erman ▁Township ▁for ▁three ▁thousand ▁dollars . ▁ ▁This ▁poor ▁farm ▁was ▁on ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁si xty ▁acres ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁nine - room ▁house ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁approximately ▁th ir teen ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Red wood ▁F alls . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Red wood ▁County ▁Commission er ▁Me eting ▁minutes ▁( J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ), ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁costs ▁from ▁the ▁facility ▁came ▁from ▁providing ▁medical ▁care , ▁followed ▁by ▁food ▁costs . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁same ▁Commission er ▁meeting ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁farm ▁would ▁be ▁sold ▁for ▁three ▁thousand ▁two ▁hundred ▁dollars ▁with ▁a ▁sale / move ▁out ▁date ▁of ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁reason ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁was ▁the ▁“ pre m ises ▁is ▁not ▁properly ▁located , ▁convenient ▁or ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁a ▁‘ Count y ▁Po or ▁Farm .’ ” ▁ ▁It ▁“ is ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁said ▁County ▁to ▁sell ▁said ▁prem ises ▁and ▁purchase ▁pre mes is ▁[ s ic ] ▁more ▁convenient ▁and ▁better ▁adapted ▁for ▁“ Po or ▁Farm ” ▁purposes .” ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Commission er ▁Me eting ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 th ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁approached ▁with ▁a ▁proposition ▁signed ▁by ▁twenty ▁nine ▁citizens ▁of ▁Morgan ▁( appro xim ately ▁four teen ▁miles ▁from ▁Red wood ▁F alls ). ▁ ▁The ▁proposition ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁village