Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-09

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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
In Richmond, Ind, before municipal
ownership, l5c per kilowatt hour for
electric lights was charged. Since
municipal ownership 7c maximum is
the charge. Don't you think the PEG.
pie Of Richmond believe in owning
their own public utilitiesi
The senate failed to knock out box
ing in Minnesota, when it really seem
ed they had it groggy.
F. B. Lynch, democratic national
committeeman from Minnesota, is one
of the executive committee announced
by Chairman Mccormick.
1t is said that a "spur' from this
city to Vawter is really among rail
road plans of the near future. This
came by the grapevine route, but we
hoppe it is $500"
According to the Brainerd Dispatch
the NJ. & I. Offices may be moved from
Brainerd, On account of a misunder-
standing between city officers and the
company. Bemidji has been asked if
the Offices can be taken care of at that
place.
St. Cloud is feeling quite chesty
over the announcement that the Pan
Motor company, concern in the max
ing, is to erect a plant there that
would employ 1000 men. It will be a
fine addition to St. Clouds industries
it it pans out right.
Staples World: The present legisla-
ture has before it the task of tinker
ing the primary law in such way
that it will be satisfactory to the in
terests, the politica: bosses and at the
same time not offend believers in good
clean governor. Some job, that.
tanned by the committee investigating
the paper matters, ard the proposed
selling prices, rather knocks out the
arguments of some of the newspapers
that the present situation is due to the
removal of the duty On print paper,
some years Ego.
The Minnesota house and senate,
both in which the late C. 3. Buchanan
served as legislator, on Monday passed
a concurrent resolution reciting the
deceased IS past activities in business
and politics and of regret over his de-
mise. The resolution was offered by
Representatives Brown, Bouck and
Warner.
Members of the former and present
city commissioners of St. Cloud. are
having a war of words over the fnan-
ces of the city. Tt is claimed by the
present mayor that the former COM
missioners left deficit Of $4,000,
and that this is responsible for the in
creased tax rate for this year. No,
commission form of government is not
a panacea for municipal ills.
Statutory prohibition was defeated
in the Minnesota house of representa-
tives Wednesday, a motion to post
pone being carried 81 to Al. The heavy
adverse vote is due to many drys vot'
ing for the motion they believing it
best to let the matter rest with the
people who will vote on the constitu'
tional amendment at the 1918 election.
Representatives. Brown and Bouck
voted to postpone.
The Morrison county boys, who en-
listed to 60 to the Mexican border 8
months ago, as members of the Mime
sofa National Guard, returned to Fort
Smelling Tuesday, and will shortly be
back home. 1t Is planned to have the
boys return in a body, when they will
be met by the band and citizens, to
show them the appreciation Little Falls
feels. They did not see active service,
bus were there if necessity demanded
action. They are returning with hon
or, good health and good spirits, with
out shattered limb and body, and for
this our citizens can rejoice with those
to whom thew ARE most dear.
Brother Kelly of the Menahga Jour-
nal, in noting a Herald editorial on
the primary law, remarks that he is
one Of those having the "gumption'
to favor a change to the old system,
and believes that the people generally
favor the cnanSe. Les, JUST d lnaCteA
of opinion. We never questioned the
"gumption'' of Kelly on any propo'
sition, but we do believe that if the
proposition comes before the legisla'
ture in that form, the old system
wouldn't get enough votes to wad a
shotgun, not particularly because the
legislative membership doesn't have a
number personally favoring it, but be-
cause they know how the folks "bacs
home' feel about it.
Due mainly to the fact that but
few senators were able to deprive the
senate from voting on the PRESIDENT 8
armed neutrality bill, which woulc
have been passed overwhelmingly, eau
cuses of senator's from both partie:
have agreed on a measure to curb fill
clustering. They propose that upo1
a two-thirds vote Of those present, de
hate shall stop. At present there i:
no limit to the time which senator
can hold the floor, and consequently
measures can be defeated especially a
1.1,o 10 . session although larQl