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Proposed
Amendment
—TO THE—
(institution
—OF—
Minneso
-BY—
FheLegislatie
General Session,
1907.
St Fxul Minn May 1st 190*
Hon Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary of
State
Sir As required by Section 25 of the
Revised Laws, as amended, I have th3
hsnor to furnish you herewith a state
ment of the purposes and effects of ths
respective amendments proposed to tl
Canst Uition of the State of Minnesota by
tne Legislature of 1907, and which art,
tc be submitted to the electors of said
State at the General Election of 1908
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The first proposed amendment is con
t-uned in Chapter 477 of the Laws of
1r07 By this amendment it is sought to
repeal Sections one (1), two (2). three
C), four (4) and seventeen (17) of Article
ne (9) of the Constitution (the latter
=fct on being the amendment to said Ar
nine (9). adopted in 1896), which
sections now read as follows"
Motion 1 All taxes to is in
this st it* shill as nt oiiual as may
iiul itt pinpoitv on wlikli taxfs ire
ti ho li vied shall cash lluntion
inil he rquali/dl and uniform thioughout
th st ite I'io\i(lid that the Kgislitun
iv Is g. law oi spcci il act au
tlior /o municipal corpontions to lf\v
a ii for looil impio\om( nts upon
th jiopdtv fiontlng upon -iii li linpio
m(iits ni upon th* piopiitv to ho In nc
fiti (1 'fiii impio «mints oi both
without if 4 nd to i«-h iluition and in
si niiiinei i- th(- hgislntuio mi pre
sci ho and piovidod fin tht that foi th(
purpose of dtfi.nu the expi nsps ot 1
mg wit pipfs mcl supplying mv cit\ o'
muniflpahty with witfr the legislature
ni IN t\ goneril oi spool\1 1 ivv authoiizt
nirli citv oi munii lpilitv hiving a
population of fi\c thousand oi morn to
an annual tax oi assessment upon
tht lineal foot of all 1 uuls fiontlng on
,in\ iter main or witri pipi 1 ml h\
such itx or mtin rip it\ within rnr
porite limits of said eit\ foi supphlng
water to the citizens theieof without
r(£ nd to tho cish I'U of such pi
rt\ and empowoi such citv to rolled
finv such tax- asse«smt nts or flnt oi
pf naltios for failuit- to pi the nnn or
Etn fine or naltv foi mv violation
th rules of su^n oitv or tnutuc pahtv in
ngard to tho use of wat oi tor anv
iate due foi tho mine and pio
Mdfd fui the tint tluie mi he In 1 uv
levied and cilkcted a tax upon all mhoi
it inn vi^es bequ ^t« hgarlos and
ffs of Kin! and desri ption tlovt
0 tixp 1 and sp ifi 1 sum of in\ and all
inturil is aid coipoiitions Suoh
ix ihove surh exempt* sum mav b(
uniform or it maj be giaded or pio^rrss
i\c but slull not exceed a maximum tax
ot ti\o pei cent
"Section 2 The legislature shall pro
vide tor an innu il tax sufTicunt to do
fiav the stun ited oidinirv exponst of
tie st ite loi pich and whonoMr it
hh ill hill"" I'1 such oidmarv expenses
of tho stite for inv sh ill exceed the
Income of tho state foi such \oi the
legis1 ttut( ^hall provid fori* wing a tax
fo" the ensuing Mar suftuunt with other
pouroi if ir to i\ th-1 drficencv
of the pneohn ii to^i tin with the
p'-tim tt^d oxp nsrs of su ensuing ear
But no lnw Uwinir tax oi nuikinjr other
provisions for th-* pi\ it of interest or
principal of 1 ot ds d'nommited 'Minne
sota ^tate Ft wit id Ponds' «h I'I take
effef oi 1 in rer unt 1 such law shall
hiv In '"ill mitU to a vote of the
1 oilo of the st itf and adoi by a
1r ritv oc tho loctois of tho slate vot
ing upon the imo
'Sfttion Taws shnll ho pnssod tax
ing ill mon(\s credits investments in
bonds Mocks -joint stock cnmpnius or
othtivvisc al^o n'l il and p-r«,onal
propeit\ acroidiiig to its true ue in
monrv but publ buix n^ grounds pvb
llo sflirol houses public hospita
ai-ademits colli unsusitit and all
•sr inn if ot If irtung ill chutflus
chinch propnrtv u«-cil In elisions pui
piisrs and hniist of wot ship in?titu
ns of punU ubl'f chuitv public
pi ipfity usi \'u^iv for anv public
put pose and pisonil piopoitv to an
ninount not x( ling in ilue two hun
dred dollars foi ind ldual shall by
gi-neril laws bf exempt fiom taxation
01
ctlon 1 Taws shall be passed for
taxing the not mil bills discounted or
purchisid no ,s lointd and all other
propntv effects oi diu of e\oiy do
se upturn of I and of all b.ink
ei, so tliat ill pn tv fmploved in
bulking slull il«\ iv? hi subnet to a tax
at on iu to thit imposed on the prop
el tv of nidi idl lis
Stition 17 he legislature may im
pose oi pi ovule foi the imposition of up
on tho pmpiitv within this si
a
te of any
and all o\ nis oi opt itois whether cor
poi itf or mdmduil oi othtiwso of any
and ill sleeping pnlot ind di iwing loom
cars or anv or (ithn of tht same which
run in into or tin nuh this stato also
upon tin piopcitv within tliis state of
anv and all tih^ripii ind Uieihone com
pinifs or owmi who 1 IK S no in, or
exit nil in into oi tlnou this stxtc, also
upon the pnpcit this slate of
all txpns torn] mifs oi owners, o" any
or eith of the doing business in
this st He also upon the pioptity within
this stite of ill domestic insuiance com
p^rm ot this st ite of my kind also
upon the iii it} within this state of any
and all toreign insui met companies doing
business in tins st ite of an kind, also
upon the property within this state of all
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the violin when I was eight yeai old.
Ciusty Prolessional—Indeed' How old
•were vou when \ou foieor?
Small Boy (In tank of swimming
school anxiousljj—Oh, pa, I've swal
lowed some water! Will they mind?—
Punch
lloran—Is O Brien a good bluffer?
Doiau—3So, whenever he gefs a shpade
he spits on his hands.—London IHus
ttateth Bits.
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owners or operator* of any and an mlnea
or of mineral ores situated In this state
also upon the property within this state
of all boom companies or owners, and of
all sh builders or owners doing business
in this state or lia\ing a port therein
(provided that this act shall not apply
to piopcitv owned bv raihoad companies
their lands and other pioperty). and upon
tin piopeity of tlther or any ot such
companies or owners,—a ti as uniform
as leasonablv mi be with the taxes im
posed upon similar property in sad state,
or upo I the earnings thereof within this
state but may be graded or progiessive,
oi bo an in pioviding foi such t^x, or
in pioviding for ascertaining the just and
true Aalue of such piopoiij, it shall be
competent for the legls'atuie in cither
or all such ises. to impose such tax
upon any or all property thereof within
tins ale ar il in either case by taking
as tho bi«?m ol kuch imposition the pro
poi lionitt bm ne-s in mileage or
(lumtity of production oi pioperty now
oi heieafter existing of any such com
panies pei sons oi ownus, transacted or
ex snug in this stale, in relation to the
entire business, mileage or quantity of
pi eduction or property of such com
panies, persons or owners as aforesaid,
oi in such othei ma iner, or by such
other methol as the ligislatuie may de
teinvnc but the piocecds ot such taxes
upon mining piopeitj shall be distributed
between the stite and the various polit
ic il sul divisions thereof whtrein the
sum is situ in the same proportion
as the preicti Is of ixes upon real prop
.it\ are di-'Mbutcd Piovided further.
tint nothing in this act contained shall
0 ite to authorize the assessment or
taxition of any farm land or ordinary
business bioci ,or propeity owned by
m\ sue eotpoiation, peison firm or
conpmv except in the manner -Moxided
bv the ordnaij methods of taxation,"
md to substitute therefor the following
sec 1 The powei of taxation shall
vei be surrindtiel suspended or con
ti itid a I S shall be uniform
ipnn the suite tlis^ of subject's, and
ii 1 be ed a id collected for public
1 ui oses but public bu ing giounds
Pi 1 1 school houses public hospitals
ae ade mies colkges unneisities and all
seminirics of learn ng all churches
chi tih proptitv u^id I leiglous pur
pos and hous woiship inst tutions
of puielv pul ihaiitv and public
piopeitv used (xchsivclv for any public
1 in use sh ill be exempt fiom taxation
il tin IT ty be exempted from taxa
tio I iso pioptity not exceeding in
ilut 00 foi each household individual,
oi hiail of a familv as the legislature
mav dtttimine But the legislature may
authonze munieipil coipoiations to levy
ind collect assessments for local im
provements pon pioperty benefited
Mi rob\ without rcgaid to a cash valua
tion ind nothing Tun in contained shall
!e tiucd to aff ct modify or repeal
nv \istiu„ 'uv piov ilin^ foi the taxa
ol ih gtoss minis,s of raihoads"
This PiOposed constitutional amend
ment was subr-itted and voted upon at
the l«.st election and was declared car.
ed But a contact v.as Instituted by In
tel cstcd part cs, claiming th it the amend
ment was not carried That contest is
now pendirg in the courts and it was on
that accoun* that the legislature decided
to re submit the amendment to the peo
so that however the contest may be
.ided the next legislative may h3ve
tne pov»er granted by the amendment
For le parpose of discussing the effect
of the amendmeit I will assume that the
same amencment submitted at the last
elect on, did not c-rry
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment would be to greatly enlarge the
power of the legislature with reference
to the subjoct of taxation Section one
(1) as it now stands p-ovides that all
tixes imposed shall be equ il—as near as
may be—on all forms of pioperty, and all
operty upon which a tax is imposed is
leqmred to have a CASH VALUATION
equal2ed throaghout the state
Section two (2) as it now stands re
quires the leg slature to levy the neces
spry tn~cs annua ly to deft ay the ex
panses the str te That Is the duty of
the leg slatuie without any constitutional
dn ection
Section three (3) as It now stands pro
vides that all real and personal pioperty,
inc uding MONEYS. CREDITS and IN
VESTMENTS IN BONDS AND STOCKS,
shall be assessed according to their true
value in money
S=ction four (4) as It now stands pro
vides that p-operty employed in banking
sin I be sibj"ct to a tax equal to that
ncposed on other propeity This is only
repetition of Lhe requirements of Sec
tio is ie (1) and three (3), as no rational
person would eld tnat banking capital
she be exempt fiom taxation.
Sect on seventeen (17) as it now stands
is not essy to understand, but It was in
tended by t'i?t section to relieve from the
operatioi of sec* ors one (1) and three
(3), above quoted pioperty of the classes
therein enume atv.d, so that a gross earn
ings tax could he appued thereto instead
of airect tax,, lion
O-vincj- to the ovisioas of sections one
(1) and three (3) of the present Consti
*ut on many amendments were from time
to time -dded so as to perm taxes to be
imposed specific kinds of property
otherwise than upon a cash valuation
equalized thioughout the state. We have
am^rg these exceptions railroad gross
ess rings taxes, municipal frontage taxes
inheritance taxes, and the gross earnings
taxes authorized by sa section seven
teen (17)
Several exemptions from taxation are
'Iso piovided for, but as these exemp
tions are not change by the proposed
amendment, I will make no further ref
erence to them
The amendment which, If adopted,
would take the place of ail of tne sections
and amendments above referred to, is
simple and am No provision of the
Constitution is necessity to authorize the
imposition of the taxes necessary for the
suppcit of the state and its various polit
cal subdivisions The power of taxation is
inherent government This proposed
amendment declares that this inherent
po/ver of taxation shall never be surren
dered, suspended or contracted away
that taxes shall be imposed for public
purposes and snail be uniform on the
same class of subjects. Should this
amendment be adopted all property of
evety kind in the state would be subject
to taxation, according to the method the
legislature saw fit to adopt provided
only that the tax was levied for a pub
lic purpose and was uniform on the same
class of subjects Under th amend
ment every tax lav./ we now have on the
statue books would continue to be valid,
because under this amendment all limita
tions on the power of the legislature
would be taken away
The adoption of this amendment would,
as indicated, repeal the so-called inherit
ance tax amendment, and the grc earn
ings tax amendment adopted in 1896, as
contained in said Section seventeen (17),
but in their place this amendment would
give the legislature greater authority.
Under this amendment the power to im
pose inheritance taxes would be unlimit
ed, and any form of gross earnings tax
would be valid The gross earnings tax
on ra Iroads would not be affected by this
amendment, as the Constitution provides
that they cannot be changed without sub
mitting the law making the change to a
vote of the people But with this ameno
ment various new forms of taxation could
be imposed, notably an income tax, a ton
nage tax on iron ore and a registry tax on
mortgages. Under the present Constitu
tion we can impose no tax on mortgages
owned by non-residents A registry tax,
which would be under this amend
ment, would reach all mortgages alike.
While the Constitution requires all sub
jects of taxation to have a cash valua
tion with the tax equalized throughout
the state, n« proper income tax could bo
mposed
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patient while nature cures the dis
ease."
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what time was it when you were at
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SECOND PROPOSED AMENDM INT.
The second uroposed amendment It
contained In.^hs^ver 478 of the Laws ot
Minnesota far the year 1007. By this
amendment it is tougrit to repeal Section
sixteen (16) of Articir nine (9) of the
Constitution, which section now reads as
follows:
"For the purpose of leno'ng aid in the
construction and impiovement of public
highways an-I bridges, there is hereby
created a funn to be know.i as the 'State
Road and Brid?2 Fund Said fund shall
include all mo.-y accruing from the in
come derived from investments in the
internal improvement land fund, or that
may hereaftet accrue to said fund, and
shall also inv.ude ail funds accruing to
any state road and bridge fund, however
prov ided.
"'lhe legisrl.tt-iie is authuiized to add to
such fund fo" the purpose of constructing
or improving ioads and biidges of
state, by prov iding, in its discretion, for
an annual tax levy upon the property of
this state of not to exceed in any year
one-twentieth (1-20) of one (1) mill on
all the taxable property with the state.
"The legislature is also authorized to
provide for the appointment, by the gov
ernor of the state, of a board to be
known as the State Highway Commis
sion,' consisting of three (3) members,
who sha 1 pei form such duties as shall be
prescribed by law without salary or com
pensation other than personal expenses
"Such conun ssion shall have general
superintendence of the construction of
state reads and bridges and shall use
such fund in the construction thereof and
distill ute the same in the several coun
ties in the £i upon an eounable basis
Provided fuith th.*t no county shall re
ceive in any year mor=- tn«»n three (3)
per cent or icss than one-r.alf (Vi» of one
(1) per cent of the total fund thus pro
vided and expended durii^s such year,
and, provided further, that no more
than one-third (1-3) of such fund accru
ing in any jear shall be expended for
bridges and in no ise snail mere than
one-thud (1-3 of tie cost of construc
tion or improvir-s any road or bridge be
paid the state from such fund,"
and to substitute therefor the following
"Section 16 For the purpose of lend
ing aid the constiuction and improve
ment of pul he highways and bridges,
there is heicoy created a fund to be
known as the State Re" 5 and Bridge
Fund Said fund shall include all monevs
act tiling from the income derived from
investments in the internal improvement
land fund or that heieatter accrue
to said fund, and shall also include all
funds accruing to any state road and
budge fund, however provided
The legis ature is authorized to add to
such fund, for the purpose of construct
ing or impioving roads and bridges of
this state by providing, in its discretion,
for an annual tax levy upon the property
of tins state
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to
levy upon all the property of the state
any amount necessary, in its judgment,
for the benefit of the roads and bridges
therein, and in so far removes the limita
tion which now ex sts in the Constitution,
whereby the legislature is prevented
from levying for such purpose a tax ex
ceeding one-twentieth (1-20) of one (1)
mill on the taxable property within the
state.
This amendment further authorizes the
legislature to provide salary and compen
sation, includ ng personal expenses in
cur red in the performance of duty by the
h'ghway commission, or any other like
officer entrusted by law with similar du
ties
Finally, thjs amendment removes the
limitation wh ch now exists in the Con.
stitution upon the powers of the highway
comm ssi the distribution of the road
and bridge fand of the state thereby au
thorized, ai'd the amount which the state
may pay f, om sucn fund toward the cost
of constructing or •mprovlng any road or
bridge and leaves the whole management
of such fund to be provided for by law,
as the legislature shall deem wise.
The adoption of this amendment will
not interfere with the power of the legis
lature to create a ghway commission
and define its powers, nor will it inter
fere with the appointment and tenure of
office of the present commission.
THIRD PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The thud proposed amendment is con
tained in Ciapter 379 of the Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1907. By this
amendment it is sought to add the follow
ing section to Art cle nine (9) of the Con
stitution as a new section:
•ee tion 17 The iegislatuie may pro
vielo foi the pavment by the State of
Minnesota of damages to growing crops
bv hail and wind, or either, and to pro
vide a fund for that purpose, may im
pose a specific tax upon 'ands, the own
ers of wh ch at then option have listed
the same with county auditors for thai
puipobe, and no pavment shad be made
of any *uch damages except from tne
fund «o provided
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to
perm the state to become the trustee in
the collection and disbursement of a fund
for the payment or damages to growing
c-ops bv hail or wind, or both. This fund
is to be created and ma ntained by a spe
cific tax -ipon the lands ot such persons
ONLY as siall VOLUNTARILY list the
same with their respective county audit
ors for such purpose. There can be no
tax for such put pose imposed on the lands
of any owner who does not consent there
to Its adoption will authorize the legis
lature to d.rect that the taxing machinery
of tl state be used to levy and collect
the tax necessary to raise such fund, and
to prov de for the disbursement of the
same by the officer* of the state, but any
payments to be made by the state by rea
son of damage by hail or wind will have
to be made from said fund and from no
other. The state would assume no re
sponsibility beyond the amount of such
fund, and could not further be rendered
liable.
FOURTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
The fourth proposed amendment is con
tained in Chapter 480 of the Laws of Min
nesota for the year 1907. By this amend
ment it is sought to repeal the provis un%
of Section sevtn (7) of Article seven (7)
of the Conscitution, which section now
reads as follows
"nveiy peison who bv the provisions
of this article shall be entitled to vote at
am election shall be clig ble to lli office
which no i= oi hereafter shall be, elec
tive bv the people in the distiict wherein
he shall hav« resided thiity days pievious
to such cle etion except as otherwise pro
vided in Constitution, or the Consti
tution and laws of the United States,"
and to substitute theiefor the following
Everv person who bv the provisions of
this article shall be entitled to vote at
any election shall be eligible to any office
which now is or hereafter shall be, elec
tive bv the people in the district wherein
he shall have resided thirty days previous
to such election, except county super
intendents of schools, who shall be re
quired to have educational qualifications
to be determined by the legislature, and
except as otherwise provided in this Con
stitution or the Const tution and laws of
the United States"
The purpose and effect of this amend
ment is to authorize the legislature to re
quire educational qualifications, in addi
tion to all the other qualifications now re.
quired by law, for any person seek ng the
office of county superintendent of schools.
As the Constitution now stands any legal
voter is eligible to the office of county
superintendent of schools.
The foregoing four proposed amend
ments constitute all the amendments pro
posed for adoption at the ensuing General
Election.
Yours respectfully,
EDWARD T. YOUNG,
Attorney General
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TAX SALE.
Rotiee of Tax Sal* off Unredeemed
Lands In Kandiyohi County, Minne
sota, Under Sootlons 93f,937 and
938,Rovisod Laws off 1905, as Amend
ed by Chapter 490, Oonoral Laws
1907.
1
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec
tions 936, 937 and 938 of Revised
Laws of 1905, as amended by Chap
ter 430 General Laws 1907, notice
is hereby given that on Monday the
9th day of November, 1908, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, at the
office of the County Auditor in the
Court House at Willmar in Kandi
yohi County, Minnesota, all tracts
or parcels of land, situate in Kandi
yohi County, bid in for the State,
and not assigned to purchasers or
redeemed within three years from
the date of the tax sale at which
said parcels were offered and so bid
in by the State, will be offered at
public sale, and will be sold to the
highest bidder therefor. No parcel
will be sold for a less sum than the
aggregate taxes, penalties, interests
and costs charged against it, unless
the cash value thereof fairly deter
mined by the State Auditor, shall
be less than such aggregate, provi
ded, however, that all parcels bid
in for the state, for the taxes of
1901, or prior years, and not as
signed to purchasers, or redeemed
as aforesaid, may be disposed of
for one-half of the total taxes as
originally assessed. a
shall forthwith pay the amount of
their respective bids to the County
Treasurer. Said sale will begin at
the time and place named above and
will continue from day to day until
every such tract or parcel shall
have been offered for sale, under
the provisions of said statutes. The
list of said real property, subject
to said sale, and which will be so
offered for sale, unless previously
redeemed, is now on tile in the
office of said County Auditor, and
of the State Auditor of said State.
Owners, or interested parties
may redeem their property by pay
ing the full amount due to the
County Treasurer, at any time be
fore sale, and within sixty (60)
days after proof of service of the
Notice of Expiration of Redemp
tion has been filed with the County
Auditor.
After the Notice of Expiration
of Redemption has been served, as
provided in Section 956, Revised
Laws 1905, the Governor is author
ized to issue a deed in the name of
the State, to the person entitled
thereto. (See Section 938 R. L.)
Dated at Willmar, Minnesota, Oc
tober 7th, 1908.
John Fieg, County Auditor,
Kandiyohi County, Minn.
Seal of County Auditor,
Kandiyohi County, Minn. 344
AUCTION SALE
I will sell at Public Auction in
the town of Green Lake, Section 8,
on Friday, Oct. 23, beginning at 10
o'clock, the following described
property:
Three horses 17 head of cattle
—11 milk cows (tliree coming in in
January), 1 two-year-old heifer, 2
calves, 1 bull 8 months old, 2 pair
harness, 1 cream separator, 1 bin
der, 1 mower, 1 three-horse drill, 1
three-horse 2 drag, wagons, 1 pair
bob sleighs, 1 hayrack, 2 14-inch
plows, 2 one-seated buggies, 1 brand
npw double buggy, 1 2-horse cul
tivator, 1 1-horse cultivator, 1 2
horse hay rake (self dumper), 1
grindstone, corn in shocks, 20 tons
of hay, 1 bedroom suite, 1 sewing
machine, 1 extension table. 3 rock
ers, 9 other chairs, 1 cook stove, 2
heaters, 2 center tables, about 150
chickens, 35 turkeys, and other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Terms: All sums of 5.00 or less,
cash sums over that amount on
bankable notes bearing interest at
seven per cent until Nov. 1, 1909.
Free lunch at noon.
ANTON NELSON, Owner.
A. C. Crawford, Auctioneer.
F. G. Handy, Clerk. 343
(First publication Sept. 33, 1908)
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
ESTATE OF KATHERINE SJODIN
State of Minnesota, County of Kandiyohi, In
Probate Court
In the matter of the Estate of Katherine
Sjodin, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all persons inter
ested in the final account and distribution of
the estate of said decedent: The representa
tive of the above named decedent, having
fil* din this Court bis final account of the ad
ministration of tbe estate of said decedent, to
gether with his petition proving for tbe ad
justment and allowance of said final account
and for distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto entitled
Therefore, You, and each of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, if any you
have, before this Court at tie Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House in the City of Will
mar in the Countyof Kandiyohi, State of Min
nesota, on tbe 19th day of October. 1908, at one
o'clock p. m., why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court, and the
Seal of said Court, this 32nd day of September,
1908.
COURT* A. NOKDIN.
I SEAL Judge of Probate.
[First publication Sept. 16]
Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon.
ESTATE OF CARRIE NORDSTROM
STATE OP MINNESOTA,
County of Kandiyohi, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Carrie Nord
strom, Decedent.
Letters of administration this day bavins
been granted to Samnel Nelson.
It is Ordered, that the time within which
all creditors of the above named decedent
may present claims against his estate in this
court, be. and the same hereby is. limited to
three months from and after the date hereof
and that Monday the 21st day of Decem
ber, 1908, at one o'clock p. in the Pro
bate Court Rooms at the Court House at
the City of Willmar in said County, be, and
the same hereby is fixed and appointed as
the time and place for hearing upon and the
examination, adjustment and allowance of
such claims as shall be presented within the
time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publica
tion of this order in The Willmar Tribune as
provided by law.
Dated Sept. 9,1908.
A. P. NOKDIN,
C»BAL] Judge of Probate.
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Lumber! Lumber!
If you intend building bring your
lumber bill to our WILLMAR office
and get our prices for lumber from
our PRIAM lumber yard. We will
save you money on a small bill as
well as on a larger bill.
NEW LONDON MILLING CD
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AMONG OUR
NEIGHBORS
Mankato wants a shirt and over
all factory.
The fourteenth annual session of
the Northern Minnesota Methodist
conference met in Litchfield last
week, with about 200 delegates in
attendance.
The Litchfield stieet carnival was
not very successful, the cold and
disagreeable weather causing a
light attendance. In the contest
for carnival queen Miss Hazel Bra
sie won out with some over 6000
votes.
The Paynesville Land company
was organized last week with E. K.
Gesme, Henry Hanson and W. W.
Holmes at the head. The new fiim
will handle farm and village prop
erty and also Canadian and Colo
rado lands.
The Glenwood Library Board has
provided a course of three enter
tainments for the people of Glen
wood. One of these will be a lec
ture by Dr. L. G. Herbert, a well
known lecturer, and the other two
will be of a musical nature.
The village council at Appleton
has entered into a contract with
Walker's Northwest Booking Cir
cuit' of Brookings, S. D., whereby
Appleton will be added to the cir
cuit, which includes Willmar,
Litchfield, Fergus Falls, etc.
The sixth annual Western Wright
County Fair held at Cokato was a
success in every way. The exhibits
were numerous, the attendance was
record breaking, and the business
houses all report a big business.
Everyone is satisfied, and plans are
already being laid for the fair of
1909.
The express company has cut out
its delivery at Madison, and "now
the Independent Press wants the
citizens to cut out the express com
pany by ordering everything by
freight. The Press figures that if
they do, the express company will
regret its naughty behavior and
establish a rapid automobile deliv
ery—and just watch 'em do it!
Bird Island has had some trouble
with the Minnesota Central Tele
phone company, and now has de
cided to organize one of its own.
That is, A. C. Bowe of Merriam
Park agreed to put in a system,
provided the citizens of the village
would take $2000 in bonds with a
guaranteed interest of six per cent.
He found no trouble in disposing
of the required bonds, and the new
service will be in operation within
60 days, with more than 100 phones
connected with its exchange.
Early Tuesday morning of last
week bank robbers wrecked the
vault of the Danube State Bank and
got away with $2500. They did
the work thoroly and were evident
ly old hands at the business. Those
who were awake and heard the
racket were so terrorized that they
didn't dare to put in an alarm, and
the authorities didn't know any
thing about the affair befoie the
burglars had flagged a train and
got out ot to* i., „t ing as far as
Glencoe. So the culprits are
still at liberty. The bank was in
sured against burglary In the sum
of $3000.
Rochester, Minn., is taking ad
vanced ground in the control of tu
berculosis. A meeting was held
under the auspices of the Ruchester
Sanitary Committee on the 11th
inst., at which definite steps were
taken to employ a county visiting
nurse, who is to visit and instruct
consumptives in their homes thru
out Olmstead county. She is to
visit all homes, both those of the
rich and poor, and the ordinary
citizen, when in the opinion of the
attending physician, her instruc
tions and ministrations will help
the family to maintain the neces
sary sanitary precautions and to
care for the patient wisely and hu
manely.—Anoka Free Press.
Negotiations have been opened
between the Hutchinson commercial
club and a Chicago firm whereby a
cucumber pickling plant may be
established there next year. The
firm wants a suitable site and con
tracts with farmers for at least two
hundred acres of cucumbers for next
year, and as the raising of this
vegetable is very profitable, the
yield amounting to from $60 to
$200, the company will no doubt
find plenty of farmers to supply
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them with what they want. The
same firm is planning on establish
ing a similar plant in Paynesville,
and there too the pi oiect seems to
have met with a favorable reception.
Henry Keefe during the carnival
missed hitting the rag baby with a
baseball, missed getting a smoke,
but he did succeed in putting the
ball thiu Lofstrom Bros.' plate
glass store fiont, and ruining an
80-dollar plate glass. Just how the
matter was settled up we did not
learn, out theie was a whole lot of
angry men around that locality foi
a time, and who can blame them
—Litchfield News Ledger.
Last week Thursday Chas. Bach
man diove to New London and on
his return his team became fright
ened at the tram and ran away and
before he could get them under
control they ran into a b\\ amp oi
mud hole, and befoie help could
cet them out one of them was
drowned, as the other hoise tell on
it in the mud. It was a heavy lo's
for Cnarley, but we understand the
train crew was to blame for the ac
cident and that the idilraod com
pany will help stand the lo&s.—
Paynesville Press.
On account of irregularities in
the primary election over in Pope
county, three referees were appoint
ed to iecount the votes cast foi
county attorney. Ronning and
Giove were the contestants, both
claiming to be elected. Instead of
settling the difficulty, thev onl
served to make the result more un
certain than ever, for the best the
could do was to find that each of
the nominees had received the same
number of votes, 1116. There were
also several other ballots which weie
open to question as to whether or
not they should be counted, and
these, together with those thrown
out by the referees, will be sub
mitted to Judge Flaherty. If he
should find that the case is a tie,
nobody will know what to do, as
the state law has made no piovision
for such emergency. Several meth
ods of disposing of the dilemma
have been suggested, all the way
from a partnership oi di awing cuts
to a pie eating contest, but so fai
neither of the paities concerned ap
pears willing to have it settled that
way.
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Nest Lake, Oct. 12.—Miss Olive
Zulauf spent Sunday at her home
in New London.
The J. G. Monson family spent
Sunday at the N. Hendnckson
home in Spicer.
Emil Nickelson and Harry Lind
quist, of Willmar, visited friends
in this vicinity Sunday.
Miss Regina Farmen spent Sun
day at J. Peteison's place.
Arnold EncKson of Willmar was
in this vicinity rtcently.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Johnson vi
sited in Spicer Sunday.
Enoch Lindquist of Paxton, III.,
visited at Chas. Lindquist's palce
o\er Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. .G. Cailson spent
Sunday in Spicer.
Frank and Ida Nelson visited at
N. B. Johnson's place Sunday.
Victor Norsten returned from
Minneapolis recently.
Mrs. N. B. Johnson entertained a
number of friends from Spicer Fri
day.
Lodge is Flourishing.
The local Sons of Norway have
been enjoying a visit the past few
days from John Bachke, of St. Paul,
the president of the organization.
President Bachke is at present on
a visiting tour, going from here to
Sioux Falls yesterday. He found
the Willmar lodge in a prosperous
condition in every way. It now
has 40 members all of whom are re
presentative business men and pro
fessional men, and they aie active
ly engaged both in securing new
members as well as in making the
organization a beneficial one in
every way possible.
The Sons of Norway now com
prise about 70 lodges in Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Wis
consin, with a membership of about
6000. The order is also organized
on the coast, and it has a member
ship there of about 1500. The
Daughters of Norway, an auxiliary
organization, has a membership of
about 3000, making a grand total
of about 10,000.
Dr. C. E. Gerretson, dentist.
Office in new Ruble block, Willmar
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SAMPLE BALLOT.
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Put a cross-mark (X) opposite the name of each
candidate you wish to vote for in the square
indicated by the arrow.
Judge of District Court—GORHAM POWERS—Republican
Judge of District Court-
Member of Congress—ANDREW J. VOLSTEAD—Republican
Member of Congress-
Representative—C E JOHNSON—Republican
Representative-
Count\ Auditor—JOHN FEIG—Republican
Count\ Auditor-
Count\ Treasurer—N O NELSON—Republican
CtmiiU Treasurer—
Sheriff—J O MALMBERG—Republican
Sheriff—PETER BONDE—Prohibition
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Register of Deeds—OL-OI' DALE—Republican
Roister of Deeds—C A. BAKL-UND—Prohibition
Reiister of Deeds—
Judge of Probate—A. F. NORDIN—Republican
Judie of Piobatc—
Count} Attorney—GEO. H. OTTERNESS—Republican
CounU Utoine \V ST VN1 ORD-Prohibition
County Vttoi ne}
Count} vSui\e\or—JOHN S VY-Republican
Count\ Surve\or-
Coioner—EDWARD II FROST—Republican
Coroner-
Clerk of District Court—II. J. RAMSETT—Republican
Clerk of District Court—K. RYKKEN—Prohibition
Clerk of District Court—
Coui Commissioner-
Superintendent of Schools—W. FREDERICKSON—Republican
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than North Dakota. No security
on earth like earth itself. No
home like your own home. Become
independent. Ask the Western
Land Securities Co.'s representa
tive, A. H. Brown, for plats and
all information. Free homesteads
adjoining. 27
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good farm than to carry a check-
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and food for the family. See the
Western Land Securities Co.'s local
agent, A. H. Brown, about it.
When you are in need of Fire In
surance call on me. When your
policy expires I would like to re
wne it for you.
LEWIS JOHNSON,
16f 214 4th St.