The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-02-09

wood, last week introduced In the
Senate and House, respectively, a
bill to license and regulate the
practice of Chiropractic and providing
for a Chiropractic board of ex.
examination and registration. Chiro-
practic is comparatively new system
or method of curing many of the ills
to which the flesh is heir, mainly by
treating the spine. The new school
is certainly stranger to many OF the
Legislators as most of them at once
jumped to the conclusion that the bill
had reference to corn doctors. OF
course it cannot be denied that the
names Chiropractic and Chiropodist
are somewhat similar. The jokes
and joshes incident to the bill in
question may result in its being
literally laughed out of court and
ultimately land in the pigeon hole
marked indefinitely postponed. "
There's going to be fight on the
proposition at any rate.
| w. l. Nolan, the we'll known enter
tainer of Minneapolis, and w. l..
Nolan, the member of the house from
Hennepin, are two very different per-
sonages, though personally identical.
In his capacity Of legislator Mr..
Nolan very seldom lets anything
touch his "funny bone," but regards
his position seriously and goes about
his work with countenance as sober
and carriage as dignified as any.
No better evidence of Mr.. NOlan's
| serious intentions can be adduced
| than the mere mention of the fact
that he is the author of the already
| famous 'wife-beater" bill. His
remedy, or rather punishment, for
| the wife-beater is the old fashioned
whipping post, and he proposes no
less than 60 lashes with a raw-hide
whip, properly and feelingly ad-
ministered to the bare back of the
Spouse who should be found guilty
eff beating his better half May the
bill become law and the arm of the
whip-wielder be not too much tenn
pered with merry!
1t is we'll known fact that Senator
Geo. p. Wilson of Minneapolis is
prominent in more ways than one,
but as he may be somewhat touchy
respecting his most prominent
FEATURE" won't go into detail
along this line. Few of his many
friends and admirers, however, know
of his military record, although he is
familiary known as General" The
fact that he really has such "record"
leaked out the other day and as it
came from his own lips in conversa-
ton with few fellow-senators, the
story must be regarded as authentic.
Gen. Wilson was one of the very first
to enlist in the First Minnesota under
the original call for troops which was
for 80 days. service. He served the
80 days and then came the call for
years. I'll continue the story in his
own words: II remained in camp,
learning the rudiments of the warfare
OF the time, for the three months, but
when it was up to me to leave the
service or re-enlist for 3 years-well
l didn't re-enlist. l just thought
that there were more than enough
able-bodied men down east in New
York. Ohio and Pennsylvania to lick
the rebels out of their boats before
Christmas. For once my judgment
didn't guide Alright and in the light
of subsequent history l assure you
that l don't bank much on my
military record"
Those lovelorn yonths, who in a
moment of what they consider I'M
warranted parental interference, rush
off to the nearest justice or minister
to get married in haste" that they
may 'repent at LEISURE" will in the
future not be so easily accommodated
if Senator Schaih can help it. In
order to do away with these all too
frequent happenings the senator has
introduced bill bearing the follow
ing commonplace title: ga bill for
an act to amend section 4774, General
Statutes of 1884," The provisions of
the Schain bill, however, are not so
commonplace and apparently mean
ingless as the title might indicate, as
it makes it necessary to procure a
marriage license sat least five days
! before the marriage ceremony is per-
formed, and any person authorized by
law to Join persons in marriage who
shall solemnize any marriage until
five days shall have fully expired
after the date of said licence, shall be
guilty of a misdemeaor." More bust
ness for the Dakota justices-but they
haven't organized lobby here yet.
The Ramsey county Court Commit
sioner, however, is already active in
working up sentiment against the
measure. He can see about half his
fees going glimmering.
Gustav B. Wollan.