Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-07-14
County Commissioners Con-
Vened at the Court
House Monday.

accepted by the board and the same
recommended to the stnte auditor
for approval. The total amount OF
taxes and penalty was $lO55.52.
The amount bid in was $4,000.
The petitions Of J. N. Carnes and
Paul Knoll, asking to be set off from
school district No. 40 and attached
to district No. 20. were granted by
the board.
The petition OF VIM. Doucett and
others, asking for the formation of a
new school district in the town OF
Ripley, was rejected by the commits
siOners.
The application OF A. G. Wilson, to
purchase for taxes land in sections
%, 10, 20, all in township AZ, was ac-
copied by the board and recommend
ed to the state auditor. Amount OF
taxes and penalty $24O.03. Amount
bid $4,000.
The petition of Karl Mokes, ask
ing to be set off from school district
No. 6S and attached to district No.
Is, was granted by the board.
The petition of H. B. Sibley asking
to be set off from school district No.
93iand attached to district No. 50,
was granted by the board.
The petition of Micheal Leeb and
others, asking for the formation OF a
new school district in the town OF
Pulaski, was rejected by the COM
missioners.
On the petition of John Bastien
and others, a new school district
was organized in the towns Of Belle
Prairie and Little Falls and num-
bered Z.
The petition of Andrew Muellner,
asking to be set off from school dis
trict No. 80 and attached to district
No. 80, was granted by the board.
The petition of Stephen Gross, ask.
Ing to be set off from school district
No. SO and attached to district No.
So, was rejected.
On a motion made and carried the
following petitioners were set OF
from school district No. 36 and at
tached to district No. IS: Peter
eau, Joe Kramen and John Gross.
| The petition of N. Rauch, asking
to be set of, with certain lands,
from districts No. IA and: No. 70 and
attached to district No. as, was
granted by the board.
E. P. Hickey, of st. Paul, con.
nected with the land department OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, was
present at Mondays session OF the
commissioners, in the interest Of the
above company.
The commissioners then adjourned
until Tuesday morning at O'Clock
| The board OF county commits
sioners continued their session at the
court house Tuesday morning. Al
all members were present they pro
ceeded to business at once: Follow
ling is the days proceedings:
A hearing was granted on thu
petition OF A. F. Smith and Others
asking:for a road in towns of Bull
and Platt.
The following bill was allowed
J. E. Smith, work on county road
$500.
Thesapplication OF Frank Herman
for abatement of taxes on SEX Of SCI
of section113, allowed by tn
board Eand recommended to tn
state auditor for his approval.
The following settlers were set OF
from school district No. IS and at
tached TO rsection No. a: James
Adams,::Mrs. F. R. Cook and Pete
DOucett.
The application of the st. Pau
and Northern Pacific railroads, ask
ing to: havesthe values on all thei
lands in Morrison county reduced
1896 per acre to.$2 per acre, on thu
average, was..accepted by the board
and recommended to the stat'
auditor.
The petition ofsOctave Plate, ask
ing tosbe;set off from school distric
No. 80 and attached to district No
a, was rejected.
A hearingHwas granted on TIN
petition.of Sam Lafond and Others
asking for a county road in TIN
towns fsLittle Falls, Belle Prairie
and Buh.
A hearing was granted on thu
petition of Oswald Al Wittke an(
others, asking for a change Of thu
county roadiin the town OF Elmdale
A hearing was granted on thu
petition Of August Ragman, asking
for change ofsthe county road in the
town of Randall. 4 Martin Enke was
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