The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-09-02

and when they are limited the institu
ton is hit. Last year the saloons O.
the state contributed a trifle ovel
$48,5O0 to the hospital. This veal
forty-six counties have gone dry, mo-
to speak of the enforcement of the
Indian treaties with their anti-liquol
provision, and the law forbiddine
county boards of commissioners to is.
sue licenses. Should Hennepin coun.
ty go dry over $4,000 additional will
be dropped from the fund. If this
source of revenue for the hospital is
entirely eliminated the state will
have to take up $51, 700 certificates of
Indebtedness which were issued con-
tingent on the payment of this tax.
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Fred ID. Sherman continues to Off
ciate as the head of the state immi-
grafton bureau, but there is nothing
to show that his tenure of office will
continue. Two attempts have been
made to displace Sherman by the
Democratic powers that be, but so
far they have failed. Sherman's
most persistent hacker has been Sec
rotary of state julius A. Schmahl, who
is a member of the immigration
board, and his advice to let good
enough alone has to this date pre-
vailed. There are enough applicants
but the majority of them do not come
up to the standard of requirements.
Adjutant General Fred B. Wood has
a new scheme for the advancement
of the military spirit in the state. He
would have rifle practice made one
of the courses of study in the high
and advanced schools of Minnesota.
The general is vice president of the
National Rifle Practice association
and he desires to add to it's member
ship in Minnesota. If he has his way
the manual of arms will soon be in
the book equipment of every male
school child in Minnesota and a rifle
the priced possession of those of ma
ture school age.
Sibley county is in the throes of a
county seat fight and the controversy
will be decided Sept. 8, when Hender-
son and Gaylord will do battle for the
honor. At the present time Hender-
son is the county seat and it's resi-
dents are putting up a hard fight in
an effort to retain the prize. Gay
lord is equally as active in trying to
wrest it from Henderson.
Minnesota will receive an invasion
during September from another bunch
of presidential aspirants in the per-
sons of Governor Martin Brumbaugh
of Pennsylvania, Governor Willis of
Ohio and Senator John w. Views of
Massachusetts,. Their managers have
notified friends here of the proposed
visits and each will be given the at
tention due his official standing.
Renewed activity is promised soon
on the part of the Republican league
of Minnesota, which was organized
last winter. W. E. Verify of Wade
ma and others who have been active
in the movement have in mind a
statewide meeting some time after
the state fair, when plans will be
made for an extension of it's member
ship and participation in the next
campaign.
I Albert Berg, former secretary of
state and now actively engaged in the
insurance business in St. Paul, is
credited with doing the managerial
act for former Governor A. o. Eber-
hart, whose next political hope is the
United States senate. He active
at the midsummer meeting of the
state editors, held recently at Duluth.
In connection with this senatorial
talk comes the report from unques-
toned authority that Frank B. Kel-
logg has about decided to get into the
game. With friends of Judge Oscar
Hallam pushing him for the same
honor this makes three mighty big
Guns" on the trail of United States
Senator Moses E. Clapp.
The new state efficiency and econ
omy commission will meet Sept. 10,
at which time plans for the coming
winters work will be made. Harry
West, former county attorney of Ben
ton county, is being pushed for Stats