Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-24

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election leading newspapers and many
interested in political and public. A.
fairs INDUCED literally in adverse
comment regarding the present prf
mary law, but the DwinneN bill is the
first to be offered in the way OF
proposed chance Some Of the senti-
nlent expressed even ran to a partial
return to the convention system II
may be heard from later
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Speaking Of the Nonpartisan league.
advices are that its organizers are
meeting with much success in various
counties OF the state The enrolling
Of from 500 to 1,500 members in 8.
county at SIG per head is common re-
port. It is said that the solicitors EN-,
ployed by the league net in commits
sions all the way from 500 to $3.50 .:
week. Showing the spread Of the or
ganization idea one member of the
legislature told of the appearance IN
HIS county of an individual callina
himself the head of the Free Speech
league. With little trouble, according
to my informant, he organized .
branch of the league with a member
ship of $50 and collected an initiation
fee of Sc from each. The initiation
! consisted in standing the entire crowd
up and reading to them the ritual of
the organization, to which each swora
allegiance.
The bill permitting boxing in the
three large cities of the state is I'm
the balance and no one would be sur
prised if the measure allowing box
ing exhibitions is stricken from the
statute books. It's repeal was pro
posed in bill offered by Senator Ole
A. Sageng of Otter Tail county, and
| Judging from the comment INDUCED IN
it will have a number of supporters,
The one trouble with the present boz
ing law is that it has been cornersd
for the benefit of few. Even tha-
tight fans have been .disEusted WITH
the methods employed In putting over
an alright" and If permitted to vots
On the question would undoubtedly
help In putting the act out Of bust
ness. II ever a law was abused, It
has been the boxing act
Newspaper publishers in tho state
will be interested in two bf4s now
before the house, one prohibiting the
publishing of liquor advertisements
and the other compelling papers edi
torially or otherwise attacking candt
dates for Office to devote the same
amount of space to the candidates
replies. Representative Leavitt Corn
ing of st. Paul is the author OF the
latter. This bill was defeated two
years ago.
It is now proposed to convert the
state "jag" farm and buildings locat
ed at Willmar into hospital for the
care and cure of the insane. Soma
tors eGandrud of Kandoyohi and Sena.
tor A. J. Rockne Of Goodhue ara b.
hind the movement. When this tnSd
tuition was authorized some years ago
it was admitted then that it would
be ultimately converted to other nses.
The farm is supported at the present
time by 2 per cent tax on saloon
licenses. If the change is made, how
ever, it will continue to receive Per.
sons addicted to the liquor and drns
habit
If the two houses will give their
approval the voters at. the next gen
eral election will be permitted to pass
on q constitutional amendment great
~ reducing the size Of the legis3a-
ture. Representative N. W. Odiand
Of Otter Tail county wants the, lesis-
lature reduced and has offerad. bill
cutting the houses dewAeto eighty
members and the naAe toforty. At
present the house eonshtam 100 mem.
beers and the senate Bixtya
It is generally agreed thai, the house
is entirely too large for good work
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Some months ago gossip was rte
to the effect that Justice Oscar Hal
lam of the supreme court would retire
the first of the year, but it now looks
as if he would serve out his term
His reported retirement had to do
with the formation of new st. Paul
law firm, which, however, has been
organized without Justice Hallam's
name. attached. It is said by some
that Justice Hallam will figure In \
different official role two years hence.
1t may be either as candidate for
governor or United States senator
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/ Representative Charles Bouck OF
I Royalton has been quite i'll at his
looms in the Merchants hotel in st.
j Paul for the past week. At one time
his condition was regarded as serious,
but he is improving now. Another On
the sick list is Senator R. c. Dunn Of
Princeton.
4. II the inspection, grading and weigh
ing of grain is divorced from the stats