The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-23
MANKATO FREE PRESS
OFFICIAL RaocEepINGs
OF the Board Of County Commission.
ers of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Regular Session.

Regular Session.
Mankato. MINI, Tuesday, January
2, 1912, 2. p. M.-The board OF coun
ty commissioners came together ani
organized as required by statute. The
members present were: Hon. Alex
Hansen, third district, p o, Lake
Crystal Hon. Robert Madigan, first
district, p. o. Eagle Lake. Hon. De
los Z. Young, second district, P. o.
city. Hon. A. M. Schneeberger
fourth district, p. O., Amboy. Hon
o. X. Olson, fifth district, p. o. Am
boy.
They were sworn in as a board by
Evan Hughes, judge OF probate,
Commissioner Robert Madigan was
elected chairman.
Commissioner A. M, Sehneeberger
was elected vice chairman.
Russian Thistle.
Resolved, That the weed known as
the Russian thistle be and the same
is hereby ordered destroyed during
the coming year 1912, on. or before
July Is. This same resolution ap
plies to all other noxious weeds.
The Amboy Herald is hereby desig
mated as the paper in which this
notice is ordered to be published
Adopted.
No county physicians were appoint
ed excepting district OF Mankato with
a little of the surrounding county
DR.. Roy Andrews was appointed for
this district, term to begin March
LIST, 1912, at a salary of $50 each
month, ne to furnish his own medi
cine, excepting where it is necessary
to use anti-toxine. Also to perform
all operations necessary that become
necessary in cases of dependent
county poor. b.
Ed Weaver, county auditor, vas
elected county purchasing agent to
perform the duties Of such agent
without extra pay.
The salary of the sheriff was fixed
at 100000 year, he to pay his
own expenses at Mankato and fur
nish his own livery. Where livery
hire is necessary at St. Clair, Maple
ton, Good Thunder, Amboy, Vernon
Center, Lake Crystal, being too far
away from Mankato to reach with
Mankato rigs, the county to pay the
expense. 8 ..s......:
Salary of the county superintendent
Of schools as per statute, is fixed as
$3.50 a year, he to pay all. his own
travelling expense.
The salary of the county attorney
was fixed at $3.50 a month, beginning
January 1, 1872. =
The annual financial statement Of
receipts and expenditures for the
county for the year 1911 was submit
ted, approved and ordered printed
the same as heretofore, to.wit, with.
out warrant numbers, this to save iu
expense.
David A. Jones was elected janitor
at the court house for the year
1912, at monthly salary of -s60.yy
= 2 Poor Farm Report. IS..
To the Board Of County Commission
:, ers OF Blue Earth County, 4 Gentle
. mon: My report for 1911 Is re
:. spectfully submitted. !,,s. ',i ~ I.
! raised 31h acres of wheat az
eraglng 20 bushels to the acre. SO
bushels; S acres Of oats, GIT bushels;
II acres Of corn, 500 bushels;.t5E
acres. OF potatoes, 56H bushefs;s one
fourth acre sweet com; 5 acres gar
den. truck; So loads of pumRkins; 10
loads :ef watermeions; 5 loads .oi
squdshs's 100 bushels. carrots II 0l
bushels beets; 25 bushels onions; do
bushels tomatoes; 10 bushels cuenm
bers: $50 head of cabbage. loads
OF muskmelons; 40 tons of hay! !;
.,,.v., - Stock or the farm. - ~
Twelve fat hogs Ssbrood sows, ]
stock hog. y q
Cattle-Twelvo COWS, spring
calves,1 Guernsey bull.
Horseshoe span Clyde mares,
span black mares, spring colts.
Poultry-Twelve geese, ducks,
turkeys, 30 chickens.
Grain left on hand, 200 bushels Of
wheat, 400 bushels of oats, SOC
bushels of corn.
Vegetables on hand, 800 bushels OF
potatoes, SO bushels of beets. 50
bushels of carrots, Is bushels of tur
nips, 5 bushels of onions, 200 bushels
OF Squash, 2 barrels. dill pickles,
barrel Sauer kraut. 10 :. -.
Meat on hand 800 pounds; -four
300 pounds. y ~ "
Meat butchered during the year
e cows, 9 hogs, veal calves. rs:
Sold during year 1911-
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