The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-08

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same, and, upon motion, the following
commissioners order was unanimously
grrnted
Whereas, the petition of August j.
V. Richtor, legal voter, freehOlder
and resident of school dist. No. 81, in
this county, representing that he is the
owner of the lands hereinafter describ-
ed, which are situate in said school dis
trict and adjoin school dist No. 80, and
asking that he with his said lands may
be set off from said dist. No. 80 for the
following reasons: That the distance
from his home to the school house in
district No. 81 is one-half mile further
than to school house in district No. 30,
and that the road to the latter school
house is better protected by timber,
making 1t more comfortable for chill
dren to go to school in winter. Said
petitioner has lived in district No. 81
for ten years, but for the above reasons
has always sent his children to school
in district No. 30, and desires to become
a resident of the school district where
his children attend school Was pre-.
scented to the board of county commits
sioners of this county, at a session Of
said board held on the I'd day of Febru-
airy, A. D. 1898, for the action of said
board thereon; and,
Whereas, 1t was thereupOn ordered
by said board that hearing should be
had on said petition at a session of said
board on the 23d day of March, A. D.
1898, at the county auditors Office in
the city Of Mankato, in said county;
and,
| Whereas 1t was further ordered in
and by said order that notice Of the
time and place of such hearing be
given by posting a copy OF said order
IN one public place in each OF the
school districts to be affected by said
petition, and by handing to and leav-
ing with the clerks of said school dis
tricts personally copy of said order
at least ten days before the time ap-
pointed for such hearing; and,
| Whereas, At the said session Of
the said board of county commission
ers on said 23rd day Of March. A. d.
1898, due proof of the posting and
service of said order of hearing as
therein directed and required more
than ten days prior to said last named
date having been made and filed. said
petition was publicly read and con-
sidered by the board, with every
thing which was said by said inter-
ested parties for or againft granting
the prayer of the petitioner, and said
board being of the opinion that the
said petition should be granted, it is
hereby ordered and determined that
the said petition and the following
described lands owned by him, to wit:
the southwest quarter of section
thirty-four, Lyra township, said
county of Blue Earth, be and the
same are hereby set off from said
school district No. 81, to said adjoin-
ing school districtN Q. 80, and said lands
are hereby made a part Of said last
named school district for all purposes
whatever. BY order of the board Of
county commissioners.
CHAs. GRAF,
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners of Blue Earth County
MINI.
Attest:
| P. A. GUNDERs,
County Auditor and ex Officio Clerk Of
| Board.
Dated the 23rd day of March, A. D.
1898.
Road petition of Henry G.. Rel
mann and others for the laying out of
a public highway, sections 30 and 81,
town of Judson, and Is and 80, town
of Butternut Valley, all in county of
Blue Earth. was publicly read and
considered by the board, with
everything which was said by said
interested parties for or against grant
ing prayer of said petition, and said
board being of the opinion that said
petition should not be granted, upon
motion, same was voted not granted.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Brown, janitor fees at high sch bldg
for teachers exam. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 150