Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-01-14

wins on majority of its claims, and
those involving the largest amount of
money, and in the establishment of
collect thousands of dollars from a
number of the thirty-five railroads do
ing business in the state. .-., ...<-..
The decision says that the earnings
of railroad, for the purposes of tax
alton, should not be confined to the
returns on the actual traffic earnings.
The lower court gave the state taxes
upon two items involved in the suit
and the higher court adds eight addi-
tional items in the seventeen claimed
by the state.
The court holds that the road in ad-
ditiOn to it's receipts for transporta-
ton should pay taxes on receipts from
lumber companies for loading cars for
the companies, for the use of railway
equipment by construction concerns
! and for the use of work trains by
| other roads. Income derived from in
terest on deposits, from the sale OF
old material and what might have
been received from charging for haEl
! ing it's own supplies, is not taxable.
Wages Are Increased.
St. Cloud.-More than half Of the
union men in the state received an
increase in remuneration during the
past two years, according to report
being prepared by Frank Hoffman OF
| ,to+@ 1oh 1T,
Members of 40 unions to the mum
Der Of $4,000 received an increase OF
2 to 20 per cent in pay and 1851 men
had reduction in their hours. There
were 1865 workers who received both
an increase in pay and had their hours
shortened. Only four unions reported
decrease in pay.
The union men raised $296,357 dur
ing the period for disbursement in aiG
of other members. Of this amount
$199,550 was for strike benefits. Flu
neral expenses consumed $4,000 an(
$24,699 was expended in sick benefits
Accidents.
st. Paul.-Only "A persons were ac
cidentally killed this year, against 7:
In 1907 and "a in 1906. The numbe
of injured also shows falling off
the number for 1908 being 81, agains
81 in 1907 and 70 in 1906.
Over half the fatal accidents hap
pened in the state of Minnesota, Wis
consin. Illinois and Michigan, the mum
Der in these states being 8, 8, and
respectively.
NEWS NOTES.
St. Paul.-Annual convention q
Minnesota Roadmakers' association
will be held in old capitol Dec. /
to II.
Hamline.-The old grandstand q
the state fair grounds it to be tor
down completely and new one is t
take it's place.
st. Cloud.-Mrs. Frank Dueber wa
probably fatally injured by her twe1
.ty-year-old son, Bernard Dueber, in
row in this city.
Rochester.-The Mems Six o'cloc
club of the First Methodist churc
of this city will commence its d.
alterations for the winter.
Minneapolis.-Four young highwa,
men arrested, confess to eighteen ro|
, berries in a few weeks; another men
Der of gang supposed to be under a
rest in state of Illinois.
Minneapolis.-TheT Twin City Rapi
Transit company will be required
pay $1S,279 as its share of the e
penses of sprinkfing and caring K
the streets in Minneapolis for the Sc
son of 1908.
Duluth.-In temporary fit Of insa
ity Page Champagne leaps from ira
and vanishes, leaving no trace OF b
whereab bouts; relatives fear he h:
persisted in the woods.
, Minneapolis.-The Minnesota Sta
Horticultural society held it's fort
!. second annual meeting last week
Minneapolis, from Dec. to 1.
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