The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-12
ration and its allied companies repre-.

| sent the principal opposition to tn
| proposed division of st. Louis count
was the accusation made at hearin
| by a legislative committee on tn
| county division bills as introduced b
the Iron Range members Of bot
houses. Fully ESQ residents OF d.
luth and the Range journeyed to s.
Paul to voice their opposition, bu
they did not expect to meet Mayo
Victor Powers of Hibbing, who in
talk bristling with sarcasm pointe
the accusing finger at each speake
on the other side and told of his stee
and mining connections. Mayor Pow
ers' talk was the hit of the meetin
and he undoubtedly made votes TO
the division cause. With county OF
ton and suffrage out of the way cour
ty division, as wanted by the Rang
people, is due to be the big thing. l
is claimed that the division crowd ha
the best Of the argument so far.
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For several weeks committee from
the house, headed by Representative
T. F. Teigen, has been investigator,
the management of the state schoo
for the blind at Faribault and re
port is expected shortly. Representa-
tive Teigen made the charges OF
which the investigation is based ant
the chances are that when he reports
they will be sustained and recon
mendation made that Superintendent
Tate, the official he is after, be re
moved. The investigation grew ou
Of the refusal of Superintendent Tate
to further permit nephew of Teigen''
to remain at the school. He con
tended that his affection was sucf
that the proper place for him was one
of the other institutions located a,
Faribault.
Owners of rural telephone lines and
Of exchanges in various villages and
towns of the state protested before
the senate committee on public serv
ice corporations against the referen
dunn clause of the Minnette telephone
bill. The bill passed the house some
time ago. 1T will allow agitators to
wreck present companies and will
play havoc with the telephone bust
ness" James Kane of Pine Island told
the committee.
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The Gordon-Rustad bill legalizing sc
called elimination party conventions
was brought before the house of rep
resentatives for rejection or approval
without a recommendation from the
elections committee, which decided on
this course in a lengthy session de-
voted to consideration of several i'm.
portant measures.
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Charges by the alumni of the state
farm school that the school is being
against in favor of the
agricultural college probably will be
probed shortly, according to Senator
N. J. Holmberg of Renville, president
of the farm school alumni. When the
alumni met last March a resolution
was adopted looking to an inquiry OF
the charges. Senator Holmberg said
that he had been too busy to look into
the matter as yet, but probably would
be able to start hearings soon at the
school.
Persons hunting small game, even
in the counties in which they live,
must get 81 license, 1t is provided
In one of numerous amendments to
The game and fish laws reported in
the form of bills by the house game
and fish committee. The only excep-
ton allowed is where one hunts on
his own land. The present law re.
luires 81 license only when the hun
Ter is outside his own county. 1t is
that the change will give
he state revenue of $4,000 a year
rom fees and fines collected by the
game and fish commission, or double
he present total receipts.
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Hours that women may work are
in a bill introduced in the
senate by Senator w. A. Campbell.
Women workers in restaurants, kitch-
ms and mercantile establishments
nay not be employed more than ten
hours day nor more than fifty-eight
hours week. Factory workers are
estricted to nine hours day and not
o exceed forty-eight hours a week
rhe employment of women in retail
Establishments on Saturday are limit
ID to eleven hours.
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The initiative and referendum pre-
'ailed in the house and is now in the |
enate awaiting consideration. Only |
bout twelve negatives were register |
ID. The opinion is that the senate |
lso will approve it.
County option is now known as |
,hapter % of the Laws of 1915. 1t |
7as the twenty-third bill signed by
Governor Hammond to be filed with
he secretary of state.
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Mary McFadden, former newspa.
er woman, was largely responsible
DR. the closeness of the vote on wom-
n suffrage. She worked for the
leasure day and night. 1t is said
hat Mary could have had a nice fat
osition if she had let suffrage alone
his session. She refused, however.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.