Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-01-16

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For the second time the state board
of control has put it's foot down on a
scheme Matched by members of the
State Historical society to purchase
at what the board considers an ex.
orbitant price a tract of land near
the state capitol for a site for a new
Historical Society building. A site
nearby, which can be bought for a
figure nearly $4,000 less, they con-
slider much better and at the same
time more in keeping with that spirit
of economy which, the board says,
is due to the taxpayers of the state.
The appropriation for the new build
ing was practically "rammed" through
the last legislature. There was trad
ing all down the line and since then
on more than one occasion l have
heard remarks to the effect that II
the appropriation was not taken ad-
vantage of before the next legislature
met efforts would be made to repeal it.
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State Insurance Commissioner Preus
has not yet filed for the nomination
of state auditor, but this fact need
not be taken as meaning that those
behind his threatened candidacy have
dropped the matter. Mr. Preus, to the
surprise of many, has taken his pro-
posed try at the authorship seriously
and for several days last week the
rumor was rife to the effect that he
would file. Since then the gossip his
way has not been SO lively and this
is taken to mean that he may not get
into the game after ALL While the
talk was on Henry Rines of Mora, who
already filed for the Office, dropped in
at the capitol. Mr.. Rines, like his
friends, knows that Mr.. Preus would
however, refused to discuss in any
way the Preus rumors. He said he
was satisfied with the way his OWL
candidacy was catching on and that
was sufficient for him.
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Another prominent 'cit" who is due
to enter the authorship lists is A. w.
Thompson of Fillmore county. Mr..
Thompson also was a state capitol
visitor and he said that he had de-
cided to get into the game. He will
file some time the latter part of the
month AS state capitol circles take
it Mr.. Thompson's threatened en-
trance into the authorship contest is
in large measure a slap at both Mr..
Rines and S. G. Iverson, the latter
whom he hates cordially. The hap
piest moment of his life would be to
get lyerson and anyone he stands
for. Thompson, you probably know.
used to be chief deputy under Mr..
Iverson until the two fell out and
Thompson was compelled to walk the
plank.
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AS the story goes MIR. Thompson,
after his forced retirement from the
state auditors office, met former
State Auditor Dunn on Robert street
in St. Paul Bob and Mr.. IversOn
were generally supposed at that time
not to be the best OF friends and
Thompson, full OF his own grievances,
figured that he had g. sympathetic ear
in Bob and he proceeded to tell his
troubles. Bob, they say, listened pa
tiently and when the end was reach
ed replied: "Well, Thompson, am
darn glad of it. Some people have to
get kicked darn hard before they
know who their friends are" The
old warhorse was then smarting under
q defeat that had been administered
by certain persons from whom sup
port should have come instead and
the Thompsons were listed among
those who had helped in bringing 1t
about.
Speaking OF Mr.. Dunn, word has
been received that the old Roman has
been quite sick at his home In Prince
ton. He is reported much better now,
and is contemplating a visit to St.
Paul. In a way Bob has injected him
self into the coming campaign In the
interest of close friends and he will
likely be heard from in a character
istic way at no distant date.
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Here are few things which have
happened at the state capitol the past
week that may be OF interest. Attor-
ney General Smith has ruled that the
use of the communion cup is not a
violation of the common drinking cup
law and that the purchase of blood
hounds with which to track down suS-
pected criminals is not proper
charge against county. In the su-
preme court the weights and measures
act and the Johnson cream bill, two
products of the last legislature, have
been held constitutional. The latter
prohibits the shipment of cream for
a greater distance than sfxty-five
miles unless the same is pasteurized
or carried in refrigerator cars.
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Governor Eberhart is of the opinion