The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of The Board Of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi.
Special Session.

Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, Nov. 25th, 1907.
Monday p. m. Board of county COM
missioners met as agreed at the last
session. All members were present
excepting Chairman Madigan who is
absent in Todd County.
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
j. w. Wigley and J. j. Edwards
hearings of school petition to be set
off together with certain lands from
district No. to No. l55 were held.
No opposition appearing on motion of
Com. Young the petitions were both
granted and the following orders were
made:
Whereas, The petitions of J. w.
Wigley and j. j. Edwards, legal vot-
ers, freeholders and residents of school
district No. in this county, repre-
senting that they are the owners of
the lands hereinafter described, which
adioin school district No. 1916 and ask
ing that they with their said lands
may be set off from said district No.
7 to said adjoining school district No.
l55 for the following reasons: That
it is about three miles to the school
house in district No. seven and only
two miles to the school house in dis
trict No. one hundred fifty-five. Sew
en- and one hundred fifty-fve was pre-
scented to the board of county commits
sioners of this county, at a session of
said board held on the 22nd day of
October, A. ID. 1907, for the action of
said board thereon; and whereas, it
was thereupOn ordered by said board
that hearing should be had on said
petitions at a session of said board
commencing on the 25th day of Nov
ember, A. ID. 1907. at the county audi
tors office in the city of Mankato, in
said county; and whereas. it was fur
ther ordered in and by said order that
notice of the time and place of such
hearing be given by posting copy of
said orders in one public place in each
OF the school districts to be affected
by said petitions, and by handing to
and leaving with the clerk of said
school districts, personally, a copy of
said orders, at least ten days before
the time appointed for such hearings:
and whereas, at the said session of
the said board of county commissioners
commencing on said 25th day of Nov
ember, A. d. 1907, due proof of the
posting and service of said orders of
hearing as therein directed and re-
CURED, more than ten days prior to
SAID last named date, having been
made and filed, said petitions were pub
llcly read and considered by the board,
with everything which was said by
said interested parties for or against
granting the prayer of the petitioners,
il. w. Wigley and J. j. Edwards and
SAID board being of opinion that
said petitions should be granted, it is
hereby ordered and determined, that
the said petitions and the following
described lands owned by them, to-
wit:
Y J. W. Wigley-The southeast quarter
(seA) of section twenty eight (2S),
IN township one hundred eight (lOS).
north of range twenty eight (2s), judi
son.
). j. Edwards-The southwest quar-
ter of section No. % in township lOs
north, OF range %, Judson, be and the
same are hereby set off from said
school district No. to said adjoining
school district No. l55 and said lands
are hereby made part of said last
named school district for all purposes
whatever. 14f
By order of the board of county com
missiners.
Dated the 25th day of November
A. ID. 1907.
r. ALEC HANSEN,
Vice Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth
County, MINI.
Attest:
Ed. Weaver,
County Auditor and Elk Officio
Clerk of Board.
The petition of Albert Erdman of
| section 33, Pleasant Mound, to be set
off from school district No. 100 to