The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02


couraging at the present writing.
An ex-member of the legislature from
Hennepin county is around the capitol
occasionally. He acts as correspon-
dent for several obscure country pa
pers. The pool bill is bonanza for
him. [ give sample of one of his
letters, addressed to
Frank Shaw, which has come into nv
possession through a member of the
house. I don't know Mr.. Shaw from a
side of sole leather, but am informed
that he is proprietor of a pool room in
this city, and controls the betting priv
ileges on the State fair grounds. This
honest (?) and virtuous correspondent
mailed Mr.. Shaw an extract from a
country paper, which condemned pool
rooms and betting on horse races in
unstlnted terms, and accompanying the
extract was the following letter:
ST. PAUL, Feb. IS, 1898.
FRIEND SHAWL enclose YOU clip
ping from three of the papers T am cor
responding for. I have been forced to
insert a few such, but have not made
the publication general. Kindly ad-
wise me as to whether you would wish
the further publication stopped or not.
If not advised to the contrary I shall
feel myself obliged to not only continue
the publication, but to make them a
little stronger each issue.
The correspondent who penned the
above is fair sample of the average
moral reformer.
The impression prevails that affairs
in the State auditors office demand an
investigation. It is claimed that the
State school fund is robbed of many
thousands of dollars annually. The
member from Mile Laos offered the
following resolution, Saturday, which
was adopted without a dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, It is charged that the
pine timber on school section So, town
ship AZ, range 26, Mile Laos county
has been sold to a Minneapolis lumber
firm at less than half it's market value:
therefore be it
Resolced, That the state auditor be
and is hereby directed to report to this
house within five days of the receipt OF
this resolution whether the pine tim
Der on said section SO has been DISPOSED
OF, when, to whom and for what con-
sideration, and whether the sale of said
pine timber was. public or private, and
II at public sale, when, where and in
what manner notice of said sale was
given.
Resotved, That the chief clerk of this
house be and is hereby directed tc
serve copy OF this resolution on the
state auditor forthwith.
To-day | was shown a copy of the
State auditors reply to the above. Il
was short and to the point. He admits
that the pine in question was sold to c.
A. Smith & Co., of Minneapolis, at pri
vate sale in January, 1892, at $500 pei
M. An investigating committee vii
be appointed, and it is confidently ex
pected that considerable crookedness
will be unearthed. The State auditor
has no right to sell pine stumpage al
private sale. Of one thing the public
can rest assured, the Investigation viii
be a thorough one and there will be NJ
embarrassing. -
Big-hearted Pat. Kelly invited the
entire house to partake of a. sumptuou:
luncheon at the rooms of the CONNER
cial club at noon to-day. It was feas
of reason and a flow of soul, everybody
was in good humor and the best of feel
ing prevailed: There was no time
wasted, and the members were back il
their seats by 2:3O P. M.
y
This forenoon the member from
Mile Laos offered a resolution asking
for the appointment of committee O
five to investigate the alleged irregu
larities in the State auditors Office
said committee to report within two
weeks. Notice of debate was give1
and under the rules no action can BE-