Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Race Program.


The race program for the next
state fair is beginning to attract at
tention among the people interested
in horse affairs. Notwithstanding
certain insinuations regarding horse
racing without a pool-selling adjunct,
which were made during the late ses-
sion of the state Legislature, it is a
fact that the races at the Minnesota
fair have been built up magnificently
since pool selling was abolished. At
first it was slow work, but during the
last four or five years, progress has
been steady and rapid.
Last year the entries at the Mime
sofa state fair were pronounced the
equal of any of the grand circuit race
meets, and this by the highest au-
thority.
This year the program has been
enlarged by the addition of one
$1,000 race, as we'll as two novelties
for Minnesota horses only. These
Minnesota races are a free-for-all
pace on Tuesday of fair week and a
free-for-all trot, which will come off
County Established.
In a decision handed down by
the supreme court, it is held that the
new county of Clearwater, WHICH was
established last fall by a division of
Beltrami county, has a perfect right
to its individual existence.
The establishment of Clearwater
county has been contested by Attor-
ney General Douglas, who held that
the election by which the division
was made was irregular. There were
three petitions for division voted on
in Beltrami county at the last elec-
ton, the proposed new counties be-
ing Clearwater, Roosevelt and Black
Duck
Clearwater received 664 votes, and
there were but As against the propo-
sition; for Roosevelt there were 61O
and against Roosevelt 691; for Black
Duck there were 161 and against
Black Duck 1888.
Big Revenue.
State Auditor S. g. Tverson an
nounces that the states outstanding
loans from the permanent school
fund aggregate nearly $2,OOO,OOO. The
money is loaned to 1,SO0 different
borrowers including counties, cities,
villages and townships.
Bonds aggreyating $177,G04.1O and
interest amounting to $76,556.51 will
become due July l, 1908. The inter-
est goes to the general school fund
and is apportloned among the schools
o. the state per capital. The state
leans about 100000 every year.
Most of the loans were made for
the erection of school houses. Others
were used for jails and court houses
in counties, water and electric light
plants in cities and villages and roads
and bridges in townships.
Prison Twine Sold.
Minnesota farmers are getting
binding twine from the prison plant
at 21z cents pound less than the
jobbers' price for the same quality.
This concession is appreciated, so
that contracts are now out for every
pound of the 100000 that will be
made by the plant up to Aug. 1. For
the first time in the history of the
plant there is no twine left for deal
ers. Last year dealers took about
100000 pounds of the 5,5oO,OO0 man
ufactured.
warden Wolfer has been able, to
make the extremely low price by 60
ing direct to Yucatan and buying the
sisal from the planters, avoiding the
manipulation of the market by the
binding twine trust.
Reduced Fare
Attorneys representing the Mime
sofa & International railway are said
to have consented to judgment being
entered in favor of the state in the
case against the company in which it
was ordered to show cause why the
passenger rate of four cents a mile
should not be reduced to three cents
a mile the same as on most roads in
the state. A hearing in the matter as
between the state railroad commits
sion and the Minnesota & Interna-
tional was to have been held in this
city on Thursday before Judge
Spooner, but the judge received
telegram announcing the decision of
the company as stated above. The
new rate will become effective July /.
To Prevent Fires.
Copies of the new forest fire law
will be sent to all fire wardens by
General C. c. Andrews, sttae fire war
den. General Andrews is getting out
1000 cloth posters to warn people
against setting fires adjacent to tim
ber lands. Malicious setting of fires
is punishable by $500 fine or ten
years imprisonment. Careless hand
ling of fires near timber lands, use
of combustible gun wads, or refusing
to assist fire wardens in putting out
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