St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-29
TRAVELLERS CHATS.

0t1Ci, vi AdhC Oity ~. q. AuucEoOifs Vi
ChisagO. and j. F. jacobson, Of Lac qui
Parle. The latter gentleman is a men,
Der Of the committee to Investigate pine
land frauds, but stated that his present
visit is of purely business nature.
Several members of the com nittee are
farmers, or engaged in such business
that another meeting of the nlttee
is not likely to be held before the
autumn. 1t is doubtful if Representa-
tive Cotton will ever serve as MEM
Der of the committee. Senator Dedon,
of Chisago, who is the cruiser of the
committee. has returned home from his
first trip after information, but he has
not as yet made any report on his
findings. The senator is careful.
practical man. and when he does
make a report there will. no doubt be
some definite Information in it. In this
connection it may be stated chat sena-
tor from the central portion Of the state
asserted few days ago, IN conversation
with GLOBE reporter, that Sl2.0 99 had
been paid in for 3,55S,600 feet OF stump
age in town SO, range So, section l3. he
commended that there were at least
6.O00.O0O feet on the section, and that
the state should collect something like
$4,000 more. The statement OF the
senator is given incidentally for what it
may be worth. There were many such
allegations being made throughout the
state, and Cruiser Dedon may not find
it very hard to unearth the truth or
falsity of the allegations.
~
While number of politicians were
discussing the financial Stringency at
the Merchants yesterday, '.Oid Man"
Craig broke in with: Now. there's our
friend jacobson; all you fellows will
remember that during the session last
winter he was continually rapplng the
lawyers over the knuckles. And when
Uncle Allan Greer introduced bill to
allow farmers to make hay by electric
light Jake" jumped onto him Ill rip
snorting speech that made Bill Lees
hair stand on end. Even Bob Dunn, a
grim joker himself. looked askance at
Greer. and his suspicious were intensi-
fed when the rOtund member from Wa
basha sprung another bill to authorize
the sale of smoked timber. 1t was
broadly limited that this was wood
chuck for which jim Boggs had some
anxiety"
Eyes" put in Greer, with broad
smile, "but if they had allowed that bill
| to pass, the chances are that the MeSaba
! range would not have suffered from the
| recent disastrous fire."
Now the point want to make" con-
! tinued the sage of Sherburne. lis that
while jacobson and the rest of us farm
| ers are finding 1t hard pulling to get
| money to feed our barnyard stock. & reer
| and the other lawyers are up to their
] eyes IN business, and making money
| hand over fist"
That's about So" said jacobson,
| with a characteristic shake of the head.
.sfhe lawyers get the best OF us in the
end. While we may balk them in some
instances, it is only for a time. They
bob up serenely later on, and just take
| everything in sight, to use an expressive
| figure Ut speech"
| Representative Anderson, of Chisago.
| is neighbor OF Senator Dedon. When
1 spoken to yesterday as 10 the result OF
the senator's first detective ''cruise,'
Mr.. Anderson said he had not learned
| what discoveries DedOn had made.
But am willing to bet on Bob Dunn'S
| assertion that on some sections he
| would find more mosquitoes than pine
| trees"
|
| Representative Greer claimed exemp-
| zion from the interviewer on the ground
| that fat men should not be peStered in
hot weather. Il generally like good
| beefsteak three times day, but during
this hot spell am living on strawber-
| ries and legal pabulum. in the mean
| time getting my business affairs
in ship shape again. Pm out of politics,
| ana il ever go up to the state house to
| spend another winter it will be only
| because l want to vindlcate the wisdom
| OF my bill to establish rifle range at
Lake City. What good are soldiers if
they can't shoot?"
| II reckon the governor is sorry he
| vetoed that bill, Allen" said Yves Kin
ney, city attorney of Lake City, '.at
| least, so | have understood since the
governor has been down to review the
| troops. am willing to assert we will
get our rifle range next time"
49,
The Merchants lobby was full of
militia officers and men yesterday.
| From one of the former the GLOBE man
secured the true stoay of Gov. Nelson's
| wild ride at a recent review at the Lake
City camp grounds. ACCOMPANYING the
! governor was>hiS full staff, except Col.
! confined to his home by illness. A
| nice, quiet horse was secured for the
! use of the governor on the day OF the
review, and all went well for while.
"When his eXcellency went to mount
his charger said the officer, ''it was at
| once apparent that he had not been
practicing horseback riding in recent
years. lie had ALI elegant white nat on,
and to the heel of one boot was fastened
glistening spur. During the review
the proud animal began to prance and
curyet like a well-trained war horse
should And then that spur got in its
deadly work. AS the chief executive
officer of the state drew his heels closer
to the animals sides to hold MS seat the
spur went deeper and deeper into the
flesh. Each plunge OF the charger only
increased the pain, which finally be-
came unbeatable. The horse finally
broke and ran, while many OF the on
lockers smiled like new moon on a
case of true love anchored TO a gate.
Some there were, however, who feared
for the governors safety as they saw
the maddened animal heading straight
for the woods. Once among The trees
and brush, the commander of the state
forces was endorsed. Assistance was
speedily at hand, and the bruises and
Commissions were sOothed with strong,
pungent liniment. But for few min
utes Gov. Nelson looked almost as badly
used up as The HONORABLE Bill Rodger
was the day he rode all untamed bron-
che through the clIapparal at Pigs Eye
on wager that the whirlwlnd OF the
Western prairies could not make him
tired"