The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.


Special Session. ~ i
Mankato, Mimi, Thursday, Apri
18th, 1913.-Board met at 2 p. M
pursuant to adjournment, all mem
bers present,
County Superintendent Ulvin re
quested aid for a spelling contes
and the use of the court room for II
AS so many OF the rural schools art
already closed and many more wouls
be before the matter could be advef
tised, a motion was made and ear
ried that this county viii not partici
pate this year. ts .s..., s.
The bonds of the following bank.
were approved and they were desig
mated as county repositories In the
sum indicated in their bonds
Farmers State Bank of Pember
ton. Mimi, for $4,000, with Alber
c. Severson, Nels t. Oftedahl, Will.
NJ. Weaver, Henry c.. Rollins an(
Walter C. Pagenkopfs as sureties.
Farmers and Merchants State
Bank of Lake Crystal, Mimi, fol
$4,000 with William p. Marston
Louis P. Jones, William E. Thomas
Daniel t. Owens and John C. James
as sureties.
National Bank of Commerce OF
Mankato, Mimi, for $4,000 with
Almon l.. Wheeler, Jacob b. Nielsen
Carl l.. Oleson, Louis Janda, William
II oh
Nils NyQuist as sureties.
st. Clair State Bank of ST. Clair,
Mimi, for $4,000 with Henry Thiel-
man, Charles ]. Pagenkopf, Robert
A. Haedt. Fred Kruse and Fred w.
Wingen as sureties.
Deputy Sheriff Ario read a letter
from Waterloo Bloodhound Kennels
Offering to buy the oounty's hounds
ais they intend to establish kennels
here. On motion, it was voted to sell
the hounds il we could get back
the amount they have cost us.
The board of audit reported the
following verification of tax levies.
BOARD OF AUDIT.
'NcIlHtdtlOi Ol current lax COlleC-
tions.
To the Board of County Commits
sioners, Blue Earth County Mimi
Gentlemen: The board of audit of
Blue Earth county respectfully re-
port to your honorable body that
they have examined the books, ac-
counts and vouchers of the, county
treasurer, counted and ascertained
the kind, description and amount of
funds in the treasury of said county,
or belonging thereto. for the period
from November /, 1912, to January
4, 1913, both days inclusive.
We find the treasurer charged with
the tax levy for 1911 as follows:
Tax levy for
1911 ...... 1887 ,076. 60
Additions to the
levy ........ ......
Total debit, $3S7,076. so
Taxes collected 3S1,019 90
Taxes abated.. 1921
Total credit. 1881, 173 80
Jan. 4, 1913, bal
ance collect
ed ......... 1908 30
We hereby certify that we have
verified the correctness of the fore
going statement by checking the
duplicate receipts with the tax books
for the period above named.
Miscellaneous minutes:
No errors found. -
A. NJ. SCHNEEBERGER,
Chairman County Board.
C. l.. KENNEDY,
County Auditor.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk of District Court.
Board of Audit, Blue Earth County.
VERIFICATIONS OF CURRENT
TAX COLLECTIONS BY BOARD
OF AUDIT.
To the honorable board of county
commissioners. Blue Earth county,
Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
The board of audit of Blue Earth
county, respectfully report to your
honorable body that they have ex-
amined the books, accounts and
vouchers of the county treasurer,
counted and ascertained the kind,
description and amount of funds in
the treasury of said county, belpng-
ing thereto, for the period from Jan.
6, 1913, to Feb. 2S, 1913. both days