The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16

there have been sold 700, SOL % scres.
here are unsnld 60l. 63s At acres, an.
praised ut $3,3l6.020, and about l..
100000 acres NOT yet appraised, situ
ated mostly In the northern part of
the State. The constitution devOtes
to the school fund one.half the pro
ceeds Of swamp lands which may be.
come the property Of the State after
the state grants have been satisfied.
II Is believed the State will eventual.
ly realize an amount equal to IS an
acre for all the school lands yet I'm.
sold, which will increase the perma.
nent school fund to over 5000 900,
and 1t IL not unlikely that the swamp
land reversion may ralse that sum to
slS, 0OO, 900, ar even $40. 000. 900.
UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE LANDS.
Ofthe l69. 353.32 acres covered by
the University and Agricultural col
lege land grants there have been sold
81 ,0O7 80 acres, leaving 72.346 acres
yet tn he disposed Of. These are
largely agricultural lands. and are
valued at an average Of SO per acre.
The permanent University fund IL
therefore expected to finally realize
from this source the sum Of 81 .050,.
GOOSE.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT LANDS.
OF this grant l57 ,O05.78 acres have
been sold. There remains 3ll .25Q as
acres. appraised at 81 .84o, $3.50 "a. and
81 1881 q to be appraised. This fund
will probably reach fully $4,000, 900
when the remainder of the land he.
longing thereto Is disguised Of.
SWAMI LANDS.
These selections OF swamp or
overfowed lands in the surveyed
portion Of the State, up to 1880,
amounted to 4.0O0. 900 acres. In the
unsurveyed area there may be per.
haps 2,00O,00 The construction of
the laws In this Office making State
grants computes all such grants ut
100000 acres. but the grantees
claim 5000, 900 acres.
FROM SECRETARY WILLIAM BAUM.
BACH.
STATE DEPARTMENT pOINos.
The annual report OF the secretary
Of state for the year ending Nov. 80.
1882. Is ready for distribution among
the members Of the legislature. and
will be found q valuable hook for
ready reference on many subjects Of
State Importance. The report in.
PRODUCES at once 4 list of the incor.
pOrated institutions of the State. with
the dates Of filing their articles.
Next come the acceptances Of legis.
lative acts on file with dates. Then
follows An index tn books, official
letters. communications and railroad
liens, also All index to book of serving
Of process, railroad records and hooks
Of railroad records; list of official
tOnds and oaths ON file Is given; the
schedules of contracts awarded for
printing, printing paper and station.
cry are given In full. This ends the re-
port proper. and in the appendix fol.
lowing u valuable reference list of
the officers Of the various counties of
the State for 1883 10 given, with their
terms of Office. A list of nOtaries
public, with residences and dates of
commission. Is next presented, fol
lowed by list Of State commissioners
In commission Dec. /. 1882, with
their dates Of appointment and ad-
dresses. The names dates Of appoint.
ment and residences Of commission.
ers from other States residing In
Minnesota are also given. The state.
ment Of the condition Of the State
treasury by the board Of auditors Is
given. Tho names Of the convIcts
pardoned during the year 1882, with
data regarding their crimes, senten-
ces, ETC., make an interesting page in
the work. The report of the In.
spector of oils, showing that 8,o47
barrels had been approved and %
barrels condemned during the year Is
also recorded. The flashing test of
the condemned oils was from o5 to
l02 degrees. The report closes with
the returns on stationery received
and issued during the year. This
last lot Of tables show up the amount
of paper, pencils, pens, etc. delivered
to each State officer.