Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-30
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Farmers Exchange.

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Farmers Exchange.
twenty-five farmers interested IN
the Minnesota Farmers Exchange met
at the state capitol and adopted con-
st1tution and bylaws, and articles of
incorporation, which will soon be filed
with the secretary of state.
The capital stock of the exchange
will be $500,OO0, divided into $e5, 900
shares, $50 share. The limit of in
debtedness is fixed at 50 per cent of the
stock issued.
Inc sessions were occupied by dis
cusslons of the constitution, bylaws
and articles of Incorporation. The
purpose of the exchange is to act as
the farmers commission man and brok.
er, thus avoiding the payment of CON-
missions to regular merchants. 1t is
authorized to deal in all kinds of farm
and dairy products, own real estate,
operate elevators and -four mills, buy
ana sell agricultural implements and
such other merchandise as the farmers
sell or consume.
The exchange will operate through a
central Office at St. Paul and will be
composed of numerous county organi-
cations, which will subscribe for stock.
The exchange will as soon as practica.
bic build large terminal elevators in
Minneapolis and Duluth
Is No Day.
In the eyes of the Minnesota state tax
law legal holiday is no day at all, &C.
cording to a ruling made by Judge
Cray.
The court in its decision holds that
the time for redemption cannot expire
on legal holiday, and that property
owner who offers to redeem on the six.
ty-first day of the redemption period,
when the sixtieth day falls on legal
holiday, is entitled to settlement and
can become the legal owner of the pro.
perty.
The decision was rendered in the
case of C. w. Case against Marcus@P
Hobart and others, and the point taxi
en- Is that the law provides for Sundays
but not for holidays. In the case ir
question notice of redemption wa.
served by the plaintiff and the sixtietf
day fell upon Sept: :, Labor day. Tn.
Ramsey county auditor held that thu
plaintiff had right to redeem on tn.
following day and acted accordingl,
and was upheld by the court.
Wants St. Paul to Pay.
IT Minneapolis may lose it's cour
house and city hall, St. Paul may b,
stuck for So, 900 worth of interest on
1900 debt, running since the year O
1858.
G. T. Smith of Montreal, Canada
claims that he holds six unpaid stree
commissioners certificates against tn,
city of st. Paul which were issued il
1858 and bear interest at the rate of 81
per cent per annum.
The total face value of the certi6
Gates is 81 ,937.76. They have been run
ming forty-six years and the accuma
lated interest amounts to nearly $27,
600. Mr.. Smith wants his principa
and interest and has placed the matte
in the hands of a Cornwell (Ont.) Law
firm.
State Buys Wolves.
Applications for wolf bounties ar
being received by the state auditor a
the rate of Sc, 900 a month, and if the
1 continue at this rate the fiscal wear O
1904 will be a record-breaker TIL
state has paid during the last fey
months SIG, 548. so, almost as much a
was paid in 1902 and 1903.
! Under the law passed by the stat
Legislature there is no limit to tn
amount of wolf bounties which tn
state may pay year, and consequent
ly applications are being received il
great numbers. In previous year
there was regular appropriation
usually $4,000 year, and defcieuc
appropriations were made from time t
time.
| G. A. r. OFFICERS.
Colonel Harrison White, of Lu
verne, was elected department com
mander of the G. A. r. department o
| Minnesota.
The other successful candidates TO
! Office were:
L. O. Merriam, of Minneapolis, Sc
| nior vice commander.
George a. Whitney, of Wadena, Ju
Nor vice commander.
DR.. Chester G. Higbee, of St. Paul
medical director.
Rev. Daniel A. Tawney, of st. Paul
department. chaplain.
Satisfactory.
A report of the FEBRUARY logging op
erations on the Chippewa reservation
under the provisions of the Morris law
has been made by Supt. O'Neil. Their
was collected for the benefit of the In
dams from the logging operations o
the month the sum of $1O2, 124.32
Logging is progressing in satisfac
tory manner. The tops are being TAX
en- care Of, and the other rules are be
ing enforced unsparingly.
News Notes.
Gunder Watson was killed by fall
}, ing tree near Bemidji.
| Fountain celebrated overa victor
gained on the question of waterworks
The streets were ablaze with fireworks
.. Made desperate by the fact that hi
wife and children were at home with
out money or food, James Wwyar, VIII
is serving short sentence at the work
house in Minneapolis, for drunkenness
attempted to escape from there.
The Crookston city council has de
cided to raise the liquor license from
$500 to $3.50. This, it is believed, will