Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-10-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

Inc SCaC0 supreme CO1fC, Cne 1Cn, rem
dered a decision reversing that of Judge
Young of the Hennepin county district
court in what is known as the St. Paul &
Sioux City land tax case. The case in
wolves the payment of taxes on about 400,-
600 acres of railroad land. The law of the
state relieves such lands from taxation
until they pass out of the hands of the cor
poration to which they were granted. In
this case, the road was sold to separate
corporation the stockholders of the
road taking the land grant. By this act
the state claims the lands changed hands
in fact and at once became taxable, while
the company holds that the transaction
was simply to afford stockholders security
against the corporation and that no
transfer of the land, as contemplated by
the law, had been made. Judge Young
decided in favor of the company, which
the supreme court reverses, and orders a
new trial, at which the company will have
to show that the indebtedness existed ct
| the time the agreement as above was made,
or the lands will be declared taxable.
The Bayfield, Harbor & Great Western
| railw ay has filed articles of association
with the secretary Of state at Madison,
Wis. The object is to construct line from
bayfield, to point in Douglas county on
the line dividing Wisconsin from Mime
| sofa, and another line from a point in
Douglas county on the first route to point
opposite Saltwater, MINI. The aggregate
distance is 200 miles. The capital stock of
the new company is s., ,0OO, 600, divided into
| fifty thousand shares. The directors for the
first year are Oliver Dalrymple Of St. Paul,
D. F. Glover Of Bayfield,, W. F, Dalrymple,
George II. Noyes and d. c. Millette of Mil
| waukee.
Messrs. Foley Bros. commenced work on
Wednesday the 7th, on their contract for
grading portion of the new railroad run
! ming from st. Cloud, Mimi, through Cold
Spring. Richmond and Paynesville to Will
mar, v hich is locally designated as the St.
Cloud & Willmar railroad. The work will
be pushed with great vigor, as it is intended
to have the cars running from st. Cloud to
Cold Spring this winter. A peculiar fea-
ture in connection with this route is the
fact that condemnation proceedings for
right of way are carried on in the name Of
the st. Cloud, Mankato & Austin railroad,
the old company which was organized to
build a road from st. Cloud southwest
through Litchfield, Hutchinson and Manka-
to to the state line. Three years ago it was
expected that it would be built forthwith,
but got into hostile hands and was drop
ped
The Palace Car excursion to Los Angeles
and San Francisco, during the last year
were 30 we'll patronized, that during this
winter, The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railway have arranged to run
several more, and Offering q choice Of
routes, either via Omaha, Denver and
Ogden, returning via Kansas City, or via
Kansas City direct through New Mexico
and Arizona, returning same route. The
excursion win be first class in every
particular: Tickets good 6 months. Per
California should apply early, stating
whether they wish to accompany either the
October, November or December excur-
sion. Rates and full information will be
cheerfuIly furnished upon application to T.
W. TEAsDALE, Gen1 Passenger Agent, st.
Paul, Minn.
A fire broke out in the Chippewa Lumber
and Boom company's barn on the corner Of
River and Bridge streets, Chippewa Falls
Wis, on the 9th. The wind was blowing
from the south and the flames were blown
across the street and frame row of ten
buildings, extending from the corner Of
Bridge and River streets to the corner Of
Bridge and Bay streets, was destroyed, in
volving q loss of $4,000. At one time q