Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-02-03

GEORGE T. SIMPSON.
he is being groomed for the job. Mr..
Simpson was some vote getter when
he presided over the legal department
of the state.
Suffrage had it's first inning in the
senate the other day, when hundred
the bill to give women the ballot
crowded into the senate chamber to
air their views and opinions 1t was
red letter day for the fair sex and
they made the most of it. The bill
was reported out to pass and will be
voted upon at an early date. Mrs.
Gilfllan, wife of Judge Gilfillan of
Minneapolis, was in charge of the
anus and her force of red rose
bedecked followers overlooked little
in an effort to bring the members
around to their way of thinking. They
say the bill will fail in the senate, but
that remains to be seen. The claim
is that it lacks about six votes neces-
sary to put it over
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The bringing of armed strikers into
the state without a permit from the
governor is made felony under the
terms of a bill offered in the house
by Representative Dunleavy of Mime.
-, ne bill also prohibits indi-
@-norati0ns from bring
ing strikebreakers into the state I'm.
ue1 the gulse OF misleading adver.
tisements and promises. The bill is
largely directed at conditions on the
iron range and in connection with
railroads
Sunday laws as at present on the
statute books are pretty weak III
some respects, but if Representative
Stenvick has his way the Sabbath
! will be some quite day. He would
| stop all theaters from giving per
| formances on that day and cOmpe
| a general cessation of labor, He is
! the author of the one real blue law OF
| the session.
County option will come up as 9
special order in the senate this week
! and those interested are eagerly
| awaiting the event The Peterson
county option bill already has beer
| reported out for passage by the TEN
! perance committee and all that re
mains is the final vote on the ques
ton. Bets on its failure or passage art
even. Many think the vote will bf
very close.
/ The house efficiency and ecOnom.
committee with Representative Spoon
CT OF Morris at its head, has beer
perfected and has been equipped will
$40 a day clerk The committee
will start public hearings on the pro
posed reorganization of the stat
government this week.
State Treasurer Smith has revive'
the agitation of two years ago look
ing to the conversion of about 2
100000 in Virginia bonds held by thu
state into cash and the use of tn
money for leaning purposes to coun
ties and municipalities. Mr. Smitl
says there is now on file application
for loans of school money totalin'
over 100000 which he is unable t
honor.
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To get rid of one of the saloons il
lis d, t~io. located in small vi
{ lage, Representative A. F. Larson Q
Sandstone offered bill in the hous
dissolving all villages of less thai
fifteen inhabitants. With the villag
, vacated the saloon would be compe
ed to go out of business.
4 j. !.
Representative j. H. Hynes of 81
Paul expects to hold two public meet
ings soon in his district to get tn
sentiment of his constituents o.
woman suffrage.
i \ !.
+ A bill probably will be Introduce
! soon to raise the amount OF stat
. bounty on wolves.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.