The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15


M. r. Banedict, county agent. APP
peared relative to the shortage OF
farm labor in this county He wanted
to see if road work could be reduced
so as to release men fCr farm jobs.
So few Of the men wor..ing en- the
roads would be worth much on the
farms, that 10 action was taken.
On motion. the board adjourned at
5: 80 p. H., Until a. H., October 18th.
1918.
II. C. KRAUS,
Chairman.
Attest:
c. L. Kennedy.
County Auditor.
(seal)
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of The Board OF County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth County Min
eSota. ......
Special Session Oct Z, 1918.
All members of the board met at
nine a. H., pursuant to adjournment.
Considerable time was spent in dis
cussing certain ditching and TIL
ing along the Good Thunder road
|
certain conditions and made certain
propositions.
A letter from the American Pub
lie Health association, requesting
that representative of the board
be sent to the meeting at Chicago
| Oct. 14th to 18th was read. The
letter was filed.
| The matter of fire insurance on
the Jail was discussed and it was
decided to put the building under
reinsurance. All policies will be
altered accordingly.
| On motion. the bond of DR.. Il. C.
Kelly as deputy coroner in the sum
Of $1,000 90 with Victer |. Miller and
Aaron f. Schmitt as sureties was
approved.
| The board adjourned until two D m
and resumed business at that time.
Pursuant to notice legally given
the board then took up the matter OF
setting off G. E. Todd from School
| District 116 to 1872. No objection
appearing, the last half of the
Northwest quarter of Section "a
town 107. range 26, was on motion
! u
| School District 1872.
On motion, the board adjourned
until seven a. m. Oct. Sth, 1918.
Tuesday, Oct. Sth, 1918.
The board convened at seven a
m. and drove to Pleasant Mound tC
view proposed continuation O.
state road No. 7 to the Watonwar
County line. They also inspected tn
poor farm and resumed business al
their office in the court house al
two p. m.
/ The hearing on the butternut Val
ley and Lincoln road petition hat
been adjourned until this time. By
a motion duly seconded and carried
, it was adjourned until three p. m. No
vember 18th, 1918.
On motion, the hearing on cleanin
out county ditch No. 4 was adjourne(
until two p. M, November IA, 1918.
Lorin Cray, H. A. Patterson, anC
Mayor l.. l.. Champlin appeared rela
tive to raising $4,000. for the relief
Tyler, Mimi. The board will investi
gate as to the best method of raisin
the money. The matter was laid owe
until next meeting.
Commission Davis moved and Com
missioner Sanger seconded that tn,
following resolution be adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the board O
county commissioners of Blue Fart
county, Minnesota, that the folowin.
road DC designated as a continuation
of state road No. Z, of this county
SnnipHt IN no
highway commissioner
! Beginning at tie cast one sixteenth
cor.er OF tine south east one fourth OF
section IA, town 1O5 N, range 20 w
thence west to the west one sixteenth
corner Of the southeast one fourth OF
said section, thence south to the south
one fourth corner of section IA, town
lOo N, range 80, W., thence west OF
! the south line of sections IA. Is. l6
II, and IS to the southwest corner o.
! section IS, town 105 ~, range 30 w.
there to connect with state road O.
! Watonwan county.
The motion was carried.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
Allison, Roy H., engineer on
-oitches $40. sc
Anderson, Ella, labor at poor
idln .................. Is. 0C
Baker, George p. assistant en-
! gineer on bitches ....... AZ. OC
Blissenbach, Joseph, insurance
OF 1aii ................... 9S.17
BotsfOrd Lumber CO., goods to
poor farm observation-disclosures. 81 o.
Buena Vista Sanatorium. care
of sick poor .. 12S. 81
Burroughs Adding Machine CO..
ribbon for machine ........ .OO
Carpenter, Fred, labor on state
| roads No. Q and II .. 81 .OC
Clark, Loren, goods to court
mouse ................... 1895
Diamond, l.. c., goods for state
road No. IA 7S o.
Draper and Peterson goods to
poor farm 56 63
Duffey, w. H., use Of outfit for
state read No. .... C35. 81
Evans, David f., gravel state
road No. 10 ..... 26 Al
Farmers Mercantile CO., goods
| " poor .................. 10 90
Field, F. r., goods to poor =. 500
Finnegap, Carl, county ditch
No. so NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5O
FLO Hanson & Brockmeyer,
goods to poor farm ..... 1910
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