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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
S WALTER P. SMITH. Judge.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT as
- In Probate Court holden at the Probate Office
in St Johnsbury, the 18th day Of August A. d.
1883
Theron NJ. Howard, administrator upon the estate
Of Harriet L. Webster. late Of Danville, in said
district deceased. makes application to said Court
for license sell the whole of the real said
deceased representing that it would be beneficial
the heirs and all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased to sell the whole OF the real es
tate of said deceased and convert the same into
money ; and said administrator brings into Court
Herewith the consent and appreciation In writing
of all the heirs said estate residing in this state
to the granting Of such license.
WhereupOn 1t is ordered by said court that said
application come under consideration and be heard
on the LIST day of Sept, A D. 1888 at the Probate
Office in St JOhnsbury and IL 10 further ordered
that all persons interested be notified hereof, by
publication Of notice OF this application and order
thereon, three weeks excessively in the CaledO-
MAN printed at st. JOhnsbury before said time OF
hearing, that they may appear At said time and
place and II they see cause, object thereto-
By the Court, Attest,
IS WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
CORN ETS
BAND INSTRUMENTS

1t will pay all who intend to buy any kind of q
Band Instrument to get prices from the under
signed. Will guarantee to sell any priced instru-
ment from s. to $40 cheaper than they can be
bought in any large city. Fine solo comets a
specially. send for prices stating what kind of
instrument desired, to
ID. +. CHASE,
Littleton, N II.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
new GOODS
A.
e. e. WOODS.
Passumpsc, August IA, 1883.

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
DIN Probate Court held at the Probate Office in st
JohnsbuTy on the 18th day of August A. D.
1888.
Daniel S. Townsend, guardian of POppea Parker
an insane person of Burke in said district makes
application To said Court for license to sell the
whole of the real estate of his said ward to wit
Being about fifteen and One-half acres of land in
Sutton, in said district and one-half acre of land
with the buildings thereon. in Burke in said dis
trict, conveyed to the said POppea Parker by the
last viii and Testament of Joseph Parker late of
Burke in said district deceased she being the
resduary legatee, under said instrument rep
resenting shat it wOuldbe conducive to the
interest of his said ward to sell the whole Of the
real estate aforesaid for the purpose of putting
the proceeds of such sale at interest investing
the in stocks other real estate.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court that said
application come under consideration and be heard
the LIST day of September A. ID. 1893 at the Pro
bate Office in St JohnsbuTy and il is further order
ed that all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of this application and order
thereon, three weeks in the CaledOnian
printed at ST. JOhnsbury before said time of hear
ing that they may appear at said time and place
and if they cause, object thereto.
By the Court, Attest,
3-5 WALTER p SMITH Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
REX PATCHEN.
FOR SALE,

An Ink Fountain for old style Gordon press-
IN good repair Price g. Apply at this office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
1WAG0NS AND HARNESSES |
FOR SALE CHEAP.

The subscribers have on hand and for sale One
secondhand Buggy Wagon worth $50, One Buggy
Harness worth 81, One Express Harness worth ga
One two-seated Covered Wagon or Phaeton made
by Sargent of Boston run some and newly repaired
and painted at an Npense of s40 it is worth $3.50
but we will sell for Sll0 with pole and shafts. We
have for the above and will sell it low or
exchange for someth
Z. t & II. X. IDE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-24
IA B ELS

Furnished in large or small lots and desirable
styles.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
THE COUNTY FINANCES.

Ipresent herewith (appendix @ detailed
statements of the receipts and disburse-
ments of all the counties of the state for
the year ending Sept. 80, with the cash
balances on hand at the beginning and at
the end of the term as verified by their
treasurers. The treasurer's verifcation of
the latter cash balance is supported by a
trial-balance of the auditors ledger at the
close of business on Sept. 80, showing to
what funds the cash on hand belongs, and
calling for an explanation of differences,
if any, between the accounts of the two
Offices.
The only failures in rendering the re-
ports authorized to be called for by law are
in the cases lof the treasurer of Marshall
county and the auditor of Lac qui Parle
county.
A condensed exhibit of the transactions
of all the counties for the year is presented
in the following
Summary OF THE COUNTY FINANCES,
Balance on hand before business October 1,
1881, and receipts for the year.
Balance on hand October l, 1881,as
per last report. 81, 1886, SIS 66
Tax of 1881, collected prior to juno
l, 1000. ., IIo,fJo w
Tax of 1881 collected after June 1,
1882. zoe, 5sS IA
Taxes of prior years collected -. 279,719 81
Penalty, interest, and costs " 100, 1858 SO
Sale Of public lands and interest. >. 588,750 IS
Private rememptions.. .......... 202, 154 05
County revenue, miscellaneous re-
ceipts) =. ................... 1904 70
State school apporhonment Oeto-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
The Banking Statistics OF the State.

I continue the tables showing the sta
tistics and the growth of the banking bust
ness of the state in its most important
particulars, viz: the annual increase in
the number of banks, in capital and sur
plus, and in deposits and loans.
The figures for the national banks are
collated by the favor of the comptroller of
the currency from the official reports of
the banks rendered to him for the morning
of Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1882. Those repre-
senting the state savings associations of
Minnesota are taken from appendices D
and E of this report, being from official
statements of their condition on (practi-
cally) Monday morning, Oct. 2, 1882. AS
heretofore, the figures of the private banks
are unofficial and pertain only to the total
number of such banks and to their capital
and surplus Gas far as given) in the Jr'y.
1882, edition of Rand, McNally & Co.'s
Bankers Directory" Unfortunately my
application was deferred to too late date
to enable me to obtain the official returns
of their capital and deposits as returned
by the private banks to the internal reve-
nue. department for taxation. The official
figures may be presumed to differ some
what from those here presented.
The statistics of all the banks for 1881
are here repeated for comparison with
those Of 1882, and as exhibiting the re-
markable growth that is annually taking
place in these institutions:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06

utes might however receive construction
which had the weight of authority, the
opinion OF the attorney general was at
once sought and received under date of
March 6. 1882, as follows:
"You ask my opinion as to the ljrita-
ton imposed on state banks by section A.,
chapter II, G. l.. 1881.
This section seems to me to be reasona-
bly, clear. The first clause provides plain
ly and specifically that 'the total liabilities
to any association of any person. i. for
money borrowed. -. !. shall at no time ex-
coed fifteen per cent. of aggregate amount
of capital stock of such association actual
ly paid in, and of the permanent surplus
fund of such association" If the provisions
of the section stopped here it seems to me
clear that the gross amount of money which
any one individual could legally borrow in
any manner from a state bank would be
fifteen per cent. of the capital paid in and
of its permanent surplus irrespective of
the character, kind, or amount of security
given or offered. The limitation is absolute
and unconditional. From this positive
and sweeping restriction however the last
clause of this section makes two exceptions
and only two.
First-"The discount of bills of ex-
change drawn in good faith against actu-
ally existing values"
Second-"The discount of commercial
or business paper actually owned by the
person negotiating the same"
The first of these exceptions needs no
e'ucidation. The meaning of 'bills of
exchange" is well known in the CONNER
cial world. The second is equally clear.
1t must be commercial or business paper
actually owned by the person negotiating
| the same" This would exclude accommo-
dation paper, and by no possible fair con-
| struction could be twisted so as to include
| a PERSONS own note, however we'll secured.
If the latter construction were given it
would nullify the body of the act"
This opinion conforms to the invariable
rulings under the national act from which
the language was taken, a less restricted
limit for loans being fixed by our statute,
however, in consideration of the more linn
tied capital of the majority of the state
banks.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
Board of Public work.

A regular meeting of the board of pub
lie works was held yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Hoyt in the chair.
The contract awarded James Carr fol
grading Clsghorn street was approved, to-
gether with the bond. The assessment fol
grading block 8, Ashton & Sherburne's ad
dition, and the reassessment for grading
Mackubin street, were continued to the
18th inst.
THE assessments for opening an alley il
block 80, Rice & Irvine's addition, and for
grading Westminster street, were laid over
TO the I'd of February.
Plans and specifications were submitted
by the engineer for paving Seventh street
from Jackson street to Seven corners, and
Wabashaw street from Third street to
College avenue. The plans were approved
and the clerk directed to advertise fol-
bids.
The estimated cost of the work on Wa
bashsw street is $25,15O, and on Seventh
he cost is estimated at $4,000.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
STATE BANK.

The number of banks organized under
the state banking laws has been increased
during the year from nineteen to twenty
four.
:'The Dover bank" has been withdrawn,
and from it has sprung both private
bank at Dover Center, and national
bank at Fergus Falls. Six new banks have
received charters, as follows: The State
bank of Anoka, the German American
bank, Hastings; the Rock County bank.
Luverne; the Stevens County bank, Morris;
the bank of Pelican Rapids, and the Peo-
ple's Bank of Waseca, each with paid
up capital of $4,000, the first named in
creased during the year to $31, 250."*
The aggregate resources and liabilities
of all the banks as tabulated from the de-
tailed statements appears in the follow
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
LIABILITY OF BENEFIT SOCIETIEi
Important Decision by Judge Wllkin Yes
terday.


terday.
An important decision was rendered by
Judge Wilkin yesterday which has direct
bearing on the liability of beneficiary Or
CARNATIONS concerning the payment of
death benefits upon the decease of mem
bers The case was that of Annie d. Man
son against the Grand Lodge of the An
cient Order of United Workmen and the
decision is in favor of the plaintiff.
In October 1877, Albert G. Manson be-
came member of st. Paul lodge No. II,
becoming thereby entitled to participate
in the general fund to the extent of $4,000
in case of death. He died in November,
1878, and the society refused to pay the
benefit money, suit being brought to en-
force its payment.
After reciting the facts the court con-
cludes as follows:
AS a conclusion of law herein, find that
the plaintiff is entitled to Judgment herein
against the defendant for the sum of
$4,000 with interest thereon, from Jan. 1,
1879, making in all the sum of $2,560, be-
sides costs and disbursements of this &C
ton.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
s19O,542 20

Net increase. ................. $190, $40 20
There is no provision in our laws requir-
ing the setting apart of any surplus fund
by the state banks, but for the encourage
ment of this eommendable practice it is
provided by Sec. ~, Chap. n, Laws Of
1881, that ''the permanent surplus fund.-
OF any association may be aggregated with
the capital stock in order to determine the
limit of loans to any one person, company,
corporation or firm. The language of the
law is undoubtedly intended to give this
benefit only to those banks whose surplus
is held inviolate and indivisible, and as a
working fund scarcely less permanent than
the capital itself, and the changes noted
are presumed to have been made intelli-
gently with this provision in view.
The increase in capital, surplus and
deposits of individuals and of banks
aggregates nearly $1,6OO,OOO, which
amount, by the decrease in bills payable
and IN profits at the date of the reports, is
reduced to nearly $1,3OO,0OO, on the
strength of which over three-quarters of q
million additional loans have been made,
100000 of stocks purchased, $4,000 added
to bank buildings and furniture and other
real estate, nearly 100000 added to
deposits in other banks, and 1850 held
as additional cash on hand. 1t is crafty
ing also to note that the overdrafts have
been decreased over $4,000 as compared
with the aggregate statements of last
year.
LIMITATION OF LOANS.
In my reports to you of examinations of
the banks, which are by law required to be
rendered forthwith" have had occasion
to criticise the excessive favors granted to
single individuals, firms and companies
by some few banks. In almost every one
of these cases the point raised by the
banks was as to the classes of paper which
are excepted from the limitations of SEQ
ton ~, chapter n, G. L. 1881. The banks
in all such cases have held that loans Sc
cured by warehouse or elevator receipts
were exempted from the Limitation i'm
posed by that section, although it is i'm
possible to see how its language would
bear them out in any such Interpretation.
That thif recent provision of our stat
Several changes have occurred also since the
rendering of the reports of the banks for COM
pilation herein. The Bank of st. Cloud and the
State bank of Anoka have reorganized under the
national act, aud two banks have organized un-
der the state law, VIZ: The Bank of Minnesota,
st. Paul, (succeeding the private bank Of Daw-
son, Smith d Scheffer,) with q capital Of 5000,
600, and the Peoples bank of st. Paul, with a
capital Of 500, 900.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06

Means ..9O.142 100 1877 NV O.032
Highest barometer, 9O.816, 7th.
Lowest barometer, 1885,, Sd.
Monthly range of barometer, 1850.
Highest temperature, 800, LIST, 10th, 21st and
22d.
Lowest temperature, -18.5, 7th.
Greatest daily range of temperature, 31.5, 9Th.
Least daily range of temperature, 40, 21st.
Mean of maximum temperatures, 22.5
Mean of minimum temperatures, 7.6.
Mean daily range of temperature, 14.9.
Prevailing direction of wind, northwest.
Total movement of wind, 1856 miles.
Highest velocity of wind and direction, 80
miles, southeast 3D..
No. of foggy days, O.
No. of clear days, 4.
No. of fair days, IL.
No. of cloudy days upon which no rain or
snow fell, 5.
No. of cloudy days on which rain or snow
fell, IL.
Total No. of days on which rain or snow
fell, IL.
> Depth of unmelted snow on ground at end of
month, average ii inches.
Dates of lunar halos, Oath.
Dates of frosts LIST to Slst inclusive
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
The Log CroU.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis.,, Jan. 5.-News from
the pineries is decidedly favorable, the
severe cold weather having hardened the
roads and given exit to the logs. The crop
is likely to be larger than heretofore ex-
pected
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
THEUNIVERSITY.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF RE-
GENTS YESTERDAY.

y College of Medicine TO be Established
in Connection With the Institution---The
Rules that Are to GOvern---The Annual
Reports to be Submitted to the Legis-
Iature.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
6s Totals. .s22, 9lo,6os s27, 1888 1926, 7s4

BUMMARY OF INCREASE.
Increase in number Of banks. ...... AZ
Increase in capital stock (97 banks) 1860, 1858
Increase In surplus fund Isl banks). 409, 552
Increase in individual deposits (6S
banks) ........ :. 2,7oO,s71
Increase in loans and discounts (68
banks) Observation-Disclosures. 1896, 1874
The grand total of the combined capital,
surplus and deposits of the banks of the
state, so far as they can now be tabulated,
is shown to be thirty three millions, seven
hundred and sixty-two thousand, four
hundred and ninety -one dollars, 1888, $780,
491.) The total amount of loans predi-
Gated thereon is twenty-seven millions, one
hundred and forty thousand, three
hundred and forty three dollars, ($27, Ill.,
343.) The deposits and loans of the 166
private banks not attainable would add
most materially to the very respectable
and gratifying exhibit here made of one
branch of our commercial activities.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
The Result Of the Years Labor Of the
Public Examiner.
BANKS AND BANKING IN STATE.
A Consolidated Record Of the Capital
and Business Of These Public
Institutions.
THE EXHIBITS OF THE COUNTIES.
And the Taxes Collected From All
Sources the Past Year.

The following extracts are taken from
the annual report of Public Examiner
Knox for 1882:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
Hop Bitters are the Purest and Best Bitters
Ever Made.

Hop B1tters are the Purest and Best Bttters
Ever Made.
They are compounded from Hops, Malt, Bu-
chu, Mandrake and Dandelion-the oldest and
best, and most valuable medicines in the world
and contain all the best and most curative prop
critics of all other remedies. being the greatest
Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator and Life and
Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease or
i'll health can possibly long exist where these
Bitters are used, so varied and perfect are their
operations.
They give new life and vigor to the aged and
infrm. To all whose employments cause irregu-
larity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who
require an APPETIZER, Tonic and mild Stimulant,
Hop Bitters are invaluable, being highly cura-
tive, tonic and stimulating, without intoxicat-
ing.
Ne matter what your feelings or symptoms
are, what the disease orailment is, use Hop
Bitters. Don't wait until you are sick, but if
you only feel bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters
at once. 1t may save your life. Hundreds have
been saved by So doing. $500 will be paid for q
case they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends suffer, but
use and urge them to use Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drugged,
drunken nostrum, but the Purest and Best
Medicine ever made; the ''Invalid's Friend and
Hope" and no person or family should be with
out them. Try the Bitters to-day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06


The total receipts of all the treasures
during the year amounts to the sum of
| $4,000, 40550, and the total disbursements
for the same period were $6,267 1886.
The total taxes assessed for the year
1881, as per the state auditors abstract,
amounted to the sum of $4,699, 771.57, of
which amount the summary above shows
to have been collected $4,379, 1881 leav-
ing delinquent and unpaid of this tax on
Sept 80, 1882, the sum of $319,378.43, or
only about six and eight-tenths (68) per
cent. of the whole. Over eighty and three
tenths (sO.3) per cent ($3,773,79S) of the
whole assessment was paid before the cur
rent tax became delinquent on June 1,
1882.
The amount of taxes of prior years col
| lected was .i$279,719.57, and the total
amount of taxes for all years collected was
$4,659, 112.71.
Miscellaneous receipts" ($161, 156.88)
includes the sale of bonds in eleven coun-
ties amounting to $1O7, 192.O8- temporary
loans of $4,000 in Winona county-re-
ceipts upon county certificates of indebted
ness in Ramsey county, $15,OOO,-and
small sums from great variety of sources
not easily classified.
Miscellaneous payments" $88, 181.71)
are made up of court house and jail orders
paid amounting to 20,700-township
railway bonds and coupons, nearly $4,000
-Winona city school fund $4,000 (which
should have been classified in education
and district funds) seed grain notes, sur
plus and special funds, etc.
CASH ON HAND.
The balances of cash on hand in the
combined treasures of all the counties at
the close of business on Sept. 80, 1882,
amounted to the sum of 81, 152,322.51, and
was composed of the following items. VIZ:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06

The six new banks named above and in
cluded in this report have added $780, $50
to the aggregate of capital stock. The
American Exchange bank, Duluth
has increased its capital from $780,
to 100000. The losses from capital have
been $4,000 by withdrawal of the Dover
bank, and $500 by decreased capital of the
Citizens bank, Minneapolis, leaving the
net gain as given above, $155,45O.
The net increase in surplus fund is made
nm fol1ovuc.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
THE COURTS,
U. S. Circuit Court.
lRnfnro Indno Molnnrn 1

q. s. Circuit Court.
Before Judge Nelson.
G. Aultman & co. vs. Geo. P Maxon, ct
al; jury withdrawn and case continued.
Morris E. Fuller, ct al, vs.. Joseph w.
Reynolds; verdict for defendant with
damages of S..
Hannah R. Tucker VS.. II. O. Buckout;
verdict for plaintiff.
NJ. Dillon VS.. J. Rousseau; verdict for
plaintiff. q
Joseph Parody VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railroad company; cases No. 83
and "a, continued; case No. 100. demurrer
overruled.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
Probate Court.

Probate Court.
Before Judge McGrorty.
In the matter of the estate of Elwood
Winery; foreign was admitted to
probate; bond filed and approved and let
tiers issued.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
Municipal court.
Before Judge Burr.l

John Dowd, drunk and disorderly; com
mitted for ten days.
Geo. Coleman, drunkenness; sent out of
town.
VIM. Haines, T. Lazina and Michael
Wright, drunkenness; fines of SIS paid.
John Hanson, assault; fine of $50 paid.
Fred Wendorf, larceny; continued.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
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EKIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either Sex
Find Great Relief In It's Use.
LYDIA e. PINKHAMs BLOOD PURIFIER
Will eradicate every vestigo Of Hunors from the
Blood at the time will give tone and strength 30
EBoth the Compound and Blood Purifier are PFC
pared at ess and 2a6 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mas.
Price Of either 81. Six bottles for g. The Compound
Is sent by mail In the form of pills. Of ccenees on
receipt Of price, 81 per box for ethor. Mr. Pinkham
freely answers all letters OF inquiry. Enclose Scent
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ELYpn z. PrKHAH's LIVER PILLS cure Constfpa-
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..$7,419,82l 16
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT.
State treasurer for taxes, sale of

Disbursements for the year, and balance of
cash on hand at the close of business, Sept. 80,
1890