The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04
STATE REPORTS.
ATTORNEY General and Board of Health.
Attorney General.

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 Laos 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
against the Anoka Lumber Company, for
$764.75; Brown & Brockway, Slab !;
Croker Bros. & Lamoreaux, $5,364.95 !;
and same and r. j. Mendenhall, $566.75.
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
pany, as directed by joint resolution Of
last session.
A suit against Munich Bros. & Co. on
note to State Treasurer for S3.836.82, is
pending in the same District Court.
In accordance with instructions Of the
Governor, suit has been brought against
Charles McIlrath, to recover $94,84l so,
alleged to have been received by him
while Auditor of State and never account
ed for or paid to the State. In view Of
the complicated character Of the case,
the amount involved and the great re.
sponsibility attaching to this case. the. AT
torney General has retained the Hon.
William Lochren as associate counsel for
the State. Many witnesses will have to
be subpenaed, the preparation and trial
of the case will require months of contin.
uous labor, and hence an appropriation is
asked for expenses and compensation Of
the associate counsel. 1;
With the aid Of Judge Butts and A
NJ. Dodd, the Attorney Genefal has re-
. covered the missing links in the title tc
the State Prison grounds, and is now vel
assured that the States title is perfect.
SETTLERS ALONG NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.
Mcssrs. Moore & Kerr, employed by
the Governor, with Messrs- Erwin 4
Pierce to assist in determining and pro
.. tecting the rights of settlers in and t.
!. lands claimed adversely by the Northern
Pacific Railroad under its land grant, re
port to the Attorney General that there
were twenty -four presumption claims upoI
$ odd numbered sections and 4O2 upon ever
e sections, besides one cash entry Of abou
|, 1000 acres. which were made after tn
c filing Of a plat showing the general rout
Of the road but before it was definitel,
4 located. The company declares its gran
, became operative upon filing the map Q
: the general route, Aug. 18th, 1870. Tn
States attorneys claim that the lands re
> manned open to settlement and pre-emp
ton until the filing Of the pla. Q
the definite location Of the road. Nov
J 2lst, 1871. The Secretary Of the lnterio
has sustained the railroad company an
e cancelled all the entries upon the odd SCI
tons and doubled the price upon the eve
sections. The 400 settlers upon thes
IS even sections had paid sl.25 per acre an
IS were entitled to patents, but, in cor
is sequence Of the Secrctarys. decision, Ar
:. now required to pay the government
), about $4,000 more. They have nc rem
!. edy in the courts, and the act introduce
in Congress last winter by the delegatio
, from Minnesota affords them no reli,
, whatever, for it applies only to the Sc
= tiers On the odd sections, whose remcd
: was already ample in the courts. It
!. proposed to furnish them remed
!, ! through obtaining Judicial decisions upo
= the principle involved, by bringing actio
- for settlers on the odd sections. If tn
Supreme court should decide tn,
Il the lands were not withdrawn frol
y market until the line WAS definitely i
e Gated, then the Interior Departmer
II must, Of course. recognise the decision ,
i. applying to even sections and abroga'
% the rule requiring the settlers on eve
n sections TO pay 81 ,25 additional per acr
A number Of test cases have according
70 been brought, one in the o. 8. Circu
. Court, and the others in State Courts.
81 Ronr1 q Health.
DR.. Hewitt, Secretary Of the Board,
s serving IS Professor Of Public Health
( the State University, and will give to :
the students Of the present term sp
/ cial course Of lectures Z
r. Foods their scources, mod