Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-07-13
WESTERN UNION PAYS TAKES

st. Paul. - The Western Union
Telegraph Company has paid $103,
407.33 to the state treasurer, the
amount due in back taxes, interest and
costs.
In 1901 the Western Union Tele-
graph Company refused to pay part Of
the taxes levied upon it. 1t paid only
on the valuation Of $750,00O. The
valuation had been raised to 81, 1000, 900
and later $1,25O,OOO In 1906 action
was brought to recover the amount
due the state. A verdict was secured
in favor of the state for about $40, 900.
In 1907 the legislature passed a law
placing a penalty Of ~ per cent on
all back taxes. The lower courts held
the penalty valid, but the supreme
court at first reversed it. The supreme
court held to the principle but not to
the penalty. At rehearing, however,
the penalty also was affirmed The
case is now pending in the United
States supreme court
Some time ago the company asked
for a settlement, saying it would pay
the back taxes and pay a 6 per cent
interest. The legislature authorized a
settlement on that basis. The state
originally claimed $1l1,29O. OF the
$103 ,407.33 paid in, $86,82552 is prin.
ciple, $t6,296.21 interest and $2S5.50
COSTS
st. Cloud Lawrence, the eighteen.
month-old Bon of John Gazette, a
merchant at Rice. was instantly killed
by being run over By q Northern Pa.
ciflc freight train.
Ely, Minnesota. An explosion
and fire in boathouse on Long lake
near here, resulted in the death Of
two young men, while three compan.
ions were badly burned.
Red Wing Charles King Of this
city was probably fatally hurt in the
500 wreck near Superior. His skull
was fractured, his hip broken and he
received internal injuries.
Red Wing.-Mons Monsoon, aged Is
son of Hans Monson Of Kenyon, wa
killed by a train on the Great North
ern railroad. The body was found on
the track by the crew Of an incoming
passenger train.
Cloquet. Miss Eugenia Stapleton
a school teacher, 81 years old, and e
]. Lillibridge, "a, manager Of the Clio
quet box factory, were drowned while
boating on Club lake They were en-
gagged to be married soon.
| Little Falls. Several prominent
business men at an informal gathering
short time ago took up the matter
| of securing the commission form Of
| government for Little Falls. Il il
probable the question will be voted
on next spring.
Red Wing.-Axel Anderson, EN-
ployed in the bottling department of 8
Red Wing brewery, met with an acct
dent which cost him the sight Of his
right eye. He was operating the au
tomato machine, when bottle broke
under the air pressure. A piece Of fly
ing glass penetrated the eyeball.
Three Hurt In Auto Smash.
Faribault. Three persons narrowly
escaped death here when an automo
bile left the road near the city and
vent over twentyfoot embankment
. TIE members of the party were Louis
Snyder Of Michigan City, Ind; MISS
Lille Zaizer and Miss Genevieye Kel
lev CT this city One Of the younf
ladies received a fractured shoulder
The victims of the accident were al
Dinicned beneath the machine.
Ce'sato. The Rice Lake cooperative
creamery, six miles south of here was
destroyed by fire. The fire originated
= the room from an overheated pine:
ahout 1000 pound of butter was con
samed. The loss is about $4,000. part
II covered by an insurance Of $2.7o0.
Winona The police department Il
making good it's promise to proceed
against motorists who exceed the
speed limit in Winona. Felix Weir
chauffeur for George Hirsch, who used
the macadam On Howard street below
Mankato avenue for a race course,
entered 9 plea Of guilty and was Aned
SO and costs. III. AZ
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