The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-28

and His Supply Is lSxhausted-Has
Requests for 500 More Copies Than
Were Given Him for Distribution
Congressman's Son Shows Eastern
CTS HOW to Play Football.
From the Journal Bureau. Colorado Building,
Washington. G .
Washington, Dec. 2S.-"If you come
across any congressman or senator
who has a surplus supply Of horse
books, for goodness sake let me know.
L need them in my business, and I
need them bad"
So spoke the representative from
the ninth Minnesota district, Halvor
steenerson Of Crookston. to T n e
urnal correspondent just as he
was about to take a train for home last
week. Mr.. Steenerson will stay in
Minnesota until after the first of the
year, looking after business matters.
He remained here over Christmas, to
be with his family. His guests on
Christmas Day, for dinner, were Rep
resentative and Mrs. Volstead.
"Now, don't forget about the horse
books" said Mr.. Steenerson as he
went out the door of the j o u n a
suite in the Colorado building.
Behind which remark there hangs
a tale. Several years ago the gov
ernment issued an illustrated book on
diseases of the horse. The articles in
the book were prepared by the leading
veterinarians of the country, who
were paid literally for their work, and
the book probably contains the latest
and best information on the subject
discussed that is available anywhere
in print. But this first issue came out
before Mr.. Steenerson was member
of congress, and it did not interest
him particularly: Each member OF
the house was given 800 copies for
free distribution in his district, and
each senator 500. The supply was
quickly exhausted, Of course; and,
the demand being unsatisfed, con-
gress last winter ordered another edi-
ton, revised and carefully brought
down to date, Of which each member
again had 800 copies and each sena-
tor 900.
In this second edition Mr.. Steener
son has a very lively interest. The
Farm, Stock and Home of Minneapo-
lis, has been carrying for weeks a no
tice at the head of one of it's columns,
telling every farmer in the state who
wants a copy of the horse book. to
write Mr.. Steenerson, who has q large
supply and doesn't. know what to do
with it. Nothing is said about the
other eight house members from Min
nesota, or about either of the senators.
This announcement in the Farm,
Stock and Home is causing Mr. Steen,
ersOn more worry than he has had
for many years. He is almost the only
member Of the Minnesota delegation
who is being asked for copies of the
book, and his quota was exhausted ten
days ago, or within a week from the
time he received it. He has been try
ing to beg, borrow and exchange with
congressman right and left, but with
out success, and so the several hun
dred requests for the book which are
still unanswered are carefully laid
away in a large pigeon hole.
II have lot of publications about
the coast and egeodeticss survey, mines
and mining, irrigation and various
other, topics in which our&people are
not especially interested" said Mr..
Steenerson, "a1fd have tried to ex-
change them for additional copies Of
the horse book, but thus far without
success. I don't know what I am go
ing to do. L am willing enough to
comply with all the requests I have,
but how in the, world am I going to
do it when 1 haven't the where
withal?"
Other members of the minnesota,
the book, but nowhere near as many
as Mr.. Steenerson, and these members
are holding on to their supplies, in
anticipation of a heavy draft later on.
Has Other Troubles:
Mr.. Steenerson is having other
troubles, too. He is a member Of the
house committee Z on postoffces and
post roads, and has been receiving,
by nearly every mail, letters from
cranks of all sorts and descriptions,
who have plans for the lettering Of
the service, and want to have the gov
ernment adopt inventions or schemes
which they have evolved. Without
exception, these schemes are highly
limpracticable. Mr.. Steenerson is vls-
tied frequently by the inventors and
promoters, and finds that if he gives
them all the time they want, and seem
to expect. he will have none left for
the duties of the office he fills.
But this worry is as nothing when
compared with that which comes on
account of the horse book. Mr.. Stee-
nerson's quota is exhausted and he
has requests for almost 500 copies
besides. s'@< &@s5 : -E2 r. - =
Steenerson Fills and Football.
Mr.. Steenerson's son, B. G. Steener-
son, is making himself one Of the
most popular students at the Colum-
Uld university III w dSIlIlSIOn he mas
been made a member of the football
team of the university and ranks as
one of the best players. While at
Shattuck for two years, and before
that, while in the high school at
Crookston, the young man had good
deal Of football experience, and so,
when the Columbian university con-
cluded to organize a team this year,
| the first in it's history, he was prompt
| ly asked to- be a member. The team
| played several games during the sea-
son, and acquitted itself with full
credit, and young Steenerson came in
| for a full share. of>tthe honors. On
I the strength of his football playing,
and his personal qualities, he has been
made an honorary member of the
medical society Of the university, the
first member of an academic class
who ever has been thus honored, and
he has been taken into the most ex-
elusive Greek letter fraternity Of the
institution, Delta Tau Delta. The
young man is very popular socially,
also. He was freshman last year
at the University Of Minnesota He
! is taking a modified academic course
here and will finish in 1905, after
| which he will enter the law school,
| either here or in the Minnesota uni
versity.
w. w. Jermane.