
Tuesday, January 6, 1891, at 2 o'clock
p. M Present were E. 6. Koch, Hans
Sigu1 dson, Chas. Hansing, Jesse Pal
mer, ard Peter j. Moe. Hans Sigurd-
son and Jesse Palmer, newly elected,
having qualified. the board organized
by choosing E. G.. Koch chairman for
the ensuing year.
On motion 1t was agreed to allow the
| owner of the undivided one half Of lots
| 10 and IL to redeem the same, he paw
| ing taxes and costs amounting to .68,
| abating penalty and interest. It was
! also agreed to allow Mrs. Flick, an
aged and destitute woman of New Uln,
$3.50 for clothing and $3.50 for wood
| out of poor fund, and to allow Jurgen
Bjolverud and wife, old people of Lake
Hanska, $5 a month out of poor fund
until otherwise ordered; also to al.
low Mrs. Maria Schuetzner, a poor
woman Of New Ulm, So per month out
of the poor fund for the next four
months. > #
On motion the board agreed to grant
the petition of Frank Lee and others, to
school ;district No.3l in Brown and part
onwan county, and that an order to that
effect be recorded in full.
The bond of Louis B. Krook, county
| auditor elect, in the amount of $8, 900,
| of Frank Burg, county treasurer elect,
for $4,000, of S. A. George, clerk of
court elect, for ST., 900, of Louis 3hmelz,
sheriff elect, for $4,000, of A. j. Grim
mer, register of deeds elect, for $1,000,
of Ernst Brandt, Judge of probate elect,
for $1,000, of Geo. Boock, surveyor
elect, for $500, and of NJ. G. Robertson,
| county attorney elect,for 81 900, togeth-
| er with their respective oaths and the
oath of L. G.aDavis, school superintend-l
ent elect, were accepted and approved.
Lewis B. Krook, having duly qualified
as auditor, then took possession of the
Office and acted as clerk for the board.
On motion, vote of thanks was una
nimously rendered by the board to the
retiring auditor, E. P. Bertrand, for
faithful services rendered the county,
after which the board on motion ad.
iOurned to 9 o'clock a. m. of w Wednes-
day. ..-
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7th. 4 VI
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 9 o'clock in the morning of
January 9TH. All members were pres
ent.
On motion it was agreed to allow $40
out of the poor fund in favor Christ
Olsen of Prairieville for defraying ex-
penses in removing to Wadena coun-
ty, Miss T. Jensen, pauper from
said county, and present a bill to said
county for the amOdnt allowed.
On motion it was agreed to grant the
petition of John Moe and others for
forming new school district out of
part of district No. 81, the new district
to be composed of sections 4, 5, 6, z, 8
and 9, of Township 108, Range 81. and
a requisite order to that effect to be
recorded in full. The road petition of
John Hoffman, and others was rejected.
The board then proceeded to select
| IA suitable citizens of the county to
serve as grand and petit jurors for the
ensuing term of the district conrt. The
| bill of DR.. o. G. Strickler for $3.50 for
treatment of George Leikum of Cot
tonwood was rejected, as the party
treated was not under county charge.
The board then adjourned to p. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock, all members being
| present
| John Bladsen OF Linden appeared oe-
| fore the board and stated that $3.50 had
been contributed by citizens to aid in
the payment of an artificial leg for Ole
Winshaugen, a poor man. He was
authorized to retain the $50 for keeping
and supporting the said Ole Winshau-
gen over winter. It was decided to
consider the bill for the artificial leg
later on.
Wenzel Unger poor and feeble man
was allowed SIS per month for three
months and Mrs. Wenzel Tchoepel,
poor and destitute widow, was also al
so allowed $8 per month out of = the
poor fund until otherwise instructed.
The salary of the county superintend-
ent was fixed for the ensuing term at
$1,000 per annum (same as formerly
for each legally organized school dist
riot, salary TO be payable monthly.
The salary of the county attorney for
the ensuing year was also fixed, same
as before, at $500 per annnm, payable
monthly.
On motion agreed that the sheriff and
ali other officers be notified, that all
blanks and books for officers shall be
ordered by the county auditor. The
board then adjourned till 9 o'clock a.
m. of the day following.
THURSDAY JAN. 9Th.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at a. m. with all mem bers pres
sent. Upon motion of Jesse Palmer, it
was agreed to secure the set of new
statutes, to be used in the auditors of.
| flee, and that the auditor be authorized