The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-02-18

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ecutive messenger. It's like going to
see the king. The governor is retired.
He fails to enthuse.
Mr. Andrist is given to keeping his
door open. Those who care to enter
may do so unannounced. The private
secretary is ELUSIVE. He has "glad
hand" He is extravagant with his
mannerisms.
1t may be said that this is happy
combination. Time will tell. AS the
governor and his private secretary
have always been considered brothers
politically it will be interesting to see
if this duo can come back in 1916.
The old question of loaning the
state trust funds is before the pres
ent session.
1t will probably be submitted to the
amendment. The proposed amend
ment seeks to loan these funds on i'm
proved farm lands to not more than
80 per cent of the assessed valuation.
AS matter of fact the state has plen-
ty of call for loans of its trust funds
from municipalities now. Walter j.
Smith, state treasurer, is trying to
get, rid of the Virginia bonds now held
by Minnesota, SO that there will be
more money to meet the present de-
mands for loans.
Farmer members are again on the
trail of the gamblers in grain.
Representative A. F. Teigen intro
duced bill last week which seeks to
prohibit dealing in futures. His COL
league in the House, Magnus Johnson,
would give lien on membership in
any grain exchange for grain pur-
chased by member or sold by him as
agent. Of late years there has been a
feeling expressed at each session that
the farmers object to commission men
dealing in their grain.
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The people of Minnesota were given
something to think about in the res
olution introduced by Representative
/ L. A. Lyiard, who would have the
state publish it's own textbooks for
use in the schools.
We can all remember how our par
ents were called upon every little
while to go down into their pockets
for new text books. Of course, edu-
cation must keep abreast of the times.
New text books must be put into USE
But if there are changes to be made
continually, why not have the state
furnish these new books to the pu-
pills? Minnesota is paying $43.98 per
capita of enrolment for it's public
schools, outside of the normals and
the University.
"Cut out the state census"
This statement of Senator "Bob"
Dunn's, in the interest of economy,
will find many supporters throughout
the state. 1t costs about 100000 to
get the figures every ten years. The
federal census should provide enough
material for the statistics lovers of
Minnesota. The constitution provided
for the census so that the legislative
appointments might be made fol-
lowing it. The same rule applies to
the federal census. Opponents of
the state census argue that once in
ten years is often enough to make re-
appointments.
Why not legalize boxing in Mime
sofa?
Supporters of the two boxing bills
at this session say there are many
things more detrimental to public
good than boxing. The dopesters
have it figured out that the boxing
bill has good chance of passing this
time. Certainly with Wisconsin fav-
oring the sport and the Hudson club
being supported largely by Mime
sofa money there is some argument
in favor of the bill. Placing the sport
under state commission is the solu-
ton of evils that attended the sport
in the past.
The death of Justice P. E. Brown of
the Supreme Court served to reveal
the unselfish character of the man. 1t
was not learned until after his death
that he planned to pay off a mortgage
for St. Paul man on the day he died.
The mortgage was to appear and
settle the matter on that day. He was
ill. He did not appear at the Capitol.
That night Justice Brown died.
1t looks very dubious for the sue
cess of the Efficiency and Economy
bill.
| By success is meant it's being made
into law. Following the introduction
of the bill into both branches interest
has waned. The first public hearing
on the bill, held early in the month,
attracted about 800 people into the
House chamber. They listened and
talked. That is they showed an in
terest in the explanation made in fav-
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