River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-15

The State Supreme court, the 9Th, rem
dered decision reversing that of Judge
Young Of the Hennepin county district
court, in what is known as the St. Paul q
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 a 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
new trial, at which the company will have
to show that the Indebtedness existed at
the time the agreement as above was made,
or the lands will be declared taxable.
Messrs. Foley Bros. commenced work on
Wednesday the 18th, on their contract for
grading a portion of the new railroad run
ming from St Cloud, Mimi, through Cold
Spring Richmond and Paynesville to Will
mar, " hich is locally designated as the st.
Cloud d 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 q Austin railroad,
the old company which was organized to
build a road from St. Cloud southwest
through Litchiield, 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 corner stone Of the new city hall and
court house, at st. Paul was laid with
Masonic ceremonies on the afternoon Of
the 18th Lodges of masons were present
from Minneapolis, Carver, Hender-
son, Hastings and Saltwater aud
delegations from Austin, Rochester,
Lake City, Faribault. Mankato Albert Lea,
Redwood, Brainerd, Litchfeld, Owatonna,
Winona and Red Wing. Addresses were de-
delivered by Mayor Rice, DR.. Day chair
man of courthouse commission. The orator
of the day was General James f. Baker.
state railroad commissioner. Grand Mas
ter Denny performed the usual Masonic
ceremonies upon such an occasion. The
building is to cost S60001O and to be com
plsted in about one year.
The Palace Car excursion to Los Angeles
and San Francisco, during the last year
were so well patronized, that during this
winter, The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railway have arranged to run
several more, and offering a 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 will be first class III every
particular. Tickets good 6 months. Per-
sons desiring to spend a few months in
California should apply early, stating
whether they wish to accompany either the
October. November or December excur-
sion. Rates ana full information will be
cheerfully furnished upon application to t.
W TEASDALE, Genl Passenger Agent, st.
Paul, Mimi.
Col. Clark W. Thompson, who was re-
Gently stricken with paralysis at Wells,