Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-01-21

/ Ex-President Taft says nix on nomi.
+ mating a man for president of the
& Roosevelt stripe, and followers of
/. Roosevelt like Bird of Massachusetts,
A say a democrat looks better than re.
dictionary republican. The gap Of dis
. sension isn't quite closed yet.
New insurance rates to meet the
southern Minnesota basis are being
sent to parts of northern Minnesota by
the General Inspection company of
Minneapolis. We presume they'll be
along here pretty soon. The reduction
was recently ordered by Insurance
Commissioner Works.
The many friends of Mary McFad-
den, the widely known newspaper writ
er, who was thought lost in the Euro-
pean war zone, where she went to Sc
cure frst-hand information on the
great conflict, are glad to know that
she has been found and will sail from
Rotterdam to America January Is.
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Newspaper men Of northern Mime
sofa are attending the annual winter
meeting, which 10 being held at Sank
Centre today and tomorrow. This or
ganization has been responsible to a
great degree for the improved business
methods in the print shop, and the sue
cess which naturally follows. The at
tendance will no doubt be large, as
none of "the boys' will miss attend.
ing if they can possibly be there.
The Long Prairie Leader remarks
that with transmission Of electric pow
er from this city to that village, they
will be blessed with as good power adj.
vantages as any "water power' town.
We would be glad to see Long Prairie
get "more Zig ht' and the local com.
pany get "more business,' but Lit
tie Falls would like to see the juice
used up locally in turning the wheels
Of "more industries.''
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e. H. Warner of Aitkin, who was
quite prominently mentioned as a can
didate for the republican nomination
for congress in this district, has an
nounced that he will not enter the
contest. If he is a candidate at all
this year, he says, it will be for re-
election to the legislature, where he
believes he can render the greater SER
vice. Mr., Warner was one Of the
strong men Of the last house Of repre-
sentatives,
Red Wing Eagle: If capital punish
tnent had been in vogue in Minnesota,
it is doubtful if the jury would have
convicted the alleged wife.murderer,
F. T. Price. Very few criminal trials
succeed in eliminating all elements Of
doubt. The trial Of Price did not. The
main testimony was that Of self
confessed hired and paid accomplice.
1t is doubtful if a jury would have
hung man on it. Sending man to
prison is different. If subsequent de-
velopments should show mistaken
Judgment on the part Of the jury, it is
not too late to mend.
If there is one thing that has elated
the country press, it is the action of
the Duluth Daily Herald in relation to
it's country exchanges. The Herald
has for number Of years exchanged
with the country papers, but on &C
count Of the difference in subscription
price has also asked that an ad be
run to make up the difference. Thi.
practice has been discontinued an6
the papers are now to be exchanged
On an even DaS1S. IL can 1arQly D(
said that the elation is due only from
the fact that the advertising is don,
away with, but more so the view tina
is taken by as excellent a newspape
as the Duluth Herald. The letter t,
the country press in part says:
"The fact is that our weekly ex
changes give us an insight into tn
needs and thoughts and aspirations O
the people-of the rank and fle-tha
we could not possibly get in any othe
way, unless we travelled about cor
stantly and visited every town ofte
and then ID have to talk with tn
local editor to find out what was VIVA
anyway. The country press tells u
more about what the state is thinkin
about, what it needs, what it is doing
what it ought to be doing. than W
could learn from any other source
Since that's what sc want to know
81 and since that is what what we &c
out of our weekly exchanges, of cours
it ism It right to ask them therefore, t
pay us in advertising or otherwise
for giving it to us. There will herr
after, therefore, be no more reques
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