The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25


is the owner of the following describ-
ed lands situate inside district, to-wit
The west one hundred and fifty (15Ol
acres of southeast quarter tse4) of
section sixteen (16) township one
hundred and six (106) north of range
twenty seven (27) west, which lands
adjoin school district No. eighty
seven (S7) and asking that he with,
his said lands may be set off from
said district No. ninety eight 1857 to
said adjoining district No. eighty
seven (S7) for the following reasons:
That the above described lands were
formally part of school district No.
81. That the within petitioner is the
only person except one on north side
of line who is in district No. 90. That
the superior advantages of Good
Thunder school. in district No. 81
causes me to send three ~ children to
that school and pay large sums for
tuition each year, at the same time
paying school taxes in school district
No. SO. The distance to each district
is about the same, but to district No.
81 which wish to join in the will
age of Good Thunder) have occasion
to go every day in marketing my pro-
duce and in getting my mail and there
fore it will be very convenient for my
children to ride to and back from said
school district No. 81, was presented
to the board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, Minnesota, at
session of said board held on the sixth
(6) day of Dec. A. D. 1900, for the
action of said board thereon. Now
therefore it is ordered that said petit
tion will be heard by this board at the
session thereof commencing on the
9th day of January, A. d. 1901 at the
Office of the county auditor in said
county.
And it is further ordered that notice
of time and place of such hearing be
given by posting a copy of this 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 clerk of each of said
school districts personally copy of
this order at least ten (10) days before
the time appointed for such hearing.
Chas. Graf,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners Blue Earth County.
Attest
p. A. Gunders,
County Auditor and Ex Officio Clerk of
Board
Com Killmer made the following
motion which was carried without de-
bate.
Moved, that the petition of Alfred
Folsom, Geo. A. Bundy and other bear
ing date Oct. 23d, 1900, asking for the
construction of certain public ditch
in said county, the route of which is
fully described in the said petition and
a proper bond accompanying the same
having been filed with the county
auditor of said county, we the board
of commissioners of said county at
this session (regular) do hereby APP
point Fred Lassow, VIM. White and
E. J. Sheldon, three resident free
holders in said county and not inter
ested in the construction of the propos-
ed ditch and not of kin to any of the
parties interested, as viewers and
specify Thursday January Gath, 2 p.
N. A. d. 1901 county auditors office,
as the time and place for su n viewers
to meet and arrange for the work as
required by law. Arrangements COM
pleted viewers they are to submit their
report for filing with the county audi
tor on or before February 9th, 1901.
On motion of Com. Epson the board
adjourned until 10 O'Clock the 10th.
Thursday, January 10th, 1901.
The board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county convened at ten
(10) o'clock pursuant to adjournment
with all members present
On motion of Com. Paddock the
following bills were allowed: