The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
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From fridays JAW.
NJ. r. Crane returned Sunday night
from his trip to San Diego, Cat.
where he spent several weeks Mt
the bedside of HIS brother Lucas.
The community at large will be
pleased to know that everyone will
have an opportunity TO hear DIR.
II. v. Adams again at the Christian
church. Sunday, January 10, at 1890
a. m. You are asked to he prompt as
the music will begin exactly on time.
There will be special music preceding
Mr.. Adams address on the subject
well Diggers.'' The loose Offering
will be turned over to the speaker.
You will not need urging to bring
you out Sunday morning, for you
either heard him or have heard OF
his lecture Monday night.
The annual meeting of the Chris
tian church was held on Wednesday
of this week. A good number enjoy
ed the free dinner. and the reports
and, other business were very graft
flying. Plans are about completed
for q three weeks series of meetings
beginning some time the latter part
of January. We are-expecting DIR.
s. r. Willis, minister OF the First
church of st. Paul to lead this cam
paign. DR.. Willis is power in the
pulpit and choice man OF God.
The date and other pertinent matters
win be announced later.
- "a. A
dition of Miss Faythe Miller from
day to day is reported from Mankato.
and IL pleases her friends To know
this.
The auditing committee OF the
local bank met Tuesday and We'd
nesday and found pleasing evidence
Of the prosperity OF the institution.
Harvey Young, O farmer living
near the poor farm, was elected over
seer of the poor farm by the board
of county commissioners. He sue
ceeds Robert Madigan, whose pres
ent term expires in March. The term
is for one year.
DIR. J. p. Rosenwald was reelected
county. physician. o.. .
The county board of health was
appointed to consist of o. X. Olson,
r. RI. Foley and DIR. ]. T.. Rosenwald.
Late yesterday afternoon the corn.
ty board after hearing quite an ex-
tensive argument on County Ditch
No. 35, Of Mapleton twonship. decided
to order that the ditch be construct
ed. There were many present at the
hearing, including the following: For
the ditch. Frank Simon b. +. Nc
Gregor. Dickinson Brothers. Mr.. My.
I.ers, Martin Schlingerman. and Fl. VI.
Berry: against the ditch, DIR. NJ. "A.
Gilmore, Ed. Jaeger. AL Gerth, Bob
ert Jaeger, August Knuth, Albert
Hardke, Roman Humid and willard;
on the fence, Martin Schimmel. Her
man Rabenhars. Herman Proehl and
Joseph Sprague. .f..j. ~
Known as Berry Ditch.
This will be known as the II. NJ.
Berry ditch, after the name of the
Mapleton lawyer. County Surveyor
Allison has estimated the total cost
at $4,000 and the. total benefits at
$G4,530. The cost is assesbed against
the ahutting property in proportion
to the benefits.
The board passed q re solution in.
structing County Attorney Schmitt
to settle up the action af;ainst Former
County Surveyor Walter F. Brooks
as the latter has paid S3,75G.42 to
cover his overcharges. The county
auditor now has the job OF distrib-
uting this money to the overcharged
property holders pro rata. 1t will
be three or four weekes before II Is
known just how much is to 20 TO
each claimant. -...
Contracts for the county printing
were awarded to the lowest bidders
this morning as follows:
The County Printing.
To The Daily Free Press, all legal
notices at Is Gems per folio. first
insertion, and 80 cents for each sub
sequent insertion, and Il cents per
description for the delinquent tax
list, same to be published in Daily
and Weekly Free Press and Daily
and Weekly Review.
To The Mani.ato Review, all flnan-
cial statements. as cents, per folio.
first insertion, and 35 cents for each
subsequent insertion. to be published
in Daily and Weekly Review, Daily
and Weekly Free Press, Mankato
Post and Mapleton Enterprise.
To The. Blue Earth County Enter
prise, official board proceedings and
board of audit proceedings for s75
cents per folio. one insertion, same TO
be published without additional COM
pensation in the Daily and Weekly
Free Press. Daily and Weekly Review.
Good Thunder Herald. Lake. Crystal
Union and Ambey Herald.
]. c. Reichardt OF st. Paul today
fled petition in the probate court
as executor OF the will ef the late
Meta Amort of Mapleton, who died
on Jan s. at the age of sixty-one.
leaving an estate valued AT s4.f75.
The only heir named in the petition
is Katharine Amort of sIapleton., n
sister of the deceased.
Judge Evan Hughes of the probate
1Sss~x thfo manning hc1d Sha Anal