The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-26
School Lands.

'~'S .'AO SSo<SANo} w "1iSoAAS
home our worthy State Auditor, Hon. Chas.
McIlrath, who has been on trip through
the southern counties, selling portion OF
The school lands belonging to the State
Having met with success far beyond the
expectations of any one, he has had labe-
rious task before him, and we know he has
performed his duty we'll. The following
figures testify to the fidelity with which
Mr.. McIIrath has labored for the interests
OF the State:
In Washington county, 1,2l2,1o acres
were sold for $7,432, go; amout paid, ST.,
4494O
In Goodhde county, 4,1lo acres were sold
for S2l, ,79o; amount paid, S4,442.37.
In Wabashaw county, 1881 ,55 acres were
sold for 50, 1920; amount paid, 81 ,977.45
In Winona county, 6,744,5G acres were
sold for s34.G5O.2o; amount paid SIS. .25s 80.
In Houston county, 3,o40 acres were sold
for 1G,6Oo; amount paid, 3,4o49O.
In Fillmore county, 3,827,5O acres were
sold for 1920; amount paid, 1928 O5.
In Olmsted county, 1850 acres were sold
for A. '463.75; amount paid, 9,42866.
In Dodge county, $50 acres were sold for
3,085; amount paid, 797.
liz Steele county, 243 acres were sold for
$500; amount pail, 7334O.
In Rice county, 2,7s9,se acres were sold
for 81, ,769.9o; amount paid, 1910.
10 recapi'ulate, there were thirty -one
thousand two hundred and ninety seven and
81 100 acres, (31,2e7 50 sold for one hun
dred and ninety one thousand nine hundred
and forty-two dollars and seventy five cents,
l19l,942 75) Of which there was paid down
thirty nine thousand, six hundred and fifty
one dollars and twenty cents {39.651 2O)
OF principal, and six thousand one hundred
and sixty y~nine dollars aid thirty-seven cents
t6'l6e 37) Of Understanding grand total
OF forty-five thousand, eight hundred and
twenty dollars and ffty7one cents az, ,92O..
81 cash received!
The sale has not yet come off in Ramsey,
Hennepin and Dacota counties. sy
The sale in this county will take place to-
morrow, at the Office of the State Auditor,
where We expect to sec as lively bidding as
was witnessed in Southern Minnesota.
Three hundred and fifty eve acres Of the
school section near Farribault sold for seven
thousand eight hundred and thirteen dol
lors and fifteen cents.
Four hundred and twenty acres in the
town Of Wheeling, Rice county, sold for
z ,o50.75. - .~a.~ i -. ...~s
-Four hundred and thirty acres at n, rth-
fissd sold for 7,624s0 the highes. price Der
acre being one hundred and fifty dollars.
Thirty acres adjoining Owatonna sold for
1657 dollars, the highest per acre b.ine
ore hundred and fifteen.
One hundred aud eighty acres adjoining
Rochester sold for 5,36s.75, the highest
price per acre being 1e5 dollars.
These, the FIRST proceeds Of the sale Of In,
: small portion Of our school lands, warrant
rs in INDUCING in hopes Of bsillisn. future
TOR the educational interests Of our State.
Mr. AcIlrath has now laid the found.-
tons Of school fund which IS bound TO in
crease year by year, until not State in the
Union VII excel ours in its edueat;onal
means and privileges.
We hope that this fund will alxays be il
as honest. capable and efficient hands Is j,
na~ IS. and believe 'has ths people vii no.
hs content % lst i change hsnds ior SONS
time TO come @ Ra.g Uaios.