Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-08-31
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From the effects Of a storm ,Iast
week, Rolling Stone creek rose ten feet. and
a salesman travelling for E. Harwood, of St.
Paul, narrowly escaped drowning when ford
ing the stream between Stockton and Mime.
sofa City.
The managers of the Chicago and
Northwestern road have taken another step
to popularize their route east, by reducing
sleeping-car fare to $3.50.
The wife of deputy sheriff Waller
was drowned last week while going to La
Crosse with an excursion OF the Sons of Tenn
perance. ,......
The two policemen implicated in
the shooting Of James Hodgins, two weSis
ago in Faribault, were examined last week,
and one, named Reed, discharged. Godfney
was remanded to Jail to await trial, without
bail. Subsequently Judge Berry, OF the Su.
preme court, granted writ Of habeas corpus,
and admitted him to bail in St, 600. .">'
George Crawford, of Morristown,
has concluded to walk Oh his feet hereafter.
He tried to pedestrinate upon his hands, but
sustained compound fracture of an arm ~ =
result OF being clumsey at monkey tricks. -
\ transcendcnt crab tree in the yard
Of John Nelson, in Faribault, has bloomed
secoud time this season, and the first frost
will nipa good setting of young gtrut.
The editor Of the express has lately
visited large number OF towns in Southwest
ern Minnesota, and assures the residents Of
plain Of the condition Of that town. He
thinks no other town he has seen has 90
healthy business atmosphere. =,
Mrs. W. II. Lansing has been re.
turned to her home from the Insane Asylum
in 4 condition leaving no hope for her recov.
cry, and the death may lie expected ut any
time.
Alantorville is 4 musical place. What
with baud, piano and vocal rehearsals the
very breezes are loaded with melody.
The annual address on the second
day OF the county fair at Dodge Center will be
delivered by Hon. Alex. Ramsey. Last year
Gov. Davis was the speaker. Dodge county
may now have all opportunity to compare
the relative agricultural wisdom Of the two.
Building Improvements are unusual.
ly lively in Kasson. t~-
FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN MINNESOTA.
Tie legislature last winter passed
law enabling the women in Minnesota to vote
at school elections, aud in order to secure IN
official Interpretation Of the law, the state
superintendent of public instruction has i'd.
dressed a series of interrogation to the attor.
ney general, who in his reply furnished has
the following important information which il
commended to the careful consideration Ut
all concerned. Attorney General Wilson
says:
Hon. D. Burt, superintendent OF public in
lam in receipt of your favor of recent date,
and to the several questions therein contain
cd, respectfully submit the following an
swers
i. The minor children OF any parent duly
naturalized, and who at the time Of such nat
United States, become citizens and entitled
to all the privileges of citizens Immediately
OH their arrival at the age Of twenty y-enc
years.
2. A foreign woman becomes citizen by
marriage to citizen, or when an alien TO
WHOM Sic IL uINEIAcU UtCOulcS u Cltlzcu.
8. Foreign born women who have not been
naturalized by marriage, or by the naturaliza-
ton OF their parents while they were minors,
in order to vote in school matters and for
school district officers, must have taken the
same steps toward becoming citizens that arc
required of foreign born males.
4. The right OF women to vote in school
matters is restricted by the terms of the law ,
to "tllc school district Of which they shall at
the time haye been tor ten days resident" !"
! The law cOntemplates voting only in school
district meetings and in incorporated cities
and villages "ior the election OF public school
officers within such city or village" that is,
for 4 county superintendent of schools in the
counties where that officer is to he elected by
popular vote.
s. The prerogative Of women to vote ex-
! tends to "any measure relating to schools. "
The site OF a school-house, the question oi
building school house, Of purchasing appa-
ratus, and OF levying taxes, as well as the
election of local school officers, must all come
within the intention and scope Of the law on
this point.
6. A married woman is not treeholder be-
cause her husband is such, nor is the hus-
band a freeholder because the wife is such.
Estates OF Inheritance and for life are denom-
of the husband or wife, and not until then,
does the survivor take either a life estate in
the homestead of the deceased or an estate Of
inheritance in such other lands as the de-
ceased may at any time have been seized or
possessed of during cove;ture and to the dis"
Survivor shall not have assented in writing.
Z. A woman who is entitled to vote, and is
also freeholder, can sign petitions and re-
monstrances respecting the formation and al
teration of school districts Respectfully,
GEO. p. WILSON, Attorney General.