The anti-monopolist., 1875-02-04
STATE REPORTS. '
ATTORNEY General and Board Of Health.
Attorney General.

Attorney General.
:. In the list of criminal causes in which
Attorney General Wilson has appeared
for the State during the year ending De-
cember lst, last, is 1.-The State VS.. Emil
Munich: two indictments for embezzle-
ment: certified from District Court, Ram
sey county argued and pending In
all he has had fifteen State criminal cases
during the year in that court, and had
also assisted in four prosecutions for man
slaughter in District Courts.
Among the important civil cases in
which he appeared for the State in the
Supreme Court, are the following:
The State VS.. The Southern Minnesota
Railroad Company; from Olmsted coun-
ty; argued and pending.
The State VS.. the Winona and St. Peter
Railroad Company; two cases tax cases
arising in Redwood and Lyon counties
argued and pending.
The State VS.. D. Morrison: taxation of
lands; certified from Mile Lacs county;
pending.
Other civil cases are pending as follows:
The St. Paul & Chicago Railway Com
panv VS.. Trustees Of Hospital for Insane.
ct al: pending in Ramsey county; the
company bringing suit to recover 10000
acres Of swamp lands set apart for the
Hospital.
The State VS.. Winona & St. Peter Rail-
road Company; pending in Ramsey coun-
ty: to recover $58,674 claimed to be due
as taxes upon gross earnings, over and
above what was paid from 1865 to 1873,
inclusive.
; judgments have been recovered and
executions issued for stumpage notes
J against the Anoka Lumber Company, for
S764.75; Brown & Brockway, $l,443 !;
Crocker Bros & Lamoreaux, S5,364.95
and same and K. j. Mendenhall, S56b.l5
Suit is pending in Ramsey county against
F. P. Clark for So, 500 for pines cut with
out permit upon school lands.
Suit for forfeiture Of charter is pend
ing in Ramsey county, against the First
Division St. Paul & Pacific Bailread Com
6 pany, as directed by joint resolution Of
last session.
A suit against Munich Bros. & Co. OF
r note to State Treasurer for S3.836.S2. is
pending in the same District Court.
s In accordance with instructions of thu
e Governor, suit has been brought against
!. Charles McIlrath, to recover S94,o4l.69
alleged to have been received by hlu
while Auditor of State and never account
> ed for or paid to the State. In view
- the complicated character Of the case
r. the amount involved and the great re
sponsibility attaching to this case. the, t
I. torney General has retained the Hon
ii William Lochren as associate counsel 10
% the State. Many witnesses will have t.
be subpenaed, the preparation and trla
: of the case will require months OF contln
Oh uous labor, and hence an appropriation
er asked for expenses and compensation
j the associate counsel.
er With the aid Of Judge Butts and A
NJ. Dodd, the Attorney General has re
r. covered the missing links in the title t
a the State Prison grounds, and is now we
~ assured that the State S title IS perfect.
i SETTLERS ALONG NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.
Mcssrs. Moore & Kerr, employed b
= the Governor, with Messrs. Erwin
=, Pierce to assist in determining and prt
- tecting the rights of settlers IN and
~ lands claimed adversely by the Norther
a. Pacific Railroad under its land grant, r.
port to the Attorney General that theI
% we're twenty -four pre-emption claims upo
rs odd numbered sections and 4o2 upon eve
Ike sections, besides one cash entry OF abo,
Id. 1000 acres, which we're made after II
he filing of plat showing the general rou
of the road but before it was dehnite
a located. The company declares its graz
=, became operative upon filing the map
.n the general route, Aug. 18th, 1870. II
x. State 5 attorneys claim that the lands :
'"' mainsd open to settlement and pre-em
ton until the filing of the pla.
la' the definite location of the road, No
ny alst, 1871. The Secretary of the lnteri
na has sustained the railroad company al
me cancelled all the entries upon the odd s.
i tlons and doubled the price upon the ev
sections. The 402 settlers upon the
is even sections had paid zl.2o per acre a
is were entitled to patents, but, In co
his sequence Of the Secretary's decision, a
tv now required to pay the governme
no. about 5000 more. Tney have nc re
de edy in the courts. and the act introduc
in Congress last winter by the DELEGATE
r.~ from Minnesota affords them no rel
=, whatever, for it applies only to the 5
1
a use was already ample in the courts. 1t
aei proposed to furnish them RENE
ne, through obtaining judicial decisions up
A"u ~ the principle involved. by bringing act
VI for settlers on the odd sections. If |
Supreme court should decide Il
real the lands were not withdrawn fr
any market until the line was definitely
,ose Gated, then the Interior DEPARTING
our must, of course, recognize the decision
anu ami. applying to even sections and abrog
to the rule requiring the settlers on e'
ion sections 20 pay 81 ,25 additional per &C
A number Of test cases have ACCORDING
IN, been brought. one in the {. S. Circ
Court, and the others in State Courts.
ue>- Beard Of Health.
80 DR.. Hewitt, Secretary of the Board
w.s serving as Professor of Public Health