Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-09-05

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gave them aid in the early days OF
the fight. realized such after the first
battle and ever since has been going
it alone. Here's hoping, however,
that the brilliant foe of the saloon
makes a better success of the law
than he did of county option.
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One of the prominent figures at the
national gathering of life insurance
agents held in St. Paul last week was
our own state insurance commission
er, J. A. o. Preus Jake, as the boys
about the state capitol and the politi-
clans best know him. made an adj
dress and advocated some policies in
a federal control way that may yet
be heard from. In Mr., Smiths alb
sence Mr.. Preus was easily the chief
organization man and few things in a
state way over which the organization
had control were done without his
sanction. Some day you are going
to hear from this same boy in
gubernatorial way.
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In the payment of salaries and cur
rent expenses State Treasurer Smith
last year affixed his name to more
than 125,000 checks and some of them
were not for small amounts either.
This year another $4,000 has been
added to the number and in order to
reduce the chances of writer's cramp
Mr.. Smith has had installed ma
chine that signs his name to four
checks at one stroke of the pen.
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This year the state fair finishes
with little in the way of state aid,
but if the attendance and the shekels
are not up to the mark 1t will not
be the fault of the management. The
fair is perhaps the best in the history
of the state. The last legislature, in-
fluenced by criticisms from number
of sources, turned the fair manage
ment down cold on it's requests for
number of new buildings are needed,
especially those for the housing Of
products of the agricultural kind.
They are poorly sheltered at present.
There is plenty of gubernatorial ma
terial at the state fair this week. Rep
resentative Spooner was a visitor at
the legislative headquarters; w. E.
Lee of Long Prairie looked in and
shook hands, and James Peterson of
Minnnonn1iC hold +hon
ner talk with an upstate friend. In
advance of all, though, was State Au-
ditor Iyerson, and Sam, if you don't
know it, is some hand shaker. | be-
lieve he knows more people in Mime
sofa than any man in the state,
Frank Eddy excepted. Sam was joshed
quite bit regarding his gubernatorial
ambitions, but he said nothing that
would indicate his intention. Govern
or Bberhart was also on the job and
was well received.
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r. c. Dunn of Princeton rightfully
wakes hot in his official organ, the
Princeton Union, when he takes ex-
ceptions to articles going the rounds
of the press advocating good roads
day for Minnesota. These articles
were actuated by a monster good
roads celebration in Missouri, where
! 100000 gave their Iabors in behalf of
improved highways. 1t was Mr.. Dunn
who put Good Roads day on the map
and if any one doubts this he should
| rood the o001 1ou
by the last legislature. When the
! celebration was on Bob led the good
roads enthusiasts in his own town and
not only did the entire populace turn
out but they went down in their pock
cts for several thousands of dollars
for material. Wake up, you fellows
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In two years the population at the
girls training school at Sank Center
has increased nearly one hundred. Al
the boys training school at Red Wing
there has been decrease of the same
number The state board of control
is unable to offer an explanation.
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The law is the law and Attorney
General Smith in taking that position
has knocked sky high rule made by
one railroad that in making refunds
for overcharges paid for the carrying
of wheat the excess should go to the
farmer who owned the wheat. This
is despite the fact that the freigh
was paid by the elevator company OF
by those who received it at the ter
minal. The road held that the farmei
really paid the freight, though he diC
not have the receipt. Mr. Smith rules
that refunds go only to those wis
actually paid the freight and while The
railroads point is morally correct |
is not the law.
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Speaking of the refund proposition
in Minnesota, which is the result o