Morris tribune., 1909-11-12
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1909.
PAY THE DEBT.

PAY THE DEBT.
THE TRIBUNE believes that the time has
come to wipe out that $500 of seed grain loans
which has been dragging the good name of this
county in the dirt of repudiation
During the past week, many influential
citizens from every part of the county have told
US that they think the debt ought to be wiped
out.
Many argue that, if for no other reason, it
should be wiped out because it will always be
a stumbling block to the proper development
of the state agricultural school. "Repudation"
will be thrown at us whenever ask that this
school so badly needed in this section of the
state, be given liberal treatment.
The legal phases of the proposition do not
bother any of those with whom have talked.
The way to pay it is to pay it. Public senti-
ment will prevent any taxpayer from question
ing the auditors right to spread it the tax
rolls.
THE TRIBUNE does not believe that there is
single tax payer in Stevens county who as a
moral and business proposition will say that he
is in favor of repudiating this debt If there
be, let him speak.
Since the above was written, we pleas
ed to read the communication of J. H. Deven-
ney, county commissioner, in favor of paying
the seed grain loans. Mr.. Devenney has great
influence with the county board, and we hope
to see him take up the matter actively in an
official way at once.
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The Johnson Marnoria1 Fund now NOV
ing slowly and still lacks about $1,000 of the
$25OOO that is wanted by the commission. 1t
now seems doubtful whether the full amount
will be raised, tho a fitting memorial be
erected with the hand Few localities,
by the way have been any liberal than
e. this one Stevens county having contributed
$12O,6O, which is exceeded by only eleven coun-
ties in the state, all much larger than this one.
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Schools cost a great deal of money and
their efficiency for the purpose of educating
youth be enhanced greatly if the par
ents will take intelligent interest in school
work. They should keep close tab the
school work of their children. confer with the
teachers about them, see that the children are
always punctual and that they come home
promptly dILGT LLG close OF SCHOOL edCn Qay
stead of finding fanlt with the teacher who re-
ports de1inquencies, and side in with the child
rem against the teacher, they should be very
careful to get the facts in the case.-Litchfeld
Independent.
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1t is reported that the syndicate which
bought out the ST. Paul Dispatch and the
Pioneer Press have sold those papers to George
Thompson, the former owner Of the Dispatch.
The sale of these two papers important
deal in national politics, for it the plan of
the syndicate to get control of all the city news
papers and boom Governor johnson for presi-
dent, The papers are good business PROPOSE
tions anyway and would probably have been
able to make Johnson president at least the
Democratic nominee. But now that Johnson is
dead the syndicate willing to sell back the
papers to Mr. Thompson.
The great campaign which has been waged
against tuberculosis the last few years is be-
ginning to bear fruit, and already the deaths
from the great white plague are decreasing.
People have accepted the ravages of consump-