▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁provide ▁either ▁“ $ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁creation ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁within ▁one ▁mile ▁of ▁town ” ▁or ▁a ▁“ de ed ▁for ▁forty ▁acres .” ▁ ▁The ▁board ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁de ed . ▁ ▁Commission ers ▁had ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁mind , ▁however , ▁apparently ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁incon ven ience ▁of ▁over see ing ▁a ▁farm ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁Morgan ▁group ▁protest ed ▁the ▁action , ▁and ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁case ▁went ▁to ▁court . ▁ ▁District ▁Judge ▁B . F . ▁We ber ▁at ▁New ▁Ul m ▁ruled ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁April ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁the ▁board ▁had ▁taken ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁plant ed ▁gra in ▁instead ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁poor ▁farm . ▁▁ ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁observed ▁by ▁reading ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁Commission er ’ s ▁financial ▁exp enses ▁in ▁the ▁meeting ▁minutes , ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁without ▁a ▁poor ▁farm ▁those ▁in ▁need ▁were ▁either ▁provided ▁from ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁homes ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁For ▁example ▁the ▁following ▁lines ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁following ▁b ills ▁were ▁paid ▁in ▁full