The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-02-04

The obstinacy of the citizens of Oak
Park may block the entire movement
for both state prison and farm
machinery plant.
:. So.
Representative Thos. Kneeland OF
Minneapolis is the latest to propose
constitutional convention. For many
sessions back the innovation has been
attempted but without results. Mr..
Kneeland would have the question
voted on at the next general election.
The fight for county option in many
sections of the state and the vigorous
protest against it by others may result
in some compromise legislation tend
ing to satisfy the latter and at the
same time answer the demands of
those who would restrict the traffic. It
became public yesterday that Lawrence
johnson, former speaker of the house,
: is behind the movement and he has in
mind bill modelled after a law now in
operation in Oregon. It is borrowed
from the Scandinavian countries and
proposes two kinds of license, one for
malt liquors and one for the sale OF
alcoholic beverages. For the first a
low license is charged and for the lat
ter an extremely high license. Under
it municipalities now subject to local
option may vote as to the license to be
issued and the result may be either
: one both or nothing, as it desires.
r The idea is to place heavy restrictions
: on strong intoxicants and at the same
a time allow fair amount of freedom
in the sale of malt liquors. This is
pretty much the law in the Scandi-
e navian countries. The brewers, it is
l. understood, would like to give their
is sanction to such law, but their con-
is nection with those who sell higher
r. proof goods will not permit of it. Mr..
le Johnson claims to have sounded both
in houses and to have found many who
ty favor the idea.
s. !. j. j.
ed The charges of W. 81. Williams
TO former labor commissioner, that th
Vn department over which he had contro
ld was being used for political purposes
ed is not to go unchallenged. The hous
II. has decided to investigate. A resolu
BIS ton to this effect was offered Monday
icy but promptly went over under notice {
'he debate from DR.. J. 81. Dorsey {
at Glencoe, a democratic member.
MS
IL The free lance of the house is job
'no Lennon of Minneapolis. He casts h
las shafts indiscriminately and he care
'lg not where they fall. AS a fellow men
'no Der remarked of him the other day,
e'O does not know when he is whipped ar
VIII the scrimmage incident is always goo
~, ~, for laugh. His very persistent
~ carries him through.
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hat
Woman suffrage had it's first inni1
in the senate chamber last week VIII
=, fully 100 women gathered to impre
LID upon the senate committee having Il
'0. bill in charge the business of the
IL cause. The committee, it is said, W
Ae' report the bill out without recomme
lesO dations. Ole Sageng, the leader of t
0ne senate minority, is fathering tie me
sure.
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OF
;ns+ Speaking of Senator Sageng, t
,,,+s Fergus Falls man may not be fave
,o1a tie in the matter of the character
mo bills introduced by him Or his pers
1oet tency in nagging the majority, but
~, works just the same and he wo1
hard. In the language of the day, {
is always on the job, twelve hours
Ia" day.
~ Senator A. S. Campbell of Aust
recognizing the farcical features
49, some portions of the primary law, p
poses an amendment that would kt
,.o.,t one party out of the primaries Of
,odv other. He would only recognize
800. official candidates those who polled
boso least fifty per cent of their party W
&c 49, The bill would be rather hard on
- :. democrats and other minor part
road but Senator Campbell says it is ne<
DING s<'rS Il parry 1iA'o' s''0 ~ W pro'ol
en-
is a Hon. THOMAS Iorson OF st. Jan
s or we'll known over the state and
twenty three years register of deed
Watonwan county, died Tuesday
large 1ovnei spAO0A III oo' I 'ui' "noro
onro- had been taken following severe
N al down flight of stairs at his board
,r the aouse' Ar' Aorson aO 1ne Ui"e VI
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