v^, V""V. wn 4,1.1 r~—na»ift.tx. ir|i, .ff r™ '»fi ,.} .* ,v -"7 1 **,'* ,• f'v nl~'t -*•.*. '"bc v?T- v«• .' \. '5 MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA Monday, August 1,1921. Pa ge Six J. E. Detwiler, justice fees 3.05 Guardian's Deed. Why I Put Up With Rats for Years," Real Estate Transfers J. E. Detwiler, justice fees 4.20 R. A. Anderson to Ole Hanson Writes N. Windsor, Farmer. J. E. Detwiler, justice fees 2.45 Oset Lot 11 3 Village of County Commissioners' Proceedings "Years ago I bought some rat poison, J. E. Detwiler, justice fees Lyle 950.00 2.00 which nearly killed our fine DEEDS. N. Nicholsen, boarding prisoners 99.00 Special Warranty Deed. watch dog. It so scared us that we John Elbert Galloway to J. L. Philbrick, dirt for filling at County Jail 4.50 Chas. H. Weber et ux to Austin suffered a long time with rats until Adams Krug, Lot 4 11 Orchard 15.00 Cement Tile Co., NVfe Earl Printing Co., graduation programs my neighbor told me about RAT OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Park Add'n 410.00 17.05 E. C. Butler, repairs at Court House 1 2 11 RR Add'n 1.00 SNAP. That's the sure rat killer and 8.13 Miller-Davis Co., office supplies Charles D. Galloway to John a s^fe one." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, Paper, ink and type properly combined 36.50 J. M. Beck, treasurer's warrant register Trondal, Lot 4 12 Orchard $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Pooler mean attractive printing. See ANNUAL SESSION OF COUNTY BOARD. Nye & Peterson, repairs on lawn benches 4.50 Park Add'n 255.00 Drug Co. Advertisement 9-9-p. The News job printing department. The Six-Town News, publishing notice of examinations 2.75 The County Board in and for the County of Mower, Minnesota, met in John E. Galloway to John Miller-Davis Co., office supplies 62.65 Trondal, lot 6 5 Orchard re ^ular session at the Court House, in the City of Austin at 9:00 clock a. m., Miller-Davis Co., office supplies 47.65 LEGAL NOTICES Park Add'n 350.00 JL.rsday, July 11th, pursuant to statute. Peddycoart & Errett, supplies for Jail 2.75 John E. Galloway to John Members all present, namely: Herald Publishing Co., envelopes for county treasurer 17.76 Trondal, Lot 3 11 Orchard Jacob J. Gjernes, Commissioner, First District. 9973 Frank P. Dufresne, 1921 Annotations for G. S. 1913 6.00 H. P. Johnson, Commissioner, Second District. Park Add'n 450.00 Hammond & Stephens Co., supplies for county school superintendent 27.88 STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY J. H. Krebsbach, Commissioner, Third District. G. E. Maxwell, expenses for speaker for graduation 13.70 Chas. D. Galloway to John of Mower. In District Court. Tenth S. D. Thompson, Commissioner, Fourth District. Trondal, L. 5 & 6 B. 11 Orchard Judicial District. County Road and Bridge. A. Hotson, Commissioner, Fifth District. Park Add'n 400.00 State Bank of Sargeant, a Corporation, Standard Oil Co., gasoline, oil and grease ij 102.84 O. J. Simmons, County Auditor. Plaintiff, Chas. D. Galloway to Mrs. Ella Earl Printing Co., office supplies 79.45 Minutes of the last meeting- read and on motion duly approve^ vs. Hyland, Lot 6 6 Orchard Peter Jacobsen, repairs and gasoline for county truck 5.98 George Weibrands, Communications read and placed on file. Park Add'n 480.00 McCulloch Printing Co., office supplies 1.25 George M. Churchouse, and TJ:. the Honorable County Board of Mower County, Minnesota: 6.00 H. E. Harlan, checking gravel Charles H. Beckel et ux to Josie A. Churchouse, Defendants. Pursuant to law, I present below, a statement showing the amount of Chas. E. Fairbanks, gravel on F. A. P. No. 38 595.85 Lawrence E. Burs, Lot 15 & SUMMONS. t1 es levied for county purposes for the current year, the amounts collected Anton Johnson, repairing bridge 10.00 Wy2 Lot 16 23 RR Add'n THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, TO •an ^apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected, together with the actual Geo. C. Clifford, surveyor stakes 22.50 with exceptions 600.00 THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: c--i-.ii balance remaining to the credit of each county fund at the close of business Frank Plzak, dynamite 2.85 Simeon Twedell to Walter E. on the 30th day of June, 1921. McCulloch Printing Co., office supplies 19.25 Tollefson, S 120 ft. L. 13 9 You and each of you are hereby O. J. SIMMONS. Steichen Lumber Co., miscellaneous lumber 30.11 R. R. Add'n 4000.00 Vibration, wear and neglect summoned and required to answer the County Auditor. Chas. E. Milner, gravel checker 76.00 Oscar Ludvigson to Chester A. eventually lead to sure ignition complaint of the plaintiff in the above Amount levied Amount collected Balance uncollected E. C. Butler, bridge material 20.05 trouble—have us go over your Weseman, Lot 5 B. 3 Elmwood entitled action, which complaint has for current and or A. C. White, postage Funds— 2.00 Add'n 400.00 car's system and put it in Al been filed in the office of the Clerk of year. apportioned. unappor Marc Dunbar, repairs to grader blade 14.40 shape. C. H. McErlane et ux to Mary said District Court, at the City of tioned. A. C. White, expenses 8.00 Guy, Lot 12 11 & Austin, in Mower County, Minnesota, $ 33,071.43 $ 21,928.57 McCulloch Printing Co., office supplies .50 •County Revenue Fund $ 55,000.00 Add'n 1.00 and to serve a copy of your answer to Magneto, coil, generator or 4,876.92 2,123.08 County Poor Fund 8,000.00 C. S. Babcock to Wm. Cutter, A committee from the Town of Clayton appeared before the Board and said complaint on the subscribers, distributor repairs promptly 96,165.95 63,834.05 County Road and Bridge Fund 160,000.00 13.74 ft. Lot 8 & W 6.8 ft. Catherwood & Nicholsen, at their office interviewed them relative to laying out 2 miles of State Road on the section made. 12,039.34 7,960.66 County Jail Building Fund 20,000.00 Lot 9 28 Davidson's Add'n in the City of Austin, in said lines between sections 7-8-17 and 18, making a connection between two proposed 1,981.53 1,143.47 State Loan to County 3,125.00 1000.00 county, within twenty days after service State Roads. University of Mary A. Guy to John R. Marshall, Balances remaining to the credit of each fund are as follows of this summons upon you, exclusive After due consideration of the matter it was deemed best not to lay Amounts. Balances. E. 50 ft. W. 100 ft. outlot out-any more State Roads at present. of the day of such service and if Southern Minnesota Credit. Debit. Credit. 2 SE% SW% 35-103-18 700.00 Funds— Debit. On motion the following resolution was unanimously passed: you fail to answer the said complaint $ 22,433.00 L. O. Lewis et ux to Tom Torgerson, $ 66,034.78 County Revenue Fund $ 43,601.78 Be It Resolved, That the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) be within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff L. 12 & E. 5 ft. L. Phone Main 702-F 8,557.78 5,400.30 County Poor Fund 3,157.48 in this action will apply to the Court and the same is hereby apportioned out of the County Road and Bridge fund 11 9 R. R. Add'n 2000.00 County Road and Bridge for the relief demanded in said complaint. to the Town of Clayton to assist said town in grading and improving the 117,734.35 41,493.24 Nellie C. Malloy to A. M. Fund 76,241.11 proposed State Road on section lines between Sections 8-7-17 and 18 in said 4,942.43 Lewis, Lot 6 12 Morgan's General Ditch Fund 7,625.70 $ 2,683.27 CATHERWOOD & NICHOLSEN, Town of Clayton. 27,039.36 6,137.87 County Jail Building Fund.. 20,901.49 Add'n .1800.00 Be It Further Resolved, That the County Auditor be and he is hereby B. E. HUGHES, Albert Durhman to L. E. Durhman, authorized to issue his warrant in favor of the Treasurer of said Town of Attorneys for Plaintiff, The following is a statement of the accounts remaining unpaid on the Lots 1-2-3-4 & 5 3 Aug. 1, 8, 15 Austin, .Minn. Clayton for said sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). contracts already entered into by the Board: College View Add'n 1.00 Amount of Amount Balance On motion meeting adjourned until 9:00 o'clock a. m., July 23rd, 1921. NOTICE OF TAX JUDGMENT Chas. D. Galloway to Walter Contract. Paid. Due. O. J. SIMMONS, SALE—FORFEITED LANDS E. Granse, Lot 4 4 Orchard $ 5,032.00 $ 2,527.00 New County Jail $ 7,559.00 County Auditor and Clerk of Board. Notice is hereby given that all parcels Park Add'n 8,444.58 28,610.88 120.00 Bridge Construction 37,055.46 of land bid in for the state and E. H. Nitzkowski et ux to A. Gravelling Contracts 47,276.64 23,569.77 23,706.87 Adjourned Meeting of County Board. not assigned to purchasers or redeemed C. Page, Lot 10 35 & Grading Contracts 11,173.19 5,408.87 5,764.32 within three (3) years from the Add'n 2400.00 The County Board in and for the County of Mower met at 9:00 o'clock The County Auditor submitted to the County Board the following estimates date of the tax sale at which they are E. C. Bulter et ux to Mary Jacobson, a. m., July 23rd, 1921, pursuant to adjournment. of county expenses for the ensuing year, chargable to the County offered, shall be disposed of as provided S% 1 N 2 ft. All members present. Revenue Fund: by Section 2127 and 2128 General 2 15 R. R. Add'n 4000.00 On motion the following bills were duly audited and allowed: Salaries of County Officials, including clerks and County Commissioners Statutes of 1913 and acts Lars Peter Erickson to Geo J. $ 29,000.00 County Revenue. amendatory thereof. Rau, lot 11 & N^ Lot 10 Mothers Pensions 3,500.00 A. E. Beadell, jury fees $ 1.00 Pursuant to the Statutes in such 3 Lake Park Add'n 1.00 District Court expenses 5,000.00 J. E. Detwiler, justice fees 4.20 case made and provided, I shall on H. A. Fisher to John Fisher Wm. Ellingwood, painting flag pole at court house 10.00 Court House and General 6,000.00 Monday the 8th day of August A. D. and V. C. Harvey, W Y2 Books, Blanks and Office Supplies 6,000.00 S. D. Thompson, services on Equalization Board 11.40 1921, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at NW% & NWy4 SW^i 14 & FREIGHT and MERCHANDISE Election expenses 1,500.00 J. H. Krebsbach, services on Equalization Board 12.4U the office of the County Auditor at the NE Y* SE^i 15-103-14 1.00 Printing and Advertising 2,400.00 J. J. Gjernes, services on Equalization Board. .• 14.00 TRANSFER Court House in the City of Austin S. H. Hubbard et ux to Ingeborg Freight, drayage and postage 1,000.00 Hans P. Johnson, services on Equalization Board 13.40 and County of Mower, State of Minnesota, Olson, W 85 ft. Lot 9 SERVICE that is prompt, Justice Court expenses 300.00 A. Hotson, services on Equalization Board 9.00 sell said lands which are 4 Add'n 3800.00 Return of Births and Deaths 300.00 N. Wagner, repairs at sheriff's residence 191.35 reliable* careful—and economical. charged with taxes, penalties and John Elbert Galloway to Jorgen Sheriff's expenses 1,000.00 Miller-Davis Co., office supplies.. 8.40 costs and on which taxes shall not P. Frederickson, Lot 4 J. E. Detwiler, justice fees. 3.90 Miscellaneous 6,000.00 Call Main 188-1 have been previously paid. 10 Orchard Park Addn .. 420.00 Sundstrand Adding Machine Co., adding machine 250.00 Dated at the City of Austin, Minn., Sarah Turner et ux to Ben J. Louis F. Dow Co., office supplies 6.11 Total $ 62,000.00 CITY DRAY LINE this 11th day of July, 1921. Franklin Speck, S 100 ft. Miller-Davis Co., office supplies .... 17.80 Commissioner Johnson offered the following resolution and moved its 12Yb SEAL. 10 S 100 ft. E. ft. lot adoption: County Road and Bridge. O .J. SIMMONS, 9 17 RR Add'n 800.00 Be It Resolved, That the County Board hereby levies the following tax Auditor Mower County, Minn. C. A. Carlson, repairs on Federal truck $ 11.13 SL YOUNG Home Investment Co., to Edna for the year 1921: July 21-25-Aug. 1. Office Specialty Co., typewriter for engineer's office 40.00 Hayter, Lot 1 6 Kenwood •County Poor Fund $ 8,000.00 217 E. Mill Street C. L. Colman Lumber Co., bridge material 30.41 Park Place 325.00 News Advertising brings results. County Revenue Fund 62,000.00 Lea F. Duholm, repairs on county auto 5.25 Geo. E. Wintei-s to Ella L. County Road and Bridge Fund 140,000.00 F. H. McCulloch, rent of typewriter 3.50 Winter, N% NE% & NE^i Be It Further Resolved, That the County Auditor be and he hereby is H. C. Wegerslev, gasoline '. 4.83 of NW% & Yi acres NW^i instructed to extend the same on the taxable valuation of real estate and personal C. A. Carlson, supplies and repairs for county auto 86.57 of NW% 15-101-1 Love & property in said County of Mower for the year 1921. Nick Quast, maintenance, State Road No. 1 14.00 Affection GET MORE Commissioner Thompson seconded the motion to adopt the resolution Ray S. Krebsbach, services as time keeper 40.90 R. C. Alderson, Adm. to M. E. and on a vote being taken the Chairman declared the motion unanimously G. Mahoney, gravel material 14.10 Hessler, lots 7 & 8 5 Village carried and the resolution adopted. Andrew Sathre, gravel for State Road No. 3 31.46 of Lansing 595.00 J,***?-. OUT or H. F. Pierson, gravel 1,074.75 The Chairman instructed the Finance Committee to settle with the Quit Claims. John Schmidt, labor on channel at bridge No. 45 2.00 County Treasurer and make their report. Rudolph Augustine et al to H. F. Garbisch, balance on bridge No. LO-371 779.59 German Ev. Lutheran St. On motion, the following resolution was unanimously carried: H: F. Garbisch, balance on bridge No. B-297 2,150.82 Johns Church a tract of Whereas, It has been made to appear to the County Board of Mower Siems, Helmers & Schaffner, road construction 1,710.20 land, 3 acres NE corner LIFE County, Minnesota, by the report of A. Hotson, County Commissioner of the Siems, Helmers & Schaffner, balance on grading job No. 2003 3,032.58 NE^i 31-104-16 1.00 Fifth Commissioner District, that Kate Hikish, who has her settlement in Dobbelmann & Rasmussen, final estimate No. 6, gravelling F. A. P. Herman Gonske to H. L. Treloar said district, has made application before the 1st day of July, 1921, for extended No. 38 7,222.93 et al, "W% SW^4 27 & relief from the county so that the total amount of relief to such person (Continued on Page Seven) N% SE% 28-102-14 1.00 will amount to more than $35.00 during the calendar year 1921 and "Whereas, The said A. Hotson has approved of the application for such extended relief Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, By the County Board of Mower County, Minnesota, that the said A. Hotson, (County Commissioner), be and he is hereby authorized to grant temporary relief to the said Kate Hikish to an amount not exceeding Twenty-Five and No-100 Dollars ($25.00), during the calendar year of 1921. At this time recess taken until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning at which time the Board reconvened with members all present. By discontinuing the antique y**& mode of home baking. Report of County Board of 'Audit. WELDING. Come here where SCIENTIFIC To the Honorable County Board, Mower County, Minnesota. methods of making all kinds of Gentlemen: bakery goods prevail. We, the undersigned Board of Audit of said Mower County, convened We can fix any size, shape or at the office of the County Treasurer of said county, on the 12th day of July, Your favored products await design of broken parts. Bring A. D. 1921, for the purose of examining and auditing the accounts, books your selection, fresh from our and vouchers of S. A. Smith, County Treasurer of said County, and to count, them to us. We can make them ovens every day. and ascertain the kind, description and amount of funds in the treasury and like new. Become another one of our belonging thereto. HEALTHY, HAPPY CUSTOM- We respectfully report that we found said treasurer indebted to the MOTOR INN ERS. several funds at the beginning of business on the 12th day of July, 1921, in Austins City Bakery th aggregate sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred FortyThree and 04-100 Dollars ($113,243.04). And we find the treasurer in the possession of funds covering said indebtedness in kind and amounts as Repair Department if ollows: CARLITZ & STRUCK, Props. A. H. ANDERSON, Cash in safe $ 286.83 E. Mill Street. Cash items, checks 995.86 Peak of the Load Deposited in banks as follows: First National Bank, Austin 23,349.71 Austin National Bank 15,756.79 Good Tractor Linrication Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Austin 17,848.26 §j Exchange State Bank, Grand Meadow 5,527.62 It comes at the breakfast, luncheon and dinner hour/iThe ESSENTIAL First State Bank, Le Roy 4,912.66 1 demand is sudden, tremendous. First National Bank, Adams 4,319.60 First National Bank, Le Roy 4,996.19 1 "Peak of the load," says the gas engineer. "What a con1 First National Bank, Grand Meadow 3,510.41 .. «, Pyramid Tractor (KlEssENnAuvGood Bank of Brownsdale 2,230.62 venience," comments the housewife. And both refer to the State Bank of Sargeant 1,248.18 fjj Bank of Taopi 1,285.82 biggest service problem in the public utility business. First State Bank, Dexter 2,408.67 State Bank of Racine 2,826.82 jj To get gas service when, where, and how you want it without State Bank of Waltham 2,690.09 warning, without telephoning for it, means that we must have For Gears (if Enclosed:) For Engine*: State Bank of Rose Creek 3,349.94 Pyramid Transmission Oil Pyramid Tractor Oil First National Bank of Lyle 4,783.42 §i "peak of the load" equipment to meet "peak of the load" demands. Pyramid Transmission Special Tractor Oil Farmers State Bank, Elkton 2,341.53 Grease. Universal Tractor Oil Lansing State Bank 2,038.13 This equipment is costly. It takes a lot of money to keep it For Open Gears and for For Cups and Wheel Bearings: Farmers State Bank, Adams 3,096.15 Gravity Feed Lubrication. Farmers State Bank, Lyle 2,629.74 1 in good condition, ready at all times to serve you. And the Pyramid Harvester OiL Pyramid Cup Grease. maximum number of men must be employed to operate it 1— i: Total funds on hand July 12th, 1921 $113,243.04 Respectfully submitted, I whether the call comes or not Buy Now—your supply Pyramid Oil and be prepared for an S. D. THOMPSON, A. HOTSON, early Spring. Write for prices and information as to our plan— 1 Vital things, these. And they must be paid for if you are to Committee. we save you mony. 1 get the gas service you demand, in the way you demand it On motion the following bills were duly audited and allowed: County Poor. Daily Trips the Country—Phone Bridge 37. Think it over. St. Olaf hospital, care of E. Gillett 26.00 Uanitta Bates, services as nurse at County Home 144.00 Herald Publishing Co., subscription to Daily Herald 4.50 AUSTIN GAS COMPANY Burnett Thompson, feed for County Home 14.20 Use Pyramid E. C. Butler, repairs at County Home Gasoline and 31.75 J. W. Hare, seeds for County Poor Farm .70 '"ir' 1 Auto Oils Use Pyramid*] McEnaney & Erickson, McCormick Mower and supplies 78.50 Ringdahl & Kantz, meat for County Home PANY And Grease. 8.0c Kerosene ?. I I I O E A E I A N O A S A 8 S O A I O W. R. Earl, porch shades for County Home 11.05 Austin Taxi Co., use of ambulance %j 3.00 iniiiiiiintniniiniiniiinniiiniiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiNiMiiniiiiii Minnesota v- County Revenue. iiAA Austin kite,-, 4 Frank Wagner, constable fees.. .• :v Erdman's Garage The Motor Inn. E. C. Butler, extra material and labor at Jail ....! Mattie E. Hollister, taking evidence, State vs. Mike Bell J,. E. Detwiler, justice fees