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

From Saturdays Daily. i ~
Various available sites for the To-
cation of a tuberculosis sanitarium
were viewed yesterday afternoon by
a party of citizens under the super
vision and guidance of DIR. A. f.
Schmitt. The gentlemen first look.
ed over the Wendell Hodanp prop.
erty in North Mankato. The Hodapp
place on. the bluff road to ST. Peter,
directly outside the North Mankato
limits consists of fine dwelling
and about five acres of ground with
fine apple orchard and water from
flowing spring. The ground is
on side hill back of the house
but additional land could be secured
on the opposite side of the street.
The purpose of the sanitarium
commission is to get at least twenty
five acres of ground
The object in looking over the
Hodapp site was to select one or
which both Nicollet and Blue Earth
counties could unite in purchasing
The Nicollet county commissioners
made this suggestion.
The Hodapp property gives com
handing view and is high and dry
Very Fine Tract.
The next place visited was tract
OF about twenty acres to the LEFT
of the Windmiller hill, owned by {
Chicago concern. This is one of thu
prettiest tracts available in the cit,
and commands pleasing view. Thu
trees here are numerous and a road
way starting at the foot of the hill
could easily be made, accessible tt
the main road.
From here the party drove to tn,
Fletcher estate few blocks east
This contains thirty-four acres ani
is near the Calvary cemetery. Thi
piece is also accessible and has {
roadway adjoining. Here is a bean
tiful building spot surrounded by :
grove of small trees on the slope
and an apple orchard and charm
ing old evergreen trees for a wind
break on the north. The propert,
is now owned by Mrs. S. X. Fowler
and would make an ideal place fol
the proposed sanitarium.
Olaf Olsen Farm.
The committee visited Olaf Olsen
farm, containing about 165 acres, an,
portion of which could be secured
This property has a fine cemen'
and hollow block house, good barr
and outbuildings and can be pur
chased at reasonable price. A fin:
apple orchard and other small frui
trees form 4 part of the place
There is also a fine flowing sprin
on the place. This is reached b,
going out the Indian Lake road tt
Crandall's corner, and turning to the
left "a quarter of mile 1t is abou'
two miles from the postoffice.
The last place visited was tn
property owned by the John Wis
estate in West Mankato. This ha
thirteen acres, house and outbuild
ings and can be had at reasonabl
price. Additional land adjoinin.
could be secured if desired.
All the sites are available, an
one of which could be TRANSFORMER
to meet the needs of a sanitariur
and good place for tubercular pa
tients.
The party looking over the site
consisted of DR.. A. F. Schmitt, Jude.
Lorin Gray, II. C. Hotaling, M. T
Fritz. Fred Kron, Edgar Weaver c
E. Wise. Wendell Hodapp, DR.. Pratt,
Dr. Curran, Mayor A. G.. Meyer
William Just Of Rapidan and Georg.
w. Norman of Lake Crystal.
Committee Issues Letter.
The committee which was appoint
ed by the county commissioners [,
look into the matter of building
county sanitorium have been harc
at work collecting data necessar,
to make their recommendations
the commissioners at their neg
meeting on June A. The committe
is pot through yet, and will mee
again in about ten days to conside
the answers to the several letter
which have been sent out Perhap
the most important of these is on
which is to be sent to the count,
commissioners and the county audi
tors in Watonwan. Brown, Nicolle.
tie Sueur, Waseca, Faribault am
Martin counties, which counties SUI
round Blue Earth on all sides. Thi!
letter reads as follows:
mo doubt you are familiar witt
the new law empowering counts
commissioners to build and maintain
county sanatoria for the care an6
treatment of patients afflicted will
tuberculosis This law empowers
county commissioners to levy a tai
not to exceed one MILL the STATE
then will contribute an equal amount
and the state will also pay SIS pei
week for the care of free patients
that each county may be obliged to
take care of. From present indica
lions. Blue Earth county will pro
coed to build such sanatorium
either. individually or Jointly with
one or more adjoining counties. You
will readily understand that larger
and better equipped and more eco