The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-12
Ordered Inspector Off His Place;
Many Cows Unh eaIthy.
TWENTY EIGHT CONDEMNED
Matter Was Discussed in the Council
Meet Last Night, Health Officer
Can Refuse License.
From Saturdays Daily.

ihO WIN VI VIC Hcdlln ueptI tlhSh1
formed an interesting subject for dis
cussion at last nights meeting of the |
council. Health Officer Bjelland pre-
scented report, saying that at pres
ent there is one convalescing case of
typhoid fever in the city, the patient
being nearly well. The other case has
been sent to the home of the patient
out of the city. There is 10 small
pox, scarlet fever or typhoid fever in
the city at present, and only few
cases of diphtheria
DIR. Bjelland said that at the next
meeting he would be ready to report
upon applications for milk licenses. He
was having strenuous time about
this at present 1t mad been five years
since the health officer had made an
annual report, but he thought that
one ought to be made each year. He
asked that it be published with the
engineers report.
Mayor Andrews thought that it was
| important that there be report of
the health officer for the past year.
Trouble With a Dairyman.
A lengthy discussion followed in re-
gard to a certain dairyman who is
supplying milk to numerous patrons in
the city. From the statements made
by the aldermen and health officer, it
would appear that recently his herd
was tested and twenty eight out of
something like seventy-five cows were
condemned. Before the cows that failed
to pass the tuberculin test could be
marked, the owner had ordered the in
spcctor off of the place, and had pro-
tested against the marking. Twenty
eight cows have since been segregated
by the owner, but whether these are
the cows condemned is uncertain, as
1T was stated that the owner does not
know which were condemned He is
still selling milk in the city.
The health officer had ordered the
milk from this dairy spilled into the
sewer, but the officials who were or
dered to do this had consulted the
city attorney, and followed his ad-
vice. which was to the effect that the
health officer was not proceeding in
the best way. the latter is now wait
ing for the state to act. The owner
of the herd had asked for a retest,
but this is impossible, as after the
tuberculin has once been applied a
second test is not accurate
Alderman Atchison said that i'll the
meantime the milk is being sold to in
nocent purchasers.
Dir. Belland said that while some
of the cows have been segregated the
owner did not know all of the cows
that were condemned. The inspectors
had been interfered with and ordered
off the place,
Aid. Gary thought that the milk
man ought not to sell milk for thirty
days.
! Mayor Andrews asked whether the
state inspector could not be gotten
here.
Aid. Atchison said that he was here
and was ordered off of the farm and
went back to St. Paul and was sent
elsewhere.
Aid. Manowald stated that the milk
man has twenty eight COWS in the
barn and does not sell their milk His
son has gone to st. Paul to consult
with the state department. He has
agreed to mark the cows after retest
Remedy Can Be Applied
City Attorney Schmitt said that the
council could apply the remedy at
once The health officer had the APP
plication of the milkman for license.
and also the report of the inspector,
and it could refuse to grant the license
and stop the selling of milk in the
city. - '
Aid. Atchison moved that this dairy
be not allowed to sell milk in the
city until it had conformed with the
provisions of the ordinance.
Health Officer Bielland said that a
year ago eighteen cows out of this
herd had been condemned. He wished
the council to leave the matter with
him for short time, and he thought
that everything would work out salts
factorily, and the milk dealer was
taking better view of the matter
than he had at first, had white
washed his barn. etc.
1t was decided to leave the matter
to the health officer. The later stat
led that in the herd of one of the
other milkmen six cows had been con,
demned. >and this man was anxious to
have his herd cleaned up. In another
herd only one COW was condemned.
Animal Cemetery
AID. Bradley moved that block 81,
Mankato city, be purchased of the
Lamm Investment company for $3.50,
to be used as a city animal burying
ground, provided that the title is all
right and after the block has been
surveyed and found to exist. This
would solved vexatious matter.
Aid. Mahowald thought that block
81 should also be purchased
Aid. Bradley said that there is not
enough of block so left to bury a cat.
Block 81 is high and can be reached,
and is all there.
The motion was carried