Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-04-25

neson, a brother of Oscar and seere-
tary to Speaker Parker, announces his
retirement from the political game
When the session closed he left for
the Dakotas, where, with brother, he
will take up the growing of flax The
two have taken over four sections Of
land and will put it all in the Staple
named. Jim says he is through, but
friends refuse to believe it. In the
selection of speaker of the recent
house he was one Of the chief factors
Accepting what friends claim. Gov
ernor Burnquist owes his present off,
cial connection to Jim. AS manager
of the gubernatorial ambitions of Sam
Y. Gordon of Browns Valley he was
instrumental in securing Governor
Burnquist as a running mate for his
man and later aided in the campaign
that put the St. Paul man over as
governor. At the present time, how
ever, Governor Burnquist and Jim do
not hitch.
The military is in possession of the
state capitol and no one, unless he has
business in the marble pile on Capitol
! hill, is admitted. The new order went
into effect with the close of the legis-
lature. Under the rules adopted only
those having business may enter the
! bYilding: AZ sightsesrs gre barred,
Within the kext week It IS expected
that the rule will be strengthened to-
the extent of allowing only those 1iavl
ing permit to enter the building.
Khaki clad men now patrol the
grounds and everyone approaching is
closely questioned Only one door,
and that leading to the main entrance,
is open.
| Minnesota's latest creation, a public
safety commission, wifi meet shortly
for the purpose of putting the state on
a war basis. The commission is the
idea of Senator George Sullivan of
Washington county and by it's terms
practically places the policing of the.
state in the control of five men, They
are former Governor John Lind and
Judge McGee of Minneapolis, Charles
March of Litchfeld, G. w. Ames of
St. Paul and A. G. Weiss of Duluth.
| The commission was named by Gov,
ernor Burnquist and is regarded as
exceptionally strong. The commission
has been provided with an appropria-
ton of $1,000,000. 1t is also entrusted
with the payment of 100000 on the
basis of SO cents per day per man to
those members of the national guard
who served on the Mexican border.
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Governor Burnquist has signed the
bill creating additional judgeships in
Ramsey, Hennepin and ST. Louis coun-
ties. Charles c.. Haupt, member of
the st. Paul law firm of Durment,
Moore, Oppenheimer & Haupt and
former United States district attorney
for Minnesota, was named by the gov
ernor for the Ramsey county district
The other judges named are G. j.
lockwood of Minneapolis for the Hen
nepin county district court and Ed
ward Freeman of Chisholm for the st.
Louis county judgeship.
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The omission of six words from the
text of the flood control bill will ne
cessitate taking the law to court The
error was discovered by Oscar Arne-
son, chief clerk Of the house. The
words omitted are: "Shall name and
appoint such directors This elimi-
mates from the law the express au-
thority of The court to appoint direc-
tors for flood control districts and
would render the bill worthlessstif1it
were not the practice of the state SUI
this kind where the intent of the leg
| islature is clear.
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Tom Davis of Marshall is credited
with finishing the last of the attempt
ed primary law changes when he as
sailed the Putnanl-Sullivan bill de-
signed to select judges of the supreme
court by convention. In an impas-
stoned speech before the house he
charged the whole thing as lawyers
combine and was convincing. enough
to carry a majority of the house with
him. The bill prevailed in the senate.
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The appropriations made by. the leg
islature just closed totaled nearly $24.-
| 100000, the greatest amount in the
history Of the state. AS a result the
state tax rate will go to an unprece-
dented figure. State aid for schools
and appropriations for war purposes
were largely responsible.
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! Members of the legislature from
Northern Minnesota are particularly
pleased with the passage of the Nord
bill regulating the activities Of the
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i After this year personal property
tax lists will be published in each
county Of the state. S. Y. Gordon
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