The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-12-28

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mandamus was received by me, I
had much doubt of the propriety of
granting the writ as had not found
any statute covering local option for
cities, and I always have been Of
the opinion that the local option law
did not apply to cities, but not
knowing but what the counsel for
the relator had discovered some law
on this point, allowed the writ to
issue. The alternative writ is
quashed. T"
The attorneys for the respondent
were directed to prepare docu-
ment discharging the writ. and i'm
mediately upon their return to this
city Friday morning they went to
work on the same, mailing it to
Judge Webber for his signature on
Friday evening. This document
merely cites the details of the al
tentative writ, and after saying that
the respondent, through his attor-
neys, made motion to quash on the
grounds above mentioned, and that
in the opinion of the court no local
option law is applicable to Redwood
Falls, declares the motion of the
attorneys for the respondent to be
granted.
It is understood that the attorneys
for the respondent will apply for
costs of the procedure, so far as
their side is concerned-a matter
which rests entirely with the dis
erection of the court.
A peculiar thing in connection
with this whole procedure is that
while the local option law does not
apply to cities towns like Austin
and Albert Lea and others have not
found it. During Mayor Dickin-
son S tenure of Office he frequently
questioned the right of the city re-
corder to put the proposition on the
ballot, but no test was made until
last Thursday, and it remained for
Redwood Falls attorneys to have the
glory of finding it out. Austin and
Albert Lea were or have been dry
for number of years on account Of
this local option law, and the license
men of those towns will probably
feel like kicking themselves for
allowing a CITY of the third class to
give them few pointers on the
meaning OF the present option law.
The next step of the no-license
people all over the State will prob
ably be to petition the legislature to
pass local option law for cities, or
amend the present law so as to in
clude cities. On this there will
naturally be fight, because the
Senators and representatives from
cities like St. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth, Winona, Mankato, St. Cloud
and Moorhead will oppose any such
proposition for their cities, they 60
ing on the theory that their city
councils should be the sole con-
trollers of the liquor traffic.
The time for filing petitions to
place names on the official city bal
lot expired last Saturday evening,
and as result VIM. Smith will have
no opposition in his candidacy for
the mayorality, George L. Evans for
city recorder or H. A. Baldwin for
city treasurer. In the first ward
H. NJ. Aune has Dwight Bissell for
Opposition and in the second ward
VIM. Pentony is rnnning against W.
R. Caswell.
| The contest for judge of the mu-
nicipal court is three cornered
affair. H. D. Baldwin: the present
incumbent, is a candidate for re-
election, while pitted against him
are Jos. Chadderdon, who took an
active interest in the turning down
of the vote on the license question,
and E. E. Harriott, who was counsel
for the no-license element and who
represents ultra-no-license people.
Next Tuesday will probably be a
warm day in Redwood Falls.
Lost.
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