Morris tribune., 1911-10-20

the state business administration
and we have every reason to believe
that his efforts are being appreciated.
disgruntled knockers to the contrary"
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Findings in the Whittier-Red Wing
training school controversy are in
sight and interested persons, taking
their cue from a number of questions
put up to the state legal department
by the board and satisfactorily an
swered by the attorney general, are
predicting clean bill of health for
Superintendent Whittier. There are
even those who say that Commissioner
Swendsen, the only Republican mem
ber of the board and supposed to be
in sympathy with Governor Eberhart'a
effort to have Whittier ousted, will
side with the two Democratic mem
school controversy has been one of
the most embarrassing things tackled
by the Eberhart administration and
the end will be welcomed.
With only the surface slightly
scratched in it's crusade against de-
fecrive scales and measures the new
state department of weights and
measures announces that of the scales
and measures inspected in St. Paul
alone 40 per cent of the measures
were found defective and so per cent
of the scale weights under standard.
Up to the time of the creation of the
new department St. Paul had sealer
of weights and measures. Out in the
country districts there was no such
official and when those sections of the
state are reached the department ex
poets to find lots of irregularities.
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Now the gossips have it that the
mention of Congressman Lindberg of
the Sixth district for Republican
gubernatorial honors is due to the
activity of L. G. Spooner, who wants
Lindberg's job for himself. Repre-
sentative Spooner haunted the Twin
Cities practically all of last week and
was prominent in several conferences
held in the two cities. Certain inter
ests have also been using his name in
connection with congressman at large.
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The state drainage commission,
with several invited friends and
number of newspaper men, is junket-
ing through several of the northern
counties and the question prompts it.
self, do these so called inspection
trips pay? The members are sup
posed to pass on the bitches under
construction and constructed and
there is doubt in the minds of some
if the inspection made is the kind that
gives the state good work for it's
money. The law, however, demands
it and that is all there is to it.
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St. Paul, the most liberal city in the
state, is promised lid that will be
tight in the fullest meaning of the
word. In every election held in the
Capital City for the past ten years
liberalism has been the chief issue
and it has invariably won. In the
case of this continued victory, how
ever, a determined band of men and
women carried their grievances to
Governor Eberhart, and H. P. Keller,
the city's executive, has decided to
give heed TO their demands. AS I get
it Mayor Keller will shortly issue an
order forbidding the sale of liquor
after lawful hours and also in the dis
orderly houses. He has been Informed
by close frie2"~ lat sIcn Ga ordss is
the oD''' 80 ct i>G liE:3rly.
Governor Eberhart's chief public
speech these days is devoted to con-
soIidated schools. He believes in
them and he never let's an opportunity
go by to impress the Importance of
the sane on the voters of the state. |
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All eyes these days are turned to-
ward the IRON range, for many believe
out of that country will come the sup |
port or opposition that will make or |
break those seeking political honors. |
Governor Eberhart is industriously |
its acquaintance; Sam
Gordon has already made a bid for |
the support of it's king makers, and
Bob Dunn never loses an opportunity |
to sound it's praises. The Eighth is a |
big district and it is growing.
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State Oil Inspector Eaton, as com, |
modore of the good ship Gopher, |
owned by the state naval militia, is !
steaming over the bosom of Lake Su- !
perior looking for an abandoned YES
sci. It was a lumber carrier, aban-
doned by it's crew in storm, and, ac- |
cording to vessel men, is menace to |
navigation.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
A Doubling Father.
George Manville Fem was in the |
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