The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
Special Session. All Members Pres
Mankato, Nov. End, 1904.

Special Session. All Members Pres
ent.
Mankato, Nov. End, 1904.
Minutes of last session approved.
Hearing on school petition of Dan
Bowen asking to be set over from Dis
trict No. AZ to District "a, was had and
on motion the petition was granted and
the following order was made.
Whereas, The petition of Dan L..
Bowen, legal voter, freeholder and resi-
dent of school district No. dc in this
county, representing that he is the own
er of the lands hereinafter described,
which are situate in said school district
and adjoin school district No. "a and
asking that he with his said lands may
be set off from said district No. AZ to
said adjoining school district No. "a, for
the following reasons:
That in school district No. DC there are
but five months of school and the village
of Vernon Center or district No. "a has
graded school was presented to the
board of county commissioners OF this
county. at a session of said board held
on the 9th day of Oct. A. ID. 1904, for
the action of said board thereon; and
Whereas, it was thereupon ordered by
said board that hearing should be had
on said petition at session of said
board commencing on the End day of
November, A. d. 1904, at the County
Auditors office in the city of Mankato,
in said county; and Whereas, it 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
leaving with the clerk of said school
districts, personally, a copy of said or
der, at least ten days before the time APP
pointed for such hearing; and Whereas,
at the said session of the said board of
county commissioners commencing on
said End day of November, A. D. 1904,
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 pub.
licly read and considered by the board,
with everything which was said by in
terested parties for or against granting
the prayer of the petitioner d. L. Bowen
and said board being of the opinion that
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 west
half WIZ of the north east (neA)
quarter of section three (3) in town
ship one hundred five (l05) north of
range twentyeight t2S), west, be and
the same are hereby set off from said
school district No. 46, to said adjoining
school district No. "a, and said lands
are hereby made part of said last
named school district for all purposes
whatever.
BY order of the Board of County Com
missioners.
Dated the 4th day of November, A.
d. 1904.
E. A. UPSoN.
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County,
MINI.
Attest: Edgar Weaver,
County Auditor and Ex-Officio Clerk
of Board.
Hearing on school petition of N. p.
Award asking to be set over from dis
trict No. 81 to 25, was heard. On
motion of Commissioner Schultz the
prayer of the petition was granted and
the following was made.
| Whereas, The petition of N. P. AL
ward Jr., a legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district 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 district No. Is
and asking that he with his said lands
may be set off from said district No. FL
to said adjoining school district No. rs
for the following reasons:
That the distance to the school house
in district No. 81, is 2H miles, condi-
ton of highway is bad, lh miles, cross
roads full of weeds and very little trav-
eled and not open in winter for travel.
The distance to school house in district
No. 25, is lA miles, good roades, as well
kept up as on the main road from Ver-
non Center to Garden City, was present.
ed to the board of county commissioners
of this county, at session of said board
held on the 9th day of October, A. d.
| 1904, for the action of said board there
on; and Whereas, it was thereupon or
dered by said board that hearing
should be had on said petition at ses-
sion of said board commencing on the
End day of November, A. d. 1904, at
the county auditors office in the city
of Mankato, in said county; and Where
as, it was further ordered in and by
said order that notice of the time and
place of such hearing be given by post
/ inc a COW of said order in one nublic