Mower County transcript., 1907-06-12
NEWS IN M|NNESOTA|BR|EF ITEMS Of news
Happenings Of a Week through
Olt the State.

These in charge Of the recount of
the state ballots cast last fall on the
proposition to adopt the wide open tax
and read and bridge amendments to
the state constitution believe that the
tax amendment failed of passage. The
tax amendment was passed, according
to the returns, by a margin of 1865.
The recount has cut down the total
11,276, leaving majority of less than
$500. 1t is believed that the recount
of the ballots in the southern part of
the state will wipe out the margin for
the tax amendment. s'
Attorney General Young has won
the ST. Cloud :lid" case in the su-
preme court. A decision by the su-
preme court affirms the lower court
In the quo warranto action against J..
Il. G. Robinson, former mayor of St.
Cloud. The decision holds that any
mayor is under obligation to see that
the state laws are enforced. If he
fails the attorney general may sue for
civil damages and may also bring pro-
ceedings to have the mayor ousted
from office.
+. F. FOss Of Dassel carried off high
butter honors in the first of the series
OF butter and cheese contests to be
held by the state dairy and food COM
mission during the summer. Fred Mil
Ter of MantOrville won first prize in
the cheese contest. Mr.. Foss scored
W in the butter contests and Mr.. Mil
Ter 97a In the cheese scoring. There
were 258 tubs of butter entered in the
contest and twenty cheese entries.
Taxation Of the iron ore lands has
been taken up for consideration by
the state tax commission. The sub
Ject is in the hands Of the commits
sion under the law and is specially
called to its attention by house res
olution recommending that tho valua-
tion be raised to $225,OOO,OO0. The
commission is studying the report of
the legislative committee and the tes-
timony taken by it.
Much to the regret of Parkers
Prairie the forty-sixth anniversary of
the Northwestern Baptist association,
which was to have been held there
June II, 12, 13 and IA, has been trans
ferred to Detroit. The change was
made because few cases of measles
have appeared in the village and it
was thought unwise to take a chance
of the disease spreading among out of
town visitors.
Governor John A. Johnson has re.
Seived official notification of the for.
nation Of Johnson, club at Sandusky.
O., organized for the purpose of fur.
thering the candidacy Of Governor
Johnson for the presidential nomina.
ton at the next Democratic conven.
tion. FE>'
Governor Johnson has issued his
proclamation for the celebration of
Flag day, Friday, June IA. The gov
ernor suggests the holding Of patriotic
exercises in the schools and the dec
orat1on Of the homes and public build
1ngs with the aag of the nation.
The grand jury at Buffalo has re-
turned an Indictment of murder in the
Second degree against Mary Linder-
holm, who strangled her newly born
Infant. 1t is understood she will plead
guilty and invoke the mercy of the
court.
John Keating Of Wabasha has been
reappointed boiler inspector for Waba.
sha county by Governor Johnson, al
though the senate last winter refused
to confirm the appointment.
The thirty-ifth annual convention
OF the Minnesota Fire Department as.
socfation was held at st. Cloud last
week. Almost every town in the state
was represented.