The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30

ran against Joseph Blissenbach, was
seated last night by a unanimous
vote. Mr.. Jefferson will now be
member from the first precinct. Mr.
Blissenbach, it was understood, had
Withdrawn his protest, saying that
inasmuch as the expense would have
to be borne by himself in civil
action he would not carry the case
into court but he said he had two
years in which to bring criminal
action, without expense to himself.
George Gilmore, chief engineer OF
the Travellers Investment company
of Hartford, Conn, reported in a
letter that the results of the boiler
| inspection were very satisfactory, as
the boilers were in good condition.
Matter of School Money.
The school board will take up tie
balance of the treasury money, which
/ is now in the county treasury. Sec
rotary Soaring recently wrote the
state auditor in regard to this bal
ance and asked if this money could
be applied to the bonded indebted
ness. The reply was that the board
could buy up the bonds by getting
this 5000, and that he thought the
county auditor will remit this sum
This balance is for bonds, three tC
eight. 1t was moved to take the
matter up with the county auditor
The resignation of Max Pitman,
as teacher of the manual training
department was accepted.
! Opened Coal Bids.
| The coal bids were then opened as
follows:
Hays-Lucas Lumber Company
West Mankato, 60 tons, Wilmington
S4.35 per ton; Pleasant Grove, 80
tons Wilmington, $4.S5; Franklin, sc
tons Wilmington, $40; Union
school, 100 tons Gainesville, $3.50
Union school 100 tons Youghiogheny
$475; high school, 200 tons Yough
iogheny, $4.75; high school, 200
| tons Gainesville $3.50.
Charles r. Taylor-Franklin school
80 tons Wilmington, $4.35; Union
school Youghiogheny, $4.7O; Union
school Gainesville, 1918.
Mankato Lime Stone and Fuel Com
pany-Franklin school Wilmington
$4.65; Pleasant Grove, Wilmington
$4.7O; West Mankato Wilmington
$465; high school, Youghiogheny
$4.15; high school, Gainesville, $4O5;
, Union school, Youghiogheny, $4.O5;
Union school, Gainesville 81.
Standard Lumber Company-Higf
school 200 tons Youghiogheny, $3.50;
high school, 200 tons Gainesville
1885; Union, 100 tons Gainesville
1885; Union, 100 tons Youghiokheny
$3.50; Franklin, 80 tons Wilmington
$445; Pleasant Grove, 80 tons Wilm
ington, $445; West Mankato, 60 tons
Wilmington, $3.50.
Botsford Lumber Company-Pleas
ant Grove, West Mankato and Frank
lin schools, Wilmington lump coal
$3.50.
Lampert Lumber Company-Higf
school, Youghiogheny, $4.65; Union
Youghiogheny, $465; high school
Gainesville, 1915; Union Carriers
vile, 1915; Franklin and Pleasant
Grove, Wilmington, $40; West Man
kato Wilmington, $4.45.
Contract. Were Awarded.
The following were awarded the
contracts: Charles T. Taylor, Frank
lin school, Wilmington coal, $4.95
Lampert Lumber company, Union
and High school, Youghiogheny, 81 IS
Hays-Lucas Lumber company, Pleas
ant Grove and West Mankato, Will
mington coal at $4.35
Following the awarding of Goa
contracts, the election of severa
school teachers took place. Vernon
Cooper of Hopkins, Mimi, was elect
/ ed to the manual training depart
ment for ten months at salary o.
! $95 a month. Mr.. Cooper is a
graduate of the Stout Institute OF
Menomonie, Wis, and also of the
high school at Hopkins, and comes
well recommended.
Miss Clara Radichel, graduate
of the Winona normal school and
for two years teacher at Lake
| Crystal, was elected teacher OF
the sixth grade in the Union school
tat salary of $50 a month.
Miss Mary Janda was transferred
from the first primary to the kinder
I garten department at the Union
school. A motion that the same
amount be awarded the janitol
for supplies that was given him las
year was also carried. When this
motion was voted on, Mr.. Regar
! again arose and stated that the
I janitor should work through the
superintendent, which will have a
| tendency to form check on al
supplies. In the northern part Of
the state, the superintendent take:
care of this. Mrs. Smith could MOI
agree with him in this respect as
she said that the system regarding
the janitor work was all right now
there being complete check through
the school committee on all supplies