Willmar tribune., 1900-10-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.
A1Large CONVEYANCE.

Large Conveyance.
deed was filled with the secretary
OF state by the St. Paul & Duluth rail-
way, conveying to the Northwestern
Improvement company, New Jersey
corporation, of which C. S. Mellen, st.
Paul, president of the Northern Pacific
railway, is president, all the remain
ing portions of the land grants to aid
its construction made by the state aud
by the federal government through
acts of congress in ls64-65-66.
The consideration named in the deed
is So, 10000 The instrument, though
only filed recently, bears date Of May
and was executed IN New York. Rev.
cnue stamps in the amount of So, 800
! are affixed to the instrument
The conveyance of the entire land
grant of the st. Paul & Duluth is made
subject to a claim of title to about 95,-
900 acres. including valuable terminal
property at the head of the lakes, by
the Northern Pacific railroad.
Boats Will Run.
1t is expected that boats will be able
to pass through the locks of the gov
ernment dam that is being constructed
at Meeker island, next summer. The
east side of the dam is rapidly nearing
completion, and the lower and upper
locks will be put in place before cold
weather interferes.
Preliminary work has been com
menced on second Golfer dam. which
is about 100 yards from the west shore,
! and next season this will be the prin-
| cipal scene of activity. From the
outer wall of the lock there will be
built dam, which will have an apron,
over which the water will run. This
dam will be 100 feet wide, made of
, criss-cross sections, into which loose .
rocks will be placed. Over this will
be the apron. 1t is estimated that
foot of water will he kept running
| over this continually.
Rate OF Taxation.
The rate of taxation for the state
revenue purposes has been fixed at l.
| mills, which is decrease of l.IO of a
mill from that of last year. The rev.
| enue rate has not been so low for
long time. In 1884 it was l3, and in
1881 it fell to IL, which was the lowest
| figure. There were then few state in
| stitutions and it is now contended that
| the rate this year is the lowest COM
paratively in the history of the state
Last year the total assessed valua.
ton OF state property, real and per-
sonal. was 1856, 100000. The rate for
revenue purposes was IA mills, which
applied produced a revenue Of $Sl9, 900.
This years total assessed valuation
will be about 100000, 900. which with
the rate Of l.3 mills will produce a rev.
| enue Of $3.50, O0O Auditor Dunn thinks
this amount sufficient, but the legisla.
ture will have to husband its appro-
| priations.
Indicted.
The Ramsey county grand jury has
voted a true bill against Z. p. Corbett,
charging murder in the first degree.
| Corbett is the deputy game warden
who shot and killed Joseph Mrozipski
Sept 90.
The scene Of the tragedy was the
Mississippi river. opposite the North
Star brewery.
Corbett alleges that the shooting
was done in seif-dcfcnse and he was
vindicated by the verdict of the coron-
er's jury. The county attorney de.
clined to accept that view of the mat.
ter and took the case before the grand
| jury, which voted a true bill.
viii Sci, Land
| The Secretary of the Interior has
decided to d'erose of at public sale the
ceded land: of he Chippewa Indians,
adjoining luc White Earth and Red
Lake reservation in Minnesota. These
lands comprise S3.3l6 acres of agricul-
tural land near the White Rock reser-
vation and 1922 acres of pine land.
containing 76, ss4, 900 feet of pine The
value of the pine land is S23l,4S9.
The Red Lake land is SS7 acres OF
pine. containing 4sS,ooo feet, valued at
$l.4S5. The aggregate arena of land
to be disposed of is ~. l25 acres.
News in Brief.
Bread Inspector Mccall swooped
down ON the baker shop of John Fer.
man. in Minneapolis. and seized 10S
loaves of light weight bread. 1t was
turned over to the city hospital.
whose coat and cap were found on the
river bank were taken from the Min
nesota river near Bloomington Ferry.
The state board of investment has
granted applications for loans from
26 school districts aggregating $2S.344
One loan of 5000 was made to the
village Of Elmore. Minn., to aid in the
purchase of fire apparatus, and in es-
tablishing an adequate system of fire
protection.
| Beans are the most profitable crop
Minnesota farmers have this year.
The price of dried. hand-pickcd navy
beans is now $3.50 bushel.
| Special postal service has been dis
continued at Jeffers, Cottonwood coun-
ty.
| The movement of iron ore from the
head of the lakes. Duluth. Two Har-
bors and Superior, for the season to
Oct. amounted to 1852 2G9 gross tons,
as compared with 5,9ls,3O9 gross tons
for the corresponding period last year.
Mr.. Peterson, employed by the cleo
trio and water company at Little Falls,
had his left arm pulled out by being
caught in the machinery. His head
| was also seriously bruised. AS he is
over GO years of age it is doutful if he
will survive.
William Hughes. one of the laborers
on the Stony Brook line built by the
Great Northern. wandered into Duluth
on Saturday with a full blown case of
small pox. No one knows how much
/ more there is there. -