Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-06-06


he has been looking upon the cup that
cheers. Mr.. Halbert unearthed let
ter fifteen years old written by Colonel
Roosevelt when he was located at San
Antonio, Tex, with his regiment, then
en- route to Cuba. A friend, represent
ing a whisky house at Corsicana, Tex,
sent the colonel several gallons Of
whisky and the letter was an &C
acknowledgement of the gift. The let
ter was to the effect that while the
colonel was not drinking man he
thought the whisky night be a handy
thing to have around for medicinal
purposes. He has sent the letter to
Mr.. Roosevelt in the belief that it
will show that the colonel is telling
the truth when he says he is not
drinking man. Colonel Bill" Rich of
st. Paul is the owner of the letter.
With the first of the month the
state began borrowing money with
which to pay it's bills and now the
state university has arranged to do
some additional borrowing. Monday it
touched the Minnesota Loan and
Trust company for 100000 and will
pay 51a per cent for the privilege.
State Treasurer Smith pays only
per cent, as the state will not allow
any more. Unless the next legisla-
ture takes on an economical streak
Minnesota is going to be swamped
with interest charges. This year
State Treasurer Smith has been com
PEELED to call upon the banks for
money with which to pay running ex-
penses fully two months earlier than
usual. This means that the touch"
next year will be still earlier Last
year Minnesota paid nearly 100000
for borrowed money
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Senator A. J. Rockne has raised a
nice point in connection with the spe-
cial session of the legislature which
Governor Eberhart has announced he
will call for the purpose of passing a
public utilities act. When the late
legislature passed the reapportion-
ment bill he says it directed that the
next legislature should consist of six
ty-seven senators and $50 house men,
bers. Inasmuch as the late 1egis-
lature adjourned sine die he holds
that the special session, with it's pres
ent membership, will not have the re-
quired legal standing. Senator Rock
ne, however, says that he is not
pressing the point Others senators
say the thing is absurd.
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July 1 next the various counties
will pay into the state nearly $780,
900, principal and interest, borrowed
by them from the several state funds.
The amount will come due on the
date named. The school fund will
receive the major share of the
amount. This money, as soon as re-
ceiVed, will be loaned out again State
Auditor Iverson, who watches over the
permanent state funds, says the above
sum is not a marker to what the state
will be collecting in the shape of
principal anduinterest in the next ten
years.
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This may be news to some of you,
but Professor Eugene Grub, consid-
cred the foremost potato expert in
America, who was at the capitol last
| week relieved himself of the opinion
that Minnesota and the Northwest is
approaching a crisis in it's potato in
| dUstry. Insect disease and innumer.
able varieties Of fungi, he says, threat
ems the coming crop of tubers and
| that if the crop is to be saved farmers
must get busy at once He has
made an examination of a number of
potato fields and finds them all badly
! infected.
| Former Governor John Lind has
been honored with a decoration by
the king of Sweden which entities
him to be called "Sir" and now those
who keep their eye on things po-
litical in Minnesota say that in it's ac-
| ceptance the former Democratic gov
ernor has put the lid on his ambi-
tions to be United States senator
! Under the federal constitution those
persons holding titles of nobility are
barred from federal Office Knute
Nelson could have had the best in the
nobility line that Norway has to give.
but no one ever heard of him being
decorated. Not if your Uncle Knute
knows it.
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| Letters and pictorial postal cards
received from E. E. Smith, Republic
an state chairman now in Europe for
his health, indicate that he is en-
ioying himself. Several of his friends
in Minnesota have been honored with
souvenirs and they all speak of a
highly enjoyable time. From all &C
counts Mr.. Smith left Minnesota a
very sick man and his tour of the old