The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-11
James Mullen, of Madison
Lake, Poor Overseer
DAVID JONES IS Reelected
County Commissioners Today Pass
Out PIums to a Few; Other Bust
ness BY the Board.

The county board this afternoon set
tied the question of who shall be the
overseer of the poor farm by electing
James Mullen of Madison Lake. Mr..
Mullen will take the position March l.,
| and will receive an annual salary OF
| 5000 Mr.. Mullen is well qualified for
| the position, having been a farmer for
many years, and being well acquainted
| throughout the county. He is a gentle
man of ability, and his numerous friends
will be pleased with the action of the
| board Among the candidates were the
present incumbent, George Painter,
Charles Bartz, Harvey Young and A. n.
Riley.
David Jones was reelected janitor OF
the court house, at 5000 a year. He
has ,.ned the position to the eminent
satisfaction of all.
| The printing and wood bids were
opened this afternoon and disposed of
and the board expects to complete its
work tomorrow and adjourn.
The county board met yesterday aft
ernoon, all of the members being pres
ent, and were sworn in by Judge Cray.
As stated yesterday, Commissioner Mad,
igan was elected chairman and Commits.
sioner Hanson was elected vice chair.
man.
The annual Russian thistle resolu.
ton was adopted, the publication to be
made in the Amboy Herald.
Commissioner Young was elected the
city poor commissioner
1t was voted that the whole board
view the site for proposed bridge in
section "a, Rapidan, petitioned for by
Hans Erickson and others Sept. "a and
Friday at 1890 a. m. was the time set.
| A school petition was received from
G. F. Giblin, asking to be set off from
district No. lO4 to joint district No.
1872, and the hearing was set for Feb.
%.
The school petition of John and Ed
ward Weir, asking to be set off from
district No. 81 to 40 was received and
the hearing was set for Feb. 25.
The school petition of f. B. Radcliffe,
asking to be set over from district No.
ll8 to No. 40 was received and the
hearing set for Feb. %
1t was voted to employ S. B. Wilson
to prosecute the criminal case against
Otto Peterson of Shelby, County Attor-
ney Plymat being disqualified because
of his father being defendants attor-
ney in the trial
This forenoon the auditor was author
lied to satisfy the Judgment of Thomas
Hughes against the board on account of
ditch No. ID, the amount being $45.
1t was voted to increase the insurance
on the court house by $4,000, and to
insure the furniture for $4,000.
The following named physicians were
elected to serve one year as county
| physicians at the salaries named each
to furnish his own medicine and to act
as member of the local boards of
health when requested to do so by the
local health boards within his phvsi-
cams district, and he to attend all cases
| OF infectious diseases where patients
are dependent.
First district, Dr. A. g. Liedloff, 5000:
second district, DIR. A. c. Smith, $50:
third. DIR. Fl. IT. Herring. 1925; fourth
DIR. 0. III. McMichael $50; fifth district.
Dr. Bomberger, $50; sixth district. DR..
Macbeth. $50; seventh district. DIR. E.
w. Benham. $50: eighth district. DR..
Blgelow. $40; ninth district, DR.. J. F.