The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-07-14
NEWS Ne OF MINNESOTA.
Contest q Tie.

whom should they award the first
prize in the butter scoring contest.
Allie Olson of Hector and Alfred
Schroeder of Lafayette each scored 81,
and under the rules of the commission
there 10 no way OF ascertaining who is
Nle winner.
1t has been suggested that coin be
Tipped to see who gets the prize, but
should this coarse be decided on, there
is a question as to who should receive
the second prize. A. G. Schandall OF
Gilmore scored 96A, the score next to
the highest, and would naturally re-
ceive the second prize. A. G. Schan.
got the second prize, the man who
scored 81, but lost on the slip" would
get nothing. j. +. Kielty of Watkins,
who scored 96h, expects the third
prize. The first prize is S. cash,
the second SO and the third So.
Inheritance Tax.
~ The recent Inheritance tax state
ments under the inheritance law pas
sed by the recent legislature have been
fled with the state auditor.
Five St. Paul estates come under the
provisions of the Inheritance tax law.
The estate of Phal D. Ferguson, esti-
mated at $3.50, 900, will pay the state
about $l2 1000 on per cent basis. The
estate is left to one heir, and the law
allows an exemption of $4,000. The
estate of Thomas Schnell, amounting
to $72, 800, will pay tax of ~ per
cent, after a $4,000 exemption has
been taken out. The estate of Charles
E. Dickerman, amounting to $3.50, 900,
is left to five heirs Each heir is en-
titled to $1,000 injunction. The es-
tate of Katherine Stewart, amounting
to 81, 500, and the estate Of Joseph o.
Patee, amounting to $115,0O also
come under the law.
Fire at Training School.
Red Wing.-The building used as
sloyd shop and laundry at the state
training school was destroyed by fire
at o'clock the morning of July 2.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The building was three-story struc-
ture of brick and stone, and was used
as q workshop in which the boys of
the school were taught trades The
basement and lower floors were given
up to the laundry and engine room.
The fire started from an unknown
cause in the tailor shop and had gained
great Roadway before it was discov-
cred. Much of the material was OF
light, combustible nature and burned
like kindling. The bur ned structure
was in the rear of the main building.
No damage was done to any other
building. common report is that
the fire was of incendiary origin.
Prison Population.
Saltwater - Some surprise was
caused by the announcement that the
number Of criminals at the state peni-
Tertiary is increasing more than four
times as fast as the population OF the
state. The population of the prison
has increased 402 per cent since 1900,
while the census bureau officials will
be highly pleased Dif there lis an IN
crease of 10 per cent in the population
of the state.
There are 702 prisoners at Stillwa-
ter, by far the largest number in the
history of the institution. The num-
Der a year ago was 634, three years
ago $50 and five years ago 1856. Mem
bers of the board Of control who re-
turned TO St. Paul announced that all
the cells are full and that prisoners
are compelled 10 sleep in the corridors.
At Isle Of Pines.
Mankato-Judge John b. Ogle, the
runaway forger and embezzler, who
twice tried to kill himself, has been
located at Neuva Corona on the Isle of
Pines, the refuge Of A. A. Buck, the
defaulting cashier of Mankato.
Owing to the fact that the United
States has no extradition treaty with
the Isle Of Pines it will be impossible
to bring Ogle back for trial and pun
Much Building.
Building permits aggregating 81, ooo,-
600 were issued in st. Paul last month.
This is the largest amount issued in
in one month in the history Of the city:
This figure is also greater than the
total figure for several average
months While nearly one-half of
this amount is covered by two large