The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-09
MIN NESO IA STATE NEWS
Foreign Stone.

Foreign Stone. 81
The contract for the construction Of
tho new state capitol was let by the.
board Of commissioners to the Butler
Ryan company. Of st. Paul, the con-
tract price being $500, 1000. The mate
rial to be used Is Minnesota (St Cloud(
granite for the basement, superstruc-5
ture Of Georgia white marble, and
dome foundation and piers Of Kettle
River sandstone.
It was evident from the prolonged
session of the board that it's members
could not agree upon the kind of ma,
terial which should enter into the con-
strnction of Minnesota's new state
house, and this final result of their de-
alterations, which is in the nature of q
compromise. was not altogether unex-
pected. {a55l@ PITT
As to the labor interest affected
there will be three years work fur
nished by this contract to the granite
cutters of Minnesota. The rough mar
BILE, to be finished at St. Paul, will sup
ply many months of employment to
Minnesota workers in soft stone, for
granite cutters and soft stone cutters
are distinct classes and unable to per-
foam each others tasks. go. s~-
As to the amounts of the bid accept
ed, it is only SIS, 600 less than the entire
amount supposed,to be available for
the superstructure.
The Settlers Win. rst !
The St. Cloud land Office received 40
h.
sioner that nearly 10000 applications
in Otter Tail county had been allowed.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany had applied to select these lands
as indemnity lands in 1888. and the ap-
plication of the settlers to homestead
had been contested by the railway
company In, October, 1895, the COM
missioner of the general la1d office de-
cided in favor of the settlers, but in
some way. the Northern Pacific failed
to appeal. BY this default on the part
of railroad, this decision now becomes
final, and settlers will be allowed to
make proof of their residence. The
lands involved are among those in dis
pute between the Northern Pacific and
the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railways, and which the supreme court
of the United States awarded to the
Northern Pacific. The lands are north
of Fergus Falls and are said to be val
liable farming properties.
Get Medals of Honor.
Captain L. N. Holmes and Mr.. Hanna
of Mankato, have received letters from
the secretary of war notifying them
that, by direction of the president and
under the provisions of an act of con-
gress, congressional medals of honor
have been presented to them for most
distinguished gallantry in action.
At Nolinsville, Tenn, Feb. Is, 1863,
these men belonged to detachment of
16 from company H, Second Minnesota
infantry, escorting wagon train that
was attacked by 125 rebel cavalrymen.
After most heroic defense, under Mr..
Holmes, who was then first sergeant,
the attack was repulsed and the train
saved.
Killed in q Hold Up.
Three men were on stock train
passing through Hancock on their way
TO North Dakota. When within two
miles of town and just after the train
got to high grade and was running
very slowly, five men made their ap-
pearance in the car and ordered the
three to throw up their hands. This
being done too slowly to suit, one of
the men was shot through the left eye,
death resulting instantly. The cul-
prits then threw the body out on the
ground and made the remaining two
Jump off the moving train.
Is 1t Murder?
Lying face down upon the ground in
the brush between the Milwaukee and
St. Louis railroad tracks, about half
mile beyond Hopkins. and short dis
lance south of the poor farm, the skel-
eton of man was found by section
men. From the mass of bones there
was nothing to identify the remains,
and it is not likely that the mytery of
his death will be clearly established.
Two bullet holes were found in the
skull