The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-09
COUNTY DADS MEET.
The Board of County Commissioners
Holds Two-Days' Session.
John ncCool Chairman. ~
The Sisters of St. Benedict Claim is
Settled--A Big Batch of Forest
g.. .%tfE5 #.. i,-rr 80 ytE-s. -
Fire Bills Laid Over. ss>--. &c.;

AS Oll1o OfcTs t-..
The board of county commissioners
convened in regular session last Tues
day morning. All the members sswere
looking we'll you know" and settled
down into the new and easy high back
chairs at the table with the good in
tentions of the new year. ~
Tho first order of business was the
election OF chairman and the honor
fell to John McCool, the veteran mem
Der OF the board who has seen much
service as county commissioner. BE
occupied chair right next to Chair
man Libby and when the Greenbush
man was elected to preside for the en-
suing year it was an easy matter for
the old chairman to change seats with
his successor. r..s
P. B. German of St. Paul came be-
fore the board as the attorney for the
Sisters of st. Benedict of St. Cloud.
who have been caring for Daniel AL
guire, and for which service the Sis
ters presented bill of 1854. It will
be remembered that Judge Baxter de-
cided against the county in the suit
brought by the Sisters for the care
and keeping of Alguire and the board
settled the claim and made arrange
ments with the Sisters of St: Benedict
to take care of Alguire in the future at
the rate of 81 per week.
The case of Isaac Lavine was
brought before the board. He is pen
niless and laid up at the hospital with
broken leg. Lavine was only short
time ago examined as to his sanity
and discharged, but since being placed
in the hospital he has proved to be
quite crazy. DR.. Tarbox, the county
physician, made a. statement to the
board regarding Lavine's condition.
Lavine was re-examined as to his
sanity Wednesday afternoon and or
dered committed to the hospital for
the insane at Fergus Falls. Sheriff
Claggett left this morning with
tLavine. who on, account of his broken
leg was taken on cot.
l. DIR. Tarbox was re-appointed county
physician, his bid being $3.50, to look
after the health of the poor anywhere
in the county. Dr. Armitage put in a
bid for $3.50. DR.. Bacon of Milaca was
willing to look after the poor any,
where in the county south of Burned
Land brook, and for each trip north
of this point SIS per trip
A petition for a change in the
Moloso road was received and hear
ing set for the next meeting of the
board which will occur on March 18th.
| {. Two school district petitions were
acted on. Both were ''set over'' petit
tions. Judge VanAlstein and others
petitioned the board to have 12O acres
of land situate in district "a in Sher-
burne county annexed to district No.
in Mile Laos county, and John CHS
holm who lives in district No. 80 in
Isanti county desires to have 80 acres
OF his land in Wyanett joined to dis
trict No. 3 in Mile Laos county. Both
petitions will be heard at the next
meeting of the board
The board was buried with lot of
forest fire bills from the towns of Bogus
Brook and Borg holm, which amounted
to about 5000, and the individual claims
amounted to all the way from 60 cents
to Sl2. They were all approved by the
town board officials of both towns as
correct, but the commissioners conclud-
ed to look into the validity of the
claims, and laid the whole batch of
claims over until the March meeting.
There was a big batch of bills audit
ed and allowed, and the commissioners
adjourned Wednesday night to meet
March IL.
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