The Bottineau courant., 1905-02-10
Among Exchanges

Leeds News: Someone has iutro.
duced bill in the Legislature making
it misdemeanor to fail to pay liv-
cry bill. Now let's have one making
it capital offence to fail to pay a
printers bill.
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Chatfeld New Democrat: A fem
inine newspaper was to have been
started in New York this month. The
idea. however. was given up owing to
the ability of women to deliver the
news verbally.
Philadelphia Inquirer: There is
one thing to be said in favor Of rail
road passes for lcgislators-these gen
tlemen would spend more time at Har-
risburg enacting dubious laws if they
did not have free transportation home.
Grand Forks Press: Secret service
officials are telling us how to detect a
new ten dollar counterfeit bill. This
may be useful information to the
county treasurer just now for he is get
ting all there are.
Prof. Bolley of the A. c.: If a
farmer who has rusted crop of seed
grain is able to clean out Of that crop
sufficient grain for seed purposes. the
grains of which will all average above
say three fourths weight, he may feel
perfectly sure that he is all right on
the seed question, provided the seed
has not been injured in any other
manner than by rust.
Fargo Forum: In the decision of
the supreme count of the United States
in the meat trust case somewhat of a
check was placed on government by in
junction the court holds that the de-
fendant in a case should know what is
specifically prohibited. and general
for1l Of blanket injunction is not ten
able. This will be good news to all
fair minded citizens. It is proba BILE
that no legal remedy has been made
to cover quite so many sins as this
same government by injunction.
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Rugby Optimist: The bill which
was introduced in the Legislature to in
crease the salary of district judges
did not last very long. It is reported
that several Of the judges of the state
were there in person, lobbying for the
bill. If this is true. not many will
regret the failure of the bill to pass
and become law. Judges should be
the very last ones to stoop to such
depths, and we do not wonder that
their actions incurred the antagonism
of the members of the Legislature who
opposed the bill. The judges seem to
manage to get along quite comfortably
on the salary they draw at present,
and if they are not satisfied it would
not be such hard matter to find some
one just as capable and willing to take
the Office with its present emoluments.
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Cando Record, Rep. Government
ownership of railroads may never be
brought about, but it is time to prove
the negative proposition that there
shall be no railroad own e1ship of the
government 1t is time to oust from
power the "ring' and Car Alex in
North Dakota. 1t is indeed strange
that with the people sending men to
Bismarck to represent them and carry
out their wishes. these same legis-
lators, each Of whom was supposed to
possess the average amount of brains,
should bo dominated and controlled
since this state was organized by Alex.
Mckenzie and his 'gang. - Is the
present session so controlled2 We hope
not, but the question will be answered
by the passing or defeat of the pri-
mary election law. Time will tell,
and woe to the political aspirations of
those Legislators who vote for the
''gang" rule.