Morris tribune., 1909-02-13

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South Dakota is in the midst of two-cent
=, fare litigation. The Legislature there last
Wednesday passed two-cent fare law and
immediately after it was signed by the COVER
nor, there was a race between the railroad
officials and the state officials the former seek
ing to get an injunction from the federal court
before the state got order from the state
courts. The result was a tie, both courts taking
jurisdiction exactly fifteen minutes after the
bill was signed.
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The house of representatives last Thursday
not only killed the Ware county option bill,
but did it quickly by shutting off all debate.
The house made mistake in not giving the
takers chance to talk even tho the fate of
the bill was we'll known. The majority of the
people of the state declared by the representa-
tives they elected last fall that they did not
want county option, but by shutting off debate
on the bill, the anticounty option crowd gave
the appearance of wanting to muzzle the
minority.
Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, of whom
much was heard in the recent national election
has been indicted land fraud charge in
connection with certain town lots in Oklahoma
The charge is that Haskell conspired with some
others to obtain control of certain townsites by
arranging with lot of dummies to be squat
ters on the townsites, and who would thereby
under the law have the opportunity of purchas-
ing lots at half their appraised value. Ofcourse,
it has not been proved that Haskell is guilty,
but his attempts at brass band vindicationsd do
not comport with the dgnifed bearing of an
innocent
In the death of Thomas Lowry, Minnesota
loses not only one of her best business men
who has played an active part in the develop
ment of the great Northwest but also of
her most public spirited The state has
been loser from the fact that Mr.. Lowrys
political ambitions were never gratihed. He
took active interest in the welfare of the
Republican party, but like many another rich
in politics. his motives were misConstrued,
and he was never regarded available
candidate for public honors. Yet governor
or senator, he would have served the state WELL
and have brought to the service of the state
the great abilities which he displayed ini other
lines.
A Northfield merchant, says the News,
recently remarked that one of the most n
pleasant features of the general store business
is the little charge. A will call for a five
or ten cent supply of this or that and ask the
merchant to charge it in two books. It has been
known that monthly bill of less than So was
made up of five cent purchases all made and
charged at different times. Another unpleasant
feature is for father or mother to accuse the
merchant of dishonesty when bill is larger
than they expected after sending children to
the store daily for little purchases. If the peo-
pie would stop to consider the expense in time
and money to which they subject their merch-
ants by asking credit such small items they
certainly would provide money enough in ad-
vance to carry them thru the month. The
matter of asking credit on such small items
becomes a habit and it proves bad habit for
the purchaser as we'll as the seller. Sending
children to the store without the necessary
money soon teaches that they, too, may get
what they want without prompt payment and
it soon fastens itself upon them as habit.
They are likely to follow the course thru
out Ife