Morris tribune., 1911-09-15
BOB Dunn IN POOR HEALTH
Veteran Editor of Princeton Union
Misses Annual Visit to Min
nesota Exposition.

st. Paul, Sept. 12.-The Minnesota
state fair for 1911 is now history and
the management faces a deficit of ap-
proximately $4,000. Not deficit be-
cause OF any lack on the part of the
board to make the fair success, but
by reason of an extended spell of the
worst weather in the history of the
State Agricultural society. The de-
ficit will not interfere with the prompt
payment of every obligation and a set
tlement of all claims in full. The mo-
ment a deficit was scented, which
came Friday after four days of dis
heartening weather, a call was sent
cut to business men of the two cities
and they came forward promptly. All
the money needed was promised.
When the next legislature meets it
will reimburse those giving any aid.
The last two days of the week aided
the finances materially and the de-
icit was not as large as had been
feared about the middle of the week.
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The 1911 meet at Hamline will not
be without it's knocks-no public en-
terprise is, and perhaps some of them
are coming-but in justice to those
who had charge it must be said that
as far as it's exposition features were
concerned it was the best in the his
tory of the state The agricultural
features Of the big show were proba-
bly, never equalled. Completeness ex-
tended to every department. The
presence of number of new men was
responsible for some annoying rules
and some friction in the matter of
detail, but this was only temporary.
With the weather conditions as they
were and gloom everywhere it is to
be wondered that there was not more
friction
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There is one knock coming and the
country press is due to carry it gen
orally this week. l refer to the build
ing assigned the country editors as
headquarters for the week. Through
the activity of that veteran, H. P. Hall,
who died several years ago, the build
ing which did duty as Minnesota
headquarters at the st. Louis fair was
brought intact to the fair grounds and
dedicated to the use of the editors.
This year, imagine their surprise, to
find their old quarters turned into
rest cottage for women and children,
with the cheering information that
space in the old St. Paul jobbers'
building had been assigned them.
Here were quartered the fair publicity
department, the working crews of sew
eral city papers and the members of
the legislature. Happily the number
of editors who called were few, but
those who did drop in went away
swearing vengeance. Members of the
fair board say the change was a mis-
take and they are wondering who
worked the transfer.
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News was brought to the Twin Cit
les this week of the illness of R. G.
Dunn, owner and editor of the Prince
ton Union. Bob has been an annual
visitor to the Cities during fair week
and his absence this time was gen.
orally noted. The old war horse has |
not been in the best of health for the !
past year and many are solicitious !
his condition. During the /
session of the last legislature Mr.. !
Dunn was confined to his hotel for !
several weeks as the result of a bad |
cold. Since the political season |
opened the Princeton mans name has !
been variously associated with the |
nomination for governor, congressman !
at large and lieutenant governor
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Reduce the gate admission to the
state fair is now the cry and it now
looks as if several bills calling for
such would be introduced at the next
session of the legislature The fair
is against the reduction,
the financial end of the fair
is hazardous enough without making
further inroads. Several Twin City
papers are now backing the reduction
and they may get away with it. One
ruralite who came to the fair with his
family wrote that it cost him exactly
$3.50 to get into the grounds.
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Former Congressman James A. Taw.
hey, J. Adam Bede, Dan Shell and
State Senator Dan Gum formed an
anxious group who gathered at we'll
Known restaurant in st. Paul Thurs
lay and while they broke bread re-
;eived returns from Minneapolis,
where several hundred insurgents
we're engaged in launching a boom
or United States Senator La Toilette.
During the evening other Taftites
cropped in and the situation was dis
;ussed pro md con. Later the gath
,ring was transferred to a room in
he Saint Paul hotel
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NV feelings in the matter aside. and ]