The Worthington advance., 1882-08-10

sale CT fifty four townships in the St. Cloud
land district, and lists are NOW being pre-.
pared in the general land. district Office. II
is probable that this sale: will take place
eitcer III January or February.
sti"ne9ota State institutions at
E'aribault.
Following is complete, list Of Officers and
teachers Of the state institutions and public
schools in Faribaulr
Deaf and dumb inslitute--J. l.. Noycs, su-
perin:endcnt; Geo. Wing, editor and teach
er; Lewis Tuck, teacher: ". r. Barr, fore
man OF printing; office and teacher; Misses
Anna Wiclsions Nellie Franklin, Anna
Wood, Kate Berry, teachers; Mrs a. r.
Hale, natron; Miss Belle Huntington, mis-
!ress Of sewing room; Dr f. G. Denninger,
physician.
Institute for the blind j. !. Dow, super.
lntendent; Miss Mary kirke, teacher; Miss
Alice Mott, teacher Miss Minnie iie;en,an,
music teacher; Miss Kate Burns, lnatron:
DR.: G. II. Knight, physician
lmbeclle 1nsttuie--Dr. Il. II. Knight sl,-
prrintendent; Misses Powers and Susie
Smith, teachers: Miss Andrews; matron.
the New MINNESOTA Capitol.
The citizens OF st. Paul have raised the
sum OF $40,OOo to enable the governor to
complete the capitol according to the pla,,s
ofthe architects, including the fire proof ;n-
terror, the tower onu other Substantial and
ornamental accessories. The whole appro-
filatlon amounted to $3.50 ')A), and this was
deemed sufficient to complete the building.
and it would doultle>s have been suf
1lcient If the security and heanty
of the structure had L''ru sac, it;ced 10 con-
siderations Of rheapn<sS But it was deemed
better to adhere to those plans which con-
temliated practically fire proof buildin.
according to It's external design The govern
or took the sposition that IN Ter the illiber-
al terms Of the law which made it felony
Tor him to spend any money On the build.
ing III excess Of the appropriation, he could
not properly complete the building,
and that after having carried out existing
contracts he must leave it unfinished until
the legislature had ma te Il new appro,yi-
alton to complete it, The action Of the
citizens OF st. Panl in raising the sum neces-
sary to complete the hnil<ting relieves the
governor of this embarrassing dilemma, so
that the capitol is how to he completet1, and
the architect has received orders from the
governor to 60 on and put on the tower as
designed in his plan.
Minnesota Crop Estimates.
The crop guessers, Us usual are early in
the field, and without going into details here
are the results, as summarized hv the Pioneer
Press:
The acreage and probable yield of corn in
Minnesota, has nearly doubled, and that of
oats, barley and other crops largely in
creased This accouut$R for the fact that
with total cultivated acreage largely in
creased the acreage Of wheat has fallen Oft
from 1883, 9S4 in 1881 to 2,472. $50 in
1882. Notwithstanding this decrease in
acreage, however, the increased pro-
ductyeness ofthis year justifies the expcc-
tation Of a largely increased aggregate yield.
Estimates OF yield per acre range from twelve
to twenty bushels. The average of all the
estimates is l5.49 bushels per acre, which
gives probable yield for the State Of 80 1885,
6}2 bushels or trife short of the 40, ,OOO, 600
bushels which has been the anxious goal of
the Minnesota crop guessers for many years
The only serious peril not yet passed is q
wet harvest. Such calamity as that which
overlook the wheat harvest in August of last
year might cut the aggregate crop down bv
several millions Of bushels and cause an
equal or greater loss by lowering the grade
Of the part saved.
Rede nlption from Tax Sales OF 1877
In reply toa letter Of inquiry from r.
Scattergood, auditor Of Blue Earth county
Attorney General Hahn has rendered the
following opinion:
You ask, "Haye wp right to allow par
ties to redeem lands >old to purchasers for
taxes for the years 1877 1S-' - and 80. when
the purchasers have failed to present a certi-
tlcate, etc, to comply with the general stat
ntes, chapter II, section l21?'
Section III was repealed bv the laws of
1880. AS to taxes for the years l97S-'79 and
80 there is no doubt that the repeal Of said
section obviatel any necessity for the
purchaser presenting his certificate : :: s
As TO the tax Of lS77, there is d
serious question. can find no authority in
point, but after mature reflection | am in.
clined to the opinion that the time Of re-
demption from the sale for the taxes of 1871
having expired, under the provisions of sec,
ton 90, tpriOr 10 the repeal of section q, the
owner by snch repeal, is thus summariIy
deprived Of the right of redemption given by
said section l2l, and that while the legisla-
tnre, 50 far as the taxpayer is concerned,
can change the time Of redemption, either
lengthening or shortening it, yet l doubt
whether it can be absolutely cut off after the
sale without leaving a reasonable time with
III which it may be- exercised. ! should
therefore,, advise that as to that tex YOU per-
NIT parties to redeem until the courts shall
decide otherwise. w. J. HAHN,
Attorney General
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