The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05

operation with France in all other
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BOARD GRANTS
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reading of bills last night, when an
item was read on the purchase OF
coal for the Mankato Teacherage.
1t was announced that the amount
of coal used at. the Teacherage dur
ing one month exceeded the rent
obtained from the tenants. No ac-
ton was taken in the matter, al
though q closer watch was ordered
on the use of coal in the building.
! The resignation of Miss Minnie u.
Pass, a teacher in the Lincoln grade
school was accepted, to take eject
January IS. A leave of absence was
granted to Miss Eunice Jones of the
Franklin school because of i'll health.
! The board ordered that the state
10 the public library for use in the
purchase of school books. The board
accepted the offer of Wells -Pickey
Co., for the purchase of the coupons
on the Lincoln school bonds, when
ii was announced that their rate had
been reduced by one half.
| E.. +. Searirs, secretary of the
board made his truant officers re-
port and States that he had investi-
gated 81 cases. Two of the cases
had been referred to the juvinie
court for action and five children
1had been placed in the charge of the
welfare board, he stated.
! Judge Evan Hughes made his re-
- q NIN hot
schools, and recommended that 1t
the action. Slow down signs were
ordered to be purchased and placed
in conspicuous places near all school
buildings in the city. - Commissioner
Ingwaison reported that banks of
The city had agreed to pay for the
cost Of school bonds to him, as
treasurer of the board, il the Inter-
est on the bonds to him, as treas
urer of the board, if the interest on
the bonds was reduced from three to
two per cent. The board approved
the action.
Settle Contracts
Final settlement of the contracts
Of the Cuddy Plumbing and Heat
ing company and the Johnson SerY-
ice company on the Lincoln school
q "So hAaoS. hO vi . IuE
money Que them was ordered paid.
Superintendent E. S. Seize In
making his monthly report stated
their would probably be an increase
of $50 students in the high school
d4ring the next term and that a
new teacher would be needed, in the
English and History class. He also
recommend the addition of one
teacher for the Lincoln school.
Mrs. Chas. Northrup made a re-
port on the purchase of furnishings
Tor the rest room at the Lincoln
school, for which the board had
made an appropriation of $3.50. She
stated that with the assistance of
the principals of the junior nigh and
the grade schools she had furnished
the room completely for $3.50. She
was complimented on the work by
the members of the board for the
saving CT 500 made.
Bills Allowed
The following are the bills that
were allowed at, the last meeting
Of the, board: Zimmerman and
Bangerter, 1899. 80; w. r. Hammett,
$171.S1; Minneapolis School Supply
company. $50; Landkamer Bros,
III SIS; Joseph Manderfeld company,
/ S22.15; National Bank Of Commerce,
$10,060.30; First National Bank,
0,062.27; Bauseh and Lomb Opt
cal company, SAILS; Jennie E. Sasse,
$5.50; WEIGH Manufacturing Co.,
$1S.16: George/J. Schwickert, $500;
Johnson, BSman Co, $is3.75; A.
Mankato Electric Traction company,
$50; Fred Howe, sos; A. w. An
derson, 1850; Associated Manu-
facturers Co., $27.22; L. Patterson
! Mercantile Co.. $1175; Fred Swan,
$14.30; Northern States Power Co..
s244.44; Library of Congress, $7.O7:
! Library Bureau, $S9.45; H. r. Hunt
ting Co., Inc, $12.93; Loren Clark,
$50. 20; 4. B. Wells, $40; Grant
Mfg. Co, 81 90; The Roland Press
Co.. $2.1S: A. w. Shaw Co., $40. 20;
/ SGT. 80; Lyons and Canadian, SIS. SO:
CHM and Co., $257 IS; The Gregg
Publishing Co, $22. 40; Scott, Fores-
Snlan Co, $3.50; c. G.. Orchard ana
Co, $3.50; Emil Ascher, So "a; H. A.
son Lbr. Co., $274. so; Lack Book
Charles Co., $500 81; The Abbott
Education Co, s35. IS: c. Swanson
and Sons, $3.50; Model Dairy Inc,
$42. "a; Hubbard Milling Co, Sc. 90:
Value Store, So 90; Richards Store,
SIS 90; George e. Brett Co., Sc. so;
Free Press Co., SAT AS; Beckley-
Cardy Co., So. Ii; St. Paul Book ana
Stationary Co, $34. so; Mankato
Citizens Telephone Co., $32. 10; City
, of Mankato, $47S.50 and $s4. 90;
George Pass, Jr., $4,000; Ekerholm
Co, 500. SO; Johnson Service Co,
$1,000; Twin City Electric Co, So
567. 80; Cuddy Plumbing and Heat
ing Co, $4,000; e. A. Carlstrom ST.
! 061. 62; n. P. Paulson, 1927. SO
Theodore Williams, $3.50. so; e. M.
Auel Co, $4OS. 90; d. G.. Willard,
$3.50. 90; d. w. Walker Co., SIT 100:
George Pond, SIT 90; Henry r.
Leonard, $44. 90: A. A. Zimmerman.
$14. 06; Mankato Mfg. Co., S41.36:
Endicott and Co., 1924.