The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-05

ums shall be valid for a greater
amount than the actual earned pre-
MUM on the policy. At the present
time, Mr.. Works says, there is much
in the line of fraud covering these
promissory notes.
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Minnesota state banks will learn
with pleasure that they can join the
federal reserve system without the
trouble of undergoing an examination
by the national board. Word to this
effect has been received by A. H
Turrittin, state bank superintendent
and is a compliment to Minnesota
banking system and the method OF
examination. The comptroller of the
currency at Washington informed Mr.
Turrittin that the Minnesota examina.
ton of its state banks was regarded
as the best in the United States and
would be accepted in the case of any
state bank in this state desiring to
join the reserve.
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The Bible in the schools is due for
a test in the legislature. Bills are
said to be in preparation demanding
its use in the schools. of the state.
Attorney General Smith was recently
called upon to pass on the constitu.
tionality of such measure, but he
refused He says former Attorney
General Childs ruled that the consti-
tuition would not permit such use and
Mr.. Smith says that is the law until
it is reversed by the courts.
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Woman suffrage is to have the
right of way in the senate on March
4. Senator Sageng, it's author, fixed
on the date and will go to bat with
the measure then. Backers of the
measure say it will prevail, but others
entertain doubt They say the pas
sage of the county option bill has
put woman suffrage and statewide
prohibition out of the running for
this session at least.
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By threatening to vote for county
option James Hynes, wet" house
member of st. Paul, forced the SEN
ate to report for passage his twice-a-
month pay bill. The bill has only to
do with public service corporations
The senate, however, has not given
the bill final consideration and it is
expected that when it does come up
for final vote large number of
negatives will be registered. Repre-
sentative Hynes lives in a district
which has thousands of railroad shop
employees and they are clamoring for
twice-a-month pay day.
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A st. Paul daily paper, in comment
ing upon the recent passage by the
house of bill calling for a $4,000
appropriation for the manufacture of
hog cholera serum by the state, said:
1880, 200 for hog serum and not a cent
for Minnesota exhibit at the Pan
anna exposition" If Minnesota had
the money it has lost in the last two
years because of hog cholera it could
build and equip two Panama exposi-
items.
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An upstate paper says Representa-
tive Spooner wants to succeed Con-
gresham A. j. Volstead of the Sew
enth district. Mr. Spooner is one of
the foremost leaders of the present
legislature.
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The United States senatorial pot is
boiling. James Peterson of Mime
apolis is hobnobbing with the mem
bers of the legislature and so is S. G.
Iverson, former state auditor. I
would suggest, though, that you keep
an eye on George T. Simpson, for
mer attorney general. He may break
into the game at most any time
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Representative G. W. Burrows of
Breckenridge has introduced a bill
making it a misdemeanor for employees
Of hotels, railroads and restaurants to
solicit or accept tips.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.