The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-04-05

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the revenue stamps having been
placed on the original mortgage, the
revenue amounting to $12,50O. It
was sent to the local register with a
letter stating that the original mort
gage would be sent to him for the
certificate of record as soon as it
was recorded in Hennepin county,
and could be passed around among
the different registers OF deeds in
the counties through which the
different branches of the St. Louis
passes. The fees for recording will
amount to over $50 in each county
A careful inspection of the mort
gage brings out one item Of news
which the daily papers and no other
weekly paper has yet published.
Heretofore it has been stated that
the St. Louis proposes to run it's
New Ulm extension south to Omaha,
This trust mortgage deed, which is
undoubtedly official, states that the
mortgage is to cover the proposed
line of the St. Louis south from New
Ulm to a point of connection with
the Illinois Central at some place in
Buena Vista or Cherokee counties,
Iowa, or about 100 miles north of
Omaha, and distance of about 12O
miles south of New Ulm. The deed
therefore, seems to confirm the
statement that the St. Louis and
Illinois Central are working to-
gether, and that the Illinois Central
will probably take all ST. Louis
traffic to Omaha from the point of
connection in Cherokee or Buer
Vista counties-probably Cherokee.
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Mr.. Foster of Mankato, having
charge of the taxes on all railroad
lands in the Northwestern in this
section, was in the city last Wednes-
day, and in all interview with an
official at the court house, stated
that he did not believe the line
would be built from Sanborn to sec
ton 16, Vesta, and when pressed
for reason, stated that he had been
informed of all other extensions of
the Northwestern, but had not been
informed of this. It appears that
his Office is given proposed routes
with the view Of investigating taxes
and valuations.
Another official in town last week
first stated that he did not believe
the line would be built, but later
said that the line would be an ex-
cellent thing, in that it would
rapidly settle up the country, and
that friendly line to both north
and south sides of the county would
be better to pass through the
center of the county than an
unfriendly system Rates. he
thought, would be higher on the
proposed line, for the reason that it
was opening up new country,
fact which always called for higher
rates. Being pressed for guess
as to where the line would 60 from
16, Vesta, he said that it was i'm
possible to say for the reason that
everything north and west seemed
to be pretty well supplied with rail
roads. Section 16, he thought,
would make good terminal.
Most any kind of rumor can be
heard along the proposed line and
few of these find their way to town
every now and then. Last week it
was stated that the contract for the
way had been let. and that
one of the sub-contractors was in
the city having a large number of
harness repaired before getting his
teams out for spring work.
The statement that the Comstock
half section in %, Vail. was to be a
townsite was wrong, and was made
after too sudden glance at the map
last week. The Vail townsite will
be on the Winona & St. Peter Land
Co. S south half section in %.
St. James Journal: Last Friday |
and Saturday Madelia was celebrat-
ing on every street corner ana III
every household, because it was
unofficially announced from Mime
apolis that Madelia and Fairmont |
were to get the NJ. & st. L. railroad.
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