The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-29

the prison factory will save the farm
ers of Minnesota $3l5,OO on the regu"
llr market price of other Irvine.
Warden Wolfer, and the members OF
the state board ofcontrol, met and fixed
the following prices for the various
grades of Irvine for the ensuing year:
Sisal, 500 feet to the pound, SAe;
standard, same weight, SIC; standard
manila, $50 feet, 0 cents; next manila,
600 feet, 10 cents; pure manila, $50 feet,
II cents.
/ Big Victory.
8. G. Iverson, state auditor, received
word that Minnesota's claim to thirty
six acres of swamp land on the Mesaba
range has been granted by Commits.
sioner w. A. Richards Of the United
States general land Office. Mr.. Iverson
says that the tract probably contains
1000, 900 tons of iron ore, on which
the state will receive royalty OF
$500, 900. -.
Title to this tract was contested by
Wisconsin claimants, who fled forestry
scrip on it. Minnesota claimed 1t I'm!
der the swamp laws of 1860. E. S.
Warner, United States surveyor gen.
cral, sustained the claim of the state,
holding that the land is swamp accord
ing to the filed notes of the United
States surveyors and therefore the pro-
perty of Minnesota. The case was
then appealed to the United States
commissioner of the general land Office.
Copper and Gold.
The discovery of gold on the Olaf
johnson farm in the Pine Lake hills,
south of Swanville, has caused every
one having land in the vicinity to turn
prospector, and as consequence some
astonishing discoveries are being made.
There cannot be no doubt that gold
has been found. However, not much
can be accomplished in the way of
proving the extent of the discoveries,
until spring weather will permit 10
more thoro Investigations.
State Expenses.
The state auditor issued warrants
for the December expenses of the fol-
lowing state institutions: School for
the feeble-minded at Faribault, 81, 056.
80; state prison at Saltwater, $3.50
20; Owatonna public school $685. 10;
school for the blind at Faribault, ST.
5o6. %; Moorhead normal school, $780,.
10; Winona normal, 1874. 60; Duluth
normal, $55O.ss; Mankato normal,
$512. 60; St. Cloud normal, $270.o6.
Bold Thief.
Disguised an an electrician repairing
wires, a thief giving his name as
WEIGH, got away with checks amount
to $685. and 500 in cash belonging to
the Institute Of the Sacred Heart at
Duluth. The thief entered the secre-
tary's office ON the second floor and,
working among some books and box
es under a writing desk, found the
tin cash box containing a negotiable
check for 5000, another for $a5 and
about 500 in money, gold and silver
currency.
Appointments.
Gov. $. II. Van SAINT re-appointed
W. w. p. Mcconnell as a member of
the state live stock and sanitary board
for period OF six years, and also made
the following appointments:
DR.. A. P. Graves, b. ,inerd; DR.. A. G.
Stoddard, Fairfax, and VIM. Davis, St.
Paul, members of the state medical ex-
aminers' board for a period of three
years. DR.. Holman of Duluth was ap.
pointed to the state dental board for
q period Of three years.
News Notes.
Parties contemplate starting ma
tional bank at Belle PLANE.
Chicago will not play football games
with West Point and Minnesota next
fall. This statement was made by
Coach Stage. -. 49,.
A box car merchant has been arrest
ed at Rochester on complaint of the
dairy and food commission on charge
of selling lemon extract containing
wood alcohol. The case will be heard
Jan. rs. :.
The new primary law may shut Min
nesota out of representation at the Re-
publican national convention.
The state dairy and food commission
er ar-anges for series of farmers
meetings to be held in the southern
part of the state.
Winona county had-a genuine prize
fight. 1t was pulled off at Lewiston,
q small village obout fifteen miles from
Winona, and there was an attendance
Of about fifty local sports m
The seventh wolf shot in the city
limits of Minneapolis, was brought
into the city clerks office by its STAY
or for the bounty of $3.50.