The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-17
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Tho STATE Auditor Of Minnesota ON Tax
Titles.

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The state Auditor Of Minnesota on Tax
Titles.
The state auditor has sent to the sever
NJ county auditors O. statement OF the law
which Ia now in force according to the rel
cent tax title decision Of the supreme court.
This Is accompanied by the explanation
that In cases where lands have been sold
Tor taxes at the ales OF 1877 and SINCE
or where assignments were made oil lands
bid In by the state II the notice was not
Elven, the right OF redemption still exists
The rate OF interest on such redemption is
one and q halfper cent from the time pur-
chase by the certificate holder to the date
Of redemption. The certificate holder will
also be entitled to have the amount OF
subsequent taxes paid by him added to
the amount OF his claim with interest from
date OF payment OF such taxes to the time
OF redemption. He also announces that
sales under section No. 1O1 of the general
tax law will be suspended for the present as
there IL case pending before the gu
preme court in which the right to redeem
from such sales under that provision is to
be determined.
Dr.. r. Schofield OF Usage, Iowa, died sud
denly OF heart disease. He was the son OF
DR.. Schofield of Northfield, and his remains
were buried ut Mortified by the G.. A. r.,
OF which he was a member.
The state school at Fairbault for the
feeble minded closed for the summer vaca-
ton. At the time OF closing there were
ninety-five inmates in the institution.
About one-half OF this number were per-
mitted TO 60 to their homes. About TWEEN
ty-five new applications for admission are
now on file, and large portion OF tn sse
applicants will be taken into the institu-
tion as soon as the new wing is completed
The convention OF the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians of Minnesota was held at
Winona. Officers were elected as follows:
State delegate, Lawrence Fahey, st. Paul;
secretary, w. s: Bailey, Minneapolis;
treasurer, John Murphy. Winona: mem
bers OF the insurance board, /. w. McCraw.
Minneapolis; John Mccarthy, Saltwater.
The convention will meet at St: Cloud two
years hence.
Anton Gartzerski of Goodhue was ar
rested recently on complaint Of GOdfricd
Friese, charging him with poisoning his
wife on the 23d day OF February last.
At the closing exercises for the year at
the Minnesota Institution for the deaf at
Faribault, Bishop Ireland said: He had
come expecting to be pleased with the ex-
ercises, but was not prepared for such a
succession ofsurprises as he had Witnessed,
and he felt that the state might well be
proud OF this institution and the great
work being done here. He considered it
more wonderful than any OF the thousands
OF feats of strength Witnessed in the nine
tenth century. To the graduating class
he spoke words OF advice and cheer, and
gave them valuable instruction for their
success and prosperity in the future. To
the teachers he said he felt sure they must
feel their reward when they saw the fruits
their labor had produced.
Capt. G. p. Shepard, has received his
commission for the United States land Of
fee at Worthington. He succeeds Capt.
Mons Grinager, who retires In q few days.
Both are old soldiers with good records
Gov, C. X. Davis, an alumni us OF the class
OF 1857, Michigan university, has been
chosen to deliver the annual address before
the graduating class at Ann Arbor, June
The state normal board decides not to
give oorhead the fourth school.
The work of preventing a collapse OF the
state capitol is begun, and rotten state
OF affairs discovered.
George Flad, q cabfnetmaker, commits
suicide In West st. Paul.
james McAllister, freight conductor on
the Northern Pacific railway, was killed
during the night of June z, near Watab.
He was crushed between two cars while
switching. His home was at Dubuque,
Iowa. He was lately married. He had
been on The Northern Pacific railway about
three years.
The railroad Yardmasters' Mutual Be,
nevolent Association for the United States
and Dopinion held it's twelfth annual
meeting In st. Paul. As the names indi-
Gates, it is an organization for mutual in
surance among the yardmasters OF ths
United States and Canada, and incident
ally to benefit the social condition OF it's
members. About a hundred and fifty were
In attendance.
OF Hamline University, w, L, Drew and
Rev, D. C. John resigned, and A. w. Brad.
Icy Of Duluth and F. w. Hoyt OF Red Wing
were elected to fill their places. M. G, Nor,
ton, DIR, Murphy and Rev. c. A. Van And a
we reelected for four years. Prof. M. J.
Griffin OF Syracuse was elected to the chair
Of Greek language and literature. A. z.
Drew, OF the graduating class, employed
as tutor in the English branches.
A whole grist of personal injury suits
against the Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
road, khave been removed to the United
States courts.
A man in a check suit has been swindlina
Granite Falls merchants successfully by
the change this-twenty dollar bill game.
congressman Strait says Duluth is NOT
in danger OF losing it's custom house,
In the United States court at Winona,
the Qrknd Jury reported the following in.
dictments: Jarvis Howard, Hubbard
county, taking excessive pension lees; bound
over "a the October term in thesum OF 81, J.
500 bail. Frank Kelly, burglarixing the
postoffice at Washburne. Hennepin county.
William Rice and James Ryan, burglarizina
the postoffics at st. James; bound over to
October term in the sum OF $1,000 bali
each. Reuben Harshman, Sank Rapids
sending obscene matter through the mails,
George Goodson, Edward Teller and Frank
Cole, Anoka, conspiracy to coin counter
felt money; hound over to October term in
$1,000 bail. w. III. LIE Baron, postoffics
robbery at Duluth.
The government has accepted the site,
18Ox 14O feet, sold by Hon. III. NJ. Bur.
chand for the new government building al
Winona. It is on the northeast corner oI
Main, and Fourth streets, and was sold
for $i5, 600.
Sheriff E. v. Bogart has been appointed
deputy United States marshal, vice
Thomas Chappell OF Winona.
Francis Ibberson and Thomas Allison,
two OF Sleepy Eyes oldest and most highly
respected citizens, left for Washington Ter
fitory.
Evan Morgan, ppe Of the oldest eettlerl
Of Freeborn county, and at one time mem
Der q the legialatnrs died at his home IL
Moscow.
The grand legion Of the A. O. .. w. al
q session in st. Paul elected the following
ofEicers:-Grand commander, John Adams.
Ct. Paul; grand vice commander, Z. Il
commander, T. s. Thompson, Aberdeen:
grand recorder, G. B, Arnold, sKasb0n
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