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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25

Amending laws Of 1898 relating to
actions against state insane hospital
board. ~
Relating to town funds whore terri
tory IS detached for. village organiza-$
ton; passed under suspension of the
rules. ..e =.
Providing certain officers with q di-s
gest OF the Minnesota supreme court
reports. a.. .... ss
Relating to general elections. .@
The house spent the entire day in
consideration of the Reeves bill taxing
ore outputs. Jacobson's amendment
placing the tax at cents per ton was,
adopted. g.. &c.
St. PaAl, March 22-The senate the
Goth passed the following bills: r.:
Relating to the letting of advertising
of the delinquent tax list.
Relating to village assessment dis
tricts.
Granting additional powers to to the
state board of equalization.
Legalizing deeds and mortgages and
all other instruments conveying any in
terest in or creating any lien upon real
estate in this state. -.
To legalize levies and sales on exc
cution and the foreclosure of mort
cages - e. ..<z,.& >E
10 validate and confirm deeds and
mortgages made by any married woman
and her attorney where her husband
has not joined in the power of attorney.
10 authorize boards of supervisors of
towns to license, regulate and control
the use of billiard and pool tables
within such town.
persons to make application to be en-
titled to registration as pharmacists
Requiring annuity, safe deposit and
trust companies to pay fee for de-
post of securities with state auditor.
Relating to claims against counties
and appeals therein.
To legalize certain deeds heretofore
made by corporations and officers
thereof and on behalf of corporations.
Procuring mortgage foreclosure by
advertisement wherein the notice of
sale is defective.
To legalize the action of county COM
missioners in certain cases.
Relating to the dissolution of inde-
pendent school districts
Relating to tax settlements.
In the house the following bills were
Introduces:
Relating to foreign building and loan
associations which have become in
solvent.
Providing for the issuance and sale
of bonds by popular subscription.
Providing for the assessment of taxes
in cases where false reports or no re-
ports have been made.
Repeating sections IS and 10, chapter
l, general laws 1878, relating to taxes.
To make eight hours legal days
work upon any work done for or by
the state.
Requiring that property pledged and
sold for non-payment of debts to be-
sold the same as property taken upon
chattel mortgage.
Making it unlawful to exhibit by
kaleidoscope or other wise any prize
fight or COCK fight. etc.
Amending subdivision 10, section
1872, general statutes 1894, relating to
property exempt from taxation.
To re-enact the game and fish COM
mission act with amendments.
To authorize the governor to direct
county attorneys to proceed against
county officers accused of receiving
illegal fees.
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sentenced Ia, ne sElectrocuted.

Auburn, N. Y, March Is. = Frank
Sheldon. well-known cattle dealer of
Cayhuga county. was convicted of MUIR
dering his wife and sentenced to be cleo
trocuted during the week beginning
April 25. The murder was committed
April 80, 1896. The verdict was sur
prise to all who have followed the case.
The jury was out for s4h hours. y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Snow Figures.

Some one has made snow figures as
follows: Three-fourths of Minnesota
has depth of 30 inches of snow, one
eighth of the state has at least Is
inches and the other eighth is covered
with an average of % inches of the
sparkling whiteness. In the whole
state there are 72,911, 1854. 1852 wagon
loads of snow, and if any farmer de-
sired to remove the cause of food on
his lands it would take 1904 trips with
a wagon for each acre, on an average,
to accomplish this object, so far as the
snow is concerned. Some of the farm
ers, however, would be obliged to make
as many as $500 trips for each acre, or
in the case of small farm of $50 acres
he would haul away 100000 loads,
which at the rate of 10 loads per day
would keep him busy every day for 1874
years, providing no more snow fell in
all that time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25

when property has deprecated in value
20 per cent.
10 prevent the sale of cigars,
cigarets and tobacco to minors attend
ing public schools.
70 amend liquor license laws, .provid-
ing that half of the fee shall be paid
into the county treasurer by the cities
and villages. *
10 amend the grain and warehouse
law, providing for a system of bonds to
be given by elevator companies and
grain warehouse men. .
To enforce payment of taxes which
became delinquent before the first
Monday of January, 1897, and provides
for y system of extension under GER
tain cases; taxes and Tux laws. ~ -
10 require county attorneys to
examine titles and records of certain
real estate without the payment of
taxes and assessments thereon. 81 Z.
st. Pau. March 2O-In the senate
yesterday. the following bills were
introduced: n5< 49,. ss.., a.
Amending section 9, chapter 10, laws
81 1887, relating to railroad commits
sioners. ...
Repeating an act to perpetuate GER
tain section corners of governmentsnr-
vey. r.
Amending corrupt practices act; sec
ond reading and placed on general or.
ders. 800 .sss.tss,s .a15ss$e zss#ss%
(By request Appealing laws Great
ing st. Paul police pension fund.
Repeating police pension fund.
Legalizing. will ages heretofore organ
lied. ss .s 5H5.$
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OAAA "Ou1u nave pbSSCu. AS IL IS, the
friends of the bill are very confident
tiey can get the requisite So votes
when the bill is reconsidered. Upon
the vote being reached the house i'm
mediately adjourned.
The senate also INDUCED in an elab-
crate debate, though not of so exciting
a character. The contest was over the
house bill providing for the organiza-
ton of the unorganized counties of
Cass and Beltrami. The bill was fin
ally recommended to pass, although
there were IS votes in favor oil; indefi-
mite postponement.
A bill was passed for constitutional
amendment giving women the right to
vote at municipal elections for officers
of library boards. They already have
the right to vote Tor school board Off
GERS. A bill was also pasted forbid
ding companies being organized to deal
exclusively in tax titles, and another
authorizing the organization of iusur-
ance companies to insure against loss
by burglars and robbers. - -.
st. Paul, March 22.-Saturday was
not a strong day in the senate for ac-
complishing results. Two bills were
passed of general interest-one allow
ing newspapers to charge for publish
ing the beading and foot of tax lists,
which heretofore have been printed
free5and one allowing the state board
Of equalization to increase but forbid
ding them to decrease assessments.
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COnfeslisle.d.

St. Louis, March 16.--Louis Harry,
bookkeeper for McLain & Alcorn, COM
mission merchants, was arrested Mon
day for embezzling $500 Of his em-
ployersymoney. He admitted his guilt
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
One Taken. the Other Left.

Bath. N. Y, March ia buggy in
which was seated Sanford Gardiner
and Mrs. Charles Fenton, was struck by
a train ON the Erie railroad while cross
ing the tracks of that road in this viii
lage. Mrs. Fenton was killed. Mr..
Gardiner escaped unhurt.
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ing cheese a fine of from $25 to $50 is
imposed.
The senate passed three bills and in
PRODUCED ten. The house passed four
bills, killed three and introduced
eleven.
St. Paul, March 18.-To scale or not
scale. That was the question which
agitated the senate yesterday. The
scale in question is known as the San
Jose, CAL, product and the bill in ques-
ton is to prevent its introduction and
spread in Minnesota. In California the
scale insect is one OF the greatest draw
backs which confronts fruit growers.
The opponents of the bill claimed it
was merely in the interest of nursery
men. After two hours debate it was
recommended to pass by 10 to IL. but
that is 9 votes short of passage.
Several quite important bills came
into the senate. One increases the tax
on the gross earnings of insurance
companies doing business in the state
from to 4 per cent. Another taxes
sleeping and drawing room cars 4 per
cent on their gross earnings. The
teachers pension bill was third meas
ure which will attract'a good deal Of
attention. The fund is to be created
by ajax of / per cent per annum on
the salaries of teachers. To obtain a
pension teacher must have served go
years, and - years Of that time IN the
place where the pension is to be paid.
The highest pension allowed Is $500
per annum. 81 .8s. 81 5s u f!
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25

Property owners who want their as
sess.nent reduced can no longer appeal
to the state, board, if this bill goes
through the house and becomes law,
but must abide by the decision of the
county officers. The bill providing for
state highway commission with a
view of improving the roads elected a
long debate, but no result was reached
Four bills were introduced, one Of
which authorizes the use of automatic
voting machines at elections. It will
he case, it adopted, where the voter
will touch the button and the machine
will do the rest.
Anyone who was in the house Satur-
day forenoon was made fully aware
that the bill imposing cent tonnage
tax on the output of iron mines " as
not dead, nor even sleeping. A call of
was called to order, and over an hour
was spent in bringing in absentees.
When all that could be found were
present, Mr.. Staples moved to recon-
slider the bill which had been lost the
day before, and the motion was carried
by IS to 49. 1t requires So to pass
bill. but as some opponents of the
measure voted to reconsider, its friends
did not dare to put it on its passage. It
was made the special order for tomor-
row afternoon. Both friends and OBJ
ponents are straining every nerve on
this measure and the closeness of the
fight intensifies the interest. On the
surface the leaders on both sides pro-
TESS confidence of success but in reality
both are greatly alarmed. No one can
tell until the next roll call what will
happen. 1t is claimed that one vote
was wrongly recorded nay on Friday
when the man voted yea, and if this is
true it had 81 votes, only one less than
is necessary to pass it while seven
were absent, two of whom are sure
friends of the bill. It is the first real,
good entertaining fight of the session.
The peculiarities of legislation have
an illustration in the case of w. M.
Jones, who rendered legal services to
the state. Two years ago bill passed
appropriating $1,000 to pay him but
through an error of the enrolling clerk
failed to become law. This year a
bill was introduced in the house giving
him the same sum and was promptly
rejected. In the senate it was intro
duced and passed. Saturday the sem
ate bill reached vote in the house
and the bill was cut to $3.50, and passed
So Jones must lose $3.50 because a clerk
made mistake.
One of the bills introduced in the
house forbids any linetoscopet or vero-
scope of a prize fight in Minnesota. If
this passes the Corbett- Fitzsimmons
de bate will not be seen here. A long
list of bills were reported from COM
mittees and good many debated in
committee of the whole, but no bills
were passed by the house.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Municipal Corruption.

The trial of Chas. f. Haney, ex-city
clerk Of Minneapolis, upon the charge
OF bribery, resulted in his acquittal.
the state being unable to prove the
charge. During the trial Alderman
G. Drew testified to finding 5000 in cur
rency in one of his books but did not
know how the money came there. This
money he kept and spent. Immediately
after the trial Drew was arrested upon
the charge Of perjury.
It will cost 5000 to get the dogs to-
gether that will attract public atten-
tion at the first annual bench show Of
thu Minneapolis Kennel club
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Was Much Married.
Schneider

Mrs. Henrietta Schneider was con-
victed, in the district court of st. P aul,
of assault upon the person of Lizzie
Schneider, her stepdaughter. While
on the stand the defendant testified
that she had been an inmate of the
states prison for polygamy, having
been married to at least seven men.
She served 10 months at hard labor.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
A Lucky Guess.

Barney johnson, lad who works in
Minneapolis grocery store, gets $500
for lucky and shrewd guess. During
the recent political campaign he picked
a card from package of spice, on
which was an offer of prize for guess
ing the name of the next president and
nearest to the vote he would receive.
Barney guessed civilian Mckinley"
and placed his total vote at Z, 49,, COS.
He now receives notice that his guess
wins the prize, and asking whether he
will accept draft on New York, or
whether he wants the pure gold. The
offer was for gold, but then there was
some idea that gold would be above
par after the election. Barney says he
will take the draft, and is the happiest
boy in the city.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Burned to Death.

Mary Kobik, of Minneapolis, aged
10 years, was burned to death. The
accident happened while the mother
was away from the house on an errand.
The little girl was endeavoring to light
bundle of kindling wood which she
had placed in the stove, and in some
way her skirts caught fire. Enveloped
in flames, she rushed from the house,
calling wildly for help. Her screams
attracted the attention of some Of the
neighbors, by whom the flames were
extinguished, but not until she had
been terribly burned about the body. 4
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Brief Minnesota Items.

Brief Minnesota Items.
Rev. J. NJ. Reick, assistant pastor of
S.. Martins Lutheran church at Wi
mona is deposed from the ministry.
This announcement was made to the
congregation by Rev. Philip Won Rohr,
the pastor, who said that Reicks con-
duct had been disgrace to the profess
sion.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth has
written to the insurance commissioner
of Iowa, informing him that assess
ment, life and casualty companies of
that state will not be permitted to do
business in this state after the expira-
ton of their present licenses.
The reports sent to the postoffice de-
partment show that the receipts of the
Minneapolis office for February of this
year $40, 2s4, a decrease of 4.s per cent
from the same month in 1896. The re-
ceipts for the st. Paul office were $751;
024. a decrease of 90 per cent from
February, 1896.
A warrant was issued for the arrest
of E. w. Davis, the Detroit, MIMI,
game dealer, ON a charge of criminal
libel. The complainant is e. o. Stew
ems, the warden, upon whom charges
of bribery made by Stevens have seri-
ously reflected. Stevens denies the
statements made by Mr.. Davis.
The miscellaneous cash earnings of
the prison for the month of February
amounted to $11.156.43, of which
amount $5,O97.77 was for binder Irvine
and So, 310,32 was for convict labor.
Permission has been asked to place a
9-foot bronze monument of Ole Bull in
Loring Park, Minneapolis.
The Roesssner Manufacturing COM
pany has incorporated at Winona, to
make shoe polish, with $40, 900 capital
stock.
A freight train on the Great North
ern road, with four cars of stock, was
stalled at Evansville by the storm and
10 cattle and several hogs died from
exposure.
Adjutant General Muehlberg is the
recipient of q splendid gift in the form
of sword. The presentation was
made at his homo in st. Paul, and the
donors were members of the govern
or's staff, state officers and military
friends.
=. The state board of pardons committed
the sentences of Joseph Soular and
William Merrill, the Dulu tn murderers,
from death to life Imprisonment. The
reason assigned is their youth, both of
them being about 10 years of age; also
that of Edmund J. Morrill,, the Mime
apolis; Dry Goods company's cashier,
who was sentenced on Feb. TOTO =
term in the stats reformatory. *
A number Of St. Cloud business men
have been prospecting around Royal
ton, and, from reports, they have
struck something rich. They have Sc
cured an option on Mr.. Lam bert's for
one year, and if it pans out, they are to
pay off the 5000 mortgage on the place
and Mr.. Lam bert is to transfer to them
the land next to the river. the ''mine, .
in fact. 2 - .4~.1g
The trustees of the Winona General
Hospital association have decided to
take immediate steps towards the erec-
ton ola new building. i.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-05-26

% the clearines on tbs ranches. Among
those making the largest improvements
o. their ranches is W. J. Read.
Our mercantile firm at Crawford has
peospered SO that it has established q
hssnch house at Maher, in Montroee
county. Our euterprising cooperative
psople have their new store completed
ssd stocked and their obliging salesman,
J. u. Morrow. is always ready to &C.
co0modate all who call.
Piburn, the old fogy that thinks that
cultivation has as much to do in reclaim
il this country as irrigating because he
hes made success OF corn by cultiva-
ton, has sown oats and alfalfa for trial.
BE is also fogy enough to say that the
bolk OF the fruit trees bloomed in the
right sign Of zodiac TO give . good set Of
fsuit.
Notwithstanding the latsness of the
sDring, farm work has been pushed with
sch energy that seeding, planting and
gardsning are things Of the past and
saigrsnts passing through think we had
IN early spring. The local showers and
warm weather is making a wonderful
growth on alfalfa and other hay and
sasly sown grain is coming fine without
inigating. The range is fully up to
fosmer years and stock is doing fine.
The grip seems to have run its course
and its many victims are recovering with
IL coming OF warm weather.
HAPPY JACK.
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70 AsvEarlse eoLoRAso.
An Ssetisas q ne State Asssl - Ssel
Pictures.

The commission in charge of Colo
RADIOS exhibit At the Tennessee exposi-
ton have decided to send this personal
letter through the entire press Of the
state, in order that every place and
every person may Be quickly and a.
suredly reached. Letters have bsen 3D.
dressed TO each county setting forth IL
advantages that will accrue from gsner.
ous advertising of our resources Thsss
lstters have explained the manner Of the
exhibit to be series Of daily lectures.
illustrated With stersopticon views
descriptive Of scenery. public and private
buildings, resorts. mining. agriculture.
etc. These views are colored by the
artist in conformity With the natural
objects - presented BY photographs.
This il acknowledged to be the most
pleasing and effective mode ofup-to-dats
advertising.
h spootssinad.s ~ thisVssaA
lettss 10 rsech all Who have not yet been
ideati6sd With the movement, and to
them we wish to Say, you are earnestly
and cordially requested to have prepar-
ed the proper stereopticou slide views of
your especial enterprise, b il . fine
building. vista of cultivated land. herd
Of cattle. horses. sheep. . smelling plant.
. lumber yard, and. above all things,
scenes Of activ mining and mining plants.
Forward them. when complete, to the
undersigned at Denver, and they viii be
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-05-26
csavsssd esisaass.

Special concspondsncs.
~. -.
james w"e!, our newcomer rom
Neoeasks' !" putting SHINE on MeN'ei 10
T. f'ourn mas NJ" new oo''afe near
enough eo"P'e'eo 70 move 'o'' 'ne same
TINS ~ees.
+. N. Robson. our young bachelor
friend. who wants to marry % badly,
says he 10 At home TO lady visitorp-
James Pankcy. the old fatherly batch.
seems unusually happy Of late since he
can enjoy the smiles os the postmistrcs<
alone.
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when followed out. brings marvellous
change in the success Intellectually and
physically, Of the young people Of today.
Great stress was placed upon the manner
in which our young people were under
estimated. Strive to place before them
the advantages OF things higher and
purer, appealing to the intellectual
being in preference to the muscular or
snimal and then youth will reverence old
AZ "a it should. All who were fortunate
enough to hear the Doctor left with =
new feeling strug ling for supremacy in
their being.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-05-26

Al the meeting OF the town council
THURSDAY evening. May %. the following
business was transacted:
Petition OF A. r King to allow bicycles
o. sidewalk from Garnet mesa to Meeker
stseet also longer hours for water on
ths mesa was granted.
License was granted for two exhibi-
tions at show grounds for $50.
Anew ledger was allowed the treasurer.
Bond Of Lois I. Bear ~ clerk was &C
espted.
The finance committee was Instructed
- correspond with eastern parties rela-
tive to placing water bonds-
The attorney vas instructed 10 collect
- from Wn- ThoOas. also to order
0lpd. The bo,tlsggss. 70 leavs town by
Axsose
0Snss of y. ". Brown for billiard
hall uas ordered revoked.
II board Of health was instructed
to Investigate cleaning Of streets and
alleys.
Order vas adopted a. 10 the use Of
watss foe lawns at 5 to Q q N. and to 9.
p. =.
-
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-05-26

The following 10 . list Of the wheel
mems prizes for the race meet June g. 4,
and 5:
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Talks With Travellers.

Yes, sir! The most en-
joyable trip I ever took to
New York was over the
WAsAsH. Only one
change Of cars in St.
Louis: the finest passen-
ger station in the world.
Fine restaurant and cafe.
Got an elegant supper for
fifty cents.
We arrived in St. Louie
at 100 P. g., and left on
the WABASH New YORK
LIMITED at I: p. NJ, in
the elegant through sleep
er, reaching Detroit at 9:1o
the following morning, Nj
agara Falls at 4::37 that af.
ternoon, and arriving at
New York. Grand Central
Depot at .: A. NJ, just
the right time to get break
fast and attend to business.
Oh, the WABASH is the
route for New York.
BY the way just write to
c. N. HANrsoS, CONNER
cial Agent, Denver, for par
ticulars- l may have for
gotten something.
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Forty five perrons answered to the
call for organization OF Sunday school
at the school house in North Delta Sun
day, Nay l6. The meeting adjourned TO
the resideuce Of Mrs.. Cole, the Rev. J. Il.
wood presiding over the meeting. The
iolboWing teachers were elected: Rev.
II. ". williams. Mrs. W. II. Burnett.
and Ma J. A. Wagner. after short bible
s.-ly and singing they voted to Organize
- lay school under the name Of the
NsstA Delta Sunday school. to meet
at.tAs school house every Sunday at 80
p.0. with Mrs. r. P. Criet. supsrintend-
es4 nn I. d. johnson. assistant supt.
F.P. Hunt. secretary and Nrs J. ID.
C1sk treasurer. The otnccs to be filed
% ~ asse Sunday in September. The
essseasy vas instructed 20 sssd TO David
G. CssA fos leon leaves, ese.
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