The Mankato free press., 1904-07-15
ANNUAL MEETING HHD
Mankato Cemetary Associates As-
elects its Old Officers.
Reports OF Various Officers ara as-
ceived and Accepted.
Forty lnterments Made at HshMesG
Cemetary the Past YeaE
Value Of Monumental impteYemenfs
F0ots Up to Over 5000
From Wednesdays Daily.

The annual meeting of the IEzzhzks
Cemetery association, owner q Gsez-
wood cemetery, was held at four ssd6sEk
yesterday afternoon at the csEss II
Secretary c. A. Chapman. The snsz6k
of officers were received and &ezpEaE
Secretary Chapman reported fi.e Eox-
lowing receipts during the pak yszE-
From sale of lots, $3.50; froaa xzas sF
single graves, $l3s; from digging u.z.
$2l3; from care of lots, $6S44ss sruR
gate subscription, $3l5; from szAzxzss,
46 cents; from loan, 500; totas ST.
9l095.
The total amount paid out uzs g.
SS3.2S, including $500 for salary <s sna-
erintendent, $5Sl.l2 for labor and Szaz4
for gates and fence. The other items ef
expenditure were smaller.
There were nine lots and fftee1 anase
graves sold.
Treasurer c. E. Wise reported taaE fEs
balance on hand year ago was szzz35.
and the amount received from Sas. -.
retary was $l,9l095, making tszzE sF
$2,028.28. The amount paid ont sszx o.
880.78, leaving balance at the Ynxsszt
time of $l47.5o.
The actuary, w. F. Jewson, EssaztsE
that the total number of intermenzz vns-
40, of which % were females ami u
males. The oldest was SO years azs I'm
youngest six months. The re1Gunk
we're one from the cemetery, three asA
single graves to lots, and one froir am
lot to another. Of the people iaAazsi
Is had an average age of 78 yezMs q
had an average age of SO years, .nG -
had an average age of 1917 yeam.
Mr. Jewson reported as superiza1zzme
that the amount on the cemetery sssk
was $629.50, of which all has bssa Oh
lected by himself or the secretary -
cept So. The value of the monnnunzkf
improvements during the past yeE KzE
been $5,O55.
The board of managers reportes aY4
the perpetual care fund. The baaz.sEG
the fund July lst, 1908, was $6Ss4X
the deposits for care of lots wene 3E4
receipts from twenty per cent ofsGk
grave sales, $2l.60, interest on nS4es z.&
mortgages, $337.24, and interest on xznH
certificates, $29.4s, making total ID ~
O02.4s. There was paid out, s. xr ~
cording mortgages, and $2l3.75 for suEk
on lots and single graves, leaving IL
1858 on hand July lst ,l904.
A. M. Smith, R. D. Hubbard ana AA2
N. Hall were reelected trustees fcr asss
years.
After the meeting of the assse1a1kaEl
had adjourned, the trustees held . .za&
ing and reelected all of the old cainxzs-
as follows: j. Fl. Ray, presidents e. Il
Wise, treasurer; c. A. Chapman ss
retary; w. F. Jewson, actuaxy azE
superintendent; R. D. Hubbard, JON VI
Hall and Gen. j. H. Baker, supezszisE
committee.
General Baker was elected naza.er
of the perpetual care fund for alzE
years.
Superintendent Jewson reporteA aanE
500 feet more of iron fence IS naaehE
along the front of the cemetery, an 0E
be had at $l.l5 foot. He was an1lAssaS
ed to circulate subscription fsu On
same, collect the money and pssdhnG
the fence.
The superintendent was authoraaak -
attend the meeting of the nationaf ss1-
terry superintendents at Chicago in Ax-
ust. y