The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-12
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ST. PAUI-Mnnesota farmers and potato deal
ers on January held 459s,OO0 bushels of potatoes
compared with 100000 at the beginning of last
and 13468OO0 January L. 1929 according to figures
of the United States department of agriculture made
public Thursday by the Minnesota cooperative re-
porting service In the 10 states which produce sur
pluses of potatoes stocks at the opening of 1881 to-
tailed 81 10000 bushels against 80,764000 year ago
and 11O, 4920OO in January 1929 Idaho Oregon Col
orado and New York have more potatoes than
year ago. Indications that larger potato produc
ing states this year will plant about per cent more
of potatoes than in 1880 with increase of 90
per cent forecast for II southern states and of
cent for northern late potato states, the report
shows.
ST. PAUI-Proposed restoration of capital pun
shment in Minnesota dealt heavy blow
The state house of representatives crime pre-
vention committee voted almost unanimously to
indefinitely postpone action on bill introduced by
Representative Matthias Sanger Mankato
The bill would empower juries to designate hang
ing punishment for murder in the first degree.
Within the committee hackers of the measure
indicated they would not present minority report
to the house.
Discussion of the bill occupied the full session of
the crime committee. At first the measure seemed
to have gathered more support since last weeks
meeting. One member Representative Charles ].
Salmonson, Clinton, said he had changed his mind
and had become convinced capital punishment
needed deterrent to crime. Besides, he said,
the majority of his constituents favored it.
DETROIT LAKEs-Here is another case where
mere doesn't object to woman gaining her full
right as voter a dispatch from st. Paul stated
Tuesday.
In Becker county, the men of Sugarbush town
ship wanted to organize town but the state
law provides that mot less than rs male freeholders
who legal voters shall petition the county board
for permission to create new town. There weren't
er pleasant duty of Mrs Harriet H Weeks of Detroit
Lakes, state representative from this district to
move to have the statutes suitably amended
And it will be simple task so far drawing
up the proposed amendment is concerned. All thai
was necessary was to delete the word male three
times as it appeared in the present law. Mrs Weeks
plans to Introduce the bill shortly
ST PAUL-Governor Floyd B Olson became an
honorary member of the Boy Scouts of America at
ceremony in his office at the capitol.
A delegation of 81 Eagle Scouts of ST. Paul and
Frank r. Neibel, ST. Paul head of the ST. Paul area
executive council of Scouts presented the governor
with miniature Scout pin. .
In short talk to the Scouts Governor Olson said
they not training to become soldiers but to be-
come physically better.
He said their training will help to protect and
build up the institutions of the state
During my ten years experience Henne-
pin county attorney Governor Olson said "of all the
juvenile cases handled, not one of member
of the Boy Scouts"
ST. PAUL-State Senator A. j. Rockne, of zum-
brota, senate finance committee chairman started an
investigation into whether of the 400 persons
confined free of charge in Minnesotas IA county
itariums are able to pay their expenses.
The number OF non-pay1ng patients in the insti-
tutions is increasing steadily Rockne said, and the
state pays S. week toward the support of EACH At
present, he said there 1500 patients in the IA
sanitariums and only 100 paying their way.
Rockne obtained from the state control board
list of all non-paying patients and that
he will ask senators from various districts check
up on the list
simultaneously Rockne announced that the
board of control budget bill is being rushed through
and will be ready for introduction Monday so that
repair and construction work be started as
means Of aiding unemployment.
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