Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-05
INNEsOTA NEWS.
Women Cannot Vote For County su
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D. L. Kiehle, superintendent OF public
instruction, was recently requested by
county superintendent to state whether wom-
en- could vote for county superintendent Of
schools. Being In some doubt on the sub
ject, Mr.. Kiehie submitted the question to
The attorney general of the state who has
fled the following opinion:
You ask: Can women cast their votes
tor the office of County supt rnte1dent2 and,
If 20 by what method. / answer they can
not. In my opinion Sec. of Article VII.
Of the Constitution is an enabling enact
ment. 1t does not, therefore, confer the
electis e franchise upon women. It simply
authorizes the legislature to make provision
for women voti;.g at any els ction held for
the purpose Of choosing any officer for the
schools, or upon any measure relating to
for the legislature to act in the premises be-
fore any 1is It could he claimed under this
SC cti, n. Tba the legislature have the pow
er to authorize women to vote Tor county
SUP. + .tsndent, have no doubt. But they
hsye not cen fit to do SO. Her RICH TO vote
is by Sc. 10 Of avs relating to public schools
Ii d. tied to the school district of which she
sh al at the time have been for ten days
resident. Sec. IA makes provisions for her
votirg in cities or villages whose act OF in.
corporation provides for the election OF
school officers at the charter election, and
authorizes the use of separate ballot box
in which to deposit her ballot. A SIMILAR
arrangement would be required we're she to
vote for county superintendent, In view,
therefore, of this positive Limitation, as we'll
as the absence OF proper and necessary pro-
visions for receiving and canvasslng, 1t
seems to me clear that at present women
tendent Gen. Wilson came to sthe same
conclusion in an opinion dated Aug.
II, 1876
The late Catholic fair in st. Petsr was .
pronounced success. The receipts amounted
| to 81, 1902, andsthe expenses to $187,11,
leaving as net result 81, 540.61.
Conrad Eek, an old resident of Hastings
ind cooper by trade, while at work in
| the Gardner cooper shup dropped dead.
At Anoka, burglars blew open the safe
! in the post Office and took about $50 worth
of STAN ps, and opened few letters. At
| the residences of J. P. Libby they secured
and carriages wei stolen and driven to East
Minneapolis, where they were found. 1t is
| belle led to be the work Of local parties.
The st. Paul Choral society has been in
! corporated.
1t was stated on the LIST inst, that the
Northern Pacific hospital had been closed
| for the winter.
| A Minneapolis business man Is charges
with turning his family out OF doors when
ever he gets hibulous.
st. Paul has gained 500 new business
firms during the year.
w. C. Hume, a prominent citizen of
North Branch, Pine county, died on the
night of the End.
A man named Frank e. Law died at
Sherwood's hotel Winona, the 3rd instant,
from morphine, which he had evident.
" taken with suicidal intent. He came
parently in good health when he retired
the night before, though for the past day or
two he had seemed in low spirits. From
letters in his possession, his home is near
Perth, England, and he has an uncle named
Blackburn, residing at 81 Pts adilly street,
Manchester. Deceased was twenty-thres
years of age. SINGLE and owns 100 acres of
land near WATERFOWL, Oak.
Schultz e. Mccarthy of Usage, Iowa. have
established bank at Red Lake Falls.
The municipal court of Moorhead as now
constituted may be considered athing of
the past, the supreme court of the stats
having abolished it by decision rendered
on the 3lst.
The new opera house in Brainerd is ap~
preaching completion, and will be opened
about the goth inst.
Articles of incorporation of the St. Jo-
seph's Mutual Benefit ASSOCIATE on of Sill
water has been filed with the secretary of
state. The officers are: Franz Storkanp,
president; Ferdinand Roosche. vice presi-
dent; Bernhard Yenskember, secretary: i.
4. Deragisch, treasurer. These, with Igna-
titus Fazendin, constitute the incorporators.
The st. Paul Turner'S fair receipts were
about $4,000.