The Redwood gazette., 1902-02-05

M
during the past wee
I Major Nlilsaps ofthe Minneapolis
head quarters of the Salvation Army.
He'd the services of the local army on
ednesday evening of last week. A
! large crowd was present sever
al new recruits we're enrolled.
A New Ulm special says that the
old settlers who took an active part
in the affairs that made that town
conspicuous ia the Sioux massacre
!! have about decided to celebrate the
anniversary Of that. event next Aug
Hust, the purpose beng to make the
celebration cover two or three days,
and to have a general reunion of all
those who participated in the event.
! and who are still living. It's now
forty years since Little Grow made
himself a terror to the citizens Of
this then sparsely settled country,
and it is likely that the New Ulm
proposition will be received with
favor by all who were in the midst
OF the thrilling events Of those early
! days.
County Attorney Frank Clague
was in the city last Wednesday.
Mr.. Clague is quite strong in his
objections to some of the features of
the new tax bill, which was pre-
sented to the legislature yesterday.
He regards the taxation OF local
building and loan associations to the
full extent of the capital invested
very bad feature. as is also the fea-
ture requiring banks to give list
of their deposltors and the amount
each one has deposited, at any time
they may be called upon to do So
He believes that if this feature was
adopted it would be fatal to banking
interests all over the, State, as the
owners of money would not deposit
in banks. The taxation of mort
cages. he believes, like the taxation
OF grain in transit, are abominable
features, the farmers simply having
to pay the freight. Another bad fea-
ture is requiring the county treas
urer to collect the personal prop
erty delinquent tax. This should
go to the sheriff, who, when be APP
pears, always strikes delinquent
with awe and hence it would be
easier to enforce the collection bv
him. The treasurer, also, has about
all the work he can handle about
that time of the year, and should
mot be given additional work. The
bidding in Of real estate on delin-
|quent taxes by the lowest bidder,
instead OF the highest, as is now
the case, is a feature which Mr..
Clague .eXcepts to strongly on the
ground that extreme penalties all
ways enforce payment while the.
lowest penalties always encourage
delinquencies, and allows relatives
to bid in the land for you at a. very
low rate OF interest
The following from the Minneapo-
Ills Tribune Of last Tuesday may be
I of interest to old residents of this
city, who will remember the Sling
erlauds that once resided in this
community: The health department
has been requested by Mrs Ellen
Slingerland, 327 Seventy-Second
street east. New York, to ascertain
from the records whether Mrs.
Laura Slingerland and two children
died in the city Of Minneapolis about
II years ago. The records show mol
report of the three deaths. Mrs.
,Slingerland S happiness for the re-
mainder of her life depends upon
the death of Mrs. Laura Singer
land If the woman is not dead She
is an unlawful wife. she explains.
In her story, told to Miss Kriedt oil
the health department, she said.
pathetically ~ am almost crazy
to think, after II years of trouble,
| should find myself in such mat
rimonial mess. Twelve years ago
in Minneapolis: Mrs Ellen Singer
land, who was then single. and al
girl of 19, met Mr.. Slingerland. He
told her. that his wife and two chill
.dren had died and been buried thel
same day. After an acquaintance
of few weeks she ran away with
him and thpV# were. married Three