The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-15
.BL0MBERG MAKES
PAYMENT IN FULL
FORMER NICOILET COUNTY
CLERK SETTLES SHORTAGE.
Transaction Takes Place In Attorney
Stones Office and Amount Includes
Sums Long Outlawed- Village Wants
Appropriation to Construct Dixie to
Check Threatened Danger.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
St: Peter, Mimi, Dec. 16-G.: A. Blomberg,
with Incorporating while holding the office
OF clerk Of the court Of Nicollet county. The
payment WAS made last night to County Attor-
ney A. :o A. stone the full amount being 1904 7o
estigated the clerks office last month, Blom-
bergs shortage was $671, but, in checking up
the items in the report, the county attorney
made. In some Instances fees that were not q
part Of the revenue Of the office had been
entered against Blomberg, and he had not
been properly credited with charges made for
filing delinquent tax certificates and Judgments,
! errors due to faulty construction of the law. i
When the report was placed in the hands of
parison Of It Win the records Of the office ea and
then prepared revised list. Last Tuesday he
went to st. Paul and conferred with Public,
Examiner P. E.. Kerst. submitting his findings
and explaining his reasons for making deduc-,
| tions. II f - Il,
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Stone held tele-
| phone conversation with the state officials and,
upon being assured that his alterations had
been allowed, summoned Blonberg to his Office
The latter has been at his home here for two
| weeks awaiting the disposition OF his case and
| Immediately responded. He was informed that
the examiner had placed his shortage at $5e47O,
and at once agreed to make full settlement.
Altho nearly 800 OF the amount had been al
/, lowed to outlaw, Blomberg did not avail him
self Of the technicality, and early last evening
1
| out the cash. s
Flood Threatens Village.
Federal aid is wanted by the village Of North
Mankato for the construction of dixie along
| the waterfront. and effort Will be made to
obtain an appropriation for that purpose from
| the present congress. North Malkato is built
on low bottom, and numerous occasions
! the Minnesota river has overlooked its banks
| and flooded the TOWNSHIP. 1t now threatens to
cut channel thru end Of the village,
and should this happen heavy property
would result To keep the stream in Its bed
| 1t is proposed to build dixie about one mile
in length, and residents Of the village are cir
culating petition which will be forwarded to
| Congressman Charles R. Davis requesting him
to endeavor to procure an appropriation. While
| congressional action Is being awaited. immediate
steps must be taken to prevent further en-
croachments on the part Of the river. For
year more 1t has been steadily advancing,
and temporary retaining wall must be put In
| place to save the bank from destruction.
! Actual grading operations on the st. Peter
Ottawa short line must soon be suspended In
their anxiety to have the new road ready for
use in the spring the Omaha officials have been
| crowding the contractors, and the grading force
! has been kept at work much later than was
originally intended. Frost Is beginning to inter-
fere with the operations Of the steam shovel,
! however, and 1t will probably be compelled to
close down In few days. Next week the
Kasota stone quarries will be called on to begin
furnishing rip-rap, and the work Of ballasting
the grade will continue thru the winter months