The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-25

their home mem erS. In this way
they have appealed direct on the
ground of interested constituents. So
far however the success of the whole
thing has been small.
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An uncon6rmed report has it that
N. A. Palmer, the head of the Anti
Saloon league movement in Mime
sofa, and officially known as its SUPER
intendent, hos rendered his resignation
to the governing board to take effect
in April. While there is nothing to
substantiate the rumor-not even a
statement from Mr.. Palmer-it is
known that he has been in bad way
since the defeat of county option by
the house. Mr.. Palmer made miser-
able failure of the movement at the
fall election, and his downfall was
complete when the house sent his
county option bill to the bone yard.
All kinds of rumors have been in
dulged in concerning the leagues
financial management and the picking
of candidates for the legislator If
the gossips are to be taken at par,
Rev. Palmer handled a 100000 cam
paign fund and drew down 81, 500 a
year as his own salary.
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Senator B. E. Sundberg of KittsOn
county is in a new role. He has
broken into the interstate commerce
commission and proposes to show that
august body the iniquitous features of
what he calls the express trust. The
latter part of the week be fled charges
with the commission holding the ex-
press companies operating in the state
to be in restraint of trade and their
freight schedules to being in excess of
all reason. The hearing on his CON-
plant will be heard in ST.. Paul.
Senator Ed. Smith, the silent man of
the upper body, has broken out. He
wants to fasten upon the Twin Cities
what is known as the Des Moines COM
mission plan of government and has
introduced a bill to that end. That
the bill will ever get through is doubt
full, but I judge the Minneapolis man
will not be worried if it fails. Senator
Smith has other irons in the fire and,
if the commission government does
nothing else but keep the Twin City
politicians busy, he will be satisfied.
There is method in Mr.. Smiths
madness. ...-..z.ss
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Representative of the several up.
state towns interested in the location
of proposed new normal school have
again descended upon the legislature
and it is expected that things will be
busy in this particular line for the
next two weeks. Albert Berg of
Spooner headed the crowd which ar
rived on Monday. The normal school
committee which inspected the several
sites offered returned to St. Paul Sat-
urday. Cass Lake and Bemidji, the
two principal aspirants for the honor,
are bending every energy to convince
the committee. The other towns which
have broken into the game are like
wise working hard. 1t is not expected
that decision will be reached much.
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The Spooner bill appropriating
So, 100000 for new prison at Still
water, to include a factory for the
manufacture of farm machinery, is
now law. The governor signed the
bill on Monday It was slightly
amended in the senate, but the bill on
the whole is much the same as first in
PRODUCED. 1t is expected that the farm
machinery trust will now get busy.
Three feeds for cent and other
connections of like nature are aimed
at in bill offered in the house by r.
L. Mork of Bricelyn. In view of the
claim that the stuff is the cheapest of
bran screenings, with some still
cheaper horse medicine mixed in, Mr..
Mork wants the contents of the same
printed on the package so that those
who buy will know just what they are
getting. Mr.. Mork backed the same
bill two years ago and it's worth was
destroyed by meaningless amendments.
He does not intend to be again fooled.
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When booze is the issue tno
quarter" is the slogan in the supreme
court, and one sees it this week in
several opinions handed down by that
tribunal affecting the liquor interests.
There was no splitting of hairs in the
questions involved. The law was in
terpreted literally and the saloon in
terests had to take the count. Liquor
is it's own worst enemy and thosa who