r^$KP -^„r" ., », MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA PAGE SEVDt MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1921 Funds on deposit for Mower County in Mower County 66,906.81 Banks ............ County Commissioners' Proceedings Total Funds 57 866.56 Respectfully submitted this 7th^ay^f^]|g^juary, 1921. Chairman County Board, and,. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Chairman Board of Audit. SIMMONS, O. J. County Auditor. GEO. S. BURNHAM, SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNTY BOARD Clerk District Court, and The County Board in and for the County of Mower, Minnesota, met Clerk of Board 'of Audit. in special session, Tuesday, February 15th, 1921, at 9:00 o'clock, A. M. AUDITOR'S STATEMENT TO COUNTY BOARD pursuant to call heretofore duly made. To The County Board, Mower County, Minnesota: Members all present, viz: EDBEEiKOTHERS Pursuant to law I present below, a statement showing the amount of -3 Jacob J. Gjernes, Commissioner First District. taxes levied for County purposes for the current year, the amounts collected H. P. Johnson, Commissioner Second District. and apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected, together with the J. H. Krebsbach, Commissioner Third District. actual cash balance remaining to the credit of each County fund at the S. D. Thompson, Commissioner Fourth District. 4 BOOH SIBAN close of business on the 31st day of December, 1920. A. Hotson, Commissioner Fifth District. O. J. SIMMONS, O. J. Simmons, County Auditor. County Auditor, Communications read and placed on file. g. Balance Uncol- On motion the following bills were duly audited and allowed: Amount Levied Amount Collected lected or un- COUNTY POOR Funds for Current Year and apportioned apportioned. Tony Knauer & Son, meat for County Home $ 11.38 County Revenue \ustin Electric Supply Co., repairing electric cleaner .35 Fund Including Janitta Bates, services as nurse at County Home 90.00 $50,000.00 Levy Jecker Bros, miscellaneous utensils and hardware for County Home 53.94 for County Jail $ 95,400.00 $92,781.71 $2,618.29 '. W. Hare, mash and oyster shells 1.00 Poor Fund 5,000.00 4,678.00 322.00 lormel Milling Co., flour for County Home 2.88 Road and Bridge Fund 100,000.00 97,269.55 2,730.45 What use or beauty could you ask Pommel Electric Co., electrical work at County Home 10.65 January 31, 1919, Transfer J. E. Galloway, apples and cabbages 3.00 of this Sedan which it does nbt from County Revenue George Hirsh, goods for inmates at County Home 5.25 Fund to Jail E. T. Bemis, Red Dog flour for County Home 60.00 give you in generous measure? 4* Building Fund 17,000.00 Decker Bros., belting for County Home 3.00 August 28, 1920, Transfer Mower Co. Co-operative Co., miscellaneous groceries from County Revenue for County Home 67.15 Fund to Jail McCormick Coal & Ice Co., coal for poor farm 595.00 Building Fund 30,000.00 Buena Vista Sanatorium, 31 days care of Mary Kumick 54.25 Total Transferred to Jail F. I. Crane Lumber Co., lumber for Poor Farm 22.28 E. A. Dalager, miscellaneous groceries for Poor Farm 131.79 Building Fund $47,000.00 x. Tb* gasoline consumption is unusually ROAD AND BRIDGE BALANCE REMAINING TO THE CREDIT OF EACH FUND C. M. Babcock, concrete mixer 59.03 The tire mileage unusoaUy high is Funds Amounts Balances Wheeler Lumber, Bridge & Supply Co., miscellaneous lumber 450.44 Debits Credits Debits Credits A. C. White, miscellaneous expenses 6.72 County Revenue Fund $108,731.73 $133,892.56 $ $25,160.83 C. W. Stevens, road maintenance, State Road No. 3 .7.50 Poor Fund 14,564.54 16,052.11 1,487.57 Jacob Knutson, road maintenance, State Road No. 3 10.50 Road and Bridge Fund 240,411.33 242,326.81 1,915.48 R. C. Peyton, repairs for county auto 5.45 General Ditch Fund.... 17,953.31 20,040.14 2,086.83 Lansing Lumber Co., 'umber .. 22.63 County Jail Nils Anderson, Services as arbitrator in the matter of Building Fund .. 55,455.42 47,000.00 8,455.42 McGRATH MOTOR channel change at the Mack bridge on State Road No. 1.5.00 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS REMAINING UNPAID QN CONTRACTS Frank Haney, services as arbitrator in the matter of ALREADY ENTEREP INTO BY THE BOARD channel change at the Mack bridge on State Road No. 1 5.00 Amount of Amount Balance C. A. Carlson, repairs to county Ford car 13.55 Contract Paid Due C. L. Colman Lumber Co., miscellaneous lumber 10.74 Road Grading Job No. 2002, State Austin, Minn. Phone Main Burgen & Sons, miscellaneous lumber 23.88 Road No. 4 .. $21,572.69 $17,949.23 $3,623.46 C. A. Carlson, repairs on trucks 5.00 F. A. P. No. 38, Graveling, six miles John P. Krebsbach, miscellaneous hardware 8.10 east of Austin 8,790.35 4,576.34 4,214.01 Decker Bros., engineering supplies 5.83 Road Grading Job No. 2003, State Marion Flaherty, leveling and checking gravel, F. A. P. No. 38 160.40 Road No. 3 9,622.70 9*622.70 L. B. White, checking gravel on State Road No. 1 6.80 County Jail 66,653.00 51,933.00 *14,720.00 George Haiss Mfg. Co., sprocket for loader 28.00 There appearing to be no further'business to come before the Board Austin Clay Works, dynamite 18.40 at this time, on motion .the meeting adjourned sine die this 16th day of Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co., road signs 15.30 February, 1921. Lee Gibbons repairing typewriter 5.00 M- J. H. KREBSBACH, McCulloch Printing Co. numbering machine ink .75 Chairman of County Board. J. R. Ryan gravel for F. A. P. No. 38 165.00 Attest: Electric Blue Print Co., miscellaneous prints 15.91 O. J. SIMMONS, Lewis Enders, gasoline for Federal Truck 2.10 County Auditor and Clerk of County Board. Eugene Dietzgen Co., supplies for County Engineer 8.19 John P. Ulwelling, gravel for State Road No. 3 44.60 1 John Manning, services as gravel inspector 106.00 H. F. Kezar, gravel on State Road No. 7 18.75 Roofs of Skyscraper Office Buildings F. I. Crane Lumber Co., miscellaneous ltimber 96.49 Ira W. Syck, unloading plank 6.25 to Be Used for Garage Purposes. COUNTY REVENUE ~?a Austin Gas Co., gas for Sheriff's residence 7.20 i-S Miller-Davis Company, office supplies 1.66 James B. Clark, juror fees 1.00 By ALDERMAN J. F. KOVARIK, Chicago City Council. E. A. Dalager, janitor supplies 4.65 .— E. A. Dalager, matches for County Jail .42 Herald Publishing Co., office supplies 36.00 I see no reason why the roofs of the big Chicago skyscrapers could not Schleuder Paper Co., one roll paper 5.66 J. C. Penny Co., janitor supplies 7.06 be used for garage purposes and I am going to take steps to see if the Miller-Davis Co., office supplies 8.84 city building ordinances cannot be modified to give the idea a tryout at Elliott-Fisher Co., office supplies ... .90 McCulloch Printing Co., carbon paper 6.00 least. At the present time there are many public garages in the downtown J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Oscar Johnson 2.05 district. These buildings are eight, ten and twelve stories in height. Machines J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Oscar Moen 2.05 1 J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Philip Harber 2.75 of all kinds are hauled to the upper stories on elevators. Why could J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Rob Mills ,. 3.90 not the machines be taken to the roofs of buildings? J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Orval Vanstin 2.05 J. E. Detwiler, fees, State vs Frank Gute 3.65 Ninety-five per cent of the roofs of the downtown buildings are office Hommel Electric Co., for re-wiring and lighting Sheriff's residence 310.20 perfectly flat. Most of them are strong enough to hold number Schleuder Paper Co., office supplies 1 1.50 any of A. E. Henslin, coroner fees 9.15 machines. Office buildings with such garages would be. attractive to tenants and Professional Lee Gibbons, repairing typewriter 4.00 owning automobiles. It would also be good thing fo^Jhe hotels. Mower County News, printing Personal Property Tax List 500.25 a J. M. Beck, office supplies 42.50 I am not a builder, but I have spoken to a number of architects and Mower County News, printing Commissioner's Proceedings 88.50 contractors, and they see no reaJ&iTWhythe plan should not be successful. Mower County News, enrollment cards 8.50 Mrs. E. L. Riee, traveling expenses 22.15 Practically all that would be necessary in many instances would ^e the JAIL BUILDING FUND building of floorings and protection for the machines against storms. N. Wagner, balance due on jail contract $5511.00 Pauly Jail Building Co., balance due on contract 4000.00 Hommel Electric Company, electric work, Est. No. 1 612.00 Alden & Harris, services as Architects of Jail 253.07 After due consideration, on motion the following bills were rejected: 9 «»»»»»»»I HI 'Phone Bridge HI. II II. |/ryiQTni| ntNflOlUN Residence J. M. HEIMER 802 St. Olaf Hospital, for care and hospital expense J. K. LYNDE F. H. MAYER of Master Elgy Olson 182.00 Live Stock and Real Estate Main659-R .DENTIST E. B. Wise, undertaker, Wabasha, Minn., for burial of Mary Kumick 59.50 UNDERTAKING Auctioneer At this time recess taken until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning, February Office In Hirsh Block Undertaker and Fupernl Dimeter REAL ESTATE and INVESTMENTS Specially Conversant with 16th, 1921, at which time the board reconvened with members all AUTO HEARSE Telephone Main 117 Pedigree wofk. present. & City and Business Properties. Rentals and Insurance AUSTIN, MINN. 9001. Day Call 677, Both Phone Adams, Minn. After due consideration the bill of Howard L. Christie for the sum a I Nitkt CaO 120, Both of $661.75 for 4411 2-3 yards of gravel which the said Howard L. Christie Office with Niehuis & DeBuhr Laad Co. claims the County agreed to take from, a certain pit during the AUSTIN. MINN. a L. BAKER. M. D. Austin National Bank Bldg. year 1920 and did not take, was on motion unanimously rejected. W. R. EARL FURNITURE CO. On motion the committee on Court House and Jail was authorized to Physician and Surgeon UNDERTAKING and purchase the proper furniture and fixtures for the new County Jail. ARTHUR WEST ALLEN, M. D. Office in Lewis Building On motion the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for the FUNERAL DIRECTION Phonest Residence, Bridge 130 Surgeon Otrihi furnishing of material and construction of 14 bridges as per plans and Auto Haarss Equipment Office, Bridge 277 Surgeon C. M. ft St. P. Kyi •I specifications on file, proposals to be received and opened March 22nd. Prompt Attention in Every Detail Minn. Surge sn Gee. A. Hormel ft Cec 1921, at 2:00 o'clock P. M. Austin, Organized 1820 [fm Over a Business Residents DISEASES OF THE EYE The annual report of fees, emoluments and gratuities received by DONOVAN A GOSLEE tne various County Officers for the year 1920 being on file with the County Phone Main 112 Fkono Main 113 GLASSES FITTED Re-organized 1850 Century Old Auditor was presented to the County Board and on Motion duly approved. Office First National Bank Std* AUSTIN, MINN. Funeral Directors J. H. Krebsbach, County Commissioner, salary $ 800.00 I Pkone Office Brldga 7W 1892 28 Yean' Experience 1920 and Embalmers A. Hotson, County Commissioner, salary 800.00 Pkono Residenco—BdU^pr4O0& S. D. Thompson, County Commissioner, salary 800.00 Aetna Life Insurance Company OFFICE HOURS'? Day Calls—Phone Main 198. H. P. Johnson, County Commissioner, salary 800.00 DR. F. E. DAIGNEAU l? 4 p. at Chas. L. Schwartz, County Commissioner, salary 800.00 Night Ca^s to I By Appointment. 7t30 p. m. Eye-sight Specialist S. A. Smith, County Treasurer, Salary 2500.00 T. W.n Donovan—Main 114-L. Fees .24 Scientific adjustment of GLASSES Of Hartford, Conn* H. A. GoSiee—Main 417-L. O. J. Simmons, County Auditor, salary 2500.00 3 to all forms of defective vision AUSTIN CLINIC Fees 514.70 Motor and Carriage Service Record January lit, 1921 120 West Mai Street G. S. Burnham, Clerk of Court, salary 1000.00 Assets ... $177,502,366.14 Fees 1480.00 CLIFFORD C. LECK, M. D. Chas F. Lewis, M. D. Liabilities 158,474,949.23 J. S. Wood, Reg. of Deeds, (Fees, Recording, Chattels ALBERT B0PFE E. C. Rebasan, M. D. and Abstracting) ,.... 3567.35 Physician and Surgeon Chas C. Allen, M. D. Surplus .. $ 19,027,416.91 For Automobile Registration and turned in to the County Treasurer 772.00 Hirsh Block, Austin, Miaa. J. G. W. Havens, M. D. N. Nicholsen, Sheriff,, salary 2100.00 X-Ray and Laboratory Equipment W. B. Grise, M. D. A "tear of Achievement Fees 625.02 LIVE STOCK AND Assistants— New Life Insurance Issued in 1920 ,..$ 531,675,514.01 General Surgery Eunice L. Rice, Co. Supt. of Schools, salary 1737.50 4 New Life Insurance paid for in 1920 495,216,386.01 9 Ernest H. Morris, M. D. REAL ESTATE Henry Weber, Jun., Probate Judge, Salary 2250.00 Eye, Ear, Noee and Life Insurance in force, January 1, 1921 1,155,589,341.08 Fees 188.47 Mabello Moore, R. N. AUCTIONEER j| Glasses fitted Payments to Policy holders during 1920 29,221,322.11 Otto Baudler, County Attorney, salary 1800.00 Paid Policyholders since Organization 395,347,390.55 Surgeons St. Olaf Carl Baudler, Court Commissioner, fees 42.00 THE HOSPITAL CLINIC A. E. Henslin, Coroner, fees 9.15 G. W. R. R. Increases for Year 1920 Apply early for da tee, as 1 sell I! V. A. Nason, County Surveyor, fees 171.80 C. A. Hoggo, Afl. D* Geo. A. 1 N In Assets $ 14,404,653.68 REPORT OF BOARD OF AUDIT uearly every day in the sale 4 Ca O. H. Hegge, M. D. •,v: In Premium Income 9,769,496.54 Gentlemen: P. A. Lommen, M. In Surplus to. Policyholders 1,572,144.30 Babcock Bldg. Oppeefi The undersigned Board of Audit of said Mower County, met at the Miss Malinda Lawk, X-ray and In Life Insurance in force 362,913,031.22 office ef the County Treasurer of said County, on the 1st day of February, Both Phone. 197 laboratory assistant. AUSTIN, MINN. 1921, for the purpose of examining and auditing the Accounts, Books and Growth in New Paid. Business For Information Out Vouchers of S. A. Smith, Treasurer of said County, and to count and ascertain FOUNDERS AND SURGEONS Of Office Hours Call* the kind and description and amount of funds in the County Treasury Y««r Amount ... Year Amount to St. Olaf Hospital. DRS. FENTON & MEANY 1900 $ 39,321,247 1916 $106,922,466 S and belonging thereto: Any Of The Docten Surgeon^, C. M. Jk St. P. R. R. We respectfully make the following report thereon: 1905 30,277,698 .1917 185,707,688 4 SPECIAL ATTENTION ghren DENTISTS 1910 35,993,750 1918 218,251,456' Balance in the Treasury, April 20, 1920, (date of last report) Austin National Bank Bldg. to diagnostic accuracyv clinical, 1915' 72,494,449 919 377,815,347 .$197,533.70 D. microscopic, chemical and radiographic Treasurer's Receipts from April 20, 1920, to A Wonderful Gain 1920 495,2^16,386 Office Phenet Bridge 10S examinations accurately January 31, 1921, inclusive 782,506.10 Residence Dr. Fenton: Main 455-R Specialist in Natural Tkerapeuticeu. It writes the largest average policies—an evidence of popularity. made. Residence Dr. Meanyt Main 584 Its policies a^e the most liberal and up-to-date.. \?C Using "condensed Out-of-doors.1* $980,039.80 General Surgery electrical, mechanical, an# It has the lowest premium, rates. »,!• Eve, Ear, Nose and Throat. AUSTIN. MINNESOTA By Disbursements from April 20 1920, to "ITS PATRONS SLEEP WfeLL" other Natural methods Jn addition ta .Glasses properly fitted. January 31, 1921, inclusive, (deducted) 922,183.24 Medical Treatments. Let Us Tell You—Why? few DR.M. J. HARDY Southern Minn. Agency. Lewis xBuildinff. ,r Balance in Treasury at beginning of business Office ever Hani igan'a Pharmacy. Piles, fissures, ulcers and similar 4G0 N. Main St February 1st, 1921 C. M. BROWN. Mgr.,VL* E. DALAGER, district Mgl^ 57,856.56 -DENTIST We find the said Treasurer in the possession of funds 222 St. Paur, Minn^ Austin, Minn. covering said balance in kind and amount as follows: Austin National Bank Bldg. Austin ffice Cash in Safe and Drawer, Checks and Money Orders 949.75 'At fLv.Vr.- *$£iM Mtm ,, ?&&& itjptrrn