The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24

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the twin city. The road would be
ideal for such trips, and with the
construction of concrete highway
it would prove an incentive for more
travellers to adopt this course.
1t is also said that movement
has been made with a view of in
teresting automobile and road enthu.
siasts of Olmstead, Goodhue, Dakota
and Ramsey counties to join in a
movement for a continuation of the
concrete highway from Oronoco to
st. Paul, and have the necessary
steps taken under the Elwell law.
The committee appointed by Presi
dent Crandall is made up of John
H. Holman, George Atchison, John
Nyquist, B. F. Pay and H. L.
| Schmitt.
ST. Paul, January 21.-Many de-
partments of the state government
, will be abolished and their functions
absorbed by commissioner of pub
! lie domain, if a bill by Representa-.
/ tive Thomas Kneeland of Minneapo
lis becomes a law. According to Mr.
! Kneeland's bill, the proposed com
missioner would take over the work
board of timber commissioners, for
estry board. surveyor general OF
! logs, immigration board, immigration
commissioner, reclamation board,
game and fish commission and its
executive agent; state parks, state
forest reserves, state lands. state
| timber and state mines, excepting as
provided in the constitution. 1t re-
peals all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with the proposed new
law.
Two-Year Term Fixed Upon.
The new commissioner would be-
gin on his duties July |, 1913. He
would be appointed by the governor
with the approval of the senate and
would get $4,000 a year. His first
, term would last until March /, 1915,
and thereafter he would have a
term of two years. He must give
bonds for $4,000.
His specific duty is to ascertain
the resources of the state and take
steps to conserve these resources.
AS soon as installed he is instructed
TO create departments within his de-
partment as follows:
F'irst-Asriculture and immigra-
ton.
Second-State lands, waterways,
waterpowerS, drainage.
Third-Mines and minerals.
Fourth-Game and fish.
Fifth-Forestry, lumber, logs, parks,
forest reserves.
Would Drain Lands.
The act provides that the COM
missioner shall make survey of
the lands and resources of the state
with a view to determining the re-
sources agriculturally, in forests, in
mines, water powers, etc. The first
is to be an agricultural land and
soil survey. The commissioner may
clear and drain land if he believes
is to report to the state auditor
the cost of clearing, so that it may
be included in the selling price.
Leases of state lands of any sort
may be made by the auditor only
on recommendation of the commits
sioner.
Salary of $4,000 Per.
Heads of the new sub-departments
may receive yearly salaries of not
more than $4,000 each. They are to
be appointed by the commissioner.
The departments whose functions
are taken over are specifically abol-
ished, except in the case of state
officers whose duties are fixed by
the constitution. The state auditor
is an instance of this, having certain
constitutional powers in the handling
of state lands.
Employees of the old departments
will hold their jobs until removed
by the new commissioner.
Governor Eberhart's recommends
tions are followed in a general way
in the bill.
The following is the list of grand
and petit jurors for the February
term of the district court. The
members of the grand jury will
meet on February at II a. m. and
the members of the petit jury on
the 10th day of February at two
o'clock.
Grand Jury - James Mountain,
Lyra; p. Latin, Amboy: Lee Tyson,
Garden City; Frank Upstrom, sec
ond ward, city: julius Reinke. Shell
by; George Wiedemann. third ward,
city; Harvey Young, Decoria Hugh
Williams. Cambria; Ernest Treben-
bach. Decoria; William Morrow,
Beauford; Joseph Fredricks, LeRay:
William J. Roberts, Butternut Val
ley; William Pagenkopf, Mapleton
township; John J. Wigley, Judson;
Jens Johnson, Butternut Valley;
Michael Lukenheimer, Lime; Her,
bert Cornell, Mapleton village; Al
bert He'll, second ward, city; Peter
Saenger, first ward, city; Andrew
Flo, fourth ward. city; A. G. Meyer,
fifth ward, city; Edward Sohre
Rapidan: William Hoffman, Mankato
township.
Petit Jury-Albert Juliar, Decoria
Robert S. Hughes. Lake Crystal; Ed
Grogan, ST., first ward. city; Frank
Phelps, Mapleton; F. Bloede, Ceres
co; Frank II. Kruse, Decoria; John
DUNN, Beauford John Schwarz
Vernon Center township; Russell E
! Butler, fourth ward, city; Michael
O'Brien, city: F.. f. Goodrich. Medic:
John Mccarthy. Good Thunder; A
g. Roemer. city; Herman Fischer
Danville: J. w. Huffman, Shelby
Henry Spicer, city; George Gray
Vernon Center; w. W. James. city;
G. L. Stevens, Shelby; w. w. Wig
ley, city; Fred w. Truwe, Amboy
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