The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-06
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Question of Term

lie Question OF permss
Attorney General Hahn is constantly receiv-
ing inquiries in regard to the terms OF once
of the recently elected county officials. he mas
already delivered the following opinion, IN
renIv to p. Fitzpatrick, county attorney OF
Winona county, which applies to all cases.
AT his requt st it is printed in full:
A To the superintendents of schools, hold 1E
an opinion this day given to the superintendent OF
Wright county, that these omcers TAKE aner % ice
constitutional amendment tChap. z. Laws 1852,
will not be ascertained, nor the prociamauon Oh Inc
governor DO issued until a n. tss.e things are
entertained and done. As to county treasurers
different conclusion must be arrived az. oecau use
the result Of the vote ana the ~ events be
sscertained and mads before the first Monoay Oh
january 1884 If it shall appear that the ameu 9n
mrnt is adopted all laws inconsistent WIN II WIZ,
,ro tanto be imperative. aud the clause IN sao
s,,epdment providing that all terms OF ou,eo
hsu .arminate at that time, VIZ, me nrst Monuay
~ Januau in each year will be the rule anu guioS
" s tt,rs notwithstanding anything In any Oh
~ I.rs oS This State to the contrary an .neIe
fore. of the mon that tne rss Momaa
treasurers will taAe . nf the rat day of March, as
heretofore
The parsonage oftbe Catholic iI c -, 8 in in
the town of Alberta was ue'11o - " c.
on the night nj the 29th. IN and na.
enholtz lost his farniture. DR.. =
pers. The total loss was 1000.
The German Lutheran church in h W
Sibley county, received notice from t.
county treasurer of that county to pay tax
es on the church and grounds. and Of
GERS of the church paid the taxes, without
knowing that all church property is ex-
empt from taxation.
In Montrose Gerbachs store, containing
the finest stock OF goods in Rice county and
Nordmaps hotel and barn, occupied by
Charles MundiBg, were burned the 24'n-
Gerbach's building was Insured Tor 81 ~"
and the stock for SIS, Oe0, with Gale d. Co.,
Minneapolis Normaps building was in
sured for 81 200 in the 81. Paul Fire d Ma
rine.
Many citizens of Rochester have this fall
constructed storm cellars by erecting with
in the house cellars strong stone vault,
arched, and large enough to accommodate
the family in case of another cyclone. There
has been this tall in that city morbid ner-
vousness and dread of being overtaken In
the night by a cyclone, and when thunder
shower threatens, very Inany hold tbens-
selves ia readiness to fly to place OF safety
if the wind shall rise
William T. Smith, a pioneer of Alexan
dria. died on the 23sh. aged seyensy.four
years.
Diphtheria is raging in the family of
Joha NJ. Sullivan of Haverhill township,
Olmsted county. One child, girl nine
years old, was buried on Nov. 26; and Others
are ill with the dread disease, and their re-
covery is extremely doubtful: The family
have been entirely abandoned by the neigh
hors and left tn shift Tor themselves in their
sad extremity No other cases are reported
in the county.
DR.. M. MEG. Dana, of st. Paul who has
the subject Of poor houses. their condition
and improvement, assigned hina as MEM
Der of the state board of charities and cor
rections, is prspari g, in connection with
Mr. Hart, secretary Of the board, the best
Of actical plan for a county poor house
County missioners about TO build are
invited to correspond With the county Sec
retary, and avail themselves of the informa-
ton which would help them to secure
plans of building, economical and adap-
ted to its purpose.
Mr.. Knott of NJ arris is to build $40, 600
hotel at Browns Valley.
The Ramsey County Auditor J. J. Nc
Cardy, promptly on the LIST OF December, as
required by statutes more or less ignored by
some of his predecessors, presents the de-
tailed list OF taxes Ia st. Paul and the rest
of Ramsey county for the year 1888. The
total tax real and personal, in the county
exceeds that of last year by $2S3 9S7.95. or
more than 20 per cent. Last year the total
levy in the city was 81 mills; this year it Is
241 mills. The increase arises from the
larger levy and augmented valuations.